Martha & Haroldo: An Essay on Living

Encruza Braziliensis

A hearse cruises the streets of Medellín, while a young director tells his story in this city marked by conflicts, violence and paradoxes. He remembers his childhood and the discovery of his sexuality.

A young woman's memories of her parents.

Guided by the recitation of a poem, the story of a couple transforms into an intimate ritual where desire, love, and cannibalism become intertwined.

A young scientist studies the mechanics of time travel by having a conversation with a group of her future selves.

Reenacting the suicide episode of the last Ming emperor, Chong-zhen from the classic Cantonese Opera Floral Princess, this experimental short film blending Cantonese Opera and modern dance elements reveals the journey of the defeated emperor accompanied by his faithful eunuch, Wang Sing-yan, on their way to the summit of Coal Hill to end their lives. Apart from inviting new perspectives towards their ambiguous queer overtones, it also explores the crossroads of life and death, authority and obedience, love and sacrifice, power and duty, that befall under the traditional patriarchy.

Returning to his hometown one last time, a wayward love rat reignites friendships and reopens old wounds in one self-destructive weekend.

A student moves into their accomodation, only to find their room already decorated, a strange, inhuman flatmate, and a kettle that won't stop boiling.

L'art d'aimer mourir

A perspective on everyday things.

By confronting the devastating truth of fatal violence against women, this experimental dance short shifts focus from passive victimhood to the strength and power of resilience.

Mountainous images accompanied by the song "Suzanne" by Leonard Cohen.

A short film by Bryce Hodgson.

Through phone call conversations, an aspiring Ilocano filmmaker relates to his mother working in Italy about his dreams and struggles while documenting the invisible betweenness of their language and distance.

Seeing himself as a form unable to experience intimacy, he is given the chance when brought to the household of twin sisters.

The plot revolves around two completely different and distant women — a nurse and a fashion model — who are haunted by their own spectre after going through the same experience: they can no longer see their reflections in the mirror.

Two people attempt to connect over a great distance.

Katie has escaped an abusive household with her dog and younger sister Haley, in exchange for a less than ideal temporary housing environment. They soon realize that someone is too eager to welcome them to the neighborhood.

In an alternate reality where the decline of nations has given rise to corporatist regimes, any trace of culture or tradition is suppressed by these new leaders to prevent the masses from reclaiming a national identity. However, rebel cells have emerged to counteract this agenda.

Two kids' friendship is tested in a game of cards as a mysterious figure watches them from outside.