First Night(s)

A young guy asks a prostitute to go down on him while singing La Marseillaise.

After tragedy strikes, a meek Ruby Oliver enters a broken VR game for a last chance to see the dead. Little does she know that this game treats all girls as a virus as she fights to save herself.

Two boys meet late at night.

As his personal life unravels, a burgeoning white supremacist descends into an abyss of online radicalization and extremist conspiracy theories.

Soğuk, Uzak ve Kirli

From the music of UK composer Anne Dudley, Belgian filmmaker Stijn Coninx crafts a story of a hearing-impaired woman on various runs, determinedly straight ahead of herself, crossing deserted forests, meadows and swamps, in different get-ups. This short film is part of the 2x25 Project of Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Awards. The project commissioned 25 composers to compose a short piece of music, after which 25 filmmakers made short films that are the ultimate symbioses of music and cinematography, fitting completely within the DNA of the festival. The result: 25 exceptional films where the music inspired the form, narrative and texture.

Antoine, twenty-five, does not want to be alone this evening. He leaves in the middle of the night to find a remedy for his loneliness.

A young mother tries to reclaim her son by tap dancing in the streets of Vladivostok, Russia.

In a hotel overlooking the Sea of Japan, six disparate stories inter-connect giving time a shape, like a series of liquid transparencies, one laid on top of another. Murder, sacrifice, betrayal, longing and regret weave into a tapestry of souls remembering and forgetting.

Searching for food, a boy breaks into a neighborhood home. But when the homeowners return, he becomes trapped inside with those he's stealing from.

Against the backdrop of a European cityscape, worlds intersect when a woman and a man on separate travels meet, or rather, collide on the screen. Their affects mingle, creating a zone between their bodies in which something happens: intoxication, stillness, desire and love. Something that is neither one nor the other's, but a third creation between dreaming and being awake, where possibilities are held and lost. This is URDA / BONE.

As Haley gears up for a career opportunity, she grapples with insecurities and fears. However, an unexpected encounter with Mrs. Copeland triggers introspection on confidence, self-assessment, and navigating workplace dynamics. The following story emphasizes the widespread struggle with insecurities and the value of self-belief.

This film deals with a Jewish family in Montreal, Canada as they care for a dying grandmother and the young boy who is impatient to get the room he was promised as soon as she kicks the bucket.

Short drama film made in 5 days on the BFI Film Academy at Film Oxford 2024. Two uni students go to their accommodation for the first time, but is all as it seems?

A lonely woman seizes an opportunity for intimacy when her epileptic neighbor comes knocking on her door.

Bunyi Hujan di Bawah Halte

A sophisticated girl navigate coarse sexual encounters and emotional entanglements, wrestling with societal norms and personal desires with the help of her mother.

In a quiet, open space, a young man sits on a park bench, lost in conversation with someone deeply important to him. As their exchange unfolds, he smiles, he reminisces, and he listens intently—until a single wide shot reveals the haunting truth: he is alone. Whispers of Wind is a psychological drama that explores love, loss, and the power of memory. Shot in monochrome to enhance its emotional depth, the film captures the delicate balance between reality and illusion, leaving the audience with a lingering sense of melancholy and reflection.

Calvin has early onset Alzheimers and plays by his own rules. With Claire his unorthodox caregiver, he navigates the friendships and antics in his Senior Living Community, while grappling with his own sense of loss.

A phantasmagorical romance, all in her head.