the internal thoughts of a woman
Alexandra and Timofeya have a serious problem. A woman lies dead on the living room floor. When they discover that she is Eva and Sveta Kalaschnikova’s wife (the local Russian Mafia boss), and that Alex has been having an affair with Eva, the possibility of three dead women becomes a reality.
Misfortune and tribulations with domestic violence lead to an expectable romance. The fairy godfather must save poor Cinderfella from misery and servitude. How will the princess strike back, exactly? This modernized fairy-tale short film by Keeley Knight and Dave Lojek reverses gender roles.
"I'm guessing we are out somewhere right now, and you've said to me, 'Go to your happy place.' This is my happy place." Two friends experience a quaint relocation. While Jon enjoys the breeze, Bradley nags with questions.
A suitcase explores Vienna's suburbia and finds giant soap bubbles. It befriends the soap bubble girl. They create a show together and have a suitcase-child.
When 13-year-old Lena tragically loses her mother, she must be strong and care for the newborn. Her father is no help. His grief for his deceased wife has a firm grip on him. Only when he hears about a parasitic fungus that enables communication with the dead does he regain his courage. Lena can't make sense of it. She believes the whole thing is pure fantasy. But then she begins to have visions that make it almost impossible for her to distinguish between reality and illusion.
Two friends go for a night drive. The talk gets deep.
On the rooftop of a house in Lima Norte, Francia and Amelia come together for a conversation that goes beyond the everyday, sharing profound reflections amid the cracks of the Carabayllo district. Though they appear confident, they conceal a shared pain and a lingering sense of lost identity. As the sun sets, the shadows reveal their emotional scars, shaped by the struggle to find their place in an excluding society. In this encounter, they confront their most intimate truths, shedding social masks and revealing the complexity of their being in a constant search for connection and belonging in a world that harasses them.
The Kurdish Iraqi poet and actor Zeravan Khalil travels with his dog through an Alpine gorge after fleeing from IS war and genocide. As he remembers the abomination, he writes a poem with the title “You drive me mad” in Kurmanji Kurdish. In his home country, Yazidic Kurds are forbidden to work in his profession. Then he eats his apple and wanders through Europe’s middle with more hope.
Three different scenarios, intercut, all using the same words but with very different meanings. A corrupt cop is more interested in the money on the criminals he catches than justice; a young woman discovers she's pregnant, and her boyfriend is unfeeling; and a young man calls a prostitute it's the first time for both, and neither can go through with it. Ultimately, all the stories come together.
The film follows the story of a successful photographer who begins to lose his eyesight due to glaucoma. As his condition deteriorates, he struggles to come to terms with the loss of his profession and passion. The film explores themes of loss, adaptation, and the relationship between art and the artist. Along the way, the photographer learns to see the world in a new and different way, ultimately finding new ways to create and appreciate art. The film is a powerful and emotional story of one man's journey to come to terms with a life-changing condition.
A former communist militant and a "live and let live" man form an unlikely friendship on a park bench, sharing their life stories with humor and heart.
When Demonetization (currency ban) is announced in India, 3 unlikely characters come face to face for a bag of cash. After that a car journey begins and some more characters come into picture. This results in a cat and mouse game with a very unexpected outcome.
A young man who is suffering from a rare blood disease amputates his hand in an attempt to get rid of the disease. He dumps his hand into the river, which floats to a nearby spot where squash grows from the ground. The young man's blood seeps into the squash, thus bringing it to life. Meanwhile, a man looking for Thanksgiving dinner for him and his wife encounters the sentient, murderous squash. Will the squash become his dinner? Or will the man become dinner himself?
Hollywood doesn't make stars anymore, so he made himself. A mythic work of meta-cinema where Ian Bloom becomes his own movie star.
Egglantine loves salt on her eggs. Eggbert prefers pepper. Who blinks first in this playful Easter ritual?
Two unsure, creative, young friends, Faruk and Behzat plays a poker game. However, the game is not only about the cards but also about what they want to do in their lives.
After years of being released from prison, Huseyn calls his wife Gulshad to meet him. Gulshad is hopeful that she will be reunited with the person she loves after many years. Moreover, she is waiting for a logical explanation for some unanswered questions. She wants to find out why Huseyn has not been meeting her, and whether he committed the crime. Huseyn also has his own plan for their meeting. They enter a cave with only one entrance, far from everyone and everything, to confront their past.
Kuyashii Gonzo: Blood Visions and Chaos Magic is a Gonzo documentary about trying to make a no-budget feature film against the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment, and death. To never give up, no matter how hard things get.
A brooding businessman reads his own suicide note on a roof. He ponders many questions about time travel.