Dezoito

Max, haunted by the disappearance of his little sister Lara, lives as a recluse in a world filled with memories and visions of Lara. Unable to find peace, he desperately clings to the hope of finding her again, living in constant torment. This short film explores his descent into madness and his ultimate desire to be with his sister again.

After a run-in with his estranged father, aspiring writer Ashish or "Ash" learns a secret that will force him to balance family, love and success while navigating the divide between the exciting city life he wants and his suburban reality.

Revolves around Gadkari's struggle, his transition from Jan Sangh to the BJP, his volunteer work with Sangh, and his political path.

Desperate to escape his past, a troubled telegraph operator must face his memories of a helpless sailor as they come knocking back to haunt him.

The documentary film "There is no turning back" by Stéphane Kleeb tells the story of the Tibetan siblings Losang and Dechen Barshee, who came to Switzerland as refugee children in 1964. After a difficult childhood in various foster families, they return to Tibet with their mother 40 years later. This journey confronts them with the alienation from their mother and their changed homeland. The film addresses homelessness, uprooting and lost dreams.

A literary film based on a play in three acts, One Day Before the Rainy Season (Ashad Ka Ek Din) portrays the love of Mallika and Kalidasa, the renowned Sanskrit poet and dramatist. Vilom, a friend to both and interested in Mallika, is a passive onlooker for the first two acts. Kalidasa leaves his verdant mountain valley home for the splendour of far off Ujjain, where he wins fame. The action of the film is rooted in the village to which Kalidasa returns years later and finds Mallika married to Vilom and the mother of his child. Mallika sacrificed her love so that the poet could pursue his muse.

After her mother’s death, Sarah lives isolated with her aunt. One night, she confesses experiencing the feeling of a presence, something malicious and relentless.

An extravagant, exotic and moving look at Rembrandt's romantic and professional life, and the controversy he created by the identification of a murderer in the painting The Night Watch.

After the death of her mother, a young girl finds her strength and reconnects to her world.

He is under the control of a secret organization. He's part of a big conspiracy.

Julian finds himself in surreal, nightmarish situations after waking up and having his life flipped upside down.

Appalachia, 1946: a seamstress welcomes home her tailor husband to find they are not the team they were. Trying to stitch their old life back together, time and again it threatens to fall apart - with each of them pulling at the thread.

The once passionate Ellis finds himself crestfallen when his struggles as a jaded writer worsen and Emma, the woman he loves deeply, no longer feels the same way about him. As Emma moves on without him, Ellis must learn to live a life void of that connection and come to terms with the love he was left with.

Atrapats

An anthology of award winning short films, this feature show cases an international cast and crew, shooting all over New South Wales, telling all kinds of stories.

A new intricate masterpiece that reimagines the classic tropes of horror cinema from the visionary director who brought us the unforgettable tale of the cat and the compote.

Crépuscule d'Été

Thibaut, 40, raises his 7-year-old son, Gabriel, whom he adopted in Africa, alone. Faced with the crisis his son is going through, he decides to return with him to Senegal in search of the biological mother, Yawa, whom he once knew.

In this unique interpretation on Bram Stoker's "Dracula", a new Dracula is born into a world he doesn't understand and is forced to navigate his sudden lust for blood. A powerful ruthless vampire, at night he stalks his prey looking for a new victim to feast on but during the day he stands in his lair haunted by his vicious attacks. He stares into the reflection-less mirror and wonders.... am i the monster?

Protagonist is faced with an internalized feeling that emerges in a moment in memory