Matryoshka Doll
Sixteen year old Sam explores her relationship with a new friend during an anxiety inducing day at Grandma's.
Nicolás's irreverent night plans change when he meets up with Luka again; an attractive and carefree ghost of his past.
A portrayal of artist/poet William Blake's effort to capture "an eternal world of the permanent realities of everything we see reflected in the vegetable glass of nature." Winner of the Columbus Film Festival "Chris" and the Cine Golden Eagle.
'Elisa' portrays the claustrophobic and extremely painful relationship between nine year old Elisa and her mother.
Two large, ignorant bullies ruthlessly pursue a small, brilliant boy in this young adult Roald Dahl short story.
A short animation by Makoto Shinkai in Lightwave 3D. Inspired by Haruki Murakami's book "Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World" with music by Tenmon.
Summer is a permanent state of mind in Limassol, a once small seaside town in Cyprus now transforming into the oligarch paradise of the Mediterranean. Within its asphyxiating environment, Tina, a depressed food stylist is ready to give up on everything on the day of her birthday, until an extraordinary encounter changes her life.
An unsettling portrait of a destructive three night affair between two men - one is gay, lost and adolescent, the other is married to a woman and middle-aged. Set in the heart of Soho, a fracturing queer landscape, Nightstand is a whirlwind of repressed yearnings and urban loneliness.
The Stepmother
Benjamin visits Tokyo to see Miko. At her place, he finds a photo that caught his attention. It was taken at the winery 40 years ago. There are Benjamin, his deceased wife, and Miko's parents in it. Miko starts to tell a story behind it.
Jack is the fastidious manager of a local supermarket. The harmless but disruptive actions of his customers frequently give him headaches, which he remedies by holding a can of frozen juice against his forehead. At home, however, Jack is consistently kind, loving, and patient with his wife and daughter. One day the child brings home a stray dog, and his life is turned upside down.
An aesthetician does her brother's makeup for his final showcase.
Having slept together for the first time, two teenage boys must make sense of their evolving relationship.
China, 1997. An unhappy marriage, a love affair and a child who holds all the secrets.
In this prequel to the Kino no Tabi series, young Kino is being trained by their teacher. They learn how to ride their motorrad Hermes and develops their gift of excellent marksmanship. However, their guilt concerning the real Kino is with them when they decide to set off on a journey. All the while, Kino is becoming confused about their real identity.
A family portrait session goes horribly wrong, as secrets and jealousy bubble to the surface under the photographer's watchful gaze.
A young woman is late for an important job interview when she notices a woman falling ill just as the train drives into the station.
A short scene of a mother and her little son playing ball games on a set of steps together.
A teen boy runs errands while being followed by various figures of authority. As he shares his experience with friends, this tense and controlled drama deftly explores the cyclical effects of victimization on the wider community.