Johannes is upset because his parents have divorced and because his father never phones him. Before going to bed he wants his mother to read something from the Bible for him, instead of one of the usual stories from Superman. She reads some lines from the Revelation of St. John. Johannes asks her what "the end is near" means. She explains that it is when Jesus comes back, and sends the good people to Paradise and the evil ones to Hell. In the middle of the night Johannes sees a dazzling light and lots of water pouring out from the toilet. Suddenly an androgynous being is standing in the bathroom. Johannes thinks it's Jesus, and the being doesn't deny it. Johannes asks Jesus if his parents are going to Hell, as he thinks they are evil.
A 10-year-old girl navigates her way through the foster care system, after being removed from her home and separated from her younger brother.
Nocturne is a psychological horror film built on the conflicts of a woman tortured by the ambiguity between reality and illusion, dream and desire. The woman has perhaps murdered her lover and is living in an unstable world when he returns to her at night, in her dreams and into her arms, as witness to the subversive violence of nature, corporeality and desire. (PA)
Markus is in an institution for young sex offenders. He is a shy boy whose face tells wordless stories. There is no physical proximity at the institution, so the inmates wrestle. It is a place where skinlessness quivers in the air. Markus's only friend in the institution is the wayward, violent Tobias. Markus's trial approaches, and then Tobias will find out why Markus has been locked up.
A young Naval Aviator, Kevin, is killed in action just days before he was to be discharged under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." When his partner, Tyler, arrives at his funeral unexpectedly, his father, Bill, finds out more than he wants to know about his son. Throughout their encounter, Bill wrestles with his own prejudices as Tyler tries to tell the truth about his son and their relationship. But, as Tyler finds out, the truth has consequences in a military that does not welcome gays and lesbians openly into their ranks. They represent the tens of thousands of brave men and women who daily fight for freedom, yet have none themselves.
Jessie finally bought her own house in Taipei. She went back to her hometown to take her mom to her new house, but she felt there’s something wrong.
The obsessive love story between a shy Italian guy and an American chick.
A lonely typographer with a cruel speech impediment but an eloquent inner voice must face his greatest fear.
Sebastian explores his sexuality and seeks for sex/love online. He meets Jacob, older and more experienced, who takes him to a sex club. In the new and frightening surroundings Sebastian has his first sexual experience and in their subsequent meetings love sprouts, at least for Sebastian. Outside the darkness of intense togetherness, the reality penetrates.
Cursed is about a villainess who enjoys bringing chaos and disaster. But when something crosses her way of evil-doing, things turn out for the unexpected.
When Dane's older brother comes out, Dane doesn't react very well. But soon after he has to choose between siding with his homophobic classmates or fighting to support his brother.
A young girl, creative and idealistic, dreams of brighter days in a forgotten Eastern European city. Her fate is inextricably sealed when she crosses paths with a scheming, and enigmatic old woman, who harbors a dark secret.
When an elderly woman sees a vision of Jesus on the shorts of a young African man at her swimming class, she befriends him, believing he's been sent by God to free her from loneliness. 'Followers' is a dark comedy drama about faith and loneliness. The short film explores how the two intertwine and is based on Tim Marshall's feature screenplay of the same name.
A pair of ‘straight’ guys discuss their feelings in the cramped confines of a gay club toilet cubicle.
A mother and son confess their secrets.
In 1974, a Mormon missionary finds his world turned upside down when he falls in love with a handsome Italian Communist. With original 8mm film and fierce storytelling, Tom Clark recounts a love story set against the backdrop of coastal Italy wrought with faith, identity, cigarettes, and Thorazine.
A biographical short about French fashion designer Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel.
A-Juan and A-Jin, an old couple in Taiwan, hope for their son to return home from Mainland China as they go through difficult times while everything seems to get worse...
A short directed by Herbert Mayer-Franck.
Tom has a power he doesn't want. He can't die. The world has ended and he is the last survivor. Tom Wants To Die is the story of how he discovered his power and his suicidal journey to enlightenment.