In 1942, Friedrich Weimer's boxing skills get him an appointment to a National Political Academy (NaPolA) – high schools that produce Nazi elite. Over his father's objections, Friedrich enrolls. During his year in seventh column, Friedrich encounters hazing, cruelty, death, and the Nazi code. His friendship with Albrecht, the ascetic son of the area's governor, is central to this education.
After the death of his mother, Emilio is not prepared to manage a cursed inheritance, the promiscuity of his desires and the discovery of a love. At 18 years old, he will be puzzled when he realises that fate sometimes hangs on something as fragile as the flight of a dove.
Salim and Alì, two Nigerian brothers, work in a tomato field managed by Fulvio, a violent and racist corporal. Alì, as opposed to Salim, lives a life which goes over the legality. One day, Fulvio commands the two brothers to deliver a drug shipment to a notorious local criminal, but on the return something goes wrong. The corporal's son, Vincenzo, will help Salim to escape his father's brutality.
A work of Video Earth Tokyo, it is an interview with a homeless who lived in the Aoyama cemetery. Photography by Michael Goldberg.
One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a wanted Nazi war criminal. A month later, Todd decides to knock on his door.
It’s the time of sexual awakening and everything is in a state of flux. A game of spin-the-bottle sets off a chain reaction and, afterwards, nothing is quite same again. An adrenaline-charged tale about what it’s like to be a teenager.
When Masha attempts to follow her Russian grandmother’s Borscht recipe, her ancestors hailing from all corners of Eastern Europe, materialize from the pot to claim the soup as their own. An argument over the most ethnically authentic recipe soon turns to bloody, all-out war.
Three women, who lived different period of time, all meet the cut glass bowl.
Alan’s jealousy drives him to foil his friend’s relationship and wrestle with where his passions really lie.
A married couple who are in an argument will discover that only silence will keep them together.
John is consumed by guilt after a reckless act that results in the death of his best friend, Isaac. Everyone in the town is wary of him, and Isaac’s younger brother attacks him, goaded on by his friends. It is only through reconciliation with the younger brother, however, that both he and John can process their grief and move on.
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.
On the eve of Eid, a grandfather falls seriously ill, and the family’s men disappear while seeking help. The women and children are left anxiously waiting until a young tenant arrives with a mysterious man, triggering psychological tension and revealing their hidden fears and insecurities.
Benjamin, a 16-year-old with lousy grades, switches to a boarding school in order to eventually reach grammar school. Adjusting to his new environment is difficult as he has to struggle with being a teen... specially when he falls in love to the school's dream girl, Malen.
Catalão, Brazil, 1984. The rural region of Batalha dos Neves is made up of large crop pastures, a few farms and divided in half by the São Marcos River. Antonio lives alone and isolated taking care of his small farm until the day he encounters Marcelo, a lonely motorcycler who suffers an accident crossing the region. Antonio takes care of Marcelo’s wounds. The two fall in love and live a story that transforms, destabilizes, and causes ruptures in each of them.
A man's dying wish is for the people in his life to participate in a 450-mile charity bicycle ride through Northern California.
Janosch, an interpreter, is called to help during a police deployment at the Port of Hamburg. A young African woman has barricaded herself in a container ship and threatens to commit suicide. In order to get her out, Janosch promises to help her, an offer which bears unexpected consequences.
Young mother Claire struggles to keep her life together while attempting to present a mask of strength against the judgement of the outside world. But she hides a heartbreaking secret, and sometimes accepting the truth is not an option.
It's cold up on Mount Manjaca. "In the winter it snows, there's nowhere to go," says the central figure in Celebration. "We have to wait until someone comes to clear the road. Sometimes they come, and sometimes they don't." He diligently ploughs the knee-high snowdrifts as the wind howls at his ears.
Yair Takes care of his sick mother. She develops dependence upon him while his boyfriend asks him to move in.