Traces Two

A theft of water, a homicide, a question of honour, a tragedy in the village of Gralhas, Montalegre.

A disheartened boy visits a restaurant for the heartbroken, where a conversation with the owner helps him begin to find hope and healing.

In the household of a wealthy Romanian noblewoman in 1855, Maria, a Roma-Gipsy slave, fights to obtain freedom for her son Dinca. Part of a future full-length project, the short film presents a day in the household in which Maria and her son, Dinca, serve as slaves. As important guests arrive for dinner and all the slaves are making preparations, Maria and her son see this day as a chance to take a step to change their fate. During slavery time, up until 1856, the Romanian equivalent of the word "forgiveness" was used when referring to freeing someone from slavery (the Roma slave was "forgiven" from slavery).

A night. A car. Alie is in danger. To get by she must make the most important phone call of her life.

Tormented by a mysterious figure named Belmiro, a young woman goes up on a stage to deliver a monologue about her past and fight against herself.

Johnny is an alcoholic, Johnny is fatalistic, Johnny is tormented, Johnny isn’t able to behave, Johnny is impetuous, Johnny is moody, Johnny believes in nothing, Johnny is footloose, Johnny isn’t brave. But Aurélien doesn’t care because first and foremost Johnny is radiant.

Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love with his cousin Elisabeth of Austria, abandoned by her, tormented by his homosexuality, he will little by little slip towards madness.

A young boy’s infatuation with flight is the subject of Vláčil’s poetic, prize-winning early short, made for the Czechoslovak Army’s film unit.

Gunnar is living a routine life by himself at a lighthouse. One day a mermaid comes in with the tides, and his lonely routine filled lifestyle is getting challenged.

In a dehumanized world, where emotions are rationed and measures, Pipo, a factory worker, falls in love with a woman sitting on a bench. He’ll try anything to get her attention and seduce her.

In 1977, the Voyager probe leaves for the galaxy with a message in Spanish recorded in the RNE (Spanish National Radio Studio). Almost 50 years later and sick with Alzheimer's, Carmen is facing being transferred from her home in her town to a residence in the city.

It is the last day before Victor has to move to another city with his parents. So he and his best friend Robert do all the things they liked to do together so much: skateboarding, spraying, hanging out. But something is different this time.

A destitute hitchhiking college dropout meets the girl of his fantasies at a local diner, stirring up fury-fueled bloodlust that she seems to encourage, almost too completely.

Follows Supernova, a young Christian, and the backlash they face after coming out to their church as LGBTQ+. Loosely based on director Tatiana Navarrette’s own experiences.

Paul lives alone with his mother Virginie. Weakened by disease, she is unable to go about their daily life anymore. Paul, driven by the unbreakable bond of love that exists between him and his mother, tries to take matters into his own hands.

Two young women from very different backgrounds are forced together as part of a storytelling workshop for young offenders.

One morning, an elderly woman grappling with Alzheimer’s awakens, gazes into the mirror, and, confronted with a stranger’s reflection, embarks on a poignant quest to rediscover the face she has carried through a lifetime, now altered overnight.

In the late 1960s, during the Vietnam War, the US government is working on a draft lottery to send soldiers to the front line. Fiona holds back news of her pregnancy as a surprise from her husband Jay. Meanwhile, Jay has received a draft notice.

After being sexually assaulted by a well-respected professor, a reclusive Chinese American girl who grew up in an abusive family struggles to find her voice while her mother tells her to be silent.

After his stubborn father suffers a stroke, a sensitive son (Michael) becomes his temporary caretaker, and the tensions of their estranged relationship come to the surface.