As an omnibus of short films, Art Through Our Eyes is inspired by the art collection found at the National Gallery Singapore. Each of the five directors – Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Brillante Mendoza, Eric Khoo, Ho Yuhang and Joko Anwar – handpicked a masterpiece from the 19th and 20th century as inspiration for their short films.
Sara reads a story to Victor at night, a story about a grieving princess and a brave prince. Gradually the story draws nearer to their lives until converge in a fatal outcome.
Don't Be Afraid is a short film about protests. A father Hank (Ben Cable) and his son Ben (Cristopher Michael Rose) have a heart-to-heart talk about an upcoming protest action.
Rina wants to tell her best friend, Eli, about her arranged marriage, by dating her on the last night they could be together.
A silent man is lifted out of a life of exploitation through an unexpected bond with guard dog, Sabre, and the healing power of nature.
Oscar works in a public bath, where he murders several people.
Michelle
Three Kiowa boys attempt to escape a government boarding school in 1891, Oklahoma.
Two sisters in a bathroom debate their different approaches to the patriarchy.
Citizens across Europe who used to belong to the lower middle class have fallen into poverty. An in-depth investigation into the precariat, a new social class of financially insecure citizens who, although they are employed, find it very difficult to make ends meet.
Ulises meets again with David one night in a street in the center of Madrid. An inevitable return to the dynamics of the past will make him wonder if it is possible that this relationship has a future.
Young Anabel mistakes a woman for her dead mother.
(Some) Mortal Tales
A young girl gets lost in a forest and spends the night in a supposedly empty mansion. In the morning she meets the owner of the house... As time goes by she realizes she can't get out of the house and discover that a curse is set upon its owner.
Young take of a girl breaking chains out of her early child marriage to pursue a dream of becoming a makeup artist.
Abatarō Sentai Donburazāzu Supin-Ofu: Kore ga Donburazāzu no Nanori da! Abatarō no Honto no Sugata!?
Adaptation of a Kafka short story, believed lost for more than 60 years.
During a dysfunctional family's week-long vacation “up north,” amidst the family’s chaos and historical conflicts under the Michigan heat, the youngest of the family, Cooper, finds solace in his estranged Aunt Trisha.
HomeBound is the story of Jamie Rockwell (Katie Vincent), a woman burdened by severe agoraphobia. After losing her therapy dog, she must muster the courage within, not only to find her dog, but ultimately, to find herself.
A pulsating ride, sexually charged with emotion, men discovering their taste for other men, awkward situations that force the characters to get in touch with that taste.