In 1915 a young, charismatic Japanese man with a mysterious past entered into the Appalachian culture of Asheville, North Carolina, is suspicioned a spy, targeted by the Klan, but perseveres with a passion for photography and the mountains he adopts, bringing to life Great Smoky Mountains National Park & the Appalachian Trail.

Four film critics, accompanied by the discreet presence of a director, analyse the origins of their cinephilia.

"Monsters Down Under" is the third film of Dinosauria Volume 2, and the eighth of my Dinosauria Animated Series overall. The film explores the bizarre and alien world of Early Cretaceous Australia.

Era

Some stories never truly end—they stay alive in the heart forever. “Golpota Theke Jay” is a touching tale of love, memories, and unspoken emotions that linger beyond time.

Concert recording of the K3 show at Ahoy, Rotterdam. Karen, Kristel, and Kathleen bring their greatest hits back to life in a nostalgic journey filled with glitter, dance, and music. Together with their original fans, they celebrate the magic of the K3 Originals.

Directed and choreographed by Li Chiao-Ping, “Never Lost (결코 잃지 않았다)” is an 11-minute dance film shot en route to and on location in South Korea, during dancer and adoptee Elisabeth (O’Keefe) Roskopf’s first trip to her birthplace. Featuring personal unscripted narration, choreography, and poetic landscapes, “Never Lost” witnesses and captures the body in between, in search, and in the moment of facing the challenges of reclaiming self and identity, as well as familial and cultural histories. With cinematography and editing by Christal Wagner, this is Li and Wagner’s third screendance project together and second with Elisabeth Roskopf.

Lost Memories. Experiences and atmosphere saved on a memory card, where you can store and relive your life.

Lica

The film follows an architecture graduate as she reflects on the meaning of home and the labor of making home. Architecture is framed beyond the physical built object: as a second skin that stretches and reconfigures itself as she, too, stretches to be in a new place. The film moves through themes of migration, womanhood, and what it means to be an architect without building, still making architecture constantly, just through different forms.

A documentary that chronicles the luxurious life of the Duchess of Alba, Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart; one of the most significant figures of the Spanish aristocracy of the 20th century

Gael visits their family in Puerto Rico at the height of summer, and soon meets Mateo, a handsome local who changes their life forever.

Professional hit-man Baba Yaga is partnered up with another assasin The Stone and quickly they become friends. All is good until The Stones son, Pebble starts engaging in crime and baba yaga has to stop him.

A queer anthology that explores sexuality, intimacy, and identity across age groups. Conceived as a collaborative project, the film brings together filmmakers from different generations, each directing a short segment portraying encounters between younger and older men. Through these stories, the film examines how attitudes toward desire, relationships, and queer identity shift over time. Moments of curiosity, misunderstanding, attraction, and vulnerability reveal both the gaps and the connections between generations shaped by different social climates. By juxtaposing perspectives formed in eras of repression with those emerging in more open contexts, the film reflects on how LGBTQ+ experiences evolve while shared needs for intimacy, recognition, and connection remain constant. The result is a provocative and intimate mosaic about age, memory, and the changing landscape of queer life.

A young boy helps an endangered tiger escape from an evil hunter and takes him back to his home where an unlikely friendship is developed. When the boy learns of the hunter’s wicked plan to capture the powerful “Heart of the Forest” and bring about total destruction, he teams with all the wilderness animals to thwart his scheme before it’s too late and their home is lost forever.

Juna is a broke and heartbroken young guy, who seeks to turn his life around through an app that promises him instant success.

It’s 2007, it’s hot, and the school year is coming to an end. Cande distances herself from her friends when she discovers the Fotolog of Lola, the leader of an indie band. Between concerts, late nights online and a changing sexuality, she begins to stray from what she knew.

A quiet state of being alone that feels calm and freeing. This was a Uni project based around the theme of 'Individualism.'