Influence

A 16-year-old boy who spend summer with his grandparents falls in love with an older young man but when tragedy strikes, he falls into a dark hole of self-harm, lust, and loneliness.

A mockumentary that explores the lives and anxieties of a group of social media influencers.

A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.

Shin-chan must rescue the adults of Kasukabe when they mysteriously abandon their responsibilities to relive their youth at the new 20th-century expo.

Seventeen-year-old Jenny dreams of becoming a synchronized swimmer. Family events turn her life upside down and she is forced move to a remote area to look after her ill father and younger brother. It won't be long before Jenny starts pursuing her dreams again.

From the outside, Diamond and Harmony are living the high life as influencers. What no one knows is what they’ve had to endure behind closed doors.

Lolo is an openly gay 11-year-old boy trying to finally convince Max, his first love, to go public with their relationship at the school party. Max also wants a relationship but Lolo might not be the one. Lolo’s best friends, Elena and Toby, help him to overcome this situation and give him the support that he needs.

Two best friends attend the funeral of a Hebrew school classmate who died by suicide and accidentally damage their friendship beyond repair.

Carlos lives in a boarding school in the centre of Bogotá and longs to spend Christmas with his family. The circumstances around him force him to assume the male stereotype, in open contradiction to his true being. In private, Carlos acknowledges his sensitivity, his fragility and moves towards other forms of masculinity. At his 16 years of age, Carlos explores his sexual identity, discovers his fears, his desires, and all the things that real men never show.

Spanning seven short stories - each taking place in a different city around the globe, “All the Lonely People” showcases a slice of life from various strangers while they try to face their regular, everyday problems. From New Zealand to New York city, the assortment of strangers deal with modern day anxieties that slowly spiral out of control.

Aidil, a teenager from Maratua Island, as he prepares to inherit his father’s grouper fish farming business. Amidst natural challenges and family expectations, Aidil grows from a curious boy into his father’s true partner. This is a coming-of-age story about legacy, resilience, and the unspoken bond between father and son.

A spirited coming-of-age drama, set in rural Lagos, follows a resourceful young girl whose life is transformed when she harnesses tech and AI innovations to overcome poverty’s relentless setbacks. Blending heartfelt storytelling with high-tension wonder, the film shows how creativity and hope can turn poverty into a thing of the past.

An adolescent girl's journey of self-discovery set in the garish twilight world of Sydney's late night shopping malls and rooftops.

When Mette and her father are left alone over the Christmas holidays, he starts feeling increasingly rejected and jealous, as his adolescent daughter starts looking for real beaus.

In late-1990s Santiago, three troubled teenagers navigate adolescence, trauma and taboo. United by grief and a desire for escape, their bond deepens into something intense and ultimately destructive.

Two academic teenage superstars realize, on the eve of their high school graduation, that they should have worked less and played more. Determined to never fall short of their peers, the girls set out on a mission to cram four years of fun into one night.

After a failed life plan in Berlin, Thilo has returned to his hometown. His first day as a delivery driver in his father’s beverage market turns into a road trip through his own past. The trip confronts him with his disorientation and his deep desire for identity and belonging.

Sugihara, a Japanese-born, third-generation Korean teenager struggles to find a place in a society that will not accept him.

A young girl whose father is an ex-convict and whose mother is a junkie finds it difficult to conform and tries to find comfort in a quirky combination of Elvis and the punk scene.

Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.