Many cultures have viewed the lunar eclipse as a powerful reminder of the Day of Judgment. People chant prayers, sing songs and recite poetry, all in an effort to communicate with nature and the cosmic forces in the sky. They ask for forgiveness or understanding, as they yearn for what they fear is lost. “Deyzangeroo” is one such ritual, performed in the Iranian port city of Bushehr, on the shores of the Persian Gulf. The distinctive percussive music, rhythmic chants and tribal dances—an echo of the city’s colonial rule by the British and Portuguese, and the African slaves that followed—are performed with reverence, fear and magic. The ritual is believed to ward off evil spirits and take back the moon. And it works every time…
Kid inventor Mimo wrestles with their own creative vision when they get their hands on a supercharged battery, and their robot friend, Nexus, has grown tired of their negativity. If he can’t convince them to embrace their messy style, then he’ll just have to show them instead!
A robot boy's obsessive quest to make his life better by realizing the way is through following his heart.
An egg gets boiled
Cat Ghost is a webseries with ARG elements about three "friends" that have to deal with strange occurences.Through various means the player can find out more about these characters, how they ended up there, and what might still happen to them. Most episodes of CatGhost are accompanied by cryptic games with a name and theme relating to the episode.
Donald Duck gets into a lot of trouble while he's cooking pancakes for breakfast - Chip and Dale are up to their mischief. Donald tries a number of plans to get rid of them, but they repeatedly foil Donald's plans.
Resonance follows the fragmented everyday life of a young woman named Lidija, who is trapped within the abstracted space of her former family home. Through a series of repetitive rituals and narrative transformations, Lidija’s routine gradually begins to unravel, ultimately leading her to confront the unrealized potential of her own projected self. The film is grounded in an intrinsic need for introspective exploration of the human psyche, with a focus on the deconstruction of identity, the displacement of classical narrative structures, and the symbolic meaning of space.
On a distant planet, a lonely creature is stuck in a never-ending jam-making nightmare.
Robo Wonder Kid and his mythological creature friends get into a scuffle with a mud troll.
A ritual of unknown nature condemns its main participant to a hideous fate.
An art dealer brokers a final exchange.
Psychedelic and occult visions intertwine, between a woman and a decapitated pig's head.
When given the chance to reunite with her deceased father, college sophomore Maria joins a paranormal academic group led by Louis. However, their scientific venture unearths an ancient ritual in which the group is doomed to take part.
Five Japanese carpenters came to Boston that summer to reconstruct a Kyoto silkweaver's 150 year old townhouse that had been packed in crates and shipped to Boston Children's Museum. This first-hand observation of traditional tools and woodworking techniques chronicles the assembly process. In the progress of construction the contractor performed three Shinto housebuilding ceremonies.
An unsuspecting man engages in a satanic orgy of blood.
A twisted tale of two unemployed graduates who embark on a journey to make it in a world where you need more than what you have to get what you want.
David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this life impossible for David.
Le pouvoir des prêtresses égyptiennes
Café da Manhã
Following her mother’s death, manga artist Soriya travels to her ancestral home in Phnom Penh, with hopes of reconnecting with her distant family and using the visit as inspiration for her work. All goes well initially. Renting an apartment in Metta, a rundown Khmer Rouge-era housing complex, her visit to her maternal relatives finds her welcomed with open arms. But Soriya’s waking hours in the apartment and its surroundings are punctuated by terrifying, bloody visions, almost as though she were a conduit for horrors of the past wanting to seep into the present.