He's here and waiting. While time, history and ideas repeats themselves he watches the ages pass as usual. In the end, the left eye of Mars will return to him uninjured. A five-part experimental film about the antics of modern society and the struggle of our beloved "Mars"
The Road is a deeply personal experimental film by Jana Hammoudeh, chronicling her journey as a nomadic soul, always on the move yet never truly belonging. Shot across three separate road trips, the film blends visual poetry with intimate monologues in multiple languages, reflecting the fragmented nature of the protagonist’s life. The film’s segments—Leaving Amman, Scrambled Eggs, and Postcards to a Friend—explore themes of love, loss, and freedom. The first segment, set in Amman, presents a conflicted relationship with home, inspired by Charles Bukowski’s Let It Enfold You. The second, in French, revisits past romances, while the third, narrated in Kazakh and Urdu, contemplates departure and longing. Through dreamlike cinematography and raw reflections, The Road captures the bittersweet beauty of transient nature of life and self-discovery.
A photographer girl enters a street to take street photographs as usual and takes a few photos that she thinks are normal. When she washes the photos and hangs them, she sees that she is actually in one of the photos and goes in search of that person.
The journey of a boy accepting that his lover is gone
Upon moving into a new apartment, a young woman finds herself surrounded by strange events. Curious about the reasons behind the occurrences, the young woman is sucked into memories and daydreams, remembrances and forgetfulness, places and non-places.
Surrounded by old toys and distant memories, Alicia loses the notion of time in the house she grew up in. As the ghosts of her past confront her, she’ll have to face their torment before they wither her away
Flashing lights explode across an apartment as images of a woman in bed flicker in and out.
A reframing of the classic tale of Narcissus, the director draws on snippets of conversation with a trusted friend to muse on gender and identity. Just as shimmers are difficult to grasp as knowable entities, so does the concept of a gendered self feel unknowable except through reflection. Is it Narcissus that Echo truly longs for, or simply the Knowing he possesses when gazing upon himself?
Two strangers, Edith and Richard, are brought into the home of a strange couple, Aloysius and Sebastian. They are faced with bizarre and strenuous scenarios challenging their very being. They must adapt in order to survive.
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A hearse cruises the streets of Medellín, while a young director tells his story in this city marked by conflicts, violence and paradoxes. He remembers his childhood and the discovery of his sexuality.
Martín, a young urban raver, is involved in a strange accident on the road on his way to a party in the middle of the Argentine Pampas. Finding refuge in a mysterious country grocery store and sheltered by two strange locals, Martín's paranoia begins to take over him. As the hours progress, his perception begins to distort, unleashing disturbing visions that will lead him to confront the supernatural forces that hide in the night.
A short film by Bryce Hodgson.
A group of young people spend an afternoon on an outing in La Arboleda
Upon realizing there's not much time left, a teenager stuck in their bedroom, with only a window to the outside world, reflects on their life and tries to find a way out of their prison.
A woman strolls through nature, embraces trees, and enjoys stunning views. She dances around a large tree, then suddenly falls into darkness, wakes up in a completely different setting, and wonders if she was dreaming or if this is her dream.
An unknown girl breaks out of her daily grind by undergoing an intense audio-visual trip.
The film contains the despair of an artist’s desire for creation on ruthless censorship, rebel, and anxiety in the mid-70s when it was politically and socially depressed.
A conversation between reality and consciousness.
Concerns a young boy's mystical experiences during his Confirmation. As the ceremony unfolds, figures from religion and mythology appear and impress on him the need to become a soldier of Christ.