During the last moments of a romantic involvement with an older man, Martina finds herself deeply overwhelmed by disappointment and confusion, left alone to question who she really is.
A group of bored teenagers rebel against authority in the community of New Granada.
Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday, beginning with her traumatic youth. The story depicts her early attempts at a singing career and her eventual rise to stardom, as well as her difficult relationship with Louis McKay, her boyfriend and manager. Casting a shadow over even Holiday's brightest moments is the vocalist's severe drug addiction, which threatens to end both her career and her life.
A week in the life of five high school students as they face struggles with their online classes during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Living in Kentucky prior to the Civil War, Amantha Starr is a privileged young woman. Her widowed father, a wealthy plantation owner, dotes on her and sends her to the best schools. When he dies suddenly Amantha's world is turned upside down. She learns that her father had been living on borrowed money and that her mother was actually a slave and her father's mistress.
A young woman returns home from school disillusioned with life only to find solace in a high school freshman and a local burnout.
Ambitious Madleen and carefree creative spirit Hugo embark on a symbolic journey up the mountain of success, exposing the tension between societal pressure and self-fulfillment. While Madleen strives to meet society’s expectations and achieve a high-status career, Hugo chooses to move through life at his own pace, guided by creativity rather than external expectations. The film invites the audience to reflect on the choices young adults face in a success-driven society and to question the decisions we make and the values we prioritize in life.
A young woman, stressed by her busy and continually crowded New York City existence spontaneously retreats to a solitary lake deep in the Adirondacks.
A blend of drama and documentary, this film follows several people caught up in the turmoil of the modern world. The drama centres on a woman who has burned out and who holds up her own despair – and her attempts to rebuild her life – as a mirror to the rest of us. With a blend of gravity and humour, Sylvie Groulx's film shows the absurdity of a society dedicated to the cult of speed at all costs.
Cleo keeps trying to light a candle but as the flame flickers in the quiet space, the night slowly reveals how delicate some lights can be.
A driven chemist isolates herself in a university laboratory while pursuing a nearly unattainable experiment. As exhaustion, pride, and unspoken tension accumulate, the pressure she keeps contained threatens to implode.
A medical examiner investigating a series of prostitute murders discovers that the culprit is an ancient tribal witch doctor come back to life.
After a depressive episode, a pet shop attendant can no longer work. Medicated but still struggling, she is forced to return to her normal life.
When Sara gets assigned as a guardian angel to a lonely human girl named Evelynn, she begins to notice a similar loneliness from when she has worked in Heaven for the past eternity
Three sisters living together are tied to the memory of their father. They welcome their suitors into their home and then repeat a ritual that seems to come from times past.
A perfectionist art student struggles to complete an important project while battling self-doubt and exhaustion. She pushes herself to the limit, walking a fine line between perseverance and self-destruction. When the hands of time seem to work against her, how can she break free?
A young artist, struggling with creative paralysis, is forced to begin a new project. She fights against perfectionism and self-doubt, balancing external expectations and internal pressure. Her frustration explodes into carelessness and color, discovering that creativity is not found in control, but in spontaneity and surrender.
Le Mirage is the perspective of a man in his thirties asking himself "what am I chasing?" Our society has become all about consumerism, if not excess. Success is determined by what and how much we have and "stuff" becomes the band-aid to a meaningless existence. Stuff fills the void of the existence we weren't meant to lead.
Die Insassen
After being sidetracked by Burnout and PTSD, Lavínia attempts to return to the relentless routine of urban life: buses, trains, the subway, and work. However, remnants of her past begin to project onto the cars of the present, blurring the line between memory and reality. While seeking refuge in the embrace of her wife Helena, the stations conceal an atmosphere of constant surveillance — intensified by Felipe, an ambiguous figure who feeds her state of alertness.