Jogo Independente Brasileiro: Festival Jogatório

Crunch - Traum und Albtraum in der Gaming-Industrie

Somewhere on the internet is a land where communities pretend to live out a survivalist fiction. The avatars of the directors of Knit’s Island spent 963 hours there, creating a fascinating film resulting from their encounter with these communities. The “players” reveal their fears and fantasies, in an at times unsettling blurring of the real and the virtual.

After Sean Reilly, an earnest, self-deprecating, NY to LA transplant learns his slothful, less talented best friend gets a starring role on a hit TV show, he must battle his own insecurities and jealousy as well as the egocentric, spray-tanned male star of the show that is threatening his childhood friendship.

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Two friends set out on an epic quest to achieve the highest score of 18 points in a carnival Wii game, overcoming the biggest obstacle of all, each other.

In the land of Howan, a bored Raja who never loses at games seeks a challenger to defeat him. He issues a proclamation offering riches to anyone who can beat him. Ali Mod, a clever young man, proposes a game he invented. Initially, the game ends in a draw, but Ali Mod explains the odds of their second game, revealing that certain numbers are statistically more likely to win. Ultimately, Ali Mod wins, and the Raja learns about probability and the importance of understanding odds in games.

A stadium on a winter evening. The women’s team of the local rugby club are training in the cold. In the stands, Jojo, an intern at a small newspaper, prepares for his first interview.

A small group of scientists are assigned to the ambiguous "Soulcatcher Program" that they are told will bring untold prosperity to mankind.

Four high schoolers discover a book of supernatural games that allows them to contact the other side.

After a college student starts to have strange recurring dreams he’s led to believe that his roommate might be up to more than he lets on.

There is a very specific moment when everything shifts. Not loud, not dramatic. Just a sudden, terrifying rush of butterflies. It is that exact split second you look at someone and everything changes. Seher is the girl. Saad is the boy. Delhi is the place. You can go your whole life not noticing a thing, until it happens. An exploration of what that feeling actually is. Welcome to the split second.

An infamous criminal gambles with his life over a game of cards with a sheriff.

A good-looking blonde recounts a series of eerie dreams he's had to a tape recorder

A small summer camp filled with laughter and fun is quickly turned into a crime scene after a murderer runs loose through the camp grounds. The camp counselors are forced to act quickly to protect the children of the camp and keep an eye out for any potential suspects.

During a mountain trip, three children spend the afternoon playing war. When a local child asks to join them, he is given the role of the "enemy". This innocent choice will lead to unexpected consequences.

After a 1977 diamond heist goes sideways, two small-time crooks take refuge at a remote Pennsylvania motel, where a pair of bizarre sibling owners, a ruthless hitman and a night full of bad decisions turn their getaway into a desperate fight to survive the night and make it to their rendezvous before it's too late.

After living through the worst and most absurd day of his life, Leo — a proud, unemployed young man — decides to visit his friend Rayo, who works at a convenience store, to tell him everything that just happened: a story marked by awkward encounters, absurd situations, chicken feet, and a huge chain of misfortunes, where what seems like the worst day of his life might end up taking on an unexpected meaning.

Plandemic: The Musical is an inspiring and uplifting film that celebrates freedom, empowerment, and the resilience of the human spirit. Directed by Mikki Willis, this award-winning musical takes you on a powerful journey, blending music, humor, and courage to ignite a global movement of free-thinkers. Featuring an all-star cast of singers, dancers, jugglers, disco roller-skaters, mariachi bands, and cameos from real-life heroes like JP Sears, Del Bigtree, Judy Mikovits, and Dr. Robert Malone, this 25-minute short film delivers inspiring musical anthems and lyrical messages the world needs to hear. It serves as a powerful reminder that we are the creators of our own future.

"Getting Lost" is a lo-fi autofiction about Mark, a Russian filmmaker who flees to Berlin. Rejected by film schools, evicted, and stripped of his visa, he drifts to the Middle East. He films his wandering through Jericho's lunar ruins and an olive harvest. Broken, he returns to an alien St. Petersburg. The film is a raw diary capturing the absurdity of failure, exile, and disorientation

A girl spirals into insanity and enjoys it.