For Aki, Elia, and Youssef

Une toute dernière fois

Earl Clancy, a cinema owner on the edge, battles a series of disasters while juggling personal turmoil and the chaos of a packed Friday night crowd. Told in real time over the course of the movie playing in the cinema (Breathless, starring Richard Gere).

Felix, a 16-year-old boy, receives a diagnosis of an incurable disease and sees his life turned into uncharted territory. Unable to accept this new reality, he goes through the stages of grief denial, anger, bargaining, depression and finally, a delicate beginning of acceptance. Amidst the emotional chaos, Felix finds an unexpected refuge in filmmaking. Films begin to offer not only comfort, but a new way of seeing the world and himself. It is then that his passion is born: telling stories. Driven by the need to give meaning to his life, he decides to transform his journey into art and begins to write and direct a film about his own life.

Kassovitz revisits the story of his cult film by adapting it for the stage and highlights the film's eminently contemporary nature. Recorded in December 2024 at La Seine Musicale in Boulogne Billancourt, in the Hauts-de-Seine department.

Refúgio

Desabafos de um Prendedor de Roupas

Andy Towers lives in his car, taking photos of an unseen woman. Pete Mauder, his friend, brings coffee to console him.

Helsinki

200

O que corre em nós

Masterclass

Two young men from the outskirts of Rome, Marcello and Nino, destroy the neighborhood boss’s bar and are forced to flee. As they run, Marcello hides on a film set in Cinecittà, where he has an encounter that will change his life.

Three Mexican filmmakers — Max del Río, Gabriela Ivette Sandoval, and Hugo Villaseñor Alcázar — share their processes and challenges around a single question: How can an independent film get seen? Through the eyes of insiders, the documentary reveals the complex journey behind making cinema visible in Mexico.

An observation of daily life from the perspective of a cinema employee together with the imagination and power of cinema.

A boy living in an abandoned cinema meets a young girl. As their friendship develops, the boy entertains the other cinema residents with stories and shadow puppets.

Facing his final days and driven by one last wish, a cinephile clings to cinema, where passion turns dangerous and madness slowly finds its throne.

Lux

Marcus Enitan, is a sleepwalking screenwriter struggling to find his footing in the chaotic world of filmmaking. Battling a strained relationship with unsupportive parents, Marcus's life takes a surreal turn, leading him into a series of bizarre and absurd situations. Faced with the inexplicable, he embarks on an epic journey, both within his dreams and reality, to unravel the mysteries of his existence.

A five-minute film, composed exclusively of stills, music, and spoken words from other films

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