A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.
Is there a mental health crisis in agriculture in Colorado? Farming and ranching has become increasingly difficult over the years. An industry that is typically viewed as romantic, hardworking, and "salt-of-the earth" is actually a job full of tremendous stress outside of anyone's control. Combine that with the enormous generational pressure to continue the family farm, and you have a large group of people that are suffering silently. How do we take care of those that are taking care of us?
Socially inept 17-year-old cinephile Lawrence Kweller gets a job at a video store, where he forms a complicated friendship with his older female manager.
A college lecturer contracts HIV after having a brief affair with one of his students. The news threatens his marriage and family life.
A teenager tests his limits by attending a costume party, where his anxiety manifests itself in the form of a looming shadow.
An aging foundry patriarch, gripped by terror of nuclear annihilation, tries to uproot his family to Brazil. When they petition to have him declared incompetent, a family-court counselor witnesses his obsession slide into ruin—and asks whether ignoring the atomic threat is any saner.
Instead of enjoying her vacations in a peaceful peninsula of Turkey, Anna feels stuck in a strange torpor, while her boyfriend, Thomas, doesn't seem to notice it at all. Later in the afternoon, when a little girl suddenly disappears on the beach, Anna awakens and decides to go and find her, despite the unknown and the nightfall.
A journey into the psyche of Xerxes Hughes, a teenager whose double life as a superhero and struggles with depression are causing him to experience blackouts.
The Cordura Island lighthouse keeper is left alone when his companion leaves for the mainland. On a stormy night he finds a letter. The story it tells and his fear of the loneliness at night will take him to the limits of madness.
Colour Poetry explores the journey of two lovers—Red, chaotic and anxious, and Blue, calm and structured—their characters being constructed through the lens of their emotional and mental states. As they navigate the complexities of a long-distance relationship, their interactions subtly transform their identities. While Red finds solace and stability in love, Blue begins to feel suffocated and reluctant to change. Their inevitable reunion forces them to confront an uncomfortable truth: growth isn’t always shared, and love doesn’t always mean staying together. As they move toward a seemingly unbreakable bond of their union, they must confront the reality that not all transformations are mutual.
Over 3 studio sessions, a dancer overcomes his self-doubt and regains his self-confidence through this other character pushing him to get out of his comfort zone. His anxiety is represented through the delay of his reflection in the dance studio mirror.
A troublesome young man embarks on a warped odyssey through his small town, all to acquire the perfect birthday gift for his best friend, Raoul.
It's tomorrow. The event is coming. Until then, the torments imposed by his subconscious exhaust him more and more.
Haunted by her turbulent past, a young woman embarks on an emotional journey to confront her mother's legacy, seeking healing and closure as she grapples with the scars that still define her present.
A trio of friends find themselves in a "what if" situation on the road to the movies.
A 30-something man in an identity crisis spirals into a hookah obsession, alienating everyone around him — until an eccentric hookah lounge playboy takes him on a surreal, all-night odyssey through LA.
Liz, just returned home after a mental breakdown, has to welcome a relative stranger into her home when Caitlin, a young, vivacious woman, claims to be her husband's daughter.
An anxiety-ridden teenager searches for connection at a high school party, until an unexpected connection finds him instead.
Chris' thirtieth Birthday party is turned upside down when he finds out there is a ticking bomb growing in his stomach.
Michael, a young man working in an off-licence store is looking for interaction with his customers. Upon seemingly finding a genuine connection with customer Rachel, his bottled-up emotions come to the surface.