The Fable of the Man Who Laughs

When nobody wants to see you, your vision changes. Only when you fall, you seem to be a part of everybody, just for a little while.

In Kohlberger’s second film that could be considered narrative driven, the artist fashions a dystopian fiction from the remnants of cinema’s past. Drawing on excerpts from obscure sci-fi films, The Electric Kiss imagines a world not unlike our own, in which people plug their brains into a kind of neuro-network that connects the whole of human consciousness. As cyberpunk imagery draped in VHS textures alternates with passages of prismatic visual noise (achieved, in trademark style, by feeding footage through self trained machine learning algorithms), a quasi-plot emerges: a man in a VR headset, literally and figuratively lost in space, subjects himself to a mysterious procedure to alleviate the ill effects of this new technology on the mind.

Girl who watches something in glass. Young person who looks into it from the outside to house. Bear that held fishbowl.

A film miniature set to classical music. The Spanish landscape, allusively evoked on screen, is dominated by characteristic elements of Gaudí's architecture. From these elements emerges the arena, with the figure of a fighting bullfighter. The appearance of Carmen introduces a lyrical thread. A passionate love develops between her and the bullfighter. Utterly astounding, iridescent salt animation by Aleksandra Korejwo based around Bizet's Carmen, the third and final film in a trilogy.

A beautifully fluid sand animation inspired by Camille Saint-Saëns' piece, 'Danse Macabre.'

Set before the events of ‘Soul’, 22 refuses to go to Earth, enlisting a gang of 5 new souls in attempt of rebellion. However, 22’s subversive plot leads to a surprising revelation about the meaning of life.

Jamie Morgenstern, recently dumped, is having the worst New Year of her life. After wandering the abandoned streets of her tiny frozen town, she finds warmth and refuge at the Mandarin Garden Chinese restaurant- the only establishment that stays open on an otherwise sacred holiday. There she meets Macy Yang, and the two learn together that hard times are easier when you're not alone.

Mohan takes Apurva, a refined foodie, to a shady roadside restaurant. Her skepticism peaks when Mohan orders Dudh Sev, an unusual curry of milk and spicy snacks. As they wait, the waiter's lively interactions reveal the dhaba's charm.

When estranged son, Tai, is called home to Aotearoa to his father Putty's deathbed, he is forced to confront a painful past after years of avoiding it. Once inseparable, Tai and Putty would spend hours together fishing and joking around. However, after a family secret is revealed, their relationship falls apart.

The Last Ramen

K-I-S-S-I-N-G is a coming of age, queer, rom com about making out, growing up, and everything in between. We follow Ruthie through puberty and young adulthood as seen through her first seven kisses. From future rabbis to frat boys to first date doorways, we come along with Ruthie through her saliva-filled journey of discovering herself through the mouths of others.

A tormented graphic designer becomes obsessed with the use of the Papyrus font in a major Hollywood film.

What happens with a vampire and a fey are roommates? Lifestyle conflicts to say the least.

In this fun sci-fi comedy we meet Ruth and Megan, two best friends who run a vintage shop in North London. One day their lives are forever turned upside down when an abandoned time machine appears outside their shop.

A film about human interaction and attachment, The People explores the mark people leave on each other and the space they occupy. The watercolor’s fluidity and transparency are the tools used to communicate the emotional tone of the film.

An accounting of dreams I’ve had while filtered as a D*sney cartoon.

Three Trees

Homework

Oskar Salomonowitz, the 12-year-old son of filmmakers Anja Salomonowitz and Virgil Widrich, had drawn 206 pictures in a flip book when he died in an accident. His father continued to draw the film with the remaining 482 sheets.

The ancient myth of the phoenix, the legendary bird with the amazing power of self-regeneration, is reborn with a modern twist. In this animated adaptation of a story by Sylvia Townsend Warner, we follow Lord Strawberry's search for the fabled bird. He finds it in the deserts of Arabia and brings it home to his aviary. Upon Lord Stawberry's death, however, the phoenix ends up as a sideshow in a fairground. This spirited satire of human foibles, with its timely message about our treatment of nature's creatures, will appeal to young people and adults alike.