Memorial Engine

Germany in the year 2030: the conflicts surrounding the "working droids" have reached new heights: left-wing activists protect the slaves of the new world, while right-wing vigilante groups use violence against them. Ika also detests the artificial intelligences. On the run from state power, he meets the enigmatic Iox. Together they seek shelter in the labyrinth of Munich's sewers. But when Ika uncovers his new girlfriend's secret, a fight breaks out.

The year is 1941 in Sweden and Astrid seeks independence by trying to become a train conductor. On the train she meets an older passenger Dora, which she feels attracted to. Astrid also faces a more dark and hostile world on board as she discovers that the staff has put in system to reject unwanted passengers such as Romans and Jews.

A girl goes to visit her sister who has been impossible to reach since being released from a psychiatric ward. When she arrives, things are much worse than she could have imagined. But to her surprise, her sister claims that she has never been happier since she turned her back on the outside world.

The journey of two men wrestling with loss, suicide and their unexpected friendship that helps them rediscover life's greatest gift.

A painter in a creative crisis gets help from a monster behind a door in her studio.

A mysterious radio message is beamed around the world, and among the engineers who receive it are Los, the hero, and his colleague Spiridonov. Los is an individualist dreamer. Aelita is the daughter of Tuskub, the ruler of a totalitarian state on Mars in which the working class are put into cold storage when they are not needed. With a telescope, Aelita is able to watch Los. As if by telepathy, Los obsesses about being watched by her.

A lonely young lady strolls through the busy streets of a big city in the evening and casts meaningful glances at passers-by. Short conversations ensue and a man finally invites her to his place. He laboriously prepares dinner for her, but she becomes increasingly bored and suddenly disappears. She walks through the streets again and finally enters a record store. With ambiguous words she attracts the attention of the salesman, then the movie ends.

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Two friends meeting for afternoon tea unknowingly become trapped in an AI generated alternate reality catered to them.

A young girls travels to UK to be a nanny but finds herself in a different situation. Abused in ways she can't deal with mentally, she is forced into her own imagination.

On Christmas day, Nico (Max Bourke) discovers he's in a sandwich-initiated time loop - to what extremes will he take this new opportunity?

Based on an excerpt from the novel by L.N.Tolstoy "War and Peace." The war of 1812. The defeated Napoleonic army is retreating. Three Russian soldiers settled in a snowy forest near a fire: a young (Zaletayev), an elderly and a middle-aged one. Zaletayev fantasizes — as if he had captured Napoleon. The soldiers laugh good-naturedly at him. After dinner, they fall asleep... Two Frenchmen go to the clearing — an officer and a soldier. Russian soldiers wake up and, seeing that the officer is barely standing on his feet from cold and hunger, take him to the colonel. The French soldier sits down to the fire. The Russians give him porridge and vodka. The soldier, encouraged, sings a french song. Zaletayev echoes him. A tired Frenchman falls asleep on Zaletayev’s shoulder. The soldiers carefully shelter him. “Also people,” an elderly soldier says with a sigh.

Amid an identity crisis, Fábio, 22 years old, a young black man from Cidade Tiradentes, reconnects with his past through a funk party with friends. On their way to the Fluxo, as these parties are called, he faces internal and external challenges that make him confront his feelings after his recent breakup. The film investigates the experiences of young people who live in the extreme east of São Paulo, the biggest city in Brazil and considered one of the main pillars of funk history.

Joshua is in seventh grade and struggles to regulate his emotions in the classroom. Special education teacher Diana grapples with her own issues but still puts all her effort into guiding Joshua on the right path. After a violent incident during school hours, the tensions within the stressed teaching staff at a school on the west coast are laid bare.

An aspiring classical pianist loses his hearing and, with the help of those closest to him, must find the strength to play again. . .

Archipel

A mother discovers the surprising universe hidden in the silence of her son.

Weaving together the interconnected destinies of a shy actor and a young girl, this film provokes a meeting between two lonely human beings, uniting them through words.

Léo is the two-year old, son of the acting manager of a factory on the brink of closing. When employees discover the news, Bruno, a more radical Worker who is willing to fight for his job, abducts Léo.

Short film by Hans Lang and Nikolai Karo