Shell-shocked Barbara must face up to the loss of a dear companion after a tragic accident. Her best friend Klara and husband Torsten devise a plan to thaw Barbara's heart, after she reminisces about the incident, the funeral, and happier times. Will she agree to the suggestions of her nearest and dearest? Can grief turn into hope?
An experimental coming-of-age odyssey through someone's troubled mind, going from country to country, landscape to landscape, growing up in the process. A documentary, travelogue, vlog, dream and self-portrait. A reflection on life, death and history.
Anna is thinking of quitting sex work. She hears screaming from out the window.
Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There he meets Misaki, an introverted young woman, appointed to drive his car. In between rides, secrets from the past and heartfelt confessions will be unveiled.
A couple's evening together is disrupted by a trip to the convenience store.
A woman meditates on her life in an 80-minute unbroken zoom shot.
A young Japanese boy searches for a mysterious vending machine after the passing of his parents.
A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.
A seemingly mundane evening in suburbia is disrupted by an unforeseen event.
A woman slowly fades into darkness waiting to see her son one last time.
Contemplative and almost without dialogues, the film shows the routine of inhabitants in a city: a young woman who lives alone; an eldery that lives in the street, next to the river; a police officer; customers in a bar; two students. Little by little, through flashbacks, the plot connects these characters.
A vlogger's bid for virality leads her to experiment with a depression-inducing pill, all while she grapples with the aftermath of her fractured relationships.
A person receives old entries from their diary, unsure of who is sending them. They eventually arrive at a moment of transcendence.
A kaleidoscopic perspective into one woman's experience with self-dissolution and urban alienation.
On a dark and rainy night, a historic and regal Taipei cinema sees its final film: 1967 martial arts feature "Dragon Inn". As the film plays, the lives of the theater's various employees and patrons intersect, and two ghostly actors arrive to mourn the passing of an era.
A man engulfed in the suffocating grip of loss finds his life fragmented. Struggling to navigate through his emotional fog, his mother suggests a retreat to her cabin – but an ancient entity that thrives on sorrow has taken root. The New England winter punctuates this love letter to creeping horror and slow cinema.
A group of young people grapple with identity, guilt and mourning after learning of a close friend's death.
A woman gets lost in the woods.
Un día de marzo
A person performs routine tasks and relaxing activities to fight a troubling zeitgeist.