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A feature-length documentary exploring the profound inner metamorphosis of Ukrainian civilians from the creative sector who chose to enlist as soldiers to defend their country. The film maps the deep psychological and lifestyle shifts experienced by musicians, artists, and filmmakers as they stepped away from civilian art to enter the realities of war.
Twenty-five-year-old influencer Elena wakes up in her room, her world blurred by the side effects of medication and fragmented memories. Confined within this enclosed space, audiences embody Elena, piece together clues step by step, and unearth a heartbreaking, cruel truth. As traumatic memories come rushing back like a tidal wave, Elena must confront her past. This time, the audience will make the choice for her: to succumb to an endless cycle of agony, or to bravely step into an unknown future.
Super-8 experimental film by Henry Amozu.
Super-8 experimental film by Henry Amozu.
After losing his father, Ahmed becomes trapped in isolation, grief, and emotional numbness. On the night of his birthday, while standing on the edge of suicide, an unexpected phone call and a mysterious girl named Layan pull him back from making a fatal decision. Her words give him a small sense of hope and connection he has not felt since his father’s death. As Ahmed struggles to reconnect with reality, his mental state begins to deteriorate. He starts hearing voices, seeing disturbing visions, and encountering a mysterious double of himself that seems to represent his inner darkness and unresolved trauma. Torn between healing and self-destruction, Ahmed is forced to confront his grief, loneliness, and fractured identity before losing himself completely. “Reflection” is a psychological drama that explores loss, depression, isolation, and the silent battle within the human mind.
The Story of the Cowboy in Bahrain follows a Bahraini man whose fascination with American cowboy culture has become part of his everyday life. Through his experience, the documentary looks at how a passion born far from its original setting can cross borders and take on a new meaning. The film captures an unusual meeting of cultures and the personal identity that grows from it.
Cristina blames herself for her sister's death. A year later, she appears in the dark hallway of her house.
After taking his own life beneath their recurrent willow tree, the spirit of the tormented Sergio finds itself in a void. Upon seeing his friend Adolfo holding his lifeless body, he realizes the impact of his death. Desperate, he breaks through the barrier separating the two worlds and attempts to reach out to him.
On a trip to his hometown, Quail Feather’s son goes missing. In order to find him, he must reconnect with the only ones he can trust with the task… his DAY ONES.
Emelie, an elementary school student, must endure the taunts and bullying of her peers. Everything—from her school bag to her simple packed lunch—is turned into a source of mockery, slowly shattering her mental well-being.
A documentary following boys growing up in Rio de Janeiro's favelas, revealing the hardships of daily life, poverty, violence, and the lack of opportunities that limit their choices, dreams, and hopes for a better future.
A forty-year theatrical journey led by two women, where migration becomes living memory on stage. Cá e Lá is a bilingual story of resistance, remembrance, and creation.
Amarus is a travelling salesman of sorts in a world where some choose to carry the whispers of their souls in handcrafted wooden boxes. Loosely inspired by Plato's 3 phases of love (Scala Amoris), we follow Amarus through various flashes of romance, in a metaphorical tale about vulnerability, closure, and self-revelation. Blurring the lines of music video and cinema, AMORIS spotlights the core of what's most important to both...storytelling.
As the holidays approach, Danas returns to the place where he grew up. There, he reunites with a childhood friend, revisits familiar places, and recalls family stories and moments from the past. However, upon returning, he realizes that much has changed. The places and people that once felt close now seem more distant and somewhat unfamiliar.
2012, Bashang Grassland, Hebei in China. A small town smothered by sand and unemployment after the coal mine shuts down. A girl with an intellectual disability lives with her grandmother, holding on to each other. When the grandmother suffers a sudden stroke, the responsibility of her care is passed around among the children, bargained over and reduced to a sum of money. The girl becomes the family's unwanted burden. After an argument, they quietly close the door and leave her on the other side. She walks out into the wasteland alone. For the first time, the world falls silent. Warm evening light wraps around her, a sheep following close behind. She passes through ruined fields and abandoned villages. As night falls, she moves toward a room glowing red in the dark, and the light slowly takes her. Life goes on. Only a girl who once existed slips away, without a sound.