FRATERNITY

Two brothers clear the air and have a bonding conversation on the past.

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In Cold War-era Romania, two Securitate officers intercept a letter from Richard Nixon to Nicolae Ceausescu. With 48 hours to prepare for the arrival of CIA operatives, the two agents race to determine the hidden agenda of the visit.

Emmi

EMMI is an app designed to reconnect people after the Pandemic, causing its creator to pay the ultimate price.

Lasagna

Approaching Rudi's execution (Mirna's Husband), Mirna was asked to come to the prison with a Lasagna. Her husband wishes to enjoy the Lasagna with Mirna for the very last time. But when Mirna came with the Lasagna, Rudi chooses not to eat it.

Emma

Emma is a regular human faced with daily modern obstacles, yet underneath her smile a secret hides. (A story with no words.)

Otava

An adolescent girl tries to dream about memories of Mother while having to be physically present in the surrounding farm with grandmother.

Money Honey

Hank is in a bad mood. Red wants to cheer up her buddy. Perhaps, with a bit of luck and business acumen, they might acquire enough money for an Elvis sandwich with peanut butter, banana and bacon?

Daughter

Daughter explores the way women are viewed in society by following three female characters on a Friday night out in St Kilda, who's lives become entwined and affected by an act of violence this fateful night. The award winning short film and an awareness project was inspired by the tragic murder cases of Jill Meagher in Brunswick and St Kilda's own Tracy Connelly, whose occupation as a sex worker was highlighted in the media, leading to her murder and personal story being sadly overshadowed. The main themes explored in the film are violence against women and victim blaming, shown through the eyes of three female leads, lead by Katherine Langford (13 Reasons Why) as Scarlett, Aisha Tara (Heartbreak High) as Jemma and Carolyn Rey as Alethea.

Fragile

Mehdi is a hopeless romantic. But he’s too uptight according to his best friend, Olive, who urges him to loosen up and have some fun with gay dating apps.

The Blue Suit

A thrifted suit becomes a silent witness in the lives of three young men at pivotal moments in their journey to adulthood.

Pentimento

Sheep Skin

María lost her husband in the cristero civil war. Her son Benito and a spanish priest are her only support. The loss of a minor puts María on alert.

De retour

During the 48 hours following his release from jail, a young man returns to his family and circle of friends.

Dog's Dialogue

A charming tale of murder, perversity and narrative echoes told through shots of barking dogs and a La jetée-like series of stills.

The Pleasure Garden

People quietly or mischievously pass the time in an overgrown garden full of statues, while a puritanical, funereal gentleman posts bills prohibiting all leisure activities.

BEFORE

Luca, a careless high school student on the verge of failing, drifts through life in the outskirts of the neighborhood with indifference and apathy. As his last chance for redemption, he must take part in a theater course. The challenge lies in avoiding the mistakes of his past, while discovering what it truly means to grow and take responsibility.

Summer Ghost

An urban legend says that lighting fireworks at an abandoned airfield will beckon the "summer ghost," a spirit that can answer any question. Three teenagers, Tomoya, Aoi, and Ryo, each have their own reason to show up one day. When a ghost named Ayane appears, she reveals she is only visible to those "who are about to touch their death." Compelled by the ghost and her message, Tomoya begins regularly visiting the airfield to uncover the true purpose of her visits.

Eugène

During Napoleonic wars, a young idealistic drummer, in search of glory, arrives on the battlefield and discovers the horrors of war.

The Secret Formula

A cinematographic essay, full of surreal moments and provocative scenarios related to intellectual debates about the Mexican national character.

Two Evil Eyes

A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat.

RETURN

8mm work directed by Norihiko Morinaga.

XMAS

A young woman finds herself in a fight for survival against an evil maniac with an unlikely motive.

Deported Women of the SS Special Section

Young women in Nazi-occupied countries are packed onto a train and shipped off to a prison camp, where the sadistic commandant uses them as rewards for his lesbian guards and perverted and deviate troops.

Fear of the Light

After an unthinkable tragedy, a man's reality is shattered by a seemingly haunted flaslight.

Star

Star is a young graffiti writer, the best in his city, Paris. His reputation attracts him as much into art galleries than in the police precincts. Accused of vandalism, he faces jail. Despite the threat, he decides to go to Rome with his crew in search of the meaning of his art.

Rewind 2: 1996

When Marty's car is stolen, he sets out on a mission to find it; however, he soon realizes that the person who stole it is much more dangerous than he thinks.

Nostalgia

A young college student is given a disturbing ultimatum when a dark secret from his past is resurrected.

The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 2

Viva! Django

Django is on the trail of some renegade outlaws who raped and killed his wife. En route, he rescues a horse thief from an impromptu hanging. He discovers the man knows who committed the murder. The men team up and head west for revenge.

Suzi Q

Story of trailblazing American rock singer-songwriter Suzi Quatro, who helped redefine the role of women in rock 'n' roll when she broke out in 1973.

Return

Polish animator Anna Błaszczyk’s humorous short—a collage of drawing, cut-out, and computer animation—was inspired by Stanisław Lem’s 1961 novel Return from the Stars, a time-paradox tale of an astronaut who returns to Earth after many years away.

Star

New student, Amelia, transfers to an elite high school majoring in English studies. A natural introvert, she is particularly shy and not great at making friends. It doesn't take long for her to become a bulling target. Her wit has placed her in the most advanced class, where her competitive and snarky classmates prove to be an incredible challenge. Little do they know that Amelia has a secret talent. Can she use it to overcome her unfavorable situation?

Quel maledetto ponte sull'Elba

Return

A tale of terror. Cathy Reed has been institutionalized most of her life because of Schizophrenia, as a child her parents thought she was possessed by demons and had her exercised by priests. Medical science saw different. Now decades later Cathy is freed, relocated to her own flat and given a chance to be independent. Once alone things are not what they all seem and when her nightmares turn real she questions her state of mind before she is left to face her demons.

Dschugaswili from Georgia

Forced collectivism, famines, errors and mistakes mark Stalin´s ruthless rise to dictorial power and only increase his madness until he even declares a chicken to be an English spy that should be liquidated.

Inevitable

A boy tries to understand why he keeps dreaming about the girl dying, only to understand her death is inevitable