INSAS

Upon receiving her residence permit, Salma, a Syrian refugee, discovers that the Belgian authorities have revoked her and her son's nationality. Salma then fights for the recognition of their lost citizenship.

A man discovers his new love interest has a child. When they fist meet it's unclear who is embarrased more, he or the young daughter.

Several young men and women arrive one after the other at Hôtel des Acacias, full of hope, desire and vitality. In the bustle of this hotel, everyone is looking for love. Hôtel des Acacias was an exercise guided in 1982 by Chantal Akerman at Belgium’s INSAS audio-visual college.

Due to drug abuse, a 13-year-old boy is placed into a detention center for young offenders. After a week, the judge will decide if he must stay there or go back home. Confronted with the adults, the judge, the psychologist and the social workers, the boy uses his most effective power to rebel against them all: lying.

Mathias, 18, is at the age when he has to make choices about his future, while his relationship with the world and those close to him has been turned upside down since he began a gender transition. Blocked by his anxieties, he isolates himself. Until one day a man arrives at his door claiming to be Mathias, fifteen years his senior. Their conversation will help him put into words what he is feeling, and learn to open up to others once again.

In the cold of the Berlin winter, regulars gather every evening in a timeless bar: ‘the Kaktus’. In this increasingly rare kind of place, where everything is an excuse to play and have fun, everyone finds warmth and a place to share their secrets.

Renato is expecting a visit from his daughter Natalie and his grandson. At the last moment, she calls to cancel. The old man leaves his house and goes for a walk in the park. When he comes home, Natalie has surprised him by bringing little Alexander.

On the Belarusian border, in a remote village, Anna runs her farm alone. Her neighbor, Andrei, helps her and shares her daily life. Together, they get through the winter.

Issa and his friends want to make a film about bullying. Their limited knowledge of the subject is leading them down the wrong path. Their friend Maïmouna, a young feminist filmmaker, tries to help them get back on track.

Anémone is a modern siren. Every night, she sings in a bar, seduces a man, brings him home, and kills him. Her roommates share the same routine and project: get rid of all men on Earth by killing them one after the other.

Gaspard must reach « Other Town » to win Agathe's heart back. Lacking confidence, he asks his sister Constance to drive him there. She accepts on one condition.

Lucie, a discreet young girl, studies the cello at the music Conservatory. One night fellow students convince her of going to a “friendly” get-together. A few drinks later a game of truth is on, in which Lucie got tricked. We follow her torn between peer pressure and her beliefs.

It is the day of the Miss Eternal Grace pageant—the beauty contest popularized by the famous Charlène. Cléo, the heavy favorite, is competing under her mother's tyrannical supervision. But as the evening unfolds and the pressure mounts, something cracks within her, allowing a new emotion to surface.

Directed by Kamal Dehane

After years of learning the art of hiding from the gaze of others, as a result of the social pressure exerted on overweight people, the director learns to reclaim public space and become visible again, while confronting his own image.

Under the Thessaloniki sun, Elsa, a professional singer, is raising her eight-year-old daughter on her own following the sudden death of her husband. Through songs, conversations and scenes of the local landscape, the film tells the story of how music and the support of a female vocal group helped her cope with her grief and begin to heal. It tells the story of how, in the wake of tragedy, she managed to find light again.

The story of a dysfunctional family in a miserable butcher shop.