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Pina, a 62-year-old lawyer, is in denial about her increasing dementia and is desperate to convince her colleague that she can still work.
Jan 2026
May 2026
"Au Hasard" is a nine-minute experimental essay in perceptual control. Projected through overlapping red and blue image streams, the film uses colour-filtered glasses to divide the audience’s visual experience. Two people seated side by side may watch the same screen...but not the same movie. Blending archival propaganda, poetic narration, and formal play, the film explores how missed information is often the root of misinformation. Evoking Godard with a touch of William Castle, "Au Hasard" is both a cinema of ideas and an act of cinematic misdirection.
In the snowy woods of Missoula, unexplained deaths begin to haunt the town.
Oct 2029
Feb 2026
Aaron "Amadeus" Overlake is a visionary filmmaker revered for his genius but plagued by his own demons—a volatile alcoholic whose life is consumed by anger, controversy, and from a bitter heartbreak. As tabloids revel in his self-destruction, Aaron’s only anchor is his best friend, Santiago "Baron" Gonzalez, a charismatic actor fresh out of rehab, fighting to rebuild his career. Bound by shared struggles and a tangled history, Aaron and Santiago navigate the toxic undercurrents of fame and friendship. As Aaron embarks on his next masterpiece, his chaotic life threatens to destroy everything he holds dear.
Dec 2026
An aspiring artist, facing failure and self-doubt, strives to create a song that could potentially change his future.
This Film is the Prequel story of The Movie "Convergence" which is yet to be released on 6th of June 2026.
The Barbarian believes he has only a few erections left before death. Cursed to a life in a thrift shop and haunted by family tragedy, he sets his sights on Marie, an alcoholic special-ed teacher. If he must go, he figures, he might as well go out in good company.
A documentary film about the story of MCA, a political organization that emerged from the anti-Franco movement, and which played a key role in the Transition and the 1980s in the structuring of new social movements, feminist, pacifist or environmental, as well as in numerous neighborhood and trade union struggles, and more specifically in the case of Asturias in the linguistic reclamation movement or in the renewal of the San Mateo festivities with the chiringuito Pinón Folixa.
Finalist for Cinemalaya 2026 Full-Length Feature.
Aug 2026
When all the books in the world are mysteriously erased, a neurotic man must rewrite Tolstoy's 'War and Peace' from memory, despite having never read it.
The story of a man who turned Ukrainian dance into an explosion of emotion and energy, Pavlo Virsky. The legendary Virsky Ensemble conquered stages from Paris to Tokyo, received standing ovations in the world's most prestigious halls, and made audiences applaud while standing. Virtuoso performances, from dizzying hopaks to complex multi-figure compositions, have become the benchmark of mastery that no one has yet surpassed.
Anton and Diana, a couple on the verge of divorce, decide to save their relationship with the help of the innovative KOHAI program. It combines artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and a romantic weekend with perfect humanoid robots.
A struggling writer is tortured by visions of his own work.
Feb 2027
When Kevin, a teenager who enjoys life reconnects with a goth girl, everything about him starts to fall apart, but not exactly because of her.
Nov 2026
In the depths of winter, the Tuomao people follow their herds across the grasslands. Kaikaizi and his mother had pitched their tent on the meadows near Wild Bull Gulch Township. But during the journey, Kaikaizi was struck by the devastating news of his mother's passing. Though the Tuomao share customs with the Tibetans, they practice Islam. In accordance with their faith, the deceased must be cleansed and prayed over by an imam on the very day of their death. Thus, Kaikaizi set out alone for Wild Bull Gulch Township in search of an imam.
Dec 2025
In Rome's EUR district, where the silence of the night echoes with the mysterious disappearance of a little girl, two strangers meet on a night bus crossing the city. Francesco is a young man on the margins of society, an ironic vagabond who lives by his wits, with a bottle in his backpack and a stubborn desire to dream. Carlotta wears an elegant fur coat and introduces herself as a famous cellist on tour, but behind her tired eyes and confident voice, one senses a different reality, one of long nights.
Susanna, a reserved student, sees her routine disrupted when an anonymous Advent calendar arrives at her home. Each box reveals an intimate gift, too specific to be a coincidence.