A car makes its way through the pitch black on a snowy night, into a village deep in the mountains. Okugawa, nestled in the mountains of Fukushima, is the man's hometown. The village is slowly disappearing, its population dwindled down to just 500 elderly residents, yet the man begins building a new house.
A family takes the time to plan a surprise birthday party for their daughter, Mélodie. But the party they organized is nothing compared to the unpleasant surprise that awaits them once the preparations are complete.
Derived solely from video recordings of Georgian parliamentary proceedings on June 10, 1993, when Eduard Shevardnadze was the head of state, An Incomplete Day in the History of Georgia presents the debate surrounding the introduction of Georgia’s national currency coupon to replace the Russian ruble. Members of parliament voice their concerns from the floor, questioning the resolutions presented by the vice prime minister and president of the National Bank. How should the country’s leaders proceed in light of domestic challenges such as starvation, fuel shortages, budget shortfalls, and rapid inflation? Viewed with hindsight, this document from the early days of Georgian independence reminds us how fragile the democratic process can be.
An essay film exploring the gap between the propaganda and reality of Soviet labor camps. Composed entirely of archival footage that often evokes a reality all its own, it juxtaposes conflicting accounts from figures including Gorky and Solzhenitsyn.
A meditative reflection on the quiet absurdity of everyday life, exploring the fragile, fleeting connections that bind us within suburban spaces. Drifting through a series of surreal yet human moments, the film follows an ensemble of characters: two aging philosophers debating aliens from the depths of a kiddie pool, two pirates inexplicably destined for friendship, lovers attempting to reignite their spark through backyard karate, and a solitary dancer who dons a feline disguise to embrace his truest self.
An action entertainer
An official entry to the 52nd Metro Manila Film Festival.
Kenan Yelkıran, a solitary fisherman whose boat was seized due to his debts, goes missing in the heart of a deadly storm. When he washes ashore two months later—his mind a vast, empty void—the town receives him with a dark and unsettling suspicion. As Kenan struggles to piece together his shattered sense of reality, the cursed spirits of ancient times and the ceaseless whispers of the sea begin to haunt his mind. The time has finally come: Kenan must confront the terrifying secret buried deep within his own consciousness and put an end to this age-old cycle of sin.
At nine months pregnant, Hannah is getting ready for a date with her partner. But her body rebels against every attempt to live up to the beauty standards she’s imposing on herself. The harder she fights, the more chaos takes over… Until her partner looks at her.
Trapped inside a gothic mansion in an endless time loop, Grace must unlock the secrets of the house, the enigmatic owner, and the previous night's party, to find any hope of escaping and returning to her normal life and young child.
As if opening the pages of a personal and exclusive diary, David Cronenberg generously opens up, retracing his life and the works that have made him one of the greats of cinema. Through an honest and disarming narrative, the filmmaker reveals the deep roots of an imagination that has influenced and transformed entire generations of viewers and directors.
On a deliberately paced walk through fragmented virtual spaces, a semi-autobiographical story unfolds about belonging and grief.
An acrophobic suicide jumper and a hitman pick the same rooftop to end a life.
A young software engineer ventures into a vivid journey to study a newly developed A.I. interface.
On a final walk with her terminally ill mother, the filmmaker sees a blossoming tree so beautiful that she says she would like to be one herself. After a long silence, her mother gives only one reply: “When?” Made only a few days before her mother’s death, the film is a poetic and uncompromising essay on farewell.
