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After being abducted and replaced by an alien, a "teenager" uses a viral challenge as bait to lure his friend into a ritual, where the line between human and imposter breaks down under the threat of inevitable abduction.
Nov 2025
The documentary portrays Erich Finsches, a true Viennese original and Holocaust survivor. Based on over six years of collected material by director Matthias Jaklitsch, who supported Erich on his travels, the film shows him as a positive, humorous, but also argumentative and unique personality in all his humanity. At 97, Erich continues to tirelessly advocate for remembrance of the past, attending memorial ceremonies and schools to spread his message of "Never Again." Instead of a traditional "eyewitness narrative," the film not only documents Erich's life, his youth during Nazi persecution, and his rebuilding of a new life after the war, but also the relationship between the director and the protagonist.
Dec 2025
In the province of Lazio, two teenagers and their friends are desperately searching for Luca, a boy their age to whom they gave a small amount of money in advance without receiving the hashish they had requested. Filippo, one of the boys involved in the scam, must try to keep secret the violent plan devised by his friends to get revenge.
Eighth entry of the anthology written by Bakarhythm: two new shorts: “Gradation” (Koji Yamamoto) and “Toilet Paper Race” (Nanase Nishino & Yosuke Asari), blend dream and reality, with Bakarhythm appearing as the surreal “window guide.”
A lonely man makes a wish for someone to make him company.
A man that has nyctophobia has to walk a dark corridor to retrieve matches for his extinguished candle.
Declan has had no luck with the holidays: his girlfriend Stephanie broke up with him on the way to Christmas dinner. He's managed to keep it secret until New Year's Day, when his car breaks down and his sister Rachel shows up to help him fix it. Crumbling under her relentless curiosity, Declan is now on a crash course to confront the poor decisions of his life.
This is a story of a young boy named Vijay. He lives with his family in a small village named Dakita Meerganj. Vijay studies in the 9th standard of a government school. He is a huge fan of Super Star Amitabh Bachchan and always tries to behave like him. He was born in a lower cast family. And Vijay's father Anna Jamadar's profession is to clean toilet of the village. All the villagers tease Vijay by calling him after his father's profession as "Anna Safaiwale ka Beta" (cleaner's son), which he doesn't like. This film is cast cast-based political drama.
The story of one of the founders of Latvian hip hop – Gustavo and his endless pursuit of excellence in everything he does. From his first steps in the rap group "Fact" to his long-term work on his solo album "Beidzot!" (Finally!). The road to the top has been full of challenges and at times seemed impossible. It is precisely this perfectionism that drives Gustavo forward, allowing him not only to establish himself among the Latvian rap elite, but also to transcend the boundaries of the genre, constantly searching for new forms of expression. However, this pursuit has not come without sacrifice. Behind his success lie personal sacrifices and internal struggles.
In the utopia of Sockville, residents are visited daily by their caretaker, Peter Pinky. However, one individual sock, Smiley Steve, starts to suspect something nefarious is afoot, and gathers a band of freedom fighters to rise up against the power.
Confessions with Jeff Brown is a compelling television show where guests are allowed to share their personal stories and secrets. Guests on the show have the opportunity to process their emotions in a safe and understanding environment. Jeff Brown's empathetic approach creates a space where individuals can authentically express themselves, fostering an atmosphere of trust and vulnerability.
After her grandfather, who ran an antiques shop, passes away, Nanami decides to take over the business. As she prepares to reopen the shop, she buys a small box from a friend who runs a recycle shop. Inside is a diary in which a woman candidly describes her relationship with her partner... (R15+ version premiered at the OP PICTURES+ Festival 2025).
John builds a criminal empire in the strange and absurd world of GTA Online with the help of his friends, but their time of carefree chaos won't last forever.
The more Henry insists on fulfilling his role as a provider father, the further he drifts from the chance of returning home. From his brother’s farm, he tries to sell a calf in order to send money to his family—who no longer waits for him. Poor posture will collapse his body, worn out from insisting on a lost cause.
In the aftermath of a fleeting queer romance, a young man drifts through memory, loss, and quiet resilience, discovering that some loves are brief not because they are weak, but because they are fragile.
A love story between a man and a woman who become closer through communication through the fictional music in the novel.
When infamous conservative media outlet The Daily Larrikin becomes the target of a federal investigation into discriminatory hiring practices, producers Jack and Tom scramble to come up with a way out of the inevitable company-sinking legal trouble. Their solution: bring on a token diversity hire as a do-nothing assistant to their volatile star commentator Roy Ruebens, functionally killing two birds with one stone. The best they can manage is another white guy who happens to be gay; but the new twink on the job quickly ignites a powder keg of internal politics, on-air blunders and viral PR disaster, turning a legal problem into a full blown crisis for the entire company.