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Trapped in an endless time loop, a desperate human races against the clock to escape a relentless cycle of terror. With every reset, shadowy figures emerge from the darkness—silent, unstoppable, and closing in for the kill. As reality frays at the edges, he must unravel the mystery of the loop before the shadows claim him forever. A gripping, atmospheric horror short that blends suspense, mystery, and unrelenting dread.
A road movie in reverse across Europe: Jola Wieczorek traces her family’s past from Poland to the idyllic Salzkammergut. The documentary The Days Yet Unknown is a moving portrait of origin, displacement, and the question of what home truly means.
A pharmaceutical trial promises Aya her lost memories, but as they return, her body begins to manifest them in disturbing ways.
Malvina is an angel sent to earth for being ignorant of it's problems. she falls to earth and after an incounter with a grieving mother seeks adamentley the love she talks about. when receiving this love finally she becomes addicted. she is filled with so much love for everyone she eventually loses herself completely in the desires and wants of everyone around her.
The story of Chaitanya, the mystic saint who transformed devotion into a revolution. The great king Prataparudra learns that God Himself is secretly present in his kingdom. He tries to meet with Him, but he must pass through insurmountable trials to earn His favor.
Life is a circle.
A man struggles to stay strong after a painful divorce, moving through his days with a quiet loneliness that no one notices. This PSA explores how a single moment of genuine care can change everything for someone who feels forgotten.
A silver chain that appears for centuries made by warlocks in the 15th century.
Ed is blessed with the gift of time travel, able to reset the day at will. He uses this gift to correct his mistakes, giving him what he thinks is the perfect mistake free life. However, after a painstaking attempt to create the perfect date, he discovers that this is the day his grandad dies. Unable to come to terms with his grandad's passing. Ed uses his powers to reset the day over and over continuously torturing himself transforming his gift of time travel into a never-ending curse.
Ukrainian cinematographer Anatoliy Khymych raises three dogs, one of which he saved from death, and the shadows of the films he has shot — about Chornobyl, in particular — are recalled.
In a world that refuses to understand him, Aino finds solace in a small green monster named Po. When that bond is tested, he's forced to rediscover what it truly means to be real.
Behind the lashes and laughter of Pangina Heals, Asia's most iconic drag queen, lies a story of childhood pain, family fracture and fierce reinvention.
2026 Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival finalist
The journey of Mavis, a 23 year old writer based in New York, who's longing for love has had a turbulence lately; despite living the "happily ever after" with her long term boyfriend - Rehan. Being the gifted writer that she is, ironically she can't seem to find the words to express the sudden shift of feelings towards her partner. Tackling themes such as guilt, love, and falling out of it; Love ( ) Mave explores what it's like to be in love with someone with all your being, but just not the way as you had before and all the strings of intimacy in between.
When an organization that hunts prejudice in art finds its next target, silence is no longer an option.
After being kidnapped, six people suddenly find themselves awake in what appears to be a bathroom? Just like the food and water, the little hope of escape they once had is slowly being eaten away by the realization that no one is coming to save them and that they will all decay here.
Portrait of the German-German singer-songwriter and intellectual Wolf Biermann, whose famous Cologne concert in 1976 made German history.
