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One night, Jayden, a young boy, listens to his grandmother tell a poetic story about the innocence of children and the ghosts that arise within them due to the actions of adults. Through four stories, the film illustrates how these traumas emerge and leave lasting marks across generations.
A woman returns to her childhood home after a death in the family. Amidst a surreal drive down winding midwestern roads, she attempts to reconcile where she came from with who she's become.
When a man falls into temptation and joins a robbery that goes terribly wrong, he descends into paranoia and tries to get rid of the money he believes is cursed.
Carmen returns to the last day she shared with her husband, Eduardo, who died in the Plaza de Mayo bombing, and clings to one last opportunity to torture a memory that she never fully closed.
Created in GTA 5 using Rockstar Editor: When a horrifying and mysterious attack leaves 38 dead in Mirror Park, Los Santos Police Chief Jebediah Longnuts and Deputy Chief Dick McCraw embark on a journey to find the truth.
‘The Bridge’ follows a young woman who hears a mysterious phone ringing in the forest and follows it into a surreal world, where inspiration resides but cannot manifest. It is a meditation on the creative act as a passage between fantasy and reality; a concept I was very much in touch with throughout the process of manifesting this film.
An aloof young man escapes to the wilds of Yosemite in the throes of a depressive episode. His only companion is a camera.
"For months we experimented and represented ourselves, starting with simple walks in search of material for a thesis. How can we visually recreate a memory? We walked and filmed, photographed and painted, got to know each other and told our stories. An experience transformed into a story that speaks of a shared journey, made up of filming, changes of season, conversations about the moon, and exchanges of techniques. Inspired by “Dark Side of the Moon,” we tried to represent the intimate and personal emotions that came to us through the album. Each song has a language, each movement a color, each sound an expression. What remains today, half a century later? Something inexplicable, perhaps. A wonderful creation of friendship and mutual artistic esteem, the (re)creation of multiple memories, which overlap like membranes on the screen. - Erik Negro
A tale of six students rising up against the tyranny of the Gods and the sacrifices made along the way.
The man who turned the girl into an obsession from the first glance has mastered every detail of her life. And now, he is ready to reveal himself.
Rick van Wijk's Thesis film
On a research trip to Greece, Adam slips into a parallel life without marriage, children, or responsibility. With Nysa, a local, he drifts through enchanted freedom while haunted by the life he once took for granted.
Álvaro returns to his Mediterranean hometown to sell the family house. There, the Mediterranean comes alive and guides him through legends, customs and memories, on an intimate journey where past and present intertwine. Onades is a contemporary fable about identity, nostalgia and desire, a poetic and queer short film created from and for La Vila.
Meet Ricky, an 8 year old boy neglected by his father. When Santa forgets to put his presents under the tree, Ricky gets granted three Christmas miracles by the Tree Witch. He wishes to be BIG, he wishes to be HOME ALONE, and finally, he wishes for his E.T.special friend Tito to go from being a dog to a full speaking humanoid. But once Ricky gets in trouble with a local gangster, he and Tito will have to fight for their right... to party!
Plot TBA.
Eddie dreams of becoming a bodybuilding champion and escaping rural Ohio. Determined to prove himself, he begins training under a renowned coach and dedicates his life to the demanding discipline of the sport. His ambitions, however, create tension at home—particularly with his deeply religious mother, who disapproves of the path he has chosen and the lifestyle surrounding the bodybuilding world. As he pushes his body and mind to the limit in pursuit of success, he must navigate family conflict, personal sacrifice, and the pressure to live up to expectations while chasing his dream.
Monica, a young college student must come face to face with her relationship with Ben.
The Cosme family returns to the riles after many years. Plot TBA.
