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Fukuro (Riku Tsuji) quits his office job to pursue illustration and takes up a part-time role as a pool lifeguard to make ends meet. Though a poor swimmer, Fukuro’s days are calm until a former aspiring pro arrives and forces him to ask: is his life moving forward or standing still?
"BHASMÃ" is a short film that follows the story of Bhasmasura, a demon blessed by Shiva to be invincible with his burning palm. Bhasmasura then puts Shiva in danger and chases him till he's distracted by a divine intervention.
Self-portrait by Sebastian Botero inspired by bus journeys and their connection to creativity.
In 2002, a group of teenagers broke into their hometown cinema to make a film. What began as an ambitious idea became the testament of a generation.
Bruno Mars Romantic tour breaking all records
Set against the backdrop of school memories and first love, ENTER explores the emotions we carry long after moments have passed. Through silence, longing and nostalgia, a young boy confronts the feelings he never expressed and discovers the courage to begin.
A dive bar diva gets a shot at the big time when a risqué remix goes viral.This outlaw-country masterpiece is a mix of uproarious edgy comedy (sex ED for adults), hillbilly girl power, and chasing dreams, even if they're past their prime.
Two Camp Counselors prove they can make a movie!
The movie follows an LGBTQI+ film crew making a documentary about an explosion that killed 70 senior citizens at an elderly home. One of the three main suspects carried out a suicide mission, taking everyone else with them. But which one?
TAMBAKU CHAAKILA OOB ALI documents, re-enacts, and takes forward one of the largest movements of unorganized labor of its time and context, which sparked unionizing processes across India throughout the 1980s. In the spirit of mobilizing for the leftist labor and the women’s movements the Yugantar collective spent four months with female tobacco factory workers in Nipani, Karnataka in India, listening to their accounts of exploitative working conditions, discussing strategies for unionizing and steps to broaden solidarities for strike actions, and filming previously unseen circumstances inside the factories.
Desperate for a lover, Billy starts seeing Carrie who hides a bizarre secret.
24 hours in the life of an aimless teenager, Ryan as he avoids his estranged, AI startup founder brother.
An audiovisual essay constructed from Super 8 footage filmed during camera tests for the short film ‘La Trampa’. Through gestures, light, and silences, it reflects on what the image reveals and what it leaves unsaid.
A boy named Tyler Ortin is struggling with lonlieness and the problem of his parents constant fighting when he becomes friends with a classmate Louey. Tyler helps his class get their grades back on track but the stress catches up to him.
The Nomad's Redemption is a cinematic exploration of movement, memory, and self-confrontation following a journey where redemption is not a destination, but a process unfolding along the way. The story of two individuals in two distant landscapes, each searching for redemption. Two lives. Two distant worlds. One shared longing for meaning.
When the Mayor of a small town makes the very controversial decision to move the beloved park bench a whole 5 meters in the opposite direction, the locals erupt with anger and disappointment, leading to a dramatic protest and much more. The story is told through interviews, dramatic re-enactments and heartfelt moments with the locals.
Comedian Emily Catalano explores her personality (or lack thereof) in her stand-up special The Introvert, filmed live at The Belly Up in San Diego.
Overwhelmed by her mother and tired of her grandmother's wake, Noelia escapes to a party with her best friend in search of a break. But leaving the wake proves much harder than she imagined.
