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When a star falls from the sky and lands in a young girls back yard, she rushes out to help send the star back home
A man falls into a void and must return to the light.
By the pricking of thy thumbs.
A found 16mm print of a short narrative film set in the American Civil War, along with Super 8 home movies of the filmmaker’s family in Iran during the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s, are fused into a ghostly labyrinth. Made entirely on a JK Optical Printer, the film exhumes gestures, movements, conflicts, and forces in constant resurgence.
When a romantic fantasy begins to spill beyond the limits of reality, the world itself starts to reflect it. During a recital, two bears imagine a dreamlike romance that carries them through the four seasons.
Set in the Arizona Territory in 1882, Ringo’s Tally follows infamous outlaw Johnny Ringo as he rides alone through the desert, hunted by the law, haunted by his enemies, and slowly losing control of himself. Drunk, exhausted and stranded after losing his horse, Ringo follows a distant firelight to a lonely campsite, where he meets a mysterious stranger carrying a dime novel written about his life.
A young soul called "The Self" recollects the memory of his past while having an ego death in a possible future.
After discovering his brother’s brutal death, A man embarks on a relentless quest for vengeance. As he descends into the city’s violent underworld, he sets out to destroy the ruthless gang known as “The Blackwoods.”
The world that appears calm on the surface is, in fact, quietly changing. One day, a man as unshakable as a mountain fell because of a toothache.
A regional First Nations filmmaker explores the Wotjobaluk Nations’ underdog fight for recognition, revealing Treaty as a complex mosaic with deeply local, lived realities unfolding far from Melbourne.
The film follows Billie and Vega, six years after the events of the first film. The family is falling apart. Their father is gone, their mother is exhausted and unavailable, and Vega has lost her footing. Billie longs for the strength she and her sister once found together, what they called their superpower. When Vega herself makes the choice to be hospitalized, Billie decides to take action. With her father's analog camera as her companion, she embarks on a journey that is both physical and emotional. Along the way, she encounters people and situations that challenge her, but also give her strength. She must trust herself, improvise, and deal with the unexpected.
Jelena Ilić's father suffers from drug-induced psychosis and has been in forensic psychiatry for five years. Now the day of his release is approaching. How can the director be sure that her father will not relapse and become violent again? How can a reconciliation be achieved? And how can society successfully reintegrate a mentally ill offender?
Tracing the hidden life of interiors.
"MAAR" is an upcoming Assamese Feature Film to be Written and Directed by Aasish Dutta under the banner ABEYANCY™. Produced by Anjumoni Saikia Dutta, Original Score by Fardin Irfan, Music by Riyan Saikia and D.O.P Mrinal Jyoti Bora. Film is on Pre-Production state.
With a visual background containing images of an abandoned building in his hometown, Albin, the only child in a family of three, shares his feelings on having his extended family abroad through a mixture of narration and conversation with his parents.
A 19-year-old man is trapped between a dark force in his mind and a small positive energy fighting to save him. As both sides battle for control, his reality distorts, forcing him into a psychological struggle for survival.
A glimpse into the lives of three characters who move through the city like animals in a zoo, gradually reconnecting with their primordial instincts. Until they erupt in a final confrontation with real animals, breaking free.
After isolating himself from the outside world, a troubled sleepwalker discovers the pathway to an alternate reality, where he is guided by a mysterious entity. As he ventures further, he descends into the darkest corners of his subconscious.
