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Piotr is preparing for an exhibition of his drawings in Drohobych, Ukraine. In his spare time, he calls his twin brother, Krzysiek, who works out of town.
A black teenager falsifies a paternity test in hopes of convincing his white adoptive family he's their biological son.
After her father dies, Stacy Prewitt tries desperately to bring him back through unconventional means.
Madeliefs mother can't seem to contact her, because she has a dinner party with her friends for her birthday, but things aren't as they seem.
The story of a unique Kazakh hunting breed and its keepers.
An exploration of humanity's place in a world focussed on industrialisation whilst nature is left in the background to degrade.
In the housing projects of a Madrid that never makes the postcards, maturity doesn't always come with age, but with experience. For a young man raised in humility and public parks, his world suddenly falls apart. Without the safety net that once protected him, and in a merciless environment, he must find a new direction and find his way back to the happy child who knew no fear.
The Kazuo Shinohara–designed "House on a Curved Road" was the home of my father, Shirouyasu Suzuki. After my father and mother passed away and the rooms were cleared, only light moves within my memories. By capturing this wavering light, the work is an attempt to grasp how the foundation of private expression exists through changes in the external world.
While two politicians prepare for Barcelona’s mayoral campaign in an office, outside, the Brigades de Confusió Popular exorcise the ghosts of Olympic urban planning. Filmmaker Àlex Sardà documents the first Interferència de Teatres de campanya, created by artist Marc Salicrú and carried out at Nova Icària Beach in Barcelona on September 21 and 22, 2024.
A pretentious and pathetic young filmmaker is trying to make his new short film come to life.
Nova, a lonely high school girl, has always relied on her older brother as her only source of comfort. After his death, she forms an unlikely friendship with Adhara, a rebellious classmate forcing her to confront the grief she has long buried.
Věra lives alone and nothing seems to be waiting for her in life. She misses the time when she used to be truly happy – when she went to the sea with her friends. However, only debris remains of the old group and it is not certain whether they will be able to handle such an adventure. Nevertheless, they long to set sail together once again on the open sea towards idyllic bays and sunsets. Little does she know that the greatest threat to their expedition will not be the sea, nor the old grievances that will surface during the journey, but their own children, who have no sympathy for their elderly parents' crazy trip.
A potter has an unexpected late night encounter with her apprentice; their divergent personal lives stir up emotional friction.
Jordi, a 78-year-old widower, lives with his parrot, Pitu, and the loneliness of grief. Everything changes when he begins interacting with an AI, which he calls Nil. Their daily conversations give meaning to his days and have resulted in fifteen books. A tender portrait of aging, loss, and new forms of friendship in a digital world.
Writer Mariana Enriquez embarks on a journey along the Costa Brava to explore its most enigmatic corners and write a paranormal guide, confronting ghost stories, myths, and superstitions while revealing, with humor and intimacy, her own obsession with fear and the unknown.
