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A film student who's never been on a date before becomes a dating coach.
After an enlightening trip to the bathroom, a man is presented with a golden opportunity that could change his life.
After a more or less successful heist, two criminals argue over a briefcase full of money while they wait for their accomplices, who may never show up.
I think I'm a masochist I crave intimacy more than any other feeling To have someone look at me and put all their emotions onto my body and mind The idea of being hit excites my mind more than any feeling of bodily pleasure The outburst of another inflicted on my skin, as their fist connect with my flesh and the blood vessels explode within like tiny orgasms To feel the ache graze over my skin and soothe into a warm and tingling sensation The idea of purple and red flowers blooming on my body in an act of true emotions I never got bruises from the hits They were never sexual or romantic I don't like to be hit in my face.
Follows shark experts investigating unusually high great white activity around a seal and sea lion colony off Australia's Greenly Island.
The story behind the production of "Il Kapitano: Una dedica a Francesco Silvestre" (2025)
As she deals with the consequences of a near-death experience, Katherine finds herself stuck in limbo, piecing together her past lives while dealing with loneliness, isolation and trauma, finding solace in unusual places
In early-2000s China, two kids take their first swimming lesson - a moment that will change their lives forever.
A man finds his soul lingering in the remnants of daily life. Unaware of his own death, he feels no particular concern for his destination. An unexpected phone call forges a brief connection to the living world—a bond as fleeting as his mortal existence, where genuine engagement always eluded him.
A personal essay film about the life, death and resurrection of the great Bengali director Ritwik Ghatak
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“The song’s title is an obscure reference to a character in a short story by Frank Herbert. It was written from the perspective of someone watching a loved one set out on a path that was not recommended to them, able only to watch passively as events unfold.” – Panchiko
The artist, who never met her grandfather, traces his presence through a photograph and images from Yasukuni Shrine. Guided by her father’s fragmented memories, she reconstructs an absent figure. Through reversals of images, bodies, and landscapes, the film explores shifting perspectives, revealing hidden layers of time, history, and memory.
The world is ending, but there is something beautiful about it. Filmed in the game *Dear Esther*.
This is my third and final short film to my Fyrhtu Unkent (2026) trilogy, this final instalment taking place multiple years later and expanding whilst introducing new themes to the franchises overall meaning of the feeling of loneliness being lost and then the concept of acceptance of grief in a mental hell on Earth.
