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a found footage fusion of clips for a dazzling song by Ketsa
JK enters the Library in search of a book but he quickly discovers that his wishes might not be that simple. Halls and corridors multiply like a labyrinth without a way out, stairs lead to impossible places, and the employees of the Library don't offer any help. The Library seems to watch over and guide him against his will. Every attempt to move forward traps him, plunging him further into the chaos of an absurd system. What began as a small desire turns into a mental and sensory odyssey, where JK will even have to resort to violence. What is your Library?
What happens when the boundaries between the observer and the subject are obliterated? When love appears not as a polished image, but in the guise of a homeless, drunk, and wounded person whom the world has turned its back on? This is a story about love that refuses to acknowledge the "social gutter". It is about equality that cannot be imposed, but can be experienced. In this film, reality rewrites the script. What was intended as a documentary about volunteers helping the homeless suddenly transforms into a chronicle of an impossible love affair. The film producer falls in love with the protagonist – a homeless man named Edik. The camera captures not only the social drama but an inner revolution which comes at a price. The struggle with addiction, rejection, the lure of the streets, and the fear of being authentic. Yet, against all odds, in this struggle we discern a radical act of recognizing humanity in someone who is usually overlooked.
Zun-Tou Elementary School stood adjacent to Taoyuan International Airport. Everything on campus seemed to revolve around airplanes and the airport... yet it was precisely this proximity that ultimately led to the school’s disappearance. Through the interplay of sound and image, the film reconstructs a single day at the elementary school, piecing together the contours of childhood within its grounds. At the same time, the school serves as a microcosm, reflecting the broader erasure of landscapes under the Taoyuan Aerotropolis development.
What does it mean to disappear? Based on the personal archive of her detained and disappeared uncle, this short film brings together images, texts, and audio recordings as traces of a fragmentary presence: to disappear is not to die, but to remain suspended between life and death.
Claris and Oli, two fans of a fishing reality show, dream of a different life as they wander through a supermarket that they have turned into their makeshift home. Among the aisles and products, they face the reality of living on the margins.
In a Buenos Aires movie theater, a group of strangers is trapped during a violent confrontation in the streets. While chaos reigns outside, fears, ideals, and secrets surface inside, and each person must face who they really are.
A critical memoir about revolutionary violence in Argentina in the 1970s.
In a quiet and ominous city, Kaplan and Wenceslao, former fellow activists, meet again after several years. An unfinished past returns in fragments. While one trusts in democracy, the other plans a shortcut to shake up the power from within.
An idyllic morning: spaghetti bubbles on the stove, classical music plays. The calm is broken by a call that sets into motion a surreal day in which the phones keep ringing and mysterious, fascinating women interrupt his domestic routine, to provide strangely profound insights into his life. Three short stories by Haruki Murakami adapted to an Indian setting.
A documentary that explores the centuries-old tradition of the femminielli in Naples—people assigned male at birth who live in feminine roles and hold a unique place in the city’s popular culture. Through intimate portraits and everyday moments, the documentary follows members of this community as they take part in rituals, celebrations, and acts of neighborhood solidarity that blend folklore, spirituality, and gender expression. From lively streets to the pilgrimage at Montevergine Sanctuary, the film reveals how the femminielli embody a longstanding yet fragile tradition, offering a moving reflection on identity, resilience, and the survival of a distinctive cultural heritage.
An aspiring serial killer navigates her way through a day of temptation until a charming drifter presents her with a perfect opportunity.
A newly married couple living in a Chinese megalopolis navigates the tricky waters of the traditional expectations that quietly surface in their most intimate exchanges.
Three female Irish farmers—Ailbhe Gerrard (Brookfield Farm, Co. Tipperary), Carina Roseingrave (Burren View Farm, Co. Clare), and Sophie Bell (Co. Cavan)—explore reclaiming the Irish landscape by inspiring others to connect to each other in stewardship of the land. It celebrates joy in a world increasing in mechanisation, and how farming can bring communities to healthy regenerative and organic farming practices with women farmers at the forefront of global agriculture narratives.
From mouth to ear, hand to hand, body to body our stories are passed on. They maintain yesterday, today and tomorrow. As long as we keep telling them, as long as we keep understanding them
Woo-jin heads to Amidong to find a director who went into hiding to receive a video. In the journey, he meets the assistant director and hears about Park Chun-bong. The previous film, "A Carpenter Catching a Whale" was canceled. Woo-jin doesn't believe how a student can make film like it. However, he witnesses a moment when a fantasy that he has denied becomes a reality.
The feature directorial debut of Jiang Wenjie, cinematographer and editor of Keep Rolling, explores the inner lives of three female Hong Kong writers: Hon Lai-chu, Lee Wai-yi, and Human Ip. Though their styles and thematic concerns differ considerably, the film shows that their literary works are all informed by their immediate surroundings, whether that be a childhood home, the streets of Sham Shui Po, or the cattle and woods near Lai Chi Wo village. Time may inevitably erode everything in this city, but these writers continue to tell their hometown's stories in their own unique ways.
a photographer keeps a close connection with her hobby but it doesn't seem as great as she thought
