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Saura, Filipe, João, Beatriz, Rita, and Marchana have a language of their own, shaped by the growing pains of childhood and the uncertainties of adult life. During the summer, Saura and Filipe, once deeply connected, begin to drift apart. As they try to understand what still remains between them, their language also begins to change, and with it the group of friends they share.
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Apr 2026
There they are, hanging upside down. The sleek sports car is on its roof. The tires are steaming. The engine is smoking. What happened? The memory comes flooding back like a slap in the face. She’s the boss’s daughter. He’s just a small-time crook, but her lover and accomplice. Together, they wanted to rip him off. Rip him off and disappear into the sunset. But the plan doesn’t work out. Because the boss isn’t so easily fooled.
Ophelia comes to her first lesson at the ballet studio. But there is one nuance that sets her apart from other ballerinas. Ophelia is overweight. Every now and then she touches the other students with her hips, overweight the bench, and blocks the reflections of the other ballerinas in the mirror during class. Ofelia is not able to perform the movements as professionally as others, but it does not discourage her. At some point, Ophelia hears a familiar word from the coach: "Fondue!" While the other girls begin to perform ballet techniques, Ophelia freezes in place and drowns in memories of the cheese delicacy of the same name.
During a global quarantine, Gilberto, an elderly baker, is forced to close his shop. As a high-tech bakery opens nearby, he struggles to preserve his craft and reconnect with his distant granddaughter.
A young star escapes from her home planet and goes on a journey through space to find her place.
Two friends enter an abandoned house looking for vintage tech and discover something inside that has been waiting for them.
Late at night in a quiet place, three lives intersect — a weary stranger, a silent old man, and a tired waiter. Through glances, gestures, and fragments of conversation, their fragile interactions unravel hidden tensions and unspoken histories. What begins as routine slowly transforms into a haunting exploration of loneliness, memory, and the search for meaning.
While talking on the phone with a family member, a hotel worker realized why he had cut his family off.
This wasn’t meant to be a documentary. I’d always had an appreciation for the American South, but I’d never actually experienced it for myself. Aotearoa/New Zealand has always had a deep respect for Black American culture especially Southern Black American culture and I wanted to show people back home the things we don’t always get to see or fully understand. So I went. "My Letter to the South" is about the journey that followed, something I never expected. There was no script. No plan. Just two Kiwi fellas exploring a place we have always loved that we are seeing for the first time.
Vera Alexandrovna is 80 years old. She lives alone in her apartment. Нer only company comes from her caretaker, Irina, and her son, Kirill. Her days have long become monotonous: there is no room for chance, and everything happens according to her plan, exactly as she wants it. Old age is unacceptable to her; to acknowledge it would mean accepting dependence, vulnerability, and the loss of control over her own life. On a typical day, she takes a shower, reads a book, and visits her son. But this morning, a light bulb burns out — and nothing will ever be the same again. Her son Kirill is apathetic and withdrawn: he fears her, resents her, and yet reveres her, making their relationship both dependent and destructive. This unresolved tension culminates in a desperate act.
In the refined Absolutio Restaurant, among the aromas and flavors of gourmet cuisine, a wealthy couple enjoys an apparently perfect dinner. Normality vanishes when disturbing details reveal a dark ritual.
A privileged office worker rebels when his freedom to use the "finger gun" gesture is threatened in this comedic satire.
Desperate for cash to move out of her mom's trailer, convenience store cashier Vic, her best friend Tally, and Tally's clueless boyfriend John stage a robbery, but things quickly spiral into chaos when two overbearing customers get involved.
Influenced by Yoko Ono's 1964 performance "Cut Piece," the film is an explosion of energy, anger, and spirit that explores sexual exploitation and violence against female/femme bodies. Short, fast, and sweet like an angry spitfire punk song, blink and you'll miss the show!
When a small-time neighborhood dealer learns his lottery ticket is a winner, he and his best friend must battle friends, enemies, and pure chaos on the way to claim the prize.
A prestigious short film circling the (fake) ending of a friendship.