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Putorana is a plateau of waterfalls and rock walls. Here, man is not a hero, but a witness. Silence lies not in the absence of sounds, but in their proportionality. Dissolving into presence, you can forget why you came.
Apr 2026
A trip up north for the funeral of my grandfather
As part of an independent film anthology project, So Help Me Lord is a personal and intimate story about the relationship between Caio and God, reflecting on himself and the world around him.
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May 2026
Allan becomes really desensitized to messes up things on the internet, and it affects him in a huge way.
Inspired by the real story of Ethan Stables, a young man who plotted a domestic terror attack on a Pride event in Barrow-in-Furness, Stables follows Seb the morning after a hook-up, waking up in a stranger's bed. But who really is the man that he is lying next to?
When timid young Jackie is left in charge of her frail Grandma, she escapes into her favorite sitcom until a sudden health scare forces her to step into adult responsibility for the first time.
Jakob and Konne, two adventurous fathers bring their two year old sons, on a six-day mountain bike tour through the Swiss Alps. From rumbling stomachs and croissant crises to unavoidable tantrums – what begins as an ideal plan quickly turns into a test of patience for all four.
Nov 2025
After a huge fire has raged, the scorched stone left there is suddenly bewildered by the unfamiliar landscape of the village, and the scorched stone that has been wandering around begins to look around the village.
In a foreign city, a young woman wanders through the night in search of someone from her dreams. Amidst urban structures and encounters with strangers, she may not be dreaming alone.
Eric Chavez has a heart of gold, a magnetic personality, and a knack for telling stories–but the young artist and his vibrant family are haunted by the shadow of a past tragedy in this dreamlike, observational documentary that was filmed over 12 years.
The documentary film Theater. Kollektiv. tells the story of this extraordinary group through scenes of everyday life, archives, and excerpts from stage plays. Both current and former members, as well as experts from the Luxembourgish cultural scene, share their perspectives.
In a quiet urban setting, two men meet under circumstances that initially appear casual and uncomplicated. What begins as a fleeting encounter driven by curiosity and desire gradually reveals deeper emotional tensions. As their interaction unfolds, the characters confront their own expectations about intimacy, vulnerability, and the meaning of pleasure itself. The encounter becomes a subtle psychological exchange in which power, attraction, and unspoken fears shift from one moment to the next. Through restrained dialogue and charged silences, the film explores how a seemingly simple meeting can expose loneliness and the fragile boundary between physical gratification and genuine human connection.
In a remote village between mountains and the Jordan River, near a district called Jerusalem, everyday life appears to unfold in deceptive calm.