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Born with an unusual defect that left her without a navel, she grows up feeling like she doesn’t quite belong. Her body and her being carry traces of something foreign, something she cannot understand. To escape this strangeness, she develops a fascination with watching — always the observer, never the participant. But when she encounters a man, her fear of closeness begins to give way, turning into obsession. Gradually, her watching crosses boundaries: from distance to intimacy, from desire to intrusion.
Jan 2026
Valentin, a man with a shady past but who is trying to turn over a new leaf, reunites with his estranged son Joseph and his son’s girlfriend Alice after years apart. But what seems at first like a heartwarming reunion, soon goes to hell as JP and Mila, nefarious acquaintances of Valentin, turn up with bloody plans.
Mar 2026
Luisa recently moved out of her parent's home into a residential group at a facility for people with disabilities on the outskirts of a small German town. There she receives support in her often turbulent everyday life. Unnoticed, Luisa becomes increasingly quiet, everyday life in the residential group continues until it is unexpectedly discovered that Luisa is pregnant. She does not say how this happened and everyone knows that her boyfriend Anton is infertile. Suspicion of sexual abuse is obvious. Luisa decides to terminate the pregnancy. The police are called in and try to find out whether a crime has been committed. The investigation becomes a test of endurance for Luisa, her relationship with Anton and for all the staff at the residential facility.
Apr 2026
Through organised 'mass trespass' events, the Right to Roam movement sets out to increase public access to nature, but finds itself in conflict with England's landowners.
May 2026
Dec 2026
While on a journey of self-discovery, a resort guest gets swept into an undercover investigation for stolen jewels that turns into an unexpected and adventurous romance.
Steve Skyfire and Willard Midnight embark on the tenacious journey of becoming professional wrestlers, eventually venturing into newfound fame and superstardom.
Dec 2025
Jonathan Stavleu explores, in a stream-of-consciousness video essay, the relationship people have with water and what happens when access to it is taken away. For this work, he examines anecdotal histories he has heard from Estonians, as well as stories from his own family history in the Netherlands, weaving them together into a journal-like narrative.
A bartender and a known alcohol venture into a creepy basement after hearing a noise.
Feb 2026
A Batak musical film that will bring the audience's hearts back to their hometown.
Aug 2026
After a break-up, a fledgling rapper goes on a odyssey through his hometown.
After a sudden seizure, Memo struggles to accept his new reality, prompting concern from his family about his health.
Filmed in Miami, Hernández's special features his comedic take on his first-generation American upbringing before a local audience.
A young man starts a conversation with an old man in a bar, who tells him one of his exploits in exchange for a drink.
Jan 2028