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A musing exploration of gender as a pink jacket in the hall closet, as explained by fish.
Short film selected for the Cannes Film Festival Directors’ Fortnight Lineup.
On a Christmas Eve that quickly spirals out of control, a group of friends finds themselves embroiled in an unlikely mystery that no one quite knows how to solve. Amid absurd suspicions, embarrassing revelations, and an investigation as improvised as it is chaotic, Christmas Eve dinner transforms into a game of accusations where everyone seems to have something to hide.
In a "potential" future, the True Purity Act is enacted in the U.S.A. for "societal protection" forcing all declared vagabonds to be removed from the streets and forced into special rehabilitative facilities. THIS IS ONE OF THEIR STORIES…
Artist and young father John finds himself stuck in a room. He attempts to break free but ends up letting go and surrenders himself to the trap. Causing his home life to blur as he becomes a cog in the white-collar machine.
A reclusive man is forced to reckon with the Ghosts of his past
A road movie set in long-distance coaches, on motorways and in bus terminals across a supposedly borderless Europe. A cinema documentary in kaleidoscopic snapshots tracing the fates of three very different women, their experiences and encounters.
2060: In a dystopian future, a lonely mother faces an enormous dilemma when she has to choose between protecting her son, persecuted by an oppressive system, and maintaining her own moral principles.
A dinosaur egg turns up in Schmuddelfing and an incredibly cute baby dinosaur hatches out. The Olchis and their friends now see it as their responsibility to protect the baby from curious explorers and treasure hunters. With the help of a mysterious time machine, they embark on an action-packed adventure to bring the baby dinosaur safely back to its own time and find its parents.
"For months we experimented and represented ourselves, starting with simple walks in search of material for a thesis. How can we visually recreate a memory? We walked and filmed, photographed and painted, got to know each other and told our stories. An experience transformed into a story that speaks of a shared journey, made up of filming, changes of season, conversations about the moon, and exchanges of techniques. Inspired by “Dark Side of the Moon,” we tried to represent the intimate and personal emotions that came to us through the album. Each song has a language, each movement a color, each sound an expression. What remains today, half a century later? Something inexplicable, perhaps. A wonderful creation of friendship and mutual artistic esteem, the (re)creation of multiple memories, which overlap like membranes on the screen. - Erik Negro
Prof. Franco Fossi thinks he can get away with drugs, shady business, and blackmailing students. He has no idea a brutal reality check is coming.
Mud, power outages, heavy rain – and yet Wacken draws crowds every year. For over three decades, Wacken Open Air has stood for friendship, perseverance, and a tight-knit community. With metal legends such as Kreator, Doro Pesch, and Motörhead, Wacken turns into an exceptional event – and a home away from home for fans from all over the world.
Choke 2 expands the story beyond the original incident, following the killer as he targets new victims while survivors from the first film struggle to move on. The violence is more intentional this time, ending on a note that makes it clear the story isn’t over.
A stuttering young boy, pressured by his father, finds solace in his bicycle—until a troubled boy steals it, leading to an unlikely friendship.
Five years after a viral apocalypse leaves the world ruled by worshipped horrors, three brothers hiding in a secluded Louisiana cabin are forced to confront the outside world when a stranger arrives at their door.
An eighties rock veteran and a twenty-something queer performer collide in 'Fama y Guita', an intergenerational electro-punk duo setting the Buenos Aires night ablaze amidst karaoke tracks, leather fetishism, and a 'Yoga and Drugs' philosophy.
A spin-off from the Abandoned city movie focusing on the mysterious man and his son in the night of the Abandoned city
When two stoners go on a journey to a charity shop, they run into trouble with the police and two other stoners. When they finally get a copy of a dvd from the charity shop, a mysterious evil character called “Gimp Man” comes to take it from them. Only god’s son himself, “Jesus Christ” can help them.
