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Maya, a young woman residing on a quaint fishing island in the Philippines, carries the weight of her family's financial struggles, but her life takes a turn when Nilo, a fisherman from a neighboring area, arrives on the island for the squid-fishing season. However, the harsh reality of their precarious financial situation looms over them, threatening the stability of their life together.
The Fuente de Piedra lagoon in Spain is home to one of the largest flocks of flamingos in Europe. Once a year, the adolescent birds perform a dance that looks like... flamenco! But when the flock is attacked by hateful podencos (wild dogs) our heroine Rosie, a fun, dance crazy flamingo, loses her beloved sister and the flamenco is cancelled henceforth. She grows up a shadow of her former self, robbed of her sisters love and the joy of dance. One day she meets Carlos, an exuberant lizard, who encourages her to dance once more - rekindling her inner flame. Over time, she transforms back into her old confident self, before leading her flock to face down the podencos and dance once more.
Short film selected for the Cannes Film Festival Directors’ Fortnight Lineup.
A behind-the-scenes look at the shooting of a portion of The Short Life of Jaxon Blume on an apple farm in Kent, United Kingdom.
Short film selected for the Cannes Film Festival Directors’ Fortnight Lineup. A documentary that explores how a woman's movie collection triggers her infidelity. Created for one viewer—the woman whose confessions are revealed through hypnotic second-person narration. All events and artifacts are presented at a steady, soothing pace.
An obsessed director, filming a modern adaptation of "Carmen," falls in love with the lead actress and gradually blurs the line between cinema and reality, turning the set into an arena of jealousy and self-destruction.
In a coastal village obsessed with standing out, through flashy solos, fierce ping pong matches, and clumsy dates, a young saxophonist takes a different path.
An undocumented immigrant explores his and his family's immigration trauma while grasping hope through a voicemail.
A visceral action-thriller where a lone fighter is forced into a relentless pursuit by a grim ancestral decree. To satisfy a blood mandate that haunts his family's legacy, he must cut through a web of enemies and shifting alliances. As the hunt intensifies, the line between justice and revenge blurs in a raw struggle for survival.
Four women are on an existential journey in Morocco, connecting with local women from all walks of life bonding in sisterhood, and share their common quest for empowerment.
Explores the life and aspirations of Oliver, a rambunctious and imaginative preteen growing up with disabilities, who’s an avowed murder-mystery aficionado about to craft the perfect mystery caper.
A giallo-homage where a pizza is the victim.
After many years of actively avoiding her family, Mariia finally decides to pay them a visit, seemingly to celebrate her grandmother's jubilee. However, her intentions might not be as wholesome as it seems, as the true nature of her visit lies in the fact that the birthday girl decided to grant Mariia the ownership over her home. Mariia's uncle Grygorii learns of this and decides to engage in a turf war with his niece, hoping that this will result in the latter changing her mind. However, the young entrepeneur is a tougher nut to crack than it initially looks.
Short film selected for the Cannes Film Festival Directors’ Fortnight Lineup.
In the tough neighborhood of Tepito, a boy faces the great Mexican dream: becoming a boxing champion.
He is walking too much...
Yejin and Haeri are the best friends in their class. But when Haeri starts writing a secret diary with friends from another class, a subtle crack begins to form in their relationship. Yejin feels hurt by the way Haeri keeps the diary from her and grows anxious, wondering if their shared secrets might have been written inside.
An exclusive behind-the-scenes featurette giving a look into the production of STREAKS (2025). Deleted scenes, outtakes and never-before-seen media all wrapped up in one killer package.
After a relapse, 38-year-old Amaro moves back in with his mother — only to confront the inherited patterns that shaped him.
