Lola Still Dances

Far from the South

December 2019 •French

Boris is around 20 years old and lives on the road with his disturbed father. When his boss offers him a better job at the restaurant where he works, Boris sees a way out off this rambling life.

Afterparty

July 2024 •English

Three friends wake up from the best night of their lives, only to find that their friend is dead.

In Sickness & In Health

November 2019 •English

When a woman is given the worst news of her life, she is faced with a decision: tell her family, or spare them and carry the burden herself.

Silence After Storm

July 2023 •Spanish

To understand the way they are feeling and why, Eva and Den converse about their ended relationship by going through the most important memories that were shared in the past. Through this remembrance, the memories’ capacity to be complete begins to be questioned as well as the love that was shared in the past.

Qabil's Quarantine

Invalid date •English

Be a part of Qabil's experience, in this international-challenge winning short, as he travels through his quarantine... but is all as it seems?

Tobey

November 2017 •English

Isolated in rural England, a teenage girl is forced to confront the recent death of her mother.

Becoming Lucy

February 2017 •English

Lucy, 15, blames her mother for her father leaving them for a 24 year-old blonde. When she finds out her crush at school likes blondes, she dyes her hair to get the attention of both men.

Doctor by Day

January 1998 •English

A blind woman has a seizure in her own house one evening. Her doctor, a neighbor called John arrives soon. She is unconscious. What happens next?

The Reunion

January 1998 •English

A few minutes before a man wakes up, his dead lover returns to him for one final reunion.

Not Forever on Earth

July 2023 •Spanish

A day in the daily life of Man, an evicted adult who travels through the city before making a decision that will change his life.

Simon’s Quest

October 2018 •English

Story about Simon, a gay werewolf, who must come to terms with his condition in order to start dating again, or else condemn himself to a life alone.

Sociedade do Caos

July 2024 •Portuguese

The Painted Lady

October 1912 •English

A lonely young woman lives with her strict father who forbids her to wear make-up. One day at an ice cream social, she meets a young man you seems interested in her. However, unknown to her, he is a burglar who is only interested in breaking into her father's house. One night she is awakened by a noise.

The Battle

November 1911 •English

Union soldiers march off to battle amid cheering crowds. After the battle turns against the Union Army, one soldier runs away, hiding in his girlfriend's house. Ashamed of his cowardice, he finds his courage and crosses enemy lines to bring help to his trapped comrades.

Dry Hot Summers

May 2016 •Arabic

Two lonely people at opposite chapters of life accidentally meet on a busy summer day in a Cairo taxi. Frail old Shawky and bubbly young Doaa are both caught up in their busy routines as their race through the city evolves into a journey of self-discovery that reconnects them to life.

They Grow Up So Fast

June 2023 •English

When Brian meets Amy after a night out on the town, things move a lot faster than he'd anticipated.

Second Thought

May 2024 •English

Chris and Art lead parallel lives, starting their day with similar routines in different locations. Both go to Provincetown, a welcoming haven for the LGBTQ+ community, where their paths cross on a dating app. A steamy encounter follows their first meeting, but a dramatic turn occurs when one blocks the other the next day.

Helmut

February 2013 •French

Mother and daughter walk in a medieval landscape. To the reports of romantic fantasies of her mother's adolescence, the daughter responds with deep annoyance. Helmut has the peculiarity of being a film about family, made among family. The young protagonist also signs the film, along with her father, creating a(n) (almost musical) comedy, a very special film about the generational conflict.

The Last Rung on the Ladder

Invalid date •English

Larry vowed to protect his sister. When that promise is broken, he must navigate through his grief and learn to live with the guilt.

Room 8

April 2013 •English

Thrown to rot in a narrow and gloomy cell of a hideous Soviet prison, a weary new inmate struggles to come to terms with the new reality. Within the grey cage, an unwelcoming fellow convict cautions the newcomer not to touch the intriguingly mysterious red wooden box which rests on the lower bunk, moreover, not even think of opening it. Why is there so much secrecy about the contents of the box? Could there be hiding the means to his escape?