Mokhtar

Forgiveness

November 2021 •English

Following an argument two roommates learn to forgive each other.

Brûler

April 2020 •English

A short poetic narrative about dealing with separation. Told in French and presented to English audiences without subtitles to leave the characters' feelings up to interpretation.

Still Awake?

April 2022 •Czech

Šimon (46) has been suffering from insomnia for several years. Behind the illusion of a secure and happy life, he has a monotonous job he doesn't like, his wife looks down on him, his son doesn’t take him seriously, and Šimon has long since lost any hope for change. But then he discovers a 16-year-old YouTuber on his son’s computer whose ASMR videos finally help him to sleep. But he soon realises that the girl means much more to him than he had thought. The illusion begins to crumble.

Code_Switch

December 2019 •English

After tragedy strikes, a meek Ruby Oliver enters a broken VR game for a last chance to see the dead. Little does she know that this game treats all girls as a virus as she fights to save herself.

Vinland

July 2022 •Czech

Like many others, Daniil has decided to leave his native Georgia and move to Prague in search of better pay. Originally a teacher, he finds a job with Ukrainian laborers controlled by a Russian boss called Sergei and thus becomes a cog in the machinery that takes advantage of the work of illegal immigrants… Vinland looks at the lives of people who exist all around us but about whom we know so little because their identities disappear the moment they relinquish their passports to the mafia who are interested only in profit.

A Film Noir

May 2019 •English

In the grimy city streets of shitten, a lone detective is forced out of retirement in order to discover the mystery behind the body that was washed up by the docs. He'll have to meet old friends and enemies in order to find who the culprate is.

Being There

June 2022 •English

A student film for a highschool Film 11 class. Two free thinkers embark on an odyssey to connect their minds with their bodies and achieve enlightenment.

Myself and I

May 2024 •English

In the depths of his creative turmoil, a filmmaker stumbles upon an extraordinary solution: a clone that promises to unravel his artistic conundrums. 1st Place Winner - Lark Theater Student Filmmaker Showcase [Narrative]

The Ridge Grave Girls

October 2023 •English

A prom queen-to-be must break free from her small town’s ominous legacy of prom queens who die after their crowning.

Para Dos

July 2022 •Spanish

Divnolidi

January 2016 •Czech

Everyone thinks they have crazy relatives. But in this family, dad lives in the closet.

Stairwell B

December 2023 •English

A college student's attempts at doing her laundry are quickly challenged by the harsh environment of a dorm laundry room and the other students in the building.

In the Box

June 1999 •Slovak

A character is inside a cubical room; there is a hole in the roof, which is too high to reach. But pushing on the walls distorts the room in various ways, always appearing to bring the hole closer while still leaving it tantalizingly inaccessible.

Pink Pill

June 2017 •Chinese

A teenage girl is outed as lesbian in gossip that spreads quickly across her school. She finds herself judged and insulted by her peers, and coerced into trying to change herself by someone she took to be her friend.

Phantom Pain

September 2023 •Spanish

Daniel seeks catharsis by recalling with Sofía his past relationship.

Roma Boys – The Love Story

October 2009 •Czech

The film explores the taboo subject of homosexuality within the Roma community through the personal story of a Roma activist who happens to be gay. Though his job has earned him respect among his peers, by coming out his status is in jeopardy. However, the desire to share his complex story prompted him to write a screenplay based on his life. Partly a documentary about his autobiographical script, the film switches between documentary and narrative storytelling. Owing to its distinctive style, the film offers a glimpse into the protagonist's world as he faces triple discrimination: as a Roma, as a gay man, and as a gay man in the Roma community.

Erisudar

August 2022 •Tamil

Erisudar pits predeterminism against free will. The constant battle between these two concepts is a lifelong experience for the conscious mind, which yields no peaceful conclusion.

Hymn

October 2023 •English

As a faithful child of God, Mary regularly repents for her sins. Over time, her faith drives her crazy as she pushes herself to the extremes.

The Art of Being Normal

April 2019 •English

David Piper has always been an outsider. His parents think he's gay. The school bully thinks he's a freak. Only his two best friends know the real truth: David wants to be a girl. On the first day at his new school, Leo Denton has one goal: to be invisible. Attracting the attention of the most beautiful girl in his class is definitely not part of that plan. When Leo stands up for David in a fight, an unlikely friendship forms. But things are about to get messy. Because at Eden Park School secrets have a funny habit of not staying secret for long, and soon everyone knows that Leo used to be a girl. As David prepares to come out to his family and transition into life as a girl and Leo wrestles with figuring out how to deal with people who try to define him through his history, they find in each other the friendship and support they need to navigate life as transgender teens as well as the courage to decide for themselves what normal really means.

Listen

October 2023 •English

Alice and Emmett reflect on their fraying relationship. A hazy tapestry of summer memories recollected through voice recordings.