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Clouds

October 2017 •English

On the verge of a nervous breakdown, a school teacher finds the wisdom she needs in the most unlikeliest of places.

Simply Girl

October 2019 •Portuguese

Denise, Hannah and Leticia are three ordinary women with extraordinary stories to tell. As transgender people, they talk about the challenges of finding their true identities within an intolerant and prejudiced society.

Call the Paperboys

January 2022 •English

Faced with unemployment, a young paperboy must choose between his trade and his friends.

Humuq: Do Not Sleep at Dusk

December 2022 •Indonesian

The two girls decided to do their daily prayers in the school, but turns out one of them accidentally fell asleep instead. But when she woke up, she felt uneasy with her friend that's undergoing the prayer without her.

Zbawienie

Invalid date •Polish

Crossed Wires

November 2013 •English

A misunderstanding leads to sombre consequences as two flatmates recall very different turns of event from the previous night.

The First Death of Joana

August 2021 •Portuguese

Late summer of 2007, South of Brazil. Joana, 13, wants to find out why her great-aunt Rosa died at 70 without ever having dated anyone. Encouraged by her friend Carolina, Joana starts an investigation about Rosa’s past. As she confronts the values of her community, Joana realizes that all the women in her family have a secret, while something hidden inside her also reveals. She plunges into her imagination to find answers while a large wind power plant is being built in their small town.

Menthol

April 2014 •English

When four friends reunite for a night of fun in their hometown, a crisis forces them to confront the consequences of their lifestyles.

Dreemer

January 2012 •English

A surreal love story about a nineteen year old girl with the personality of an abused dog, and her oppressively misguided boyfriend.

A Different War

March 2004 •Hebrew

Although Nuni has been selected to play the lead (King David) in his Jerusalem grade school play, he'd secretly rather play the princess role instead.

I Remember Ashes

June 2019 •Czech

The surreal state of childhood perception is evoked in this 35mm portrait of a mischievous duo running amok in the Czech countryside.

Domesticated

January 2019 •Swedish

Oona is looking for a bed in a Stockholm where the housing shortage is maximal and the sun never seems to go up. One night she gets to sleep at Agneta's place. But what does Agneta really want in exchange?

Bystander Effect

January 2015 •German

Take the next best residential neighbourhood. A man is on the look-out for a victim. Within a couple of minutes, he chooses a young woman. He hunts, stabs and rapes her. As he dwells on his vicious performance of the crime, the residents turn into a dormant audience while they stand by and watch the rapist’s captivating show.

Borderland

January 2013 •Swedish

Shots are fired at a woman as she runs through the forest. At the same time, two brothers turn on to a forest road. Their paths will soon cross in a suspenseful film with supernatural elements - where nobody is what they seem to be.

Der Pastor mit der Jazztrompete

November 1962 •German

When the Lutheran pastor Roland retires, the young priest Roll shall replace him. He plays the trumpet, loves Jazz and his methods are unconventional: From the first day on he offends the village's notables, but he doesn't care so much since he especially targets the youths, wants them to get back to the church again. However the mayor agitates against him, manages to endanger Roll's success. The conflict leads to vandalism and open violence against Roll.

Sheep Skin

September 2019 •Spanish

María lost her husband in the cristero civil war. Her son Benito and a spanish priest are her only support. The loss of a minor puts María on alert.

Pentimento

October 2020 •Spanish

Bambi

August 1942 •English

Bambi's tale unfolds from season to season as the young prince of the forest learns about life, love, and friends.

Little Blue

November 2022 •Chinese

Xiao Lan's first sexual experience is on the beach with a football jock from her school. When the boy leaks a photo of her in a sexually compromising position online, Xiao Lan's entire world collapses. Alone without anyone to help, she turns to comfort from men on the internet.

Inland Empire

December 2006 •English

As a Hollywood actress begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world becomes nightmarish and surreal.