City of Lost Children

Carne

November 1991 •French

After a dreadful incident coupled with an ungovernable paroxysm of violence, a butcher will fall into a downward spiral that will burn to the ground whatever dignity still remained in him.

The Cost of Consideration (Adjusted for Inflation)

November 2024 •English

A lonely man in his 60s accepts a stranger's invitation on a community app, leading him to Thanksgiving dinner with a young married couple in his neighborhood. As a tense evening unfolds, everyone's true motivations are revealed.

Fili di memorie

May 2022 •Italian

Trauma

January 2014 •English

On the London Underground, a young man relives past traumas as he endures the sensory overload of rush hour, only to look up and see a young woman at the end of the carriage going through the same PTSD symptoms. Their recognition of each other's condition allows them a moment of peace before the train jolts them back into reality and she disappears at the next platform.

Rubber Duckie

January 2012 •English

Rubber Duckie is the story of Jesse and Daniel, who on a blazing summer afternoon, are consumed with boredom and push their own limits and boundaries. This leaves us begging the question; is it simple boredom or insatiable innate appetite for more?

Un lugar mejor

May 2013 •Spanish

Thimbo wants to be a football player. Malik dreams of managing his own business. Demba just thinks of going to a better place.

The Last Moon

February 1990 •English

The tale of a guard at Chapultepec Castle that has fallen in love with a beautiful ghost who haunts its hallowed halls, and his tragic but happy end.

Conejo

September 1999 •Spanish

A boy named Rabbit finds some magics marbles in abandoned house. He then discovers a world where anything is possible.

Dog Leash

May 2012 •English

Cracks are starting to burst in Marina's frozen life, leading towards finding refuge in dangerous places.

Red Velvet

June 2018 •English

A New York gay professor is haunted and lost. A tale of cultural politics in dystopian scenario that is relevant to today's social climate, commenting on meanings attached to gender, phobia, and trauma.

Etéreo

November 2016 •Spanish

A short film that deals with the process of separation between two men. It is based on narrated flashbacks, showing the loneliness of a man whose partner has left. The desolate man recalls the beautiful moments spent with his partner, joining and merging their bodies, in a mystical and spiritual way.

III

September 2022 •French

By a hot summer day on the lakeshore, three siblings face death for the first time through their contact with nature.

Smog

July 2022 •English

Thick, deadly smog blankets the globe, reducing visibility to less than a few metres. In a secluded farmhouse, a woman and her overbearing husband attempt to find resources and survive using a series of walking trails crafted from ropes and stakes. One night, the woman is alerted to the presence of someone or something else deep in the smog. Desperate to escape the farmhouse, the woman attempts to meet the unknown and risk everything to leave her loveless and abusive relationship behind.

Gypsy Hunt

June 2019 •Danish

At a beautiful hotel near the beach, the Danish and Swedish operations of an international company are having a very important lunch meeting. A merger is imminent, and Karsten is under a lot of pressure from his boss Henrik; if the special entertainment Karsten has prepared for the occasion fails to succeed, he might lose his job.

Nelly

February 2015 •German

A car drives through the snow. Behind the wheel is Nelly. She is thirteen years old. Nelly wants to go home. Separating her from her goal are three questions, two keys, a diving tower and a racing heart.

War

September 2005 •French

During WW2 a boy tries to save himself and his baby sister from a German soldier.

The Swimmer

October 2013 •Spanish

A boy realizes how will his life be in the present and future with or without his crush

Sharp Candy

April 2012 •English

Lelaina was mellow, eating marshmallow.

Nicky's Game

January 2005 •English

A down on his luck Brooklyn native parlays his Yale education into a job as a professional poker player.

The Lake in the Sky

March 2024 •English

An isolated teenager explores the past, his late father, and unstable memory through the use of celluloid on his 16th birthday.