Self Control

A Summer Place

December 2021 •Greek

Summer is a permanent state of mind in Limassol, a once small seaside town in Cyprus now transforming into the oligarch paradise of the Mediterranean. Within its asphyxiating environment, Tina, a depressed food stylist is ready to give up on everything on the day of her birthday, until an extraordinary encounter changes her life.

Roberto the Canary

February 2019 •French

The death of Roberto, the canary, forces a family to come to terms with their own grief.

The Great Metaphor

September 2023 •English

What does a bankrupt poet with no desire to live have to say about life?

17 Rosen für Emma

June 2023 •German

It’s Valentine’s Day at Finja‘s school, and this year, the fifteen-year old is responsible for delivering roses and letters to the other students. Everything goes to plan until, at the last minute, her little brother Malte hands her one final letter – to a male classmate.

Antoine and Colette

June 1962 •French

Now aged 17, Antoine Doinel works in a factory which makes records. At a music concert, he meets a girl his own age, Colette, and falls in love with her. Later, Antoine goes to extraordinary lengths to please his new girlfriend and her parents, but Colette still only regards him as a casual friend. First segment of “Love at Twenty” (1962).

The Dog Lover

January 1962 •English

Jack is the fastidious manager of a local supermarket. The harmless but disruptive actions of his customers frequently give him headaches, which he remedies by holding a can of frozen juice against his forehead. At home, however, Jack is consistently kind, loving, and patient with his wife and daughter. One day the child brings home a stray dog, and his life is turned upside down.

Grill

September 2023 •Norwegian

Tara is denied electricity bill support by Social Services, who tells her to simply get a free grill instead - a task that leads Tara into uncomfortable situations. Inspired by true events, "Grill" offers a satirical look at how a rich country in Scandinavia deals with poverty.

Origini

December 2017 •Italian

€ (Euro) - un cortometraggio di Andrea Ventura

May 2017 •Italian

Amaretto Sour

October 2016 •French

The Tree and the Cat

February 1983 •Ukrainian

Away from people, animals, forests and fields stood a very tall tree. It did not need anyone, it was completely indifferent to everyone. Once a cat wanted to learn the style of life of the tree, which has allowed her to stay near it, so that she could take over its attitude to everything around. But eventually the cat affects the tree as well...

Bad Boy Buck

July 2022 •English

After a one-night stand with another man, a married farmer attempts to hide the affair from his family as the truth drives him to breaking point.

I'll End Up in Jail

October 2019 •French

A bored stay-at-home mom gets into trouble after speeding away from her small-town life.

Uninhibited

February 2004 •English

A young man comes home after work to find a pleasant surprise in his bedroom.

Actor

August 2019 •Russian

A talented actor in need of money moonlights as a collector on the phone, intimidating customers severely. One day, working as a Santa Claus after work, he finds himself on the other side of the collectors' line.

Finding Haemi

June 2019 •Korean

Sun-ah, who returned to college after a year, visits a club for the professor's uncomfortable request.

The light years

January 2017 •French

An astrophysicist (Marion) and an extraterrestrial (Thomas) are in love. Tomorrow, they must say goodbye. It's the price they must pay to free Thomas from the horrible affliction he is suffering from on Earth. Thomas will leave our world and return to his planet. Marion accompanies him to the point of no return.

King of The Blocks

January 2024 •Hungarian

King (27) is the best "underworld" wrestler in the area. He finally gets the opportunity to become a professional boxer, but every sign in his life suggests that he has to give up his passion and role as the "King of The Blocks".

Flood

September 2019 •English

A queer teenage boy takes his little sister on an adventure through the city for her birthday, but their celebration comes at a cost.

Rebel

September 2019 •French

Alex, a six-year-old boy from Quebec, is oblivious to the thousands of refugees entering Canada illegally to avoid deportation. Yet when his father takes him along to a vigilante patrol in the woods to hunt out trespassing migrants, something inside him tells him to rebel.