Lost in the Open

Poslední mejdan

January 1984 •Czech

The Farewell

Invalid date •English

Rahma, a woman who is agitated because she has to leave her female lover Dewi to marry at the demands of her parents.

Kippenschnippen

January 2022 •German

In order to escape from their lives, the teenage girls Carina and Denise always walk along the edge - smoking, stealing, drinking. When they have to bear the consequences for their actions, Carina gets to know Nikolas and with him another perspective on their painful world.

Killer Friends

March 2023 •English

On an unassuming day, Sam's friends come over unexpectedly. Are they there to Hang, or something for more nefarious?

Angst and Treason

July 2024 •Spanish

During an awkward family gathering, María, a young lady going through a love crisis, discovers a secret that will transform her reality.

Putrefaction

October 2022 •English

A young girl learns the hardship of overworking and burnout

Twenty-Seven

March 2023 •English

Twenty-seven year old musician Jane's phone won't stop ringing on the eve of her birthday. Uninterested in distractions from the world around her, Jane pores over books and analyzes notes in a frantic search for her way out of the curse she believes herself to be under: an untimely death at twenty-seven years old just like many of her artistic idols. Jane ignores repeated phone calls and angrily throws her phone away, working into the night and passing out from exhaustion. After waking up alive, Jane begins cleaning up her apartment and repairing her phone, ready to live without fear of her inevitable mortality and to appreciate life while it's happening. Screened at the Toronto Short Film Festival 2023. Nominated for best actress (Stephanie Cowan as Jane) at the Toronto Alternative Film Festival 2022 and the Couch Film Festival 2022.

Break A Sweat

May 2024 •English

Austin struggling to find his purpose in his life finds viral fame and tries to keep up.

Strings

July 2023 •Spanish

The hands of a puppeteer control the bodies of two dancers who compete with each other.

Wanted

July 2023 •Spanish

Marcos, an adult who as a child lost his beloved pet, a black German shepherd dog, with whom he had a special bond. This bond leads him to search for it over time until he believes he has found it in a park with another owner.

Return

July 2023 •Spanish

Gerardo returns home with a pack of dogs barking in the background on a dark night. Inside his house he will find an altar with flowers and orange lights. Now it will be the silence that will guide his steps to find out what is on that altar.

8 Ball

Invalid date •English

Vini is a university student who is in a tough spot in his life. He lacks companionship, is severely introverted and anxiety-ridden. When the state of his well-being is far from healthy he meets Emma, a bubbly, extroverted blind girl who he initially wants nothing to do with. A couple of coincidental meetings later, Vini’s quietness starts to crack, and he learns to get out of his shell and begins to find happiness. Vini’s problems seem to be a thing of the past but soon enough his journey to find himself reveals the truths he may not want to know.

The Good Being

July 2023 •Spanish

In the middle of a trip, Rubí, an eight-year-old girl, discovers within herself a powerful desire to eat roses. The rigidity and severity of her mother forces her to act in secret, until her desire manages to transform into something else.

Love Not Love

July 2024 •English

A representation of a queer experience. Our protagonist is thrust into a world where she isn't celebrated or even accepted at a basic human level. We follow her and her girlfriend's painful journey through suicide attempts.

Lost Time

September 2022 •Spanish

Anto travels to the depth of his most beloved memories with Julián. He must cross the threshold of the loss of a loved one.

The Production House

April 2023 •Indonesian

A story of a small production house facing a challenge that could threaten their whole company

Butterfly Kisses

October 2018 •English

A filmmaker discovers a box of video tapes depicting two students' disturbing film project featuring a local horror legend, The Peeping Tom. As he sets out to prove this story is real and release it as a work of his own, he loses himself and the film crew following him into his project.

Existere

September 2022 •Spanish

Horacio, a lonely young man, cornered between his routine and disturbing dreams, stops and isolates, revealing a vital message.

Each of Us

June 2024 •English

A Short Film/VFX School Project by Anders Heiene and Ragna Aasen, inspired by the Blender artist Exequiel Martina, exploring a surreal story blending CG and Live Action.

Elsewhere

October 2022 •Spanish

Two women meet, wander and experience together a city that unveils different places and a connection beyond them.