Border Hopper

The Blue Drum

October 2022 •English

A woman mourning her father's passing is tormented by memories of a mother she never knew. A presence reveals secrets hidden within her family home.

Peel

December 2017 •English

When Olivia is pushed to her limit, she has to find the determination and inner strength to carry on through life’s most difficult times.

The Dead Ones

January 1967 •English

Markopoulos’ first attempt at making a 35mm feature film, clearly inspired by the cinema of Jean Cocteau, was left unfinished and the materials were lost for many years.

Moroshka

March 2016 •Russian

A mere sight of a gray wolf terrifies the entire village. There’s just one little girl who can empathize with the wolf and even make friends with him.

Laurita

August 2009 •Portuguese

Laura and her mother are spending their vacation on the seashore, in Sao Paulo, at a middle-class beach house. Laura's adolescent body is changing but not in harmony with her coming of age. She's less bothered by that than the situation the two of them find themselves in.

La Muette

July 1965 •French

A boy buys earplugs to block out the shouting of his constantly quarreling parents, but his innocent act has tragic results.

La chair

January 2014 •French

All Those Sunflowers

September 2014 •English

Marieke, a 27-year-old Dutch woman, works for an advertising agency in New York. She feels lonely in ‘the city that never sleeps’. Her boyfriend Dylan is the only one who can comfort her, although he only drops by occasionally. When she visits the verdant and quiet Long Island on an outing with colleagues, the introverted woman finally blooms. Especially when she is introduced to George. Right at that moment, Dylan asks Marieke to let him go. Subtle drama about loneliness, mourning and starting anew.

Naissances

June 2009 •French

Ein's Summer Vacation

December 2012 •Japanese

A Corgi can certainly dream. Taking a break from the frequent antics his colleagues get him into, Bebop crew mate Ein envisions himself sipping a tropical beverage on the beach side and scuba diving with Edward amid a barrier reef.

Beauville

January 1995 •English

Tragicomedy about a man who hears he has got one more week to live and who brings his two water turtles to the sea to set them free.

L'apprentisage du péché

January 1997 •French

A child is confronted to the first questions about procreation, in a world wanting to awaken him to sexuality.

Anxious Body

January 2021 •

When living things, artificial things, geometry shapes, and lines encounter, a new direction is born.

Sycorax

July 2021 •Spanish

Who is Sycorax? The first character in Shakespeare's "Tempest" to set foot on the island. The problem is that she has no voice. She is barely mentioned by Prospero as a crooked, old, wicked witch who vilely locked Ariel, the spirit of the air, in a tree. But why would she do that? Here, we wouldn't believe Prospero so much.

The Vandal

July 2021 •English

Set in a world not unlike mid-20th century America, The Vandal centers on Harold, whose tormented search for peace from traumatic loss results in an unexpectedly destructive awakening after he undergoes a lobotomy. When the procedure “turns his mind inside out” and his great love is suddenly gone, Harold’s desperate search intensifies.

The Bag Of Apples

January 1974 •Russian

Hare carries bag of apples for 4 sonnies and lovely daughter. But along the way he gives all apples to forest dwellers leaving his children hungry.

Chunya

January 1968 •Russian

A young piglet in trouble.

A Naughty Kitten

October 1953 •Russian

A naughty kitten runs away from home to take part in a dangerous forest adventure. A special "fluffy effect" was developed for this cartoon to make animals look more lively.

How to Become a Grown-Up

October 1967 •Russian

A little slacker doesn't appreciate his childhood and wants to face with adult problems as quickly as possible.

What a Tiger!

October 1963 •Russian

Story about a little kitten who wanted to be a tiger.