The Book Club

Sau Saal Baad

January 1989 •Hindi

A warlock whose lover has been turned to stone by a yogi tries to restore her back to life using the blood of one of her descendants.

Popsy

December 2012 •English

Sheridan abducts a young girl in order to pay off his gambling debts.

Popsy

December 2014 •German

The "breeder" is a psychopath with an unusual hobby: he keeps dogs and small children in kennels. On the short leash, he also has the fallen "catcher" - a guy with gambling debt who has to turn his conscience off when he goes hunting for his boss. But there's something wrong with that last catch. What the catcher doesn't know: the kidnapped boy is a vampire. And he's not the only one men get in trouble with - because there's also "Popsy". And he doesn't like that his boy was kidnapped.

Popsy

March 2014 •English

A serial kidnapper gets more than he bargained for when he attempts to kidnap a mysterious child.

Danju

July 2023 •English

Danju sets out to save his muse from an evil power determined to break his spirit once and for all. This film was created as an entry for Bricks In Motion's annual animation competition (BRAWL), and won 5th place out of 150+ entries.

Cat Skin

May 1962 •Portuguese

A few weeks before Carnival, slum boys organize huntings for stray cats, whose leather can be used in Samba percussion instruments, like the Tamborim, a small drum.

No Bruises

April 2023 •English

“No Bruises” is a narrative short film that explores the cyclical nature of emotional abuse, played out in vignette-style glimpses into one man’s relationships with three different women over time.

They Charge for the Sun

October 2016 •English

In a dystopian future where people live nocturnally to avoid the harmful rays of the sun, a young black girl unravels the lie that has kept her and her sister in the dark.

Nurlandos

July 2023 •Russian

A tragic story filled with tears and money of the audience, telling about the life of a simple food deliverer Nurlan, who fell into the insidious clutches of the world-famous comedian Bogdan.

Pulsar

October 2005 •English

Frankenstein

March 1910 •English

Frankenstein, a young medical student, trying to create the perfect human being, instead creates a misshapen monster. Made ill by what he has done, Frankenstein is comforted by his fiancée; but on his wedding night he is visited by the monster.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

August 1908 •English

Night Watch

July 2004 •Russian

Among normal humans live the "Others" possessing various supernatural powers. They are divided up into the forces of light and the forces of the dark, who signed a truce several centuries ago to end a devastating battle. Ever since, the forces of light govern the day while the night belongs to their dark opponents. In modern day Moscow the dark Others actually roam the night as vampires while a "Night Watch" of light forces, among them Anton, the movie's protagonist, try to control them and limit their outrage

Here

January 2012 •English

A young woman's journey across the world following a set of cryptic clues.

The Resident Patient

April 1921 •English

An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.

Two Distant Strangers

November 2020 •English

A man trying to get home to his dog becomes stuck in a time loop that forces him to relive a deadly run-in with a cop.

The Blair Witch Project

July 1999 •English

In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.

How Am I Driving

February 2002 •English

An expressionless man drives along a sterile freeway. Unaware of his concrete and steel surroundings he is consumed by the surface of his world. But is he so consumed that he is unable to see what’s underneath?

A Father's Worst Nightmare

January 2021 •English

A middle aged couple, Jane and John are concerned about their 17 year old daughter, when she decides to attend a party with boyfriend Chad, whom they don't approve of.

Shadows

April 2021 •Spanish

A veteran judge is nominated to the Supreme Court, sparking a fierce battle between opposing sides. As his past comes under scrutiny, accusations and rumors threaten to change everything.