The Bells

Werewolf Orderlies

January 1984 •Russian

A young sailor descends from a local train. He goes to a nearby forest, which is full of strange men in medical uniforms behaving in an absurd and eccentric manner. The sailor falls under their influence and masochistically gives himself up to them only to be disemboweled by the werewolf orderlies. The sailor’s last unconscious image is a “white ship sailing towards the horizon”—a Soviet symbol for happiness and joy.

Weasel

June 2013 •English

Weasel, villain of fables, known for sucking out eggs and leaving shells intact. Weasel, a film concerned with man, boy, and rope.

Good Boy

May 2016 •English

Two high school friends, Caleb and Macon, are reunited after many years. During the tense reunion, Macon fights his tortured mind, wrestling with a dark secret that is the source of Caleb's greatest pain.

Thirst

June 2015 •Hebrew

Two friends go on a hike to the desert. In the desolate wilderness something hidden comes out in their friendship. From then on, the only way they manage to communicate is sexually and violently. While one of them wants more than the other is able to give, he expresses his frustration by making sure they get lost and have no water - anything to escape from awaiting reality.

Till Dark

May 2015 •English

A teen boy's obsession with his childhood best friend reaches a peak when he discovers she's been spending time with the other member of their trio.

Yes, God, Yes

April 2017 •English

Fifteen-year-old Alice has always been a good Catholic, but when an innocent AOL chat turns unexpectedly racy, she finds herself suddenly obsessed with sex.

Pigtails

October 2015 •Japanese

The earth shook. The sea roared. And then… There is a small house solitary standing by the seaside. A young girl has been living there alone since that fateful day. Mail is no longer delivered, but even this morning, she’s hanging out the laundry as usual. She’s unaware that all around her, the clothes pegs are quarreling, the pillow argues with the umbrella about the outside world, and the new toothbrush is unsuccessfully trying to charm the grumpy older ones. Do objects exist to be used until they are consumed or broken? Are they afraid of being thrown away once their life cycle is complete? A delicate story of hope in a cruel and gentle world after an unnamed disaster.

The Year Without Light

September 2023 •English

Northern Mexico - 1997. Ulises, a detective tired of the violence that his work and country present, narrates in detail his last case before retiring: The disappearance of Lucía Pardo.

Second souffle

April 2021 •French

At 16, Gabriel takes over the camera of his deceased older brother and films his daily life with his little sister who is growing up, his mother who is sinking into madness and a boy from his neighborhood. An unexpected encounter will lead Gabriel to film a first love.

Split Second

July 2020 •English

When a young woman is shoved out of a cafe moments before a grenade is detonated by the very man who commits the attack, she struggles with the guilt of survival as she attempts to uncover the reason why her life was spared when so many others were taken.

The Merry Man

Invalid date •English

When a recently divorced man loses custody of his daughter, he finds comfort in a children’s book character in a magical book his daughter has left behind.

Helium

March 2014 •Danish

A young boy, Alfred, is dying, but through the stories about Helium, a magical fantasy world, told by the hospital's eccentric janitor, Enzo, Alfred regains the joy and happiness of his life, and finds a safe haven away from daily life.

Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?

February 2012 •Finnish

A comedy about a chaotic morning in a family with kids, and a mother who is determined that it's best to take care of everything herself.

Surviving Theater 9

April 2018 •English

From the survivors of the Aurora Colorado Batman Movie Theater and Columbine mass shootings, a powerful and inspirational movie about the events and about hope.

Tsushima Fiction

December 2020 •English

From resting trees, to violent waters, to blood splattered in the dirt. A wanderer searches for tranquility in 13th century Japan during the Mongol invasion or a collection of 48 moving images captured entirely within the virtual world of Ghost of Tsushima.

Us Again

March 2021 •English

In a vibrant city pulsating with rhythm and movement, an elderly man and his young-at-heart wife rekindle their youthful passion for life and each other on one magical night.

Susana se está muriendo

December 2013 •English

Susana is dying, five years after the last time. Fortunately, Lucia, Claudia, or whatever her name was originally, seems like a pretty decent Susana.

The Focus

January 1967 •

The Focus is the film about easy death on the Mediterranean sun.

Seashore

Invalid date •English

Two ex-lovers reunite unexpectedly one year after their break up and spend one last night together discussing their past relationship and their undecided future.

Prager Legende

August 1967 •German