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Twenty Year Summer

July 2024 •English

You didn't waste it.

Hairspray

July 2007 •English

Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. Through her newfound fame, she becomes determined to help her friends and end the racial segregation that has been a staple of the show.

Yella

September 2007 •German

A young East German woman leaves her husband and business partner and relocates to a West German city to start anew as an accountant, but he soon catches up with her.

Merangkul Jarak

December 2020 •Indonesian

Randi, a freelance filmmaker from Bandung, feeling uneasy and lonely at the new year's eve. To express his uneasiness, he connects with Gista, his best friend since college and also fellow filmmaker at Jakarta. Their small talk that night left them wonder whether they should continue their delayed dreams or not.

Pink Hill

April 2019 •English

Four friends spend a final summer together tangled in a web of sexual obsession, alienation and magic.

My Dear Future Me

February 2024 •English

A teenage boy who loves making Lego stop-motion movies, wrote a letter to his future self. He talks about his dreams and his fears. He hopes his future makes him realize his dream of becoming one of the big filmmakers. (the french version is more complete) English : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_qN-PZpJLI French : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyOKgLqtIaI

Mazhayude Varavu

July 2024 •English

Mother and Daughter struggle to deal with their memories during the absence of Father who leaves home inexplicably during the beginning of monsoon.

Oisys

March 2022 •German

An unemployed dry alcoholic and former smoker longs to escape his shadows in a small abandoned village. Triggered by a mysterious meeting with his neighbour, he must face temptation, hallucinations and nightmares as he searches for his own fulfillment (in form of a cake).

Of Mice and Men

September 1992 •English

Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams.

Honey

November 2003 •English

Honey Daniels dreams of making a name for herself as a hip-hop choreographer. When she's not busy hitting downtown clubs with her friends, she teaches dance classes at a nearby community center in Harlem, N.Y., as a way to keep kids off the streets. Honey thinks she's hit the jackpot when she meets a hotshot director casts her in one of his music videos. But, when he starts demanding sexual favors from her, Honey makes a decision that will change her life.

The dream of the absurd man

Invalid date •Hindi

An absurd man, feeling hopeless, decides to end his life. The night before, he dreams of a perfect world with no pain. In this dream, he sees how good people can be and how he can change. When he wakes up, he understands he must choose between giving up and finding hope. He realizes that even a silly dream can bring big changes.

Vergiss Amerika

November 2000 •English

Persistence

December 2020 •English

An adopted boy named Bruno wants to follow his dream of becoming a famous musician. His best friend, Thomas, has always been very supportive to Bruno and is helping him making major steps into the right direction. However, Bruno has to overcome some of the biggest obstacles in his life in order to reach this dream.

Waking Life

October 2001 •English

Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our relationships with others, and the meaning of life.

Mensbeeld

June 2023 •Dutch

mens·beeld (het; o; meervoud: mensbeelden) A "Mensbeeld" is a well-thought-out and coherent representation of what it means to be human. Human images are linked to (historically determined) philosophical, philosophical or religious convictions.

Apocryphal

March 2012 •English

Bewildered, Carlos awakens from a nightmare stalked by Death. The dream has a foreboding message, which is not entirely clear to him. Carlos decides to challenge his destiny and face the consequences, but his evil doing ends up shaping his own fate and that of those around him. Macabre by choice, Carlos attempts to tip the scales by changing the course of the plot designed by the gods. In this story,the unsettling city of Mexico is the backdropthat reveals psychological and human postures characteristic of a big city. It is a story where individuals who change their destiny with masks and opportunism manipulate morality, religion and reason for selfish personal gain.

The Author

December 2022 •Turkish

Sati

December 2021 •German

Suffocating memories dominate the mind of a young woman living alone on a houseboat. Ruled by her own fantasies, she lingers to the sound of old cassette tapes and smoldering cigarettes, while visions drive her deeper into the trauma and guilt that threaten to burn her.

Essas Coisas Que Queimam Devagar

February 2022 •Portuguese

Nostalgia

September 2018 •English

In an unstable marriage, Marion worries for her husband, Frank, as his behavior grows more and more erratic.