Call Upon Dire Times

The Debt Of Love

December 1984 •Latvian

Alone, But Not Forever

May 2023 •Malayalam

Yamin and his struggles with loneliness and isolation. His little brother, Dhamin, helps him to find some solace through their shared love of drawing. However, Yamin still feels the need to leave and find his own way in the end. It's a touching story about the power of connection and creativity.

Anantaram

October 1987 •Malayalam

A young man narrates two conflicting accounts of his life, changing the details and incidents in both, as he slowly approaches madness.

Deserted by the Masses

February 2023 •English

Social media corrupts the mind of a young University student--but can he escape the psychological torment of alienation?

At My Mother's Age

July 2023 •Spanish

Nightbirds

October 1970 •English

While living rough on the streets of London's East End, a young man named Dink encounters the mysterious Dee and they begin a relationship. When tenderness gives way to cruelty, they become consumed by darkness.

Nevermore

September 2021 •English

After the accidental death of her 4 year old son, a mother battles with her inner fears and demons as she come to terms with the fact that her older son is responsible for this tragedy.

Halál a pszichológusnál

March 2023 •Hungarian

One day a special patient comes to the psychologist. The clock is ticking, but is time moving forwards or backwards? What does the one who listens to everyone's story tell?

Anamnesis

December 2022 •English

A reclusive former star of British cinema reflects on the loss of her child and her past life in the spotlight.

The Memory of Eva Ryker

May 1980 •English

A young woman has spent her life tormented by the death of her mother, who was on a ship torpedoed during World War II. When her father hires an investigator to look into the circumstances of the mother's death 30 years prior, it triggers a new rash of emotional turmoil for the young woman and uncovers a heinous crime.

Jaci

November 2023 •Portuguese

A lonely artist tries to complete a model, while facing the structural problems of her own house. In a tense morning, Jaci is tormented by the breath of a crack. As the ratio between reality and representation begins to crumble, she is taken on a journey of inner reconstruction.

Rugiada Rossa

November 2023 •Italian

Quartos Siameses

Invalid date •Portuguese

Théophile

October 2022 •Italian

oneirophrenia

January 2024 •English

a girl struggles to grasp a sense of reality, as the world around her becomes illusive and dream-like.

39/45 : Amours interdites

May 2020 •French

How I Learned to Love the Numbers

November 2014 •German

How I Learned to Love the Numbers is a New York film and at the same time the study of a young man suffering from an obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The Berlin filmmaker Oliver Sechting (37) and his co-director Max Taubert (23) travel to New York with the idea of documenting the art scene there. However, the project is quickly overshadowed by Oliver's OCD, and the two directors fall prey to a conflict that becomes the central theme of their film. Encounters with such artists as film directors Tom Tykwer (Cloud Atlas), Ira Sachs (Keep The Lights On), and Jonathan Caouette (Tarnation) or the transmedia artist Phoebe Legere seem more and more to resemble therapy sessions. At last, Andy Warhol-Superstar Ultra Violet succeeds in opening a new door for Oliver.

Threads

December 2024 •English

Shut out and ignored for too long, Sandy suddenly receives what she’s craved desperately her whole life – love and attention, from Willow, her overpowering but magnetic boss. But when Sandy finds herself just as suddenly discarded, she’ll show the world just how dangerous a wallflower can be.

Le clown est triste

January 2024 •French

This documentary attempts to understand why so many comedians experience mental health issues, a condition that stands in stark contrast to their profession. Anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts: these are the heavy subjects they dare to tackle on stage. Cathy Gauthier, Coco Belliveau, Jean-François Mercier, Mario Jean, Maude Landry, Preach and Simon Gouache testify.

For This Is My Body

November 2016 •English

This is the story of an encounter. An encounter between a groupie and the rock star she has always worshipped, This is a story of fascination and despair. She has loved him for many years, idolized his every move, lived for his songs. He is a shell. Scarred, alcoholic and paranoid, ruined by success. They find each other one morning, in a hotel room. He needs to be saved and all she wants is to protect him.