IMMEMOR

Oyaji

August 2007 •Japanese

Surrounded by violence for as long as he can remember, Ryoudo Numata has steeled himself into a tremendously tough man, growing to become the very essence of "manliness" himself in order to live his life in peace. When members of a yakuza clan set on fire to his house to facilitate a real estate transaction, Kumada murders them and gets jailed for it. 15 years later, finally free, he will now have to reconnect with his family who clearly are in disarray due his long absence and face the distrust of his children who know nothing of their father except that he had abandoned them.

The Wanderer

August 2020 •English

Ash (AJ Neumann) roams the woods of the deep south in escape of a shrouded past until he comes across a gang of young outlaws. Its leader, Silas, (Cody Dedon) adopts Ash into their carefree life of petty crime and adventure. But when tragedy strikes at the gang's heart, Ash and Silas are set against one another on an irreversible path towards retribution and redemption.

The Wait

February 2025 •Spanish

A future father struggles with the ghosts of his past as he tries to reconnect with his absent father, unleashing disturbing nightmares that force him to confront his insecurities about parenthood.

Listen Up!

September 2023 •Norwegian

Finally summer vacation. Teenager Mahmoud wants a relaxing summer when Uncle Ji comes to visit from Pakistan. He has to be responsible for being his Oslo guide, and little brother Ali has a secret that turns his whole life upside down.

A Different Tree

June 2013 •English

An eight-year-old girl tries to build a relationship with her absent father through a class-assigned family tree.

Shadow on the Wall

May 1950 •English

Angered that her sister Celia has stolen her fiance, Dell Faring kills her and allows Celia's husband David, knocked out in an argument with Celia, to take the blame and end up on death row. Later Dell, finding out that David's young daughter Susan was witness to the crime and is undergoing psychiatric treatment, plans to eliminate her before her memory returns.

Sadouh

February 1989 •Arabic

The events take place in a fantasy framework around a disassembled family whose members only care about money, a creature from the planet Mercury comes to it that meets the requests of each individual for the family individually on the condition that he is repaired and his family is circled to become an ideal family to follow.

The Windermere Children

January 2020 •English

The story of the pioneering project to rehabilitate child survivors of the Holocaust on the shores of Lake Windermere.

For Old Times' Sake

December 2024 •English

A young musician struggles to come to terms with the re-emergence of his estranged father.

Une Odeur de Géranium

January 1997 •English

To make her meeting with her lover Bernard, Françoise needs Julien's help. Julien is 11, Françoise, 14. They're brother and sister.

Leaving on the 15th Spring

April 2013 •Japanese

Junior high school student Yuna lives with her father Toshiharu. Her mother Akemi moved to Naha when her older sister entered high school, and Yuna is worried about her father's life after she leaves.

The Trouble with Being Born

December 2020 •German

Elli is an android and lives with a man she calls her father. Together they drift through the summer. During the day they swim in the pool and at night he takes her to bed. She shares his memories and anything else he programs her to recall. Memories that mean everything to him but nothing to her. Yet, one night she sets off into the woods following a fading echo… The story of a machine and the ghosts we all carry within us.

Atharintiki Daaredi

September 2013 •Telugu

Goutham promises his grandfather that he will reunite him with his estranged daughter, Sunanda. Posing as a driver, Goutham enters Sunanda's house but trouble soon follows.

Endgame

September 2015 •English

Since he was 5 yrs old, Jose's abuelita taught him to play chess like his grandfather who was a champion in Mexico. Now as part of the Brownsville school team, Jose has the chance to use his skills and for once in his life, finds himself in the spotlight, as he tries to help his team make it to the Texas state finals. As their coach, Mr. Alvarado, teaches his students the meaning of perseverance and team effort in the face of adversity, Jose discovers his own strengths and uses them to bring his broken family together.

GXZ-319

April 2022 •Dutch

Angel Mountain

September 2021 •English

Growing up in a small rural farm town in the early 1950's, sixteen- year-old Jimmy Hoffer, and his two siblings do their best to survive poverty and a crumbling family unit.

Terra Nullius

January 1992 •English

Loosely based on the filmmaker's personal experience, "Terra Nullius" is an impressionistic account of an eight year old Koori girl, Alice, growing up in a white adoptive family which denies her Aboriginality. The film examines how unacknowledged shame and fear passes from one generation to the next, from one culture to another. The last scene depicts a silent meeting between the young Alice and the adult Alice. In order to reclaim her life, Alice decides she must confront the pain and confusion of her childhood.

Say My Name

August 2023 •English

A violated girl is trapped in an underworld of shame. As a child, she was exploited by her father and his friends, and then thrown to the streets as a vulnerable teenager. Despite life going against Mel at every turn, she is determined to see the good in people and find hope before her past catches up with her.

Goodnight, Mister Tom

October 1998 •English

A shy and quiet World War II evacuee is housed by a disgruntled old man, and they soon develop a close bond.

Le Liechi

October 2023 •French