Mannequin Mother

Vanity Fair

January 1922 •English

The Knock on the Door

September 2019 •Dutch

Meike and Ursula are planning to start a family. They arrange for a donor to help them. Meike is excited and ready. But is Ursula?

Sleeping with the Enemy

January 1991 •English

A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.

On the Mountains

May 2018 •Czech

A story about what ordinary internet browsing can do for kids. And parents change their lives.

Hiwa

September 2016 •Tagalog

Jay wakes up in Manila, yet he dreamed of Athens. He has a nightmare, during which he has a special quest: to save his two daughters from a dangerous surgery. In his attempt to rescue them, he roams around Athens’ cityscape, seeing things under a very different light.

Break Me

March 2019 •Norwegian

A young cage fighter must choose between his head and his heart after his father discovers the truth.

My Baby Bright

May 2018 •Thai

Pla Thong's friend, Tod dies but his unfinished business means he can't move on. Pla Thong helps Tod figure out what that unfinished business is, and they realise how each other feels in the process.

Now You Know

May 2018 •English

An uninhibited 10 year old girl discovers harsh new boundaries at her strict Catholic school.

Fathers & Son

December 2016 •English

Two new dads are putting their newly adopted newborn son to sleep when something unexpected happens...

Calendar Girls

September 2003 •English

Members of a Yorkshire branch of the Women's Institute cause controversy when they pose nude for a charity calendar.

All That Glitters

May 2025 •English

A reserved student gets thrown into the mysterious drug culture hidden beneath his high school.

Infinito

July 2011 •Portuguese

Silence is absolute and time dilates as we lose ourselves in an unpredictable space among non-existent places.

Summer Bus

September 2017 •Korean

In the everyday life of the bus, the world still hopes to find warmth.

Playing

July 2019 •Czech

Boris and Hugo, 16-year-old friends, arrive at Hugo’s parents’ apartment. They have bought a gun. They set up a livestream video on the internet and announce that in one hour they will commit suicide. While Boris is sure about the decision, Hugo still has his doubts. In the final moments of their lives, sadism, homoeroticism, and destructive desire are released.

Women in Film: BBC Introducing Arts

March 2021 •English

Cultural historian Janina Ramirez presents a collection of intriguing and exciting short films by emerging women directors and artists. Each film gives a female perspective on modern-day topics from body image and new love to grief and belonging. Expect honest and refreshing storytelling that will make you laugh, make you cry and make you think. In a Room Full of Sisters; Blood Stains; Bridging the Gap; Cake; Ding-Ding, Next; Fruity; In Perpetuum; Owulide; White Dwarf; Cosmic Domestic; The Dead Are Jewels to Me; The Presence of Absence

Three Musketeers

January 2016 •English

A child, a young businessman and a homeless man happen to build an unlikely friendship.

O Concerto de Ontem

May 2023 •English

Protagonist is faced with an internalized feeling that emerges in a moment in memory

Like A B1

July 2016 •Korean

In Seoul, a Korean girl is passing the French oral exam DELF. Yet the examiner’s questions lead her to speak unexpectedly about her difficult family story. With the stress, her low level of French gets worse, then unconsciously, she starts to express herself with gestures.

Kurz:Ivan

January 2007 •English

Violets

November 2024 •Spanish

In 1945, beneath the oppressive shadow of the Francoist dictatorship, Juan, a university teacher assistant, meets Manuel during a chance encounter at night in a park. With their initial reservations, a complex love story unfolds between them, shaped by the turbulent political climate and the misunderstanding of those around them.