Garden Valley

Five Minutes Ago

October 2008 •English

A young man pretends to sleep while he watches his lover go through her morning routine.

The Albatross

January 1998 •English

A ship sets sail on an epic voyage through malignant natural and supernatural elements from which one man alone survives. An adaptation of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner illustrated by19th Century wood engravings which are animated by scratching directly into the surface of color filmstock. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner with its message of ecological redemption has a curiously contemporary resonance, but it is at the level of the mythic that the poem has lasting relevance; for this epic tale of extraordinary events simply mirrors the struggle that each human being faces on their own in his or her life. -VDB

Hollywood Lucifer

January 2014 •English

Missing Girl

May 2006 •English

Kuntil Swara

September 2024 •Indonesian

A man tries to resist the seduction of Kuntilswara.

Castle to Castle

August 2018 •French

Spring 2017, in between the two rounds of the French presidential election. Pierre, a 25-year-old scholarship holder studying in a big Parisian school, lives with 75-year-old Francine, who is disabled and wheelchair-bound. Politically and socially opposed, they are perplexed and disoriented as they witness the unfolding electoral spectacle. While waiting for the results, they engage with each other, as Pierre tries to take care of Francine’s body and she attempts to heal his voiceless resentment.

After the Silence

May 2023 •Dutch

Jamie and Elise both try to cope with the traumatic loss of Danny. For the both of them, reality and fantasy is a very fine line. They aren’t just grieving the person who is no longer physically with them, but also mourn the pieces of themselves and each other they lose while they are still alive.

The Idaho Student Murders

July 2025 •English

When four University of Idaho coeds are brutally stabbed to death, brilliant criminology student Bryan Kohberger is accused of their murders.

The Man Who Loved Flowers

June 2004 •English

A young man who buys flowers for his love interest, but he is eventually revealed to be a serial killer who went insane after his lover’s supposed death

Flowers for Norma

November 2010 •English

A young man strolls the streets of New York City to meet the love of his life, only to find that love is not all he expected it to be.

The Streetlight

August 2024 •English

A man gains a deeper understanding of purpose after helping a talking streetlight through its existential crisis.

Essence of Pandanus

October 2015 •Marathi

A young man is on a regular monthly visit to his grandmother. Things take an unexpected turn as she starts reminiscing and as the future and the past collide.

In the Deathroom

June 2016 •Serbian

When a television network refuses to broadcast Rasko's television show, Rasko decides that it should be sold over the internet in order to expose the truth about the death of his brother, and face the consequences.

Everything's Eventual

September 2009 •Spanish

A reflection on contemporary privileged youth. Based on a short story by Stephen King where a nineteen-year-old loner is recruited by a strange corporation to kill specific targets from his home computer in exchange for a seemingly ideal life.

Days Before the Death of Nicky

August 2024 •French

Behind the wheel of her little car, Nicky seems to be on a mission. Roads pass by but the ideas in her head remain unfathomable. A meal, the discovery of a rifle, chance encounters: the mystery remains unsolved.

Luckey Quarter

Invalid date •English

In a twist of fate, a luckless gambler unwittingly bequeaths a stolen coin to an unsuspecting chambermaid at The Rancher's Motel. As the coin's sinister secrets unravel, it becomes clear: some bets yield far greater consequences than anticipated.

Metropolitan Crush

April 2018 •English

Taylor, a successful professional, is suffocating under the loneliness of being around millions of people. But a ray of light comes from encountering a stranger.

Forest

June 2012 •Korean

A little action puts my friend in danger. I want to believe that my actions are not intended.

Little Bird

April 2017 •English

A young woman seeks to expand her limited horizons, set against a backdrop of wartime London.