A Curtain Raiser

Freaks

January 1932 •English

A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.

Three Wishes

June 2000 •German

Before Martin dies, he asks Jan to carry out three wishes. Will Jan be up to making them happen? Sometimes, one can also be faced with other, unforeseen wishes.

First Impression

Invalid date •English

When Ryan’s new girlfriend takes him to a dinner party to meet her friends, he realises he knows more about them than he should and it all takes a turn.

Elephant

May 2023 •Polish

Bartek lives in a village in the Podhale region, where he runs a small farm and takes care of his lonely and possessive mother. One day he meets Dawid, a slightly older man who comes to visit his family after many years of absence. Affection quickly develops between the two, followed by desire that Bartek suppressed for years.

Dajang Soembi, the Woman Who Was Married to a Dog

February 2004 •Indonesian

Silent short (with music and inter-titles) telling an old Indonesian folk tale of a princess who ends up married to a dog.

The Sad House

July 2013 •Spanish

The story of a family told through objects found in junk shops and flea markets.

Wild at Heart

August 1990 •English

Young lovers Sailor and Lula hit the road to start a new life together away from the wrath of Lula’s deranged, disapproving mother, who has hired a team of hitmen to cut the lovers’ surreal honeymoon short.

Emma & Louise

January 2000 •

Emma and Louise meet at a nightclub. They enjoy each other, have a drink and end their evening in bed. This is when the question of protected sex arises...

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January 2013 •

An unknown girl breaks out of her daily grind by undergoing an intense audio-visual trip.

Hot

May 2015 •Hebrew

A rumor spreads through a small desert town that a girl has been raped. A respected veteran tries to stop the girl's cousin, a soldier in vacation, from taking the law into his own hands.

Léo l'impassible

January 2010 •French

In Leo's world, people have a single expression face. Leo wears the mask of impassiveness. Invisible to the beautiful Suzie, he will have to employ an artifice to be noticed by her.

A Very Slow Breakfast

October 2003 •Indonesian

When a boy is too confused to speak with his non-communicative family, words eventually lose their meaning. He decides to communicate with his dandruff and a cup of cold coffee instead. His father ignores these eccentricities, assuming it is just a ploy to get attention. Meanwhile, the boy's sister likes exercising seductively in front of men and is better able to capture her father's attention than her brother. Their mother is oblivious, perpetually talking to people on her mobile phone and the space the family occupies grows narrower and narrower.

Amaretto Sour

October 2016 •French

This No Land

September 2018 •Dutch

An old cowboy mourns at a little girl’s grave. He returns to his pickup, to take a seat next to 8 year old Laura. He promises her to take her to Disneyland. It’s the beginning of a peculiar journey where they come across two couples in a gas station shop. But all is not what it seems …

The Tree and the Cat

February 1983 •Ukrainian

Away from people, animals, forests and fields stood a very tall tree. It did not need anyone, it was completely indifferent to everyone. Once a cat wanted to learn the style of life of the tree, which has allowed her to stay near it, so that she could take over its attitude to everything around. But eventually the cat affects the tree as well...

The Sea Inside

September 2004 •Spanish

Ramón Sampedro is a ship mechanic and part-time poet left a quadriplegic following a diving accident. Ramón fought for 30 years for the legal right to end his own life. He develops close relationships with his long-term lawyer Julia and his friend Rosa, who tries to convince him that his life is worth living. Despite his situation, Ramón manages to inspire those around him to live life to the fullest.

Laura

November 1944 •English

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.

Lucky Toupée

August 2019 •English

This clever bit of balderdash lifts the lid on an original tale about a hijacked hairpiece, a gang of larcenous leprechauns, and a budding romance.

Run

March 2021 •English

Charlie is 12 and trapped inside with a bully. An unexpected connection with a neighbour broadens his world view in the most contained of circumstances.

Tiznao

January 2016 •Spanish

Under the threat of a hurricane pending over the city, Lubrini is looking for his lover, who disappeared in the streets of Havana.