Look at Life

Matryoshka Doll

January 2018 •Portuguese

Flor de Luto

February 2020 •Spanish

Fausto is a trap singer on the rise on the Barcelona music scene. As a tragic life event hits him hard, Fausto questions his sanity while spiraling down into a hallucinatory self-destructive depression.

An Indian Story

March 1962 •Hungarian

Still photographs and narration give an overview of the history of the American Indian.

The Buenoromeros

January 1979 •Spanish

Three sisters living together are tied to the memory of their father. They welcome their suitors into their home and then repeat a ritual that seems to come from times past.

¡Al fútbol!

January 1975 •Spanish

Any given Sunday of 1974 in Spain, soccer games in several stadiums, the sarcastic voice of commentators, the inevitable presence of advertising. Goal! The victors and the defeated.

She Sings for the World

August 2023 •Chinese

A Chinese Canadian son sets out to make a film on his mother, who was once known as the first ever Chinese Opera Singer to have performed Pingju Opera in English in late 1980's China.

LIGHTS

January 2021 •Spanish

A boy who finished school and spends time at home, between routine and sleep, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat

June 1896 •French

A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and eventually stops at the platform. Doors of the railway-cars open and attendants help passengers off and on. Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience fled the café in terror, fearing being run over by the "approaching" train. This legend has since been identified as promotional embellishment, though there is evidence to suggest that people were astounded at the capabilities of the Lumières' cinématographe.

Antoine and Colette

June 1962 •French

Now aged 17, Antoine Doinel works in a factory which makes records. At a music concert, he meets a girl his own age, Colette, and falls in love with her. Later, Antoine goes to extraordinary lengths to please his new girlfriend and her parents, but Colette still only regards him as a casual friend. First segment of “Love at Twenty” (1962).

Drink

January 2014 •English

A Twilight Zone-inspired cautionary tale about a young mother forced to come face-to-face with her deepest desire.

En tus manos

January 2010 •Spanish

In the vicious slums of Colombia, where prosperity is dictated by brutality, a conflicted kid seeks membership in a brutal gang, with the hope of one day having the power to determine his own destiny.

Dream Kitchen

July 1999 •English

A tale about isolation and lack of communication, the gap between the reality a teenage boy lives, and how he would like it be. He has a secret that he would like to tell his family, something that he has come to terms with and is about to affect the rest of his life. But how will they react?

Impronta

October 2024 •Spanish

Impronta is a service that allows the user to revisit three minutes of their past for a maximum of three times. Alicia uses it to relive the last phone call she had with her daughter, before she completely disappeared, in order to try to understand what happened.

Afterparty

July 2024 •English

Three friends wake up from the best night of their lives, only to find that their friend is dead.

In Sickness & In Health

November 2019 •English

When a woman is given the worst news of her life, she is faced with a decision: tell her family, or spare them and carry the burden herself.

Son

February 2014 •Danish

August has to put up with quite a lot. Ever since his parents separated, his father no longer seems to have any time for him. To console him, his Dad gives him a sweet little dog. But his mother refuses to have the animal in her house and before long there are shouting matches on the phone again. August can hear them arguing through his bedroom door – it's something he seems to have become used to. When his mother remains adamant about not having the dog, August packs his bags to move in with his father. But there’s no place for him in his father’s new family either. And so the boy makes up his mind to create a drastic wake-up call. Told from the boy’s perspective, this coming-of-age drama describes the situation for children who are caught in the middle when their parents decide to separate.

The Dam Keeper

February 2014 •English

In a desolate future, one small town has survived because of a large windmill dam that acts as a fan to keep out pollution. The dam's operator, Pig, works tirelessly to keep the sails spinning and protect the town, despite abuse from classmates and an indifferent public. When a new student joins Pig's class, nothing will be the same again.

Becoming Lucy

February 2017 •English

Lucy, 15, blames her mother for her father leaving them for a 24 year-old blonde. When she finds out her crush at school likes blondes, she dyes her hair to get the attention of both men.

Art·ist

April 2020 •English

Miles Night, an actor based out in Los Angeles, reflects upon moments that have shaped his life. He explores what continues to define himself as an artist.

Nowhere

October 2013 •English

In a vast, open desert landscape, two strangers with troubled pasts collide.