Getting Home

Eastman

August 2020 •Ukrainian

This is a portrait of a man, for whom the war in Eastern Ukraine has become a personal challenge. Beard is a native of the Donbas, a man of about forty-five, a family guy, an ordinary worker. Director is a young man of about twenty-six, single, a west-man, coming from the intelligentsia. This is the usual day of the ordinary military. These are events and people whom you can meet there. This is the relationship between people who have to be here and now during the war. This is not only a unique life experience but also a kind of cultural exchange between different social strata and communities. This is the birth of new, special traditions.

Have Dreams, Will Travel

May 2007 •English

West Texas, in the 1960's. A tale of two 12-year-olds who embark on an adventure to find new parents in order to escape their unhappy and emotionally unsatisfying family life.

Sullivan's Travels

November 1941 •English

Successful movie director John L. Sullivan, convinced he won't be able to film his ambitious masterpiece until he has suffered, dons a hobo disguise and sets off on a journey, aiming to "know trouble" first-hand. When all he finds is a train ride back to Hollywood and a beautiful blonde companion, he redoubles his efforts, managing to land himself in more trouble than he bargained for when he loses his memory and ends up a prisoner on a chain gang.

Smokey and the Bandit Part 3

August 1983 •English

The Enos duo convince Cletus, aka The Bandit, to come out of hiding and help them promote their new restaurant. With a little coaxing, he agrees, producing an almost-creaky Trigger as his mode of transport. But his nemesis, Sheriff Buford T. Justice, is on the hunt, forcing Cletus and Trigger to hit the road. Can they steer clear of the vengeful sheriff?

Eldorado

June 2008 •French

Yvan finds a burglar in his house. After some consideration, Yvan decides not to call the police and to drop the lad near the nearby city but he ends up giving him a lift home to his parents. Together, they travel through Belgium and meet some extraordinary people and find themselves in ditto situations.

Desert Cathedral

May 2014 •English

The true story of a real estate developer who disappeared into the Southwestern desert in 1992, leaving behind a series of VHS tapes.

Khuruf

November 2018 •Spanish

A road movie starring a Muslim family, a checkpoint and a flock of sheep.

The Wizard

December 1989 •English

A boy and his brother run away from home and hitch cross-country, with help from a girl they meet, to compete in the ultimate video-game championship.

Ice Age

March 2002 •English

With the impending ice age almost upon them, a mismatched trio of prehistoric critters – Manny the woolly mammoth, Diego the saber-toothed tiger and Sid the giant sloth – find an orphaned infant and decide to return it to its human parents. Along the way, the unlikely allies become friends but, when enemies attack, their quest takes on far nobler aims.

Stranger Than Paradise

October 1984 •English

A Hungarian immigrant, his friend, and his cousin go on an unpredictable adventure across America.

The Man of the Future

July 2019 •Spanish

Michelsen, an older trucker who is lonely and sick, while traveling through Patagonia meets someone on the highway who reminds him of his daughter, whom he has not seen in years.

Three Days to Forever

June 2007 •Indonesian

Yusuf and his cousin Ambar spend a wild night out just before heading out of town for a relative’s wedding. When the pair passes out overnight and Ambar misses her flight, the two head off on a three-day road trip. Little do they realize those three days will have a lasting impact on their lives.

Scorpion Spring

October 1996 •English

On the run from the law, desperate drug runner Astor and his beautiful prisoner struggle through the savage heat...

Transamerica

February 2005 •English

A transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she had a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.

Easy Rider

June 1969 •English

Wyatt and Billy, two Harley-riding hippies, complete a drug deal in Southern California and decide to travel cross-country in search of spiritual truth.

Bis zum Ellenbogen

November 2007 •German

Mute

November 2021 •English

Monette, a recently separated travelling book salesman tells his grim story to both a priest and a hitchhiker, looking for absolution.

Mr. Bean's Holiday

March 2007 •English

Mr. Bean wins a trip to Cannes where he unwittingly separates a young boy from his father and must help the two reunite. On the way he discovers France, bicycling and true love, among other things.

Pork Pie

February 2017 •English

A trio of accidental outlaws travel the length of New Zealand, protesting conformity and chasing lost love, with a posse of cops and a media frenzy in pursuit.

My Name Is Thomas

April 2018 •Italian

The story of a man who sets out on his motorcycle from Italy on a trip to the Spanish desert to find himself there. But the encounter with the young Maryam changes the plans of the adventure sustainable.