Day of Independence

A Snake Marked

March 2019 •English

After many years, a convict who spends his days sketching charcoal art in his prison cell receives a surprise visit from his estranged father, forcing him to contemplate his own existence.

The Wardrobe

October 2013 •English

A young boy fights to protect his family from the monster that lives inside his wardrobe.

The Fast Runner

November 2024 •English

When a young girl loses her father in an act of Nazi violence, she is angered by the compassion shown by her Rabbi towards their enemies. Later, facing the concentration camp gates, she must deny anger and embrace compassion in order to save the life of the Rabbi.

Animal Kingdom

April 2012 •Croatian

A short film set in the 1990s about a boy who collects Animal Kingdom stickers.

Marriage Unplugged

October 2024 •English

Unhappy in their marriage, Suzanna and Andrew buy a male sex robot called James, who consequently uncovers the deep fractures in their relationship.

William Wilson

January 1999 •Spanish

Edgar Allan Poe’s ill-fated hero meets his double.

Here Ends the World We've Known

October 2022 •French

1645. Guadeloupe. Ibátali, a Kalinago native and wife of a French colonist, leads Olaudah, an escaped African captive, on a journey where he may lose his freedom and his life. She is ready to sacrifice him to save her own skin. But their wounds bring them together. Will this be enough to make them something other than what colonisation has decided they should be: a savage to be exterminated, an African to be enslaved?

In sieben Tagen

July 2015 •German

The Tower of Pisa

October 2020 •Romanian

A fantasy and comedy short fiction film about a parking valet suffering from OCD who stumbles upon love.

Dar-Dar

September 2020 •Basque

In the mountains of the Basque Country, a mother and her daughter take shelter in a ruined hut that seems uninhabited.

Noise

June 2018 •English

When a young, deaf woman forms a bond with an unlikely stranger, the two are forced to communicate in the absence of language.

Yesterday and Tomorrow

October 2020 •Spanish

Horacio reunites with his father and together remember the past.

Miss Zahra

January 2015 •Finnish

Seppo, a forestry machine driver, receives an email from a mysterious woman called Miss Zahra, telling him about her money problems. Although his close friends claim the letter is a hoax, Seppo decides to follow his love abroad and save his heart for the chosen one.

High School Girls

April 2008 •Korean

High school girls A, B, C, D, and E are playing poker. S and T are fighting over marks they got in a sham exam. Y is spending an odd night with the practice teacher. They are all high school girls. They are all the “time” you have passed through.

My Old Lady

April 2009 •Korean

The Man Who Changed Okinawa

April 2016 •Japanese

A teacher leads an unlikely team to a high school baseball championship in this sports drama. Managing a team on the verge of extinction, teacher Hiroyoshi rallies the squad on an underdog journey.

The Jump

October 2018 •English

Luna, a fresh high school grad, goes on a journey to understand what she wants to do in the world and how she achieves happiness and professional success.

Rag Doll

September 2020 •English

Although Yingying’s mother was killed in a modern day persecution and the little girl is alone on the streets of Northern China, an enchanted art form could reunite them. Enter a child’s world, where hope and imagination are more powerful than police batons or state-sponsored violence, where noble determination conquers all.

Tenants

November 2016 •Russian

Max and Red live illegally in an abandoned communal apartment. On New Year's Eve, a third neighbor, Lera, comes to visit them.

Os Barcos

January 2012 •Portuguese

I saw leaves that were moving. I thought: "It's a bird in its nest". I separated the leaves and looked; but there was no bird. The leaves continued to move. As I ran, faster and faster, I screamed. What moved the leaves? What moves my heart, my legs?