On This Island

This Is Not a Love Song

October 2023 •English

When 15-year-old Violet gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet the lead singer of her favourite American band, she decides to make him an offer he can't refuse. Or can he?

SUPERCRITICAL

April 2024 •English

In a post-apocalyptic nuclear fallout shelter, a young scientist bothers their team leader with a series of progressively inane HR requests.

A Curtain Raiser

August 2006 •French

Bruno, a young Frenchman, is frustrated by his girlfriend's constant lack of punctuality. He decides to end their relationship the next time she is late again.

Ephemeron

October 2022 •English

A chance encounter with a neighbor helps a musician deal with his creative block.

The First Murder

January 1972 •

Based on the novel "Šta bi učinio Zobec?" (What Would Zobec Do?) by Svetozar Vlajković. It's a short movie about a young man who is afraid of being turned down by a girl.

His First Car

May 1930 •English

A husband wins £200 and buys a car.

The Tramp

April 1915 •English

The Little Fellow finds the girl of his dreams and work on a family farm. He helps defend the farm against criminals, and all seems well, until he discovers the girl of his dreams already has someone in her life. Unwilling to be a problem in their lives, he takes to the road, though he is seen skipping and swinging his cane as if happy to be back on the road where he knows he belongs.

Sherlock's Home

May 1924 •English

Gladys falls for a prizefighter who has invited his entire hometown to watch his fight in New York City. However, he gets crazy jealous when he sees Gladys at the fight sitting next to Jimmy. After the bout is over, he sets out for the hotel to teach Jimmy a lesson.

Brutal Affairs

July 2017 •English

An actor is paid by a tenacious woman to act as her boyfriend at her boss' retirement party, however his actual girlfriend's presence at the event complicates the plan.

Beau

April 2021 •English

Beau, an emerging artist is about to unveil her latest installation. Her lover Paloma, is a devoted supporter. Her final breakthrough hinges on the success of this piece and soon this pressure causes a rife in the two women's relationship.

Vincent Before Noon

January 2019 •French

A father pays his son a visit after years of conflict and turns up in the middle of his house move. The son, Vincent, reacts violently to that intrusion. Emotionally weakened, the father involuntarily reveals the true reason of his visit, which revives the tension between them. Within a few minutes, the anger, the memories and the crossed looks move the two men deeply.

The Kite

March 2016 •Danish

A short coming-of-Age film about two boys, first love, and a kite that reunites them 20-years later.

Youth China hits headlines

September 2019 •Chinese

The Diane Linkletter Story

April 1970 •English

This improvised film is based on the true-life suicide of TV personality Art Linkletter's daughter, Diane. Mr. and Mrs. Linkletter fret about their daughter's recent behaviour, which includes taking drugs and dating a lowlife named Jim. Eventually, the parents confront Diane… with tragic consequences.

Liompa

September 2014 •English

"Almost everything disappeared. How did it happen?" a man wonders on his deathbed. Elizabeth Lazebnik’s patient, poetic and supremely controlled film sensitively addresses the terrible thought that our pasts, our accomplishments, our families, and friends can be effaced by encroaching sickness and impending death.

Listen

September 2014 •Danish

A foreign woman in a burqa brings her young son to a Copenhagen police station to file a complaint against her abusive husband, but the translator assigned to her seems unwilling to convey the true meaning of her words. A tense, diamond-hard film about cultural isolation and bureaucratic ignorance.

Tricycle Thief

September 2014 •

After discovering his eviction notice, a tricycle driver goes on a desperate hunt for money.

Good Night, Sunshine

February 2024 •Indonesian

A human being sometimes needs to share and have his complaints heard, and feelings of shared fate can make humans empathize with each other.

DO

Invalid date •Spanish

Razões

May 2019 •Portuguese