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22 vs. Earth

April 2021 •English

Set before the events of ‘Soul’, 22 refuses to go to Earth, enlisting a gang of 5 new souls in attempt of rebellion. However, 22’s subversive plot leads to a surprising revelation about the meaning of life.

FBI Zoo

October 2006 •French

In a motel in Dallas, in 1963, an FBI agent bugged the next room occupied by mobsters. After several days of listening, he must infiltrate them to find missing agents. Our hero then finds himself trapped. It's too late when the veil is lifted on the mysterious disappearances.

Homework

April 2016 •German

A young father, his twelve-year-old daughter, a night club, two secrets and a lie that will solve everything.

The Astronaut

October 2018 •Spanish

A man suffering from dementia asks his son to help him fly to the moon so he can say goodbye to his late wife. Manuel Trotta and Luigi Sciamanna star in this award-winning short film.

The Beginning and the End of Bob and Billy

July 2022 •English

Bob and Billy are two mentally unstable men who escaped from an insane asylum. While trying to find the perfect house, they discover a big yellow house, where they explore the surroundings and fight amongst themselves.

From Our Side

September 2022 •Italian

History flows, the darkness wets our clothes. Inspired by the poem “Avevamo studiato per l’aldilà” by Nobel laureate Eugenio Montale, the film condenses iconic images of Italy’s political history into a narrative about this life and the hereafter.

Look at Me

August 2022 •English

Rehearsals for a fundraising gala become the arena for a struggle between two men; one, the gala director and the other, a richly talented but unstable rock drummer. As their battle for expression and control escalates against a relentless rhythmic backdrop, their public and private selves explosively collide.

TRIA

August 2022 •Italian

In a dystopian Rome, a law is enforced which does not allow immigrant families to have more than three children. If a fourth is to be expected, he or she must be born, however, one of them must then be killed, giving the females priority for sacrifice. Zoe, Iris and Clio are three sisters, but one of them will soon be killed. Tria is a tragic story, suspended between life and death, set in the home of a family that has accepted to sacrifice its integrity in order to carve out a place in the world. A dystopian story, yet not so far from what could happen, or what, somewhere else, may have already happened.

MacArthur

July 1977 •English

The film portrays MacArthur's life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan, to 1952, the time after he had been removed from his Korean War command by President Truman for insubordination, and is recounted in flashback as he visits West Point.

Greater Wealth

January 1913 •English

John Sharon, a steel magnate is immensely successful from the worldly point of view, while Ed Young, his humble employee, views himself as a failure because his income shrinks as his family responsibilities increase. Sharon's only son is a drunken disappointment, his wife becomes alienated from him, and his daughter falls critically ill.

Pollyanna

May 1960 •English

A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life.

Deep Down

July 2014 •English

Deep Down redraws a descent into hell of a stripper called America, lost in the very depths of the U.S, taken away by a devastating love-story.

Translating History to Screen

June 2008 •English

Translating History to Screen (2008) Video Short - 10 June 2008 (USA)

Bestiary

October 2023 •French

When the girl they call "the dog" leaves their school for good, Pauline and her gang decide to choose for themselves a new pet hate, in spite of their friend Julie's warning. Among unspoken words, rivalries and impulses of violence, this infernal quest might turn everything upside down.

The Mail Coach

February 1926 •English

An Aesop’s Film Fables cartoon.

A Cautionary Tail

January 2012 •English

A little girl is born with a tail that expresses her emotions. As a child, her parents celebrate their daughter's uniqueness and her tail inspires magical make-believe adventures with her friends. As she grows up, however, the young woman faces pressure to fit in, and must choose between conformity and self-expression. An animated short film starring Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett, using a striking collage of 3D animated characters and hand-made miniature sets.

Beautiful Alexander

October 2019 •Dutch

An almost dialogueless, poetic impression of an insecure teenager’s dilemma. Alexander spends his first holiday alone in an old beach cabin. Longing for affection, but searching for his identity, he stays inside. From the cabin, he watches the people on the beach. On a diving board, in the middle of the sand, he spots someone who is making some dance moves. Hesitant at first, but increasingly uninhibited, Alexander mimics him, which yields a cautious dance duet at a safe distance. Will he dare to make the next move?

Ingen kommentar

January 1987 •Swedish

Combined cel/cutout animation exploring the relationship between two tiny characters living at the bottom of a giant film frame.

Calaveras

January 1969 •French

Black Mamba

May 2017 •Arabic

On the surface Sarra leads an average life, the one her mother has planned out for her: the young Tunisian is taking sewing classes and preparing for marriage to a young man. But deep inside she is concocting a plan to escape this life – as BLACK MAMBA