Saying No

Night and Fog

April 1959 •French

Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.

Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory

March 1895 •French

Working men and women leave through the main gate of the Lumière factory in Lyon, France. Filmed on 22 March 1895, it is often referred to as the first real motion picture ever made, although Louis Le Prince's 1888 Roundhay Garden Scene pre-dated it by seven years. Three separate versions of this film exist, which differ from one another in numerous ways. The first version features a carriage drawn by one horse, while in the second version the carriage is drawn by two horses, and there is no carriage at all in the third version. The clothing style is also different between the three versions, demonstrating the different seasons in which each was filmed. This film was made in the 35 mm format with an aspect ratio of 1.33:1, and at a speed of 16 frames per second. At that rate, the 17 meters of film length provided a duration of 46 seconds, holding a total of 800 frames.

Seeking Arrangement

September 2023 •English

Danny, a young Mexican-American wrestling with his sexuality, is desperate for twenty-five dollars for a mysterious Craigslist arrangement. Standing in his way is his conservative mother, clouded by her concerns for what her son is up to. As Danny pursues the elusive arrangement, he finds himself navigating a deeper journey of self-acceptance and identity.

Strangers

August 2003 •

A short story of two strangers meeting in a train journey, not knowing that something stranger is coming their way.

The Dam

August 2016 •English

A lifelong friendship is under siege when two mature Australian men visit the monolithic dam that defined their young lives and are confronted by feelings that were impounded long ago, but cannot be contained any longer.

Allegory of Prudence

January 2013 •Portuguese

A short film made for "Venezia 70 - Future Reloaded". A homage to Paulo Rocha and Kenji Mizoguchi, filming the director's two tombs, one in Tokyo and the other in Quioto.

Itapoa - Un proyecto que camina

Invalid date •Spanish

Aujourd'hui ou je meurs

October 2019 •French

After a month of texting, Zoe has organized a perfect first date with Marc. Their expectations will be tested by reality.

Into the Night

October 2019 •English

A yuppie seeks help from two townspeople in finding his wife and daughter, during a blizzard storm. Based on the short story by Stephen King.

Erica

September 2016 •Norwegian

Erica has a secret relationship to the married Sebastian. When his wife Liv finds out, she decides to confront Erica over an evening of gin and tonics. Erica is soon being pushed to question what things in life are worth fighting for.

No Voice

May 2021 •English

She now lives many miles away from her mother, who is waiting to hear from her. It is a bittersweet, restless, nostalgic moment, and she remembers those vanished years.

SIN-SFO

October 2018 •English

As they drive to San Francisco, married couple Angie and Danny debate a decision which will change their lives forever.

Zinzan

November 2017 •English

After his son insists on bringing his boyfriend to practice, a rugby-mad father fears for his son’s chances of getting onto the national team.

Women's Letters

May 2014 •French

On the front lines of the Great War, nurse Simon repairs the broken faces of the soldiers every day with love letters, words from women that have the power to heal the wounds of these paper soldiers. Simon himself seems impervious to holes, uncreasable, untearable in his white coat. His secret is his war godmother, who occupies all his thoughts whenever he has a moment to breathe. But when death strikes where it is least expected, can words written on paper still erase the pain?

Game

May 2017 •English

A new kid in town tests the limits at the high school basketball tryouts.

The Frontier Experience

January 1975 •English

The Westward movement — and a woman's perspective of that movement — emerges in the dramatic story of Delilah Fowler's first year on the Kansas frontier in 1869. Based on diaries of the period, the program reveals the cruel violence, and even crueler loneliness, which early settlers encountered — but above all, it shows the quiet courage of those who lived it.

Stip & Pensil

April 2017 •Indonesian

Toni, Aghi, Bubu, and Saras get the task of making essays. They create a free school for street children but they chose to earn money than learn.

Cycles

September 2016 •English

CYCLES is a playful, sweetheart choreography, circling through the madness of grief.

9th Floor to the Right

October 2022 •French

One evening, in his apartment in Paris, Lorenzo is getting ready to receive Marvin for the first time, a boy he really likes. Marvin shows up at the door with Thomas, a homeless man he met on the street in need of a shower. Lorenzo doesn’t dare say no.