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Silver Lining: A Compulsive Love Story

November 2023 •English

Just having graduated class of 2003, Quinn and Cyrus are a closeted gay couple fighting through the nature of their sweet teen fling turned drug-fuelled toxic relationship. Quinn wants a real boyfriend, but Cyrus neglects him in public, fearful of what may happen if he were caught. How much longer can the two of them last before they catch up to themselves?

Violet

April 2024 •German

After an argument with his mother, 12-year-old Dan, who suffers from scoliosis, seeks love and intimacy from 17-year-old Anna, who is supposed to look after him. While his mother, who works for a security company, is on the night shift, Dan and Anna cross set boundaries.

Paralysis

April 2016 •English

Struggling with the pressures of homophobia when her partner is taken away by a hateful mother, a young gay woman struggles to cope with the traumas and anxieties of her life. Her dreams descend, taking the shape of shadows which reach into her life.

The Lesson

May 2016 •Czech

When two teenage girls plot to steal liquor for themselves, their plan goes awry when they decide to visit their old piano teacher who's developed dementia.

A Psalm of Sight Verse 1: Zerfall

September 2019 •English

Gifted with eternal life after drinking from the Holy Grail, a medieval knight spawns an alternate history where technology is God, and man becomes machine.

The Second Bullet

March 2017 •Azerbaijani

In a remote Azerbaijani village, things take a turn for the worse on the wedding night when the firing of a gun, a local tradition, doesn't go according to plan.

Angústia

June 2024 •Portuguese

Experimental university short film about the dreams of the character Maria.

Shortest Day, Longest Night

June 2024 •Tagalog

On the night of the opening of his new exhibit, a queer artist who has just gotten out of an abusive relationship makes a connection with another troubled soul.

Lockdown

Invalid date •English

A man stuck inside his house during a worldwide lockdown starts to lose not just his friends, but also his sanity.

Beverly Heights

June 2024 •English

Young actress Marci, who stars as a cheerleader in the hit television series Beverly Heights is seen by everyone as head cheerleader dating the football team captain, but behind closed doors she’s in love with a mysterious girl named Emily.

ICU

October 2023 •Hindi

After spending several years trying to distance herself from her childhood and her father, Kia is forced to return. Her father is in critical condition and could pass away at any second; her sister and her mother insist that her last words to him should be a fond goodbye. Kia has to decide what her last few words to her father will be.

The Museum of Broken Love

May 2017 •Turkish

The Museum of Broken Love is a museum where items left over from people's ended relationships are exhibited. Ali's job, when he started working at the museum, is to inventory the incoming items and place them in the exhibition areas. Ali's days change when a man who catches his attention leaves a box at the museum.

Origami

January 2018 •Finnish

Eden

June 2024 •English

Following the rediscovery and subsequent monetization of the Garden of Eden, as people who can afford it begin migrating back at top dollar, a young woman has to choose whether to follow their brother on the one-way journey or continue to live in a broken world.

VALTA TAKAISIN

June 2022 •Finnish

The Fishbowl Girl

November 2024 •Chinese

Wei, a young lesbian, goes to Thailand on a graduation trip. After witnessing an intimate interaction between the girl she fancies and a male friend, she goes to a Thai massage parlour, but the experience isn't as beautiful as she envisioned.

MUUTOS

February 2022 •Finnish

A Perfect Day

September 2014 •Turkish

In a city far away from the nature, a man wakes up, has his breakfast and starts a perfect day.

La Chienne

January 2013 •French

For several years, Zoe has suffered terrible abuse. She's been locked in a basement like an animal and now she's bleeding out. She should have died... several times. But she doesn't die. Zoe wants to survive. She wants to live. Mostly, Zoe wants to escape the cage her captors have trapped her in.

What Did They Say?

May 2024 •English

A 1-minute film about the experience of young immigrant children having to translate for their parents. Presented by NextShark.