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The Seventh Seal

February 1957 •Swedish

When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.

L'Homme endormi

May 2022 •French

Let Us Descend

March 2025 •English

A mother and daughter rent a house for a getaway after suffering a sudden and tragic loss, little do they know the house is run by a secret cult.

All of Us Strangers

December 2023 •English

One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbor Harry, which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life.

When Cigarettes Taste Like Blood

October 2024 •English

At a boarding school for young adult male orphans, the affectionate bond between two friends turns brutal when their peers accuse them of homosexuality.

Pure

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Final entry in Adrian Țofei and Duru Yücel's trilogy which includes Be My Cat: A Film for Anne and We Put the World to Sleep.

All the World Drops Dead

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Lost Footage

March 2022 •English

How would a found footage film look if the footage was never found? This conceptual art experiment questions the very nature of film and cinema while serving as an ironic tribute to the found footage horror pop culture. The found footage format provides the narrative justification for such a film to exist: the non-existence exists because the footage existed yet it was lost and never found.

The Veil

January 2017 •English

Set in a war-torn land where tribal factions live in fear of annihilation, the film tells the story of a deadly warrior leading a destructive war campaign. When he is betrayed by his own and left for dead, he is healed by a mysterious princess and taken in by a hidden tribe that believes he was chosen to wage a final battle.

We Put the World to Sleep

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Adrian and Duru get lost in the characters they play in an apocalyptic film and embark on a secret mission to end the world for real. Second entry in Adrian Țofei and Duru Yücel’s trilogy which includes Be My Cat: A Film for Anne and Pure.

What do You Want Now of This Metaphysical Love?

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Struggling if the existence of his love is real or not, Matthew embarks on a train journey to find it. As he travels without a fixed destination and searches for his beloved, he begins to hallucinate between imagination and reality, trying to realize which is which. Was it true love or just metaphysical?

Look Into My Eyes

Invalid date •Persian

In this black-and-white minimalist short film, a man encounters his lost love in a metaphysical realm. Through symbolic elements like a dove, a fountain, and an angel sculpture, the film explores themes of love and loss. Their poetic conversation blurs the lines between reality and the transcendent. Inspired by ‘Hiroshima mon amour,’ the film invites viewers to interpret the enduring nature of love and the acceptance of loss.

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie

August 1999 •Japanese

In a loose retelling of the Revolutionary Girl Utena TV series, Utena Tenjou arrives at Ohtori Academy, only to be immediately swept up in a series of duels for the hand of her classmate Anthy Himemiya and the power she supposedly holds. At the same time, Utena reunites with Touga Kiryuu, a friend from her childhood who seems to know the secrets behind the duels. Utena must discover those secrets for herself, before the power that rules Ohtori claims her and her friends, new and old.

The Afterlife

January 2014 •English

After dying in an unpredictable accident Simon is transported to a metaphysical realm where he meets Greg in the afterlife. Screened as part of CampusMovieFest 2014.

A Taboo Identity

August 2017 •English

Sociologist David W. Wahl explores the identity work involved in Kay Parker shifting from being a legend of the adult film industry to her current occupation as a metaphysical counselor.

François Mitterrand, à bout portant : 1993-1996

May 2011 •French

"What could be more unsettling than a man close to death whose profound arrogance drives him relentlessly to hang onto both his power and his writing, to the bitter end?" In the twilight of his second seven-year term, François Mitterrand was alone. Ravaged by illness and abandoned by a large majority of the Socialist Party, who would not forgive him for the disastrous outcome of the March 1993 elections, the Head of State was preparing to tackle a second round of cohabitation with the right wing. However a series of unexpected tragedies and revelations would arise, casting a shadow over the end of his reign…

Polia & Blastema

September 2022 •English

A love story about two beings that believe themselves to be ONE. Two alien creatures: completely distressed and confounded by their separation. The film is a ritual enacted, where each find the other across time and space as they try to become the other literally and physically, in the process creating a new utopia, a mythic city where the two beautifully merge to become a new kind of creature, a new form of god.

Delicate Arch

March 2024 •English

Four young friends with fracturing relationships take a camping trip to Southern Utah in order to escape an ecological disaster up North. Alone in the desert, they begin to suspect that their reality might not be as it seems, and soon realize they’re being observed by a mysterious cosmic force.

A Fugue

July 2019 •English

A space occupies it, awaiting to be unlocked by a freeing action or notion. What lies ahead is its determination.

Novi Mi

February 2025 •English

A metaphysical odyssey of the Individua members as they grapple with mysterious masked figures and the imminent waiting for them at the end of the snowy forest.