Tussilago

Tree #3

June 2019 •English

After he's been cast (again!) as a background tree in his annual middle school play, an ambitious and imaginative Israeli immigrant boy leads a revolution on stage that his intolerant drama teacher will never forget.

Dodu – The Cardboard Boy

November 2010 •Portuguese

A cardboard boy makes-believe inside a cardboard box. Dodu, the cardboard boy, is very sensitive and lives in a city wich is really hostile towards little children. So he spends many hours indoors, playing with Carica, his ladybug friend. Whenever Dodu scratches the surface of the cardboard box, he is able to create wonderful worlds inhabited by unusual creatures that help him to deal with his emotions and how to grow.

Wind's Embrace

November 2003 •Portuguese

In a world where iron and land mix themselves creating unexpected cities, the wind blows life among leaves in the eternal rebirth cycle. This is the wind’s embrace.

Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family

December 2023 •English

Ricky Tomlinson sits back in his chair and takes a fond look back at the much-loved comedy series The Royle Family, sharing his memories of playing head of the family Jim Royle and his experiences working with the show’s co-creator Caroline Aherne, who, as well as writing the show with co-star Craig Cash, also played Jim’s daughter Denise. Ricky talks about how a chance encounter helped him get the part of Jim, recounts what it was like filming some of the show’s most iconic moments, and tries to get the bottom of the origins of Jim’s famous, below-the-belt catchphrase.

Connection

May 2021 •English

The biggest boxing fight of 1960 takes an unexpected turn with the help of a powerful twin connection.

When The Rupiah Disappears

January 2025 •Indonesian

Some people in North Kalimantan are facing a strange situation where the Rupiah (Indonesian currency) suddenly disappears, and they are the only ones who still remember it.

A Family Portrait

January 2004 •Spanish

When Sergio’s little sister asks him for the definition of sex, he revisits a memory from years ago, in which he discovers a secret in his family.

Under

January 2014 •English

Kerry is a train driver and on sick leave due to a trauma at work. While roaming the train network to make sense of her tragedy she meets a man who understands her and knows what she needs.

Rally

March 2024 •English

Two underground smugglers in a modified rally car transport an unwilling hostage across a contested border.

The Social Division of Labor According to Adam Smith

January 2011 •Portuguese

Five workers on an assembly line at a large company based in an airport challenge the impossibility of changing the social division of labor, carried out in accordance with the classical principles of specialization and segmentation.

Chromophobia

November 2019 •French

This animated coming-of-age story explores the familial, societal, and religious challenges a boy faces because of his sexual orientation.

Aksak Kulan

January 1968 •Russian

This film is based on a Kazakh legend which tells about the story of dombra

Yo soy una niña

July 2019 •Spanish

This short film brings light to the reality of transsexuality during childhood and aims to emphasize the importance of the role of grandparents.

Venezia - La più antica città del futuro

March 2024 •Italian

America

September 1999 •Greek

A man sees a poster of an old movie that he claims to have acted in

Goya, tiempo y recuerdo de una época

March 1960 •Spanish

J'ador

September 2021 •Italian

Rome. Claudio is 15 and wants to be part of the clique. He admires the 18-year-old leader Lauro. If he wants to fit in, he has to lose his little boy smell and learn to smell like a man.

Devil's Hour

April 1971 •Portuguese

An ex-guerrilla fighter wants to leave and forget the past, but is blackmailed by an old friend, who threatens to turn him in. Pursued by the police, he is eventually arrested.

Cedar Wolf

May 2019 •Greek

Zohair, a 14 year old refugee from Afghanistan, finds himself trapped in legal limbo in Greece. While wandering around Athens, he recollects his hometown. His life gradually brightens through the work in an old sawmill and his relationship with an old carpenter and his son.