Mariana Alcoforado

The Albatross

January 1998 •English

A ship sets sail on an epic voyage through malignant natural and supernatural elements from which one man alone survives. An adaptation of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner illustrated by19th Century wood engravings which are animated by scratching directly into the surface of color filmstock. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner with its message of ecological redemption has a curiously contemporary resonance, but it is at the level of the mythic that the poem has lasting relevance; for this epic tale of extraordinary events simply mirrors the struggle that each human being faces on their own in his or her life. -VDB

Hollywood Lucifer

January 2014 •English

Five Minutes Ago

October 2008 •English

A young man pretends to sleep while he watches his lover go through her morning routine.

The Devil's Skipper

February 1928 •English

The Devil's Skipper was based on Demetrios Contos, a seafaring yarn by Jack London. Effectively cast against type, Belle Bennett plays a wronged woman who becomes the most brutal and feared slave-ship captain on the Seven Seas.

Above and Beyond: The Craftsman

April 2012 •English

Normandy, 1944. Young engineer Sgt. Wally Harris and his unit of craftsmen begin a journey through France, aiding the Allied liberation of Northern Europe. Untrained in combat, Wally and his men have never looked their enemy in the eye, until now.

Military Dog

July 2019 •Chinese

New to BDSM, military officer Lee Jun Zhong meets DT, master of human dogs. One late night, Lee calls DT. Given a task to prove his loyalty to the master, will Lee be able to overcome his doubts and fear?

When Robert Met Judith

Invalid date •English

Robert, an elderly man in a nursing home, drifts through a quiet routine until fellow resident Judith reaches out with warmth and persistence.

Restare

August 2022 •English

Jane Dykstra is on yet another book tour when she encounters a violent confrontation outside her hotel room. Will Jane intervene? Or will her best-selling author alter ego, Rachel Hardin, take over and do something about it? A re-imagining of Stephen King's short story "Rest Stop."

Clout

October 2025 •English

Oskar's desperate pursuit of online fame takes a tragic turn when his claims of discovering a dead body are dismissed by his friends at boarding school, leading him down a dark path in an attempt to prove himself.

Table Manner

July 2018 •Korean

A birthday dinner turns uneasy when Min-jae’s past love walks in, and Geon-woo senses the spark that still lingers.

The Brazilian Investment

January 2025 •English

The Brazilian Investment: Directed by Jamaal Richards.

Dusk

January 2013 •English

Loneliness, expectation, and the desire to be loved.

What It’s Like to Be Okay

April 2025 •English

When struggling actor Terry Moore puts his career before his family, he must find a way to make amends for his mistake and reconnect with his heartbroken daughter.

Garden Valley

October 2025 •English

Inspired by the horrific Mann family murders of spring 1988, Garden Valley follows two friends lost in a haze of heavy metal, reckless parties, drugs, and turbulent romance. Set against the desolate backdrop of the Garden Valley trailer park on San Antonio’s Southside, the film captures one fateful day—April 14, 1988-- where their lives spiral through chaos, compulsion, and the haunting echoes of violence.

still there

October 2025 •English

Why won't the light turn off?

Le vilain petit canard

June 2016 •French

El primer día

January 1962 •Spanish

At a train station, a thief steals from a couple while the passengers are getting off the train. The boy runs after the thief and disappears. The girl, alone and lost, decides to go out into the street.

God is Good

May 2024 •English

A short film exploring queerness, blackness and religion.

Daughters

April 2010 •Chinese

When Maple, a quiet 14-year old girl living in rural China, is forced into an arranged marriage, she takes a dangerous path to free herself.