Pastime

Beautiful Alexander

October 2019 •Dutch

An almost dialogueless, poetic impression of an insecure teenager’s dilemma. Alexander spends his first holiday alone in an old beach cabin. Longing for affection, but searching for his identity, he stays inside. From the cabin, he watches the people on the beach. On a diving board, in the middle of the sand, he spots someone who is making some dance moves. Hesitant at first, but increasingly uninhibited, Alexander mimics him, which yields a cautious dance duet at a safe distance. Will he dare to make the next move?

Black Mamba

May 2017 •Arabic

On the surface Sarra leads an average life, the one her mother has planned out for her: the young Tunisian is taking sewing classes and preparing for marriage to a young man. But deep inside she is concocting a plan to escape this life – as BLACK MAMBA

Sleepover

March 2018 •Swedish

Emil and Adam are two guys in their 20's. They are close friends, and after a night at the movies, Emil is going to sleep over at Adam's. Emil has unspoken feelings for Adam - feelings that are tested when they are sleeping in the same double bed.

Dive

July 2015 •English

George's reflection has turned its back on him and he'll go to great depths to get it back.

100m Freestyle

June 2013 •Spanish

Polo and Domingo spend their last days together between Ciudad Mendoza and Cordoba, in Veracruz, Mexico, before Domingo moves to another city for college. Domingo has to say goodbye to his girlfriend, Mina; while Polo deals with his feelings towards his best friend in the little time they have left.

Off World

June 2019 •English

Aa single father living in the slums of a futuristic dystopia who attempts to illegally escape to an off world colony to prevent his son's illness from becoming fatal.

Fili di memorie

May 2022 •Italian

To Thine Own Self Be True

November 2023 •English

An experimental study of nature through three stories and how we have destroyed it.

Lola Still Dances

January 2016 •Spanish

Lola wants to escape her situation at all costs, even if it is only through her imagination, where she is a beautiful ballet dancer.

Lilly White

June 2018 •English

After her hands are severely damaged in an accident, an over-zealous hand model hatches an ill-conceived plan to get back in the extremity modeling game with her feet.

The Neolith

August 2020 •English

On the moors of a desolate land where the silence of the wind reigns, a mysterious man challenges four bloodthirsty savages responsible for a horrible crime.

La chaqueta del botones

June 2016 •Spanish

Drink

January 2014 •English

A Twilight Zone-inspired cautionary tale about a young mother forced to come face-to-face with her deepest desire.

UDIN

Invalid date •Indonesian

Udin, a Betawi boy who loves painting, dreams of joining a competition. But his father insists he practice pencak silat like other boys his age, unaware that Udin is being bullied at the training center.

For Sofia

July 2024 •English

A young musician discovers a forgotten music sheet in his father's belongings, which unravels a painful family secret

Hormones and Other Demons

May 2003 •Norwegian

Eduarda (Eddi) wants to become a woman, but what makes a woman? Maybe breasts help? She goes on holiday with her family and meets Lukas. Unfortunately, she is not the only family member who wants to feel attractive. Are we really defined by what others see?

Clandestine

October 2018 •Spanish

Every year, thousands of people coming from Africa try to reach Spain in desperate and dangerous journeys across the Mediterranean. Tariq is a young Moroccan who works for a mafia that organises these illegal journeys. His job is to carry immigrants in a dinghy across the strait and not getting caught. But every trip might be the last one.

About Mermaids And Sailors

June 2019 •English

A dark musical about Iara, an ordinary girl who starts to work in a mental institution for women.

Lessons

December 2019 •English

A Chinese "study mama" considers her daughter Nana as her everything, sometimes her fantasy world. But after having a fight this morning, she finds Nana's missing.

One Last Taste

December 2017 •English

Yuan needs to sell her grandma's house to pay her bills but suddenly finds something in her grandma's kitchen.