The Raft

Chipper

April 2023 •English

After receiving a mysterious letter, a wayward son returns to his childhood home to wrestle with a dark family secret.

Parece que va a nevar

June 2022 •Spanish

In an effort to forget his dead wife, an old man drowning in his memories decides, with the help of a young scavenger, to get rid of all the items of the home he formed with her.

Romina

October 2024 •Spanish

Romina and Sebastian are a dysfunctional couple who study medicine in Puebla city and recently they’ve gone to live together; although they have been together for a long time, jealousy and different toxic attitudes will trigger a tragic final.

To Kill the Mother

July 2022 •Spanish

In Madrid, Spain, during a rainy day, Dorita, an elegant and magnetic mature woman, meets Noa, an attractive young man.

Trying

October 2024 •Portuguese

Down on her luck after an exhaustive job search, Luna returns to the home of her childhood friend following another failed interview. They commiserate over wine, working to re-establish their relationship as young adults navigating São Paulo, Brazil.

Martha and the Bird

Invalid date •Russian

A fantastic story of Martha, a little girl, who finds true love three years after her mother died.

The Water Diary

June 2006 •English

A story through a child's eyes about living through a drought.

Love You More

February 2008 •English

Two teenagers are drawn together by the Buzzcocks' single 'Love You More' during the summer of 1978.

On the Mountains

May 2018 •Czech

A story about what ordinary internet browsing can do for kids. And parents change their lives.

Battle of the Bands

September 2022 •English

After the lead of his Band is kicked out he makes a new rival band to compete.

Fili di memorie

May 2022 •Italian

Nightstand

April 2015 •English

An unsettling portrait of a destructive three night affair between two men - one is gay, lost and adolescent, the other is married to a woman and middle-aged. Set in the heart of Soho, a fracturing queer landscape, Nightstand is a whirlwind of repressed yearnings and urban loneliness.

An Evening

May 2016 •Danish

Having slept together for the first time, two teenage boys must make sense of their evolving relationship.

Cocoon

March 2017 •Chinese

China, 1997. An unhappy marriage, a love affair and a child who holds all the secrets.

The Last Image of Father

August 2019 •Serbian

Dusan and Laza are traveling through Eastern Serbia to Belgrade. Terminally ill, Dusan has to find a new home for his son Laza, to whom Dusan is all he has.

The Old Man

August 2019 •English

Alan, a 70-something widower, struggles to accept the fact that he's not the young and healthy man that he used to be. This is sparked after his daughter suggests that he should move into an assisted living home.

Milkshake Girls

July 2019 •English

After being 'talent scouted' outside of an ice cream store, teen cousins Jess and Stella find themselves enslaved in the illicit world of sex trafficking.

Lukas & the Aspies

February 2015 •Danish

'Lukas & the Aspies' is a story about 12-year old Lukas. In many ways, Lukas is a normal kid: He plays in a band, hangs out with his friends and fights with his little brother. But Lukas' has also Asperger syndrome - and hence his own set of unique problems.

Enclosed World

January 1998 •Japanese

A short animation by Makoto Shinkai in Lightwave 3D. Inspired by Haruki Murakami's book "Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World" with music by Tenmon.

Pria

May 2017 •Indonesian

Caught between the traditions of his upbringing in rural Indonesia and his idealization of Western freedom, a teenager struggles with the expectations of imminent manhood.