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The Flyer

January 2008 •English

Anna struggles to establish a new life in Scotland, while trying to save her long-distance relationship with childhood sweetheart Pawel, who remains waiting in Poland.

The Female Side Effect

October 2023 •English

After the death of a patient, Crimera Pharmaceuticals, assigns the task of finding out what happened to Dr. Elena Pizano, a clinical trial analyst. She must do this with the help of the efficient and reliable artificial intelligence entity: KODA. During her findings she will come across data gaps in one of the drugs being studied, uncovering a darker truth in the world of medicine. As the organizations try to hide the information, she must decide how to handle the secrets she's just uncovered.

REM

August 2019 •Afrikaans

"REM" is an Afrikaans Sci-Fi Drama about a grief-stricken father, Dehan, who becomes obsessed with the memory of his late wife, Lena, through the use of a high-tech, dream-altering device, the REM. This unhealthy obsession leads to Dehan struggling to reconnect with his young son, Erich, who survived the car accident that caused Lena's death. Dehan must decide to face and to confront his grief, reconnecting with his son, or to become so immersed in his fantasy dream-world that he loses touch with reality, and Erich, altogether.

No Hard Feelings

September 2020 •German

Parvis, the son of exiled Iranians, copes with life in his small hometown by indulging himself with pop culture, Grindr dates, and raves. After being caught shoplifting, he is sentenced to community service at a refugee shelter where he meets siblings Banafshe and Amon, who have fled Iran. As a romantic attraction between Parvis and Amon grows, the fragile relationship between the three is put to a test.

Etéreo

November 2016 •Spanish

A short film that deals with the process of separation between two men. It is based on narrated flashbacks, showing the loneliness of a man whose partner has left. The desolate man recalls the beautiful moments spent with his partner, joining and merging their bodies, in a mystical and spiritual way.

III

September 2022 •French

By a hot summer day on the lakeshore, three siblings face death for the first time through their contact with nature.

Smog

July 2022 •English

Thick, deadly smog blankets the globe, reducing visibility to less than a few metres. In a secluded farmhouse, a woman and her overbearing husband attempt to find resources and survive using a series of walking trails crafted from ropes and stakes. One night, the woman is alerted to the presence of someone or something else deep in the smog. Desperate to escape the farmhouse, the woman attempts to meet the unknown and risk everything to leave her loveless and abusive relationship behind.

Raids

August 2021 •English

Based on the treatment of Pacific Island families during the New Zealand Dawn Raids of the 1970’s, this short is an intimate look into a police raid, as told through the eyes of a young girl Losa and her father Lupematasila.

Against the Law

March 2017 •English

United Kingdom, March 24, 1954. Ten years before the decriminalization of homosexuality, journalist Peter Wildeblood and his friends Lord Montagu and Michael Pitt-Rivers are convicted and imprisoned for indecency and sodomy.

Torrid Wave

September 1982 •

A Hong Kong drama that explores the complexities of a same-sex relationship between two young escort women. Living openly and embracing their sexuality, they navigate their love without concern for societal judgment. However, their environment soon challenges their bond, introducing external influences that test their commitment to each other.

I'm an actrice

February 2004 •English

Baba, a preteen from Belleville, Paris, must deal with her mother's determination to turn her into an actress.

Fear

November 2016 •Slovenian

Fear is a story of Christian a 17 year old neo-nazi and event that will forever change his life.

Apart from Everything

March 2017 •English

After a two-year absence and a recent stint in rehab, Fran returns home to Toronto. Struggling to live soberly for the first time in her adult life, she must face the emotional fallout of her disappearance and make amends with the girlfriend and the brother she left behind.

Why Won't You Dance?

September 2023 •Greek

Anna, a shy girl, sits alone at a party. Vasilis, a shy guy, also sits alone at the same party. Vasilis really doesn't want to talk to Anna. Anna is burdened by something. Their reluctant meeting will bring forth memories Anna would much rather ignore.

To Live, To Die, To Live Again

September 2024 •French

Emma loves Sammy, who loves Cyril, who loves her back. What could have been a love story at the end of the last century is blown apart by the arrival of AIDS. Expecting the worst, each character's destiny takes an unexpected turn.

Bad Education

March 2004 •Spanish

An examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two longtime friends.

Brokeback Mountain

October 2005 •English

In 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their lives as they get married and start families of their own.

White Man

August 1994 •Korean

A white-collar South Korean man discovers a severed human finger and keeps it.

Young Hunter

May 2020 •Spanish

Ezequiel, a sixteen-year-old gay teenager in his sexual awakening, meets a boy of twenty-one. They quickly start a relationship and the situation unravels unexpectedly.

On Sunday

May 1963 •Italian