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Maroa

January 2005 •English

Eleven-year-old petty criminal Maroa lives with her violent grandmother Brigida in Caracas. After her boyfriend Carlos is involved in a shooting, Maroa is arrested and sent to a school where Joaquin conducts the youth orchestra, and he asks the naturally talented Maroa to join. Days now revolve around the classes that Joaquin, the shy and unconventional teacher, gives her. He is immediately interested in this talented young girl, who lacks all notion of discipline. Joaquin, the only person to offer hope in the midst of her rejection, finds that through Maroa, his world has also changed forever.

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.

Spilt Milk

June 2016 •English

A short film that follows the story of Scarlett, a troubled young girl who finds a best friend in Frankie; a kind-hearted boy who comes to her aid. Their friendship blossoms into a unrequited love story in which we follow Scarlett (aged sixteen) as her feelings for Frankie have developed, all leading up to the event of their high school prom. Unfortunately for Scarlett prom doesn't quite live up to her expectations and her future with Frankie is left uncertain.

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.

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.

Infocused

November 2020 •Belarusian

A group of students finds themselves in an academic environment, which hides a terrifiying danger. Should they stay? Where to expect a menace from? What would happen if they try to leave? Students are forced to find it all out by themselves, without getting any hints.

Ofrandā

October 2023 •English

Ina, an introverted 11-year-old immigrant, finds herself captivated by Petra, a new classmate coming from the same country as her. Faced with the newcomer’s indifference towards her, Ina embarks on a desperate quest for connection in a world oscillating between dream and reality.

Paradigm

October 2016 •Spanish

Innocence, sex and lust converge to tell the story of Guille, a teenager who seeks himself through others.

Second Encounters

October 2014 •Danish

In this tale of second chances, two ex-lovers run into each other in a restaurant. Both are with new partners. Both are unhappy. Both are still in love with the other. Dormant feelings rush to the surface and the opportunity to rekindle the past presents itself. Will the outcome be different?

Hell

May 2011 •Portuguese

In the course of one afternoon, Raphael's paradise turns into a spiral of guilt and paranoia.

Curricán

April 2015 •Galician

Xan Currican guides us through the streets of Vilanova de Arousa, a village full of picturesque portraits and endless epiphanies.

Chasing Grace

March 2017 •English

A young college student reluctantly meets with her estranged father only to discover the truth about the events of the wild summer of '75 that drove them apart.

Bad Boy Buck

July 2022 •English

After a one-night stand with another man, a married farmer attempts to hide the affair from his family as the truth drives him to breaking point.

Shabbat Dinner

June 2012 •English

Shabbat Dinner is boring as usual for William Shore. His mother has invited two crazy hippies and their son and is doing her best to show off, his father is drunk and berating their oddball guests, and he doesn't have much in common with their son Virgo. That is, until Virgo tells him that he has just come out as gay.

The Last Day of School

January 2019 •Lithuanian

Edgaras and Migle are in a relationship that has Migle have the upper hand financially. Because of this, when Edgaras old friend offers the opportunity to make some money by smuggling cigarettes, Edgaras is tempted. But with a wonderful girlfriend, college around the corner, and so much that can be ruined if he and Viktoras get caught, will Edgaras go through with it?

PASSO A PRENDERTI

September 2024 •Italian

The Sacred Band

February 2019 •Portuguese

In the cold light of his computer, a young man makes dozens of nude photos of desire and sends them to anyone, in order to share his body and his solitude.

Summer Bus

September 2017 •Korean

In the everyday life of the bus, the world still hopes to find warmth.