The Gesture and The Word

It Grows!

October 2014 •English

As Zac’s relationship with his long suffering girlfriend deteriorates, a mysterious ‘plant’ is discovered in his back yard.

Clouds

October 2017 •English

On the verge of a nervous breakdown, a school teacher finds the wisdom she needs in the most unlikeliest of places.

Simply Girl

October 2019 •Portuguese

Denise, Hannah and Leticia are three ordinary women with extraordinary stories to tell. As transgender people, they talk about the challenges of finding their true identities within an intolerant and prejudiced society.

Humuq: Do Not Sleep at Dusk

December 2022 •Indonesian

The two girls decided to do their daily prayers in the school, but turns out one of them accidentally fell asleep instead. But when she woke up, she felt uneasy with her friend that's undergoing the prayer without her.

Zbawienie

Invalid date •Polish

Deflation

January 2001 •English

Pride going before the fall.

Crossed Wires

November 2013 •English

A misunderstanding leads to sombre consequences as two flatmates recall very different turns of event from the previous night.

Dreemer

January 2012 •English

A surreal love story about a nineteen year old girl with the personality of an abused dog, and her oppressively misguided boyfriend.

Deeno

Invalid date •English

A stressed, procrastinating student uses a evil 90s AI program to finish his final assignments. He is willing to finish the assignments, no matter the cost.

Welkom

September 2013 •French

A Different War

March 2004 •Hebrew

Although Nuni has been selected to play the lead (King David) in his Jerusalem grade school play, he'd secretly rather play the princess role instead.

Stay Quiet

October 2018 •English

When an intruder who seems very distressed by loud noises walks into Lynn's house, screaming for help is not an option.

I Remember Ashes

June 2019 •Czech

The surreal state of childhood perception is evoked in this 35mm portrait of a mischievous duo running amok in the Czech countryside.

Prawn

October 2018 •English

A sensitive waiter is triggered when he sees prawns burning alive for the dinner special.

Domesticated

January 2019 •Swedish

Oona is looking for a bed in a Stockholm where the housing shortage is maximal and the sun never seems to go up. One night she gets to sleep at Agneta's place. But what does Agneta really want in exchange?

Cryptid

May 2019 •English

An awkward middle school teacher must trek through the dense woods of Oregon and find the elusive Bigfoot in an effort to save his relationship with his boyfriend.

As the Crows Fly

February 1933 •English

First entry in the Educational Pictures Moran and Mack series.

Bystander Effect

January 2015 •German

Take the next best residential neighbourhood. A man is on the look-out for a victim. Within a couple of minutes, he chooses a young woman. He hunts, stabs and rapes her. As he dwells on his vicious performance of the crime, the residents turn into a dormant audience while they stand by and watch the rapist’s captivating show.

Borderland

January 2013 •Swedish

Shots are fired at a woman as she runs through the forest. At the same time, two brothers turn on to a forest road. Their paths will soon cross in a suspenseful film with supernatural elements - where nobody is what they seem to be.

Dry

January 2002 •Serbian

A young man who masturbates to porn finally becomes sexually active when his sister brings a female tenant to their flat.