Queens of the Qing Dynasty

The Drummer and the Keeper

September 2017 •English

The Drummer and the Keeper tells the story of the unlikely friendship formed between two young men: Gabriel, a reckless young drummer who revels in rejecting society’s rules and Christopher, a 17-year-old with Asperger’s Syndrome, who yearns to fit in. This heartwarming story shows the strength of the human bond in the face of adversity.

Black Kettle

December 2024 •English

A student moves into their accomodation, only to find their room already decorated, a strange, inhuman flatmate, and a kettle that won't stop boiling.

Human Touch

December 2017 •English

Two withdrawn individuals constantly seeking human connection, role-play their first accidental encounters

Chameleons

November 2022 •Portuguese

Subterranean

January 2021 •English

Returning to his hometown one last time, a wayward love rat reignites friendships and reopens old wounds in one self-destructive weekend.

It's Not You, It's Not Me.

March 2020 •English

A raw exploration of a mixed relationship between an asexual man and allosexual woman, and their struggle to reconcile their needs with their love for each other.

The Chill of Loneliness

February 2022 •English

Two people attempt to connect over a great distance.

Ground Control

August 2022 •German

A journey to an unknown star, a children's theatre play, an untalented writer and the fear of becoming the worst version of oneself. A mixture of live-action footage and animated scenes. A stream of (un)conscious stereotypes.

Insistir

April 2023 •Spanish

A documentary about the sea and memory. Its movement is its form. Its strength.

Green is Neutral in a Purple World

October 2023 •English

A queer poet navigates heartbreak through writing, techno, and self-destruction.

Martha e Haroldo: Ensaio Sobre Viver

November 2024 •Portuguese

Tinggal Meninggal

August 2025 •Indonesian

When his father dies, an awkward young man is shocked by the attention of his friends. When the warmth is gone and things return to their usual coldness, he begins to wonder: “Who else must die?”

Trust Me

May 2024 •English

Animated short documentary following a young woman's diagnosis of bipolar: a journey of self-acceptance to challenge everyday stigma. In "Trust Me", a genre-bending short documentary, a young woman uses humour and compassion to share her moving and deeply personal story of coming to terms with her mental health condition. When she starts exhibiting atypical and extreme behaviour, her loved ones trick her into hospitalisation against her will. She is diagnosed with bipolar disorder which starts her challenging journey of self-acceptance, confronting internalised and societal stigma, and learning to trust herself and others again.

I Am What I Am

December 2022 •Japanese

Kasumi doesn't know what love is and she doesn't have any feeling of romance. Due to her sister's marriage, her mother arranged a formal marriage arrangement without her permission. At the meeting, she met a man who is just seeking a friend.

Nexum

July 2022 •English

Questions how we as individuals are psychologically relying on our inhabit spaces and how we as society are influencing and being influenced by our surroundings.

Dark Frequency

March 2025 •English

A traumatic home environment leads to 16-year-old Mary being placed in a residential treatment center for troubled teens, only to find herself haunted by dark forces that reveal chilling secrets about her past and the sinister truth behind the facility.

Bittersweet

November 2020 •English

A hopeless baker's attempt at taking his own life is interrupted by a persistent child in need of a birthday cake.

Tree of Nails

March 2024 •English

A folktale in Los Angeles.

Barbara

March 2022 •English

A lone, crisis-hotline operator receives a distressing call during her graveyard shift.

Apnea

June 2017 •French

After her fall, Sophie is aiming to the surface, but she's unable to trust her entourage anymore.