In the Distance

Return to Reason: Four Films by Man Ray

May 2024 •English

An immersion into the surreal and dreamlike world of painter, photographer and filmmaker Man Ray (1890-1976), one of the most prolific American visual artists, through four of his short films, brought to life by the atmospheric music of SQÜRL.

Stage Fright

June 2025 •English

A formerly famous young musician tries to perform again after quitting due to stage fright, struggling to overcome the trauma of her overbearing manager.

A veces pienso en volver

March 2025 •Spanish

Sky West & Crooked

January 2020 •English

A young girl is forced to grow up when she runs into her absent father at the local bowling alley.

The Mountain

May 2017 •Malay

A couple goes mountain hiking together with friends, unaware of the drama that will unfold.

Sati

December 2021 •German

Suffocating memories dominate the mind of a young woman living alone on a houseboat. Ruled by her own fantasies, she lingers to the sound of old cassette tapes and smoldering cigarettes, while visions drive her deeper into the trauma and guilt that threaten to burn her.

SelfCare

November 2021 •German

A boy is cooking, a girl is waiting. Breakfast is soon served. Then a stranger enters the bedroom where the girl is lying and the nightmare begins. A short film about love and dependence, about relationships and the urge to break out. Experimental, atmospheric and drenched in neon red.

Temptation

October 2018 •English

The story of a sex worker struggling to connect with the people around him. As his world turns increasingly hostile, a descent into isolation brings him face to face with his past.

Crocodile Dance

Invalid date •English

When an ancient water goddess threatens her town, Roukia, a silenced musician must reclaim her voice to break a generational curse and save herself and her family.

Man with a photo camera

May 2019 •Ukrainian

A photographer from the criminal forensics department, Arystarkh, dreams of building a career as a professional art photographer.

Xutaj

April 2022 •Spanish

A confrontation between Ignacio and Xutaj, who are father and son, at the beginning of the COVID19 pandemic confinement in Mexico. Together they must learn that seeing life in different ways does not reduce their love for each other.

Getting to Know You

May 2020 •English

When his drunken ex-girlfriend won't leave him alone, a man asks a married woman staying at the same hotel to pretend to be his wife. What could go wrong? It's not like two strangers spending a weekend in a small town could possibly fall in love - Getting To Know You is a delightful love story for grownups starring Natasha Little, Rupert Penry-Jones and Rachel Blanchard.

Melted

Invalid date •English

Peter/Afshin has finally made it. Accepted by his elite private school, his past life tucked neatly out of view. But when a newly arrived Iranian classmate crashes their hangout, Peter’s carefully constructed identity begins to crack. As the night unravels, he must confront the one thing he’s buried deepest: himself.

Gracious Night

October 2021 •Finnish

The three men enjoy the evening at a bar whose fate is threatened by pandemic restrictions. Bartender Heikki offers discussion help to his friend Risto, who works in the first line of healthcare, and who has just finished a difficult shift. The evening gets a new twist when a stranger looking for a mobile phone charger pops in and refuses to leave.

The Social Distance

July 2026 •English

In an attempt to make the most of their limited fun during the summer of the Covid-19 lockdown, a science nerd and her boy-crazy best friend decide to build a spaceship to escape the quarantine before the summer ends and they start at different highschools, but as the lift-off draws near, they find that building a rocket may prove easier than maintaining their friendship.

The First Day of Your Last Period

August 2024 •English

Two friends renegotiate their relationship.

Claudia

December 1985 •English

Eager to escape her high-society life among the English Elite, a woman falls in love with a young musician. Her husband, however has other plans for her.

Flor de Luto

February 2020 •Spanish

Fausto is a trap singer on the rise on the Barcelona music scene. As a tragic life event hits him hard, Fausto questions his sanity while spiraling down into a hallucinatory self-destructive depression.

Where We Meet

Invalid date •English

When Black conservative Naomi and white liberal Ethan meet by chance on an LA hiking trail, their ideological differences challenge everything they knew about themselves and turns an ordinary day into a winding, emotional journey. One that challenges their beliefs, sparks an unexpected connection and changes them both in ways they never imagined.

Star Syndrome

June 2023 •Indonesian

Former singer wants to come back but the music industry has changed.