Fleeing a painful past, Nico travels from Spain to New Zealand to start over, but when a vibrant young actress pulls him into an ambitious student musical film competition, he’s forced to face his fears, open up to new friendships, and rediscover the spark of storytelling that might just heal him.
Can a calculated vector line inspire the same feelings as a drawn pixel line? A tongue-in-cheek declaration of love to the technology and aesthetics of the past 6o years.
On a scouting trip in the 1990s, a volatile teenager expresses secret feelings for another boy. When he’s rejected, he’ll go to dark lengths to keep his secret hidden.
On her birthday, Ann visits the P.O.D. outpost where her estranged gay fathers, Callum and Devin, reunite for her. A scream attracts deadly raptors, forcing the family to take refuge in their car as Ann suffers an asthma attack. When a smuggled raptor egg is revealed, returning it becomes their only chance to survive.
In 1897, when Bram Stoker published Dracula, Oscar Méténier invented the Grand-Guignol. Live depictions of death, bloody melodramas, screams of the victims and the audience: here is the story of this Parisian theater of horrors that revolutionized the depiction of death in art.
A relaxing weekend at their remote lake house appears to be the perfect remedy for stressed newlyweds Max and Baker. When Baker suggests that they use the getaway to finally pursue an illicit encounter he's been pressuring, Max reluctantly agrees, hoping it will add a much needed spark to their relationship. What results is an unimaginable blood soaked nightmare and will require unthinkable measures if they want to survive.
A call center applicant manipulates time during his interview only to find out his interviewer could do the same. The two become stuck in a limbo as they accidentally stop time at the same moment, leading them to confront the frozen world together.
A faustian deal, four souls and the time they’ve bargained. Sand runs out. Moth to a flame, they return to raise their chips. The gamemaster weaves their fates into a single cruel game. A rigged deal, a cursed flop; only a backdoor can save them now.
Hadi stares at the camera and begins to get dressed. As he prepares himself, he expresses his thoughts on the current situation, how much discrimination and amalgams weigh on him, he who wears the double stigmatizing hat of gay & Arab. What to do with this weight?
Baffled by Adams newfound ‘power’ after years of battling depression, his long-time partner, Molly, insists they seek help from therapist, Dr. Motosko.
The tip of the spiral gets stuck in Alexandra's tongue. An unpredictable effect. Alexandra goes on a date and takes a drug to calm down. Hallucinations and despair take over when she loses control. How will she deal with this nightmare that mixes her imagination and reality?
‘This Place is a Sh*thole’ is a darkly comic horror short by Will Wightman that distills the agony of living in overpriced yet filthy shared flats. Shot entirely on an Insta360 camera, the film immerses viewers in a claustrophobic nightmare - where the chaos and grime of communal living spiral into something both horrifying and hilariously relatable.
In an elementary school, after a teacher severely punishes a Black student, the student develops a severe stutter and speech impairment. Doctors diagnose the issue as a result of psychological trauma. The student's family obtains a legal warrant for the teacher's arrest, and the teacher faces a difficult choice, eventually being forced to endure a similar punishment to escape legal consequences.
Winter is approaching in the remote Iranian Zagros Mountains, and 16-year-old Sogol lives a fragile life on the edge of childhood and adulthood. Her family's existence, rooted in nature and sustained by tradition, is shaped by patriarchal customs and the pressures of a changing world. Though she lacks a formal education, Sogol dreams of a different future for her younger family member Delaram, believing education can break the cycle of tradition and offer new possibilities. Sogol dares to imagine a future beyond the mountains for Delaram, but delicate dreams can be easily lost in the harsh wilderness.