Inspired by Jonas Mekas' diary films and his father's home videos, Michal Böhm composes a candid self-portrait of his own desire for fatherhood from numerous visual fragments. Six years of life, dozens of gestures, smiles, and silent faces captured by the nimble eye of an 8mm camera. A breakup with a partner, a new relationship, his mother's serious illness, meetings with friends. Demonstrations, pandemics, war, and weddings. Things both fleeting and fundamental. Life as a fabric of fleeting impressions and the camera as a tool that captures, shapes, and preserves them for future generations. And above all, reflections on the future and the legacy we will leave behind, and doubts about whether this is the right world and the right time to have a child.
Portrait of pioneering LGBT filmmaker Lionel Soukaz, who passed away in February 2025. His work lies at the crossroads of several film traditions that rarely intersect: experimental, activist, pornographic, and diary film. Based on both public and private interviews with Lionel Soukaz.
Everyone’s got one special thing – Dirk Diggler is part of a different Pink Pony Club. A collision between Chappell Roan’s hit song and Mark Wahlberg’s camp acting from Boogie Nights.
The Silver Curtain is an experimental 16mm film that examines photography through the perspective of a film lab technician, reflecting on the material and psychological act of memory preservation. Set against the legacy of Kodak in Naarm/Melbourne, the film explores the tension between remembering and forgetting, and the ecological costs of image-making. What is lost in the pursuit of memory, and what must the Earth surrender so we can remember?
Diptych is a short documentary portrait of two artists — painter Květa Monhartová and sculptor Miroslava Nová. Against the backdrop of their long-standing friendship, the film explores both the contrasts and harmonies between two entirely different artistic philosophies. In her dialogue with stone, Miroslava Nová allows nature itself to speak, rejecting human intervention and striving for purity of form and meaning. In contrast, Květa Monhartová perceives painting as a space for embodying personal experience and emotion. Beyond a subtle reflection on friendship, the film reveals how essential artistic creation is for both women as a means of self-discovery and expression of personal identity.
René is haunted by the ghost of a young girl. To break free, he must confront his school bullies, an absent father, and his own fears—while discovering the value of true friendship and mending his relationship with his mother.
Pushed by Gabin, his troubled childhood friend, Lucas agrees to take part in a robbery that threatens to destroy his relationship and expose his secret.
In Fès, ten men dream of Cheikhats. Colours, dance, theatricality and little winks – Pandora plays with gender roles and depicts feminine alter-egos full of energy, beauty and humour.
In 1928, industrialist Henry Ford built a company town in the Brazilian jungle and established a rubber plantation. Within a few years his industrial utopia collapsed, coming to an end in 1945. Fordlândia was largely abandoned and became known as a ghost town.
Niko doesn’t really know what he should do in life. Should he keep working at his father’s shop or become an actor? Or maybe just do nothing at all? And then there’s his girlfriend Lilli – and David, whom he’s only just met. Everything could be fine until a tragedy shakes up his life.
“Buddha & Me” is a meditative 14-minute documentary by filmmaker Sunil Babbar, exploring the timeless spiritual resonance of Sarnath—the sacred site where the Buddha delivered his first sermon. Through evocative visuals, reflective narration, and a deeply personal lens, the film weaves together the ancient teachings of the Buddha with the filmmaker’s own inner journey. Set against the tranquil backdrop of Sarnath’s ruins and monastic life, Buddha & Me becomes both a pilgrimage and a quiet dialogue between the self and the enlightened path. The movie is streaming globally on "Relay" at this link: https://pickrelay.com/t/kcxf-z4bt/buddha-and-me
On the night of a high-profile gallery fundraiser, Noah—a 50-year-old queer painter—prepares to deliver a long-anticipated speech. In the hours before he takes the stage, he confides in Kai, his loyal companion, revisiting the stories behind his most haunting works. Together, they trace the arc of Noah’s life: a childhood scarred by trauma, a volatile relationship with his abusive mother, struggles with addiction, and the ache of a love lost. As the evening deepens, the boundaries between memory and reality begin to dissolve. When Noah finally steps into the spotlight, the weight of his past surges to the surface. Overwhelmed, he slips into a dreamlike trance, a final, surreal descent into the emotional landscape we’ve traversed with him.