Snowflakes at the End of the World offers a meditation on the beauty and ugliness of Montreal winter, and invites critical reflection on the relationship between humans and nature.
One minute you're biting your nails at world events, and the next you're laughing in impotence. Michael Schøt has spent most of his stand-up career in the space between these two emotions. His ability to capture the zeitgeist here and now, but playfully observe it from the outside, has thrilled not only audiences, but also critics - who over the years have attached words like “one of the best stand-up comedians in Denmark”, “a comic elemental force”, ‘virtuoso’ and “the absolute sharpest and fastest satirist in the media” to him. Jubelpessimist is a show about an eternal optimist in a gloomy world. A shot of joy, warmth and laughter for the dark times.
Autumn struggles with her mental health and an overbearing mother. A new support group gives her hope, but something more to the group lies beneath the surface.
An experimental nonfiction documentary portrait of queer d/Deaf DJ Simon Eilbeck, composed from 16mm film and location sound recordings. The film captures encounters with members of trans, non-binary, and alternative queer communities who gather at his monthly disco, Hot Mess, held at The Poetry Club in Glasgow, Scotland.
A "beneath the surface" look at the story of the band Snah Morfar, how it came to be, and how it all fell apart before it even began. Through one-on-one interviews with each member of the band, and statements made by people from the same circle, this is the real story of Snah Morfar.
Meet Sad Banana, a sad, Dadaist punk rapper working on their debut album. We follow Sad Banana's musical journey as they strive for success, artistic innovation, and the existential turmoil that comes with it. A megalomaniac banana in a post-capitalist world searching for meaning in life.
In a dystopian future where a powerful elite class prolongs their lives by exploiting young women for their babies’ organs, two women, find themselves on the run from their oppressors. Desperate to escape a fate of forced impregnation and organ extraction, they flee to a remote cabin. Their refuge becomes a sanctuary where they share their dreams and fears, finding solace in each other’s company. However, their fleeting happiness is overshadowed by the ever-looming threat of capture. Their love story, which began in desperation and hope, culminates in a tragic and devastating finale. ATLS is a powerful exploration of love, freedom, and the inescapable shadows of a world that seeks to tear them apart.
In this experimental film, Peruvian Super 8 safari reels are reimagined as immersive VR imagery, exploring the lingering specters of colonialism and the eeriness of tourism.
Young and wealthy, Jules is sent to his uncle’s remote farm to curb his indulgent, pleasure-seeking ways — but he ignores every demand and his arrogance remains untouched.
Fireworks cover the night sky. Like memory, they go on and off. The countryside vibrates with light colours. A sidecar race lifts the dust from the road. The colours change, they pass through time. In between, words shape a farewell.
A strange plague which made the air unbreathable came crashing down on Earth and, as a result, led men to its relentless extinction. A boy with a gas mask wanders on a beach, snooping in the sand and wandering around without a clear destination, surrounded by the restlessness of the place and by the vigilant silence of the strange creature bringing chaos. One day, on one of the countless patrols, the boy finds what remains of a mannequin with a metal suitcase attached containing a video camera and a photo of a little girl. The unusual finding will lead the boy to question himself about the sense of his own existence as a survivor, devoid of any human contact.
Alma, a theater assistant, is having a panic attack on the toilet when she discovers a black hole has opened up in the neighboring cubicle. Entranced by the whirling void, she finds herself sucked into several vignettes about the meaning of life.
Maya is a patient in a hospital in the mountains of Slovakia. She possesses abilities that allow her to sense emotions and events in space and time. This gift makes her interesting to the local police, who use her to find missing people. The latest case involves an eight-year-old girl who has been abducted. Unfortunately, Maya fails to find her in time, and the child is found dead in the forest. This devastates Maya both psychologically and physically.