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In a Turkish village ruled by the strict Ferman Agha, Miran opens a “Groom School” to teach local men how to respect women and win the trust of their families. His unconventional methods spark a series of comedic events that transform village life.
Blending raw documentary realism with surreal, stylised dreamscapes, MADE IN X follows a young immigrant navigating life on the margins of a society that sees her as a label before a person. From workplace microaggressions to housing discrimination, her daily struggles are interwoven with poetic sequences where traditional garments, textures, and memories become tools of resistance and an escape. As fashion transforms into a language of identity and protest, the film explores how origin defines worth - not only for fashion items, but for people as well.
Key is on probation at a production house. Her boss asks her to erase a mysterious figure from a video, a figure standing behind a “history expert” who is about to talk about the 1998 tragedy. She tries again and again, and fails, while strange things keep happening to her. A short horror film about the 1998 riots and the erasure of history.
A sad-looking man stands under a bridge cutting across the heart of city. When he skillfully skips stones, a woman watching him from the other side throws stones into the water.
Palestinian brothers Yahya and Reda live in a neighbourhood in Oslo where their role models are often local gangsters. What begins as a seemingly insignificant argument within the gang ends in an attempted murder that leaves Yahya with life-threatening injuries. Against all odds, he survives. The brothers are faced with the choice of taking revenge or choosing forgiveness.
In the early 1800s, troubled painter Nora O’Hara lives under the suffocating rule of her abusive and domineering father. Nora learns of an arranged marriage to take place which unleashes dark forces which aim to harm her. Her immobile and mute mother serves as a reminder of what her fate could be if she refuses. A haunting option for freedom is born in the form of a dark ghostly figure, leading Nora to her fate.
An obnoxious conservative politician is repeatedly pestered over the phone for an unknown reason
At a small-town liquor store, a longtime manager struggles to maintain his authority over a younger employee as the balance of power between them begins to shift.
Polyphem is the second chapter in a series of short experimental landscape films that reinterpret the stages of the journey of Homer‘s Odyssey and set them in the context of the anthropocene. Filmed in the only active bauxite tailings pond in Germany, Polyphem reimagines the myth of Polyphemus from Homer’s Odyssey within a contemporary landscape scarred by red mud, industrial aluminium waste.
The first documentary devoted to actor Yamazaki Tsutomu follows his pursuit of the craft as he confronts old age and cancer.
For her birthday, Lona (9) received a teddy bear she named Moka. The bond between Lona and Moka filled a void left by her parents—Mama (34) and Papa (35)—whose busy work schedules kept them occupied. Moka remained a steadfast companion to Lona until the day the bear disappeared just as the family was reuniting, ultimately helping to restore the harmony that had once been lost.
Few buildings tell the story of a city as vividly as Hotel New York does for Rotterdam. Originally constructed in 1901 as the headquarters of the Holland-America Line, this landmark building has witnessed over a century of commerce, migration, war, decline, and urban renewal. Drawing on a wealth of archival material and a diverse range of interviews, the film weaves together the personal accounts of those who knew the building from the inside with the historical evolution of Rotterdam as a port city. From an office building and squatted property to its eventual transformation into a hotel, "The Secret of Hotel New York" presents the story of an enduring symbol of Rotterdam’s capacity for reinvention.
After his father's arrest shatters his once-stable life, college student Shinji falls into deep despair. One day, he is approached by his classmate Yuki, who invites him to join a strange part-time job—working as a "Death Angel." The job involves resolving the lingering regrets of the departed who cannot move on, and guiding them peacefully into the afterlife. Although skeptical at first, Shinji gradually regains hope as he helps each of the departed fulfill their final wish and pass on. Just as their part-time work seems to be going well, a secret Yuki has kept hidden is revealed, bringing an unexpected turn to their lives.
A spooktastic collection of micro shorts made by students from UCC Film and Screen Media.
Two straight-A high school girls break free for a secret weekend, unknowingly attracting the attention of two angry young men.
Lou and Noodles are consumers. Adrift and empty, they are separate from each other and from the world. Ruled by desire and uncontrollable drives to excess, they spend their solitary hours in spaces both real and unreal. Occasionally, they are in the same part of the mall.