Mariama, an asylum-seeker from Senegal, has just turned 18. Stella, at first glance a withdrawn woman in her 40s, has recently decided to break free from the clutches of addiction and to give her life a fresh start. In their attempt at finding their place in a world where nothing comes for free, the two women meet and form an unexpectedly strong bond.
After surviving a tragic car accident, a man with a learner's licence and a dead phone must find his way home while battling the grief of losing his cousin.
Told her music lacks "soul", Tana returns from Shanghai to Inner Mongolian Grasslands when her father falls ill. Guided by a fiddle fairy, she begins a journey through memory, music and the home she once longed to leave.
In a small city where redevelopment has stalled, three high school friends struggle with their own obsessions: Yong-gi, a self-styled "attention seeker" dreaming of becoming a superhero; Ji-sook, a "pro-ana" obsessed with losing her weight; and Dumbo, a "netkama" who scams money online by pretending to be a girl. Their fragile friendship unravels when Woo-joo, a charming transfer student and an influencer, shows up. Ji-sook falls for him instantly, while Yong-gi, who has been secretly in love with her, can only watch. But when Woo-joo's real self is revealed Ji-sook starts to collapse, Yong-gi's hidden feelings turn into a dangerous plan for revenge.
Two young Jewish children are sent by their parents away from Nazi occupied Austria during WWII, on the Kindertransport, where they end up at a refugee farm in Northern Ireland.
Both a cynical riposte to the hypocrisies of how teaching is presented at recruitment versus the realities of working within modern education, as well as being a sensitive ode to the teachers that care most. "An incredibly strong, wry and moving work" - Mark Lyken, filmmaker and artist
A young woman enters the uniquely absurd world of modelling in this Sydney microbudget marvel. The debut feature of Hyun Lee. Mia is drifting through life working on construction sites when she’s scouted by a Sydney model agent. Suddenly, she’s making more money than ever while working less – something her boyfriend loves to point out. Mia quietly observes this strange new world of modelling with deep uncertainty. Is this really the life she wants? With one curious turn after another, she finds herself in trouble with the law.
Twenty-seven-year-old Sawako Okazaki works for an event-planning company and finds purpose in supporting her favorite idol, Kaisei Komaki. When her employer signs him and staff compete for the chance to manage his events, Sawako throws herself into the opportunity. Her admiration gradually becomes real love, but a woman claiming to be Kaisei’s girlfriend and harassment inside and outside the company shake her confidence. As Kaisei begins to trust her, he suddenly disappears. Sawako must overcome the setbacks and discover whether her devotion can become a genuine romance.
Trapped in a loveless marriage with her domineering husband Raghu, homemaker Ammu moves through the routines of her household with quiet resignation. In a home where even food becomes a symbol of control and neglect, she is often denied the care and dignity she deserves. Ammu finds solace in Pathu, her neighbor and the wife of Raghu’s rival Shihab. Pathu expresses her affection through food quietly shared across boundaries, offering Ammu the nourishment and warmth withheld from her own home. In return, Ammu gives Pathu something just as vital: the freedom to speak, to be seen, and to exist beyond silence. In a world that often pits women against each other, their bond becomes a quiet act of woman for woman solidarity.
Actor Lee Yong fails even his thousandth audition. Just as he is about to give up on everything, a flyer catches his eye: "7 Days Until Submission Deadline for the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival." He seeks out Chang-kyung, a former film director living in seclusion after a devastating failure, and proposes a reckless plan — to make a film in just seven days. With no budget, no crew, and no future, wounded souls begin gathering one by one. Soon, the bizarre filming of a period fantasy begins: a woodcutter turned into a bloodthirsty monster and a fairy transformed into a ghost bride.
After a terminal diagnosis, Charlie realises that her time is near, leaving her with only a few weeks left to live. But she soon realises that death isn't unseen like she thinks.
The quiet city of Veredas is home to Casa Rosa, a famous brothel in the backlands of Minas Gerais managed by Ismael's mother, known to everyone as O Filho da Puta. Tired of his life, the young man leaves with his dog towards the coast in search of the father he never knew. Along the way, he finds himself faced with situations that, at the same time as they transform him, insist on reminding him of the fate he is fleeing.