In Esdras Baptista's film archives, kept at his home for decades, one can feel the fervor of those who believed in a new tomorrow. Filmed in Brazil in the early 1960s, in the heat of a libertarian political movement, the filmmaker's images materialize the incandescence of collective desires at the historic moment of their emergence. Utopia, though unattainable, is never a mere abstraction. A force that mobilizes actions and feelings, it constitutes the impetus necessary for human existence.
A man who studies Mongolian history enjoys happy life with his wife. But one day after the president declares martial law, he loses his wife in a sudden accident. Struck by the immense shock, he loses his ability to speak. Now, the man must find his voice again in order to speak with the spirit of his departed wife.
The story follows Sandy, a 30-something advertising executive who, fearing her biological clock is ticking, launches "Project Baby"—a step-by-step mission to conceive a child on her own terms with a no-strings-attached donor. She selects Migo, a sensitive artist, but quickly realizes that meticulous plans can't account for human emotion.
The story follows Dawood's family in a quiet village, living a simple life working on their farm with their clever donkey "Marzouq," who helps them earn their daily bread. When Dawood faces life-changing circumstances, the whole family is affected, and their relationship with their home and with Marzouq gradually unfolds in a deeply human way.
Belén, a 17-year-old who uses a wheelchair, feels she is being left behind as her friends plan their futures outside of school. Her rebelliousness leads her to an adapted athletics club, where she meets Laura, a Paralympic athlete who inspires her to reconnect with her body and confidence. Belén will discover that growing up is not about following the path of others, but about building her own, even if in a different way.
Nina, a bright, high-achieving student, found that she wasn’t quite as smart in college as she had been. Through a time capsule she made with her older brother, Nina learned to come to terms with her past in a healthier way.
Owen, a once prestigious and acclaimed stage director, has fallen into depression after more than a decade of creative drought. His ex-lover Su Manling comes back into his life leveraging their old romance, whereas his wife Tracy hovers on the verge of crossing the marital line. Eager to reclaim his dignity, he resolves to write, direct and perform in a brand-new play. However, while holding open auditions for the leading actress, he is powerfully drawn to amateur newcomer Hannah, slowly slipping into a dangerous grey area where stage drama intertwines with real life.
A love affair blossoms between a wealthy businesswoman and a simple accountant after a chance encounter, leading to a series of humorous situations. The work focuses on the social and psychological differences between the two characters, questioning whether love can transcend all these disparities.
In a whirlwind of magical mishaps and roller-skating mayhem, Sahara, a magic-less teenager, unwittingly finds herself thrust into the fantastical world of roller derby. Teaming up with a squad of quirky, spell-slinging roller derby girls, she embarks on a hilarious journey from zeroes to heroes, determined to conquer the derby scene and prove that even without magic, She’s got what it takes to win it all.
Caught between the safety of a conventional relationship and her love for her sister, Amalie spirals into shame, secrecy and self-destruction as her fear of judgement takes hold.
Murphy Vs Christmas is a darkly satirical yet heartfelt drama set in contemporary Dublin, which concerns the plight of failed Irish artist and father, Eoin Murphy as he battles for truth in a world distracted by commercialism, myths and lies.
"A body horror film about body hair." After being rejected by her stalker for being too hairy, a trans woman spirals into a dysphoric limbo, and the only way out of it is through her own skin.
Musician Thijs embodies everything filmmaker Jeroen, by now a burnt-out father, seems to have lost: freedom, courage, and unconditional love. When Thijs announces that he is going to be a father, Jeroen decides to follow him during his preparation for fatherhood. As he observes Thijs, he also begins to re-examine his own life and get a grip on what fatherhood entails.
A documentary that follows Canadian-born defenseman Luke Prokop as he decides to become the first — and still only — professional athlete playing under contract to an NHL team to come out as gay. Growing up in Edmonton steeped in Canada’s tough, often homophobic hockey culture, and playing without gay role models throughout professional sports, Luke’s path to coming out of the closet has been neither easy nor obvious. The film charts Prokop’s personal journey against the backdrop of a professional hockey industry that has had, at best, an ambivalent relationship to diversity. As the film sensitively reveals, being publicly out certainly came as an earthquake to his family, especially his father Al, who as Luke’s mentor and sometime coach represents the most complex and moving relationship in the film.
In a post-war future, humanity sought refuge in the TechLink — a neural device used for healing scarred minds. But one of the system’s creators, Markus, has twisted it into a tool of control, in pursuit of creating a perfect society, trapping the population in a false utopia. Samantha, a former ally and co-creator of TechLink, returns to the lifeless city to confront Markus and free the minds held captive. Battling through illusions and memories, she faces her former friend in a brutal, reality-warping showdown. To save humanity, Samantha must destroy the system from within — risking her life to restore what TechLink stole: free will.
A young shepherd returns home after the Second World War having been held in a prisoner of war camp. He finds that the local landowner has stolen his sheep and his girlfriend. When he also assaults and murders his sister, the shepherd takes revenge.