Following the death of his mother, Dave and his estranged daughter, Ellie, reunite at his mother’s memorial; unbeknownst to him, his daughter has undergone a pink and glittery makeover
Before the family home in Shalun, Taoyuan, was demolished under the Taoyuan Aerotropolis redevelopment project, the director's mother passed away unexpectedly. Yet in her absence, the family's long-fragile order seemed to stabilize, even appearing strangely "happy." This subtle and difficult truth compels the director to repeatedly return to the old house on the verge of disappearance, insisting on bringing back her father and brothers, who are trying to move on. As the boundaries between filming and being filmed blur, differing attitudes toward farewell gradually emerge, and long-suppressed memories begin to seep through. The director is left asking herself: Is this an attempt to preserve memory, or a way of trapping herself in a cycle of loss from which she cannot find closure.
For generations, Altadena stood as a beacon of hope. While neighboring Pasadena enforced redlining policies that kept Black families from owning homes, Altadena welcomed them with open arms. Here, African American families could finally put down roots, build equity, and pass something meaningful to the next generation. That legacy-decades in the making-now hangs in the balance. Beneath the Ashes shares the voices of those who lived it: homeowners who lost everything, renters searching for stability, business owners rebuilding from scratch, and community leaders fighting to preserve what took generations to create. Through intimate conversations and powerful storytelling, the film reveals both the pain of loss and an inspiring vision for what comes next.
During a terrifying episode of sleep paralysis, Natasha finds herself trapped in a world where time stops, her body betrays her, and a grotesque entity crawls closer, turning her struggle to wake into a desperate fight for spiritual survival.
The introverted director makes his documentary film, thanks to which he can interact with the world through a lens, but he himself becomes the object of observation by a mysterious stalker who destroys his reality.
When gold mining threatens their ancestral territory in the Peruvian Amazon, the Wampís Nation rises to defend land, rivers, and sovereignty, confronting global extractivism with resistance and territorial control.
»Before I said it, there was nothing there, but now there is an orange fox.« In much the same way, Iranian women, through their protests, have shown how what once seemed nonexistent or impossible can take shape and come to life within society. Sanjari, originally an actress, like many other Iranian performers, began to question her art in the wake of »Woman, Life, Freedom.«
On July 4th, two young women finally find themselves alone beneath the glow of fireworks and string lights. What begins as an ordinary evening of shared silences, stolen glances and unfinished conversations slowly becomes a turning point, forcing them to confront the feelings they've both hidden for far too long. As dawn approaches and life threatens to pull them in opposite directions, they must decide whether some connections are meant to remain beautiful memories or whether love is worth the risk of changing everything.