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The Great Phuket

Fourteen-year-old Li Xing lives in a district full of ruins and reconstruction. School brings him nothing but problems and his family is no help at all. One day, he finds an underground shelter where strange things happen...

VivaCity

After an exhausting day, Clarice, a young black woman, is robbed and then harassed by the police, mistakenly accusing her of doing graffiti. Dazed with a mix of feelings of anger, tiredness, and injustice, Clarice in fact starts tagging the walls and the impossible happens: all of the graffiti around her comes to life right beyond her eyes.

Case No. ...

An Ant-loafer doesn’t work, he drink a lot with the Drone and with the Butterflies in the restaurant and he can’t pay for the meal. The Bug takes the company to the Spider and he instigates them to plunder the bee-have. As a result the robbers find themselves in jail.

JOG

An athlete jogs through the city in the morning.

Days

Kang lives alone in a big house, Non in a small apartment in town. They meet, and then part, their days flowing on as before.

Gris

B. Reel

A young woman discovers a mysterious VHS tape.

Naughty Boys

Gacchan is marking his birthday and his partner Takayuki is waiting for him at home so they can celebrate. However, not only does Gacchan forget about his partner but he is also flirting with others in the hood. Takayuki leaves their apartment and embarks on a night journey that will lead him to cheat on his partner. Will they be able to rehabilitate their relationship?

Kadın ve Şehir

Bug Therapy

Citronella, a mosquito who faints at the sight of blood, nervously waits outside her first group therapy session, while the Pill Bug therapist, Dr. Pill tries to calm a neurotic group of bugs, each suffering from a mental-health issue: An OCD germaphobic Fly freaks when he runs out of hand sanitizer. A Dragonfly couple struggle with co-dependency; she's literally on top of him. A Grasshopper, addicted to coffee, is so jumpy, he launches himself in mid-sentence. A Praying Mantis who doesn't pray because she thinks she is God. A terrified Spider is deathly afraid of -- spiders. And, a perfectly-camouflaged Stick Bug complains that no one ever "sees" him. Throughout all this, Citronella battles her urge to flee - while Dr. Pill implores her to share her "embarrassing" problem.

In Communication

Three former high school friends reconnect years later, each carrying the weight of their broken dreams and unresolved tensions. What begins as an awkward reunion in a cramped apartment turns into an intense confrontation. As the night unfolds, old wounds surface, leading them to confront their failures and the fragile bond that still ties them together.

Komaneko: The First Step

One sunny day, female kitten Koma decides to make a stop motion film. She begins to write the storyboards, make the stuffed toys, and draw the background art. Before long, Koma starts making her film — shooting frame by frame with her cute 8mm camera, and carefully checking each frame. But her shooting is interrupted by an obnoxious fly, resulting in an unexpected accident. Will she be able to complete her project?

Midori Matsumoto’s: The Life Cycle Of A Cicada

The cicada, an insect that I always associate with Japanese summers spent with family, has become a symbol of comfort for me. Its presence evokes a sense of belonging. Its sounds a constant companion as I navigate life in the sweltering summer heat. Much like my own existence, the life cycle of a cicada is marked by uncertainty and obstacles, yet the insect persists, following its intuition. The unpredictability of printmaking mirrors these experiences, ultimately portraying the inexhaustibility and beauty of life.

Uncountable

In a system where citizens are always counted as "1", a child discovers "0"s.

TINA

A 23-year-old revisits the family car he grew up with to experience the thrill of childhood again...

SPIRIT – A Symphony of Chaos

Three parallel stories depict the everyday insanity of the German capital, between motion and gridlock, the ticking clock and money trouble.

Gem City

Three disenfranchised young men become entangled with the fate of a wounded stranger