Hideo, a young man living away from his parents, is kept under constant surveillance by his doting mother via an omnipresent television monitor. Mama can only communicate with her beloved, absent son through the video screen.
Atsumi Sakashita
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Hiroshi Kawabe
Sukekuni Torii
Sumiko Nakari
In a distant galaxy, Sithner, an alien from a cold, emotion-suppressing planet, grows disillusioned with her society's rigid training of feelings. While her peers view emotions as weaknesses, Sithner yearns for genuine connections and experiences. During a research mission, she becomes fascinated with humans and their rich emotional lives. Intrigued by their ability to express and embrace feelings, she decides to break free from her own constraints. Fueled by curiosity, she steals a state-of-the-art Starship and transforms into a human, adopting the life of a man. Ultimately, "Sithner's D-Zire" is a heartfelt exploration of identity, belonging, and the transformative power of embracing one's feelings.
A boy meets a girl. It could be love. But there is this jacket, too. And the jacket will change everything...
Ieva is facing the day of her grandmother's funeral, but her goal of saying goodbye to her grandmother is complicated by the domestic problems of such processions and the growing distance between Ieva and her mother.
In response to the injustices and social inequalities he suffers, a man praises the beating as an ultimate means of communication ...
Calf Rope is the heartwarming tale of love, legacy, and the special bond between a grandfather and his grandson.
To finally gain her father's acceptance, transsexual Leonie decides to return masqueraded as a man to the world of her childhood: the funfair. Though even the old owner of the ghost train has something to hide.
In this short fiction film, Marie has been living in the midst of a nightmare since the accident of Bernard, her brother. Clinging excessively to this handicapped being, she wants to take charge of it. Étienne, her fiancé, has no taste for sacrifice. He reproaches Marie for languishing in her adolescence. Love will prevail. In a definitive gesture, Marie will free herself from the bonds that still held her back to her childhood.
One winter morning, a father and his son go for a jog. Along the way, we understand that a gap has grown between Marco, a Parisian who has come to spend a few days in the countryside, and Jean-Claude, a retired policeman who doesn't talk much. Their love is present, but barriers and modesty hold them back from expressing it.
Kyle's 13. He's a good kid, naive but curious. And on a camping holiday with his family he'll learn what growing up is all about... quickly! Led astray by his older cousins' and convinced to play their version of I spy, he will see things he never dreamed of.
A young professional gets so caught up in her 'life' that she loses perspective on the things that truly matter.
"Two Funerals" is a film that focuses on portraits one individual, how does one's mind and values changes? How does social pressure affect him? Compared with the film about social issues, such a story reflects the intrinsic value of human beings.
The Ambulance Man is a story about a paramedic who faces a difficult time at home, as he lives with an abusive partner.
Creating a universe between two small pieces of Cardboard. When Jack and Jill of Cardboard City are separated by Jill's torrid illness, Jack must think outside the box to assure they will be together again.
The extremities of a middle-class being ramble on, reflecting poetically on the wretchedness of moderation.
Shooting on 16mm film in Mozambique, director Ico Costa explores the textures of human behaviour as he follows young men who wonder what lies beyond their immediate surroundings. In the fragments of conversations captured in the Maputo market, a recording studio and on coconut trees, we find daily routines and tedium lead to chit-chat on desire, money and hope. In the interplay between performance and document, poetry emerges from fleeting everyday moments.
