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  • HOW I LEARNED TO HANG LAUNDRY

    The ambiguous relationship between Oli and Miha acts as a lens through which we examine the intricate and often complex fibers that form the fabric of human connections, particularly among younger generations. The film deliberately avoids offering clear-cut answers, choosing instead to celebrate ...

  • I CAN SEE THE SUN BUT I CANT FEEL IT YET

    A nightmare in reverie: five young queer people are admitted into a clinic to undergo conversion therapy. Enduring several different and harrowing methods to change their sexual orientation and/or gender identity, the sterile space of abject trauma struggles to suppress the abundance and beauty o...

  • IN THE REARVIEW

    IN THE REARVIEW is an authentic, intimate observation of war as it unfolds, following multiple generations of Ukrainian civilians as they abruptly abandon their homes and rely on the help of director Maciek Hamela’s volunteer aid van to escape the life-threatening conflict. As he steers through m...

  • I THINK OF SILENCES WHEN I THINK OF YOU

    I THINK OF SILENCES WHEN I THINK OF YOU is a lyrical portrait of a woman’s engagement in Ghana and her impending migration in the late 1990s. The film depicts a woman's navigation through the world in relation to silence, set against her desires and dreams of Europe.

    Directed by: Jonelle Twum

    P...

  • LA PERRA

    Being a daughter, being a mother, becoming a woman.

    Directed by: Carla Melo Gampert

    Written by: Carla Melo Gampert

    Produced by: Julie Billy, Capucine Mahé, Franco Lolli, Naomi Denamur

    Editing: Juan Sebastián Quebrada

    Animation: Carla Melo Gampert, Andrea Muñoz Álvarez

    Sound: Juanma López, D...

  • LES CHENILLES

    Asma and Sarah, two women originally from the Levant, find themselves working in the same restaurant in the city of Lyon in France. Both bear the weight of a home they were forced to leave behind. Initially wary of each other, they gradually discover a common thread that binds them - one that dat...

  • LIGHT FALLS VERTICAL

    When I left the island where I was born, it wasn’t a departure, it was an escape.
    Years later, I arrive on another island, a barren place that feels strangely familiar. I have come here for an encounter with a man. He says he is willing to expose the violence that he carries within. But when I v...

  • ON THE ADAMANT

    The Adamant is a unique day care centre : it is a floating structure. Located on the Seine in the heart of Paris, it welcomes adults suffering from mental disorders, offering them care that grounds them in time and space, and helps them to recover or keep up their spirits. The team running it is ...

  • PAPA – NOTES ON LIFE AND DEATH

    A touching and heartbreaking story about filmmakers Andreas and Lea's love for each other and the child they have together. About volatility, loss and the belief that love will prevail, even when life is at its most difficult.

    Directed by: Andreas Bøggild Monies

    Written by: Andreas Bøggild Moni...

  • PARADISE IS BURNING

    In a working-class area of Sweden, sisters Laura (16), Mira (12) and Steffi (7), get by on their own, left to their own devices by an absent mother. With summer on the way and no parents around, life is wild and carefree, vivacious and anarchic. But when social services call a meeting, Laura has ...

  • RED EARS

    13 years after his civil service in a hospital in Thiès, Senegal, Paul challanges his memories and traumas. With old video footage, interviews and animations he questions his role as a volunteer within the German system of development aid.

    Directed by: Paul Drey

    Written by: Christoph Hans, Paul...

  • REMEMBER HOW I USED TO RIDE A WHITE HORSE

    A waitress goes about her daily routine serving coffee whilst having thoughts of escaping her reality. A costumer is constantly recording and listening back to the surrounding sounds of the café and is completely fixated by this task. Apathy is a condition that leads consciousness into stagnation...

  • ROBOT DREAMS

    WINNER EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATUR FILM 2023

    DOG lives in Manhattan and he’s tired of being alone. One day he decides to build himself a robot, a companion. Their friendship blossoms, until they become inseparable, to the rhythm of 80’s NYC. One summer night, DOG, with great sadness, is forced to a...

  • THE ANIMAL KINGDOM

    In the near future, a mysterious phenomenon strikes humanity and unexplained mutations gradually transform parts of the population into human-animal hybrids. The creatures, considered a threat by many, are sent to specialised centers in an attempt to stop their mutations from progressing and to c...

  • SAFE PLACE

    A traumatic event—a suicide attempt—creates a rift in the family’s everyday life. Their lives fundamentally change, as if they are waging a war invisible to everyone else. The film is reduced to the most acute, to a short time span and a clear situation that can be put in a nutshell: save the lov...

  • SLOW

    Contemporary dancer Elena meets Dovydas when he is assigned to interpret via sign language in a class she is teaching to deaf youth. Their connection is immediate, kinetic, and frictionless. As they gravitate toward each other, resisting the forces and interventions of their separate daily lives,...

  • SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD

    In the darkness of smoke sauna, women share their innermost secrets and intimate experiences. Through a sense of communion, women wash off the shame trapped in their bodies and regain their strength.

    Directed by: Anna Hints

    Written by: Anna Hints

    Produced by: Marianne Ostrat, Juliette Cazanave...

  • SWEET DREAMS

    A patriarch’s death and the ensuing power struggles add to the troubles of a sugar factory in the last years of the Dutch colonial era in Indonesia.

    A sharp-eyed satire set on a sugar plantation on an Indonesian island in the final years of the Dutch colonial era, Ena Sendijarević’s second featu...

  • TATAMI

    Iranian female judokas Leila (Mandi) and her coach Maryam (Amir), travel to the Judo World Championship, intent on bringing home Iran’s first gold medal. Midway through the Judo World Championships, they receive an ultimatum from the Islamic Republic ordering Leila to fake an injury and lose, or ...

  • THE AMAZING MAURICE

    Rats! They’re everywhere … In the breadbins, dancing across the tabletops, stealing pies from under the cook’s noses. So, what does every town need? A good piper to lure them away. That’s where Maurice, a streetwise tomcat with the perfect money-making scam, comes in.
    Everyone has heard of the st...

  • THE BIRTHDAY PARTY

    December 1999. I remember that, amidst the Millennium Bug anxiety, I went to the birthday of Enrico, a kid who lived with his family in an old and isolated farmhouse.

    Directed by: Francesco Sossai

    Written by: Francesco Sossai

    Produced by: Cecilia Trautvetter, François-Pierre Clavel

    Cinematogr...

  • THE DEBUTANTE

    A spirited young woman persuades a hyena from London Zoo to take her place at a dreaded dinner dance being held in her honour. Their plan requires a surprising amount of artistry and violence.

    THE DEBUTANTE is based on a short story written by the artist Leonora Carrington, who was presented at...

  • THE GOLDMAN CASE

    November 1975. The second trial of Pierre Goldman is set to begin. Goldman, a far-left activist, faces life imprisonment for four armed robberies, one of which resulted in the death of two pharmacists, both women. Pleading not guilty at his trial, in a matter of weeks Goldman is transformed into ...

  • THE HAPPIEST MAN IN THE WORLD

    Asja, a 40-year-old single woman, lives in Sarajevo. In order to meet new people, she ends up spending her Saturday in a speed dating event. She’s matched with Zoran, a 43-year-old banker. However, Zoran is not looking for love but forgiveness.

    Directed by: Teona Strugar Mitevska

    Written by: El...