A young girl buries in her soul a memory of a painful moment, when as a child she brought home an injured bird and her father burdened by his own weight of worries didn’t notice her feelings and longing for understanding. The girl took her father’s reaction as indifference and closed herself in her inner world longing for her father’s love and its manifestations. Since that moment she and her dad continued to grow apart, and as an adult she is no longer able to accept his endearments. The father suffers from guilt and searches for a way back to his daughter, trying to revive their lost relationship.
EverAfter (1998)
Danielle, a vibrant young woman is forced into servitude after the death of her father when she was a young girl. Danielle's stepmother Rodmilla is a heartless woman who forces Danielle to do the cooking and cleaning, while she tries to marry off the eldest of her two daughters to the prince. But Danielle's life takes a wonderful turn when, under the guise of a visiting royal, she meets the charming Prince Henry.
Sugar (2024)
19-year-old Fiadh spends a night in Berlin's nightlife - oscillating between her sugar daddy Marcel and her boyfriend Micha.
Papa Zola: The Movie (NaN)
Papa Zola, a schoolteacher, and his gifted daughter Pipi go on small adventures that often escalate. Their escapades showcase their loving relationship and Pipi's intelligence, as they navigate whimsical situations together.
The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet! (2019)
La Paz is a happy, but noisy village. A little peace and quiet would make it just right. But there is one noisy rooster who doesn't give two mangos about this mayor's silly rules. Instead, he does what roosters were born to do - he sings.
Hollow Land (2013)
In this evocative film about the eternal human search for home, Berta and Solomon arrive in a land that promises respite from their many journeys. But have they found utopia... or just another stop on their long journey?
Once Upon a Wintertime (1948)
A short segment of the feature film Melody Time, re-released as a separate entity five years afterwards.
A Progressive Girl (2019)
Nathan, a student at a Talmudic school, meets a stripper at a bachelor party. An intimacy develops between him, who cannot see or touch a woman's body, and her, who earns her living by giving her body to see and touch.
Gaïa (2019)
Daphné, her dog and the whole family are gathered together to spend Christmas in the countryside.
Gold Plated (2019)
Inès, 16 years old, is determined to find a job when she meets Martin, a boy from the nice neighborhoods of Brussels. Feeling something between shame and fascination, she becomes brutally aware of social injustice.
Beneath Water (2014)
On the first anniversary of a traumatic life changing event, 16 year old Daisy attempts to get through to her increasingly withdrawn mother. Is her only solace beneath water?
Leylak (2021)
In present-day Queens, a Turkish gravedigger is unable to face a shattering truth and risks losing the dearest connection left in his life.
She Dreams At Sunrise (2021)
A 70-year-old woman with meningitis lives between her dream world and reality while her great nephew and caretaker helps mend the past in this heartwarming animated film.
Shut Up, Butterfly! (2009)
Vincent grew up in a violent surrounding, his own family. After a new family feud Vincent decides to call the police but is taken to a youth center unintentionally. There Vincent beats up the director who touched him improvidently. It seems that violence looms large in Vincent's life. Then he meets Butterfly, a diffident young boy who collects butterflies to bear his parent's death. Vincent gets curious about the butterfly boy and tries to empathize. Step by step Vincent gains the friendship of butterfly. But one day his mother reappears to tell him he is not wanted at home anymore. Vincent is stunned. All of a sudden his feelings burst out and he beats up his defenseless roommate: Butterfly.
Shelter (2024)
Ling returns to her hometown for Chinese New Year, only to find her mother Fang gets into trouble. Fang plans to move to Ling’s apartment in Taipei and live with her for a while, which unveils Ling’s true reason to come home. Eventually, Ling spends the day with Fang and tries to solve her trouble.
Diyu (2015)
Experimental short film that explores the feelings of 17-year-old Li Xia who searches for purpose and intimacy while trapped in Diyu, or "hell" in Chinese mythology.
Stick Man (2015)
Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three, and he's heading on an epic adventure across the seasons. Will he get back to his family in time for Christmas?
Gloria Victoria (2013)
Theodore Ushev’s acclaimed 20th century trilogy concludes with this brilliant fusion of 3D and Russian constructivist-styled animation. Recycling elements of surrealism and cubism, this animated short by Theodore Ushev focuses on the relationship between art and war. Propelled by the exalting “invasion” theme from Shostakovich’s Leningrad Symphony (No. 7), the film presents imagery of combat fronts and massacres, leading us from Dresden to Guernica, from the Spanish Civil War to Star Wars. It is at once a symphony that serves the war machine, that stirs the masses, and art that mourns the dead, voices its outrage and calls for peace.
Subconscious Password (2013)
In this short animation, Oscar®-winning director Chris Landreth uses a common social gaffe - forgetting somebody's name - as the starting point for a mind-bending romp through the unconscious. Inspired by the classic TV game show Password, the film features a wealth of animated celebrity guests who try (and try, and try) to prompt Charles to remember the name. Finally, he realizes he will simply have to surrender himself to his predicament.