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My First Film
A young filmmaker, Vita, revisits her first chaotic attempt at filmmaking 15 years prior. Shooting a semi-autobiographical film starring her friend Dina, Vita’s eager but inexperienced approach causes the production to spiral into chaos, leading to significant disruptions and a near-fatal accident.
Corazón de turco
The most aristocratic woman of the town is seduced by a Turkish man.
My First Miracle
When the strong friendship between a precocious eleven year old girl and a middle-aged family man is attacked for being unhealthy and immoral, the two run away together, but their care-free days are numbered.
The Old Captain
The old Captain returns from his voyage and is welcomed by his faithful wife. The mate, a young husky man, is jealous of the Captain, and goes straight to the ship owner's office to knock him. He accomplishes the Captain's discharge. The old Captain breaks the news to his wife, who immediately betakes herself to the office. The old lady goes away disappointed. The new master cares not for his holiday, but returns at once to the ship, where he proceeds to give orders. The old Captain comes for his clothes, and offers his hand to the new Captain, who shakes it most lamely. A month later we see the new Captain drunk in his cabin, while a storm is raging. His men are hard at work at the wheel. The mate then rushes to the Captain's cabin and arouses him. The Captain and mate have a fight over the wheel, and, unable to control her, the ship strikes the rocks and is lost.
Les rencontres des quatre saisons
I Nut-Nut e il segreto della Nutella
Complexes
The short documentary ‘Complexos‘ features intimate and emotional views on how residents of favelas in Rio de Janeiro use media and arts to raise their voices and act for justice, dignity and respect. ‘Complexos’ is part of a collaborative process between the Finland-based Anti-Racism Media activism Alliance (ARMA Alliance) and the favela-based audiovisual collective Cafuné na Laje.
Goldfish
A young boy thinks his new goldfish is gay, much to the horror of his conservative father.
That Day of the Month
When best friends Goy and Lee realize that their period dates no longer coincide, they are forced to confront secrets and lies.
Sheesha
Dinesh and Maneesha fall in love and, soon after, get married. However, things get complicated for the newly-wed couple as Poonam, Dinesh's colleague files an attempted rape case against him.
Initiation to photography
A couple walks quietly when suddenly they see a photography school. She's just been gifted with a DSLR. Both come in to ask something and they interrupt a photography course.
The Y
A young woman, Deeksha, loses her voice and memory after a road accident that claims her parents’ lives. As she moves into a mansion inherited from her grandmother, she has ghostly encounters that the doctor blames on PTSD. Is it really her psyche playing tricks, or is the house haunted?
Million Dollar Baby
A sudden windfall has unexpected consequences on a working class girl during the Great Depression.
A Bit of Blue Ribbon
A short Western in which a cowboy is rescued from a lynching in the nick of time.
Kris Miss
An Astron-6 short film.
Shrieking in the Rain
At a movie studio in 1988, rookie director Hanako Hayashi is making her directorial debut, the erotic As Far as Love Will Take Us. She's under pressure from her producer and crew. When she is about to shoot the climax of the film, numerous problems arise. To make matters worse, the set is visited by a censor from the Film Certification Committee, and the key scenes end up being cut out to avoid an R rating. Can Hanako realise her dream?
The Making of Only Yesterday
A making of documentary on the Studio Ghibli film Only Yesterday