Upcoming Movies
Materials Mechanics
After Yana finds out that her best friend is trapped in the war in Ukraine, she is forced to examine the moral compasses within her family. She visits her grandparents, who seem to trust Russian TV and radio more than her own account of events. This intimate drama is based on the reality of families divided by the war in Ukraine, including the author’s own. The film explores the inevitable choices between love and politics, friends and family, silence and resistance.
Dead Road
A short animated film about the human cost of Stalin-era construction on the Dead Road in the Russian Far North.
Don't Look Away
A streamer desperate for attention pushes himself and his friend further and further until things reach a breaking point.
Natal sangrento
¡Ay, cómo te amo, Verónica!
Erased from the Map
A man tells a journalist about the photos and memories from his childhood in home and village that will soon disappear for the new national capital city. With his brother, he returns to the places they once played, taking pictures and recreating stories as if the land was still the same.
Paslapties kaina
Seht ihr mich?
Eleven-year-old Mira is in costume because her school is celebrating Mardi Gras. Later, she goes to the hospital to be with her gravely ill brother. Mira is more than a child; she’s a major source of comfort for her parents, who do everything they can to allow their family to lead normal lives. Nevertheless, Mira’s needs often take a back seat.
L'heure du goûter
The flower is very keen for the strawberry to fill her day with all kinds of important activities and constantly pushes her to do so. But with her busy schedule, the strawberry is slowly reaching her limits and just wants a little snack.
What have you done, Zarina?
Una mujer que conocí llamada Yudita
When Rodrigo was a child, he would eat at his grandmother Marité's house and wait until his aunt Montse came home from work. Without sitting down, Montse would fill a plastic bag with a loaf of bread, a container of food, empty plastic bottles, and a hot brick wrapped in newspaper. She was going to take the food to someone. One day, she decided to take Rodrigo with her on one condition: no talking. Eighteen years later, he remembers nothing.
Except the Past
How can we approach a museum today that was built over a century ago to serve colonial propaganda? In Brussels, after five years of renovation, the Africa Museum has reopened its doors, offering new forms of exhibition. Visitors can be seen engaging in discussions with their guides as well as freely wandering through the spaces. This diverse crowd of museum-goers shapes the contours of a place where, despite the new narratives, the past seems to linger unresolved.
Das Finale
Manu and her grandfather are passionate soccer fans. When the TV breaks down shortly before the final, she hatches a plan. An exciting chase begins. Will she be back in time for her grandfather to witness the big event?
Bakobi
Bakobi just wanted to sleep, but she is awakened by a loud noise. A vacuum cleaner monster appears and she tries to escape. After an exciting chase, she is lured back into the house by the smell of her favorite food. Her meal makes her forget all about the scary vacuum cleaner, so she can finally fall asleep and dream again.
Real-KI
No technology has caused as much of a stir in recent years as artificial intelligence. However, understanding what AI is depends on the perspective of the observer. A short film attempts to describe a realistic perspective on this phenomenon. Therefore, the film's presentation refers to the actual form of AI: individual lines of code.
Proxys
In her essayistic documentary film, Katrin Esser stages the story of her mother, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. The course of the illness is told from two perspectives: that of the Polish caregiver Violetta and that of the daughter. They take turns recounting their experiences, the limits of care, excessive demands, working conditions, exploitation within the system, and death. The only filming location is the apartment, which alternates between living space, museum, and crime scene. Esser's staging reveals layers of memory and shows that remembering and forgetting are very individual processes.
sick home
How do we feel about the place where we grew up when it undergoes radical urbanization?
Delete
While a student is writing his thesis, the computer begins to behave strangely.
Marvin's Gardens
The vibe of a friend group's monthly game night is thrown off when the host introduces a new player to the table.
The Rift
A pulsating combination of powerful contemporary dance and exhilarating music, with water as the unifying element. Multiple dancers perform a shared choreography—brought together through the editing—across various locations in Zimbabwe, from dense forests and open plains to urban settings and pristine natural landscapes.