In a cold, repulsive and chaotic world a man is searching for true happiness, hoping that the simple things can transform into something blissful. But his attempts leave him in an abyss of loneliness and poverty.
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In a cold, repulsive and chaotic world a man is searching for true happiness, hoping that the simple things can transform into something blissful. But his attempts leave him in an abyss of loneliness and poverty.
With real testimony from a Korean prostitute, this beautiful painted animation explores what it is like to be the subject of other people’s pleasure.
Story of a love triangle in which a girl is living her everyday life on the beach when Hanne appears. As unexpected as she is, she disappears as suddenly.
This is the story of a poor fisherman, who wanted and was looking for happiness. A quiet family life, filled with the love and care of a woman, was not enough for happiness. Happiness is luxury, wealth… thought the fisherman.
A short animated film about a horse, struggling to exist.
A walk on the beach takes an unexpected turn. The foot prints have their own secrets. Investigating the tracks on the beach the protagonist is captivated.
The story of a boy who secretly keeps hamsters hidden under his bed away from his mother. Does he know the meaning of responsibility? He soon will.
Adrienne goes back to Poland, where she was born, to see her grandmother and ask her family about communism. In her aunt and uncle’s cosy kitchen she will learn that communist spirits aren’t the only ones to haunt the Polish imagination, and that there are many unexpected and old means to face them.
A lonely vixen (fox) isolates herself from the world to enjoy the pleasures of being tormented by guilt. But as the days go by, even her personal space gets invaded and starts to crumble. She has to choose between madness and reconciliation.
Nara and Tayra grew up in Guaxuma, a beach in the north east of Brazil, but as a teenager Nara had to leave this place of freedom. After an unexpected shattering event, Nara returns to Guaxuma but she doesn’t recognize the virgin paradise of her childhood anymore. Is it the beach that has changed or Nara herself?
On the windy and cloudy beach, Granny is praying, Mum is shouting, the sisters don’t care, Lucas is alone. Grandpa was a weird guy, now he’s dead.
Having just arrived in paradise, Jerome sets out to find his wife Maryline. In the course of his search, he sinks into a surreal and colourful world in which no one seems to be able to help him.
A petty thief takes shelter in a rundown apartment building to hide from the policeman chasing him. But none of them expects what awaits them inside…
A tragicomic story of Vera, who suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder. She is bullied daily by her own brain, which still reminds her of potential catastrophic scenarios that could happen. However, one particularly hectic morning, something unexpected happens – an unknown criminal appears in the housing estate. Vera has to face bizarre circumstances and not lose her job. Will she succeed? Graduation film.
In this small thriller about decision making and guilt, a young woman responsible for a car accident. She escapes the scene but can’t stop thinking, or imagining, what happened to the other driver. And soon strange things starts to happen…
Good Grief is a short stop motion animated documentary that explores the lessons we learn from dealing with grief and loss. Five real people share their true stories of losing something precious and what it has taught them about living.
The film follows the day of three young teens living in a neglected ghost town in post-Soviet Europe.
A mysterious cult performs an ancient ceremony, inviting an otherworldly power into their earthly realm.
Based on Percy Shelley’s poem “The Dirge”, Ginevra depicts the aftermath of the murder of a young woman. As her distraught mother looks on, she learns that life after death involves a transition she never could have imagined.
The story of this cut-out animation movie is based on an old Chinese tale: an old man, Ginko, and his son Kinko lived in a countryside village. One day, his horse ran away but the next day it actually came back with another horse, even more beautiful. Kinko went on a ride on the new horse, but fell down and broke his leg. He could not walk for several months. At that time, a war started and all the young men of the village were drafted in and many of them lost their lives on the front. Only Ginko’s son escaped the horror of war because of his broken leg that forced him to stay back home. Whatever happens, good luck and bad luck often run together. That is old man Ginko’s attitude.