Synopsis:
In a mountain village in southwest China, Nan returns home with his wife and children to visit his relatives. However, his son Xiaowen suddenly finds a strange ‘monster’ while playing in the village. When Nan is unaware of what is happening, Nan’s father reveals a story about Nan’s childhood. It turns out that Nan, who grew up in the mountains as a child, had a predestined relationship with the ‘monster’ in the mountains, so Nan began to tell this part of his childhood story…
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Music video.
- Drama
- Music Videos
- Coming-of-Age
- Tragedy
- Comedy
- Fantasy
- Romance
- Abstract
- Experimental
- Tragicomedy
- Musical
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In denial of his Grandma’s death, a young boy goes on a bittersweet journey into the underworld in search of her.
- Drama
- Coming-of-Age
- Fantasy
- Abstract
- Experimental
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It is a musical fantasy about the awakening of nature and the character from winter hibernation, about the way out of its own world, into a world which is full of beauty and adventures.
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Abstract
- Experimental
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Odd is an egg is the story of seven-year-old Odd who is so worried about crushing his head that his entire life has come to a standstill. Everyday life is coloured by fear of what might happen to him, on the way to school or in the schoolyard. To curb his worst anxiety, he upholsters his egghead for protection. One day he meets the bee girl Gunn. She is both fearless and happy in life. Through meeting Gunn, Odd’s life is turned upside down, and in a most unexpected way, he is freed from all worries.
- Drama
- Coming-of-Age
- Fantasy
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Treachery! Lou’s mum sold his beloved roller skates at the garage sale. A series of strange and revealing encounters begin when he inevitably goes looking for them in the buzzing crowd.
- Drama
- Coming-of-Age
- Fantasy
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Itzel, a young girl of Mayan descent, goes on a camping trip with her father deep in the jungle. As they stargaze together, Itzel’s curiosity leads her to wander off and explore. While wandering, she discovers a jaguar in captivity and, without hesitation, frees the majestic animal. However, their escape is short-lived. While trying to escape, she stumbles upon a mysterious lost Mayan city and experiences a vision of the city’s glory days, guided by a magical jaguar, called Balam.
- Drama
- Coming-of-Age
- Fantasy
- Adventure
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Grandpa and grandson street sellers sell stars in a town near the shore. One night, they run out of stars…
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Family
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A short story about a long road. Two siblings try to find their grandfather’s house. During their hitchhike, they meet various people, but their real companion is a plant in a pot. What will happen when they reach their destination?
- Adventure
- Fantasy
- Coming-of-Age
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Everybody faces the issue of self-realization at some point in their life. In a cruel world of bureaucracy and industrialization, there is a pressure to climb the ladder of success.
- Drama
- Fantasy
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On an isolated cacti farm, three stressed out birds ask a cowgirl to help put a stop to the elusive Ax-Man.
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Abstract
- Experimental
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The friendship between two children raised together in the Po Valley countryside is lost when one has to move with his family. They will meet again as adults, thanks to the eel, a call from the dephts of the earth. The film is dedicated to the land and the people of the Emilia region, shaken by the earthquake in 2012.
- Drama
- Coming-of-Age
- Tragedy
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Hamish Fint, a crotchety old man used to a life of seclusion inside his submarine balanced precariously atop a mountain, struggles to maintain equilibrium when an unwelcome visiting seagull rocks his world.
- Drama
- Tragicomedy
- Fantasy