The Family Friend (2022)

PNB 12-50

After Typhoon Pablo struck a barangay in New Bataan, Compostela Valley, a father was separated from his only daughter. Whether alive or dead, the father is determined to find his daughter's body to the very end.

Altered Innocence Vol. 1

A vibrant anthology of LGBTQ+ short films and music videos that delve into the complexities of youth, identity, and desire. This diverse collection showcases a range of cinematic voices—both emerging and established—exploring the exhilaration, vulnerability, and confusion of coming-of-age through stories that celebrate queer love, self-discovery, and the breaking of societal boundaries. Blending narrative shorts, experimental visuals, and music-driven pieces, the anthology offers an evocative, multifaceted portrait of innocence transformed.

Addiction

Based on the growing drug epidemic among young people in Limerick Ireland, Dominic, a teenage boy, gets dragged into the world of youth drugs and organised crime following a night out.

By His Will

Elisha, a young religious teen dealing with his attraction to men, is torn between two worlds — the religious world from which he comes and the secular world that attracts and seduces him. He goes through a shaky journey that has him facing a decision that will shape his life.

Jerk

A Jamaican man of the community battles depression and disillusionment.

Anna & the Asteroid

A fatalistic woman is being stalked by an incoming, four mile-wide (talking) asteroid who has fallen in love with her.

Control

In this shockingly dark but utterly poignant comedy from Alison Becker and Kimmy Gatewood, a depressed woman contemplates ending her life, if she could just get everything in order first.

My Loyal Audience

A socially insecure teenage girl begins to suspect the unimaginable - that her most personal, embarrassing thoughts may not be as private as she had hoped.

Hitch

Two friends are on a road trip and a one-sided attraction develops.

Burl's

When a young boy encounters three drag queens outside Burl's Diner in L.A. he decides that perhaps its time he checked out Mom's closet...

Amphora

Roberto, an older widower, and Félix, a young photographer, explore a complex attraction between them. In seduction, they face the anxiety, the fear of abandonment and the emotional paralysis (philophobia) that drowns them.

The Good Waiter

Kevin, an aspiring actor and superstar bistro waiter, is overwhelmed by the attentions of a fawning trainee, with potentially tragic results.

The Awakening

Bill Williams, a poor inventor with a large family, suddenly comes into great wealth through the sale of an invention. Sudden affluence turns his head, and he changes at once from the plodding mechanic of the dingy shop into an ultra-fashionable man of the town.

My Name Is

Portraits of individuals who were the victims of acts of violence in order to denounce the brutality of Western societies in the 20th century. Each describes the severity of their condition. They are of all ages and nationalities but have all experienced the same thing: oppression.

Margot's Sister

When her intellectually disabled sister enters the after school program at her school, a young teen struggles to keep her worlds appart.

Sacred Journeys

Marco is a mess. He's lonely, depressed, and just barely going through the motions of life. When a surprise visit from his past turns him upside down, he discovers what's been holding him back all this time.

On Stopping the Rain

A little girl living in a slum area is restless as the never-ending rain is stopping her burning desire to wear her brand new shoes. She will call upon the old traditional way to stop the unstoppable rain.

Genre Hopper

A young filmmaker accidentally claps her idol’s mystical clapperboard, throwing the two on a frantic journey through film genres and beyond.

The Package

At a new school Leandro and Jefferson form an instant attachment and soon realize that theirs is no ordinary friendship. But young Jeff has something to tell. If they want to be together there's one irreversible thing Leandro must deal with. Something that is a part of the package.

Susanna

In an isolated religious community, the desperation of a pregnant woman to escape her abusive domestic condition leads her to enlist a male friend to accuse her of infidelity. She hopes being falsely charged by a man will be taken as truth in the trial of the Elders. To find her guilty of this crime would mean excommunication into the vast unknown outside their gates. A risk Susanna is willing to take in order to be free.

Angel of Mercy

This MGM Passing Parade series short tells the story of Clara Barton, the founder of the Red Cross.

Joan of Arc

A divinely inspired peasant woman becomes an army captain for France and then is martyred after she is captured.

Old Mammy's Secret Code

Jim Black, learning that his rival, David Durard, son of Colonel Durard, wealthy Southern wholesale grocers, has won the heart of Marion, plans to separate the lovers before war breaks out.

The Demon

Two brothers, who are both hunters and live with their mother, go to the mountains to set traps for deer. Suddenly, a demon grabs the younger brother. The older brother shoots an arrow, severing the demon's arm, which they plan to take home. But they make a grisly discovery on the journey home.

Platoon07: A Great Marksman

A retired army officer with exceptional marksmanship becomes an assassin for a crime lord, but things go awry when an old comrade is targeted.

Peña de Lobos

Giselle and Emilio, a young couple of photographers, travel to Peña de Lobos to fulfill a plan they had together for a long time. After being unfinished, Giselle returns to find a way to fulfill the plan and leave her past behind.

The Window

This short tells the story of 4 wounded soldiers recovering In a hospital room, and only one of them can see out a near window as he describes to the others what is happening outside.

The Audition

Florence Walker is an aspiring actress who's barely getting any auditions. After finding a sketchy casting call for a horror movie, she takes the opportunity in her desperation, but nothing is how it seems. On top of that, she experiences the horrors of anxiety and mental illness in this situation of complete presssure.

Pinocchio

Pinocchio, an animated wooden puppet tries to escape from his father, Gepetto in a creepy and dark toy factory.

Red

Red is the story of three teens in rural Pennsylvania who are torn apart by the closet. James and Lizzy's seemingly normal relationship is shattered by Aaron, the guy James hooked up with and who is unable to bear their secret and confronts James.

Sunday Morning

In his dream home, Matthew brings his handsome boyfriend, Dominic, breakfast in bed. But the idyll is shattered by Dominic's increasingly monstrous and bizarre behaviour.

Reo

Manuel has spent almost half his life behind bars and is facing his release. Of the crime he committed we are not sure. Dark and solitary in nature, his only hope is to get closer to his only daughter. However, in his transit through Valparaíso he meets Nico, a young man who prostitutes himself with older men, who welcomes him and decides to help him.

Into Nothingness

Miguel is learning to drive with his father. A rite of passage to manhood: They talk about girls and smoke cigarettes while driving through the four streets that make up their world. After an incident, his father leaves. In a world where boundaries are unclear, Miguel seeks his way to nowhere.

The Untouchable

A young woman, who seems to be upset, holding up the traffic in the middle of a highway. The scene gets more intense when police petrol arrives, and the crowd started to gather around them.

The Last Ride

Intrigued by a generous offer, a tightfisted taxi driver steps on a long night's journey with his unusual passenger. As they travel through every corner of this sleepless metropolis, he gradually discovers her gentle secret and realizes that this is probably their "last ride".

Pornographer - Spring Life

Two years after their first meeting, Kijima and Kuzumi reconnect in the countryside, rekindling their bond after years of exchanging letters.

Bright Spell

Saïd and his sister Miriam both idolize their adopted older brother Karim. But Karim must make certain that his siblings never know just how he makes his living...

Little Darling

A girl spends summer break with grandmother and deals with her crush.