Elsewhere (2022)

Capture the Heart of That Day

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Atoms

Hugo, 34, an educator at the boarding school, finds is daily life disrupted by Jules, a provocative teenager.

Everything Will Be OK

A series of dark and troubling events forces Bill to reckon with the meaning of his life… or lack thereof.

Boiling Point

During the busy run-up to Christmas, a single-take snapshot of the immense stress and skills of a talented head chef reveals that things are about to burst behind the restaurant's flash façade.

Whistle

Whistle depicts the dreary off-hours of an ultra-technological hit-man who becomes 'involved' in the life of one of his victims. The hit-man's wife is not only fully cognizant of her husband's day job but she is also the cold-blooded contact with his bosses when the conscience crisis sets in!

The Cure

A small town begins to feel the effects of an illness, forcing the local pastor to make an ethical decision that will affect the habitants of the place.

The Witch

Upon arriving home drunk, Martin, an old farmer, offends his wife Nicha and his grandson. Under the influence of witchcraft, Martin and Nicha sleep without being able to wake up, while a witch murders their grandson; a fact that will cause great sadness in Nicha, leading to her death, leaving Martin alone, deeply drowned in alcohol.

Something Old, New, Borrowed and Blue

A traditional wedding procession walks along a narrow street towards the home of the bride. Guests and family members are waiting inside the home on this big day, as they listen to prayers from the loudspeakers. The bride, Putri, is getting ready inside her bedroom while her mother is helping with the final touches of her hair and makeup. Tender and frank conversations about marriage are shared between mother and daughter in that intimate space, before Putri leaves to begin a new life with her husband.

Cain Rose Up

Curt, a depressed student is at the end of his school year in university. As he gets ready to leave his dorm-room, something in Curt's mind goes wrong. He is surrounded by some friends and many people he dislikes. On Curt's last day at school he pulls out his guitar case, but inside is not a guitar rather an instrument of death, and what he is about to do with it will cause a huge uproar of screams and distress. In the end, Curt is looking down the sight at one of his best friends. Will Curt pull the trigger?

The Nephew

Burgundy, France, end of 1945. On the day of his 15th birthday, Louis receives a very special gift from his uncle Jules, who decides to take his nephew to his favorite brothel in an attempt to let him explore his new life as a grown-up man. Through the evening’s bittersweet encounters, Louis discovers the adult world in all its complexity and cruelty.

Pollock

The delivery person, Kim Su is learning Korean while working in Korea. One day, he happens to catch the criminal by motorcycle accident and get a bounty. As he gets money, he would like to treat his Korean teacher and classmates to meals.

Kepler X-47

A woman struggles to adjust to her new life in a human zoo exhibit on an alien planet.

El Mito

In Querétaro at the end of the 17th century, a spanish maiden has given birth to a creature.

Encore Martha

Follows two women who re-encounter each other after 30 years apart. Against all odds, they fall in love once again, and despite that youth is no longer on their side, they decide to spend the remaining of their twilight years in each other’s arms, no matter how much that may be.

Our Lad

Ali is stands out. He's one of the few British Muslim soldiers in the Armed Forces. Returning home from duty in Afghanistan for his father's funeral, over the course of the day, he is once more faced with tensions from the antagonistic community and his abandoned brother.

Peach Melba

Two unusual people make contact in German at a London coffee house.

Komorebi

Returning home for his mother's birthday, Jhe-Ming must decide if he’s ready to reveal his secret: he’s married to the man he loves.

Tulip

A woman has everything she could wish for, unfortunately she is trapped in her memories and her routine, can she overcome them?

Champ

Jake might only be 14, but that's old enough to be a man as far as his dad is concerned. The only problem is that Jake isn't sure he's ready to grow up - at least not in the way that his dad wants him to.

Muse

"Musa" is a gothic romance short film that explores the complex relationship between the obsessed artist and his muse. When an artist in full decline, Matruzzi (Humberto Zurita) takes up the relationship with Eva (Ana Isabel Esqueira) just before his last show , every thing is OK…. Until a monster peeks out.

Exorcizamus Te

An exorcism should end the suffering of a young girl. Sometimes God's words are not enough to end true evil.

LUX

A stargazer from another planet named LUX dreams about her mysterious interstellar origins until one day she awakens to the crash of NASA's Voyager 1 probe which carries onboard a truly out of this world golden mixtape.

Doughnut

Things turn sour when an amateur improv class meet for the first time after one of the group misjudges the situation. https://shortoftheweek.com/2021/11/22/doughnut

El Condenado

An old samurai has promised not to kill again and is determined to commit suicide in a river. A young samurai recognizes him from his violent past.

Louise

Louise, ballerina at the Garnier Opera in 1895, rushes home after a show but is stopped by a friend asking for money. Louise knows what to do in order to repay her.

Ruis

A young man struggles to cope with the effects of hearing damage.

Area X

Paul's dad unexpectedly picked him up from work today. And then a hooker. After dropping them off at a seedy roadside motel, Paul's father handed him two hundred dollars and told him not to come out until he's a man. These are just a few of the bizarre, sexually charged events that Paul recounts to Marco, a charming and seductive hustler he meets in a dicey bar on a hidden street underneath New York City's infamous Port Authority Bus Terminal, an area officially named but rarely referred to as "Area X". It is here in this dark and shady place that Paul must navigate his way through what he wants, what he needs, and the high cost attached to both.

The Island

Trevor considers, with the help of animation, a piece of fan mail he received.

Scarred

The once handsome Rafi has a recently disfigured face that makes it difficult for him to meet other men. When a close friend introduces him to Joe, Rafi feels strangely drawn to the stranger. Yet he isn’t sure why Joe doesn’t seem to mind his scars and as Rafi knows only too well, appearances are deceiving…

Mirror Mirror

After so many years together, Joe faces life without Jana. Saying goodbye to yourself is never easy.

Protect Me From What I Want

Saleem is an Indian student living in Leeds with his parents. He meets Daz at a gay cruising spot, and they have a night of mutually enjoyable sex. Saleem is nonetheless ashamed of himself and what he has done the next day.

Steam

Two men trapped inside a steam room without a way out are trying to make sense of the situation and each other until a devastating revelation. Moving between anxiety, reflection and fear, two strangers try to make sense of their predicament...stuck in a steam room. Heat increasing, they need to get out but can't find the door. What is this place and how did they get here?

Heiko

A 70-year-old man is in a relationship with a young man named Heiko. It is a fetishist relationship taken to extreme exoticism.

Breath

A 12-year-old boy who is yet to feel the first trembles of love. He is shy when a girl calls him for a bike ride and then at the beach it becomes clear that he is a bit embarrassed of his body, as he struggles behind a towel to change into his swimming suit.

Trevor

Upon hitting puberty, a high school boy realizes that he is homosexual and faces prejudice from his homophobic parents and friends.

Twoyoungmen, UT.

Will and Eli meet by chance in a bar and head to the salt flats searching for a party. In the process, however, they take the first steps towards finding and accepting themselves.

Last Call

A drama about Gavin, a recovering alcoholic, who ends up in a strangely familiar bar.

David

A young mute student goes to the movies when ditching school, but changes his mind when he meets an unemployed man who tries to communicate with him. Through messages and games, the two will make a discovery they never imagined.

Waffles

A young, gay millennial discovers she's slept with the enemy and has to choose between swallowing her pride and standing by her principles.

Blocks

Thirteen-year old Luchito lives in a working class complex of blocks in Santiago, Chile. He is obsessed with Manuel, a sixteen-year old who lives in the building across from him.

Three Times

Mario is home alone. His parents are gone and it will take them a while to return. Enough time for their son to arrange a sex date on the Internet with a total stranger.

I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face

After an 82-day separation, Adam travels a rough road to be reunited with the one he loves, whatever it takes.

The Lamb of God

The apparition of a bloodstain reaffirms the relentless cycle of life, filmed in all its fragility and complexity.

Mountain Cat

A troubled teenage girl is coerced into seeing a local shaman in search of spiritual healing. Trapped by ancient beliefs that serve only to pacify her mother, she finds peace in the physical realm by unleashing her repressed, youthful spirit on the unsuspecting shaman when she realises his true identity.

Warsha

A Syrian migrant working as a crane operator in Beirut volunteers to cover a shift on one of the most dangerous cranes, where he is able to find his freedom.

Fuelled

Fuelled tells the story of a housewife on the path of revenge for her late husband.

Starfuckers

An intimate evening between a film director and an escort is disrupted when a familiar face arrives.

Mia

Mia recounts her most intimate confessions, uncensored, in her first approach to a totally new world of domination and submission.

Landslide

A young man, tormented by inner demons and anguish, seeks solace in nature. One day, when he discovers a hidden gift beneath a tree, his entire existence undergoes a profound transformation.

Juliet in Paris

A young student, alone in Paris, is engaged in strange and bloody experiences of which she is both the authorizer and the victim.

They Don't Come in Peace

As two brothers watch a news cast about extra terrestrial beings, the older brother uses the opportunity to make an analogy about their world being invaded by unwelcome visitors.

The Human Voice

Short based on the Jean Cocteau play following a final telephone conversation between a couple.

TINA

A 23-year-old revisits the family car he grew up with to experience the thrill of childhood again...

Staging Anna

A Theatre Company prepares for season previews under a manipulative Director, whose fanatical tactics blur the line between illusion and reality.