The Stage (2024)

The Wizard of Speed and Time

A Hollywood filmmaker (Mike Jittlov) makes a short for an evil film studio. Unbeknownst to him, the producer has placed a bet of $25,000 that he won't come up with anything with a use. Luckily, our film creator gets the help of his friends.

Edipo Re

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Once Upon a Star

Join the crew of a traveling pharma-cinema troupe as they go on the road to spread the joy of live-dubbed movies, all while overcoming difficulties, deceits, and reaching for their dreams.

The Actor The Liar The Murderer

In the last days of their tumultuous relationship Julian and Lara are confronted with a life changing event and now must bear the consequences.

The Tales of Hoffman - National Opera Company (INBAL)

Opera in three acts, a prologue and an epilogue, by Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), with a libretto in French by Jules Barbier (1825-1901), based on a work that Barbier himself and Michel Carré (1821-1872) had written based on stories by E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776-1822). Approximate duration: 2 h 45 min Recommended for those over 15 years old. The young poet Hoffmann, accompanied by Nicklausse, his alter ego and confidant, is in a tavern next to the theatre where Mozart's Don Giovanni is being performed. During the opera's intermission, some diners arrive at the bar who, upon seeing the poet, encourage him to sing and tell them the story of his famous love affairs. Hoffmann finally gives in and shares with them the stories of Olympia, Antonia and Giulietta. They, absorbed in the poet's stories, remain in the tavern, forgetting about the opera performance.

The Projectionist

Set in the most easterly town in England, Lowestoft, a young Projectionist (Andrew Hooper) must overcome grief and barriers created from his Mother's untimely death, and become the filmmaker she wanted to him to be.

Amor

An anguished woman awaits her love. A film is made about this. The parallels between the love between the woman and the film team are interspersed and show how this feeling can be both a pain and a joy.

De Wind

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On the Dying Grass

After a Hollywood agent suffers the loss of her biggest client and closest friend, she is asked to represent an AI version of the deceased actor.

Happy Bad Day

Former illegal immigrant returns to his homeland, Numidia, to create a film representing the cinema of the south, which differs from the cinema of the north.

Robert

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GORDIE

Jordy, a 12 years old dreamer, has locked himself into the imaginary universe of his favorite movie, “Stand by me”. His elder brother Chris never leaves his bedroom. One day, Jordy adventurously uses vouchers he’s been given to explore the haunt of the local adolescents, “Fun Panini”, convinced it will bring him closer to his brother. The magical sauce he discovers there will transform his world...

ÉVORA

"ÉVORA" follows the story of António Évora, an actor retired due to a health condition. The longing and permanent absence from the stage brings with it a reflection on the times when he was young, the joy of applause and what is to come.

Furias

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Tour de Cinema: Peace, Love, and Cinema

Dive headfirst into what many believe to be the most influential decade in filmmaking, the 1970’s.

Habito

Habito tells the story of a poor, fat black man in pursuit of his dream of being a filmmaker, facing academic and personal challenges after his mother is diagnosed with breast cancer. A narrative that intertwines life, family and cinema, exploring the roots of Alagoas and Bahia.

Boats Out of Watermelon Rinds

In his award-winning debut feature film, director Ahmet Ulucay portrays the innocence of childhood and the lure of the cinema for two teens in a small Turkish village. Working for a watermelon seller by day, Remet spends his evenings trying to rebuild a film projector with his friend Mehmet. Both have big dreams to be famous film directors one day.

The First Film

In a small town of 1960's India, where cinema is forbidden for women, a 14-year-old embarks on a quest to watch her first film.

Estado da Arte

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Critico

A young man gives his opinion on the state of modern cinema.

Cin-E-Rama

A film critic is tasked with documenting an old cinema before its permanent closure.

Grosse Baston Partie 21

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Voorbijgangers

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Seventh Art is Unique

Seventh art is unique addresses people's relationship with a movie theater or film. What feelings do they feel? What changes in you when you go to the movies? It also addresses Jair Bolsonaro's harsh criticism of culture and cinema in Brazil.

Wereldvreemd

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Corpo de Cena

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PASSIONS

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Thus Began Antoine's Down-Going

Antoine - a grieving loner - spends his days in a cafe on Place Clichy watching people. Every day, he sees a woman he calls Albertine get out of the subway and go to the movies. Today, he takes it upon himself to talk to her. Thus began Antoine's down-going.

Een Droom Te Laat

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Vestido Branco com Listras Vermelhas

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Rio Vermelho

In Paraíba in the 70s, love took place on the banks of the Paraíba River. Two teenagers, Josué and Alex fall in love and run away from their aristocratic families in the countryside of Paraíba state. Threatened by their families, the only place they know to escape their parents' evil is river, the place where they grew up and played together. Through the geographical beauty of the river, they will face hate, love and the strength of nature like never before.

No. 9

Hana is an LGBT master painter. she has been rejected from Iranian society because of her sexual orientation. At the age of 9, she showed her interest in a girl for the first time. For this reason, the family also rejected him. Hana is ready to do anything to save her lover because of the many tensions she has gone through in her life.

A Santa Joana dos Matadouros

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Jail for dogs

In the midst of the wave of violence in Mexico in 2014, Franco, a high school student, envisions through a screenplay the possibility of creating absolute peace in his city. Alongside his friends, he embarks on a mission to save his father from an unpredictable assault.

Ser...

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Smooth Criminal

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Missing Scene

During the rehearsals for his upcoming play, Carlos, a theater director, reminisces about the romantic breakup that inspired the script.

Feed Your Head

Torn between the desire to protect his little brother in a violent world and the longing for the utopia of a queer community, Hector (23) embarks on a journey between reality and fantasy to reflect on his own experience of violence and to find closeness to his brother again.

Matinee

The cinema hall as a liminal space during a matinee show, and the experience it evokes.

L'Audizione

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Bom Dia Sem Companhia

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Reunión de Cinéfilos

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Tour de Cinema: The Grunge Era

Experience the 1990’s and the end of a millennium in the sixth installment of the “Tour de Cinema” series.

Fading Memories

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The Canterville Ghost

An American family moves in to the Canterville Chase, a London mansion that has been haunted by ghost Sir Simon De Canterville for 300 years.

Room 999

In 1982, Wim Wenders asked 16 of his fellow directors to speak on the future of cinema, resulting in the film Room 666. Now, 40 years later, in Cannes, director Lubna Playoust asks Wim Wenders himself and a new generation of filmmakers (James Gray, Rebecca Zlotowski, Claire Denis, Olivier Assayas, Nadav Lapid, Asghar Farhadi, Alice Rohrwacher and more) the same question: “is cinema a language about to get lost, an art about to die?”

Watusi Zombie!

Set in Kochi right before the pandemic, micro-celebrity and boy genius Gabriel finds himself in the midst of an ugly rumor as he deals with small people with big city ideas.

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

Aristocratic Italian roots, a close family connection to James Bond novelist Ian Fleming, wartime experiences in the British and Finnish military, post-war Nazi-hunting adventures and a side career as a heavy metal rock singer. And one of the most iconic actors of all time.

George A. Romero's Resident Evil

A documentary that brings to light the vision that director George A. Romero had for an adaptation of Resident Evil, using newly filmed interviews with those who were there, and unravels the secrets behind why it was never produced.

Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist

A subtle portrait of Japanese director Satoshi Kon by the specialist of Japanese cinema Pascal-Alex Vincent and a dive into a rich work. With interviews of the greatest Japanese, French and American directors inspired by his work.