History Is Written at Night (2024)

Laps

When a talented young swimmer who is being bullied by some older boys on his team, he learns the value of sharing his experience with trusted adults and understanding his bullies to stop the difficult situation.

Uproar

In a picturesque hamlet overlooking the sea near Rome, two young men divide their time between petty thefts and football matches. Their crimes have the lightheartedness and exuberance of childhood games, until an unexpected proposal marks a change in their lives, and that of the history of Italy, with the death of Pier Paolo Pasolini.

A Walk with Johnny Guitar

Lord knows where João de Deus has been. He's come home wounded in the head. He's got a bit of the soundtrack to Johnny Guitar in his head. Strangely enough, there is no sign of the hole in his head. Day breaks over the city. Further strolls are in sight. It is said that Mr. Monteiro, the alter ego of João de Deus, occasionally goes out with Nicholas Ray. At least, they've been seen together.

Liar

Due to drug abuse, a 13-year-old boy is placed into a detention center for young offenders. After a week, the judge will decide if he must stay there or go back home. Confronted with the adults, the judge, the psychologist and the social workers, the boy uses his most effective power to rebel against them all: lying.

Visas and Virtue

Europe, 1940. For thousands of Jews, a Japanese diplomat and his wife defy Tokyo and the Nazis, and offer visas, for life.

The Good Friend

Marcos confesses to Esteban that his relationship with his girlfriend doesn't excite him anymore. That night both will discover the limits of their friendship.

Night of Love

Yonatan abandons the army in an attempt to reunite with his ex-boyfriend. After it turns into a failure, he finds himself alone in Tel Aviv, without a place to sleep. Broken and confused, he goes on a wild night's journey looking for consolation.

Kinship

Rabah is forced to take over custody of his son Cédrick. The boy has been mute since losing his mother. Despite the financial strain caused by his immigrant status and undeterred by his fraught relationship with his son, Rabah will manage to rebuild Cédrick’s trust so they can be a family again.

Just Me and You

8-year-old Eva and her father go on a Montreal-Mexico road trip aboard an 18-wheeler.

Dinner for Three

In a rut and desperate for the passion they once had, Emma does her best to coach Kevin through an incredibly awkward dinner party with three friends they've lost touch with.

The Christmas Gift

A son's letter to Santa for Christmas turns his father's evening into a thriller he did not ask for.

A Stolen Identity

Steve Carnes, the son of a wealthy manufacturer, leads a useless life and is disowned by his father. After a night of gambling he returns, penniless, to his apartment. He is on the point of ending everything when his bell rings and he finds an abandoned baby on his doorstep. Steve and his valet, Hodges, attempt to pacify the child. The distracted mother, who has hoped to place the little one in a comfortable home, repents her act and comes to Steve's house, begging that the child be returned. Steve complies with her request and secretly follows her home. He sees that she lives in a disreputable tenement and finds a note from her husband's father, in which the latter states that the marriage was against his wishes and that the young woman has no claim upon him.

Driving Mr. Blue

Driving Mr. Blue is a short film exploring the emotional aftermath of a breakup. It examines the question, "Was it all for nothing?" through a character seeking refuge in dark spaces, where TV becomes a temporary escape from pain. The film delves into how loss can unravel a person’s sense of self and portrays the raw emotions that arise when coping with the end of a relationship.

The War Game

Two boys quarrel over a toy pistol in an ever escalating game.

Like a Brother

An unspoken conflict is affecting the relationship between two brothers. Will Simon and Robin find the courage to talk about their issue?

The Bridge Partner

A timid housewife is jolted into a fight for her survival or sanity when she thinks she hears her new partner at a weekly bridge game whisper a shocking threat.

A Sign of Things

A seemingly mundane evening in suburbia is disrupted by an unforeseen event.

The Land of Oz

Dorothy and Princess Ozma, the rightful ruler of the Land of Oz, find themselves at the mercy of the villainous King of the Skeezers, while trying to stop a war between his kingdom and the neighboring kingdom.

Nefta Football Club

In the south of Tunisia, two football fan brothers bump into a donkey lost in the middle of the desert on the border of Algeria. Strangely, the animal wears headphones over its ears.

Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'

Retrospective documentary on the making of the cult classic "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory."

Beyond

A multi-era tale about a man's struggle with immortality.

As Apple Pie

Written and directed by South African born Pierre Marais, ‘As Apple Pie’ is an immigrant’s observation of an American conversation. There seem to be fewer cultivated spaces to have an honest conversation with differing opinions and the result is that no one is really talking to each other. Not communicating seems to be as American as apple pie.

Little Grey Bubbles

Devastated by her best friend Marlon's death, Kim travels from NYC to Canada to attend his funeral. There she meets his family and friends for the first time and awkwardness ensues as she tries to explain how she never met him in person because their friendship had been exclusively online.

Virgins4lyfe

It is the last night of 14-year-old Astrid's and Issi's holiday by the beach. The mission is clear, especially for Issi: to find a guy and hopefully lose her virginity before the holidays are over.

Tattoo

The young Iranian woman had not been expecting this kind of examination. She only wanted to renew her driver’s license, but when the officials noticed a scar on her wrist and her tattoo, they began looking at her with suspicion. Suddenly she is trapped, forced to answer personal questions and exposed to insinuations. The camera captures the growing uneasiness with clinical precision.

Tiger

Sabine and Natacha are 22. They live ‘here’, in the sticks, next door to each other. One day, Natacha has an opportunity: leave ‘here’ to go ‘over there’, thus abandoning Sabine. This act of treason will prove fatal.

Memórias

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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 Ephemeral

Two strangers meet in a subway car. Both bring their past with them. Both look from their present. Both will determine their future in that fleeting, and ephemeral, vital journey that brings them together briefly.

Dödlig Natt

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Proxemics

Two strangers, a confident sorority leader and a reserved underclassman, discuss their differing accounts of an ongoing college party after an awkward, physically intimate encounter.

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.

A Walk in Winter

When Conrad returns to his hometown to identify his mother's body, he is forced to confront the painful memories of his childhood.

Kryo

A man who cheats death through the help of cryonics has to learn the hard way that death is a undeniable part of life.

A Normal Guy

Daniel got lucky tonight: this time he is not going home alone again. But is that enough to pull him out of his reality?

The Girl Martyr

Ávila, Spain, March 28, 1526. With the help of her cousins, Teresa, who is eleven years old, writes a letter to her mother with the purpose of asking her to allow her to change her name to that of her favorite saint.

Cold Coffee

Every morning, Pedro carefully prepares coffee for Tiago, but even with all his extraordinary efforts, he is unable to prevent the drink from getting cold.

The Strange Ones

A man and a boy, traveling to an unknown destination, find respite in a motel swimming pool. On the surface all seems normal, but nothing is what it seems to be. Short film not to be confused with the 2017 feature film with the same name.

Behind the Curtain

School audition in the 80's. Steve has been training very hard, but singing in front of an audience is not easy. It might be easier to behind the curtain.

The Flesh

A debate arises between Jesus Christ and a beautiful nun about her nightlife and whether the scriptures address any punishment for her sins.