Contact Hours (2024)

Port of a Prince

A young Haitian boy must decide if joining a gang is the right path for him.

Neon Lights

In 2053, amidst a devastating pandemic, an old gravedigger from Elementar Corporation insists on burying his wife with just a shovel, rejecting the corporation's new burial technology, the "Cube Of Miracles." Conflict arises when a young gravedigger armed with the "Cube of Miracles" challenges the old gravedigger's traditional methods at the cemetery. The film explores the clash between tradition and innovation, delving into broader themes of man versus machine in a society grappling with AI and automation.

Crazyhouse

After the suicide of his best friend, a teenage boy is forced to deal with his guilt and sexuality.

My New Year

Based on author's childhood memories of the devastating 1988 Spitak earthquake. The father and his two young kids are left without a home and above all, the disaster had claimed the life of their beloved mother and wife. After painful quest to find her body and give her a proper burial, by the new year's eve the family is settled in a makeshift home near the wreckage of their home. While his daughter and son are still playing and merging the disaster into their games, the father for the sake of his children struggles to find strength and heart to live on.

Llueven las flores, los piratas y el tesoro de la bruja

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Corpúsculo

After an unidentified earthquake-like ground shaking, Mara and her nurse are visited by their neighbor. Together, the three women begin to experiment a strange and slow catharsis.

Helium

A young boy, Alfred, is dying, but through the stories about Helium, a magical fantasy world, told by the hospital's eccentric janitor, Enzo, Alfred regains the joy and happiness of his life, and finds a safe haven away from daily life.

Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?

A comedy about a chaotic morning in a family with kids, and a mother who is determined that it's best to take care of everything herself.

Last Call

A desperate mother is trying to reconnect with her son. Navigating an obvious void, she will finally have the chance to ask the questions that have haunted her past, and will decide her future.

Wer kann etwas verändern?

Short film tackling depression and it‘s causes in teenagers and young adults.

Nocturnal Girls

Luna runs away from home in the middle of the night. In an unexpected encounter with a group of drag queens, she redefines her concept of family.

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.

Homo Verum

In 1894, Gabriel, an ambitious medicine graduate, spends his summer learning from the renowned Doctor Fidalgo in his isolated Mansion. Upon developing a lustful admiration for Fidalgo's wife, the young doctor is forced to break his morals.

Family Outing

A young man is surprised by what he discovers in his first trip to the baths.

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.

Good Condition

Barry's starting over.

Sleep, Eternally

When naive Ryan took on the role of a caretaker for his exhausted mother over the weekend. He doesn't realise the severity of his situation until he confides in his concerned teacher, Mrs. Watson. Together, they check on Ryan's mother only to be confronted with a harrowing discovery that challenges Ryan's innocence and changes his outlook on life forever.

La Cura

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Touched

What happens when two profoundly lonely men who are strangers, one older and gay, and the second younger and questioning, take one last chance at making a sincere human connection? Based on true events in the life of the writer/director.

Sugar

19-year-old Fiadh spends a night in Berlin's nightlife - oscillating between her sugar daddy Marcel and her boyfriend Micha.

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.

Zulu

Thobile persevered without giving up, she persisted in her relationship, and her daughter wholeheartedly embraced her viewpoint throughout.

Candela

An insoluble quest.

Ghosted

A woman with a lot of baggage falls in love with a man haunted by his past. Literally.

Le Fauteuil

In a grand father’s hand made living room, a precious leather arm chair is sitting enthroned. Life passes by in sweetness and tranquility for these two long-time companions, but by suddenly changing decors and owners, our arm chair will realize that objects are not always treated with attention and meticulousness, and gradually it will become unusable. But is this the end of the journey?

Crystal Lake

Crystal Lake is about a group of young girls who take over a skate park, forming an all-female force field on the half pipe. There on the reclaimed ramp, with no boys around, they are thriving and visible. This is an anthem for young feminists, which presents female friendship as a means to survive adolescence.

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.

Terpsícore

Ballet is a difficult task, Eva discovers it at the moment when a superior ballerina puts her to the test.

The Private War of Joseph Sargent

Porn Star Grayson Lange along with Addison Graham and Robby Valls star in a film about two mercenaries on a secret mission in the jungles of South America. Once captured, their last night together will reveal dark secrets and create sexual tensions. So much so that it will cause unforeseen collateral damage that stretches well beyond the jungle. This highly provocative and erotic film was part of Eroddity(s) 2. Now re-worked as a stand-alone short the film seems to take on new meaning.

Sergeant

One night in Belgrade, a young guy meets a man for casual sex. By morning, different expectations can bring a new light on this chance meeting.

Fogos em mim

Experimental university short film inspired by grief, the passage of time and the filmmaking process

My Biker 2

During the semester break, Gentle and Motor start a relationship, but when school starts again, Motor does not allow himself to be as close to Gentle as they were during the break. Gentle notices the distance and becomes hurt, causing damage to their newfound relationship.

Henry John and the Little Bug

Dinner time in a remote home of a prairie family turns nightmarish when a band of blood spattered outlaws break through the front door in search of food, horses, and women. Nothing is as it seems in this constantly twisting genre bender.

Coche

David has to share his room with a stranger, although he is not so fond of the idea.

Two Cacti

An intimate portrait of Sofía and Mateo, a couple who embark on a journey to decide whether or not they are still together, fractured by their differences.

Run Away

Juan, a young Latin American student, is forced to run away after witnessing the enforced disappearance of his best friends in Mexico.

Funeral

Zacarías reunites with his ex-girlfriend to go to the funeral of a mutual friend.

Terminal

In the future, through The Terminal technology, the population are physically reconfigured from the nervous system up to fit their next job.

The Perrot Case

'Le cas Perrot' depicts a dreamlike world in a realist manner. It was shot with amateur teenagers in the style of a documentary in order to make fantastical contents seem naturalist. It was hence written and directed adhering to the logic that the brain adopts during sleep.

Sunny

As a Chinese boy transitions from childhood to adolescence, he finds himself lost in a world that tells him he should hate where he comes from with being confronted by racial hatred. He stumbles across some strange footage on TV. SUNNY digs into the the importance of Chinese history, the need for young people to see themselves, and the anger that comes when loneliness engulfs you.