Life in the Alley (2016)

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Jess comes into "Gay's The Word" (the first Gay and Lesbian bookshop that opened in London) where she meets Leah for the first time. They coincidentally meet by the same bookcase over three days. What sparks is a romantic awkward chemistry between the two, transpired by Jess' curiosity in Leah and the chance for an artistic and sexual liberation possibly waiting for her at the end.

Sleepover

Emil and Adam are two guys in their 20's. They are close friends, and after a night at the movies, Emil is going to sleep over at Adam's. Emil has unspoken feelings for Adam - feelings that are tested when they are sleeping in the same double bed.

A Place to Go

A cowboy goes on a spiritual journey and physical journey to reconnect with his dead father. Written, directed and produced by Dayne Hudson.

Painted Skin

I loved someone once and I wanted to be with her wholeheartedly.

Kiss Kiss Fingerbang

A nice guy discovers his dark side when his girlfriend reveals her secret weakness.

Women's Hands

A man becomes acquainted with the mystery of female hands during a trip.

Fog

Led by the words of an old man, we will witness the extraordinary event that changed the life of a village forgotten amid the fog.

The One

What appears to be a typical mother-son day in the park proves to be anything but typical.

One Planetarium

Two scientists uncover the secrets of time travel, but will their love for one another destroy existence itself.

Courage

When a young Native American boy struggles with self-confidence and societal expectations, his uncle introduces him to the transformative art of Hoop Dance. Through this tradition, he discovers strength, resilience, and the courage to embrace his heritage. Inspired by true events, Courage is a heartfelt story about identity and empowerment.

Immaculata

The assistant of a creepy power couple inexplicably finds herself pregnant. Immaculata feels like an unexpected offshoot of Rosemary's Baby, between its half-open doors and a phobia of fluids.

The Tube with a Hat

A father and son go to town to try to fix a broken TV set.

Songs From the Sky

After Phyllis discovers that her daughter Cecilia can read, she’s torn between abiding to her slave owner’s commands or encouraging her daughter that reading is a pathway to their freedom.

The Clock

An unusual obsession threatens to ruin a lunch date.

Timo's Winter

Timo, the youngest of a Greek community of Funfair workers, will have to face the hardest winter together with his loved ones.

Counterfeit Kunkoo

In a city overflowing with buildings and slums, Smita must find herself a house to rent. She is hard-working, honest and respectful - the ideal tenant - except for one glaring flaw. She is a middle-class Indian woman without a husband. An intimate perspective on the identity of the 'Ideal Indian Female' in urban India of today.

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.

The Life & Death of an iPhone

“The Life and Death of an iPhone” is shot entirely on an iPhone, edited on the iPhone about what it’s like to be an iPhone. Seen entirely from the phone’s point-of-view beginning with its inception through its life… death… and ultimately its reincarnation. This is not a PSA.

In This Moment

“In This Moment” follows Love, a trans woman navigating the complexities of polyamory and self-discovery in a world that often challenges her right to exist. As she unravels what it means to be truly seen and cherished, she confronts the ways love manifests—fluid, unpredictable, and boundless, much like the ocean itself. This story is a testament to resilience, intimacy, and the ever-shifting tides of identity and belonging.

Je ne te dirai plus oui, Endy

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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.

The OceanMaker

The OceanMaker is a 9-minute animated short film that takes place after Earth's oceans have disappeared. It tells the tale of one courageous pilot who fights against vicious sky pirates for control of the last remaining source of water: the clouds.

Stabby

A hermit crab with an obsession for shiny objects comes across a wedding ring that a young woman lost at the beach. They both find it at the same time and a chase ensues. Will the woman get her beloved ring back? Will the crab outwit her and hold on to his newly-prized possession?

Defocusin

A former research assistant Pasha is trying to invent defocusin at home. The substance that will render public persons' image to be out of focus in unwanted pictures. For about half a year Pasha has been testing the substance prototypes on his wife...

Diary of an African Nun

An African nun is consumed by fear and doubt about her decision to take the solemn vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. Her anguish intensifies night after night as she lies on a hard bed in her small room at the convent and listens to the rhythmic, beckoning drums of her village.

Silverlake Afternoon

Michael is 33 and he's never been with a guy. His first encounter is going to be awkward...and also kinda great.

Helsinki Mansplaining Massacre

One woman’s desperate struggle to survive a horde of men with frail egos, who just want to explain everything to her. But the biggest horror may be closer to her than she thinks.

Only Pussies Screw

Make is 11 but wants to be a teen or better yet, an adult - anything but a child. Instead he's forced to look after his little brother Konsta.

Bro

Best friends Aaron and Harris deal with a dynamic change in their friendship when romantic feelings surface. How will they continue being best bros?

The State of Lettuce

One weird guy, accompanied by his ambitious neighbor exterminating some aphids.

Odd Sock

Eileen has something important to discuss with her teenage son, Stephen. But on the day she decides to talk to him, Stephen has his own surprise in store for her.

Hosanna

Hosanna is an ancient cry of jubilation and entreaty, which according to the New Testament, was used by the crowds greeting Jesus when he rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. In a remote village in Korea lives a boy with the power to heal. He can resurrect the dead. And that is exactly what he does. Curing people of death, he gives them back life. However, the new life doesn’t cure them, on the contrary. Rejecting the chance proffered by rebirth, the fighting, killing and murder continue. They punish, spit upon and antagonise the boy. Refusing to be deterred, he goes his own way. The boy and the villagers move about in rigorously framed shots, practically devoid of emotion. There is no cry of jubilation.

Tyler

"Tyler" is a comedic short film about a very intelligent 9-year-old, who tells his brother about his new crush. Funny, captivating and heartwarming, "Tyler" is another delicious movie with a very powerful and relevant message for the generations to come.

In and Out

Antoine and Mathieu walk along a road hoping for a bus that does not arrive. Complicity, revelation, embarrassment... But the road is long and the roles can be reversed.

As You Sleep the World Empties

Humanity has been struck by a pandemic. People from around the globe have fallen asleep and nobody knows when they're waking up. Only few of them haven't been infected. Among them, there's a boy who fell in love with a girl right before the outbreak of the epidemic. With an old camera, he tries to capture the beauty that's left in the world, so the girl can see it when she wakes up.