The Space of the Dream

Liquid Love

A critique of liquid love through sarcasm and crude humor. With the desire that the viewer empathize with the protagonists and reflect on the ephemerality of sexual-affective relationships in modern society. At the end of the short film, the transformation of people into mere consumer goods will be clear, which, once they have been used, are discarded

Roleless

Miyamatsu, who works as a cable-car operator, is also a film extra. Through his different characters he has been living the life of a stranger, only playing that part. Finally he comes face to face with his own life, the one he had lost.

Last Year

On new year's eve of 2021, John sits alone at the bar, sad and drinking heavily during the lowest points of his life. Until he is visited by the Grim Ripper who hands him a letter with his name on it, a letter that means he will die just as the clock will strike midnight on new year's day, after which the Ripper leaves. Unfazed by the news, he continues his drink until he is greeted by a woman he has never seen before, who has also received a letter from the Ripper and overheard the conversion. During their final moments on earth before new year's day, they both bond, debate, and reflect on their lives.

After Life

On a cold Monday morning, a group of counselors clock in at an old-fashioned social services office. Their task is to interview the recently deceased, record their personal details, then, over the course of the week, assist them in choosing a single memory to keep for eternity.

The Last Movie Star

An aging screen icon gets lured into accepting an award at a rinky-dink film festival in Nashville, Tenn., sending him on a hilarious fish-out-of-water adventure and an unexpectedly poignant journey into his past.

Adressatin verstorben

A production company holds a public competition for film ideas. The winning letter tells of a young woman's lost love in the 1840's. It is, in fact, the true story of a now elderly woman's life.

Doina

Doina, a shepherd’s wife in ancient Romania, turns her daily routine into ritual. When nature foretells his death, her journey through grief blends realism, myth, and magic, where despair meets imagination.

Vineyard Ablaze

In this unsettling psychodrama, Minerva endeavours to connect and care for her grandmother Vina who is experiencing dementia.

Anhedonia

In a dystopian near future, a class of people are vaccinated with Anhedonia, a vaccine that causes the loss of pleasure and feelings in order to keep a population focused on farm work.

Almost Finished

An artist's perception of his relationship is called into question as he struggles to finish his work.

出门挣钱的人

OK/NOTOK

OK/NOTOK is a genre-bending love story set in the very near future with a darkly comic edge. Loretta, a working-class British Asian woman, attempts to navigate a turbulent world, a new stranger in her life and unskippable adverts.

Crazy Heart

When reporter Jean Craddock interviews Bad Blake—an alcoholic, seen-better-days country music legend—they connect, and the hard-living crooner sees a possible saving grace in a life with Jean and her young son.

Questions And...

As the Ricci family confront the imminent loss of one of their own, 10-year-old Jonah aims to uncover the truth about what happened to his sister.

The Home Song Stories

A glamorous Hong Kong performer struggles to make a home in suburban 1960s Australia.

Refulgent

A young sculptor struggles to finish his masterpiece, a sculpture of a woman, as it inexplicably cracks.

The Lake in the Sky

An isolated teenager explores the past, his late father, and unstable memory through the use of celluloid on his 16th birthday.

I Want to Live on Mars

Two unlikely friends embark on a journey to escape life in a ghost town devastated by disaster.

A Case of Blue

Recently retired accountant Richard Flicker attends a life-drawing class and his world is turned upside down when he encounters free-spirited Amelia, the spitting image of a long lost love from decades ago. Grappling with a troubled home front, Richard flirts with the temptation of this second chance at romance.

Suncoast

While caring for her brother along with her audacious mother, a teenager strikes up an unlikely friendship with an eccentric activist who is protesting one of the most landmark medical cases of all time.