American Blackout

STILLNESS IN WONDERLAND: THE FILM

A short film accompaniment to Little Simz's sophomore album release. A reality bending journey into a world that isn't quite what it seems on first glance.

Past Saving

A young man builds a device to save his dying father.

Day of Hope

A TV movie based on the book by Birgir Sigurðsson

Memento Mori

Waking up alone, cold, and scared, the Lost searches for hope in salvation.

Xiao Yao Valley in the Song Mountains

The old master Wu De gives his powerful magic sword to his student Li Laoquan. He send another one of his students, Zhao Bantian, away because of his unethical attitude. Ethic is, according to Wu De, the foundation of all martial arts. 30 years later Zhao returns to the village. He seems friendly but in fact his primary goals are to make money and be powerful in every way possible.

Last Nomads Of Everest

4000m above sea level, lies a small spiritual village called Nurkum. This is a mind blowing story of the last Sherpa family holding the traditional Sherpa profession of the Mountain cow husbandry in the most extreme weather conditions. It shoes redemption and pain while holding the old ways of tradition in the backdrop of the modernist way of life.

Tell me who I am

In 1990, one sixth of the population of Bhutan was exiled because they demanded greater democratic rights from the ruler. The film follows the story of Sarita, a 13-year-old girl born in Khudunabari, a refugee camp in Nepal where over 100,000 Bhutanese exiles live. Now they will be "relocated": thousands of families will be forced to emigrate and their Lotshampa identity will disappear forever. Sarita and her friends will not tell us their odyssey: they will dance and sing it.

Fogo de Conselho

Desfragmento

What Death Leaves Behind

After a kidney transplant, Jake Warren experiences reoccurring nightmares he believes to be visions of his donor's violent murder, sending him on a dark path of vengeance, leading to an unbearable truth.

Eldest Among the Seven

Sampaloc Lake - the most prominent of the seven lakes of San Pablo City has provided shelter, employment and inspiration to its immediate community for countless decades. In return, the natural resource suffered from indiscriminate use of the residents themselves and the consequences of rapid urbanization. Recently, the local government have implemented a clearing of all residential structures within the legal easement of the dying lake to pave the way for a tourism master plan that endeavors to balance revenue and environmental protection. In the eve of the clearing operations, film maker Dennis Empalmado documented the final musings of the residents, advocates, and artists whose lives revolved around the 99 hectare crater lake.

Winkle Twinkle

An idealistic political activist returns to a world that has changed beyond recognition, forcing him to confront the clash between his long-held beliefs and modern realities. Torn between family, ideology, and his own sense of identity, he embarks on a deeply personal journey of self-discovery and change.

The Revolution of the Muses

A look that explores the role of the muses in the History of Western Art, highlighting their close connection with the work of the so-called great geniuses as co-creators.

Beauty Building

Bruno

A homeless man searching for his lost dog forges an unexpected bond with a young boy.

Rise from the Tide

Left in the village by parents who have emigrated for work, a young girl dreams of becoming a dancer and escaping rural village life. Her grandfather forces her to sign up for swimming lessons instead of ballet class where she uses buoyancy of the pool to help her practice ballet positions. When she realizes her skills at full gravity are not what she imagined, her relatives cobble together a crude space for her to practice.

Les mains libres

Frans Masereel is one of the most fascinating Belgian artists of the 20th century. His work, essentially composed of black and white engravings, is a cry of rebellion against the tragedies of his time. Forced into exile for his pacifist convictions, he embodied, alongside writers like Stefan Zweig and Romain Rolland, the dream of a cultural and brotherly Europe. Through an imaginary correspondence the director addresses to the artist, the film sketches the portrait of a free, touching man who, throughout his life, attempted to break free of art dealers and put his creations in the hands of all.

Do Lado de Dentro

Jelmoli – Biography of a Department Store

Few places symbolise the dawn of modernity with its expectations and upheavals better than the Jelmoli department store. The director documents the 125-year history from its foundation to its closure at the end of 2024.

Hijacking the Holy Land

A propaganda film covering Revisionist Zionist talking points regarding the history of Israel and sectarian views on the Arabs and Muslims of the world.