Dreams from the Woods

Here Comes Kermit Williams

A young cockfighter and sports memorabilia reseller prepares for the unexpected release of his incarcerated father.

Is the Earth Round?

A boy sets out to prove the world is round by walking in one direction and ending up where he started.

Beauty and the Beast

Tonight's program has been composed by and for grown-ups who are children at heart. Eternal history, the tale of Belle-Rose. Also known as Beauty and the Beast.

First Love

A drag show in a Parisian bar. The public only has eyes for the queen of the evening, Cookie Kunty. But from the back of the theatre, Baptiste, her boyfriend, may be looking at her for the last time.

Mazel Brouk

Happy Little Submarine: Space Pals

Under Professor Penguin and Mayor Seal's misguided rules, the undersea society is convinced that "Aliens are harmful". But when Olly stumbles upon a little alien named Wugu, who comes to Earth for a visit and gets lost from his family, it's Olly to the rescue. During their journey, Olly realizes that aliens are not dangerous at all, but in fact, quite friendly. Now Olly and his friends must keep Professor Penguin from executing his evil plans in order to help Wugu find a way home.

To Set Our House in Order

In coming to grips with previously well-concealed information about the death of her uncle in World War I, and the emotional upheaval it continues to cause her family, a young girl begins to question the benevolence of God and the order in God's world. Based on the short story by Margaret Laurence.

1992

It's 1992. Martin is 17 and he films his daily life with his Hi8 camera. He films anything and everything—his room, the world around him... But never his father, the thought doesn't occur to him. One day he meets Dominique. He's 23 and works as a student monitor at Martin's high school.

Seven Awkward Sex Scenes. Part One

A young director, who sits in front of a commission defending a film based on her own experiences with sex and relationships, is continually confronted with questions about why she’s making the movie. The answer doesn’t come easy… Linde took on a difficult task for her short film.

Litany for an old woman

Last ride of an old beggar woman around the old São Luís city revealing the helplessness of both under the sign of an unjust time.

Such a Landscape

Lacking a traditional plot, the non-linear story follows the path of emotions and sensations. Based on actual events the film shows five acts – Miracle, Atonement, Regret, Prayer, Forgiveness – that might help us overcome the fear of death…

Gridman the Hyper Agent: boys invent great hero

22 years ago… A boy, Takeshi Todo, who attempted to take over the world with the devil of the Computer World together. He reformed himself after the battle and now needs the power of the Hyper Agent. Again, the evil is going to appear in the real world. A materialized monster is now approaching! Enter the battle code! The access code is… “GRIDMAN.”

Lulu

Initially commissioned to accompany a Danish production of Alban Berg’s LULU, Lewis Klahr’s cut-out animation refigures the opera's themes in a torrent of images. With an ever-inventive approach to color and symbol, Klahr distills the title character's moral predicament, along with a great many of German Expressionism’s characteristic motifs, in the span of a pop song.

B2

A short film made with unused footage from The Red Light Bandit and Carnaval na Lama.

Little Orbit the Astrodog and the Screechers from Outer Space

Zillionair playboy Terry has built a spaceship so that he can see the galaxy together with his girlfriend Ferma. Along comes a spaced-out alien who needs to find back to his planet. The trio brings along Little Orbit the Astrodog to assist in the search. On their fantastical journey they battle a phantom space-bird, asparagus monsters (with Bronx accents) that want them for lunch, and a race of space-robots on a machine planet.

The Winkles

In Brignogan-Plages, thirty-year-old Zoé works with her father, Guy, at his bar "Les Bigorneaux". Since the premature death of her mother, she wears herself out by taking everything into her own hands. One morning, Zoé starts suffering from dizziness and nausea, which disrupt her daily life.

Oranges

Two boys are talking after a bicycle accident. The older is bragging about his experience with girls, but is that just a boast?

Neon Lights

After a seemingly ordinary transaction goes wrong, a young inner-city Latina stripper encounters a violent customer on her way home to her father's birthday.

The Green Rabbit & The Ice Cream Girl

A man is stumbling through the desert, in only underwear, lost and confused. A car pulls alongside, driven by a beautiful young girl who knows his name. His name is Gerry and it's tattooed on his forehead. Her name is Eilis, from a pendant around her neck. With nowhere else to go, he gets into the car and begins a surreal journey to answer the reasons he's there at all.

Tomorrow from there

Every single day as always. The way to home as always. The thing waiting ahead is…?