Short documentary about a group of young musicians in Pōneke, Wellington who are trying to decolonise the classical music space.
Thomas Heart, details his life including his friends and struggles while living his life in the identity of a bird.
“After So Long // बरसों बाद” is a visual poetry set in Mumbai (India) and voiced by Simha and their parents to symbolise their connection with each other; a walkabout through time and memories. Directed by Varsha Panikar, the film takes inspiration from vintage-home-movie culture to create a contemplative and nostalgic vignette of an artist’s spiritual journey out of the darkness and into the light.
A teenager who has only ever wanted to live a normal existence experiences an extraordinary night that makes her reassess what truly matters.
A young woman is faced with a choice: give up her ability to transform into a dog or face the familial and societal consequences of keeping it.
When Luna's superstitious family hides all the mirrors in the house, she decides to recover them, only to accidentally fall through one, transporting her to a new magical world. There she finds multiple versions of herself who have been confined and have grown jealous of her living in the real world while they hide in the shadows. Luna has to try and figure out how to escape while also being confronted with her identity crisis.
Torn from their home by a hand in the sky, colorful entities seek freedom from a rigid binary in this short experimental animation.
In the near future, you can insert any knowledge directly into your brain. "J-4N413742" is a young woman bred to collect knowledge for these consumable "mindchangers". When "J-4N" experiences the truth about her existence she escapes and experiences a journey about realization.
12 years ago, Rolf suffered a violent accident that caused him severe amnesia. During his long rehabilitation, Rolf had to rebuild his identity from scratch and, while doing so, he invented a flying machine that would give him the freedom of a bird. In a very intimate following of a four year period we discover Rolf´s way of perceiving the world and the contradictions of a character who suffers at discovering that he has fathered two girls and that he has to make up his mind either at becoming an adult or persuing his life long dream of the flying machine.
A short film about identity and gender.
Greg is addicted to Realm of Conquest, an online fantasy game where he plays an axe wielding barbarian. After battling on-line together for a year, Greg is finally ready to meet his online love in person. He invites her to meet him in real life on a snowy cabin retreat. The problem is, she's not the typical gamer and the results are anything but predictable.
Set in the backdrop of riot-stricken Pakistan at the time of the partition of India in 1947, the film deals with the plight of emigrant Sikh and Hindu families to India as a consequence of the partition.
Bryan Wilmoth is the oldest of eight children who grew up in a very strict household. Eventually, all the siblings became estranged from their parents. At StoryCorps, Bryan told his brother mike about the day their father discovered that Bryan was gay.
“Those Who Come, Will Hear” proposes a unique meeting with the speakers of several indigenous and inuit languages of Quebec – all threatened with extinction. The film starts with the discovery of these unsung tongues through listening to the daily life of those who still speak them today. Buttressed by an exploration and creation of archives, the film allows us to better understand the musicality of these languages and reveals the cultural and human importance of these venerable oral traditions by nourishing a collective reflection on the consequences of their disappearance.
After three years, Pete and Howie reconnect and discover the past has consequences.
Two Berlin archetypes - Harald Juhnke and Günter Pfitzmann - convince in this touching big-city fairy tale in insistent roles as typical Berlin characters with everyday wit, temperament and improvisational talent.
En Uzun Yolculuğun Sonunda Yine Yalnızlık Vardır... Berlin Film Festivali'nde En İyi Film ödülünü alan "Yaban Çilekleri", yaşlı bir profesörün geçmişini ve varoluşunun anlamını sorguladığı bir yol filmidir. Yetmiş sekiz yaşındaki Profesör Borg, bir onur doktorası almak üzere Stockholm'dan Lund'a doğru arabayla yola çıkar. Yanında gelini Marianne da bulunur. Bu yolculuk sırasında, Borg'a kaybettiği ilk gençlik aşkını anımsatan genç bir otostopçu kızla ve kavgacı bir çiftle karşılaşırlar. Tanıştığı bu farklı karakterler ve gençliğinin geçtiği mekanlar Borg'a kabuslar ve düşler yaşatır.
18 year old Em goes on a journey, with biscuits from her grandmother that she eats and shares with new friends. When down to her last biscuit, Em has to make a choice: eat it, or save it as a final link to her home.