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- In a mansion in the Costa Brava, a young domestic worker has to serve two rich kids while they enjoy their summer. Amongst cocktails, drugs and dishwashers, she will look for her own way to have fun.
- At the end of 1945, a young boy is taken to a brothel by his uncle to become a man. Through the evening's bittersweet encounters, he discovers the adult world in all its cruelty.
- Sharing the same dream two young actors embark on a journey filled with desire, determination and disappointment. When reckless Italian Alessandro meets cautious Englishwoman Celeste at a London acting school, they decide to move together to LA in the hope of striking gold in the Hollywood film industry. It tells the story of how dreams crash when faced with ugly reality, and how souls can be consumed by ambition.
- The self-contained cosmos of the golf and country club reflects Philippine societal structures. New 'tee-girl' Isabel still needs to learn the rules, but she's already looking for ways to subvert the system.
- 4 lives. 1 evening. the ties that bind.
- A recently released convict finds himself trapped between his urban criminal past and his new life on probation as the only black man in a conservative white Wisconsin farming town.
- 11 year old Jamila Abdi waits for her mother to come from the Pentagon on 9/11/2001 so that they can celebrate her birthday.
- Mounia searches for her lost cat among the ruins of the Beirut port explosion. Joined by her best friend Ghady, they navigate the remnants of their city on a quest to recover what's been lost.
- Paul and his family are going for a fun rickshaw ride when a sudden encounter stops them on their way back home.
- A film divided into five parts. Each part is named after its story's protagonist- Anna, Jerry, Arthur, Zoe, Anais- is written and directed by a different person, and is set in a different part of the world. The stories are not related to one another except through their thematic link to one of the five senses.
- Shirley Adams spends her days caring for her disabled son, Donovan - he was shot in the back of the neck on his way home from school one afternoon over a year ago. Since then the Adams family has lost all their worldly possessions to medical bills. Shirley has no money, no job and no husband - he left without a trace months ago. Shirley's life now consists of trying to make ends meet by shoplifting and relying on the charity of others. When a young, eager occupational therapist, Tamsin Ranger, comes into their lives, Shirley hopes that it might lift her son's spirits and finally put them on the path to some form of stability. At the same time Shirley receives a phone call one afternoon informing her that Donovan's case is finally going to trial, but the glory is short lived when Shirley discovers that the shooter is one of Donovan's childhood friends. Her reaction to the betrayal is so overwhelming that she chooses not to tell Donovan in fear of further damaging his already unstable emotional state. Determined to make a change in their lives, Shirley actively decides to embrace their new circumstances, hoping that Donovan will follow her example. But his mental state continues to deteriorate and Tamsin is unsuccessful in distracting him from his ever-present disability. Shirley is eventually left without an sign of the family she once had. Set in Mitchell's Plain, Cape Town, Shirley Adam's story is symptomatic of the relationship between violence and poverty - the destruction of an entire family is related to one single incident that cannot be erased or repaired. Riddled with the socio-political and racial tensions that plague these Cape Flats slums, Shirley Adams is the story of one woman's amazing strength and self sacrifice.
- ShortEmma accompanies her terminally ill sister Maggie on her last days to end her life by the means of assisted suicide. She soon finds herself challenged when she must overcome her own tumultuous feelings to reconcile and embrace Maggie's final wishes. With their time coming to an end, they embark on a road trip to try to accommodate Maggie's need to see the Matterhorn in person one final time. It's both a trip of discovery and a battle of wills.
- Unable to tell his family the truth about his sexuality, Rahmi leads a double life.
- Ariane, a single pregnant woman begins to question her ability and desire to become a good mother when she starts dreaming about monsters who try to harm her unborn child.
- This independent short film is based on an actor who suffers from an identity crisis with his film noir private detective character, 'The Mole' (his character actually wears a facial mole).
- To get the promotion of their dreams, a mischievous earth-bound angel must get two ex-best friends to finally admit their love to each other.
- Safar is a short film, that follows sixteen year old Gouri, as she embarks upon a deeply personal journey, choosing to leave behind a life that was forced upon her in search of a different future.
- Elsa is facing a big problem. Huge in fact - a monster has inhabited the downstairs floor. He is disruptive, loud, and keeps her awake at night. She takes it on herself to find out what he's really doing there and why.
- Shortly after The Third Solar Term of the Chinese Calendar (the Awakening of Insects), Qizhe returns home to spend his spring break with his mother. After meeting a man who he originally met online, he begins to lose control of his double life- one which is living true to himself, and the other, which is pretending to be the perfect son.
- Natig, a 16-year-old teenager, can't accept the shame of his family any longer and joins the military tryouts in an attempt to break away from his life in a small village.
- An inquisitive girl is convinced her dead father will soon be resurrected; certain he has died to test their love for him. However, when the corpse begins to rot, the girl is forced to reconsider the situation.
- While waiting for his results from a technologically-advanced dating agency, Simon meets Hannah, a mysterious woman who appears increasingly similar to his ideal partner.
- The blossoming young love between two teenagers is brutally disrupted by retreating Nazi soldiers who occupy their small village in rural Italy.
- At the age of 19, Kimaya inexplicably develops a life-threatening phobia that she must confront daily, to survive.
- Kai is a left-behind child living in a remote village, wants to meeting his parents in the city during the summer holidays, but his plan is shattered when he learns that his mother is pregnant with a second child. After an extremely anxious and scorching day, Kai sleepwalks towards the river to play with water. His grandparents, who believe in superstition, use traditional methods to treat his sleepwalking. However, Kai continues to have vivid dreams of fire that trouble him.
- A dressmaker is confronted with the decision to give up on his dream or lose his family. As his shop's fate hangs on the line, a charming mannequin comes to life and helps him design a dress in the hopes of changing his mind.
- A young boy and his parents race against dawn to escape home as the reality beyond their scavenged life finally catches up with them.
- An elderly man who is losing his wife and a young boy letting go of his mother form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in a hospital.
- In this comedy drama about longing and missed opportunities, an unexpected invitation shakes a shy young man's vacation in Tuscany.
- Nights are long inside Naomi and Ram's room. Tonight, they've invited Marina over and their messy space is under scrutiny.
- It's 1968, London, Director Alphonse attempts to complete his greatest cinematic work yet, "The Death of Don Quixote". But with his aging star, Patrick, falling ill it's unclear what will die first, his vision, Patrick or Don Quixote.
- Strippers by night and bounty hunters by day; three girls are facing a group dynamic crisis.
- It's summer in Greece and Stela escapes the Athenian heat to her summer house. Procrastinating while writing her thesis she spies on her neighbour and his girlfriend - and soon she gets suspicious that he has committed an atrocious murder.
- A middle aged mother questions and weighs faith against love, when her mentally handicapped son's pet donkey dies without treatment/help.
- In 2014, at the height of the Ukrainian revolution, a mother loses her son who is killed while protesting in Independence Square. Her attempt to bury him as a hero clashes with a corrupt bureaucratic system, testing her view of Ukraine.
- Chi Chi is a twisted coming of age journey in 1984 Miami.
- An unhinged subway CCTV employee prepares a bombing to finally be the center of attention.
- An off-beat, modern-day fairy tale centered on a lonesome beast as he struggles to navigate a shallow dating world.
- Anita is the story of a complex and interdependent relationship between a mother and daughter. They have difficulties living together and have never been able to express their love for each other. Joana has dwarfism, and Maria, a beautiful, elegant and sophisticated woman, has never accepted her daughter's condition. The silenced taboos between the two women will echo more than ever when they get the house ready for Juan's visit, the son and brother who lives far away.
- In a desolate parking lot bordering the ocean, three young surfers take off one suit and put on another as they go through the rituals of growing up.
- A SPLINTER IN THE EYE is a real-time political drama centered on the housing crisis in East London. The film follows Darren, a Junior Debt Enforcement Officer, as he and his colleagues enact an eviction order on an occupied property.
- A young married couple have been awaiting the arrival of their first child for two years. Paranoid, he wants to disappear forever, and plans to help fake his own death. She has a gift for patience, but her delusions are challenged by her GP. A darkly comedic tale of eternal longing based on Shakespeare's 'All's Well That Ends Well'.
- Rachel and Chloe are done with being innocent 14-year-olds. They head into town on a secret night out, dressed way beyond their years and oozing a sexuality they barely own. There, they find themselves pushed to extremes and the boundaries between innocent play and dangerous seduction start to blur.
- A normal day at school. Nina and Ruby have an argument in the bathroom. Fed up with Ruby, Nina enters a cubicle to be alone. Moments later, Nina hears shots being fired. During the unfolding school Nina fights for her best friend's life.
- A Jewish boyfriend and Muslim girlfriend's families meet for the first time
- Two surfers on their way to the beach find that the road ahead isn't as straightforward as it seems.
- The film is a collaboration with The National Gallery, London on 'Transcriptions: LFS Shorts.' The film is based on the painting "Judith in the tent of Holofernes," which was made by Johan Liss. It tells the story of a woman who brutally avenges her husbands murder.
- Magdalena is a small-town theatre actress, playing unrecognizable roles. She travels to a nearby village to take care of her father-in-law, who has suffered a stroke. Due to a swine fever outbreak, the village has been blocked. After a long thought, she decides to save the pig, even though, if caught, she will face a fine that she is unable to pay. On her journey to save the pig, Magdalena finds the empathy of people in unlikely places.
- A mysterious encounter in the forest will fix many relationships around a young teenagers life.
- An intimate character study of a young teenage girl who tries to make sense of her surroundings by diving in her own world.