Revolcadero Beach in Acapulco, Guerrero, is one of the areas most affected by Hurricane Otis. Residents struggle daily with the effects of climate change to maintain their main source of income: providing tourist services.
In 1980 communist Czechoslovakia, Mara dreams of leaving her village to study in the city and become a pilot. But her father, a Ruthenian farmer and widower, insists she stays and works the land. As their village faces destruction because of a new water reservoir, their generational conflict intensifies, revealing the struggle between tradition, identity, and the desire for freedom against a backdrop of historical change.
Neil Airey is a creative individual who creates artwork and other crafts in his spare time. However, a health scare and many other problems change the course of his life.
Unwrapping the best Christmas TV of days gone by - from the 1960s through to the early 1990s remembering a time when, with audiences topping 20 million, Christmas TV really was appointment viewing for the entire nation.
A devoted uncle and skilled 911 dispatcher faces a personal crisis when his niece calls the hotline, threatening to take her own life. As he fights to keep her talking, he must confront repressed trauma and reconcile with the past.
A hybrid short documentary exploring the fracture between a queer daughter and her mother, featuring the filmmaker’s own personal archive. The film blends documentary and narrative elements to depict the filmmaker’s mother’s rigid vision for her daughter’s life, set against the reality unfolding through archival footage dating back to 1995. Through directing an actor to play her mother and fill in the widening gaps over time, O’Connor now attempts to sculpt her mother.
In a remote spot in the Eastern European countryside, far from the reach of the state, marshy earth is plowed, homemade wine tasted, and hunting rifles prepared—all meticulously observed by a slow-moving camera. From clearing construction waste to slaughtering a pig: the existential dimension of life here can be detected in almost every activity. This is a world that feels stable, yet always on edge, as if the structure could collapse at any moment.
Lily, a struggling actor, has been forced to face the reality of her situation. Rejection after rejection has taken its toll on her. Everyone around her has given up on their dreams and traded them in for stability. But, Lily can't imagine giving up. Acting is her entire life. She can't quit! But, when she lands a lead role in a TV show, it seems like the pieces are actually falling into place. She is doing exactly what she set out to do. All the years of hard work and sacrifice are finally paying off. She's made it. Everything is finally looking up for Lily. But, reality will alway catch up eventually...
As the sun sets, director Vladimir Loginov takes audiences to a Tallinn far from the postcard-perfect spires of the medieval Old Town. Venturing into its hidden underbelly, he reveals complex realities and vibrant subcultures. From the first cries of newborns in a maternity ward to the moans of lovers in a sex club, from emergency call operators giving life-saving instructions to the pulsing rhythms of a nightclub, Loginov guides viewers through a waking dream.
Under the influence of a mysterious synthetic drug, exotic dancer Vivienne slips into a distorted night where reality bends and nothing feels stable. As her senses blur, she drifts between memory, withdrawal and surreal visions, unable to tell what’s real and what’s imagined.
At the onset of the COVID-19 lockdown, a man retreats to his family’s Pennsylvania vacation home, where he rediscovers his old filmmaking gear and sets out to finally direct a film with his newfound endless free time. But unbeknownst to him, someone else is watching.
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