A contemporary portrait of America, told through a collection of stories observed within the walls of former Pizza Hut buildings across the country. These nostalgic spaces hold memories of a bygone era, but through the power of transformation, they provide something new and special for the communities that continue to flow through them. From an LGBTQ+ church in Florida, to a karaoke bar in Texas, to a cannabis dispensary in rural Colorado, these modern-day portraits are paralleled with the origin story of Pizza Hut – one of America’s most iconic brands, and the two brothers who founded the company in Wichita, Kansas in 1958.
"Emotional memories that had formed the ambiguous boundaries between reality and fantasy began to divide exactly in two, and at the same time there was no emotion left on either side of reality and fantasy." Chang Gyeong is the name of a palace in central Seoul - a palace that was turned into a zoo by the occupying Japanese.
My name is Sofia. I’m 14 years old and I’m lost. My mother vanished inside the boarding school where she works, and my father just tried to commit suicide under strange circumstances. Next to him, an Ouija board. I used it during a terrifying seance, and the ghost of my mother told me to look for her. Everything is clear to me now. My name is Sofia. I’m 14 years old and I’m going to enroll at the boarding school to find the body of my mother.
Chronicling Scottish girl bands from the 1960s to present, a scrapbook of pop music unveils challenges faced in a male-dominated industry. A colourful mixtape of unheard demos, lost archive and rare performances.
Aboard their cart, Dr. Rhubarb and assistant Cough travel from house to house to cure absurd diseases with their innovative remedies. Loosely inspired by 18th-century prints and cartoons about fear of disease and doctors, an exploration of the mystery of healing and thaumaturgy.
Catalan teenager Iona hates her mother, and she lets us know it right at the start of this short film, which she co-directed. She reads from her diaries to tell us about her early teens, against the backdrop of a rapid montage of her photographs and videos.
The story follows James, a 25 year old writer who journeys on a visit back home to celebrate Robert's, his father's 80th birthday. He is welcomed back to his old childhood house by a deteriorating and weary Robert, and James realises that he has lost track of time and worries that he might not have long left with his dad. We follow James as he attempts to make the most of what could be their final days together.
A take on the Japanese wive's tale of the same name, The Crane Wife tells of a poor, lonely dress-maker who, one night, receives a knock on the door from a bird that will change his view on life.
Lucita is a 65-year-old woman who lives alone in a flat in the city of Valencia. She says that one night, after cooking dinner, she looked out onto the street and saw the Santa Compaña in procession. Now, a year after she saw it, she is preparing to die so that she can visit her son Vicente in hell.
In South Korea, getting into a prestigious university is a measure of success. In this ‘strange country’, the majority of people run toward the same goal. But there are ‘Alices’ who have taken the bold step of stepping on the brakes in their life and choosing a different route from the conventional path. Korean youth who have embarked on a journey in search of the “freedom to look sideways” offer these encouraging words of comfort to all of us who are determined to push forward, not knowing how to slow down.
In the typical handwriting of the Los Ingrávidos collective and through the accumulation of visually expressive elements – in this case the pupils of people’s and animals’ eyes captured on film material – a ritual artefact is created through the combination with a hypnotic drum accompaniment, leading to dance and trance. An initiatory composition referring to forms of consciousness and ancestral vision becomes a fluid liturgy.
After his father death, Ana travels to Arenillas. There she finds herself alone, but everything changes when she meets a child. With him she embarks on an adventure, which will make her begin to accept that her father is no longer there.
Three sisters live a lonely life on an isolated island, each in their own small house. One day, circumstances develop in such a way that they are forced to rent out one of their houses.
Simon, a lonely gay man in his 40s, feels noticed by a young cashier in a local nightshop. At first more spontaneously, but then more methodically, he sets his mind to winning him over.
In a remote corner of the world, a group of troubled youths finds themselves whisked away to a mysterious military base after a series of misbehaviors. Expecting little more than a stern reprimand, they are instead thrust into a world of secrets and shadows. In a desperate bid for freedom, they must unravel the mysteries of the base and confront the sinister forces that lurk in the shadows. But with time running out and danger lurking around every corner, the odds of survival grow slimmer by the minute. Courage, strength, and sacrifice, would they finally escape the clutches of the base and emerge from the darkness into the light?
6 people researching & experimenting for empowerment in their sexuality – which actions are tempting & helpful to deconstruct shame and be more self-confident?
When young working mother Amelia is notified that her 3 month old son is underweight, she has to decide what’s best for her son while battling her own insecurities of motherhood.
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