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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 4 lives. 1 evening. the ties that bind.
- 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.
- Unable to tell his family the truth about his sexuality, Rahmi leads a double life.
- 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.
- The blossoming young love between two teenagers is brutally disrupted by retreating Nazi soldiers who occupy their small village in rural Italy.
- Two surfers on their way to the beach find that the road ahead isn't as straightforward as it seems.
- 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.
- 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.
- Chi Chi is a twisted coming of age journey in 1984 Miami.
- 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.
- Graduation short-film from the London Film School, Chloe premiered at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles with "Cinema Italian Style" presented by Cinecittà Holding and The American Cinematheque, in 2005. Winner of Arcipelago Film Festival in Rome, was awarded the "Cinemaster Prize" by Studio Universal Channel, consisting of an internship for the director at Universal Studios and Focus Feature, in Los Angeles. Produced by Miracle Films and The Family with The London Film School.
- A Dutch soldier experiences the first days of the Second World War from the coast of Zeeland, in the south-west of The Netherlands. As the country is quickly getting invaded, his faith in God will be put to a test.
- Cathy works at the handbag counter of a department store and is comfortably stuck in a passionless marriage. Cathy's world is turned on its head when she falls in love with a woman who tries to buy a handbag from her. Cathy's life begins to unravel, she begins to yearn for sensations, feelings, and things she has never owned before, and when it all becomes too much she decides to transfer all her pain to a brown leather handbag.
- 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.
- The start of the Yugoslav civil war forces freshly graduated Mina to choose between being an obedient daughter or escaping abroad with her lover so he wouldn't serve in the army.
- 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.
- Strippers by night and bounty hunters by day; three girls are facing a group dynamic crisis.
- The moving story of a woman trapped in the metaphorical cell that is her mind. Inspired by Tchaikovsky's piano piece "Dumka" and the arrival of a new pianist in the bar where she unwillingly works, Lisa will finally reach a personal epiphany.
- As the Russian-Ukrainian war breaks out, Lena's family kitchen becomes a battleground. Struggling to prove her pacifist views to the family Lena takes a step she knows won't be approved.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- An employee of Potentia Pharmaceuticals commits suicide because of a lapse on her part that has resulted in significant damage to the company's reputation. When the CEO, Sylvia Winston, comes to know of the death, she invites the mother of the deceased employee to the office to ensure that this development does not turn into a PR Scandal. However, the mother (Rachel Smith) comes in with an intention of her own. With differing motives, the boardroom of Potentia Pharmaceuticals becomes an arena for these two strong-willed women. While Rachel fights for the reputation of her deceased daughter, Sylvia fights to ensure the reputation of her company, leading to a battle between morality and motherhood.
- A schoolgirl's experience of coming to terms with her germophobia, while wishing to kiss the boy she likes.
- An unhinged subway CCTV employee prepares a bombing to finally be the center of attention.
- A couple on their way home is harassed by three strangers who won't let them leave the isolated parking lot where they left their car.
- When Henry, a British soldier runs away from the battlefield, he finds an injured German soldier begging for mercy. He must decide to kill him or help him, unaware of the major consequences these actions will have in the future.
- 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.
- When his dream business comes under threat by a predatory loan shark, Welsh restaurateur Dick must take drastic action to protect his beloved, tacky Spanish tapas restaurant.
- What makes a film do a record-breaking run of over 1000 weeks at the box office? A filmmaker takes a journey from London to Switzerland, to India to rediscover the magic of Bollywood's longest running film 'Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge'
- 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.
- Fiona spurs on her neighbor Niall's fantasies by letting him watch her when she has sex with her lover. Their distance-based window affair becomes a dangerous game once Fiona meets Niall's pregnant wife.
- Red Boy's story takes place at the beginning of 1980s when the great thoughts of MAO Zedong taught us to study hard to achieve progress everyday and be well-behaving and rules complying youths. The hero LI Xiaowei is a 15 year old secondary school student. And the adolescent LI Xiaowei likes to draw nude women and often shows off his drawing skills by playing out some naughty tricks in public places. The drawings cause discontent in the school and his parents, who decide to impose control on him. His rebellious psyche reacts and he ends up leaving home and trying to find a way to survive. He then meets some "bad social elements" through his friends. LIU Shuzhi, the elder sister of a classmate, lends him the room of her ex-boyfriend TIAN Jian so that LI Xiaowei could accidentally meet and get to know TIAN Jian (who was on the "wanted list" of the Beijing's police). TIAN Jian starts to take LI for small trading of old American garments. They become good friends and learn something new from each other. TIAN Jian sees his own past from LI Xiaowei's excitement about the new life. After seeing the boy's sketch drawings, he realizes how talented he is and decides to send Li Xiaowei back to school. But while trying to help, he gets himself caught by the police. Life seemingly returns to normal. However, their acquaintance had already quietly changed the life and destiny of both of them.
- A shy 9-year-old boy wedges himself between his parents' marriage ending argument resulting in him discovering a way to cope with this emotional toll.
- Paul and his family are going for a fun rickshaw ride when a sudden encounter stops them on their way back home.
- One hundred years ago, in a world rocked by the arrival of the Spanish Flu, Coleman, a now lonely old man, struggles to come to terms with the death of his wife. Coleman starts a relationship with Silk, attracted by her youth, Coleman begins to attend the Cabaret, a place full of life and eccentric characters, the opposite of the gloomy and lonely life that Coleman leads. In wanting to take advantage of Silk's youth and vitality, Coleman finds himself psychologically facing his deepest fears and becoming mentally and emotionally unstable. Coleman's insanity reaches its climax when he hallucinates his deceased wife. Coleman forces his wife into a deadly yet fascinating dance.
- A retiring man in rioting Athens faces ghosts and memories from the past to make choices about the present.
- Elderly lady Anna travels to town alone to see her son's film on Christmas Eve.