Filip works as a professional movie extra and he always plays roles of dead bodies. On the set of a historical film, he meets Lucy, who also happens to be an extra, playing a role of a dead woman. Whilst laying on top of each other during long filmmaking hours a bittersweet relationship develops between them in the unusual circumstances.
Mr Orton King is well-known for his work with turtles on the island of Bequia, St Vincent and the Grenadines. What is less known, is his harrowing story of survival that deeply anchors his lifelong connection to the sea. Travel with us as we chart the course of his life to present day, on his journey through the vast expanse of the ocean jungle to become The Turtle King!
After a long time apart, local deadbeat John must take care of reserved schoolboy Jack over a weekend in an insular working-class outpost of Western Sydney. However, Jack’s attempt to re-establish their relationship is threatened as John’s self-destructive nature emerges.
Mate is an uncompromising examination of masculinity, maturity, and the challenges of growth within a changing social landscape. Featuring starmaking performances from Joshua Brennan and Jeremy Blewitt.
The semi-autobiographical film imagines the portrayal of a nonlinear narrative that combines contemporary scenes with childhood memories, and dream sequences. This film follows two characters, who have dealt with death and loss in different time periods of their life but is connected through the events. The film intends to traverse through the inner landscape of the characters, what are the characters doing with their lives and why, how the past influence the present and future, how may they reconcile needs and ideals with the disappointments of reality, and how can their relationships with family survive when the family world is constantly changing.
A woman, who lost her partner of fifty years tries to set the rhythm of her life back living a slow and quiet traditional life, on her own. She owns a few chickens, in a crooked hen house. She feeds her hens, tends the land around, does the house chores, sits in silence, and often rests during the daytime, on her bed or couch. A man struggles to grapple with a certain closure with significant memories of his childhood. His father’s death and some succeeding events lead to a slow disintegration of the family. Father’s absence is a concern that creates an oscillation between past and present, He tries to imagine, make assumptions, and find similarities between him and his father. Stuck in between the tension of past and present both characters dwells in their memories through the house, household objects, and land around. The man tries to make images of the same to deal with the emotions of death, loss, and its aftermath.
Rowin, a 22-year-old fisherman from Banda Abou (Curaçao) has little luck catching fish at his fishing spot. He goes there everyday despite the disapproval of his mother. One day, on the coastline where he fishes daily, he encounters a mysterious young man who will change everything.
Bertha is a widow and lives alone on an isolated farm in the mountains of Santa Catarina. Beginning to face difficulties in keeping the property running, Bertha is under pressure from her son who wants her to live with him in an upscale neighborhood of Florianópolis. Upon learning about the arrival of a group of Haitians in Santa Catarina, Bertha decides to bring the Haitian Bastide to work and live with her, fueling her son’s hostility. Living together transforms the working relationship between Bertha and Bastide into a sincere friendship between two people from different cultures who share common ideas and feelings.
During his first international tour, Zemi, an up-and-coming Dominican rapper, faces the age-old battle between creative integrity and encompassing ambition. While external voices challenge his values, Zemi calls upon a powerful spirit to defend his truth.
This is film about a clash between self-discovery and the socioeconomic structures that merchandise and profit from the self. Which power dynamics come into play in the process of individuation? What does it mean to be who I am? To what extent do my beliefs, culture and history define me? These are some of the questions I’ve been asking myself for some time. I probably will never reach an absolute answer, however, both spirituality and music lay the foundations to explore them through both a postcolonial and postmodernist lens. Afro-Dominican traditional rhythms like Palos and contemporary Dembow bangers might bring us more reflections than expected about our past, present and future. And consequently, about ourselves.
Ricky, a recently released ex-offender, needs to find a job to avoid violating his parole. His longtime neighbour, Bernetta, offers him a job at her diner under the condition that he doesn’t screw up. James, Ricky’s younger brother, teaches him how to drive but they get into trouble with their mother, Winsome, for James allowing Ricky to drive home. After a late night of partying with his brother James, Ricky wakes up late the next morning. He asks James for a ride to work, but James is still wasted from the night before. Taking matters into his own hands to get to work on time results in a major mishap. Will Ricky own up to his mistake or let his brother take the fall for him?
Filmmakers Desmond Love and Eden Sabolboro illuminate the world of visual artist Senghor Reid, who draws inspiration for his paintings from current events and from his hometown of Detroit. Reid’s colorful and evocative paintings of human subjects in strange yet familiar environments inspire audiences with future visions of hope and possibility.
As Jordan settles into his new life in Los Angeles from the US Virgin Islands, an unexpected encounter with an LAPD officers transforms his perspective. His roommate Tyler’s attempt to fight oppression sparks escalating tensions. As the situation unfolds, Jordan faces targeted racism and dehumanization from Officer Phillips. Determined to navigate the encounter, Jordan’s choices lead to a pivotal moment that forever alters his perception of the American policing system