Gay and guilty? In 1961, Heinz stroked another man’s knee. As a result, he was convicted to two years on probation and three weekends in juvenile detention, a conviction that still stands to this day.
#selfie
Directed by
David M. Lorenz
A couple on holiday in Berlin. Everything is perfect, but then he wants to take a selfie... The ending of a relationship as seen through a mobile phone.
3 Friends
Directed by
Michael Moody Culpepper
Based on a Colm Tóibín short story, 'Three Friends' follows Fergus, a pensive, young Irishman, who is propelled on a powerful journey that begins at his mother's funeral and wake.
6am News
Directed by
Nicky Larkin
A struggling artist is faced with a moral dilemma; how far will he go to fund his art?
A Quiet Place
Directed by
Ronny Doerfler
Cristina’s unwelcome return home brings up a conflict with her father as she sees her teenage sister struggling to accept the life she is meant to live.
Alda
Directed by
Franklin Henriksen
When Alda's husband dies on a long distance fishing sloop she is in a great sorrow. An empty coffin is buried while Bogi is resting on the bottom of the sea. Her love for the sea becomes more apprehensive though her desire to leave the country grows stronger.
All The World Is A Stage
Directed by
Hannes Rall
An animated adaptation of the famous Shakespeare poem "All The World's A Stage" narrated by the renowned Shakespeare actor and director Samuel West.
At Dawn
Directed by
Omri Burstyn
Ali, a sensitive teenage boy is the sole Palestinian-Israeli in a radical activist youth group. He is in love with Yael and plans on revealing his feelings towards her at the upcoming group meeting. When a series of political outbursts in the west bank occur, the group is lead towards a violent act.
Ayny - My Second Eye
Directed by
Ahmad Saleh
A cruel war has taken two brothers’ home. Their mother protects them under her arms and fosters the seed of their new life. Anxious her sons could come in danger if they leave the house. But the boys chase their dream to play a music instrument they’ve fallen in love with.
Backstory
Directed by
Joschka Laukeninks
As a young child our protagonist is left by his mother and has to live with his violent father. He fights his way through adolescence and falls in love with the woman of his dreams and just as everything seems to be finally working out for him, a sudden event changes the course of his life forever.
Baka
Directed by
Ksenia Samarina
In the country house a father and his teenage daughter are living together in an atmosphere of sorrow and sadness – the wife and mother recently died. Around them the cheerful countryside life carries on – teenagers are enjoying summer freedom with friends.
Blackbird
Directed by
John White
A running man on a road to nowhere meets an artist who knows more about him than he could ever dare imagine.
Buddy
Directed by
Niels Bourgonje
A young man agrees to support his ex lover during an HIV test. Not having seen each other for a while, they are forced to sit together in the waiting room of an STI clinic. What starts out as an awkward conversation, soon becomes something more tender. Is there still a chance for reconciliation?
Building No. 13
Directed by
Amir Gholami
The movie is the story of human life in the sewage systems in which people from upper floors make their social environment dirty.
Burst
Directed by
Peter Pflügler
An unexpected kiss triggers a young mans journey to his innermost self. He must learn that facing the unexplored is always the first and most difficult step...
“ Pick up a camera. Shoot something. No matter how small, no matter how cheesy, no matter whether your friends and your sister star in it. Put your name on it as director. Now you’re a director. Everything after that you’re just negotiating your budget and your fee. ”
- James Cameron“ If there’s specific resistance to women making movies, I just choose to ignore that as an obstacle for two reasons: I can’t change my gender, and I refuse to stop making movies ”
- Kathryn Bigelow“ To be a film-maker, you have to lead. You have to be psychotic in your desire to do something. People always like the easy route. You have to push very hard to get something unusual, something different. ”
- Danny Boyle“ Don’t give up. You’re going to get kicked in the teeth. A lot. Learn to take a hit, then pick yourself up off the floor. Resilience is the true key to success. ”
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