2020s

  • Gabriele Mainetti – Freaks Out (2021)

    2021-2030DramaGabriele MainettiItaly
    Freaks Out (2021)
    Freaks Out (2021)

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    Rome, 1943: Matilde, Cencio, Fulvio and Mario are the main attractions of the “Mezza Piotta Circus” run by Israel, meanwhile someone starts looking for the four freaks with a plan that could change the fate of the whole world.Read More »

  • Christian Petzold – Roter Himmel AKA Afire (2023) (HD)

    Christian Petzold2021-2030ArthouseDramaGermany

    Afire (German: Roter Himmel) is a 2023 German drama film directed by Christian Petzold, starring Thomas Schubert, Paula Beer, Langston Uibel and Enno Trebs. The relationship drama focuses on four people who are trapped in their holiday home on the Baltic Sea by uncontrolled forest fires.

    The film won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival. In August 2023, it was shortlisted as the German submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film for the 96th Academy Awards.Read More »

  • Denman Hatch – Annie’s Lamp (2021)

    2021-2030Denman HatchShort FilmThrillerUSA
    Annie's Lamp (2021)
    Annie’s Lamp (2021)

    Annie’s Lamp is a short psychological thriller about a woman, her lamp, and all the horrible memories that come with it. This violent and gripping short story examines Annie’s traumatic, reoccurring nightmare.Read More »

  • Benjamin Hess – Symptoms May Include Shortness of Breath (2021)

    2021-2030Benjamin HessShort FilmThrillerUSA
    Symptoms May Include Shortness of Breath (2021)
    Symptoms May Include Shortness of Breath (2021)

    A business traveler and a girl with a secret meet in a lavish hotel bar one night. The decisions they make in that brief moment will change their lives forever, leaving them wonder where it all went wrong.Read More »

  • Kei Ishikawa – Arc (2021)

    Kei Ishikawa2021-2030DramaJapanSci-Fi
    Arc (2011)
    Arc (2011)

    Based on a short story by Ken Liu, Arc is a story about a woman, Rina (Kyoko Yoshine), who has obtained immortality but struggles to find her place in the world and instead finds it crumbling.Read More »

  • Jaime Rosales – Girasoles silvestres AKA Wild Flowers (2022)

    Jaime Rosales2021-2030DramaSpain
    Girasoles silvestres (2022)
    Girasoles silvestres (2022)

    Julia, aged 22 and mother of two children, falls in love with Oscar. They start an intense and tortuous relationship full of ups and downs. Soon, Julia begins to doubt Oscar’s suitability as a male role model for her children. A violent incident will lead Julia to leave Oscar and look for a better future.Read More »

  • Inas Halabi – Aleawdat ‘iilaa alwadi AKA We No Longer Prefer Mountains (2023)

    2021-2030DocumentaryInas HalabiPalestine
    No Longer Prefer Mountains (2023)
    No Longer Prefer Mountains (2023)

    In We No Longer Prefer Mountains, Halabi reflects upon the particular political and social condition of the Druze community living in occupied Palestine, taking individual and personal stories as a point of departure. It begins with an ascent of Mount Carmel upon which the Druze towns of Dalyet el Carmel and Isfiya are located, drawing the viewer into a world of geographic isolation and a locale shaped by coercion and control. Living mostly in mountainous areas in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Palestine/Israel, as well as in diaspora globally, the Druze maintain close-knit social and religious ties as a minority within and across national borders.Read More »

  • Zeno Graton – Le Paradis AKA The Lost Boys (2023)

    2021-2030BelgiumDramaQueer Cinema(s)Zeno Graton
    Le Paradis (2023)
    Le Paradis (2023)

    In a youth correctional facility, 17-year-old Joe is preparing for his return to society, uncertain of what life on the other side will look like. His complex feelings about his imminent freedom are further complicated by the arrival of William, his new neighbour in the cell next door. As the two grow closer through lessons on camera obscura and rap workshops, Joe’s desire to explore the outside world gives way to a new desire. This striking feature debut captures the growing passion between the two young men and the ways in which it could ultimately lead to their downfall.Read More »

  • Tonya Noyabrova – Ty mene lubysh? AKA Do You Love Me? (2023)

    2021-2030DramaTonya NoyabrovaUkraine
    Ty mene lubysh? (2023)
    Ty mene lubysh? (2023)

    Ukraine, one year before the collapse of the Soviet Union. Fun-loving Kira is 17 and is a budding actor, something she has no trouble proving before her bedroom mirror to the strains of “Venus” by Bananarama. In an era known in Ukrainian as “Perebudova” or “remodelling”, colourful nylon stockings are all the rage, her parents’ generation is celebrating with caviar on toast and raising crystal glasses amidst not-quite-conformist paintings, and artistic types are wondering where they can get their hands on cheap dollars. Meanwhile, Kira retreats to the kitchen to investigate a plastic bag of flotsam from the West containing chewing gum, a glittery jumper and a can of Pepsi. Her life is about to take off, but her family and the country she lives in are beginning to fall apart.Read More »

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