VICTORIA XXI(2019)

The American Ambassador(en)

U.S. Ambassador Henry Morgenthau risks his job and his reputation by leaking memos to the New York Times and becoming the first whistleblower of the Armenian Genocide. (Based on "Ambassador Morgenthau's Story" by Henry Morgenthau)

Sleep Has Her House(en)

The shadows of screams climb beyond the hills. It has happened before. But this will be the last time. The last few sense it, withdrawing deep into the forest. They cry out into the black, as the shadows pass away, into the ground.

The Nettle(cs)

Nikola is about to join his girlfriend at her father’s house for a summer holiday, but after wearing makeup for the very first time, he begins a startling and life-changing process of self-discovery.

Unenlightenment Supercut(en)

7 minute experimental film.

Listlessness(en)

1 minute experimental film.

Unknowable(en)

Perception becomes reality, forcing reality to lose perception, crash, and burn.

Ennui(en)

"a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement."

After the rain(fr)

A child fishing in a puddle using bananas as bait catches a bigger fish than he can handle and flees with the giant fish in pursuit.

The Function of Cinematographic Orgasm(tr)

Oat Boy(en)

Folk portraiture, images of children in suburbia.

Clothesline(en)

An idle, Arab American stoner discovers a portal to the war memories of his mother's past while doing the laundry chore.

Lessons(en)

A Chinese "study mama" considers her daughter Nana as her everything, sometimes her fantasy world. But after having a fight this morning, she finds Nana's missing.

Cool Critter(en)

A frustrated Hollywood actress is doing an unusual “part-time job.”

One Last Taste(en)

Yuan needs to sell her grandma's house to pay her bills but suddenly finds something in her grandma's kitchen.

Teddy(en)

A desperate father tries his best to wake up his wife who's in a coma.

Every Wall is a Door(fr)

Drawing on VHS tapes of a programme hosted by her mother on Bulgaria’s national television, the filmmaker gives a pop-style and in-depth chronicle of the gentle – even “over-gentle” – 1989 revolution.

Ágata(es)

The abusive professional relationship between Luis, an intransigent painter, and Ágata, his traumatized model, takes an unexpected turn when she finds a mysterious self-portrait of him…

Chelsea Girls(en)

Lacking a formal narrative, Warhol's mammoth film follows various residents of the Chelsea Hotel in 1966 New York City. The film was intended to be screened via dual projector set-up.

Karkalou(el)

An old man, cut off from his future and his past, brings a young taxi driver into his game. The two meet Karkalou, a crazy prostitute, whom the former once loved madly and the latter will soon love.

What Was I Before(en)

A young man experiences his last few minutes of singular consciousness while examining a wild falcon he has studied for months.