The cheerful critique(2022)

Lonely Planet(ja)

A swindler returns to her hideout at night and finds a stranger.

Love Comes Later(en)

An unexpected discovery forces an undocumented motel employee to make a life changing decision.

Danika(en)

Traumatized since childhood by her brother's accidental death, Danika Merrick hallucinates a bank robbery and quits her job. Despite support from her three children and loving husband, Danika continues to experience unnerving visions. She seeks help from therapist Evelyn Harris but pervasive reports of violent incidents involving children make Danika fear for her own family, and she grows increasingly paranoid, worrying she may be going insane.

Ocaso(pt)

Late in the afternoon, a student and a construction worker sit on the edge of the bay and leave traces on the landscape.

Night Swimming(en)

A night in the woods, and its aftermath, helps Otter with a major life decision. He's a high school senior, hanging out with Darby - the local alpha male - and Darby's girlfriend Amber. Their public displays of affection irritate Otter.

Mirage(fr)

The Last Cartridge, An Incident of the Sepoy Rebellion in India(en)

Caught off-guard by Indian mutineers, a British soldier saves his last bullet for his daughter, lest she be taken.

Cowboy and Indian(en)

When a young Bengali bride collapses in the desert, a cowboy appears out of the sunset and rescues her.

A Regular Thing(da)

Love has a price in this quirky sex comedy. Sten is a 30- year-old librarian. Over a book he meets supersexy Katja, the woman of his dreams, and they soon end up in bed together. It's love at first sight, but the next thing he knows, Katja wants money every time they make love. Otherwise their relationship will become trivial, she says. Reluctantly Sten agrees, but then Katja puts up the price.

Shakespeare e a Peça de Nome Proibido(pt)

Bigger Than Life(en)

A friendly, successful suburban teacher and father grows dangerously addicted to cortisone, resulting in his transformation into a household despot.

Chickenshit(en)

At the height of summer, two rowdy young boys spend the afternoon tearing through the countryside. But when they come across an electric fence a competitive game sparks something unexpected between them.

DC Showcase: Death(en)

Vincent, an artist with unresolved inner demons, meets a mysterious girl who helps him come to terms with his creative legacy… and eventual death.

Dragonwyck(en)

For Miranda Wells, moving to New York to live in Dragonwyck Manor with her rich cousin, Nicholas, seems like a dream. However, the situation gradually becomes nightmarish. She observes Nicholas' troubled relationship with his tenant farmers, as well as with his daughter, to whom Miranda serves as governess. Her relationship with Nicholas intensifies after his wife dies, but his mental imbalance threatens any hope of happiness.

Sugar(en)

"Sugar" is an elegiac short film directed by filmmaker, Michael Patti. Michael sought to tell a story of grief, patience, the overwhelming aspects of parenthood and the understanding that we are all connected. "Sugar" a stirring, wistful visual meditation on relationships.

Arrival(ru)

Ten girls are waiting for arrival of the train. We find out from the conductor that it is delayed indefinitely. We spy on the girls from the outside and they figure it out. While they are telling their stories, sharing their problems and concerns, we are all waiting for the train. Will the train arrive? Where are they going and what are they really waiting for?

Downtown '81(en)

The film is a day in the life of a young artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, who needs to raise money to reclaim the apartment from which he has been evicted. He wanders the downtown streets carrying a painting he hopes to sell, encountering friends, whose lives (and performances) we peek into.

Magical Girl(es)

The father of a terminally ill girl is determined to grant his daughter's last wish, a ridiculously expensive collectors' costume from a Japanese TV series. The request will drive him into a journey within his city's dark underbelly.

Sing Along(en)

A sheltered boy with a dream of starring on Broadway survives day-to-day life by imagining the world as a musical.

Náufragos(es)

Miriam, a 13-year-old teenager, will do whatever it takes to attend a party, even if that means risking her little brother's life.