Atlal (Remnants)
'Atlal (Remnants)' is a fictional documentary that follows Bassam, a Palestinian man in his fifties, on a journey between the past and present. An abandoned school, the remains of a beach club, and a dusty cinema hold Bassam's cherished memories from his life in Qatar. Through personal archives and interviews with Bassam and his wife, Laila, we get a deeper look into their stories—slowly revealing the dismaying thoughts behind Bassam's nostalgia.
I Watched Her Grow
Seven years after the mysterious death of her mother, an isolated botanist meets an enigmatic, teenage runaway in a creek. Forming an unexpected bond, the two embark on a harrowing journey to confront their respective pasts, all while slowly realizing that they may not have to face their uncertain futures alone.
Psychonaut
Enabled by a mysterious futuristic machine, Max, a young woman, dives inside the mind of her dying girlfriend, trying to find the essential memory that could save her life, all the while being hunted by a man they presumed to be dead.
Flight of the Swan
A young girl leaves her Nigerian village to attend a ballet school in England. Fascinated by Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, she dreams of performing as lead ballerina Princess Odette, but the girls in her close-minded ballet school mock her ideas of a 'black swan'.
Life Abode
Feeling unhappy in his current home, a squirrel seeks an opportunity to break free and find the place he truly belongs.
Former POC
A mockumentary following a Brown man who no longer identifies as a person of colour.
Knock
Terra and Marcus move to the suburbs with daughter Sabrina. Terra suspects their Black neighbors, especially Myra Grover. As the week passes, Myra's behavior escalates, revealing a sinister truth she's hiding from the neighborhood.
Damage
Ali is not a citizen. He drives a taxi using another man’s license and relies on the GPS to negotiate his way around a city he doesn’t know. His passenger, Esther is an old woman who can’t remember where she is going. She is angry because she has been stripped of everything that is familiar to her and she doesn't recognise the world anymore. They travel through the night in search of a vague destination while surveillance cameras mark their journey, coldly omitting the human element, defining who belongs and who does not, who is safe and who is not. What they have in common is their damage – she can’t remember and he can’t forget.
A Love Letter to Coopers Cafe
During the summer of 2023, my father decided to hang up the boots and walk away from the family business of 25 years. This is my love letter to the cafe in which my family and I have worked, encapsulating the good vibes and cheery nature the business held for a quarter of a century.
What she sees in me
A withdrawn teenage girl forms a close bond with a mysterious newcomer, slowly becoming entangled in a tight-knit community where belonging, trust, and subtle manipulation begin to blur the line between connection and control.
Ali Ali
In a quiet Rajasthani village, young Ali clings to his cricket bat as his friends chase it. What starts as playful mischief reveals a film crew struggling to finish their shoot, blurring childhood and the fragile magic of cinema.
Chaja & Mimi
Chaja Florentin and Mimi Frons have been best friends for 83 years. Born and raised in Berlin, they had to escape from the Nazis to Palestine with their families in 1934. They talk about their complicated relationship with Berlin in a Tel Aviv café where they meet everyday. A film about friendship, homeland and identity.
Our Future, Our Past, Whisper It To Me: Lesley & Jay
Lesley, in her 80s, and teenager Jay deliver spoken word poetry expressing their sense of belonging, home, and their vision for the future of the area where they live. One in a series of short films made in collaboration with residents of Ebbsfleet and its surrounding areas.
Territoires, alliances et autres métissages
By retracing the mixed heritage of First Nations peoples and Quebecers, painting a modern portrait, and sketching a human geography, this film helps us (re)discover the beauty and strength of our common territory: the Americas.
In My Blood
A college freshman faces difficulties adjusting to her new environment on a competitive Quidditch team.
Lost Property
Lost Property follows three characters returning to the Bureau of Lost Property—a labyrinthine sorting facility where each searches for a missing doppelganger. The Bureau’s flamboyant personnel enforce elaborate administrative rituals, guiding the protagonists toward destabilising confrontations with their other halves. Only one half of each pair can exit, locking them in an endless rotation between original and double.
The Color of Pride
In a school marked by silences and veiled prejudices, a group of Black students finds in the Black Well-Being Circle a space for listening, acceptance, and sharing. Through personal stories, pain, and dreams, they learn to transform experiences of exclusion into collective strength. When the time comes to speak in front of the whole school, Nala realizes that her voice represents not only herself, but an entire generation that insists on affirming: they belong.
El Viaje del Kokorrdit
A Wounaan teenager and a leader of their community venture into the Darién in search of a sacred bird. Along the way, they will face the dangers that threaten their territory and their culture.
Come Outside 2022
An astrological event changes the vibration of the sun, affecting the consciousness of all living things for better or for worse.
Why Can't I Belong?
A student becomes increasingly dependent with using AI to do his coursework for him, until the technology he relies on begins taking control, forcing him and the people around him to face the unsettling consequences of an over-automated world.