Self-discovery and introspection
In her search for answers, 17-year-old Haru sets out on a long journey across the country to the town where, in 2011, the devastating tsunami swept away her brother and parents. This road trip takes the young woman, who is still haunted by her loss, from Hiroshima to Tokyo and Fukushima and all the way to Ōtsuchi, where her family home once stood. On the way she encounters other people, other stories, other lives and other losses. Landscapes and faces. The journey ends in the middle of a garden in full bloom among the scarred surroundings of her coastal hometown.. In it stands a telephone box which, even though it is no longer connected, is used to speak to those who cannot be reached any other way.
It's July 1976, and two Nova Scotian teens, Kit and Alice, are hitting the road with their sights on Sydney and their minds on the future. With them is Kit's new imaginary friend, who looks conspicuously like Andy Warhol, but who assures Kit that he is a spirit animal. Kit and Alice have big dreams, but do they really want the same things?
Fragilisée par une rupture, Daphne peine à retrouver foi en l’amour. Sa rencontre avec Frank et Jack, deux hommes qui tombent sous son charme, vient chambouler ses certitudes. L’un est un universitaire doux et sensible, l’autre un globetrotteur imprévisible. La jeune femme ne sait lequel choisir entre ses deux prétendants, désireuse d’expérimenter toutes les facettes de sa propre personnalité. Ce double jeu ne pouvant durer qu’un temps, Daphne va devoir faire un choix.
Augusto discovers that his girlfriend is pregnant and finds himself completely insecure and unprepared to take on the responsibility. Trapped in his anxieties, the young man from the countryside embarks on a quest to find meaning and prepare himself to embrace fatherhood. He must make an effort to become the father he never had.
A narrative poem brought to life and an ode to a grandfather's passing, NAMOO—which translates to “tree” in Korean—follows the journey of a budding artist from beginning to end.
In this coming-of-age story, a once-close mother-daughter relationship takes a tumultuous turn as they navigate the challenging journey of growing up. As the daughter blossoms into her own person, clashes between the two ignite like never before, creating an explosive dynamic that forces both to confront their own vulnerabilities and ultimately find a new understanding of each other.
A man's life is about to change when he comes across the body of a dead woman.
Yellowtail is the story of a young Native American cowboy searching for meaning as his chaotic lifestyle begins to wear on him both physically and mentally. To find his purpose the young man has to reflect on his upbringing as a native to become the spiritually connect man he was meant to be.
A memorial mourns as time passes
A film about being, having been and becoming through the lens of a boy desperately trying to sketch out a cloud.
Three generations of Youngseok’s family live together in a house. Even though his mentally ill grandmother’s time on this Earth is gradually running out, Youngseok is embarrassed by the way she behaves like a child in front of his friends despite her efforts to take care of him. The film displays the challenges of a family who live with a dementia patient, told from young Youngseok’s perspective. Dreamlike summer nights in the film evoke the innocence of childhood, and the gathering of dear friends and family.
For a year, Jarnow photographed and recorded the sounds of his newborn child.
Line drawn animation journeying from individual cell through multiplication, growth and formation. The cycle rises and falls twice.