For People in Trouble

Night Flight

2020 · ★ 10

A pilot navigates a storm. Inspired by the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Shot on an iPhone XS.

The Pact

2011 · ★ 5.1

A young woman finds herself alone in the house of her late mother where an unsettling and sinister presence emerges. Short, remade full length in 2012.

Fiancés on the Bridge

1962 · ★ 6.5

A subtitle warns, "beware of dark sunglasses." Anna and her lover, whose looks in bowler and bow tie are reminiscent of a young Buster Keaton, kiss chastely on a bridge overlooking the Seine. He dons sunglasses and waves as she runs down a stairway to the river's edge, then watches in horror as she's knocked flat and loaded into the back of a hearse. In vain, he gives chase. Disconsolate, he buys a large funeral wreath and a handkerchief from sympathetic vendors. He removes the glasses to wipe his eyes and realizes they are the cause of all his woe. He replays the farewell without the glasses.

Barcelona

2019

Ilmari is escaping snowy Finland to go skateboarding in Barcelona, but a quiet evening at a house party escalades into misunderstandings, arguments and too many “second opinions”.

The Force That Through the Green Fire Fuels the Flower

2011

The Force That Through The Green Fire Fuels The Flower, a contemporary silent film follows a man through a journey of memories in the course of one night. During one drunken night at a bar, vivid flashbacks of his life come back to him making him realize that memories may appear in unexpected forms.

Hello From Taiwan

2020 · ★ 10

After a year of separation, a young Taiwanese American girl and her mom struggle to reconnect with her dad and two older sisters across familial and cultural divides.

Ghost of future lives

2025

In the midst of a climatic apocalypse, Sol and Alex live in a shelter adapted for their survival. When the system that provides them with oxygen begins to fail, their fears and ghosts become present. Facing the imminent end, they find comfort in one another, accompanying each other on their last day of their lives.

Achterbahn der Gefühle

1995

The various moods and problems of adolescents during puberty are highlighted. Even the most intimate problems of the main characters are portrayed in a sensitive manner.

Open

2017 · ★ 4.3

A married couple is celebrating their 10-year anniversary (10 years of monogamy) when they begin to wonder if they are missing out on something.

Born This Way

Follows Supernova, a young Christian, and the backlash they face after coming out to their church as LGBTQ+. Loosely based on director Tatiana Navarrette’s own experiences.

Is It Just Me?

2010 · ★ 5.6

A socially shunned columnist finds his romantic match online, but messaging under the wrong account causes his sleazy roommate’s picture to be forwarded, creating an identity mix-up.

Tom X

2018 · ★ 2

Tom, somewhat lunar, is a cameraman for pornographic films. He is seized with a hallucination while filming the antics of star Emma Foxx: in the lens, he sees her resplendent, sitting in the middle of a deserted beach. Obsessed by this mirage, Tom will do everything to find this moment of grace.