The Truly Magical Lanterns

Runaway American Dream

2024

Two childhood best friends reconnect as teenagers, finding themselves at a crossroads in their lives.

DINNER

2024

A closeted young woman runs into her girlfriend at the same restaurant where her family is, and both of her worlds unexpectedly collide.

Without Specifying

Rami in his last acedemic year occurs problems that make him think about suicide, then appears nour and some situations redirect his thoughts

The Tempest

1993 · ★ 5

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales, Season 1, Episode 2. Exiled Prospero lives on a desolate island with his daughter, Miranda. When Prospero's usurping brother sails by the island, Prospero conjures a storm that wrecks the ship and changes all of their lives.

Dinosaurios en 3D

2012

Not so long ago there were monumental movie theaters in the streets and avenues of Madrid, the capital of Spain, authentic cathedrals erected during the golden age of film exhibition, now converted into 3D dinosaurs, whose remains speak of the past and somehow anticipate the future.

Anniversary

2015

Aurora is setting up a special anniversary dinner for her husband. She goes about her day, alone, reminiscing about her lover, but a truth hangs over her like a dark cloud.

In the Back of the Garden

2019

A 90-second short showing a fairytale-like story of an abandoned art academy and the students who once resided there.

Sunny

2020 · ★ 8

As a Chinese boy transitions from childhood to adolescence, he finds himself lost in a world that tells him he should hate where he comes from with being confronted by racial hatred. He stumbles across some strange footage on TV. SUNNY digs into the the importance of Chinese history, the need for young people to see themselves, and the anger that comes when loneliness engulfs you.

Girls & The Party

2021

While preparing for the anticipated summer party in a cramped bathroom, Mercedes navigates her blossoming desires.

Face in the Crowd

2013

A woman on a journey through a crowd grapples with private and public revelation, repulsion, fear, personal safety, and the desire for basic human interaction.

Peppermint

2020

"Candace Van Houten finds her Senate campaign at the center of controversy after an unexpected discovery, forcing her team to begin damage control."

Escaping Gravity

2013 · ★ 1

To finally gain her father's acceptance, transsexual Leonie decides to return masqueraded as a man to the world of her childhood: the funfair. Though even the old owner of the ghost train has something to hide.