The Whaler Boy

La Pointe Courte

1956 · ★ 6.9

A penetrating study of a marriage on the rocks, set against the backdrop of a small Mediterranean fishing village. Both a stylized depiction of the complicated relationship between a married couple and a documentary-like look at the daily struggles of the inhabitants of Sète in the South of France.

Time of Maturity

1976 · ★ 7.1

A young boy learns of his mother's occupation while trying to save money for a bicycle.

What Is It?

2005 · ★ 5.5

The adventures of a young man whose principle interests are snails, salt, a pipe, and how to get home. As tormented by a hubristic, racist inner psyche.

The Boy and the Beast

2015 · ★ 7.9

Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his spirit guide. That encounter leads them to many adventures.

when i leave this all behind

2023

A student is about to move on to the next phase of his life when an incident draws him into the unknown.

I Have a Secret

2025 · ★ 7.3

Kyo Otsuka is a shy high school student with zero confidence but he has feelings for Naoko Miki, the most popular girl in his class. Instead of putting himself forward, he watches her from afar as she hangs out with her energetic friends. This includes Hirofumi, Miki’s childhood friend and Kyo’s friend. Hirofumi is handsome and athletic and has a nice personality. When another shy student stops going to school, the feelings of everyone begin to change.

My Hair Is Mine

Akin Ang Buhok Ko follows the story of Juan, a 9-year-old kid, who simply wants to keep his long hair against the wishes of the adults around him. When his father finds out that Juan skips classes to evade a mandatory haircut in school, he promises to cut his child’s hair himself. All the while, Juan, together with his best friend, devises a plan to escape their homes.

Sorry, Thanks

2009 · ★ 4.7

Reeling from a brutal break-up, Kira sleeps with Max, a charming but disheveled wreck already committed to long-term girlfriend Sara. Max (no emotional sophisticate) becomes obsessed, mostly with Kira, but vaguely with his curious lack of conscience as well. Kira, fighting to win a job she hates and running aimless romantic loops, faces the precarious double challenge of choosing a next step and charting a course back to sanity. Good luck leading with your heart, when your heart is an utter emotional idiot.

The Flower Darkens

2023

Today, Alice experiences absent grief.

The Insurgents

2007 · ★ 4.5

Set in a post-9/11 America, four Americans come together to build a truck bomb and plan to detonate it on a target in the U.S. Highlighting the days leading up to the event.

One Day Like Rain

2007 · ★ 4.3

A teenage girl living in California suburbia devises a metaphysical experiment designed to save the world from what she sees as an impending doom...but the results of such an experiment prove to be both beneficial and destructive.

The Junkman

1982 · ★ 5

As film-maker Harlan Hollis drives to a James Dean festival, he's unaware that killers are tracking his every move. The fast and furious race to avoid their net, stay alive and discover who is behind this lethal plan, will take Hollis through a fiery battle, turning highways and city streets into a blazing junkyard.