The Whole World Blind (Or: The Ballad of the Cuck and the Eunuch)

Blue Poetry

2023

A strange phenomenon occurs to a fisherman named Ucup that causes him to realize something is off about his daily meal.

Sticks & Stones

2019 · ★ 7.3

A short story about a boy who hurts himself and impresses a girl, all with the same shovel.

Creak

Never assume it's just the house settling.

The Box with Eight Eyes

1978

The 2nd short film as part of the Magica series dealing with pre-cinema. In the 18th and 19th centuries, optical views were shown in optical boxes with magnifying lenses. The showmen organised a real spectacle, with a barker, music and sound effects. The views played with light (transparencies, perforations). A series of engravings shows the public's enthusiasm for these shows. The second part of the film is a reconstruction of such a show. First, there are views of Paris, Venice, Constantinople and Versailles, followed by various disasters: plague, floods, fires and shipwrecks.

The Truly Magical Lanterns

1985

The 6th short film as part of the Magica series dealing with pre-cinema. Featuring demonstrations of magic lanterns by children.

OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies

2006 · ★ 7.2

Set in 1955, French secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath/OSS 117 is sent to Cairo to investigate the disappearance of his best friend and fellow spy Jack Jefferson, only to stumble into a web of international intrigue.

The Toxic Avenger

1984 · ★ 6.3

A gang of thugs devise a cruel hoax that goes horribly wrong as Melvin, a nerdy emaciated janitor at the local health club, is cast through a third story window into a vat of hazardous toxic waste.

Shutterspeed

2025 · ★ 10

Fifteen-year-old Cas poses for his school’s trainee teacher and amateur photographer Jard. When he becomes painfully aware of the power imbalance between them, he seeks to reverse their dynamic.

Go To Hell Goliath

David is rejected by the Academy of Arts before he can even begin. But instead of leaving, he infiltrates, becoming a ghost in the institution. He launches his resistance by plastering posters reading 'Go To Hell Goliath'. His true opponent is not just bureaucracy, but the dean herself – Ms. Goliath, the face of institutional power.

Fade Into You

2012 · ★ 5.6

A dark and violent murder involving a couple and an estranged ex-boyfriend.

Denko

1993 · ★ 6.8

An African mother will do just about anything to protect her child. Bilaly is a simple peasant who is blind. He wants to “know” a woman before he dies, but try as his mother might, she cannot find someone to oblige. She finally gets an idea – an idea that completely stuns the village.

Noctámbulos

2019 · ★ 1

Six lonely insomniacs wander the streets of a melancholic city at night in search of affection, meaning, identity and a pug dog.