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They'll Be Calling

2025

A debt-settlement meeting turns into a surreal nightmare of ego, sexism, and chaos.

For What it Was

2025 · ★ 10

On a lonely night, a girl searching for her missing dog is transported to a magical world, where she reunites with her friend in an unexpected form. As she explores this whimsical realm, she confronts memories from her life.

a world of joy

travelling through time and space to a place where, it seems, you used to be happy in.

A Storm in Summer

1970 · ★ 6.5

A story of the friendship between an elderly Jewish man and a young African-American boy set during the Vietnam War.

Martha & Haroldo: An Essay on Living

2024

A sensitive study on human relationships and the passage of time. Through the lens of directing and editing, the film observes the nuances of daily life and the resilience of connections.

A Mighty Heart

2007 · ★ 6.4

Based on Mariane Pearl's account of the terrifying and unforgettable story of her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Danny Pearl's life and death.

In the Bedroom

2001 · ★ 6.9

Summertime on the coast of Maine, "In the Bedroom" centers on the inner dynamics of a family in transition. Matt Fowler is a doctor practicing in his native Maine and is married to New York born Ruth Fowler, a music teacher. His son is involved in a love affair with a local single mother. As the beauty of Maine's brief and fleeting summer comes to an end, these characters find themselves in the midst of unimaginable tragedy.

Color of Night

1994 · ★ 5.8

A color-blind psychiatrist is stalked by an unknown killer after taking over his murdered friend's therapy group and becomes embroiled in an intense affair with a mysterious woman who may be connected to the crime.

Solaris

2002 · ★ 5.9

A troubled psychologist is sent to investigate the crew of an isolated research station orbiting a bizarre planet.

Maixabel

2021 · ★ 7

In the year 2000, Maixabel Lasa’s husband, Juan Maria Jauregi, was killed by ETA. Eleven years later, she receives an incredible request: one of the men who killed Juan wants to meet with her in the Nanclares de la Oca prison in Araba (Spain), where he is serving his sentence after breaking ties with the terrorist group. Despite her reservations and her immense pain, Maixabel Lasa agrees to meet face to face with those who ended the life of the person who had been her companion since she was 16 years old. ‘Everyone deserves a second chance’, she said, when asked why she was willing to confront the man who killed her husband.

Dust to Dust

2025

Dust to Dust (2025) is a Scottish student short film, written and directed by Kieran Loughran.

Last Year

2022 · ★ 10

On new year's eve of 2021, John sits alone at the bar, sad and drinking heavily during the lowest points of his life. Until he is visited by the Grim Ripper who hands him a letter with his name on it, a letter that means he will die just as the clock will strike midnight on new year's day, after which the Ripper leaves. Unfazed by the news, he continues his drink until he is greeted by a woman he has never seen before, who has also received a letter from the Ripper and overheard the conversion. During their final moments on earth before new year's day, they both bond, debate, and reflect on their lives.