In the 1999 Timor war, Darius (40), a financially strapped father, fights to protect a state-owned priceless sandalwood tree in his front yard from thieves, while struggling to support his daughter’s dream of joining the military.
Rika, a pregnant woman, hires Sugeng, a man from GoKill—a company that specializes in exterminating vermin—to assist her death and frame her husband for murder. As they discuss various methods, Rika reveals her husband’s infidelity and her disgust with their life. Though initially confused, Sugeng offers several options with varying degrees of violence. Their conversation deepens as they share personal stories—her pain, his struggles. This causes Rika to hesitate, but she decides to proceed. In the end, Sugeng becomes the unintended victim of his own incompetence, triggering a twist in Rika’s journey.
Dalisay, a woman obsessed with cleanliness, returns home after a tense encounter with her neighbors. Her routine gets shattered when an unexpected knock disrupts her carefully curated world.
A father died and experienced the atmosphere of his own funeral. He could only watch as his children, who should have been grieving, were busy arguing.
While searching through archives, director Viktor Aguilar Luna came across dozens of VHS tapes containing recordings of his childhood filmed by his paternal grandfather, Victor Hugo Aguilar.
Antumalen, a young Mapuche singer from Isleña, is organizing a festival with her community in the Lake Ranco area to defend free-flowing waters. Music will help them convey their sense of struggle to conserve the lake basin they inhabit.
A Florida scavenger named Dewey Shawn accepts a strange barter from a button-obsessed recluse, leading him to a deserted drive-in where a final exchange with the "one who waits below" threatens to cost him more than he bargained for.
"Impossible is not possible" is the motto of De Klomp: a community support centre co-created by the people of Leeuwarden-Oost. For them, it is more than just a meeting place. It's their home - a home they are now being forced to leave. A permanent location has yet to be found, but for now, they've moved into another temporary home: 't Hertje down to the old Cambuur soccer stadium.
In Hart van De Halm, director Saskia Jeulink captures the farewell of the 112-year-old strawboard factory De Halm in Hoogkerk. Three former employees return to the place that shaped their lives—not only as individuals, but also as part of a close-knit community. While the past echoes through the halls one last time, a lasting memory is being built. A moving film about farewell, connection, and legacy.
The Reindeer Journals. Lapland is something else−just one of those heartbreakingly beautiful places. There is a philosophy there called Allemansratten which simply means, we have the right to roam, that everyone shall have access to nature and wilderness, rivers, and oceans. You can climb mountains, pick mushrooms, throw down a bedroll and a tent, swim in stunningly clear lakes, fish, navel gaze the true meaning of life, and ramble to your heart’s content, as long as you are respectful and loving to the earth and others. Amen to that. This film is an ode to friendship and simple living, running wild along rivers and in the Arctic Circle. And the fish, pike, salmon, grayling, and wild trout for miles. These days, the reindeer need our help to keep the earth steady at the helm, so there is plenty to do ahead. We all know that. Here’s to the surreal places waiting for us if we have the heart to go. See you out there.
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