Expurgo

Canceled short film.

A film about peace, love and war. Dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the end of the Civil War in Russia. The film takes place at the end of the summer of 1917, when Russia and the whole world were at a crossroads between two eras. None of the people could even imagine how much his life would change in the very near future. In a strange way, the atmosphere of the film echoes our current reality and what is happening in Russia today. According to the form of visualization, the film belongs to experimental mockumentary cinema. To give greater authenticity to what is happening on the screen, the shooting was carried out on black-and-white negatives of 16 and 35 mm, hand-operated cameras were used and the material was developed in manual spiral tanks. The documentary chronicle of the Kolchak army of 1919 and the White army in the Far East of 1922 is embedded in the finale of the film.

A poetic and experimental short film by Arin Paul, Let Me Call You, Ritwik Da pays tribute to Ritwik Ghatak, inspired by a poem by director John Abraham. Blending evocative imagery and voice-over, it explores Ghatak's legacy.

All she knows comes from the screens. All she has known is the screens. A screen breaks and everything changes.

An experimental media installation of three windows exploring fragments of liminality. Three unique re-constructions of experiential instances volumising the cataclysms of thresholds. Experience the absence of definition, the absence of boundaries set and the absence of rationale. A myth is not to be understood, a myth is passed on, like a game of Chinese whispers, it takes its course and ages with time, suiting the demography and tale, it warps and distorts

On the rooftop of a house in Lima Norte, Francia and Amelia come together for a conversation that goes beyond the everyday, sharing profound reflections amid the cracks of the Carabayllo district. Though they appear confident, they conceal a shared pain and a lingering sense of lost identity. As the sun sets, the shadows reveal their emotional scars, shaped by the struggle to find their place in an excluding society. In this encounter, they confront their most intimate truths, shedding social masks and revealing the complexity of their being in a constant search for connection and belonging in a world that harasses them.

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Two robots embark on a quest to become human.

A woman reflects under the parapet.

A person reflects on their thoughts and life during the night, until a single connection reveals who we truly are through our interactions.

The line between isolation and creativity begins to blur for a group of teenagers. Some are free, some are not; but all have moments of passion and beauty.

A short experimental film, exploring the concept that one small change can have a profound impact on a person's life.

A guy opens up to his significant other while an unseen cameraman directs how his emotions should look.

A teenage skateboarder becomes suspected of being connected with a security guard who suffered a brutal death in a skate park called "Paranoid Park".

Two gay men in Japan discuss the end of their respective relationships.

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Experiencing extreme sleep deprivation for months, a young man tape-records his memories for preservation against sinister, clandestine watchers.

An experimental short film about sensory seeking behaviour in childhood. Filmed on VHS.

Experimental short film on the theme of repetition.

Bud Clay races motorcycles in the 250cc Formula II class of road racing. After a race in New Hampshire, he has five days to get to his next race in California. During his road trip, he is haunted by memories of the last time he saw Daisy, his true love.