Sordid Stories 2 (2023)

Through voiceover and static San Francisco landscapes this experimental narrative short tells the melancholy story of a butch dyke pining over a one night stand with a straight girl.

Dutch doors, warehouse windows, and empty streets provide the background for a short tale about past lust and lost love. This glimpse into the drama of a lesbian relationship is revealed through stark visuals and the measured pace of the voice-over, providing a clever contrast between how we see and what we hear.

A short, black comedy set in a world between the living and the dead. After Martin Stevens is killed in a car accident he finds himself in a waiting room, pending judgement.

A primal and sensual dance is performed by a burlesque artist on stage to the delight of a blood thirsty audience, who watch in awe as she makes a splash to cure her ills.

City of Photos explores the little known ethos of neighborhood photo studios in Indian cities, discovering entire imaginary worlds in the smallest of spaces. As full of surprises as the people who frequent these studios are the backdrops they enjoy posing against and the props they choose. These afford fascinating glimpses into individual fantasies and popular tastes.

A father and a mother await the arrival of a son on a rainy day.

A middle-aged couple want their daughter (Anoushka Shankar) to follow in their footsteps and become a dancer.

Claire Denis goes to Eastern Chad to the Breidjing camp, the home of 40,000 refugees from Darfur. With great humility, she tells the stories of these men and women, victims of one of the worst humanitarian catastrophes that this century has seen so far.

A house is visited by a clean, organized, well-mannered guest.

In Finland, a small child is waiting for his time to begin. His heart is broken. A major heart surgery is expected. There is a fight against time. The boys parents are wandering in the corridors of the hospital. The heart is stopped during the surgery operation. Le Locle, a village in Switzerland acts as the heart of watch industry. Narrow streets of the village carry vital parts to watches and nowdays also into human bodies, for example pacemakers. Village is formed as a big factory line and appears as a time-twisting machine. There pieces are refined and workers hands turns the time on and off.

A visual duet consisting of a 16mm film and a 16mm photogram self-portrait collage. It is inspired by earthly pleasures and wonders as revealed in the vibrant marvels of Stan Brakhage's cinema and in the central panel of the 1504 triptych by Hieronymous Bosch titled “The Garden of Earthly Delights.”

Dr. Feelgood shares several perspectives on prescription drug use, exploring the issues involved when doctors are faced with patients seeking help for chronic pain.

The story of four pioneering lesbian politicians and the battles they fought to pass a wide range of anti-discrimination laws.

Among a congregation of queer women of color artists, the Holy Trinity is the heart of a tour centering on the power, inspiration, and real-talk of a group of five poets who hit the road to perform in seven states in nine days.

A film about the obsessed megafans of social media stars you've never heard of and the lengths they'll go to in order to meet their online crush.

We’re grading on the curve here, for this entry in Laemmle’s indie series was made on not so much as a shoestring, but more of a frayed thread: $10,000. Still, first-time writer-director Sophie Pegrum has done remarkably well, getting far more than her money’s worth in style and skill onto the screen, abetted by Jaime Reynoso’s photography, amazing for the price. Charles Britton – RAVE Magazine

最愛の息子は誘拐され、傷を負って発見された。弁護士である母は、自らの手で犯人に正義の鉄槌を下すことを決意。やがて、事態は制御不能の混乱に陥ってゆく。

Follows a woman grappling with the meaning of love and commitment in the face of an uncertain and tumultuous world. A sunny-day panic attack and a wholly new take on the wedding film, the movie follows her over the course of her “non-wedding” day.