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A soldier's memories play over this animated tale of Korea's demilitarised zone.

When their accordion is confiscated, two children contemplate the meaning or acceptance, resistance and meaningful political struggle.

A meditative invocation on transcendence as a means of restoration.

Lynn Shaw is a dancer from Aberdeen. Charismatic, but sometimes chaotic. After a long history of turbulent life events she was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.

What happens when a powerful device falls into the hands of scientist-turned-villain Doctor Moire?

Teenager Lily lives in a remote highland village and has known Dougie, a young lobster fisherman, most of her life. A change in their relationship becomes apparent when he agrees to take her out fishing for the day.
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A woman unburdens herself about a horrific event she witnessed.

Flow Country takes the viewer on an apocalyptic journey through a contested site in the far north of Scotland.

A man struggles to retain his liberal credentials when satanists move in next door.

Behind a green screen, a foreigner finds his way in an enchanting - and yet turbulent - Brazil. Where the streets are a stage for politics, art and affection, a gringo can only watch.

A looping GIF has an existential crisis.

An anatomy of a failed relationship, with puppets.

A gently humorous drama about uptight divorcee Clara, who opens a B&B in the Scottish Highlands. Unexpectedly inspired by her guests, she rediscovers the joys of life.
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Kadambari drifts into her unconscious, lingering as a stranger to her latent anxieties that remain laced with the numbness of a riots-stricken homeland.

Here's a day in the life of a husband and wife living in a world of giant monsters.
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Story of a man preparing for marriage after being sent back to a refugee camp after being deported from Greece.

When the whole family confronts her 14-year-old daughter of a suspected pregnancy, a 50-year-old woman gives birth to her 22nd child.

The arctic mining city of Norilsk is one of the most polluted in the world - but many residents are still proud to call it home.

Hoping to find some conversation beyond her dog, Julie tries to get to know a strange man in the park.
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As a coal mine in an English village faces closure the real cost of industrial decline for a father and his sons is revealed.

A short film about a hillwalking first date and other bad decisions.

A series of short, surreal scenes exploring the relationship between humans and nature.

An eight year old tomboy challenges gender expectations when forced to make an Easter bonnet with the girls. Bravely subverting convention, she also learns that the adult world is not quite so black and white

A 10m diving tower. People who have never been up there before have to choose whether to jump or climb down. The situation itself highlights a dilemma: to weigh the instinctive fear of taking the step out against the humiliation of having to climb down.

Every Tuesday, sixteen-year-old Allie stays with her dad and is insistent that this week will be no exception, but when she arrives at his flat after school she must face that a world has been irretrievably lost.
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V Day is a heart warming drama about a shy Taiwanese student who tries to deliver flowers to a girl on Valentine's Day.

Documentary about the relationship between a daughter and trans-parent as they embark on the road to transition.

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