Acacias
A truck driver agrees to transport a woman and her baby, not anticipating the change it may bring to his quiet life.
Amigo
Set during the American-Philippine war as the head of a bario has to answer to both the Americans and the Filipino patriots, with deadly consequences.
Breathing
A troubled young man on day release from prison takes a job in a morgue and is inspired to go looking for the mother who abandoned him as a baby.

D

The Forgotten Space
Film essay documenting fishermen's working conditions and sea trade.

M

Position Among The Stars
The effects of globalisation in Indonesia’s rapidly changing society ripple into the life of a poor Christian woman living in the slums of Jakarta with her Muslim sons and teenage granddaughter.

R

Surviving Life
Eugene prefers a life of dreams to everyday reality in surrealist animator Jan Švankmajer's extension of one of his own dreams.
Tales Of The Night
Enchanting, magical tales told using silhouette animation and screened in 3D.
This Is Not A Film
Jafar Panahi's postcard from Iran.
Unearthing The Pen
A bold young Karimojong boy digs in the ground to unearth a curse his tribal elders once put on education.

V

When A Woman Ascends The Stairs
A middle aged hostess struggles to preserve her virtue as she faces financial difficulty and a critical life decision.
Where Do We Go Now?
A group of Lebanese women try to ease religious tensions between Christians and Muslims in their village.
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