Short films

My brother Lyosha and I

Rudny, North Kazakhstan. Mid-90s.
It’s just another day in the lives of a brother and sister - until it’s not.
In a home where violence comes in cycles, the two navigate the silence, the chaos, and each other.
Can they break free from the patterns they’ve inherited, or is it already too late?

Lena Tronina / 0:15:21 / Kazakhstan / Drama / 2025

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Rising from the Fire

When Minoru Tsujino finds his hometown in the Noto Peninsula on the brink of disappearing, he forms a creative collective to carry forward the spirit of the community, including the fiery chaos of the town’s 400-year-old Abare Festival. After a series of natural disasters further threatened the region, his mission took on even greater urgency.

Nanako Senda / 0:09:30 / Japan / Non-Fiction / 2025

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Murmuration

Piet, an elderly man in a nursing home, finds himself limited in his actions when he suddenly begins to transform into a bird. Although he is still accepted within the group, he feels that it's time to join a new flock.

Janneke Swinkels & Tim Frijsinger / 0:12:30 / Netherlands, Belgium / Animation / 2025

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～Kadynma / Wind Horse～

On Yonaguni, Japan’s westernmost island, sixth-grader Junnei lives with his father, caring for Yonaguni horses. As the island language fades, he struggles to connect with Fuchi, his late mother’s horse. Through daily life, shifting island winds, and memories of his mother, Junnei slowly begins to grow.

Aika Higashimori / 0:25:00 / Japan / Drama / 2025

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Directed by Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Being John Malkovich)

How to Shoot a Ghost

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Two newly dead young people meet in the streets of Athens, amid the pulsing cityscape and the ghosts of history. One a translator, the other a photographer, they were outsiders in life; in death they struggle with the residue of their longings and mistakes. They wander the city together, finding consolation in the difficult beauty of existence and its aftermath.

Charlie Kaufman / 0:27:36 / United States / Drama / 2025

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