'like drops on a bed of embers' is a animated dance film about a young person's desire for true love. Through the evolution of animated mediums, like cyanotype, oil paint on glass or ceramics; The dancing protagonist experiences different stages of her illusory quest after romantic love: from the toxic admiration or the constant switch of partners, a nd complete exhaustion; to finally surrender and embrace her own changes of heart.
A man comes to the shore of a lake to fish, but he does not have suitable bait. Finally he finds a worthy one - a worm, and throws it into the lake. Then the fisherman dozed off and dreamed that he was underwater on a hook instead of a worm. Waking up from the nightmare, he begins to sympathize with the worm, and they begin a friendship.
Born to a world where conformity rules, Little Caesar tells the story of a lamb who defies social expectations and embarks on a quest for acceptance. Caesar is shunned by his family and rejected by other animals. Determined to find his place, Caesar sets out on an adventure filled with tender humorous encounters. From a stubborn herd of cows to a judgmental shopkeeper, each meeting leaves him feeling dejected. Tired and on the precipice of defeat, Little Caesar puts his life in the hands of wiley wolf, unsure of how it will all play out.
"Kissing Day" is a short animated film based on an interview with the famous Russian journalist and LGBTQ activist Elena Kostyuchenko. It tells the story of the "Kissing Day" action that Elena organized outside the Russian State Duma in 2012 during the first hearings of the law against "gay propaganda" among minors. In total, Russian LGBTQ activists organized four protests outside the State Duma. In June 2013, the law on "gay propaganda" was adopted by a majority vote.
Through a child's imagination it tells the journey of a man who after falling prey to his fears, he must cross a strange world, a universe full of magic, where he will be confronted with his own fears and conflicts from the past and where he must find solutions for the future to discover his self-identity.
As Austro-Hungary teeters on collapse, Andras and his daughter are taken aback by the visit from Andras' brother, Zoltan, who comes accompanied by his large family.
A person can become unrecognizable to themselves when frustration and abandonment take over their life. However, life always offers us a path to return to our essence, to that child we once were, and thus be able to face all our fears. That path can also present itself in a nightmare.
From the Genesis of the Earth came the first souls. Alone, they seek at all costs to form a whole.
Óscar begins to remain isolated in his playful childhood world. His best friend Jesus doesn´t want to play anymore after falling in love with Betsa, their school friend. In this dilemma of leaving his childhood or staying with his games by himself, terrorist violence arises and he must leave everything behind, growing up at once, leaving his hometown. 40 years later, Óscar remembers everything as he walks along the highway returning to his hometown looking for food and shelter, due to the crisis of COVID-19 pandemic.
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