1. Carmina (Carmina)
Carmina, a 20-year-old girl, hopes to have a night like any other in the city, which unexpectedly turns into an introspective, cathartic journey into her turbulent past when she accepts an invitation from a man much older than herself to visit his apartment. This direct film experiment captures an overwhelming real-life patriarchal dynamic.
2. Sugar Sisters
Following Hannah, a queer twenty-something filmmaker, and her two sisters as they explore the globally popular phenomenon of sugar-dating where people in their 20s date older, wealthier men in exchange for money and gifts. Hannah's exploration into the lucrative life of a sugar baby challenges her morals and feminist ideals as she tries to maintain her personal relationships.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
3. With Sea Views (Con Vistas al Mar)
After consolidating itself as a tourist destination in the mid-1960s, this small coastal village has become the dormitory town for the workers of a Nuclear Power Plant. With the liberal promise of prosperity and socioeconomic wellfare, many workers left their homes to move to the small city and started working at the new Nuclear Power Plant. The collective unrest and the silence, cut off by the great gusts of wind, articulate the landscape of the village that is now under the aid of the Nuclear Power Plant.
4. Wheel Music (Wheel Music)
Rolling along on a bike or floating in a doctor’s office’s seasonal hamster display, Wheel Music explores the aesthetic feeling and social character of Sendagi, an old town in Tokyo under urban development in preparation for the planned Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
5. Lapses, Regrets and Qualms (Oublis, Regrets et Repentirs)
A day in the life of director Boris Lehman: he wanders from cafe to bookshop, cinema to museum, writer to musician, and into the storeroom of the film archive... He celebrates his birthday in an alleyway, with a friend, and finishes his journey with an escapade to Bruges and a stroll by the North Sea. The camera plays dirty tricks and the sound recorder gets carried away, to the point that both are clearly telling Boris to stop filming. Yet he persists…
6. Bethwood Buds
Three friends journey through several US states in order to legally purchase marijuana
7. Charcoal Burners (Smolarze)
Every summer, Marek and Janina work as charcoal burners in Bieszczady. Far from civilization, surrounded by the mountain range, they live in unison with nature and its rhythm. We accompany them from dusk to dawn, observing the slow passing of time. This is a story about people, who have chosen a simpler life.
8. I'm Thinking a lot of Thoughts Right Now
In "I'm Thinking a lot of Thoughts Right Now," four friends embark on an unforgettable journey to California, where they not only discover the beauty of friendship amidst the stunning landscapes but also explore the depths of their own sexualities. Shot through three different cameras, the film captures their candid conversations, heart-to-heart moments, and exhilarating adventures as they navigate both the scenic vistas and the complexities of their identities. Through laughter, tears, and self-discovery, they learn that being good friends means accepting each other for who they truly are, embracing their individual paths, and supporting one another unconditionally.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
9. Hanoi in Whose Eyes (Hà Nội trong mắt ai)
Made in 1982 but banned until 1987, "Hà Nội trong mắt ai" is a Vietnamese documentary film using historical figures and stories intertwined with the history of the city to reflect its citizens' views on society at the time.
10. Condena y libertad (Condena y libertad)
Documentary short film that follows a man on his last day at work and his first day as a retiree.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
11. Mochi (もち)
Over the course of the summer until her graduation, with changes she can't control but also being protected by the mochi which looks over important times, Yuna, a 15-year old student begins to change so that she will not forget.
12. Come Back, Africa
Come Back, Africa chronicles the life of Zachariah, a black South African living under the rule of the harsh apartheid government in 1959.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
13. Wickerman
The final episode of Tamino's writing process in seclusion before he heads into the studio to record Sahar
14. Campaign (選挙)
Can a candidate with no political experience and no charisma win an election if he is backed by the political giant Prime Minister Koizumi and his Liberal Democratic Party? This cinema-verite documentary closely follows a heated election campaign in Kawasaki, Japan, revealing the true nature of "democracy."
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
15. Farbrorn (Farbrorn)
Examination of the modern old man, Gösta Lindén talks about the life he has lead and his present life as a 91 year old widower.
16. Stick Together (Bis hierhin und wie weiter?)
After their hunger strike in Berlin's government district, 5 climate activists reunite. While Lina has joined the "Last Generation," her comrades prepare for the eviction of Lützerath, a village facing demolition for mine expansion. How far will they go for their ideals?
17. Trump Rally
Sean Dunne's observational documentary of a 2016 Donald Trump Rally.
18. Campingplads (Campingplads)
Report from life at a campsite on Samsø. The campsite is seen as an introduction to Denmark, as a Danish microcosm.
19. Lida
"LIDA" takes place on the day of Lida's 70th birthday. This already special day is made more unusual by the recent arrival of her grandson, Lev, who had immigrated to the United States with his family in 2001. Returning to Ukraine for the first time as an adult, Lev documents his grandmother as she tends to the small homestead and prepares for the birthday celebration in the rural village in Ukraine. By capturing moments of arduous labor, as well as through personal conversation, Lev inquires into his grandmothers relationship to her home, land - and their family.
20. Doper
Documentary following some stoner friends over the course of roughly a day. Featured here is Bill, a guy who got kicked out of the Marines for doing dope steadily for six years and Barry, a forklift-driving doper who wins the Employee of the Month plaque while stoned .
It has an average vote of 4.5 on TMDB.