L'Alarme fatale
For several years now, Peter and Claire have been a happy, uneventful couple. They both met online. Taking advantage of a seminar Peter has to attend, Claire invites André, her "email lover," to their home. Needless to say, the seminar is Peter's excuse to meet Eliane, his own "email lover"! But at the last minute, due to damaged vertebrae, he is unable to leave... The song "Rien vu, Rien entendu, Rien parlu" was composed and written by Stéphane De Coster and Marc Maloens. Recorded at the Palais des Congrès in Liège on December 23, 2005.
Unser Kind
Katharina became a mother after an artificial insemination when she died in a traffic accident. Although her wife Ellen is the guardian of little Franz, she has custody - unlike in heterosexual marriages - without adoption but not. And not only the biological father of the child, also the parents of the deceased Katharina make claims.
Laughter in the Dark
Swinging London in the 1960's. Deals with the affection of a middle-aged man for a very young woman, resulting in a mutually parasitic relationship.
Queer
Lalla Rami, Turtle White, and Shani Da Flava grew up between France and Morocco. They are queer, lesbian, trans... and try to make a place for themselves in a rap world known to be macho and homophobic.
Squame
Squame explores the body's sensitive envelope, the skin. The ephemeral animated desquamations, created with the help of sugar casts, evoke fragile landscapes in a world at the edge of abstraction. Somewhere between archeological artifacts and macroscopic observations, the friable frontiers of these human bodies elude our gaze.
From Your Hell
Mexico, 1928. Santiago lives with his mother Alejandra and his stepfather Arturo. The apparent peace in which they live in is interrupted by the presence of some madness that only Santiago feels. David, Alejandra's husband, who disappeared and was believed dead, seems to have come back.
Call
A woman is taking an old elevator up to her new apartment that she has just moved into. The oddly old and ringing phone inside the cabin is freaking her out. Over the line she is told about nightmares that are about to become true.
The White Ship
Longing to discover his father, a sad young boy dreams of becoming a fish and swimming to the great white ship he sees traversing Lake Issyk. Lost in his dreams, and buoyed by the pagan tales of his Central Asian grandfather, he feels a close communion with nature: so much so that when a hunter kills a stag, he too takes a final, liberating leap.
Finally See You Carrying Our Baby
Chloe fell in love with Damian at first sight during a nursing job. Later, in order to save her seriously ill father, she married Damian, who was accidentally blind, at the suggestion of Damian's grandmother. After the wedding night, Damian misunderstood Chloe and drove her away. Eight months later, Chloe was alone with twins and had to deliver food because of lack of money.
wait lemme think
up, down, wait. scritch, scratch, scream. smoke, yell, climb. wait, lemme think.
Slink Pink
The Pink Panther sneaks into a house on a cold night, soon to learn it belongs to a hunter. The hunter's dog soon learns of the panther's presence, and unsuccessfully tries to prove this to his owner.
Brush Your Teeth
A horrific reminder to always keep brushing your teeth
A Dull Razor
This picture shows an old gentleman seated at his shaving table. The razor is evidently giving him a great deal of trouble...
Mana Huncha Khina Sawule Chuti Dinna Aama
The air in London was damp and cold, a stark contrast to the vibrant warmth of Kathmandu that Anmol often dreamed of. It had been five years since he left Nepal for the United Kingdom, chasing the dreams his mother, Susmita, had envisioned for him. She had sacrificed everything-her small savings, her comfort, and her daily joy of having her son by her side-so Anmol could study and build a better life abroad. Anmol was a hard worker, juggling university classes and long hours at Amrish's restaurant. The boss, a shrewd businessman, valued profits over people. Anmol, like the rest of the staff, was little more than a cog in the relentless machinery of the restaurant's success. One evening, after another grueling 12-hour shift, Anmol sat on his small bed in his shared apartment. His phone buzzed. It was his mother. "Anmol, Dashain and Tihar are coming. I've cleaned the house and even set aside some money to buy your favorite sweets.
Dance of the Seasons
To celebrate the tercentenary of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, five choreographers - Franck Chartier, Bobbi Jene Smith, Or Schraiber, Imre & Marne Van Opstal and Emilie Leriche - take inspiration from Max Richter's masterful recomposition of this great work.
We Home Toilers
The stern, but kind-hearted, Kristiana from the country takes place as a maid with the Larsson family in Stockholm, previously (in)famous for its rapid turnover of housemaids.