War

What Christmas Left Behind

What Christmas Left Behind

September 25, 2024

A war. Two friends. Chaos will reign.

A Postcard from Bill

A Postcard from Bill

September 25, 2024

The Nazi's have bombed Dover, leaving Gladys fearing for her Husband's life, she seeks reassurance that he is alive in the form of a Postcard.

Black Glass

Black Glass

September 25, 2024

Before his legendary proto-cinematic studies in motion, photographer Eadweard Muybridge was commissioned to document the United States Army’s war against the Modoc tribe in Northern California in a series of stereographs, many of them staged. Alternately unnerving, meditative, and explosive, Adam Piron’s Black Glass examines the entangled histories of visual technology and the genocide and expropriation of Indigenous populations by white settlers through a violent collision of image and sound.

May I Speak with the Enemy?

May I Speak with the Enemy?

December 13, 2024

Madrid, Spain, 1936. The young Miguel Gila lives happily with his grandparents in a humble attic; but the outbreak of the Civil War forces him to go to fight.

Trauma in Nahost - Der 7. Oktober und seine Folgen

Trauma in Nahost - Der 7. Oktober und seine Folgen

September 24, 2024

October 7, 2023: Hamas terrorists attack Israel, murder and take hostages. Israel reacts with severity. The goal: the destruction of Hamas. But with the war in Gaza, Israel is awakening the great trauma of the Palestinians: the expulsion of 1948. How can the lack of empathy on both sides be explained?

Two Sisters

Two Sisters

February 21, 2025

Two sisters set out from Warsaw to Kharkiv to pick up their seriously injured father.

People

People

February 21, 2025

When the war in Ukraine breaks out, five women representing various generations and attitudes engage in a desperate fight to save themselves and their loved ones. Thrown together by life, they are protagonists in an uplifting story about life, courage, sacrifice and the power of human spirit.

The Last Town We Saw

The Last Town We Saw

September 21, 2024

The narrative centers on Taichi Tamiya, a television scriptwriter living in modern-day Tokyo with his family. Their ordinary lives are disrupted when they inexplicably time-travel to June 1944, during the height of World War II. Confronted with the harsh realities of wartime Japan—scarcity of resources, constant air raids, and societal pressures—the family struggles to adapt and survive. The story delves into their attempts to navigate this perilous era while seeking a way back to their original time.

La espera

La espera

September 20, 2024

One Final Day

One Final Day

September 20, 2024

At the height of the Second World War, two young soldiers on different sides of history begin to question the war that they once glorified, and are forced to choose how to respond.

Burgemeestersmoord

Burgemeestersmoord

September 20, 2024

"Burgemeestersmoord" tells the true story of the assassination of Mayor Piet Smulders of Someren and Mayor Willem Wijnen of Asten. Both mayors were part of the resistance and did everything they could to make things as difficult as possible for the occupying forces. In German-occupied North Brabant, Jan searches for his place in the war. One thing is certain for him: this cannot continue. When Jan gets a job at the town hall, he becomes entangled between the mayors of Someren and Asten and the German officer Von Obernberger. From the moment Jan is embraced by the resistance, his actions increasingly draw the attention of the Germans. These deeds will have major consequences for both Someren and Asten.

24 Hours to D-Day

24 Hours to D-Day

September 20, 2024

Just hours before the D-Day invasion of Normandy, a team of American Special Forces parachutes into German-occupied France. Their mission: avoid capture and activate critical drop zone beacons to guide the 101st Airborne’s assault.

My Grand Father

My Grand Father

September 20, 2024

In order to better support the blind mother of his fallen comrade, Kong Wanshan voluntarily gives up the preferential treatment policy granted by the state and settled at the foot of Mount Tai. There, in his twilight years, he finds the abandoned baby, named Shanxi.

All the Lost Ones

All the Lost Ones

April 18, 2025

In a dystopian and climate-ravaged future America torn apart by civil war, a group hiding in a remote cabin become the target of a ruthless rebel militia leader and his platoon, viciously hunted in a fight for survival.

Israel and Gaza: Into the Abyss

Israel and Gaza: Into the Abyss

September 15, 2024

This deeply affecting documentary follows a small number of Israelis and Gazans through the most dramatic and tragic year of their lives. Using personal and previously unseen footage, it tells the story of the war in Gaza and the October 7 attacks through deeply emotional stories from both sides of the conflict. In Gaza, the film follows three individuals from reaction to the October 7th attacks to the start of the bombing by the Israeli military and to the loss of family members that all three suffer. In Israel, we witness footage of the Israeli characters, as they and their family members are attacked by Hamas on October 7th and then follow their stories through the year.

Long Gone Heroes

Long Gone Heroes

September 20, 2024

Gunner, a special forces soldier who has witnessed the darkest side of country and combat, is forced back into the field of battle to save his niece, who is being held in South America. As the fight intensifies, Gunner and his team discover that her disappearance is part of a corrupt private operation that hits way too close to home.

The Hunt

The Hunt

September 11, 2024

A group of soldiers, lost in the woods, must face the traumas of their past and the terrifying forces stalking them.

Whispers From an Empty Room

Whispers From an Empty Room

September 11, 2024

A minimalistic animation on war, life, and the human condition.

We Are Home

We Are Home

September 10, 2024

As war ravages their homeland, Ukrainian children flee their homes out of fear. Across the country, young lives are uprooted and transformed overnight. But even amidst devastating loss, the children's resilience and optimism shine through. The original version of the film was 15 minutes long, and it was the one that had the initial festival distribution and screenings. Then, for the release of the film on VOD, the running time was increased to 52 minutes.

Gioia Ultima

Gioia Ultima

September 9, 2024