Matching Jack 2010
1h 39min | Drama | 19 August 2010 (Australia)
Storyline:
A woman struggles with her son’s illness and her husband’s infidelity, but, after a chance encounter with an Irish sailor and his son, her life is turned upside down in a love story that defies explanation and breaks all the rules.
Stolen Summer 2002
PG | 1h 31min | Drama | 25 July 2003 (Italy)
Storyline:
Pete, an eight-year-old Catholic boy growing up in the suburbs of Chicago in the mid-1970s, attends Catholic school, where as classes let out for the summer, he’s admonished by a nun to follow the path of the Lord, and not that of the Devil. Perhaps taking this message a bit too seriously, Pete decides it’s his goal for the summer to help someone get into heaven; having been told that Catholicism is the only sure path to the kingdom of the Lord, Pete decides to convert a Jew to Catholicism in order to improve their standing in the afterlife. Hoping to find a likely candidate, Pete begins visiting a nearby synagogue, where he gets to know Rabbi Jacobson, who responds to Pete’s barrage of questions with good humor. Pete also makes friends with the Rabbi’s son, Danny, who is about the same age; when he learns that Danny is seriously ill, he decides Danny would be an excellent choice for conversion. When the priest at Pete’s church informs Pete that all will be tested before they pass the Pearly Gates, he sets up a mini-decathlon and puts Danny in training as he attempts to reshape his spiritual thinking. Pete’s parents aren’t sure just what to make of Pete’s new summer project, and as they become acquainted with Rabbi Jacobson, they share their perspectives on the unexpected trials of parenting.
Seat in Shadow 2016
Seat in Shadow 2016
1h 22min | Comedy, Drama | June 2016 (UK)
Storyline:
Out of the imagination of acclaimed artist-filmmaker Henry Coombes comes Albert, an eccentric, aging painter doubling as an unconventional, Jung-inspired psychotherapist. When Albert’s friend asks him to counsel her lethargic grandson Ben, whose ongoing boyfriend problems are rapidly fueling an already deep depression, their subsequent therapy sessions reveal as much about Albert as they do about the troubled young man. Coombes’ debut feature is a witty, perceptive study of social mores, sexual excess and the bizarre, symbiotic relationship between doctor and patient; teacher and pupil; artist and muse.
Les corps ouverts 1998
Les Corps Ouverts 1998
47min | Drama | 24 June 1998 (France)
Storyline:
Actually, Rémi, who is of Arab descent, is a normal boy. He wants to graduate in economics, works in a greengrocer’s shop and hangs out with his friends. Then he sees a casting call for a new film on his school’s bulletin board. The director turns out to be looking for someone who wants to play a boy who loves other boys. “Is there also kissing in the film?”, asks Rémi. He does want to gain new experiences.
Mikey 1992
Mikey 1992
R | 1h 30min | Horror, Thriller | 12 November 1992 (Australia)
Storyline:
Although Mikey is just a little boy, he is capable of anything…. Every family Mikey lives with has a series of unexplained “accidents” and hence he’s moved from home to home. After his original family die, accidently, Mikey is taken by authorities and placed into the care of adoptive parents. Of course they eventually come to learn that
Traumzähler 2001
18min | Short, Drama | 28 April 2001 (Germany)
User review:
It’s a little bit more than 15 minutes in length. Short films are tough to make and tough to review as the Director has a limited time to express his ideas and the viewer has a limited time to grasp them. That is probably the reason why short films never become too popular to general audiences or achieve recognition outside of the selected film festivals circuit where they are screened.
