Please Don’t Save Me 2020

Please Don't Save Me 2020

Please Don’t Save Me 2020

Please Don’t Save Me 2020
Nareul guhaji maseyo (original title)
1h 33min | Drama | 10 September 2020 (South Korea)

Storyline:

After Seon Yu’s father committed suicide leaving behind a large sum of debt for them, Mother and 12-year-old Seon Yu move to a new place to have new start. After transferring to a new school there, she gets a lot of attention from prankster Jeong Guk. Will Jeong Guk be able to Seon Yu from the depression she’s in?

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Too Far Away 2019

Too Far Away 2019

Too Far Away 2019

Too Far Away 2019
Zu weit weg (original title)
1h 29min | Drama, Family | 11 October 2019 (Germany)

Storyline:

12yo Ben and his family have to leave their village due to the lignite mining in the western region of Germany. Ben has trouble fitting in his new school and equally new soccer club, while his old friends are already moving on. Then Tariq, a young Syrian, is seated next to him in school, and the two teenagers slowly bond over their shared interests – and shared losses.

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More Than Two Days 2016

More Than Two Days 2016

More Than Two Days 2016

More Than Two Days 2016
10min | Short, Drama | 1 November 2016 (Tunisia)

Storyline:

After becoming a witness of his older brother rape, a young boy goes through shade of silence, lintel and desire to reveal! A conflict that reflects on their life, their relationship, how each of them tries to deal with his new life.
Over two days, could make a weighty influence on their future and relationship.

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How to Die Young in Manila 2020

How to Die Young in Manila 2020

How to Die Young in Manila 2020

How to Die Young in Manila 2020
12min | Short | 16 April 2021 (USA)

Storyline:

“How to Die Young in Manila” was made as a short pitch teaser to Petersen Vargas’ full-length feature, entitled “Some Nights Feel Like Walking.” It’s about a young boy who braves the streets of nighttime Manila to meet an anonymous hookup. Thinking one of them is a hookup, he trails a pack of young hustlers who then draw him into their strange world of death and desire. This short film questions and explores the possibility of an urban life, of human connection in the city, for those not protected by privilege from the cruel policies of this government, which kill young men everywhere. It’s a film that imagines and situates queer desire within a city determined and shaped by politics.

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The Night Train 2020

The Night Train 2020

The Night Train 2020

The Night Train 2020
Nattåget (original title)
15min | Short, Drama | August 2020 (Italy)

Storyline:

Oskar is on the night train, heading home after an interview in Stockholm. With a long night ahead of him, he makes eye contact with Ahmad. For the first time he meets the gaze of someone who feels the same desire as he does.

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