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In the purple smoke lies a faint dream, and in the town, rumors swirl like smoke. Now, facing the strangeness of the "mass disappearance" bewildering society, detective Soutarou confronts it! With no witnesses and unclear intentions, the identity of the "ominous tracks" that always appear in its footsteps... In search of clues, the detective delves into the underground realm of the town called "Kuragari." There, the encounter with the black iron armored train and its commander, Tanne, will significantly shake the fate of the detective!

Eloísa is an employee at a sweater store, but her passion is visiting the stable run by her friend Julio. Her life is transformed after the departure of her sister, who leaves her daughter Mora in her care. This way, Eloísa will enter her niece’s unknown children’s world.

Three contemporary film manifestos, read by their authors.

A bookstore owner finds love and direction in life after agreeing to review a famous author’s new novel in her blind-date-with-a-book club.

Michael Sheen faces the interview of a lifetime with The Assembly, a group of autistic, neurodivergent, and learning disabled people. Expect revelation, chaos, and a lot of laughs.

Six friends gather for a party one night at Cynthia’s house during their Thanksgiving break of various college years. Having all known each other for quite some time, there is much history, and much drama to gab about. As the party gets going, they each begin to realize that something is not quite right.

Two conmen, Abel and Balm, pretend to be priests and perform fake exorcisms. Their con goes awry when they go to the home of Jess and find that they must do one for real.

After a traumatic accident during vacation, five friends make the fatal mistake of dumping their victim's body. But exactly one year later, Someone or something is back for revenge and it's looking for more than an apology.

When the owner of a handmade hat store and his apprentice learn that the store is on the verge of bankruptcy, they decide to take inspiration from the neighboring hat business in order to make some changes to the store.

In 2018, they broke into politics. By putting on a yellow vest, they revolted for the first time in their lives. The film tells the story of the aftermath. Through their intersecting itineraries, modified life paths are then embodied: paused, twisted or illuminated by this decisive experience that will somehow politicize their existence. Echoing the stories of other uprisings, their words question the places of citizenship and the transformative power of revolt.

A codependent long-term friendship is challenged when one of the women suddenly transforms into a mermaid.

Artist/Director Mary Jo Bole mines an eccentric inherited archive in order to trace her family tree, which includes both Cleveland industrialist magnates and immigrant factory workers. Bole’s relating artwork, spanning decades, provides a thread that points to the unexpected ways in which these relatives and their memento mori endure.

This thought-provoking exploration unveils the unique challenges, triumphs, and cultural richness of a population often overlooked by the global lens. Join us on a journey to the heart of these Forgotten Shores, where diversity and isolation weave a tapestry of human stories waiting to be discovered. As we navigate through these narratives, the film serves as a poignant reminder that, if left unattended, the distinct identity of this community could potentially be erased, or worse, cease to exist. The film beckons us to contemplate the urgency of preserving cultural nuances and human stories that risk fading away into obscurity.

The film's idea was inspired by Amos Tutuola's book, The palm wine drinkard and His Dead Palm-Wine Tapster in the Dead's Town. While this author describes the adventures of a character to find his palm wine tapster, I chose to show - in an experimental and sensorial way - who this very important person from the villages of West Africa is. The film is the result of an ethnographic research about the relationship of the Yoómbe with the oil palm in the Mayombe Forest, Democratic Republic of Congo. My main interlocutor, Defao, whom I accompanied daily during fieldwork, was a palm wine tapster.

under every garden, lies a ritual. within this ritual, a blaq flora grieves for their long lost flower(s), as a desire to create forever blooms. ",,, so thee lilac never wilt alone ,,," is an afro-surrealist accompaniment to the album "ephemerals' forever(s)" by ẹ̀bà.

Film by Gegé M´bakudi