On August 22, 1960, Heinz Stücke left Hövelhof (Germany) with his bike and a tent. He was 20 years old. He said goodbye to his family and friends and never came back. He had chosen a nomadic life that he wouldn’t leave anymore. 36 years later, in 1996, he had already traveled all over the world and was recognized as the man who’s traveled more in history. The selling of his photos and brochures helped him to survive in an austere way of life. Now, he is 72 years old and stops for the...

Everybody has a mother. But motherhood still remains a state filled with silences. Between society’s mandate to be a ‘good mother’ -always patient, caring, happy and the reality of mothers around the world. Aiming to break this silence through candid interviews with mothers of all backgrounds and generations in Latin America, MALAMADRE narrates the untold story of motherhood, from the mother’s point of...

Lucia and Jorge, both in their forties, divorced and with one child each, had sex 5 months ago. One afternoon, in bed, they have for the first time a conversation about who are they and where they come...

Four women's lives changed after the war in Syria. Strangers whose paths crossed in the midst of a dire situation: one marked by violence, neglect and death. They now live in Lebanon and Jordan, where together they are rebuilding their own...

The story of the popular protest that shook Hong Kong in 2019. The movement started in response to a proposed law that would have allowed the extraditions to mainland China of Hong Kong citizens, but soon morphed into a larger revolt against China’s control over the semi-autonomous city. The population of the former British colony is struggling with accepting China’s rule of law, which comes with reduced freedoms and civil rights. Into the frameset of the harshest economic and geopolitical...

After decades of oblivion, the life of Lélo Fiaux, a 20th century Swiss painter whose life and painting are definitively inseparable, will finally be brought to light in a film. A fiery personality, nomadic throughout the world, she lived without concession her passion for painting and her freedom in love. Fictional scenes punctuate the story, allowing us to grasp all the facets of this extraordinary...

This film retraces the story of Cuba's enthralling golden decade of revolutionary cinema, while following young passionate Cuban filmmakers' in their present-day struggle to revive the island's film...

On his last night in New York, a young film director asks a mysterious taxi driver to get lost in a ride with no direction. Based on one of the directors’ own experiences, this film is a somewhat ironic tribute to the famous hidden camera TV programme Taxicab Confessions and to New York...

Flavio León is an acclaimed film director. Because of the premiere of his latest film "Light and Darkness" and also the proximity of the European Film Awards, he accesses to have an one 2 one interview with Andrea, where they will review his career, his life and try to meet the most personal Flavio. But, who is the real Flavio? Light or...

November 1985. Mikel Zabalza, a young bus driver, is arrested along with other people by the Civil Guard as part of an anti-terrorist operation. When the rest of the young people are released, they report having been savagely tortured. But Mikel is missing. Although the authorities allege that he has escaped, everything indicates that he did not survived the torment and they try to hide it. And while the hopes of finding him alive are fading, the streets of the Basque Country burn with a shout:...

FABULOUS is the story of a daughter arriving to her parents' house in her hometown, trying to escape from the anxious "bug" that stalks her. When she arrives, she is forced to face the biggest mirror in her life: her father. Daughter and father have a lot of pain inside them. They desperately and intimately seek for this feeling to disappear, at least for a little while. For that to take place, they rely on any type of anesthetic that helps them disconnect and embrace a temporary pleasure....

Everyday Sara comes across Tobias on the way to the museum where she works. One morning she accepts his invitation for a coffee. She does not expect it will be the first of several rendezvous that will affect her feelings in a deeper...

Sarah – A non-binary person, and Tom, a conservative cis-jock boy , are forced to spend the night in a college bathroom because they accidentally get locked up. Within this small universe, their particular worldviews and ideals collide, forcing them to face their own demons, questions of freedom, identity and gender start to come...

Aleixo Paz A.K.A. "Boy from the Blaze" is the survivor of a tragic accident that destroyed his life and that of his family. About to turn 18, without a job or an education, he spends his days in the darkness of his room. Consumed by pain and anger, his only hope is writing songs for an imaginary crowd. Inspired by a friend and encouraged by his mother, he will find the strength to go on stage and overcome his...

Spain, 1939. War is on its dying stage. In the Port of Alicante, thousands of people are waiting for a ship. Docked, the cargo ship Stanbrook is witness to the...

Tolya called his father all of a sudden, on Wednesday, and said that they need to meet. Why today? So many years have passed after they parted because of a big...

During the lockdown, everyone in Spain shows their gratitude to the health care workers by applauding from their windows at 8pm. Greg would like to join them but he’s too busy solving an international online relationship...

Maria is 93 years old and lives alone in her small flat, where time seems to have stopped 50 years ago. Her only contact with the outside world is the weekly call to her childhood friend. This is until she forgets her phone number forever, becoming even more isolated from the...

Hearing that her teenage sister is planning to commit suicide, Toranj is in limbo not knowing how to...

Carlos Bosch, famous argentinian photographer, returns his achive of the Catalonian political transition in the middle of the actual autonomist conflicto. He reecounters the memories of him from the people that had apparently forgoten...

Zahra is a middle-aged woman who visits a temporary marriage agency and signs up to have a young working girl. She picks her up to take her home but the girl (Negar) who has never had a female client before, becomes suspicious of Zahra’s intent and sexual...

Mothers of Derick portrays the daily life of these four women who, together, raise Derick, a nine-year-old boy. The four women – lesbians, bisexuals, non-monogamists and anarchists – built a house to raise their child in a forest on Brazil's southern coast, despite threats of expulsion by the...

Luca and Silvana are in love and dream of getting married. But there are many bureaucratic obstacles to overcome for those who – like them – have Down Syndrome, so their marriage is postponed year after year. Perhaps their desire for an independent life together will remain just a...

Burlesque is the new punk rock according to Dirty Martini and Tigger!, stars of the New York City’s Off-Off Broadway underground scene. Transgression, performance, humor, sex and political satire from the magic and wild side of the city that never...

An 87-year-old woman from the Asturian town of Luanco, has serious health problems, and faces it with such an optimism and joy that offers us a whole life...

A woman puts on her running shoes at the age of 28 and by the age of 30 becomes one of the first women to run a marathon in Europe while wearing a hijab and the first covered European to compete at the IronMan triathlon. Her name is Nudžejma which means Little Star in Arabic. Little Star Rising follows one woman's journey of overcoming social and political barriers by the sheer will to own her own life and choices. It is a compelling story about the power of inspiration, drive and will to...

Second World War. Marie wakes up wounded and disoriented in a Blizzard. In front, a mysterious forest separates her from her...

Yeses portrays the life of a theater company formed by women in prison. Thirty years ago, in Madrid women's prison known as “Yeserías”, a prison officer called Elena Cánovas was encouraged to bring the theater to prison, creating a company with the inmates. “Teatro Yeses" was...

During a therapy session, conducted by the prestigious psychiatrist Patrice Allen, the mentally unstable patient Kenneth reveals that he killed his own father when he was a teenager, to protect her mother and himself from his abuses. Soon Dr. Allen finds out that Kenneth is emotionally connected to her neglected daughter, who’s dealing with severe drug issues, and he blames her for...

Little Luci runs into the woods looking for her cousin Salva. The forest will then guide and protect her from the imminent confrontation between Civil Guards and...

A young boy, Anselmo, faces his fears of bullies and his drunk abusive father. He escapes reality by reading his comic-book "The Mighty Blitz" and learns to stand up for himself with the help of his...

The action of a firefighter in the Port of Bilbao, by refusing to participate in a shipment of weapons to massacre the population of Yemen, initiates a social movement that will unveil the dark interests and implications of this...

10th grade student Melisa confronts her teacher during a literature exam. In front of all her classmates, Melisa questions the school system and the usefulness of what they are studying by asking a very uncomfortable...

In 1998, Zoilamerica accused her adoptive father of rape and sexual abuse. Almost 20 years later, she lives in exile while caring for her 10-year-old son. Her adoptive father is Daniel Ortega, leader of the Sandinista revolution and current president of...

Rare, medium rare, medium, medium well and well done. Through intimate and personal stories, five women share their experiences in relation to the body, from childhood to old...

As part of an experimental therapy, a depressed employee must navigate his office job with a personal narrator who speaks aloud his every...

The portrait of a popular bullfighting festivity in North Colombia, which reveals the contradictions of a society complicit with its very own games of...

Pedro decides to maintain his daily routine, in spite of some adversities which are causing him some instability. These new events will force him to venture towards anuncertain...

In the private farm, a butterfly is born only to be sold as a prop for a concert. Its journey to the music hall reflects the struggle to survive in the modern-day...

A man wakes up in a world where the water has disappeared. There’s no water in the pipes nor in the bottles. Not even one drop falls from the clouds. The sea itself has become a desert. However, everyone acts as if nothing happened. In the bars they sip from empty glasses, from a springboard a diver falls into a dry pool. Alone, the protagonist realizes the incredible disappearance – and nobody pays attention to...