Pessoal do Ceará - Lado A Lado B explores the music scene from the Brazilian state of Ceará between 1969 and 1979 - a period marked by the military coup, the implementation of the AI-5 decree, and intense socio-political ferment. The focus is on the "Pessoal do Ceará" movement, which brought artists such as Fagner, Ednardo, and Belchior to prominence. Taking the 1973 álbum as a starting point, the work examines its common association with these three singers - even though, in reality, only Ednardo (alongside Rodger and Teti) is featured on it.
Retired Lao Cao and Xiao Lai, two old men, sit on opposite sides of a drinking table under an arcade in Taipei. They toast and talk nonsense like this every day, and they have done it for more than thirty years. A young director who meant only to watch somehow ends up at the table too, spending many absurd and moving nights with them. Years pass. Someone leaves, someone falls ill, and some relationships are repaired and then break again. The two men are old, they are nearly done with drink, and they no longer see each other often.
A triptych of intimate encounters where the same invitation, ‘come over’, sparks three entirely different expectations. Each scenario reveals the consequences of miscommunication, all shot in single, unbroken takes.
The film is a silent invitation to contemplation: on the winding paths of preserving memory, on what slips through our fingers in the present, and on our own place in the face of the departure of those we love, the disappearance of places, and the subtle marks we leave along the way.
A dystopian fetish agency stages ritualized domination sessions where religious iconography, demonology, and latex bodies merge into a choreography of controlled erotic power.
Pratiroopa is a portrait of look-alike artist named Jaishri Raju who has been impersonating Dr.Vishnuvardhan for more than two decades for a living. The film follows his journey as an impersonator and how he manages to fill the massive void left behind by the star, performing and recreating his iconic moments and songs, and in-turn entertaining fans. The film also reflects upon the larger subcultures of rural orchestra and company theatre in Karnataka.
On a desolate beach, a nudist looks for a cruising encounter in the dunes. A surveillance drone interrupts the ritual and naked chaos turns into an absurd act of salvation.
In a changing village steeped in old lore, a young girl steps into a forbidden grove and uncovers a long-silenced red bloom; she awakens memories buried by power and time. Her quiet act stirs forgotten histories and resistance, blending folklore and reality to reflect on loss, memory and survival.
In rural Telangana, close friends Ganga and Suresh face separation when Ganga prepares to leave for the city. During a playful moment, Suresh accidentally hurts her, misinterpreting her first menstrual cycle as an injury. As traditional rituals isolate Ganga for marriage, their friendship is tested by silence, distance, and the pressures of growing up.
Ambika drives her late best friend’s 13-year-old son, Dhruv, back to boarding school after his father’s sudden death. The ride is strained by Dhruv’s unexplained animosity, which worsens when Ambika’s careless driving breaks his prized windmill science project. The journey culminates when Dhruv confronts her with a painful shared secret.
To win back the family he lost through a lifetime of infidelity, an aging scrap dealer leads his estranged children on a bizarre quest to sell a sacred relic left by a dead friend. Along the way—from weddings to funerals—they find something far more precious than money.