Projects

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On a school bus ride home, 12 year-old Agastya is left adrift when his best friend Naman, chooses to sit elsewhere. A small shift quickly spirals into a quiet storm of identity, guilt and longing. As the journey unfolds through chaos and childhood games, a playful magic trick leads Agastya to confront unspoken emotions and the pressure to fit in. Set entirely during one afternoon, a tender story about friendship, identity, and the invisible ways children absorb the world’s expectations; on a bus that moves forward, even when they’re not ready to. Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2026 - Generation Kplus - World premiere

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A heartfelt coming-of-age comedy romance about Ryan, a teenage boy struggling to find his place at school and at home with his father, who also happens to be his English teacher. After a heated argument, Ryan conjures the ghost of William Shakespeare and gets a chance to step into the spotlight, win the girl he admires, and finally be seen. What begins as a playful, fish-out-of-water adventure becomes a poignant story about love, loss, and the universal desire to belong.

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Behind the walls of a juvenile detention centre, young inmates navigate friendship, identity, and personal growth while confronting harsh realities and their own paths to redemption. Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2026 - Perspectives - World premiere

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After C. P. Cavafy. Dedicated to the body, to remembering, to forgetting. When blinded, the senses can cross-pollinate so that they become more closely bonded. Likewise, they can also disassociate and lose contact with each other. Desire transforms things into other things. The erotics of absence and suggestion direct attention away from the materialism of pornography. Longing is described through cinematic space as distance and proximity. Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam 2026 - World premiere

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In 1989, Wong, a first-generation immigrant, and his mixed-race son, Andy, face a challenging evening at their Chinese takeaway. Dealing with impatient customers and mixed-up orders adds to their frustration. Tensions rise when Wong’s eldest son, Kenny, arrives late for work. Their strained father-son relationship unfolds in front of customers. When a group of drunk, racist customers enter the takeaway tensions escalate further.

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Under the skin of Douglas Gordon, probing what it means to be an artist. Capturing the chaotic energy of a working studio and blurring the lines between art, performance, and reality. The filmmaker's presence challenges the authenticity of the process, exposing the tensions, collaboration, and unpredictability of documenting a boundary-pushing artist. Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2026 - Panorama Dokumente

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Two friends struggling with different demons find the strength to overcome the trauma each of them faces, through the human connection of those that matter most. Wilson who is recovering from alcohol addiction and in the throes of martial conflict, is being trained for a boxing match by his best friend Chris (ex British Forces) who is secretly suffering his own battle with PTSD and going through a messy divorce. As the story unfolds, they are taken to their limits of endurance and pushed to breaking point. As a result, they are forced to become better versions of themselves and reconcile with their partners and each other. However, Chris has one further challenge he must now face alone.

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The last fateful weekend before the, very public, financial collapse of two infamous entrepreneurs from West-Flanders, Belgium, in the late 1990s. The film follows their step by step implosion as they consciously head toward the inevitable ending and as they try to come to terms with each other, their loved ones and themselves. Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2026 - Competition - World premiere

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June 1961, NYC: Legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans has found his musical voice and created the perfect trio, including bass player Scott LaFaro, said to be his soulmate through music. A residency at New York’s Village Vanguard culminates in the live taping of two of the greatest jazz records of all time in one night. Ten days later, LaFaro dies in a car crash. Numb with grief, Evans stops playing. EVERYBODY DIGS BILL EVANS is the story of what happened next for one of the most influential and gifted figures in 20th century music. Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2026 - Competition - World premiere

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At the crossroads of art, activism, and the ocean lies the extraordinary story of Paolo Fanciuli, a humble Italian fisherman with a revolutionary vision. Known as Paolo the Fisherman, he has waged a quiet but fierce war against illegal bottom trawling - one of the most destructive fishing practices threatening marine ecosystems. Driven by years of witnessing the ocean's decline, Paolo devised a radical and poetic solution: the creation of an underwater museum—a surreal seabed installation of massive marble sculptures. These works of art serve a dual purpose: they physically block trawling nets from destroying the seafloor, and they symbolically stand as monuments to resistance and hope. HOUSE OF FISH is a conservation documentary that blends Paolo’s intimate, personal journey with a natural history perspective on the fragility of our oceans... a cinematic ode to the sea and to those who dare to protect it through creativity and courage. By spotlighting Paolo’s efforts and the power of artistic activism, the film aims to awaken a deep emotional connection to our oceans - and inspire urgent action to save them.

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A woman who is concerned for her aging mother moves back to London with her teenage daughter. Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2026 - Competition - World premiere

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As if conquering cancer wasn't hard enough, 17-year-old Ivy's parents sign her up to spend her summer at what she calls "chemo camp", where she manages to find unexpected friends in a group of misfits and has a summer she'll never forget. Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2026 - Generation 14plus - World premiere