The Bus to Nowhere(2024)

Ice Cream Fever(ja)

Four women of different ages work at or frequent an ice cream shop, each dealing with dreams, timidity, inexperience with love, and personal pain, their lives intersecting at the shop.

Before We Go(en)

A woman who is robbed on her way to catch the 1:30 train to Boston is left stranded in New York City. She meets a man who helps her during the course of the night and the two form a romance.

It Ends with the Taste of Smoke(hr)

Conversation between man and woman that leads to some unexpected events.

A Whisker Away(ja)

A peculiar girl transforms into a cat to catch her crush's attention. But before she realizes it, the line between human and animal starts to blur.

No Place to Go(ja)

Michiko used to work as a live-in part-timer at an izakaya, but suddenly lost her job and her house at the same time due to COVID-19 pandemic. There are no new jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and diners and internet cafes are closed. Michiko is at her wits' end, but there in front of her is a bus stop that stands slightly brightly in the darkness, illuminated only by the streetlights.

Played Out(en)

James is the lead singer in a local rock band who is allergic to responsibility. Leslie is the bass player in the band, a middle-aged single mom struggling to connect with her teenage son. And Tim West is Booda, a rapper trying to maintain his dreams of a music career while living up to his responsibilities as a husband and father to two young boys. These characters will wake up tomorrow and struggle again, but they each find a little hard-won peace at the end of the day.

The Bus Stop(en)

Two young boys come to blows due to religious stereotypes they learned from their parents.

Dao(en)

Dao (22) is a young Thai woman. She arrives in the Netherlands to share the rest of her life with a dutch called Michel. The confrontation with a man she barely knows in a strange country with foreign tastes, scents and habits makes Dao feel rootless. Does she realizes only now what she has started?

November(nl)

An old and rather weary man feels his end draw near and decides to make a trip, armed with a bag of sandwiches and a newspaper. His gaze wanders across the bustle of the city. In some place at the edge of town, in a beautiful, hilly environment, he spends a chilly night. While waiting for his wife, he has a remarkable meeting.

Zara Si Zindagi(hi)

An MA in philosophy, Raja arrives in Delhi to look for employment and comes across Kusum, a struggling stage actress. They both face hardships in order to make a living.

Pendulum(ja)

An intense short movie showing a turbulent marriage. The wife is always smiling. The man gets angry time and again.

The Dangerous Stranger(en)

In this film, a police officer tells children about the dangers of accepting rides or presents from strangers, and relates the unfortunate stories of several children who did and were never seen again.

WAVE!! Surfing Yappe!! - Chapter 1(ja)

Shepard(en)

A troubled teen crosses paths with a charismatic, dangerous stranger and it becomes the worst decision in both of their lives.

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet(ja)

Two people meet each other after missing the last train home, leading to a beautiful relationship over five years.

True History of the Kelly Gang(en)

Set against the badlands of Australia where the English rule with a bloody fist and the Irish endure, Ned Kelly discovers he comes from a line of Irish rebels — an uncompromising army of cross dressing bandits immortalised for terrorising their oppressors back in Ireland. Fuelled by the unfair arrest of his mother, Kelly recruits a wild bunch of warriors to plot one of the most audacious attacks of anarchy and rebellion the country has ever seen.

The Room Returns!(en)

A green-screen reliant remake of Tommy Wiseau's 2003 cult film.

Blue, Painful, Fragile(ja)

Two outsider college students set up a secret society circle, "Moai," which aims to change the world. But one day, one of them disappears.

Our Little Sister(ja)

After the death of their estranged father, 3 adult sisters invite their teenaged half-sister to live with them.

Sweet Bean(ja)

The master of a dorayaki pastry store hires a 76-year-old woman whose talents attract customers from all over. But she's hiding a troubling secret. Life's joys are found in the little details, and no matter what may be weighing you down, everyone loves a good pastry.