The Clouds are Two Thousand Meters Up(2025)

One Second(zh)

A movie fan escapes from a labour camp during the Chinese Cultural Revolution and strikes up a relationship with a homeless female vagabond.

Caught by the Tides(zh)

Years after her boyfriend left her for the big city and promised to bring her there after he’s settled down, a Chinese woman sets out on a journey to be reunited with him.

Under the Hawthorn Tree(zh)

The daughter of a right-winger, schoolgirl Jing Qiu is sent to the countryside for reeducation, and tasked to help write a textbook. There she meets Lao San, a young soldier with a bright future ahead. Despite the class divide and parental disapproval, romance blooms against turbulent times.

Black Dog(zh)

On the edge of the Gobi desert in Northwest China, Lang returns to his hometown after being released from jail. While working for the local dog patrol team to clear the town of stray dogs before the Olympic Games, he strikes up an unlikely connection with a black dog. These two lonely souls embark on a journey together.

The Young One(en)

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.

Mr. Tree(zh)

Teased by hallucinations, Shu, a slacker living in a rural village, struggles with an ever-loosening grip on reality. Yet when one of his visions manifests as real, his fellow villagers come to regard him as a clairvoyant. Can Shu genuinely see into the future? Is he actually just a basket case? Or is he perhaps more lucid than he seems, and pulling a fast one on everyone?

The Sun Also Rises(zh)

A polyptych of interconnected stories in different time-zones, shifting between a Yunnan village, a campus, and the Gobi Desert.

Taipei Suicide Story(zh)

A receptionist at a suicide hotel in Taipei forms a fleeting friendship over the course of one night with a guest who can’t decide if she wants to live or die.

Long Day's Journey Into Night(zh)

Luo Hongwu returns to Kaili, the hometown from which he fled many years ago. He begins the search for the woman he loved and whom he has never been able to forget.

Return to Dust(zh)

Humble, unassuming Ma and timid Cao have been cast off by their families and forced into an arranged marriage. They have to combine their strength and build a home to survive. In the face of much adversity, an unexpected bond begins to blossom, as both Ma and Cao, uniting with Earth's cycles, create a haven for themselves in which they can thrive.

Starry Starry Night(zh)

There was once a young girl named May who felt alienated from everyone around her. May is worried about her mother and father, whose marriage is on the rocks, and she yearns to return to the woods where her grandfather lives. One day, May befriends a boy as lonely as she is. When reality catches up, they run away to a beautiful world that belongs only to them. Both imaginatively escapist and heartbreakingly realistic, their journey speaks to kids and adults alike with the pain of solitude, the sorrow of loss, and the warmth of hope.

Winged Creatures(en)

A psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horrendous event: a doctor doubts his own instincts and elects to use an experimental medical procedure on his wife, while a gambler believes he's on a lucky streak. A waitress begins engaging in promiscuous sex, and a young girl whose father is among the dead gains unexpected fame.

Tigertail(en)

A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter.

Werewolf: The Beast Among Us(en)

Set in a 19th century village, a young man studying under a local doctor joins a team of hunters on the trail of a wolf-like creature.

Jade Dynasty(zh)

After the massacre of his village, Zhang Xiaofan is taken in by the Qing Yun Sect where he begins his journey of cultivation. When he finds out the truth behind the deaths of his parents, he succumbs to his rage and demonic tendencies and becomes the enemy of Qing Yun Sect.

Father of the Bride(en)

A father comes to grips with his daughter’s upcoming wedding through the prism of multiple relationships within a big, sprawling Cuban-American family.

Almost Friends(en)

A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a serious boyfriend. As they become closer, the line between friendship and intimacy is blurred, and the situation forces both to examine where they are in their lives.

The Kindness of Strangers(en)

Clara and her two sons escape from her abusive husband with little more than their car and plan to start over in New York. After the car towed away, the family meets Alice, who gets them into an emergency shelter. While stealing food at a Russian restaurant called ‘Winter Palace’, Clara meets Marc, who has been given the chance to help the old eatery regain its former glory. The ‘Winter Palace’ soon becomes a place of unexpected encounters between people who are all undergoing some sort of crisis and whom fate has now brought together.

The Hole(zh)

In the final days of the year 1999, almost everyone in Taiwan has died from a strange plague that ravished the island. As rain pours down relentlessly, a single man is stuck with an unfinished plumbing job and a hole in his floor. This results in a very odd relationship with the woman who lives below him.

Hungry Hearts(en)

The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance.

FaceTape(en)

A junkie decides to come clean from abusing an analog VR drug called FaceTape only to find his life outside of his addiction is far from stable.

E Soffierò e Sbufferò e Butterò giù la tua Casa(it)

COS ENDINS Inside the body(en)

After so many generational repetitions and beneath so many layers is a territory to be negotiated beyond each person’s skin, inside: the cavity that echoes the intimate and singular identity of everyone. The voice that populate this film bring us to various spaces in Matera, from tourist agglomerations to the town’s internal spaces (grottes, caves, cisterns, lanes, rooms) and the body’s own unassailable space: pleasure and desire for other bodies that no one can cancel.

THE QUEST: Everest VR(en)

'THE QUEST: Everest VR' is a one-of-a-kind "real-life" Virtual Reality documentary to climb and reveal the most legendary mountain on earth, Mt. Everest, in stunning 360 degree video! It is the only real-life Virtual Reality experience that puts you directly in the boots with filmmaker and explorer, Alex Harz, on an epic 52 day quest to the Top of the World (29,032 feet / 8849 meters), and the closest thing to climbing Everest without all the rigorous training, planning and high risk needed to physically step foot on the mountain! 'THE QUEST: Everest VR' can be experienced worldwide in Virtual Reality headsets, and on computers, phones, tablets, etc...

Virtual Lies(zh)

The sci-fi film "Virtual Lies" is about a story related to VR world. Xu Ze is a programmer. He developed a VR world to help the people who lost their beloved. Su Tiantian came close to him for his invaluable virtual coins. But they fell into love. Shui Sheng, a colleague of Xu, disclosed Su Tiantian's secret. Then Xu's virtual coins are all gone. At last, Xu fould the truth and saved his lover.

Terra(es)

Terra tells the story of a separated couple when the man is sent on a space mission in the Skyline. After three months without communication and without her return, the woman - pregnant - faces uncertainty and loss. Unexpectedly, he receives a message from the man from the mission, assuring that he is still alive. In the outcome, the narrative takes a revealing turn: someone opens his eyes in front of a graphical interface, insinuating that everything seen has been a simulation that restarts from scratch. An intimate science fiction story that explores memory, waiting and the fragility of reality.

The Cave(en)

Gus spends every waking hour in Virtual Reality, ignoring the Gigworkers who tend to his physiological needs.

Così è (o mi pare)(it)

Lychgate(en)

Lychgate reimagines the selection of The Chosen One in the iconic ballet The Rite of Spring, depicting a community of women performing a ritual, not to sacrifice, but to honor the unknown and empower one member to envision it. This 360º dance film blurs the boundaries between terrestrial and ethereal planes, sweeping the viewer up in the fervor of bodies moving in ceremony and synchronicity.

Goldmine(en)

Singer Lorelai's father suffers a heart attack and is placed on VR life support. She enters his virtual reality to revive him through shared memories, but becomes trapped in an Old Western VR world.

Doja Cat: The Scarlet Tour in VR(en)

"Paint the Town Red" with Doja Cat from the sold-out Detroit stop of her mind-bending debut arena tour. "The Scarlet Tour in VR" brings home all the spectacle of Doja Cat's cutting edge tour in one hit-filled, thrilling immersive concert experience.

Lockdown 2020 | L'Italia Invisibile(it)

Omar Rashid's documentary uses virtual reality and the voices of Matilde Gioli and Vinicio Marchioni to recount a unique journey through the beauty and desolation of Italy's most important cities of art during the Covid-19 emergency.

VR(es)

David receives his new VR glasses and one morning, while his girlfriend goes shopping, he tries them out.

Oneroom-Babel(ko)

One Room Babel is the name of a tower created from data collected using a LIDAR scanner on the one-room apartments of young adults in their 20s and 30s, as well as the name of an interactive VR project. Users can explore the interior of One Room Babel, which is made of coral reefs, through VR and discover text placed throughout the space.

VR: Real life(ro)

In a society divided between the luxury of those in “Volnix” and the squalor of the “free zone,” VR. Real Life explores the limits of the body, of poverty, and of freedom. Andrei and Alexa find in virtual reality the only horizon where love and freedom can exist. When betrayal shatters this illusion, the two are left trapped between worlds: the harsh reality and the impossible dream of a life without borders.

Re-Imagine Cabiria(it)

A short film that reinterprets the silent film masterpiece "Cabiria" from 1914, directed by Giovanni Pastrone and enriched with literary captions by Gabriele D'Annunzio, thanks to the integration of digital technologies such as virtual reality, Artificial Intelligence, and the powerful 3D graphics engine Unreal Engine.

The Age of the Monster(fr)

Through a series of leaps in time from the 1970s to a post-Anthropocene future, we follow in the footsteps of a mysterious creature.

Sparks 2048(tr)

College student MERİÇ sees his crush SUDE in anxiety. They must complete a questionnaire to learn their grades for this semester. This questionnaire is a VR game designed for students to have fun while completing their questions. The game shapes itself depending on the player and their individual experience. When MERİÇ enters the game, he meets with his fun guide 1STQUESTION (A robot that helps him complete his questionnaire). Throughout his journey, we meet with several characters in the game that we also see in real-life sequences. SPARKS PIRATE and her APPRENTICE are the villains who try to capture 1STQUESTION and make MERİÇ trapped in the game. He must complete all questions, fight for what he loves the most, and fulfill his destiny.

The Italian Baba(it)

Alpha(en)

The short film Alpha has been officially selected for the "VR Film (360° Virtual Reality)" category at the prestigious AVANCA – International Meeting of Cinema, Television, Video, and Multimedia competition. Alpha is a horror short film that leverages 360° VR technology to create an immersive and unsettling experience for viewers. The AVANCA festival, known for showcasing innovative works in cinema and multimedia, provides a global platform for groundbreaking projects like this one. The selection highlights Alpha's unique storytelling and technical achievements in the realm of virtual reality horror.