First Nights

A pilot navigates a storm. Inspired by the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Shot on an iPhone XS.

A young woman finds herself alone in the house of her late mother where an unsettling and sinister presence emerges. Short, remade full length in 2012.

A subtitle warns, "beware of dark sunglasses." Anna and her lover, whose looks in bowler and bow tie are reminiscent of a young Buster Keaton, kiss chastely on a bridge overlooking the Seine. He dons sunglasses and waves as she runs down a stairway to the river's edge, then watches in horror as she's knocked flat and loaded into the back of a hearse. In vain, he gives chase. Disconsolate, he buys a large funeral wreath and a handkerchief from sympathetic vendors. He removes the glasses to wipe his eyes and realizes they are the cause of all his woe. He replays the farewell without the glasses.

Ilmari is escaping snowy Finland to go skateboarding in Barcelona, but a quiet evening at a house party escalades into misunderstandings, arguments and too many “second opinions”.

The Force That Through The Green Fire Fuels The Flower, a contemporary silent film follows a man through a journey of memories in the course of one night. During one drunken night at a bar, vivid flashbacks of his life come back to him making him realize that memories may appear in unexpected forms.

After a year of separation, a young Taiwanese American girl and her mom struggle to reconnect with her dad and two older sisters across familial and cultural divides.

In the midst of a climatic apocalypse, Sol and Alex live in a shelter adapted for their survival. When the system that provides them with oxygen begins to fail, their fears and ghosts become present. Facing the imminent end, they find comfort in one another, accompanying each other on their last day of their lives.

The various moods and problems of adolescents during puberty are highlighted. Even the most intimate problems of the main characters are portrayed in a sensitive manner.

Follows Supernova, a young Christian, and the backlash they face after coming out to their church as LGBTQ+. Loosely based on director Tatiana Navarrette’s own experiences.

Tom, somewhat lunar, is a cameraman for pornographic films. He is seized with a hallucination while filming the antics of star Emma Foxx: in the lens, he sees her resplendent, sitting in the middle of a deserted beach. Obsessed by this mirage, Tom will do everything to find this moment of grace.

A short film based on Dusko Radovic writings.