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All his life, Riku Tachibana has been raised by his grandfather. For some reason, the old man has always been fond of strange hand gestures, and they've rubbed

In a dark and spare theatrical space, four characters use gesture, language, and movement to explore themes of desire and mortality. Neurasia is a 1969 German e

An autistic documentary filmmaker studies two neurotypicals, trying to understand their shared way of being through objects, language and small social gestures.

Chance incidents of life and in the darkroom collide, as found footage film strips take new shape under a flashlight. Poetic gestures in the source material and

A gambling queen uses blackmail to stop a British financier from closing her Chinese clip joint. The Shanghai Gesture is a 1941 film that encompasses the genres

Set against the vibrant spectacle of the jaripeo, a symbol of Mexican cowboy tradition and machismo, this story unveils a hidden world of queer desire and quiet

Zhou Jing'an, a wealthy heir concealing his passion for music, crosses paths with Li Xingyao, a guarded musician raised in an orphanage. Connecting through late

It's Christmas, 1955 in Daytona Beach, FL, and middle child Maryellen longs to stand out amidst the hustle and bustle of her big family. When Benji, a family fr

Chick Strand's SOFT FICTION is a personal documentary that brilliantly portrays the survival power of female sensuality. It combines the documentary approach wi

A Hispanic family find hope in their extraordinary son named Sailboat when a personal gesture awakens a global desire. Armed with a "little guitar", Sailboat le

Grace has baked her dearest friend a birthday cake. However, when Grace's gesture is not appreciated, her generosity takes an obsessive turn. "Cake" is a film t

In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s. Comedy Drama biography

At the end of the film the credits have to go up into the sky, and these credits need their own soundtracks. Symbolic gestures and rituals are sometimes the onl

Jérôme and his wife Monika head for the mountains for a hunting weekend with their friend Stanislas, an inveterate seducer, and his latest conquest, Betty. Even

Various gestures of hand held razorblade, single frame exposures. fluxus short film experimental Paul Sharits

Collected as part of the Fluxfilm Anthology (a multi-reel compendium of 37 short films assembled by Fluxus founder and central operator George Maciunas), One ca

On an isolated road late at night, a young woman, driving alone, comes across a stranded male driver whose car has broken down on a mountain road notorious for

A man returns home late to a twisted anniversary game left by his wife. As he follows the trail, the romance rots away, revealing something brutal, sick, and wa

In a small mountain village lives a man with a challenging name, Giuseppe Garibaldi (one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland"), but everybody call him with th

A man receives a gift from an unknown admirer. "Anonymous Gift" is a film that explores the concept of an unexpected present. The story revolves around a man wh

In a forgotten village of the Yucatán, Lena, a 68-year-old widow, crosses paths with Leon, a 62-year-old Mayan guardian of nature’s secrets and spirits. Lena fi

For Ben, 2015 was going to be the year. His job was going great, he'd finally found his tribe, and he was head over heels for his partner, Nick. It didn't matte

Set in a tavern in Kadıköy, A young man is supposed to light his friend’s cigarette, but he just can’t get the lighter to work. What seems like a small, almost

Penniless Lord Whitebait's plan to save his sinking fortunes is to open stately Whitebait Manor to the public. But the public ignores his gesture, and his fortu