Leijonasydän (Heart of lion in the english version) is a 2013 Finnish drama film directed by Dome Karukoski. It tells the story about a Neo-Nazi named Teppo, who falls in love with a woman named Sari. He later finds out that Sari’s son from the previous… Continue Reading
Friends is a band from Brooklyn, New York formed in September 2010 and disbanded sometime in 2013. The group released the singles “Friend Crush” and “I’m His Girl” in 2011. On 2012, BBC Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens selected the band’s third single, “Mind Control”, as his Hottest Record in the… Continue Reading
Nino Mancuso’s dark short film comedy uses an absurd premise to explore jealousy, fear, self-destruction, and, of course, paranoia inside relationships.Things start normal enough: Suzie (Angela Trimbur) and Sean head to the movies to watch a film featuring Gyllenhaal. But,… Continue Reading
Melon Rainbow is a young girl who yearns to be seen. By day she has a cleaning job in a housing association for blind people. At night she stages herself in front of her computer bathed in neon lights. Everyday… Continue Reading
Directed and written by Christopher Winterbauer, Break Down is a low-key, darkly comic, but also poignant take on a couple who has reached the end of their path together. The short film genius is how it merges so many disparate tones. It’s… Continue Reading
“Fill your heart with French Fries” is a short sad comedy written and directed by Tamar Glezerman, about a woman who gets dumped by her girlfriend at a fast food joint, and, too sad to go home, just stays there… Continue Reading
Maîtresse (Mistress in the english version) is a 1975 French film directed by Barbet Schroeder, starring Bulle Ogier and, in one of his earliest leading roles, Gérard Depardieu. Looking for a measure of affection and companionship, Olivier (Depardieu) crosses the path of the lovely Ariane (Ogier). She happens to be… Continue Reading
Joanna Arnow’s fascination with the power balance in relationships continues with her acclaimed narrative short film, “Bad at Dancing,” which won the Silver Bear at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival. Eleanore Pienta beguiles as Isabel, a young woman whose… Continue Reading
The Lickerish Quartet is a 1970 drama film produced, written and directed by Radley Metzler, in which a wealthy Italian matriarch finds an unlikely object of lust in the form of a mysterious blonde visitor. Metzger created R-rated movies with widescreen ambition and this film marked the… Continue Reading
A young husband, and soon-to-be father, works in a sleazy motel with his wife. When one of the night’s customers leaves behind an unexpected mess, the husband’s keen eye for opportunity and quick thinking may change their fortunes forever. Coming… Continue Reading
Tame Impala is an Australian psychedelic band created by Kevin Parker in 2007. Parker’s music is heavily influenced by late 1960s and early 1970s psychedelic rock, which is achieved through various production methods. Some favoured and often-used effects by Parker include phasing, delay, reverb and fuzz. The group began as a home recording… Continue Reading
Todo exterior (Street view in the english version) is a 2009 short film directed by Mercedes Domínguez, about an apartment viewing which can bring more than expected. It was one of the finalists at the Jameson Notodo Filmfest.
Gone goodbye is a short film directed by Keith Rivers, that explores relationships and privacy in unusual and surprising ways. It can be difficult to find a short film where the director has so successfully managed to craft together a… Continue Reading
Blue Jay is a drama romance film directed by Alex Lehmann in his fictional feature debut, from a screenplay by Mark Duplass. It stars Duplass and Sarah Paulson. The film was financed by Netflix without the company even seeing a script. Instead, Duplass wrote a 10-page outline that allowed for… Continue Reading
Sing street takes us back to 1980s Dublin seen through the eyes of a 14-year-old boy named Conor (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) who is looking for a break from a home strained by his parents’ relationship and money troubles, while trying to… Continue Reading
Hostiable is a 2015 short film directed by David Galán Galindo and winner of the Jameson distribution award. In 3 minutes, the short defines a typical couple going through their declive.
DIIV are an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York City, formed in 2011. Zachary Cole Smith (former touring guitarist of Soft Black, Darwin Deez and Beach Fossils) started a solo project in 2011. Smith, who originally named the project Dive after the Nirvana song of the same name, put together a live… Continue Reading
When young doctor, Fabian, sees an uncanny resemblance in the face of one of his dying patients, he snaps out of his rut. On a whim, he leaves Berlin and travels to Lisbon, where his ex-girlfriend, Doro, works as an… Continue Reading
Perfetti sconosciuti (Perfect strangers in the english version) is a 2016 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Paolo Genovese.The film brings a bitter ensemble with an impressive cast that poses the question: How well do we really know those close to us? During a dinner party,… Continue Reading
Love is a 2015 French-Belgian 3D erotic romantic drama film written and directed by Gaspar Noé. The film marked Noe’s fourth directorial venture after a gap of five years. The film revolves around the lives of a cinema school student named Murphy, and his former girlfriend Electra, whom… Continue Reading
John and Mary is a 1969 American romantic drama film directed by Peter Yates. It stars Dustin Hoffman and Mia Farrow in the title roles, directly on the heels of Midnight Cowboy and Rosemary’s Baby, respectively (as well as Bullitt for Yates). John and Mary begins the morning after John and Mary meet in a… Continue Reading
Gloria is a 2013 Chilean-Spanish drama film directed by Sebastián Lelio. Gloria (Paulina García) is a 58-year-old divorcée. Her grown son and daughter have their own lives. She meets Rodolfo (Sergio Hernández), a senior who, like her, is seeking companionship, but he cannot give up… Continue Reading
In Sue Lost in Manhattan (1997), the Israeli director Amos Kollek presents a moving portrait of a young unemployed woman in New York, who is being overwhelmed by loneliness and goes in search of human warmth. It is a touching… Continue Reading
Blue Valentine is a 2010 American romantic drama film named after the Tom Waits album of the same name, written and directed by Derek Cianfrance. The film premiered in competition at the 26th Sundance Film Festival. Derek Cianfrance, Cami Delavigne, and Joey Curtis wrote the film, and Michelle Williams and Ryan… Continue Reading
A young woman’s relationship takes a dark turn when every sound her boyfriend makes starts to annoy her. We don’t want to spoil the ending for you, but things get a little messy. A short film directed and written by… Continue Reading
In the short film Me & You, the stages of a love story between a man and a woman are depicted through a single location and camera angle–the man’s bedroom, as seen looking straight down from the ceiling. The film… Continue Reading
Prag (Prague in english) is a 2006 award winning danish Film written and directed by Ole Christian Madsen. A slowly crumbling relationship begins to collapse while a man performs an unpleasant family errand in this drama. Christoffer (Mads Mikkelsen) and… Continue Reading
This is when we met is a short film written and directed by Sean Cunningham, about Robbie and Mary, a couple as they live out an entire relationship in three minutes.