Movies: Self discovery

A poetic short film about a young woman, Dolly, who’s grappling with the haunting echoes of past relationships and her unraveling sense of self....

23-year old Tiel travels to Austin with hopes of reconnecting with her longtime lover, only to end up disillusioned. A turning of events leads her to find her own self-worth in a strange and chaotic world....

Clara goes to summer camp with her best friend Zoé. Far from their parents, they hope to make love to a boy for the first time. After Zoé rejects the advances by Sébastien, because she finds him too forward, she returns to Clara and declares her love...

Music is Melody's biggest obsession; she can hardly live without it. After meeting this new guy at a record store, Melody's life is flipped upside down. Her love for music begins to fade and she spirals into a depression as she struggles to find a wa...

It is the story of a 21-year-old girl who begins to question her choices in life and think about what it would be like if she took new paths. In that time span she embarks on a journey of introspection with questions such as: Who am I? What do I wan...

"A Path with Heart" is a powerful and thought-provoking film, made through “the help of the course of the unknown” that explores the complexities of the human experience. The movie follows the journey of a young man who embarks on a journey of self-d...

In this documentary, 6 protagonists tell their personal experiences of abortion and sterilization, from unplanned pregnancy to a happy mother and vice versa from the wanted child to regretting motherhood....

After officially divorcing Aris, Kinan is now adapting to his new life, becoming a single parent and becoming active again as a doctor. He and his daughter, Raya, live in complete harmony with each other. One day the ex-husband visited him and Raya w...

Feith and Dallas, a married couple, are struck with news on their son’s sudden death. They are going to the morgue to recognise his remains. Meanwhile on the same road 17 years ago they find out that they might become parents. In a lonely gas tank th...

Rush (Ìwàǹwara)" is a cautionary tale about the risks of divining head-first into online relationships and the misconceptions about love and material wealth. It also underscores the themes of redemption, the resilience of the human spirit, and the po...

Deep in the jungle a woman flees from her own reflection....

Everyday Is Like Sunday is a comedy/drama aiming the lens at post-collegiate characters stuck between their imminently-ending youth and impending adulthood. The film follows Mark, Jason, and Flora, as they realistically attempt to pull themselves out...

Ayla wakes up in a mountainous landscape, surrounded only by vegetation and a river. Driven by curiosity and a desire to get to know the place, she goes on a journey of discovery and diving. As she discovers where she is, she also discovers herself....

The film starts in the early evening of a normal day: Sophie, a 20 year old girl, is pregnant and wanders through the night to get sure about her future life. Does she want to be a mother or do an abortion? Does she love her friend or not? Who is the...

A coming of age story of a twenty one year old Afro hipster, who embarks on a journey of self discovery trying to keep the memory of her father alive, when she's thrown into a world of greasy overalls, gender stereotypes and abandoned vintage cars in...

As young adult Quinn cleans out their childhood closet, they reflect on the keepsakes they associate with their gender identity struggle, and ultimately come to a decision that could change their life for the better....

An openly gay filmmaker goes on a conservative religious pilgrimage to Haifa, Israel with his family....

Abu and Nuwas are two teenage boys in boarding school. With different characters, both try to keep a secret between them while grappling with the challenges of bullying and self-discovery in a time of uncertainty and self-doubt....

The Metaphor That Became a Room is a psychological drama exploring identity, communication, and the struggle for self-understanding. Divided into two parts, the film first delves into the protagonist’s frustration with the urge to persuade others, re...

Romaine, a tall thirty-year-old woman, has not found herself yet. She has been living for several years with her boyfriend Justin. When, overnight, the latter drags her after him to Canada in order to start a new life, she blows smoke. Not only does ...