Backlights

Oskar Matzerath is a very unusual boy. Refusing to leave the womb until promised a tin drum by his mother, Agnes, Oskar is reluctant to enter a world...

In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents...

A short film based on the book by Slovak author Pavol Zeleňák, "Keď sú tajomstvá iba služobné" (When...

In her last year of secondary school, a bright Indonesian student is determined to pursue her education and resist getting married, despite the...

At a high-school party, four friends find that losing their collective virginity isn't as easy as they had thought. But they still believe that they...

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel...

1984, Sandusky, Ohio. A naive 17-year-old navigates heartbreak and self-expression as he explores his sexuality.

This bittersweet film was Roman Vávra's feature debut. The film consists of three independent stories, all connected through the motif of a...

Centered around a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird...

An exploration of the growing friendship between small-town girl Laura, who is persuaded onto a hiking trip by her friend Merit, and Joosep, a...

In turn-of-the-century Mississippi, an 11-year-old boy comes of age as two mischievous adult friends talk him into sneaking the family car out for a...

A filmmaker talks about his work and love life with an unseen friend behind the camera. We also watch four of his short films.