Movies: Slice of life

Chi is a lousy real estate agent who muddles through life. Growing up, his mother has always told him to lead a simple life, until he reunites with his primary school P.E. teacher, Mr Wong. Mr Wong, who’s been increasingly ill, wants to keep his pro...

A short documentary about a group of open-water swimmers on Long Island who gather every summer morning in Hampton Bays. Born out of the post-pandemic era, their daily swims provide a sense of calm and a newfound community, proving that it’s never to...

Kyle and Sam go through different stages of their lives as they hold onto the one constant thing in their lives, their friendship....

A former party girl longs for love in the boredom of the zombie apocalypse, but will risk her safety and the safety of her best friend....

A thoughtful and meditative coming of age film that follows a meandering young adult. He, while on a call with a friend, realizes that it is the end of summer. Over the last few days of summer he struggles to face the nothingness of his future....

Film set in a remote mountainous area where work and living conditions are harsh....

An intense short movie showing a turbulent marriage. The wife is always smiling. The man gets angry time and again....

Rolling along on a bike or floating in a doctor’s office’s seasonal hamster display, Wheel Music explores the aesthetic feeling and social character of Sendagi, an old town in Tokyo under urban development in preparation for the planned Tokyo 2020 Su...

Greta's Girls lovingly depicts the quotidian moments in the domestic life of a lesbian couple and their dog in New York City. Greta's Girls is one of the first independent short films to focus on lesbians....

Brazilian documentary short about the life of Edna — actress of Iracema —....

Staying with an old friend in a new city, a former Olympian aims to let loose on his last day. All the while an important decision looms above his head…...

Every single day of 2022 represented by one single uncut, unedited shot. The result: the year in moments....

The Orange is a drama about a lonely man reliving the night he met his soulmate....

Sonder is a trilingual (in English, Hindi, and Punjabi) mood piece about the ordinariness of life. It is a celebration of the seemingly simple, regular, and boring lives....

Every summer, Marek and Janina work as charcoal burners in Bieszczady. Far from civilization, surrounded by the mountain range, they live in unison with nature and its rhythm. We accompany them from dusk to dawn, observing the slow passing of time. T...

Five authentic tales of people young and old, searching for a fresh adventure and new beginnings, all with one thing in common - they all take place on the exquisite island of Okinawa....

Janet Sharrock has two children and Brent “Buddha” Barnes has three; the pair has a meet-cute at the local RSL, marry and unite their families, Brady Bunch style. Now grown up, Becky (famous for being one of only 80 people in the world with Highly Su...

Eva is going through a troubled time in her life. After a breakup and amid professional uncertainty, she discovers an unwanted pregnancy. Faced with obstacles, she tries to continue her routine, hoping that the problem she doesn't want to deal with w...

A bereaved woman utilizes near-future tech, in an attempt to recall the comfort of a mundane memory with a recently lost loved one....

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