DC Showcase: Death

Drifting Boat

An elderly Chinese immigrant woman strongly desires to return to her hometown in China.

2022

Stay

In the late 1960s, during the Vietnam War, the US government is working on a draft lottery to send soldiers to the front line. Fiona holds back news o

2020

Sunflower

After being sexually assaulted by a well-respected professor, a reclusive Chinese American girl who grew up in an abusive family struggles to find her

2022

Paper Airplane

While falling in love with a reclusive homeless musician, a drug-addicted Chinese school girl regains her appetite for life and makes peace with herse

2021

Icarus

When a Mars colony's comm satellite is damaged, Emilia Riley embarks on a seemingly harmless repair excursion. A shuttle malfunction cuts connectivity

2016

The Faded Lilies

A disfigured violinist mistakes a token of appreciation for a love bouquet. When he realizes his mistake, he loses his mind.

1909

Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers

A hunt for a lost sheep turns into a competition between Hiccup and friends as they compete to become the first Dragon Racing champion of Berk.

2014

He Took His Skin Off for Me

A simple, domestic love story about a man who takes his skin off for his girlfriend, and why it probably wasn't the best idea...

2014

Aban + Khorshid

Inspired by true events, Aban + Khorshid is an intimate portrait of two lovers, glimpsing into the world in which they met, moments before their execu

2014

Brace

On his first foray out onto London's thriving gay scene, newly single Adam meets Rocky, a handsome and mysterious drifter, with whom he shares an inst

2015

High Voltage

High Voltage is constructed from footage James Whitney contributed to Belson for use in one of his Vortex concerts.

1959

Connection

Eleri has been caring for her mum, Luned, since she was a child. But both have become so invested in their reversed roles of parent and child, that th

2021

This Is Zoe

Zoe's reserved nature speaks volumes when her familiar, unwanted inner critic comes out to play.

2022

Shift

An attempt to visualize higher dimensions and unearthliness, taking into account these concepts' heightened awareness, when attempting to process or p

2012

Intruders

In the aftermath of a deadly haunting in a small suburban home, a sinister omnipresent entity proceeds to cause havoc in the private lives of a young

2014

Fine Feathers

Two duelling birds get the urge to change their plumage. A blue jay wants to be decked out in the green of cedar, and a loon dons the burnished red of

1968

Shadi

The last call for the flight to Stockholm is announced over the speakers. Shadi stands outside the gate and holds her mothers skirt as tight as she ca

2014

The Gang of Lidingö

The Gang of Lidingö is a story about the art of taking what you want. The same day the 70's became the 80's we left our tiny flat in the city. We did

2009

Johanne

Inspired by Joan of Arc, Johanne follows a day in a life of the eponymous heroine. While set in medieval fantasy town, it explores the very current an

2017