Drama movies

A guy tries to call a girl whose number is incomplete, leading to a series of awkward conversations with strangers.

A rhythmic portrait of the search for connection between a reclusive drummer and his sister. Overwhelmed by the rumbling vibrations of a fragmented winter landscape, the tormented brother refuses to speak. His sister tries to break his silence by communicating indirectly through audio clips, using her brother’s sound recorder to create an auditive universe for their relationship.

Amidst a solar flare phenomenon, two recently separated lovers seek to reconcile their relationship by revisiting their favourite pastime of karaoke. 

Matthew moves out of his apartment complex at UC Irvine only to be met with a ghost of himself roaming his room.

Ru$ambo follows the journey of Hanayashe, a Shona bride whose lobola ceremony unravels into a maze of accusations and secrets when the bride price mysteriously disappears. With the marriage now in limbo, Hanayashe is forced to confront a painful truth: someone within her trusted circle has sabotaged her big day. To reclaim her future, she must untangle the motives of her family and close friends, exposing hidden agendas, fractured loyalties, and long-buried tensions. Inspired by whodunnit-style mysteries and African folktales of tricksters and betrayals, Ru$ambo transforms a seemingly straightforward theft into a gripping tale of suspicion, deception, and cultural reckoning.

A little girl with echolalia is left home alone at night with her mother, whom she no longer recognizes.

When Alex enters the basement, he discovers a grotesque ritual: a monstrous plant feeding on his father’s blood.

An extremely dedicated office worker begins to question her workplace’s mission of scamming strangers in order to return to their home planet. An eccentric and creative take on the absurdities of office culture and conspiracy theories, this dark comedy is utterly singular.

Days blur together for a maternity ward nurse who prays that a previous abortion was successful and that her late period will arrive in due time. Set among scenes of medical expertise, electricity blackouts, and camaraderie, this film feels lived-in, reminding us that life continues apace despite individual crises.

When a bite from an endangered eel starts replacing an unsuspecting scientist’s skin with salt, the scientist must give in to the unstoppable force of transformation. With a muted, earthy color palette, this hopeful short finds peace in the often painful process of becoming something, or someone, new.

At an art gallery, a disillusioned assistant's pretence of normality is pushed to breaking point when a sudden act takes place.

Danielle and Harry's latest attempt at kinky roleplay shines a discomforting light on what they really want from life.

An undergrad embarks on a networking meeting with an older woman who might offer more than he signed up for.

A lonely mid-thirty music teacher, Christine, moves to work in a secondary school for boys, where she meets 16-year-old talented pianist, Marwan, and starts to offer him private lessons. Their relationship grows more controversial, and her students and colleagues terribly questions the truth of her relationship with Marwan, the thing that pushes her into a difficult crisis with herself.

As Fireworks, an intelligent urban system, transforms everyday life, a dance teacher from the fading city of Glaceterre is invited to the smart region just as a disillusioned engineer returns. Amid demolition and memories of ice and flame, she must choose between efficiency and human connection—and decide what it means to remain human.