
Enter the Void
(2010)Eight years after the controversial and shocking Irreversible, director Gaspar Noé cemented his reputation as the enfant terrible of New French Extremity with perhaps his most challenging film to date - a hallucinatory meditation on life, death and rebirth, shot entirely in the first person.

The Aerial
(2007)An entire city has lost its voice. Mr. TV, the owner of the city’s only television channel, is carrying out a sinister plan to control all of the city’s inhabitants. He kidnaps a singer, the only one who still has The Voice. An inventor witnesses the kidnapping and flees to thwart approaching doom.

The Innocents
(2021)The kids are not alright in this bone-chilling horror tale from Eskil Vogt, famed for his writing partnership with Joachim Trier. Alert to the supernatural unease that lurks among the sleepy forests of Oslo, The Innocents punctures the edenic cocoon of childhood with disturbing, gruesome deeds.

The Five Devils
(2022)Vicky has a mysterious gift: she can recreate any scent she comes across, even that of her beloved mother Joanne. When her estranged aunt suddenly returns to town, the invocation of her fragrance plunges the young girl back in time to unravel a past replete with family secrets and queer romance.

Byzantium
(2013)Two mysterious women seek refuge at a run-down British seaside resort, where the truth about their vampiric nature won't stay secret for long.

Jauja
(2014)Remarkably bold filmmaking from Argentina’s Lisandro Alonso, the enigmatic Jauja is a postcolonial political allegory rendered in witty shots dazzlingly colored and composed. A film hypnotic and transfixing, minimalist and expressionistic. Starring Viggo Mortensen.

Night Across the Street
(2012)We love this film but are saddened to play it. Why? It is Chilean exile-fabulist Raúl Ruiz’s final film, marking the end of a career that seemed to be always expanding in wild, unexpected directions. Here Ruiz returns to his homeland to fashion an oneiric and playful ode to old age and cinephilia.

Oh, Woe Is Me
(1993)At a Swiss lakeside resort, a book publisher investigates a mysterious tale, the story of a god-like being entering the body of a man, Simon, to experience physical love with his wife, Rachel. Did this actually happen or is Rachel just covering up her infidelity to her husband?

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
(1976)Dona Flor’s passionate yet irresponsible husband Vadinho drops dead while dancing in the streets. Seeking a stable life, the widowed Dona remarries a respectable pharmacist shortly after. However, when her new love life turns out to be less than satisfying, the ghost of her late husband returns.

An Urban Allegory
(2024)Enchanted by a child’s curious gaze, An Urban Allegory is quintessential Alice Rohrwacher. Together with street artist JR, the supernal filmmaker assembles a kaleidoscopically playful vision of art, tracing how it moves through this stage of magical light and alluring shadow we call the world.

Pussy
(2016)Alone for the night, a young woman eagerly plans for a sweet solo pleasure session. But as she gets started, unexpected interruptions turn her private moment into a chaotic adventure.

Coma
(2022)A punk spirit pervades this endearingly DIY film, which gleefully blends animation, horror, and essay-film tropes into an unpredictable mix. Thrillingly inventive and bursting with hope, Coma addresses with poignancy and frankness the anxieties of a young generation facing an uncertain future.

Mami Wata
(2023)Drawing from West African folklore, C.J. Obasi’s transfixing fable heeds the siren call of the sea, a space of both rebirth and destruction. Winner of a Special Jury prize at Sundance, LĂlis Soares’s high-contrast black-and-white cinematography conjures a spellbinding vision of aquatic spiritualism.

Nun or Never!
(2023)With dreamlike imagery and transporting choral melodies, this charming animation explores the earth-shattering impact of desire on body and mind. In this wordless journey of self-discovery, lust is an all-consuming thrill that can be isolating—though few are strangers to its grip.

Shrooms
(2023)All fungi are fascinating—but some more than others. This soothing short shows that collecting, sharing, and using magic mushrooms can be delicate acts of care. Softly psychedelic images, playful in-camera effects, and intimate voice-over combine in a humble perspective on man’s place in the world.

#21xoxo
(2019)Can the instant gratification of the internet satisfy IRL desires? Bringing together live-action rotoscopy and retro graphics in a pastel color palette, this heady short captures the false optimism, cynical narcissism, and ardent hedonism that buzz through online communication.

The Endless Film
(2018)De fragmentos de pelĂculas argentinas que nunca llegaron a existir surge una historia paralela del sĂ©ptimo arte en este ensayo cinematográfico.

My Skin, Luminous
(2019)Having lost the pigment in his skin, Matias, an infirmed orphan at a Michoacán primary school, has been quarantined from his classmates. Meanwhile, the presence and words of novelist Mario Bellatin offer the prospect of healing to his ailing body.

The Believer's Heaven
(1977)The final collaboration between devout Christian grindhouse director Ron Ormond and Rev. Estus Pirkle takes you on a trip to heaven (with a sprinkle of hell for good measure). Strap in for this kitschy and peculiar mix of Biblical drama, educational film, and Tod Browning-style “freak” sideshow!

Orgy of the Dead
(1965)A gloriously garish, über-camp “nudie cutie,” with a screenplay written by the infamous director Ed Wood: we’re sold! But wait, there’s more. It stars American psychic Criswell (of Plan 9 from Outer Space fame), a plethora of stripteases, and some truly demented costumes. In short: a cult classic!