
(No) Laughing Matter
A young filmmaker decides to embark on an unusual quest: to find humor in the West Bank. Little does she realize that her offbeat road trip will lead her to discover a reality known to few beyond the walls surrounding Palestine.
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A young filmmaker decides to embark on an unusual quest: to find humor in the West Bank. Little does she realize that her offbeat road trip will lead her to discover a reality known to few beyond the walls surrounding Palestine.

A movie almanac of five short stories about happy accidents.


One boy battles his own personal tsunami of nose-water.

Things were going fine for the chickens, but evolution took a scary turn and the future is now uncertain.

The mayor, the deputy, and the village policeman go to visit a railway guard in order to compose verses. Poor fellows…

Earthquake is one of the most recognizable entertainers around and for good reason! There aren't many comedians who can bring you to tears. His straightforward comedic style has propelled him into sold-out shows, movies, and various television shows. Earthquake is at his best in his all-new stand-up special. He talks about everything from dropping a nuclear bomb to divorce.

A Psychotherapist gets some disturbing news.

Qüfür tells story of a sheikh who see the religion as a capital to exploit the masses. On the other hand, the paths of Fatma and Yusuf who are in a deep love will cross in this dervish lodge.

The year is 2040. Large parts of the Netherlands have been flooded and millions of people have sought refuge in Limburg; the last refuge where everyone hopes for a new life as they knew it. But nothing is left to chance in this sanctuary. Doctor Frank (Bruno Vanden Broecke), the gene doctor, helps you find the ideal child with the best genes and brains. And Alecto (Angela Schijf), an all-controlling, self-learning artificial intelligence, is always helpful in all decisions. From lunch to love, it's best to leave your affairs to Alecto. This new world offers the perfect relationship with a partner exactly as we dream of him or her, and even the sex is better in virtual rooms. But how do you find your own way when everything is based on data, coincidence no longer exists and the role of humans seems to be becoming less and less important?

Caridad won a washing machine in a raffle at her old hair salon. Her daughter Helena thinks that this hulk, as she likes to call it, will only bring more expenses. However, together with all the neighbors, they will find a way to make it profitable. Jealousy will arise, and Paloma will do everything she can to ruin their business. A comedy set in rural Spain.


When the video of a once-famous emo band performing impromptu karaoke together goes viral, a door opens for the possibility of a reunion the day of the guitarist's Christmastime wedding.

Peter Blanes is a freshman in high school, and if that isn’t hard enough, people now believe his older brother Jimmy is a holy saint. To cope with his life, Peter seeks refuge with an eclectic group of new friends.


Hundreds of years after humans have settled on Mars, Regulator Rogul and Lord Jens Maul, lead a force of Martians to Earth in order to conquer the planet. Queen Metaphor looks to the gay heroes aboard the spaceship Surprise -- Captain Kork, Mr. Spuck, and first engineer Schrotty -- for help.

Balagangadhar Tilak, also known as Tillu, is rebounding from the heartbreak inflicted by Radhika. He returns to what he excels at: being a DJ, embodying a flamboyant lifestyle, and managing the Tillu Events company with his family and friends. He becomes the center of attraction at every gathering. Just when life seems favorable, Lilly enters his life, captivating him completely. But who is Lilly? Is she akin to Radhika, or is there more to her than meets the eye?

Trecartin describes (Tommy-Chat Just E-mailed Me.) as a "narrative video short that takes place inside and outside of an e-mail." Trecartin's intense visualization of electronic communication is inhabited by a cast of stylized characters: Pam, a lesbian librarian with a screaming baby in an ultra-modern hotel room; Tammy and Beth, who live in an apartment filled with installation art; and Tommy, who is seen in a secluded lake house in the woods. Pam, Tommy and Tammy are all played by Trecartin, who, wearing his signature make-up, jumps back and forth between male and female roles. Totally self-absorbed and equipped with vestigial attention spans, the characters are constantly communicating with one another on the phone or online.

In a future in which human-like androids have become commonplace companions and servants, one, with a handsome male appearance, finds its owner's feelings difficult to understand and her desires impossible to fulfill.

Two gay Guardian Angels meddle with their assigned humans while bringing their past to the present.

When their dad unexpectedly dies, two estranged sisters are brought together when they find his stash of millions behind a wall. But should they keep it?


A fashionable contemporary art gallerist in Chelsea, New York falls for a brooding new music composer in this comic satire of the state of contemporary art.