One windy day, Louis the sheep finds a paper crown and thereby becomes Louis I. King of the Sheep. He addresses his people, tames nature, initiates festivities, separates the sheep by color and decides who gets to do what. Things go their royal ways. At least until the next gust of wind.

Louis I. King of the Sheep

One windy day, Louis the sheep finds a paper crown and thereby becomes Louis I. King of the Sheep.

The boy longs for his father's affection, but his father is only interested in fishing. One day, his father dies of illness, and the boy's sense of loss turns into an obsession with his father's belongings. In the imaginary cave, he curses on his father’s relatives who took his father’s bike and fishing rods, and succeeds in revenge. But the curse begins to eat the boy's soul… It is a story inspired by the director's childhood memories with his father.

The Cave

The boy longs for his father's affection, but his father is only interested in fishing.

It's nighttime in the suburbs and the stillness is interrupted by a strange presence, a creeping being that lurks in the dark.

Something in the Garden

A journey into the depths of the neighbor's backyard.

17 october 1961, "Algerian workers" get down the streets to manifest against the mandatory curfew imposed by the Police prefecture. Kamel takes his camera with him, to record anything that could happen. We follow him and his friend, Nabil, through this demonstation which intensify until they reach the place Saint Michel.

The Seine's Tears

17 october 1961, "Algerian workers" get down the streets to manifest against the mandatory curfew imposed by the Police prefecture.

The antagonist of a dark opera becomes increasingly unsettled following the unlikely return of the former lead actor.

Fall of the Ibis King

The antagonist of a dark opera becomes increasingly unsettled following the unlikely return of the former lead actor.

It’s 2 am in a sad coach station like any other. A collection of tired and lonely travellers are waiting for the last coach. Somehow, in that cold and depressing place, the resident pigeons manage to create a magical connection between them for a beautiful instant.

Do Not Feed The Pigeons

Even in a lonely, revolting and boring place such as a coach station, a little bit of harmony can always be found...

Wol, a one-eyed creature, lays in the woods. Lonely and unaware of who or what he is. Though, as Wol ventures deeper into the woods, he comes across mysterious objects. Wol's curiosity of the woods thrusts him into a dark unknown, where he relives his past. In his past, he is a human named Etten, an anxiety-stricken 17 year old boy. Etten stresses about the little things in life and ulimtately commits suicide in an attempt to free himself of these anxieties. As Wol lays there in darkness, he is greeted by Etten. And once Wol and Etten meet, a transfer occurs, all the while both are thrust back into the woods. Here, Wol realizes that within the woods, there is more than meets than eye.

Creature Comfort

A creature wanders the woods looking for clues about their past life, only to find the answers within the shadows of its mind.

When a power cut ruins Ruby's bedtime routine, she finds herself haunted by some unwanted guests. The only way for Ruby to get a peaceful night of sleep is to confront her visitors.

Night of the Living Dread

When a power cut ruins Ruby's bedtime routine, she finds herself haunted by some unwanted guests.

Terra Incognita follows life on a mysterious island, inhabit - ed by immortal beings. These beings lead a pre-civilized life forgotten by time, spending their endless days in hedonistic lethargy. Through anecdotal vignettes, the film tells the story of what happens when these beings are visited by the outside world, and whether or not there is a greater meaning to it all.

Terra Incognita

On a mysterious island forgotten by time, immortal beings lead a pre-civilised life and spend their days in a hedonistic lethargy until modern civilisation arrives.

A father and his son are losing the folk race. In order to win, the boy turns himself into a car tire. Loosely inspired by the director's childhood, Sierra pulls us into the surreal car racing world.

Sierra

A boy accidentally turns himself into a car tire.

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