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Collectors The two female characters of the narrative, which are set in a real place called Namhaegak located in Namhae, collect souvenirs in the ruined Namhaegak. And they write a letter to their mother.

This is China of a parti... ‘This is China of a particular sort, I do not know’ is a postcolonial response to chinoiserie, a European decorative style imitating Chinese motifs popular in the eighteenth century. It is set and entirely filmed at the Royal Pavilion Brighton, a British pleasure palace built by George IV based on the idea of illusion, and hence its interior being entirely chinoiserie. Across five dialogues and one monologue, the artist herself and relevant historical individuals – that are George IV the British King, Chien-lung the Chinese Emperor who received the Macartney Embassy, George Macartney who led the first British embassy to China, William Alexander the draughtsman from the embassy, and Ann a Ching Dynasty royal family member and also the artist’s childhood neighbour in Taiwan – question, miss, argue and disagree with each other over the representation of Chineseness in chinoiserie at the Pavilion.

Purcell: King Arthur This critically acclaimed 2017 staging uses a new performing edition by Rene Jacobs, and is sung in English with German dialogue. From the Staatsoper Berlin.

Stains A couple from diverse cultural backgrounds, who are spending a weekend with the man’s mother for Onam. During the visit, the woman starts menstruating and stains her bedsheets. Her boyfriend's mother’s extreme reaction to the event, his failure to stand up for her and in turn expecting her to adjust, results in a fraught environment.

Insane Brothers Insane Brothers is a story about traveling and changing. A young explorer unveils for us the most disturbing part of our inner world in a psychedelic trip around the mountains. The idea is to show how our conscious mind filters everything we see, leaving only certain things to occupy our awareness. While simultaneously, the unconscious mind is taking it all in, creating situations that pose more questions than they answer.

Bad Dog A day in the life from dog’s point of view.

Le visage d'outremer On the edge of the sea, someone is sculpting a face in the sand... and sinks into its remain.

Someday If the disease doesn't kill us, the distance will. An unprecedented situation has forced us to question our being. What if we have no togetherness? And worst yet, no memories to revisit? Is this distance related to the present situation or has it somewhere seeped into our realm? SOMEDAY is a story of Vidhi, a frontline warrior consumed by the medical situation tormenting us. After 15 days on duty, she comes home to a 7-day quarantine. But is her home a comfort zone when there's the only distance between the one she loves. Her mom is separated from her by a door. She is gradually turning into a relic of herself due to Alzheimer's.

Datura's Aubade The Alien Earth and the Earth Alien commingle under the spell of a deadly nightshade.

He Said She Said Sequoia (Koi) is a nationally renowned art director who has done everything to be the number one woman in her man Kenyon's life. Kenyon(Ken) is a reformed player, or at least that's goal. But no matter how hard he tries, he keeps getting drawn into the web of women from his past. Koi's best friend Nika has been trying to tell her to move on for years. With his friend Colin encouraging his doggish ways, Ken find it hard to stay true to the woman that captured his heart. Will his determination prevail?