by Julie Marnay | Mar 3, 2026
Edition: First Cut Lab Balkans 2022 Era KosovoProduction company: RTV21 World Premiere: Brklyn Film Festival 2025 – Narrative Feature Synopsis Kosovo 1990: After a series of unfortunate events, Era and her family are forced to move from Pristina to the village...
by Julie Marnay | Mar 3, 2026
Edition: First Cut+ Trieste 2025 Despite the Scars ItalyProduction company: Helios Sustainable Films World Premiere: Biografilm 2025 Synopsis In her quest to recover from a brutal gang rape, Thea turns to dance as a means of healing her emotional and physical trauma....
by Julie Marnay | May 27, 2025
Edition: First Cut Lab Japan 2024 Numakage Public Swimming Pool JapanProduction company: Hydroblast World Premiere: Doc Edge Festival 2025 – Tides of Change Synopsis For over five decades, a beloved Tokyo suburban pool affectionately called “the ocean” offered...
by Julie Marnay | May 26, 2025
Edition: First Cut Lab Japan 2024 Renoir Japan, France, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, QatarProduction company: Loaded Films World premiere: Festival de Cannes 2025 – Official Selection Synopsis Suburban Tokyo, 1987. 11-year-old Fuki’s father, Keiji, is...
by Julie Marnay | May 26, 2025
Edition: First Cut Lab Nouvelle-Aquitaine Hessen 2024 The Black Snake France, Colombia, BrazilProduction company: Dublin Films World premiere: ACID Cannes 2025 – Official Selection Synopsis After years of absence, Ciro returns home to his mother’s bedside. In...
