Held Back

A woman struggles to find balance in her own relationship with nostalgia while unravelling the fate of a childhood friend who vanished after becoming...

When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means...

Ian is an aspiring autistic photographer who struggles with a painful memory and unemployment, following the loss of his support worker Janet.

A figure wanders through a world of endless stairs, seeking purpose to his monotonous existence.

Luo Hongwu returns to Kaili, the hometown from which he fled many years ago. He begins the search for the woman he loved and whom he has never been...

A young girl struggles with her self-image after being confronted by her own insecurities. What does it mean to be pretty?

Every morning is the same morning: the alarm, then breakfast, then shower… And every morning the same desire, the same wish to break with...

Alone in a filth-ridden apartment, a solitary man consumes a steady diet of toxic internet culture and processed waste. When a breakup text triggers...

A young man wakes up in what appears to be an abandoned building, and realises he may not be alone.

Through poetry and visuals to symbolize the breaking psyche someone experiences in everyday life, follow this journey of daily mental health...

A melancholy poet reflects on three women he loved and lost in the past: a mechanical performing doll, a Venetian courtesan, and the consumptive...

The setting is on a floating platform where a group of evenly and carefully placed men live. Each man is aware that the platform is not stable and in...