Filmmakers on Hold / 2023

“FILMMAKERS ON HOLD” is a documentary film that celebrates the incredible individuals behind independent filmmaking in New York City. Filmed between March 2020 and March 2022, the film offers a unique perspective on the industry professionals. Through a series of personal stories, it delves into the passion, creativity, and resourcefulness of this community as they navigate the challenges and opportunities. The film also raises important questions about the future of the film industry as it continues to evolve, particularly in the wake of the challenges posed by the pandemic and lockdown.

Hold Me Tight / 2018

Hyun Joo had a hard life after losing her mother to a brain tumor at a young age. It was her husband Kim Do Yeong, who saved her. However, she finds out that she will also die soon like her late mother. The fear of leaving her family in the same pain and agony she went through as a child is bigger than the fear of dying. This leads her to tell her...

GIF Me Something to Hold On To / 2018

Full of bold colours and frantic textures, the animated GIF is explored; especially the seamless looping aspect of the medium.

Hold on to Daddy's Ears / 1971

The tribulations of two Québec nationalists in the English-speaking world of insurance. A satire that draws its irony from a specific social situation. A typical example of the era's popular comedies based on television and trendy stars, which gave birth to a certain commercial stream in Québec cinema.

Hold on to Me /

Two sisters, Casey and Theo, visit their father after months apart due to the divorce of their parents. While Theo is happy to bond with her dad, Casey is reluctant to reconnect with him after recent events. Despite their differences, the sisters ultimately stick together when they need each other the most.

Aggrappati a me / 20186.01 voti

Filippo did not expect to have to spend the day with Alice, a charming young girl with Down syndrome he meets on a train. On their journey, an unexpected bond forms between the two.

Ian Dury & The Blockheads. Hold On To Your Structure / 2003

Hold On / 2016

A young cellist has to overcome her fears in order to keep her position in an orchestra.

On Hold / 2011

Between the city and the countryside, the subtle and modern forms of slavery unfold. A girl waits for the pick-up truck that will transport her to the city. Once there, amidst a never-ending row of walls and fences, she peeks into the entrance to a school. Lined up and in uniform, those girls are not the ones Carmen will join.

On Hold / 2017

Martin is afraid of what (and whom) his ex-girlfriend Emma has been doing since last time they met. Tonight they will meet again for the first time since they broke up, and his friends try to prepare him for his meeting.

On Hold / 2022

Mariana, with a number in hand, awaits her turn in a waiting room where she will meet various characters and live a, some could say, “interesting experience”.

Earth, on Hold / 2019

Can is in his early twenties, and adulthood doesn’t seem to agree with him. He is having a hard time keeping up with all the rumbling and mumbling. His family is disconnected, a job interview goes badly, and a friend serves him drugged macaroni. Lost, lonely and confused, he seeks contact from an imaginary girlfriend.

Hold On, Guys! / 1974

About how the guys went to the mountains, about their adventures.

Hold Still / 2024

Hold Still follows two timelines. The first takes place in the present, from 2018, when shooting began, to 2022, when the Dargeçit case ended in acquittal. The second one dates back to October 29, 1995, when eight people disappeared in custody in the Dargeçit district of Mardin, and to 2013, 2014 and 2016, when the bones and clothes of the disappeared people were found in different wells in the region.

On Hold / 2020

On the basis of anonymous telephone calls made to a helpline for teenagers, On Hold makes us hear a dissonant speech. Recounted here by older people, these testimonies are the occasion to question the construction of masculinity and its generational heritage. Between humour and dread, the film unveils what remains unsaid in a sick society.

Hold on, Cossack! / 1991

Cossack Maxim and the girl who dressed in men's clothing run from Turkish captivity. On the road, full of adventures and surprises, they have to release the children stolen by evil janissaries. Lovers overcome all obstacles and win.

And I Will Rise, If Only To Hold You Down / 2012

An evening in a suburban household reveals a familial fault line: a woman and her husband argue diffidently in the kitchen, and, tucked away in her bedroom, their teenage daughter and her friend get ready for a school dance. The two pairs revolve around each other, repeating the same words, though they are all stricken with the same inability to connect.

REALITY: ON HOLD W/ SERVICE CANADA / 2020

A display of realism.

Stringimi forte / 20216.65 voti

Se ne va una mattina presto Clarisse. Non sappiamo dove, non sappiamo perché. Davanti la strada, dietro due figli e un marito a cui tocca trovare le parole per dire l'assenza. Marc prepara un'altra colazione e cerca un senso per aiutare i ragazzi a continuare. Lucie col suo piano, Paul con le sue domande. Clarisse guida, vuole vedere il mare mentre immagina i suoi figli crescere e Marc invecchiare. Ma niente è come appare. I dettagli si accumulano con le polaroid e i ricordi, i luoghi e i volti, le melodie e gli oggetti, confusi, riordinati e di nuovo mischiati. Forse Clarisse non è mai partita.