Mark Kvitko

A man recalls his childhood in 1950s West Germany as a nine-year-old boy discovering his father’s clandestine work with a dominant family guest—a time when his fear of the Sandman of folklore may have resurfaced in his own act of cruelty.

Ivy finds herself confronted with parallel universes in which her life unspools in very different ways set against the modern London jazz scene.

The title "The Hostage" draws inspiration from a poem and a friend's real-life story. This film examines a Chinese woman's journey to America to give birth to an anchor baby, reflecting the struggles of over 10,000 women who make this choice annually. Isolated in a foreign land, she grapples with suffocating doubts: Am I ready for motherhood? Did I make the right decision? Confined to one apartment, the story uses surrealism to depict her inner turmoil. The film also explores human connection, transcending language and cultural barriers, showcasing how women support and empower one another despite their differences.

Young female fighter pilots arrive to the frontline. They have different stories and different fates. They are getting older, falling in love and lose their closest ones as well as take their place in the world of men. The air has become their home. However, at war no one knows whose fate is to live and who is doomed to die.

The film follows a young man in financial trouble who accepts help from an old friend and is drawn into a situation whose logic he can no longer understand.

A young Russian emigrant returns home after a series of events and recurring dreams remind him of his father.

A film director meets his ex-wife after a long separation. As they spend time together, old promises begin to lose the meaning they once had.

A series of short documentary essays on political failures, historical memory, the narratives societies employ as they try to understand their decline. Includes “Why Do Civilizations Collapse?”; “Is Democracy in Danger? Tech Elites and The Dark Enlightenment”; “Does Economic Inequality Inevitably Lead to Political Inequality?” and “Shame and Pride in History”.