‘Bruiser’ Is A Gut Punch To The Soul
‘Bruiser’ is an intense drama that explores unresolved childhood trauma and how it can affect the people around us.

What makes the life of a dancer? - Burghausen dance professional Patrick Grigo aka Parrish gives an insight into the last 30 years of his career. He talks about his first steps on the dancefloor and the tough path into his dancing career, his great successes and also the many setbacks, his decisions and valuable experiences. Taking responsibility has always been one of his core values and has taken him to the world's great show stages, made him a national coach and helped him to be part of the team that took the dance sport of “Breaking” to the Olympic Games. Director Julian Heinke accompanied the still active dancer on his travels and shows him from exciting angles as well as on unpublished video material from his active time.
‘Bruiser’ is an intense drama that explores unresolved childhood trauma and how it can affect the people around us.
We sat down with Writer/Director Albert Acosta to discuss his debut short film, (ha-ha), Acosta's foray into narrative cinema, and how his personal experiences have shaped his filmmaking philosophy.
Intergenerational friendships and community can be so powerful, and this was a great example.
From its visually stunning opening credits, which show women dancing through a forest to musical rhythms that sound almost primal, to its quiet, heartbreaking final frame, Mona Fastvold’s historical rendering of the Shaker religious movement is an experience that will stay with me for a long time.
The film reminds us to remember the people who had the courage and dignity that had made the world better, even when the memory was absent.
The Magician's Elephant has a strong multicultural cast and a heartwarming story about bringing two long-lost siblings back together