‘Brief Encounter’ is all about fleeting moments and chance encounters that, though seemingly meaningless, leave a mark on us. From unexpected acquaintances at gas stations and art galleries to flirtations in awkward situations and random nights at neighborhood bars, these films reveal how brief encounters can have a lasting impact. 

At Gino’s

At Gino's we always drink one more glass and complain about what's wrong, because our fear of the big world has to go somewhere. This is nothing new, but it's still true. And usually an evening like that with Gino is enough for Tina, but today she would like a little more.

Christoph Otto

Baby Tooth

A young woman puts out an advertisement for two things: to sell her Grandad's boat, and for someone to pull out her baby tooth. When a man turns up interested in the boat she partakes in some gentle flirtations in order to sell the boat, and when propositioned she offers a discount if he'd yank her tooth out. Weirded out the man hollers and flips her off and disappears. Back in her seat someone else appears, and this time they're here for the tooth.

Olivia Accardo

Blessed Are Those Who Mourn

In a world where paintings can speak, we follow the story of Heureux Ceux Qui Pleurent, a painting weary of its monotonous life in an art gallery. Frustrated by the endless parade of cliché visitors, the painting dreams of escape and a better existence. Its closest companion is Anna, a divorced mother of two, who has worked at the gallery for over 20 years. With the gallery on the verge of closing, both Anna and the painting face an uncertain future. What will become of them once the gallery doors close for good?

Caterina Irdi

Bumper Cars

Anna, a twenty-five-year-old girl, enters the children's world, the amusement park. After a short walk through the park's toys, she ends up on the bumper cars race track. There she comes face to face with her rival, an eight-year-old girl who obsessively wants to bump her car against hers.

Efi Anagnostidou

Greek Apricots

Mak, a young man working his night shift at a gas station, encounters Nada, a female truck driver. They bond over their shared Macedonian roots and find comfort in each other, as they attempt to escape their individual loneliness.

Jan Krevatin

The Farm

The Farm is a dark comedy set in an idyllic retreat in Brazil. Calvin and Hanna are an English couple who come to the Farm expecting rest and relaxation, in the hopes that this will get them through a rocky patch in their relationship. When they meet Bernardo, the eccentric guru of the Farm, they learn that the 'resort' is actually an experimental psychotherapy centre. To protect his girlfriend and his sanity from the meddling guru, Calvin will have to dive head-first into the hippy free-for-all.

Leo Villares