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A man's bird goes missing.

In a secluded village, brothers Xai and Ming share a deep bond with nature, often venturing into the forest for sustenance. One night, while hunting frogs, Ming is attacked by terrifying apparitions.

A Lao girl, Noy, travels back in time to 1960 and meets Kawai, a Japanese surveyor working on a hydropower project.

It’s time to meet the girlfriend’s family, but this is no ordinary household.

Mr. Mone, from Houaphan province, moved to Vientiane without his family’s support. He loves Laotian dance and works multiple jobs to support himself and his family. His dream is to become a dance teacher.

Director Xam Keodongdy follows a shadow puppet show troop in Laos, shedding light on a disappearing tradition. The members of the troop give a touching account of their passion, which barely earns them a living, and of their fears that the youth will not keep the tradition going. “In the Shadows” offers beautiful images of the moving puppets, and gives a glimpse into the art of shadow puppeteering, that combines craftsmanship, musicality, and acting.

A company holds a singing contest to search for a singer to be cast as an artist.

A love story about a man with an unnatural talent for seeing the end date in relationships. It’s not his instinct, it’s his nose hairs. Kai’s nose tells him it’s time to get out of the relationship he is in just as an old school mate comes back into his life. They take to the road and lead us on a wild and charming journey through the Lao mountains of Vang Vieng.

A chance encounter between two girls.

A mysterious cult awaits the arrival of a demon child born on Friday the 13th

Love stories of 5 different persons in Vientiane reflect nuanced and atypical relationships with romance, heartbreak and humor.

When the end comes too soon for newlyweds, the photographic record — and the memories — are all that remain.

Noiy, a deaf boy struggling to survive on his own in Luang Prabang, takes refuge in a small school where he learns with other deaf children — and befriends Jane, whose parents do not want her to socialize with the deaf children at the school. When the two find themselves in serious trouble, Jane's father blames Noiy and threatens the school itself.

A seven-year-old boy from rural Lao village becomes responsible for his younger siblings and mother, when his father goes off to city in search of a work.

The winner of Vientianale short film competition 2014

After being assigned to work as a teacher in rural Xieng Khouang, Laos, a young school teacher, Nuanseng, must overcome a lack of resources to better her students' lives.

A Tuk Tuk driver strongly believes that he is able to communicate with an alien from another star. The alien gives him a mission and promises to bring him to their Utopia planet after he completes a mission for them.

For several years, Arina, her father Valeri, Nicolai, Roman have been coming to the natural reserve of Stolby, situated a few kilometers away from the city of Krasnoyarsk in Siberia, fleeing the rough day-to-day life of their hometown and come here to rest, dance, climb and talk for hours.

A Lao PR company formulates a plan to secretly film a documentary about a local aid worker who is too shy to appear on camera.

A married couple is tired of each other.