Mike, a homeless man in London, struggles to rebuild his life after prison. When he forms a tenuous friendship with a scrappy youth, both confront addiction, violence and betrayal. Their bond tests their loyalty as they navigate a world that offers little mercy or hope. 

A monkey that was raised by humans follows the footsteps of his mother to the Holy Mountain to uncover the secret of warmth. Together with his dog, the monkey endures many hardships and dangers before reaching his destination. A sweet, at times dark, coming-of-age tale about the importance of friendship. 

Jean Painlevé’s classic short The Octopus from 1928 is a sensory experience of science mixed with art. Through dreamlike, surrealist images, you’ll meet a bizarre tentacled creature: his eye, his suckers, the texture of his skin. You will see him change shape and colour. An intriguing early reflection on the intersection between man and beast, both alienating and fascinating. 

At Imagine 2025, The Octopus will be shown before our special film concert, The Call of Cthulhu. 

To pay for the treatment of her terminally ill sister, young geologist Abby takes on a job in the remote Georgian mountains. When disaster strikes in the wilderness, radio contact with a stranger is her lifeline. But gradually, Abby starts to doubt if she can trust him. 

Conor Marsh lives a secluded life with his dog, Sandy, until one day he starts playing OBEX – a new, state-of-the-art computer game. When Sandy goes missing, the line between reality and game blurs and Conor must venture into the strange universe of OBEX to bring her home.

As dawn breaks, an old man walks into a local bar on the outskirts of Paris, where nighthawks rub shoulders with cops and an ambulance worker. When it appears that the man holds a winning lottery ticket, worth nearly three hundred million, all their lives change forever.  

Twenty-something Matthew leads a perfectly ordinary life until one day popstar Oliver unexpectedly walks into the shop where he works. Matthew immediately grabs his fifteen minutes of fame and manages to become part of the superstar’s entourage. From that moment on, he goes to extremes to be seen by Oliver. 

After doing fifteen years for a bank heist, Anker vows to get his stolen money back. His mentally unstable brother Manfred knows where the loot is hidden – if only he could remember. When the brothers travel to their childhood home, trouble and violence awaits.