Alex Bendo

Nervous Energy

On the cusp of success/failure, two unhinged female filmmakers decide to break up with their boyfriends, and for once, make a bold decision with their lives.

Tornado

A struggling contractor risks his young sons' well-being to cut a sweet deal.

On the Margin

A Chinese deliveryman navigates the gritty streets of Brooklyn while trying to make sense of his own inner landscape as an immigrant.

In Freedom

An immigrant couple caring for their grandchildren receives an unexpected visitor after hours, threatening to throw their lives into complete disarray.

Under the Ruins

Upon returning to his hometown to investigate the murder of a young girl, Lieutenant Zhang falls into the memories of his youth in the city.

The Red Sultan

At an exclusive Upper East Side party, a young man named Adam discovers a hidden portrait of an enigmatic woman from the 16th century called The Red Sultan. As his fascination with the woman evolves into an obsession, he seeks out help to escape from his nightmare.

Rubber Gun Club

After a fellow officer takes his life, a New York City policeman is forced to reckon with his own suicidal ideation.

Massacre

Agathe, a young modern woman, arrives at her estranged mother's country house for a weekend stay, only to discover that her mother's new lover is a dangerous predator. The weekend program includes every activity a good aristocrat is expected to master: séances, music, horse riding, and poisoning.

Funeral Package

Five people attend the funeral of the beloved Alfred H. Gladstone. As they slowly drift in their reverie, they all come to face the same existential questions. Aren't the dead sometimes the most lively of us all? And, after all, aren't they all dead already?

Knife

An estranged couple are about to share a Christmas dinner. The table is set: candles, wine, a turkey and an extremely sharp knife.

Journey to the East

A Woman with No Name retrieves her husband's bones from a gang of mythical Chinese Cowboys.