One Year Stories

Idle Films Anthology

Idle Films Anthology is an ongoing independent film project that began in 2016. The idea: 52 films, each marking a week in a year-long calendar. Shot across Europe and the Mediterranean, the anthology explores connection, loss, and the extraordinary woven into daily life. These character-driven films are shared at annual screenings and curated cinema events.

Ivan's Trilogy

This Fall — Hamburg & Berlin

A special preview of Ivan’s Trilogy, featuring the first two chapters — Ivan’s Gift and Finding Shinobi — shown together as a 60-minute cut. The screening includes a Q&A on the final chapter and upcoming feature plans.

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FINDING SHINOBI

FINDING SHINOBI

Nº08

Chapter Two of the Ivan Trilogy. To save his wounded dog, Ivan must go beyond the limits of his own mind — a quiet fight for survival, set in a brutal landfill on the edge of Eastern Europe.

Ivan's Gift

Nº06

Chapter One of the Ivan Trilogy. Ivan, an autistic gunsmith, lives in isolation — until an unexpected visitor forces him to run. A stripped-back thriller about control, survival, and fragile connection.

A man with close-cropped hair and a serious expression, wearing a blue sweatshirt with stitched details, looking off to the side in a dimly lit workshop or garage.

IVAN'S GIFT

Treehouse engulfed in smoke and flames during a forest fire, with a person sitting on the balcony surrounded by falling embers.

ALL THINGS BURN

All Things Burn

TOUT BRÛLE

Nº24

Inspired by true events, a historical wildfire reminds us that in a battle against nature, we will always be on the losing end.

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SUNNY SIDE UP

SUNNY SIDE UP

Les Œufs au plat

Nº23

A defining concert, a pending eviction, a marriage under strain. Majid — an undocumented Raï musician — and his wife are getting kicked out of their place in Marseille hours before one the most important gigs in Majid’s life.

Getting Lost

Nº49

A couple's search for a lighthouse during a weekend trip strains their relationship to a breaking point. But perhaps getting lost is the best way to find the way back to each other.

Young woman with curly hair and a red plaid scarf walking outdoors in winter, looking ahead with concern, as a man in a yellow jacket stands blurred in the background.

GETTING LOST

Young woman with short hair in a turquoise shirt, gazing intently to the side while standing in front of a blurred bookshelf background.

TO SEE A WOMAN

To See a Woman

EINE FRAU ZU SEHEN

Nº41

Longing, connection, and a bumpy journey to self-discovery, amidst the breath-taking landscape of the Engadine in the Swiss Alps.

The thumbnail for Sunny Side-Up features two circles hinting at sunny-side-up eggs.
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Thumbnail 'Getting Lost' by Iliès Terki. It features two silhouetted figures embracing under a beam of light, with a dark background and the title in bold orange letters.
Thumbnail for 'All Things Burn' featuring a potted succulent on a dashboard.
Thumbmail for 'Eine Frau Zu Sehen' showing the silhouettes of two women's faces against a backdrop of snowy mountains

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Idle Films is an independent film studio — built on the spirit of a collective. We tell heartfelt, offbeat stories that blur the lines between short, mid-length, and feature formats. At its core is the Idle Films Anthology: 52 interconnected works shaped over time and across cultures. More than a collection, it’s a director’s journal — written in images, not ink. A long-form experiment in storytelling. We work like a lab: writing, filming, failing, trying again. What we learn carries into the next film — and Idle Studio, our space for commercial commissions, brand stories, and creative partnerships.

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