Emma, a lonely old woman, reminisces of one of her childhood birthday parties.

Lene Thurner is standing on a train platform in Munich. She has to decide: back to Berlin where she lives, or toward the south, where at the foot of the Alps her family lives on the lonely farm “Hierankl”.

Filmed over two nights at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration brings together a big-name lineup of performers to pay tribute to the legendary singer-songwriter. Seal, James Taylor, Norah Jones, Diana Krall, Kris Kristofferson, Graham Nash and more perform songs from Mitchell’s extensive catalog of 19 studio albums. The celebration culminates with all of the stars performing Big Yellow Taxi and presenting a birthday cake to Joni on stage.

In the heart of Binshe village, Shaoxing, an ancient tradition unfolds each year — a three-day celebration honouring a local goddess with the haunting melodies of The Story of Pipa, performed exclusively by female Yue opera artists. As the villagers intertwine myth, history, and devotion, the lines between reality and legend blur, revealing a tale where music bridges worlds and ancestral echoes linger on sacred stones.

An experimental short about a child’s birthday based off the drawings of children.

After the death of his wife, Pyotr Maksimovich Zverev’s life didn't develop very happily: relations with a woman whom he loved were difficult to develop, and it was also not easy with adult children. And therefore, he did not expect anything special and joyful from the coming day of his birthday...

A man who once found solace in his friendships now has to fill the emptiness with candy.

Emotionally stormy Bibiana, temperamental Claudio, sexually adventurous Harald, and secretive Tamara were close friends in their college days, but the four had a falling out and have not seen one another in close to a decade. As the four are edging into their thirties, Bibiana decides its time for a reunion, and invites Claudio, Harald, and Tamara to her apartment for a dinner party. However, after a long evening of conversation, Bibiana has a surprise for her guests...

Follows the grandson minds his own business, forgetting about his grandmother.

Celebrating a birthday, a young boy and his exhausted babysitter wait for his unusually late parents.