There are artists whose voices travel the world, yet whose stories remain strangely unknown in the places where they began. Aldo Baldin – A Life for Music, directed by Yves Goulart, tells the extraordinary story of Aldo Baldin, the Brazilian lyric tenor born in Urussanga, Santa Catarina, who rose from a small town in southern Brazil to become one of the most acclaimed singers of his generation. Through rare archival footage, personal letters, photographs, recordings, and inte

Few science-fiction films ask a question as intimate—and as unsettling—as The End Was Just The Beginning. While many dystopian stories focus on survival after catastrophe, Portuguese filmmaker António Aleixo turns his attention toward a more personal dilemma: what does it mean to bring a child into a world that feels increasingly uncertain? The film follows Catarina, a woman who discovers she is pregnant and suddenly finds herself confronting not only the responsibilities of

Whush is proud to welcome The End Was Just The Beginning (O Fim era Apenas o Início), the thought-provoking short film by Portuguese filmmaker Antonio Aleixo, to its curated catalogue of independent cinema. At a time when headlines are dominated by war, climate anxiety, pandemics, economic instability, and social fragmentation, one question increasingly occupies the minds of many young adults: What does it mean to bring a child into the world today? It is this profound and de

Whush is proud to welcome LOSER, the striking new music video by Taiwanese filmmaker and visual effects artist Mali Chen, to its growing catalogue of distinctive cinematic works. Based on the title track from Taiwanese indie band the Peppermints' concept album NOTtoBE, LOSER transforms a seemingly simple premise into a surprisingly poignant and visually inventive meditation on failure, rejection, and resilience. The film follows a discarded inflatable doll discovered among th

When audiences think of media revolutions, they often focus on the public consequences—the headlines, the elections, the cultural shifts. Rarely do they consider the private boardroom conversations that precede them. In NNC, Filipino filmmaker Miguel Regal takes viewers behind closed doors to explore precisely those moments: the difficult decisions, conflicting principles, and corporate struggles that can ultimately influence the trajectory of an entire society. Set over the

Last night marked the close of another buzzing edition of the Sydney World Film Festival, a grassroots celebration of bold, independent cinema from across the globe. Hosted over four evenings at our home base in Sydney, the festival drew a lively and engaged crowd of film lovers and filmmakers, with screenings introduced by long-time industry champion John Samaha. This year’s Official Selection featured 31 hand-picked films—a tight, diverse lineup drawn from more than a thous

Whush is proud to welcome Naval Ode by Fu Le, a mesmerizing fusion of dance, poetry, and cinema that transforms Fernando Pessoa’s legendary poem Ode Maritima into a breathtaking audiovisual experience. Inspired by Pessoa’s meditation on departure, longing, and the invisible spaces that separate us from one another, Naval Ode unfolds as a suspended dream between land and sea, presence and absence, self and other. Through a hypnotic choreography performed by Magalie Lanriot and

The Lisbon International Film Festival held its 2026 edition at Casa do Comum in Bairro Alto, Lisbon. A curated selection of films from across the globe drew sold-out screenings, with lively discussions continuing well after the screening. Festival Director Kris De Meester remarked: “This edition demonstrated that audiences are hungry for original voices and fearless storytelling. The energy in the theatres and the discussions that followed each screening confirmed that indep

The 79th Festival de Cannes concluded with a winners’ list that celebrated masterful auteur filmmaking, emotionally charged performances, and a bold diversity of cinematic voices from across Europe and beyond. At the center of this year’s awards was Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu, who claimed the prestigious Palme d’or for Fjord, a haunting and visually austere drama that captivated critics and audiences throughout the festival. Known for his incisive explorations of mora