All Films

Maidan Massacre

2014 • 57 min

Maidan Massacre is an investigative documentary into the shootings which occurred on February 20th, 2014, when nearly 50 people were gunned down on the streets of Kyiv's Independence square. The massacre was the result of a massive three month long protest against the former Government of Viktor Yanukovich and his decision to reject a trade deal with the EU. Although no thorough investigation had been conducted, the blame was immediately placed on the officers who served under Yanukovich. This program investigates the scene of the crime, interviewing those who were there when the shootings occurred, and seeks to answer the questions as to who really was shooting that day on Kyiv's Independence square - a place known to the people of Ukraine, as Maidan.—John Beck Hofmann

The Thorn On His Side

2014 • 19 min • Brazil

Behind the hatred there lies A murderous desire for love

Other Country

2014 • 29 min • Russia

Fabrice is a journalist from the Congo who fled to Russia to save his life from political repression. In Russia, he is fighting for survival and the right to receive political asylum, which the Russian authorities deny him.

Bread. Gene

2014 • 39 min • Russia

Each grain crop - wheat, rye, rice and corn - has been "creating" a special type of person for centuries. For example, rye formed the Slavic culture, wheat influenced the inhabitants of almost all of Central Europe and a significant part of Asia, corn formed the inhabitants from Mexico to Nicaragua, and rice - representatives of Japan, India and China. Today, genetic engineers are trying to create the bread of the future. It is likely that after some time we will have three-dimensional food printers in our kitchens that will be able to "print" buns, loaves or confectionery. However, scientists are convinced that only part of the components for the "printer" will be chemical, and the rest of the components will continue to be grown on earth. At the same time, some researchers believe that genetic engineering may turn out to be a "Pandora's box", while others are sure that they can no longer do without it.

4

2014 • 6 min

In the confines of his disheveled bedsit, an agoraphobic young man is challenged to a game of connect 4. However it soon becomes apparent that this is no ordinary version of the parlor game that we are watching. What was designed for recreation has now become an obsessive addiction. Losing for him is no longer an option, but are the odds stacked against him, and the stake too high? A suspense drama........." Every move counts, but for some people things don't always fall into place".

Stay Behind: NATO's Shadow Warriors

2014 • 44 min • Germany

For the first time, a member of the secret BND partisan force "Stay behind" reports on his mission during the Cold War. "Dieter Gerlach," as he was code-named, was supposed to set up resistance groups in the enemy's rear in the event of a Soviet occupation of the Federal Republic. The BND partisans practiced explosive attacks until the 1970s, and later radio and smuggling operations in occupied territory. When it became known in 1990 that the Italian partner organization of "Stay behind" was involved in terrorist attacks, the German government initially denied the existence of the partisan network.

World of the Taiikukan

2014 • 19 min

Ayame Otsuka, who lives in Shimomura, Kanagawa, surrounded by beautiful trees, attends Kitaashigara High School in the mountains on a daily bus, and will soon be graduating. Ayame, who has stepped into the gymnasium where the graduation ceremony is being held, sees a different landscape that iss different from the usual gymnasium. A short spin-off of "Itsukano, Genkantachi to"

70 år bak kamera

2014 • 45 min • Norway

Reflections on a life in film

Cumbia de Piedra

2014 • 5 min

Taking magic-realism as its core, the music video flows between the way of living of the first inhabitants of these South-American lands, ending with celebration in a climax of trumpet playing elephants and fireworks.

Ultimate Kill 4: Zombies 2: Zombie Alien

2014 • 14 min • United States of America

At Krevchencovich’s dying request, Alex Z travels to his camp, the Alien Compound. Unbeknownst to Krevchencovich, the virus has already spread there. In addition to that, flashbacks let us know what happened to Alex A… and it’s not pretty.

Aberration of Light: Dark Chamber Disclosure

2014 • 47 min

Since 2001, New York-based artists Sandra Gibson and Luis Recoder have collaborated on a series of performances and installations that transform the mundane mechanics of film projection into sublime experiences of light and space. The duo uses a system of film loops, crystals, and hand gestures to bend, reflect, and refract the projector's beam, recasting the theatrical space of the cinema into a unique medium for sculpting light. In their first-ever Chicago appearance together, Gibson and Recoder present their latest projector performance, developed with noted Chicago-based composer and sound artist, Olivia Block.

The Story of V-Dandy

2014 • 16 min • Ireland

The exploits of V-Dandy, a young gay man in Cork who is being pursued by both his homophobic father and the so-called Gay Mafia.

Remnants

2014 • 52 min • Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy

20 years since one of the most dramatic days of the Former Yugoslavia conflicts, the destruction of the old bridge, also a symbol of the city; and after almost 10 years since its reconstruction by the international community, seven different characters live their lives in today’s Mostar, without meeting each other. What they have in common, however, are splinters of memory returning strongly from the past, and with which they have to deal.

The Doctor Leaves Last

2014 • 26 min • Ukraine

After being a volunteer doctor at the frontline during the bloodiest days in revolutionary Kyiv, Tanya continues curing wounded people on Maidan. Meanwhile unannounced war with the Russian Federation breaks out on the eastern and southern Ukraine. She must go to the war zone again.

Effet Boomerang

2014 • 40 min • Gabon

I Demand a Bridge, I am Entitled to It!

2014 • 30 min • Slovenia

The married couple Zdravka and Jože live in the corner of the river canyon. The only way for them to cross the river is by cable car. Zdravka has her last day of work before retirement, so Jože takes her to the other bank by cable car. At home, Jože learns that they have again rejected his request to build a bridge. Embittered, he starts brewing brandy and writing a protest banner. He falls asleep drunk. Zdravka returns from work and realizes that Jože is nowhere to be found.

Selections from the Ektachrome Archive

2014 • 7 min

Lyle Ashton Harris' Selections from the Ektachrome Archive 1986–1996 is a snapshot from 1986–1996, chronicling the moments—now memories—of this charged decade.This selection features over one hundred images taken by Harris from his extensive archive of Ektachrome photographs. In Selections from the Ektachrome Archive 1986–1996, bedroom scenes and personal mementos punctuate public presentations and social gatherings, as a register of Harris' life during the height of the AIDS crisis and its impact. Moreover, this archive takes the temperature of America’s recent past and charts its radical epistemological shifts. Commissioned by Visual AIDS in 2014 as part of ALTERNATE ENDINGS, a program of seven videos that bring together charged moments and personal memories amidst the public history of HIV/AIDS.

Primula Veris

2014 • 6 min • Sweden

"It's time to be alone" says a young woman.

Ignorant

2014 • 11 min • Kuwait

It’s a big day for seven-year-old Hussein. He gets up early and instructs his driver to take him to the Ministry of Finance, where he insists on meeting with the Minister in order to ask him a Very Important Question.

The Point

2014 • 8 min • Kuwait

Mentally

2014 • 11 min

Alfredo is a young Ecuadorian who goes to a birthday party where he meets a man he can't resist.

Colors

2014 • 2 min

Caridad Cole's dream of color coordination of the inner mind and the outer experience.

Modulo: The Analog Synth Documentary

2014 • 19 min • Canada

A musical documentary and tribute to Hugh Le Caine. The story of early electronic instruments, and the nearly forgotten Canadian music pioneer who created the first synthesizers. As told through interviews with three modern-day modular synth musicians.

Out of the Ashes

2014 • 9 min • Macao

Love Beautiful Macau