All Films

Mother-Father

2014 • 16 min

A beautician named Elvis (also known as Elvira) finds out one day that he has fathered a bouncing baby boy and is left with the challenge of single parenthood.

Superhéroes

2014 • 9 min

The house is empty. Julio, the youngest of three children, spends his time playing alone while Genaro, his older brother, wants to draw him out of his dream world. But who’s the real hero here? And just who are the bad guys?

Realm of the Ancient Redwoods

2014 • 51 min • United States of America

They are perhaps the oldest lifeforms on the planet, and they are without a doubt the tallest. They are home to many species of plants and animals that rely on them for protection and shelter. They survived the ice age by migrating into protective enclaves, to flourish once again throughout specific regions of North and South America, and remote regions of China. They are the redwoods. Their bark can be up to a foot thick and contains tannins that protect them from fire. Redwoods are symbols of the forest environment; sentinels that reach for the sky for the sunlight and moisture they need to survive, a survival that is critical to the forest system.

The Weight

2014 • 25 min • Philippines

The wife of a middle-aged stone miner bears child while he is in a relationship with an enchanted black figure. A fettered commitment to an unborn child he already loves and a wife he despises torments the man. The enchanted lover offers him uncertain seduction. And he must choose, just as every dark creature must only pick between painful fates.

Owned

2014 • 6 min

Jeff is the undisputed world champion of 'Super Ultra Mega Fighter Turbo', an online arena gladiatorial fighting game. He is revered, undefeated, with a towering reputation. Jeff spends long hours searching the internet for a foe worthy of his legendary skills, crushing player after player beneath his mighty sandals like so many discarded potato chips. But always, he remains unchallenged. However, through his daily routine of online domination Jeff finds, at last, a worthy foe, and he begins his ultimate battle. There can be only one survivor, could this be the end of our tyrannical champion?

Record

2014 • 14 min • Iraq

This short tells the story of the life of an elderly mother and father. They want to portray their lives through a video camera in order to send it to their son who lives abroad in solitude. In the 90s, the majority of young Iraqi Kurds migrated because of the civil war and poverty.

The Satanic Thicket - One

2014 • 30 min

A family lives in a house in the woods.

Loot

2014 • 4 min

An old homeless man and his companion come across a strange briefcase in their alleyway.

Familiar Stranger

2014 • 3 min • Indonesia

A familiar stranger is an individual who is recognized from regular activities, but with whom one does not interact.

8848

2014 • 29 min • Germany

Robert wants to sleep.

Schama on Rembrandt: Masterpieces of the Late Years

2014 • 59 min • United Kingdom

Simon Schama explains the style, theme and concept of Rembrandt's late masterpieces.

Oregon Home of Bigfoot?

2014 • 51 min • United States of America

Oregon Home of Bigfoot? - The Oregon forest with its abundance of water and its diversity of plant and animal life creates an idea place for large animals to live but Is Bigfoot calling Oregon home? We team up with seasoned Bigfoot researchers Bobby and Corinna Long to document witness accounts, collect physical evidence, and to search for clues of the creature. During our search we uncover a history of Bigfoot sightings and evidence. With these efforts, new sightings are reported after witnesses come forward. Hear their reports for the first time!

Saka Men

2014 • 9 min • Japan

A homeless thief takes the sacred rope from a bolder to cover a bloody wound, not realising what evil it will unleash.

The Dancer

2014 • 35 min • Georgia, Russia

A short life of a dance.

Slightly Opening The Door

2014 • 12 min • Russia

Story from the life of a young Chechen family, where the woman lives not “by the rules”.

Flows

2014 • 3 min • Brazil

An essay about the constant flows of life, a self-portrait of its own process, an improvisation on Bach, an investigation on plasticine.

Grand Piano Legend

2014 • 3 min • Sweden

If you are going to be really good at something, you need to start early. If you are a piano player too.

The Last Tram

2014 • 15 min • Russia

Petya’s dream is to become a tram driver, and the boy has explored every corner of the tram depot located near his house. The lad is well acquainted with the “residents” of the depot: the old trams, which long ago served out their term and are now laid up forever in its furthest, emptiest reaches. One day Petya decides to show his classmate Katya his secret place, and the excursion turns into an adventure.

The Younger Sister

2014 • 30 min • Russia

New Year is coming at Lida's family. Her sister, Nadya, is dreaming about her acting career, but she is a doctor as her father. Lida too, has her own dreams. But they were a secret for her family until this New Year Eve. Would her family accept her own dream and decision? Would Lida's decision be acceptable for her?

Mother's Faith, My Destiny

2014 • 47 min • Norway

Three Somali women's experiences, thoughts and attitudes on female circumcision.

False True Love

2014 • 4 min

"False True Love" is a music video for Emily Sundblad's song by the same name, performed with Matt Sweeney, and starring Sundblad, Sweeney, and James Ransone.

A Monster Called Ignorance

2014 • 23 min • Italy

Twenty-year-old Elia decides to tell the story of his family in front of a camera. A view into Elia's past shows us how much 2-year-old Elia was loved by his wonderful parents, Roberto and Marco, and their best friend, 'aunt Sara'.

We, You, They

2014 • 14 min • Argentina, Dominican Republic

A meeting by chance. Without wanting and without planning, a whole day together.

Plage(s)

2014 • 10 min

Yuko is not always sure how to listen to her body and her desires. A friendship emerges from this stationary drifting.