All Films

Queer Selfies

2014 • 3 min

For anyone of an ‘alternative’ sexuality, home can be a loaded concept, with its connotations of place, identity and security. In this film, a diverse range of the queer community talk to a self-operated camera about their personal experiences; sharing stories which are moving, humorous and compelling.

Tantalum

2014 • 5 min • Germany

TANTALUM - A film against children's slavery in rare earth mines in the Republic of Congo. TANTALUM - Two raw material traders have a negotiation of prices on the phone. Little by little they get disturbed in a strange and unexpected way.

Apartaments

2014 • 51 min • Ukraine

On his birthday, the famous dentist falls into the hands of cruel nurses, called from the mysterious subconscious by voluntary anesthesia. The plot of the picture covers only one day in the life of the characters, real and imaginary. The heroes find themselves in a cycle of events, in rented apartments. Where the worlds get closer…

Witches

2014 • 6 min • United States of America

When a witch in a close-knit coven finds something better to do on a Saturday night, old resentments bubble to the surface.

Bye Bye Dandelion

2014 • 3 min • United Kingdom

The friendship between an unlikely pair describes a rhythm in attachment and death.

Buitraguito, el Cantante de Ilusiones

2014 • 26 min

Buitraguito promotes a clothes store with his microphone. At the same time, dreams with his first single as a Popular singer. With his friend Manolo, a clown who promotes a restaurant dressed as a clown, they decide to make the CD.

The Fan

2014 • 17 min • Australia

Daniel leads a lonely, mundane life, until the death of his mother when he inherits an unlikely new friend, in the form of a pedestal fan that appears to come to life.

Translucid

2014 • 6 min • United States of America

A duplicitous woman guards a primitive man from beholding a mysterious book. For the vast knowledge it possesses comes with a grave consequence.

Makhmal

2014 • 17 min • India

A bittersweet tale of a piece of velvet that binds a father to his daughter

The Stars The Sun The Moon

2014 • 20 min • Hong Kong

On a random night of summer 1998, two good friends from a boarding school travel through time to 15 years ahead by pure happenstance. Wandering in the same neighbourhood where they were still growing up, they discover changes in their friends and loved ones - some of which are inevitable. Places which they enjoyed moments ago became remnants of the past while other shops appear to be timeless. In this magical tale which is also a social commentary, the two children seek to understand the world and themselves in 2013 through their innocent minds, and perhaps learn the first lesson on the passage of time.

A Goat for a Vote

2014 • 51 min • Netherlands

The best way to understand our society is to look at one's children. Three students in Kenya compete to become the next school president. Winning the election not only gives them the possibility for power and respect, but guarantees them a future in Kenyan society. Magdalene, has to prove herself in a boy dominated school which has never been led by a girl. She has the impossible task to unite all girls in her fight for equal rights. Harry, from a poor family, hopes to win so he can take care of his family in the future. He struggles against the popular Said who is a natural born leader with a disarming smile.

Nefs

2014 • 11 min

Deniz and Duru, two girls in high school react strongly when the teacher warns Deniz for having a masculine haircut. Now, they have to face the consequences.

Etegan: Bashkir Legends In Song

2014 • 51 min

The film is based on the Bashkir legend about seven girls who gave their lives defending homeland from marauding raiders. It shows the ancient Bashkirs' way of life and view of the universe through folk songs: Giants, idols, and the division of the world into the World of Angels, the World of The Living and the World of the Dead. Dying in an unequal battle, the girls go to the upper world and turn into stars of the Big Dipper, which Bashkirs name Etegan.

Long Live Death!

2014 • 13 min • Mexico

Aurelio is an eight year old boy whose mother is very sick. One night, he sees her crossing a door, when he follows her, Aurelio finds himself in the world of the dead. There, he finds "La muerte" (The death), who then becomes his mentor and helps him finding his mom. When he finally finds her, he must decide whether go back to his world or stay there with his mom.

Roadkill

2014 • 7 min • United States of America

A woman records a terrifying encounter with her friends and a dead man found laying in the road.

Pitty: Pela Fresta

2014 • 44 min

"Pela Fresta" is an audiovisual documentary accompanying Brazilian rock musician Pitty during the creation and recording of her 2014 album SETEVIDAS.

Cosmo

2014 • 6 min

A short tale of Jessica and her dog Cosmo trapped in a house during an alien invasion.

Andrea's Son

2014 • 9 min • Australia

A young troubled boy overhears his father's plot to kill his mother.

Not Far from the Tree

2014 • 8 min

An undesirable secret is uncovered as Adrian and Nathan go for a drive, irreversibly changing their relationship and their lives.

15 Francs, Flowers and Panties

2014 • 17 min • France

Anatole and his wife, both about seventy, have already lived together for fifty years. They still love each other, make love, joke about each other, avoid each other sometimes, laugh and row. Except that one morning, Anatole is discouraged. He has forgotten something important which he tries vainly to remember. Some things come back to him: an old debt, some panties and the name of flowers.

Dear Maggie

2014 • 28 min • Hong Kong

Yeung Tsz-wai, a loner, formed a bond with Lam Cheuk-yin during school lunches and soon looked forward to that time each day. She admired Cheuk-yin but grew discouraged by his ambiguity and developed feelings for his friend, Chu Chi-kit. When Cheuk-yin discovered this, all three fell out. Years later, Tsz-wai, meeting Cheuk-yin again, realized her mistakes.

Duck or Rabbit?

2014 • 16 min • Belgium

While making shopping in her neighborhood with her daughter Nina, Elena receives a phone call that upsets her. A moment of inattention, Nina has disappeared ...

A Party For Me

2014 • 6 min • New Zealand

A lonely scientist receives a surprise visit.

Madama Esther

2014 • 15 min • Madagascar

Madama Esther, a housekeeper in her fifties, has just been fired and cannot keep her promise to take her grandson to see the sea. She agrees to host illegal cockfighting in her yard, a world where angels and villains come together.