All Films

Mezhyhirya. Daddy's Abode

2014 • 20 min • Ukraine

While working on a film about Viktor Yanukovych's residence for 1+1, director Yulia Shashkova visited Mezhyhirya several times. The authors of the film draw parallels between life in luxurious Mezhyhirya and simple Yenakiyevo, where Viktor Yanukovych's parents ' house is in ruins.

First Death

2014 • 24 min • Ukraine

"The First Death" is the second film in the series of documentaries "Winter that changed us". This is a story about those who died for freedom and for their own state. This time, the focus is on the story of Serhiy Nigoyan, a guy who was killed in the center of the Ukrainian capital in late January.

Upon Hatred

2014 • 25 min • Hong Kong

Anger breeds anger, and hatred breeds hatred. Restaurant owner Mr. Wong stresses about the business when he has to face rent increases every year. Restless and tense, he channels his anger to Ka Yeung, the timid newest employee. Taunted by his customers, his boss and life in general, Ka Yeung is barely keeping his head above the water with his father being an unlicensed hawker. One incident escalates to another like a Greek tragedy and anger spirals out of control, causing irreparable outcome. This is a story about two men who live in an unforgiving city, both trying to find their way out but ended up hurting each other.

In the Threads of Time

2014 • 4 min

People float in Destiny, chosen from among the threads of time made up of thousands of possibilities.

Deep Dance

2014 • 6 min • Germany

A world without light, a world dominated by darkness and threatening silence. The deep sea. Driven by their instincts, we pursue two contradictory characters and witness a struggle for life and death. We become victims of the illusion of light.

Intrusion

2014 • 7 min

Break-in and entry caught on tape...

Mount Desert Memories

2014 • 18 min

Set to music, "Mount Desert Memories" is a compilation of vintage home movie footage from Mount Desert Island, Maine, including footage of both summertime and winter life on MDI, Acadia National Park, and U.S. Navy visits to Bar Harbor.

Comet Catcher: The Rosetta Landing

2014 • 44 min

Discover the most complex and ambitious space mission ever undertaken, which aimed to understand the origin and evolution of our Solar System. On November the 12th, millions of miles from Earth, a spacecraft will make history by attempting to land on an icy rock nearly three-miles across, hurtling through space at 41,000 mi/hr. An international team of scientists will work around the clock to make sure the orbiter Rosetta, and lander Philae, will survive the journey to accomplish their mission. If successful, Rosetta and Philae could help peer into our past and unlock secrets from our very origins. The stakes couldn’t be higher.

Howard and Jean

2014 • 7 min

When an older woman begins to experience anxiety and depression she isolates herself inside her small apartment. Embarrassed and alone, she relies on the constant companionship of her chihuahua for her comfort and social outlet.

Fok Nabo Distorio

2014 • 7 min • Estonia

Experimental abstract animation based on "Liivaterade Raamat" composed by Liis Viira. This short film is improvised by animating in stop-motion different objects through optical lenses.

The Bear

2014 • 5 min • Poland

In the middle of summer a forester visits a man who reported that a bear destroyed his farm. He wants to know exactly what happened. Everything started with a wedding. While the guests cried at the church, no one remembered it later as vodka was poured like water. Although the forest path seemed straight on the way back, there was a sudden and unexpected change of circumstances. Zofia Antoniak's diploma film is a funny anecdote about a spectacular clash between man and the bear.

New Bodies

2014 • 4 min • New Zealand

This is a story about survival, family, love, and how sometimes things go wrong. Set on a colonized Mars, a young girl, her mother and her mother’s strange not-quite-human girlfriend have to navigate what it means to be a family in this short 2D animated science fiction film.

Edificio Central

2014 • 12 min • Peru

A woman returns to an old building to reminisce. Memories of the place guide her and she plays hide and seek with her memories. Nothing is what it seems. The passageways can be playgrounds for children; the railings, songs; and the windows, opportunities for love. She searches for the mystery that binds her to the Central Building.

The Blue Bird

2014 • 14 min • Ukraine

A famous artist in the past learns that today is the last day in his life. Summing up his life, he realizes that no one and nothing keeps him in this world. But here he mentions that an old gray parrot has been living in his house for almost thirty years, which has faithfully played the role of "blue bird" for many years. An elderly, sick person is forced to run around the city in search of a new shelter for his faithful friend.

Last Time Paris

2014 • 11 min • Austria

One day Sonja's mother discovers a hair barrette in her room of the retirement home. She remembers her shining youth she spent in Paris and her first love, Theo, from which she got the barrette. When her daughter Sonja visits, she tells her about her wish to go back to Paris again. Sonja manages to take some days off and plans to take a trip with her mother. But suddenly, a new project comes in which makes it impossible for Sonja to go abroad. Torn between the relationship to her mother and the responsibility for her job, she has to make a decision.

May Be

2014 • 23 min • Ukraine

Film is telling about one life story, where we can see the different point of view from the woman side and from the man side.

1973

2014 • 33 min • Serbia

1973 showcases the life of protagonists at the banks of the river Sava. As the water flows there seems not much happening at first sight. Space for the memories of a past transcending into the moment.

Bent Record

2014 • 4 min • United States of America

Ryan and Kyle discuss musicians and actors in a record store.

Luke Banderloft and the McFarven Pirates

2014 • 3 min • United States of America

A fantasy adventure based on the novel by Rocky Perry

This Is Kilo 3

2014 • 9 min • United States of America

In an undisclosed outpost in the middle of nowhere, a military man answers the call of a distressed pilot who is about to crash his plane. The officer, known only as MO ZERO NINER, tries to assist the pilot but can not see him on radar, has no assistance from headquarters and is not qualified to help someone land a plane.

If You Leave Me Now

2014 • 19 min • Sweden

What happens when a daughter is forced to be the mum of her own mother.

The Secret Jews of Calabria

2014 • 46 min

Rabbi Barbara Aiello, an American of Italian descent, returns to her ancestral village in Calabria. She shares the incredible journey and little-known history of the Jews of southern Italy. This story begins at the time of the Maccabees, continues through the horrors of the Inquisition, and arrives at modern times when Calabrians begin to discover and embrace their Jewish roots.

The Egg

2014 • 25 min • Lithuania

If you had the chance to make a film, what would it be? "The Egg" is a documentary about people who have ideas for films - the kind of films they want to make. The characters themselves present their ideas, and some of the stories they tell are immediately brought to life on screen.

Nishiretrato

2014 • 9 min • Argentina

Documentary portrait about a third-year ENERC student, who spends more than eight hours at school arguing that it is his "second home."