All Films

Guida

2014 • 12 min • Brazil

Guida, a sweet lady who has been working as an archivist at a Courthouse for 30 years, has her routine changed when she sees a newspaper ad about life drawing classes in a cultural center of the city.

Lost Property

2014 • 6 min • United Kingdom

When you lose something dear to your heart, there is only one place it can be found. The Lost Property office.

So Many Forests

2014 • 4 min • France

The short film is based on a poem by Jacques Prévert. The poem speaks of the irony of the fact that the newspaper warns us about deforestation although they are made of paper themselves.

Las leyendas del surfing en Puerto Rico

2014 • 26 min • Puerto Rico

Interviews with the pioneers of surfing in Puerto Rico in the decade of the 60, including legend surfer Jorge Machuca.

Pourquoi les femmes sont-elles plus petites que les hommes ?

2014 • 52 min • France

All over the world, women are shorter than men on average. Even among Northern Europeans, currently the tallest people in the world, men are around 15 centimetres taller than women. However, there are animal species in which the females are taller than the males. Sexual dimorphism - the scientific term - also has some surprises in store: For example, female blue whales are larger than their male counterparts. As blue whales are the largest mammals in the world, this means that the largest animal in the world is female. So why are its human relatives so small? Scientists from France, Great Britain, Italy, Germany and the USA have investigated this highly interesting question. They tell a fascinating evolutionary story in which biology, medicine, paleoanthropology, nutritional science, sociology, obstetrics and gynecology interact and in which the female comes out on top.

Otro camino

2014 • 9 min • Puerto Rico

A man hears a mysterious voice that gives him instructions. He must decide whether to follow or ignore them, but also deal with the consequences.

Cloro

2014 • 18 min • Brazil

Under the blinding sun Clara struggles to see her family and the reality that surrounds her.

The Revolution Hunter

2014 • 11 min • Portugal, United Kingdom

It all started with a picture taken in 1974 in Lisbon, just after the Portuguese Revolution. She, the Revolution Hunter, tries to enter in that picture as if she could enter into a time she didn't belong and finally understand what it means to be part of a revolution or what it means to fight for a country. A film that explores the relationship between two generations, two different times and two different fights. As if we could transform a photograph by drawing on it. As if we could transform the present by drawing over the past.

Music for the Chosen

2014 • 11 min • Argentina

During a rainy night on their apartment, two girls hear the notes of a piano vibrating on the upper floor. One of them goes upstairs to find out where the melody comes from and faces a series of paranormal events.

The Fish and I

2014 • 6 min • Iran

A blind man tries to save the life of his goldfish.

Tigran

2014 • 52 min

This film tells the story of an obsession a young mans obsession with music. World-renowned, maverick pianist Tigran Hamasyan makes unconventional jazz music that fascinates the greatest players and unsettles the purists. The director sweeps us along from the United States to Europe to Armenia and to France looking into the roots of this ever-searching artist. Tigran draws his inspiration as much from rock metal and jazz as from an insatiable thirst for the history and the musical folklore of his country. This intimate journey lets emotions surge from the wrestling game between the man and his music.

A Night before the Wedding

2014 • 18 min • South Korea

A Night before the Wedding, I Pack My Things.

Stevie

2014 • 18 min • United States of America

'Stevie' is a coming-of-age story about a small-town tomboy who experiences romance for the first time when a young man, Justin, and his sister, Angie, move into town. She is pursued by Justin, and, with pressure from her younger, girly-girl sister, agrees to go out with him, but is surprised by the feelings she has for Angie after they all spend a night out together.

Fireworks

2014 • 19 min • Indonesia

It's new year's eve, and a man takes a taxi to go to the birthday party of the girl of her dreams in Jakarta.

Pussy Riot and other sins

2014 • 52 min • Austria, Germany

"Puss Riot and other sins" - The Putin system is taking on more and more features of the Soviet system. The big fear and paranoia returns.

Noite na Taverna

2014 • 14 min • Brazil

Álvares de Azevedo was a 19th century Brazilian romantic writer. He died prematurely (died at the age of 21), but left a significant work for Brazilian literature. Among her, the novel “Noite na Taverna”. The film, loosely inspired by the book, tells a day in the life of its author in parallel with that which is one of its darkest and most complex characters, Johann. Inserted in the same universe (a hypothetical São Paulo of 1850), Álvares lives a normal day of his academic life while Johann is involved in a death duel that triggers in several other consequences such as murder and rape.

Big Bang Dog

2014 • 4 min

Matias Vigliano and Dante Zaballa (aka Parquerama Studios) create psychotropic and loop-filled animated worlds blending pencils, markers and After Effects. Much to our delight, they just sent us their latest collaboration: a non-sensical, vibrant and amorphous tale called “Big Bang Dog.” Vigliano and Zaballa: “Cartoons exist ergo we exist. Our craft is entirely by hand and frame by frame. It requires time and infinite patience, and even so we enjoy very much doing it. The shorts we develop are a summary of thousands of original illustrations, motion tests, timing adjustments and detailed backgrounds. “Our tidy process guarantees a happy ending. We use sharp pencils to sketch, medium felt-tip marker for thick lines and ultra fine fiber-tip marker for details. With our inked frames and audio master, we go directly to After Effects for the final composing and color.”

Why the Dinosaurs Disappeared

2014 • 17 min • Romania

Sorin is very passionate about dinosaurs. At only 8 years old, an unknown object, found in his parents' bedroom, doesn't arouse his questions, but only his desire to play. Other questions arise when the teacher calls the parents to the school.

Deep Squeeze

2014 • 1 min • United States of America

A man pushes himself into tighter and tighter spaces as he attempts to escape his submarine.

The Sea Within

2014 • 30 min • Hong Kong

Fishermen couple Ah Shing and Mei-wah, having lived from boat to shore, stayed together for most of their lives. After their son grew up, they have different visions towards the rest of their days. Ah Shing insists on fishing amid the decline of the local fishing industry. Mei-wah works as a factory worker and wishes for a more stable life. Even when there are subtle and profound changes in their relationships due to the different views, their affections for each other never stopped and they still support each other. This story is based on the real-life experience of the director's parents, and they play their own character in the film.

Politics and Other Crimes

2014 • 55 min • Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia

Thomas Geer is an American journalist who comes to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to make an objective report on political events and conflicts. The main actor in his report is a high-ranking official who is responsible for making an identity law. Thomas reveals too much information through his investigation on the aforementioned politicians, and revealing things that might change direction on the radical moves.

First Annual Barbecue

2014 • 31 min • United States of America

Many groups of youths are lured to an old abandoned house where an annual barbecue is to be held. The house is not what it seems, and they are tortured by a chainsaw wielding cannibal.

When Lions Attack

2014 • 46 min • United States of America, Zimbabwe

The dry season in northern Zimbabwe's Mana Pools National Park is as deadly as any predator. The rains stop, the temperatures rise, and the water sources evaporate, pushing herbivores past the normal boundaries of caution and into dangerous territory. Two lion families patiently await their arrival, one, a team of rookies, the other, seasoned pros, each with one shared goal: to hunt the thirsty herds. Get a remarkable look at their daily battles for survival as we take you on an action-packed journey into one of the wildest springs in Africa

Constellations

2014 • 30 min • Poland