All Films

Tik-Tak

2014 • 9 min • Estonia

Watchmaker controls the time, but the mouse living in the watchmaker's workshop controls the clocks... This is a film about time and its ephemeral nature.

Little Big Girls

2014 • 53 min • Canada

The documentary Little Big Girls by director Hélène Choquette sheds light on the phenomenon of early-onset puberty. Today, it isn’t unusual to see the earliest signs of puberty in girls younger than the age of 9, though this was not the case a few decades ago. The result, inevitably, is a disconnect between the girls’ physical and emotional maturity. Far from being a marginal issue, early-onset puberty is fast becoming a worldwide public health concern. A number of causes are suspected: Could obesity and exposure to environmental contaminants, for instance, be to blame? While the causes may still be misunderstood, the physical, psychological and psychosocial repercussions on young girls going through this change so early are all too visible. Little Big Girls alerts us to the need to adapt, as a society, so as to minimize the impact of this phenomenon on our children.

Michael Blackwell: Combat Camera

2014 • 10 min • United States of America

Michael Blackwell entered the United States Navy on Veteran's Day, 2002 and served for more than nine years. While stationed with the now-disestablished Fleet Combat Camera Group Pacific, he served alongside United States Army 5th and 10th group Special Forces in Iraq.

Leaving Stockholm

2014 • 20 min

Helen was abducted as a child and kept in a basement for eight years. As a young adult, she invites a television crew to document her recovery, which threatens the fragile emotional balance between herself and her estranged mother.

Digital Amnesia

2014 • 50 min

Focusing on the vulnerability of digital data, Digital Amnesia ponders the sustainability of modern artifacts that have no material state. Notable archivists share their perspectives on the Digital Age and whether it poses great promise or threat to the longevity of digital information and our collective memory.

Requiem for My Father

2014 • 15 min • France

Through the maze of a nightmare, a young man faces his father. His trauma springs from the darkness and he gradually exorcises his bitterness.

UNASUR en Haití, reflejos de una Argentina solidaria

2014 • 60 min • Argentina

The documentary recounts UNASUR's first "extraterritorial" experience, which, following the tragic earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010, allocated special aid to the Caribbean country for health, food, housing, and human rights programs.

Stevie's Trek to the Holy Land: The Carpenter's Son

2014 • 26 min

Venture with Stevie as he continues his journey through the land of the Bible, this time exploring the reign of King Herod and his search for the real Messiah.

Ants Pact

2014 • 20 min • Germany

Paul is 16 years old and earns his pocket money working the streets. But there is something special about Paul. He has made a pact with some ants, which questions the strict patterns of our reality.

Pioneers

2014 • 15 min • Mexico

Get to know the work of some women who were part of the first generations of one of the most important filmmaking schools in the world.

San Francisco's Micro-Microclimates & You

2014 • 9 min

San Francisco is known for its unpredictable weather from neighborhood-to-neighborhood. But what about the climate that flourishes within your couch cushions, or behind your television? Join Dr. Gary Webster in his studio as he explains. Pack accordingly.

Samanta

2014 • 23 min • Chile

Samanta, a girl from the streets, lives with Profeto, a Peruvian immigrant who adopted her as his own daughter. One night, Profeto tells Samanta that his wife and daughter have arrived to Chile to live with him. Their presence threatens Samanta’s permanence so she starts to despair and act self-destructively, trying to call Profeto’s attention and not lose her recently found home.

Allure

2014 • 4 min • Australia

A band of fluffy little creatures are irresistibly drawn to a mysterious light from across the road. If they can even manage to survive the trek over, what awaits them?

Valentine Surprise

2014 • 6 min • United States of America

A man's Valentine's Day proposal to his girlfriend goes horribly wrong.

Briarwood

2014 • 20 min

Former detective Chris Woods is swept in the psychotic game of a strategic killer while seeking revenge for the murder of his daughter.

The Gut: Our Second Brain

2014 • 55 min • France

For a few years now, scientists have known about the existence of another brain within our bodies. This second brain, or "brain down below" is none other than our stomach. The stomach's intelligence is a new avenue of research that is fascinating research teams the world over.

The Paedophile Next Door

2014 • 60 min • United Kingdom

Historian Steve Humphries examines failures in policies and legislation put in place to protect youngsters from sexual abuse, and discovers radical new solutions proposed by an increasing number of child-protection experts, which challenge deep-rooted attitudes and emotional reactions to paedophiles. Senior lecturer Sarah Goode believes the most promising way to reduce the number of child-abuse cases is to encourage people to seek treatment before they target victims. Her theory is supported by an interview in this programme in which Humphries meets a man who makes an extraordinary confession on camera.

Red Card

2014 • 3 min • Mauritius

A woman is making dinner in the kitchen, which disturbs her husband who is watching TV.

Lake Nowhere

2014 • 51 min • United States of America

From the vaults of the golden age of slasher films comes LAKE NOWHERE, a raucous, bloody romp which resurrects the thrill of gory midnight movies for an hour-long plunge into the depths of horror. Inspired by the dusty days of VHS, LAKE NOWHERE is preceded by original trailers & commercials, replicating the experience of watching a long lost bootleg tape. When a group of friends arrive at a desolate lakeside cabin, they are stalked and murdered by a Masked Maniac, whose lust for blood transcends our world. This age-old tale of senseless slaughter quickly spirals into the realm of supernatural horror and classic monster movies, as we learn the true power that lies within LAKE NOWHERE.

The Making of 'Phoenix'

2014 • 21 min • Germany

2014 documentary featuring interviews with Petzold, Hoss, actors Nina Kunzendorf and Ronald Zehrfeld, and production designer K. D. Gruber

Perceptions

2014 • 48 min

An out of the box Snowboard Film by PIRATE MOVIE PRODUCTION coproduced by RED BULL MEDIA HOUSE. This unusual Snowboard action movie brings together some of the best european riders, an award-winning production crew and locations every snowboarder dreams of, all blending into one outstanding action packed visual experience. Join a tight group of snowboard professionals on their journeys around the globe, always on the hunt for the best snow, the biggest jumps, the gnarliest lines and the most unique features. From the streets of Russia and Canada, to the mystical forests of Japan; from the steepest mountains of India and Alaska to the endless possibilities of the European Alps; to the spiritual slopes of Greenland, we not only captured the action but also the sense of traveling.

Special Features

2014 • 12 min • United States of America

Special Features is an apparent interview with three highlights. Presented as a lo-fi fragment from a forgotten video production, an interviewee interacts with an interviewer, recounting a special experience at once unique and shared.

Chemical Escape

2014 • 12 min • Germany

Mark has to pass his exam in Chemistry, so he resorts to using drugs that will enhance his learning abilities. The pink pills though, come with side effects...

El apagón

2014 • 23 min

Don Videla is a cinema operator, 80 years old and 65 years old, he crosses the streets of San Juan on his bicycle to get to the Municipal Cinema and show films. A film crew accompanies him to trace the traces of the cinemas he passed through.