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The Grandpa's Song

The Grandpa's Song

2014 • 18 min • Mexico
An old peasant faces the dispossession of his land, inheriting the final lesson of life to his only granddaughter.
Stealing Socialism

Stealing Socialism

2014 • 55 min • Estonia
A jolly documentary that tells a story of Soviet time life style when stealing from the state was an act of honour for common people. Stealing from corrupted state helped to get by and held moral high. The common man felt that the state was stealing from him all the time – so one had to get something back from the real robber – the state. When all bits and pieces of rubble were stolen from the state – the Soviet Union colossus fell apart.
Scary True Stories: Night 28

Scary True Stories: Night 28

2014 • 58 min • Japan
31th installment in Broadway's "Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi" series.
The Jungle

The Jungle

2014 • 16 min • Lithuania
Thirty-year old guy is assaulted on the street. Randomly, in the middle of a day. The emotional damage hurts him more than the punches taken. This is a new experience for him. The guy tries to sort things out between justice, revenge and a bit of shame. Meanwhile, on the opposite side of the story there are guys that did the beating. They practice first-punch knockouts. And they helpfully carry their mothers’ food bags in the evening.
Tied Up

Tied Up

2014 • 19 min • France
Call girl services turn out to be a fatal point for the male client.
The Bloody Truth

The Bloody Truth

2014 • 52 min • Germany, France
This film tells the story of the unknown pre-history of the AIDS virus, long before people started to die in the US and Europe. Following a team of scientists we uncover a forgotten medical archive in the Democratic Republic of Congo, that tells of an epidemic a full two decades before anyone knew about the novel killer. From high-tech labs in the US to African medics who have their boots on the ground, we trace HIV back to its origin in the jungles of Cameroon. In the decades around the turn of the 20th century, colonialism fundamentally changed the lives of millions of people in central Africa; it created an environment that allowed HIV to leave its original host, the chimpanzee, and start to spread in humans.
Then I See Tanja

Then I See Tanja

2014 • 34 min • Croatia
Željko (16) and his younger brother have been living on their own since their mother ended up in hospital. Željko has set his mind on two things: he has to finally take the initiative to meet Tanja and earn some money to buy his Mum a wig. A real one, made from human hair. If he achieves these two goals, the things might turn for the better.
Vida

Vida

2014 • 14 min • Colombia, Ecuador
Acclaimed Iranian film director Abbas Kiarostami, delivers a film workshop in Bogotá, the filmmakers conclude by proposing a short film in 10 days. Diego, one of the directors of the workshop, as scouting, meets a young shy librarian named Vida , who dreams of being an actress.
A Crazy Country Christmas

A Crazy Country Christmas

2014 • 26 min • United States of America
A young man with schizophrenia living with his parents out in the countryside of Texas is a cold, emotionless murderer. He will kill any and all who cross his path or trespass. One day, the young man sinks to a new low as he goes too far, killing one of his best friends. The film follows him as he delves deeper into the rabbit hole that is his own mind, trying to figure himself out, struggling with his morally upright conscience who attempts to bring the young man's actions to a stop.
Killer's Game: Part II

Killer's Game: Part II

2014 • 43 min • Czech Republic
Six young people meet up to participate in a game of Killer's Game, where one person is picked at random to be the "killer", and secretly go around "killing" the other players, who then try and deduct who the killer is. People soon turn up dead for real though, as a mysterious guy in a skull mask start picking off the players. Also the dead players from the first movie have come back as zombies for some reason.
Base 9

Base 9

2014 • 10 min • Norway
It's WWIII, and the Englishmen has established a base near the east coast of England. Some leaked information also tells the Norwegians that the Englishmen has plans of attacking Norway, taking the Russian side of the war. The Norwegian General sends Corporal Normann, with his loyal Private Refsdal over the ocean to attack the 9th base from the north, called Base 9.
Berbères des cimes

Berbères des cimes

2014 • 52 min • Algeria, France
At the heart of the Moroccan High Atlas mountains, water is a resource in short supply. The village of Tizi N'Oucheg has undergone a transformation thanks to Rachid Mandili, who is well-aware that the development of his village depends on access to clean water and on his strong leadership of this project. Mandili rallies all the villagers together and calls upon the knowledge of French and Moroccan scientists to tap water sources, to purify, and reuse waste water for irrigation. The documentary highlights the Berbers' community ties and ingenuity in their dream of independently managing their village water resources. It equally paints a portrait of a man whose initiative and resourcefulness has opened Tizi N'Oucheg up to modernity while still conserving its cultural heritage. Tizi's example presents some of the problems of water access in semi-arid regions and puts forward concrete solutions to these problems.
Good Boy

Good Boy

2014 • 4 min • United States of America
A man is about to commit the irreparable after being humiliated by his wife.
Europe Endless

Europe Endless

2014 • 27 min • Belgium, Germany
A day in the European Parliament and surrounding area. This dance film is inspired by the work and lifestyle of the Eurocrats in Brussel’s EU district and features five dancers. The characters dance, run and glide through the empty spaces in an atmosphere beyond time, decontextualized, in an architectural non-site.
Not an Exit

Not an Exit

2014 • 7 min
A woman searches for her sister, only to make a shocking discovery.
Believe

Believe

2014 • 19 min • United States of America
Chaya, a school teacher in India, is telling the story of Diwali to her pupils. At the same time in the US, Murray who is a war photographer is about to meet his family for the first time after a tour in Afghanistan with the US Army. Pablo, a kid from a township in Argentina is looking at a crowd in the local village square. His father has gone to find him a horse for the annual race. Chaya, Murray and Pablo are about to simultaneously face a crucial moment of their respective lives...They will change forever!
It Girl

It Girl

2014 • 3 min • Spain
Overwhelmed by her husband’s medical bills, Sofia takes a desperate measure: she becomes an egoblogger.
Alive

Alive

2014 • 18 min • Russia
Our life is music. But the question remains: will we have enough time to play it till the end...Formerly famous pianist is terminally ill. Her grownup children have to face a tormenting dilemma: should they torture their mother with the treatment or let go...
Somewhere Down the Line

Somewhere Down the Line

2014 • 11 min • Ireland
Somewhere Down the Line follows a man’s life, loves and losses, shown through the exchanges he has with the passengers in his car.
Coulrofobia

Coulrofobia

2014 • 13 min • Brazil
Luan, a deaf 16-year-old boy, faces an unusual fear. For a long time the boy comes guarding their anguish, born of a past trauma. But the time is coming to confront the unconditional fear that this aberration brings it: a fear that, contrary to what one might imagine, there is nothing funny.
Reconciled

Reconciled

2014 • 15 min
A story about the desperation of a man leading a monotonous life. Interacting with people turns out to be impossible, and his routine has alienated his loved ones, among them, his 11-year-old son.
Caged

Caged

2014 • 10 min • Portugal
Dark circumstances lead a man to take a woman prisoner in his house.
Facing Off

Facing Off

2014 • 8 min
A woman decides to enter the cosmetic surgery vortex to give her life a radical change. Once the change is completed she is still as unhappy as before. Life will surprisingly rush to her aid....
Simultaneous Duo Versions

Simultaneous Duo Versions

2014 • 56 min • Switzerland
Two-part performance series, developed, performed, and recorded on film on 11 March 2014 at the ECAL, Lausanne.