All Films

Ocaso

2014 • 17 min • Mexico

Jonas, a 14-year-old teenager, takes a walk by the river that runs by his house. His friend Marina shadows him. They meet, spend the afternoon together, and as the daylight fades, so does their innocence.

Barracuda

2014 • 30 min • Sweden

Two half-brothers are forced together on a fateful night into a hospital where they must face their dark past, nightmares... and reconciliation with their dying father.

Paul and Virginie

2014 • 19 min • Belgium

Paul lives alone with his mother Virginie. Weakened by disease, she is unable to go about their daily life anymore. Paul, driven by the unbreakable bond of love that exists between him and his mother, tries to take matters into his own hands.

The Palace on the Sea

2014 • 15 min • Taiwan

Simple, yet complex. A man (favourite actor Wang Shin-hong) meets a woman (standard actor Wu Ke-xi) on a moored ship, a sort of floating palace decorated like a Buddhist temple. The woman or her spirit struggles with her memories and the man takes on the form of a Buddhist monk in his next life. Complex and yet simple. The man, the woman and the camera move gracefully 'dancing' through the space. Only the thought of escape.

Tuzki: Love Assassin

2014 • 3 min • Japan

A darkly cute tale of foiled romance and contract assassinations starring Tuzki (兔斯基).

Sthorzina

2014 • 24 min • Romania

Viorel is 12 years old boy and he lives with his grandfather near the Danube river. He helps his grandfather to fix the figurines of an old merry-go-round. Mirko is the son of the local police officer on the Serbian shore of the Danube. The two kids have a remote controlled small boat which they use to send each other various objects. When Viorel finds a gun in his grandfather's attic their lives will change.

Bus Story

2014 • 11 min • Canada

This funny short animation was written and created by Tali and is inspired by the filmmaker's misadventures as a school bus driver in the Eastern Townships. Our protagonist dreams of becoming a bus driver in order to cruise down quiet country lanes and connect with nature, her young charges and their parents. But her idyllic view of her new job is sorely tested after she meets her surly boss, named Killer, and discovers that winding roads can prove treacherous in winter, especially with a faulty clutch. Through her cheeky humour and oblique look at the reality of people living in the Quebec countryside, Tali delivers a film that is unique, witty and touching.

Bending the Light

2014 • 60 min • Japan, United States of America

From acclaimed director Michael Apted (The Up Series, Masters of Sex, The World is Not Enough) comes a revealing look at the art of filmmaking and photography. A journey of glass, the documentary explores the relationship between the artisans who create camera lenses and the masters of light who use these lenses to capture their beloved art form. Bending the Light features never-before-seen footage from inside a premier Japanese lens factory, intimate interviews with lens engineers, and a peek into the world of award-winning photographers and cinematographers Stephen Goldblatt, ASC, BSC, Greg Gorman, Simon Bruty, Laura El-Tantawy, and Richard Barnes.

As Time Flies Slowly By

2014 • 25 min • Brazil

m.A.A.d

2014 • 15 min

A double screen projection film portraying the city of Compton, and a beguiling non-linear paean to everyday moments of life, death and magic — with tracks from Kendrick Lamar's album "good kid, m.A.A.d city" as the soundtrack.

The Man vs. The Machine

2014 • 18 min • United States of America

On May 2,1997, Garry Kasparov, arguably the greatest human chess player ever, sat down in New York City to do battle with IBM's chess-playing computer, Deep Blue. While the much hyped match of man versus machine consisted of six chess games over nine days, there are many who would claim the entire contest was decided in just one move. This short documentary tells the epic tale of how mankind lost to the machine and highlighting what may have been man's ultimate downfall…having emotions.

Waking Fear

2014 • 20 min • United States of America

Waking fear tells the story of a man suffering from reoccurring nightmares of death and mystery. But what is reality and what is just a dream? The line slowly fade between the two in this psychological thriller.

Verde

2014 • 60 min • Chile

Valparaíso, Chile. Manuel tired after eleven years of relationship decides to rebel at the orders of his wife Gaviota who suffers from depression. Locked in the bathroom they will bring out their fears, resentments and frustrations by discovering their darkest secrets.

The Chicken

2014 • 15 min • Germany, Croatia

As a present for her 6th birthday, Selma gets a live chicken. When she realises the animal is going to be killed to feed the family, she decides to save it and set it free, unaware of the high stakes such action will lead to.

Hide N Seek

2014 • 49 min • South Korea

Mi-young is playing hide-and-seek with a doll. Oh-gun lives hiding his dark history and Min-su follows Oh-gun to revenge. One day, destiny of these three was entwined, and their story begins.

Sad People Factory

2014 • 54 min • France

An investigation into the global nature and epidemic scope of depression, shown from a societal point of view challenging the individual notion of depression. We look at the collective causes of depression with sociologists, social workers, and neuropsychiatrists on the subject’s cutting edge.

The Great Vairitosky

2014 • 15 min • Argentina

Vairitosky is an immortal artist. His act consists of dying in different ways, and then magically resurrected. The public is impatient, wants to see Vairitosky, who does not come into play. What will happen?

Under the Hammer of the Nazis

2014 • 52 min

March, 2013. A sensational, incomparable find in the basement of a Munich auction house: 44 auction catalogs from the years 1936 to 1944, containing hand-written notes from the Third Reich. Katrin Stoll, present-day owner, takes a brave step and decides to have her own company's history investigated. Adolf Hitler was the worst art thief in history.

Pony Freak

2014 • 10 min • Finland

Anna takes part in a talent competition. With the support of her brother Aaro, she wishes to create something new.

My Granny the Escort

2014 • 48 min • United Kingdom

A frank and intimate portrait of three mature British women who sell sex. How does their profession affect their family lives, and what motivates men to pay for sex with older women?

Bouvetøya: The Last Place on Earth

2014 • 46 min • Canada

The Last Place on Earth is the personal story of a voyage across tumultuous seas, to leave a message to future generations on the summit of the most remote island on the planet: Bouvetøya.

A Day Somewhere in Athens

2014 • 1 min • Greece

Football games, fights between mosters and explosions, everything that happens in a normal day in Athens.

The Quest for Bannockburn

2014 • 59 min • United Kingdom

Neil Oliver and Tony Pollard set out to solve one of the biggest puzzles in battlefield archaeology. 700 years ago, Robert the Bruce's overwhelming victory over the English at the Battle of Bannockburn helped seal Scotland's future as an independent kingdom, although the actual location remains a mystery. With the help of leading battlefield archaeologists, stuntmen, computer-generated graphics and some digging, Neil and Tony go in search of both the real and imagined Battle of Bannockburn.

The Great Australian Fly

2014 • 57 min • Australia

THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN FLY looks at how a national nuisance has shaped Australia and its people, confounding our scientists, influencing our lifestyle and defining the way we speak. But is its value misunderstood? The one-hour documentary explores how this much-maligned spoiler of the Australian summer is in fact a crime solver, healer, pollinator and street sweeper. We'd miss them if they were gone, yet we put huge amounts of energy into wiping them out. Is it time to call a truce? Directed by Tosca Looby and produced by Sally Ingleton, the amusing and intriguing film pays homage to a much-maligned invertebrate and the influence it has had on our world.