All Films

Room 12

2014 • 12 min • Hong Kong

Room 12 is a place where people leave their final wills. A boy arrives at Room 12 and meets the owner of the place. They have a strange encounter and each of them understand more about what the other is thinking about.

The Golden Era

2014 • 24 min • Brazil

"Yesterday, by the afternoon, I went to see if our theater was still there. And it was".

The Donetsk People's Republic

2014 • 35 min

As an uneasy ceasefire continues to hold in Eastern Ukraine, VICE News returns to Donetsk with an exclusive film that follows some of the characters involved in setting up the self-proclaimed state of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). In early April 2014, pro-Russia rebels seized the regional administration building and other key institutions in Donetsk, expelling Ukrainian officials and raising their own flag. The rebellion here — and other incidents elsewhere — quickly escalated into a bloody civil war that has left over 2,000 people dead and displaced more than a million. Filmed over six weeks, this documentary follows the chaotic birth of the DPR as it tries to forge a path to independence and closer ties to Russia.

Emergency Exit

2014 • 15 min • Serbia

Mr. Stojanovic got his first aid kit stolen... Petar is smoking out the window of his rented room... Mr. Ivanovic has a hearing problem... Luka and Marko are getting into a fight over a football game... Mr. Filipovic is sent by his wife to buy groceries...

The Cul-De-Sac Sex Cult

2014 • 45 min • United Kingdom

In March 2011, four adults who lived in a cul-de-sac in the Welsh town of Kidwelly were convicted of multiple sex offences against children and young adults. The group led by Colin Batley was described by the media as a "Satanic sex cult", a "quasi-religious sex cult" and a "paedophile cult." Episode from crime-series "Nightmare in Suburbia".

I'm a Mitzvah

2014 • 19 min • Mexico, United States of America

A short film about a young American man who spends one last night with his deceased friend while stranded in rural Mexico.

Stories of Our Lives

2014 • 60 min • Kenya, South Africa

Created by the members of a Nairobi-based arts collective — who have removed their names from the film for fear of reprisal — this anthology film that dramatizes true-life stories from Kenya’s oppressed LGBTQ community is both a labour of love and a bold act of militancy.

Re-Cycling

2014 • 12 min • Germany, France, Italy

This direct-to-draw animated film on 35 mm film features the imagery of 10 European directors in a collective project. Each produced 1 minute of animation on film, drawing directly onto it in his or her own style.

Raising the Costa Concordia

2014 • 45 min • United Kingdom

This film charts the inside story of the race to raise and re-float the stricken Costa Concordia. The colossal cruise ship crashed into rocks and capsized on the island of Giglio in Italy in a tragic disaster in which 32 people lost their lives trying to escape. This film uses stunning CGI animation and unique access footage to reveal the incredible innovations and technological breakthroughs needed to make 114,000 tons of mangled metal sail again.

Anatole's Little Saucepan

2014 • 6 min • France

Anatole is always dragging his little pan behind him. It fell on him one day, for no reason. Ever since, it gets caught everywhere and prevents him from going forward. Anatole is fed up, so he hides. Luckily, things are not that simple.

From the Mountain

2014 • 10 min

A commentary on humanity's increasingly questionable relationship to the natural world. Imagery of wolves and wolfhounds sits in contrast to industrial landscape tableaus, including an abandoned missile base.

Egypt's Lost Queens

2014 • 60 min • United Kingdom

Professor Joann Fletcher explores what it was like to be a woman of power in ancient Egypt. Through a wealth of spectacular buildings, personal artefacts and amazing tombs, Joann brings to life four of ancient Egypt's most powerful female rulers and discovers the remarkable influence wielded by women, whose power and freedom was unique in the ancient world. Throughout Egypt's history, women held the title of pharaoh no fewer than 15 times, and many other women played key roles in running the state and shaping every aspect of life. Joann Fletcher puts these influential women back at the heart of our understanding, revealing the other half of ancient Egypt.

Love Undead

2014 • 20 min • United States of America

In a world consumed with the undead, a small group of survivors discover the dead are not the only creatures that have their touch with humanity. Lost in a world of tragedy and despair they are forced to overcome the odds and survive while rediscovering a part of themselves they thought was lost to the outbreak as they grow closer to rediscover what truly makes them human... Love.

Sed

2014 • 10 min • Ecuador

Kay suddenly wakes up in a dark place. He is dying of thirst . He searches for water through an old house which seems to have no exit. Someone has placed him in this world of puzzles that can not be solved and, apparently, he is not alone.

Oz

2014 • 17 min • United States of America

A reinterpretation of the classic fantasy novels follows Dorothy Gale on a new adventure in the war-torn land of Oz.

Analgesia

2014 • 16 min • Ukraine

Despite himself, a doctor has to go with his young patient in the mountains. He will never forget this trip. Through a "mise en abyme" of the filmic process by an original method that reveals what the protagonist is filming, we are constantly rocked between the freshness of the film and the drama being played.

Maryam

2014 • 18 min • Indonesia

Maryam is a Muslim stuck in the ritual of another religion with someone who has autism while she is experiencing a difficult inner pressure herself. Will she be able to handle all this pressure at the same time?

Razor

2014 • 15 min • Russia

The Second World War is over. But after each war the human destinies are left. This film is about two of them. The former officer of the Wehrmacht. The former prisoner of the Nazi concentration camp.

Tracy Morgan: Bona Fide

2014 • 60 min • United States of America

The legendary Tracy Morgan returns to his roots in his new stand-up special, "Tracy Morgan: Bona Fide". Tracy delivers a hilarious hour that includes everything from growing up in the projects to the time Prince threw him out of his house after a party.

Paroru's Future Island

2014 • 26 min • Japan

There is a tiny island floating on the other side of a distant sea. Strange animals, still unknown to humans, live there. One of the island's children, Paroru, comes across a photo of the human world one day, and fascinated by this beautiful wonder, breaks the rules and rushes out of the island. Paroru and others are surprised and excited to see the human world for the first time. However, unforeseen pitfalls await them there... Can they safely reach their journey's destination?

The Winner

2014 • 20 min

An elderly lifeguard gets his medical diagnosis: He has to abstain from all sporting activity. This would not be a problem if he did not happen to be an enthusiastic swimming coach and ex-Olympic champion, who is racing with his younger self night after night; still not able to make peace with himself.

De Castigo

2014 • 19 min • Brazil

Felipe is obliged to spend his afternoons with Aunt Guta.

The Heights: Part One

2014 • 12 min

A modern adaptation of "Wuthering Heights". A forbidden love story between a rebellious teenager and her adopted brother has dark consequences as their love turns to obsession.

Buon San Valentino

2014 • 11 min • Italy

It's February 14, every lover's day. Red roses, biscuits and lots of smiles to celebrate a truly unforgettable anniversary. So, happy Valentine's Day.