All Films

Exclamation Mark

2014 • 6 min • United States of America

An exciting tale of self-discovery, this is the story about the exclamation mark. It's about fitting in and standing out, and with the help of others, finding your way. We all have an inner exclamation mark- the question is how to find it!

Closet

2014 • 11 min

Short film about a goalie who is bullied by a teammate and disappears into a closet wardrobe that appears on the beach.

Speed Dating

2014 • 11 min • United States of America

Desperate to find the man of her dreams, sweet and plain Ava tries a last ditch effort, speed dating. But the absurd cast of characters she encounters makes her wonder if being single is not so bad after all.

Den gode lærer

2014 • 48 min • Norway

A good teacher is an artist, said John Steinbeck. And you definitely remember her - or him - the teacher who gave so much more. Such teachers can hardly be described, just experienced.

Dukha in Summer

2014 • 6 min • Mongolia, United States of America

A short visit to the reindeer herders of the east taiga in Mongolia.

Le ciel au-dessous de Bastille

2014 • 48 min

Derek and Theo, mad about poetry and cinema, exalt their love by making films and filming each other, alternately subject and object. "But life separates those who love each other ...", fate hits hard. How to survive the disappearance of the loved one, how to distinguish now reality, dream and cinema?

Carriages

2014 • 11 min

James is unlucky in love. He’s stuck in a routine of all work and no play and can’t seem to shake loose from it. The only thing that keeps him going is his daily commute to work, which he shares with the girl of his dreams. The only downside however, is he can’t pluck up the courage to speak to her, and she doesn’t seem to know he exists. With his two work colleagues as his only aid, James finds himself caught up in a never ending cycle of embarrassing and awkward situations as he attempts to win her heart. This is the story of when boy meets girl… But with nerves…

Swizzair

2014 • 19 min

A permission, an eternal return, it is in this suspended context, out of space and time, that the gathering of three young men happens, under the bright and suffocating lights of the bank district and the luxury boutiques of the city of Geneva, a symbol of a cold and radical social cleavage. Between masculinity, violence and ethic, everything seems to be made in order for the friends to deconstruct the universe, alone, at the top of the world.

Triptych: 3 Women Making Art

2014 • 35 min

Women and art rarely get serious attention in our culture, and older women in art are virtually ignored. In TRIPTYCH: 3 Women Making Art, we see three artists who debunk the myth of the older woman as a used up and useless part of society. In fact, these women have remained vibrant and creative well into their sixties and seventies.

Zombiehagen

2014 • 24 min • Denmark

The rotten are walking the streets of Denmark

As Long as Shotguns Remain

2014 • 30 min • France

Two young men in a nearly abandoned suburban landscape deal with the suicide of one of their friends by shotgunning beers and joining a gang.

The Equation

2014 • 12 min

Serge, a young math teacher at an inner city high school, tries to get his students to solve an equation but is disturbed by a phone call. Smart aleck Karima is no whiz at math but comes up with a solution.

Second Encounters

2014 • 30 min • Denmark

In this tale of second chances, two ex-lovers run into each other in a restaurant. Both are with new partners. Both are unhappy. Both are still in love with the other. Dormant feelings rush to the surface and the opportunity to rekindle the past presents itself. Will the outcome be different?

Moondog Airwaves

2014 • 33 min • United States of America

On the stormy night of July 5th, 1995, Trick Stuart works the graveyard shift with his plus-sized pal Meathead at the Delta Kream, a 24HR fast food joint. As they practice their brass band routine, a very unexpected visitor arrives.

Sandra Espera

2014 • 20 min • Brazil

Sandra waits to be called up for Saturday's game, waits for dinner with her father, waits for the appointment.

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.