All Films

The Sound Inside

2013 • 53 min • Spain

“That day a phantom sound started to ring in my head: a whistle with some cicadas that only I heard, or perhaps someone else could too. Like most people, I avoided silence so as not to hear my inner self. Because silence is only the beginning.”

Metamorphosis: The Science of Change

2013 • 60 min • United Kingdom

Metamorphosis seems like the ultimate evolutionary magic trick - the amazing transformation of one creature into a totally different being: one life, two bodies.

Ante’

2013 • 53 min

Ante' is a powerful film about two brothers subjected to child abuse, following the characters through life as they live each day in turmoil trying to disguise the pain. Both brothers turn to the streets as one of them works his way up the ranks of the mob, while the other brother turns to drugs.

The Diplomat

2013 • 60 min • United States of America

This film chronicles how figure skater Katarina Witt fought for her future in socialist East Germany, how she faced the changes after the fall of the Berlin Wall and how she ended up both a beneficiary and victim of the East German regime.

Beary Tales

2013 • 51 min • Czech Republic

Two orphaned bear cubs would’ve been destined to starve – if a man had not adopted them. The film shows the twins’ life with their new "mother", from their first steps to becoming cheeky teenagers.

Paulien Cornelisse: Hallo Aarde

2013 • 50 min • Netherlands

Registration of the second theatre program by the Dutch comedian Paulien Cornelisse.

Dokument inifrån: En eskortflickas dagbok

2013 • 58 min • Sweden

In her room 15 year old "Hannah" decides to start selling sex. She puts up an ad and offers her services as an escort. In her diary Hanna describes how she, over the course of an autumn sells sex in Stockholm. Hanna's first sex buyers ask no questions about her age, which is often enough to avoid being convicted of buying sex from children, claiming that it was thought that the girl was older. As the majority of sex buyers can get away with fines, police prioritize other crimes. The documentary "En eskortflickas dagbok" gives insight into a chaotic world.

American Jerusalem: Jews and the Making of San Francisco

2013 • 58 min • United States of America

The pioneer Jews of San Francisco arrived from Germany during the Gold Rush and were instrumental in building the city. The roles they were relegated to in the Old World -- peddler and petty merchant -- were highly valued in the Gold Rush. The openness of Gold Rush California allowed these Jews to assimilate far more and have a greater impact on the building and defining of a major city than any other Jewish community in America. But this acceptance came at a price -- assimilation put this community in danger of losing its Jewish identity.

What Plants Talk About

2013 • 54 min • United States of America

From PBS - Hard core science is effortlessly integrated with a light-hearted look at how plants behave, revealing a world where plants are as busy, responsive and complex as we are. From the stunning heights of the Great Basin Desert to the lush coastal rainforests of west coast Canada, scientist J.C. Cahill takes us on a journey into the "secret world of plants," revealing an astonishing landscape where plants eavesdrop on each other, talk to their allies, call in insect mercenaries and nurture their young. It is a world of pulsing activity, where plants communicate, co-operate and, sometimes, wage all-out war. So come along for the ride and discover that plants are a lot less passive and a lot more intelligent than you think!

Spanola Pepper Sauce Company

2013 • 8 min

This heartwarming story explores the life of Tookie Spanola, the founder and owner of the Spanola Pepper Sauce Company, and some of the changes that have taken effect during his tenure.

Cloudrise

2013 • 9 min • Canada

Set high above the clouds, two lovers must overcome an attack and fight for their lives to defend their airship, which is also their new home.

Shuttle Discovery's Last Mission

2013 • 46 min • United States of America

With more than 27 years of service, the space shuttle Discovery has clocked more time in space than any other shuttle. She has flown more than 148 million miles, and has become one of the most storied spacecraft in American history. Join us as we celebrate her remarkable past and follow her final flight: to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. It's an emotionally charged mission full of logistical challenges. Discovery is a robust, but very fragile aircraft, and getting her to D.C. in one piece will require some innovative engineering.

How Olin Lost His Eye

2013 • 6 min • Ireland

While exploring an abandoned house, Olin loses an eye.

Vikingar

2013 • 15 min • France, Iceland

Iceland, in the year 1000. Magnus, a fearless Viking warrior, confronts Bjarni the Berserker who abducted his wife and child. Their rivalry is only beginning.

Re: Awakenings

2013 • 18 min • United States of America

Original Super 8 footage shot by Dr. Oliver Sacks of his patients at Beth Abraham Hospital, Bronx, NY, who were administered the drug L-Dopa in the summer of 1969 and “awakened” after decades of inactivity is featured in this cine-poem that combines archival footage with a score for solo saxophone composed by Philip Glass.

Uranus

2013 • 7 min • Brazil

Venus lies in bed with Uranus in the corner.

The Flavours Collection

2013 • 14 min

To get the required daily medication for his mother, Victor and his father resort to the toughest and dangerous solution.

City of the Dead

2013 • 17 min • China

A deadly virus breaks out in mainland China causing its inhabitants to turn into cannibalistic, bloodthirsty zombies when infected.

His Name Is Clown Face

2013 • 19 min

Horror writer and director Chris is being terrorized by the very character he created.

信望愛

2013 • 12 min

unknown release date

Fragments of the House of Usher

2013 • 11 min • United Kingdom

A video essay by critic and filmmaker David Cairns examining Roger Corman’s adaptation of 'The Fall of the House of Usher' in relation to Poe’s story.

Psychedelic Afternoon

2013 • 5 min • Japan

Seiji is tormented by horrible tsunami-flashback dreams, but one night he wakes up and his beloved grandfather has appeared. With a strum of his grandfather's guitar, Seiji is transported to a colorful, slightly strange, psychedelic world and finally manages to have a good dream.

King Kong

2013 • 21 min • Greece

Born on 1988 in Athens Zoo and abandoned by his mother, silver-back gorilla Ivo has never been able to mate. Now he needs to be transferred to another zoo. KING KONG is a story about a 50 years old man, working in the Zoo while taking care of his bedridden mother. Unable to form any type of relationship and express his sexuality, he will go down the path of violence and despair.

Yamasuki Yamazaki

2013 • 2 min • Japan

When you're insanely happy, you're so happy to be happy, that you forget what made you happy. Shishi Yamazaki's film for her graduation show on January, 2013.