All Films

Cat Sick Blues

2013 • 10 min • Australia

A man in a mask interrupts a couple's alone time.

Dinosaur

2013 • 21 min • Kuwait

The film shows the journey of a government employee, who strives to change his job title before retirement.

Discovering Elton John

2013 • 45 min • United Kingdom

Born Reginald Dwight on 25 March 1947, he was something of a child prodigy and would go on to become a prolific songwriter and one of Britain's most accomplished and acclaimed musicians, selling out tours the world over. His humanitarianism has been suitably honored, and he has continued to contribute extensively to the music industry. Writing songs for the1994 animated film The Lion King, he later he adapted The Lion King for Broadway and in 2005 he composed music for a West End stage production of Billy Elliot. This documentary takes a look at his long and successful career, exploring his greatest hits with the help of leading industry figures.

4,000-Year-Old Cold Case: The Body in the Bog

2013 • 52 min • United Kingdom

Documentary following the discovery and investigation of a 4,000-year-old body that was preserved in a peat bog in Cashel in the Irish midlands

The Temptress

2013 • 36 min • Norway, Romania

A journey from the mythical Dinka world in South Sudan to the dreams of happiness living a new life in Norway.

Yellowhead

2013 • 19 min

Filmmaker Kevan Funk chronicles the lonely days and sleepless nights of a middle-aged safety inspector, whose malaise mirrors the decline of the industrial landscape around him.

Soir de Fête

2013 • 17 min • France

Male nurse in a psychiatric hospital, Joachim, twenty, is on the point of leaving work to celebrate New Year`s Eve with his family. His patients, have decided to celebrate the passage of the New Year joyfully, and are not ready to let him leave. The night will be comical for Joachim, very quickly exeeded by the events. But madness is not always where one may think.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio Abbado

2013 • 60 min

Mozart did not write the Requiem as despairing funeral music for his impending death. Rather, the piece proclaims eternal light and redemption. Together with a first-class quartet of soloists, the choirs of the Bavarian and Swedish radios and the distinguished musicians of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Claudio Abbado uncovers this more hopeful and forgiving essence of the Requiem.

Her Child

2013 • 25 min • Slovenia

Pianist Mojca is afraid to get into deeper relationship with her partner Tomaž due to her fear of pain. It takes place at a point where a long-standing relationship between the two needs a new step in either direction. And as in life, so in film, life takes an unexpected path and gives Mojca a series of experiences that help her move forward.

Branko: Return to Auschwitz

2013 • 11 min • United States of America

In this meditation on memory, Branko Lustig, Oscar Winning producer of Schindler's List and Auschwitz survivor, returns to Auschwitz for his Bar Mitzvah at the age of 79.

The Last Days of Anne Boleyn

2013 • 60 min • United Kingdom

Writers and historians including Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory revisit the last days of Anne Boleyn, who in 1536 became the first queen in British history to be executed.

Necktie

2013 • 2 min • Greece, Ireland, United Kingdom

A short film made for “Venezia 70 - Future Reloaded”. 5 teens try to discover what happens when you die.

Toy Story of Terror!

2013 • 22 min • United States of America

What starts out as a fun road trip for the Toy Story gang takes an unexpected turn for the worse when the trip detours to a roadside motel. After one of the toys goes missing, the others find themselves caught up in a mysterious sequence of events that must be solved before they all suffer the same fate in this Toy Story of Terror.

Superman vs. Batman: When Heroes Collide

2013 • 10 min

A short documentary feature outlining the climactic battle scene in Warner Brothers Animation's The Dark Knight Rises Part 2.

Still Life (Betamale)

2013 • 5 min • United States of America

‘Still Life (Betamale)’ draws images from a range of online fetish sites, engaging with the theme of obsessive desire. The narrated version of the album track is immersed in the simultaneously captivating and disturbing world of internet subcultures.

The Angel and I

2013 • 14 min • Brazil

Based in the poem 'The Angel' by William Blake, the film is about the innocence of the childhood and how to grow up losing it and leaving some dreams back. The film has a magic atmosphere, that way we can dive into Lia's world and share her feelings through the fantastic realism.

Bi-Curious Me

2013 • 47 min

A film about female sexuality with a distinct visual style. With increasingly open attitudes to sexuality for women in particular, interest in same-sex relationships and ‘bi-curiosity’ are becoming more acceptable. Bicurious Me meets three women coming to terms with changes in their sexuality and exploring same-sex relationships. The documentary explores the ramifications of usually straight-laced ladies seeking sexual fulfillment with other women - not just the thrill of a kiss, or augmented reality girl-on-girl porn - but the real long-term implications. Delving deep into this very modern dilemma, it asks important questions: Why this trend is occurring now? Will same-sex attraction empower a new generation of women? Is it a good or a bad thing for men?

Made with Pride

2013 • 56 min

Filmmaker Tammy Jones follows her brother Martin and his partner of 10 years Maxim in their journey to become parents. Maxim, 36, grew up in Russia and Martin, 41, grew up in a small northern Ontario town. They now live in Ottawa. Martin and Maxim have succeeded against all the odds. They welcomed Sasha and Lucas home in January 2012 after years of research, planning, surgery, waiting, expenses, and miscarriages. These brave young men set off on a road less traveled. They are paving the road for other gay couples and LGBTQ people as our society changes and our laws rush to catch up with societal changes.

The Last Survivor

2013 • 6 min • Germany

Shortfilm remake of the finale of "ALIEN": After her ship has been destroyed, the last survivor of the ship's crew tries to finally get some sleep. But the hideous creature has also survived the explosion. Only question ist: Who will be able to rest at last?

Trigger: The Ripple Effect of Gun Violence

2013 • 55 min • United States of America

Documentary that frames gun violence as a Disaster and Public Health issue by taking an in depth look at how one shooting impacts individuals, families and communities, while also giving voice to the questions and insights that arise from these conversations. In the documentary, all those scarred by gun violence eventually arrived at the same question: "Why...Why did this happen to us?" After looking at these in depth experiences of gun violence "Trigger turns its attention to the bigger question: "What can we do to prevent gun violence?"

Dive

2013 • 18 min

Dive is an urban fairy tale about a self-destructive man who can't feel anything. From the moment he sets eyes on a mysterious young woman, something inside him stirs. Unbeknownst to him, she is part of the White Eye community, a marginalized group of hyper-sensitive beings inhabiting the same world as humans. When her true identity is revealed, his destructive nature reaches its peak as he contemplates a drastic escape from his melancholy.

Foam Drive Renegades

2013 • 9 min

A gang of petty criminals enlists the last-minute help of an irrational acquaintance to pull off a job. When this new addition gets the gang in increasingly hot water, they're forced to re-examine their life choices, those they associate with, and themselves.

Some Idealistic Future

2013 • 14 min

An unprecedented look at the ten year history of The Postal Service, from the initial collaborations that created 2003's sleeper classic Give Up, through to their recent sold out show at New York's Barclays Arena. The Creators Project provides an intimate look at the band and its process: from the dressing room to the digital (re)construction of the music to the moment the band takes the stage.

Great White Shark

2013 • 40 min • United States of America

Misrepresented, maligned and on the verge of extinction, the great white shark is an iconic predator: the creature we love to fear. Great White Shark will explore the great white's place in our imaginations, in our fears and in the reality of its role at the top of the oceanic food chain. The film will concentrate on key aggregation points around the world: Mexico, South Africa, Los Angeles and New Zealand. Key figures in the history of shark research, people whose lives have been changed by contact with the great white, will tell us of their experiences, culminating in a direct encounter between man and shark.