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Contos da Maré

Contos da Maré

2013 • 17 min • Brazil
Examination

Examination

2013 • 7 min • Spain
On a drawing exam, the entire class will pass the chops.
The Longest Road

The Longest Road

2013 • 4 min • France
A short film by Manddy Wyckens.
Ghosts

Ghosts

2013 • 9 min • Argentina
A couple of ghosts spend their leisure hours playing in the fields, enjoying nature and the eternal words that Rainer Maria Rilke wrote over a century ago to a young poet. The film was shot with a photo camera.
Una vuelta a Mallorca en camello

Una vuelta a Mallorca en camello

2013 • 27 min • Spain
The real story about the camel ride around Mallorca, that journalist Miguel Vidal and painter Gustavo Peñalver did in 1964. Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. This is one of them.
Lambs

Lambs

2013 • 4 min • Germany
A lamb's parents are shocked because their little lamb doesn't sound like the other sheep; it says "moo" instead of "baa".
The Rainbow

The Rainbow

2013 • 9 min • Norway
An adaptation of D.H. Lawrence’s The Rainbow (1915), and a personal exploration of memory, the moon, the shadows of things and some psychological aspects of the filmstrip itself – its ‘Luna’ nature and its appetite for light.
The Epic of Hang Kway Teow

The Epic of Hang Kway Teow

2013 • 20 min • Malaysia
Hikayat Hang Kway Teow (Epic of Hang Kway Teow) is a satirical adaptation of the popular Malay legend Hang Tuah, revolving around the life and times of 5 mythical warrior brothers and their relationship with the Sultan during the Malacca Sultanate period.
River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand

River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand

2013 • 42 min • United Kingdom
James Nesbitt moved to New Zealand in 2011 when he landed the role of Bofur in Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy, but he says the country remains largely unknown to him. Travelling more than 1,000 miles from the tip of the North Island down to the South, the actor finds out more about the place he has called home, visiting areas of natural beauty and learning about the nation's history and traditions. Along the way, he meets former All Blacks player the late great Jonah Lomu, takes a trip around film star Sam Neill's vineyards in Queenstown, catches up with Peter Jackson and goes Base-jumping from the tallest building in Auckland.
Fredag ettermiddag

Fredag ettermiddag

2013 • 22 min • Norway
Jonas is 7 years old and lives with his mother. They have just moved to a small municipality. Jonas is used to moving, but now he is scared that his mom is ill again.
Sound of Torture

Sound of Torture

2013 • 58 min • Israel
Swedish-Eritrean radio host Meron Estefanos produces her weekly program at home in Stockholm where she broadcast, devoted entirely to the hundreds of Eritrean refugees held hostage in the Egyptian Sinai Desert. The Bedouins kidnap Eritreans making their way to Israel and demand large ransoms from their families. We follow Meron in her attempts to turn the tide by calling the hostages and kidnappers alike during her radio show. The film focuses on the stories of two hostages: A) Hiriyti was pregnant when she got kidnapped. We hear the young woman talking with her husband Amaniel in Tel Aviv, who is doing everything he can to free his wife and their baby from the torture camp. B) The ransom for 20-year-old Timnit has been paid, but her brother haven't heard anything from her since her flight to the Egyptian-Israeli border. The battle for Hiriyti's release and the search for Timnit takes Meron to Sinai. There, she stumbles on the marks left by the many atrocities.
Once in Autumn

Once in Autumn

2013 • 29 min
A young man dumps his girlfriend without telling her directly, trying to steer the conversation to other topics so that things will end naturally. However, the inner feelings don't simply disappear. The film explores the girl's inner, psychological state during unrequited love.
1972 Yellow House

1972 Yellow House

2013 • 52 min
During a recent remodel of The Yellow House crews discovered the remains of a little girl and a super 8 movie camera with the footage still inside. The footage has been released to the media by Summerland police with the hope that someone can solve this mystery. Police investigators confirm the film was shot by the missing couple. It is believed they were murdered by occult members. This is their footage.
Ecstasy

Ecstasy

2013 • 2 min • United States of America
Director/photographer Sandro once again enlists John Malkovich for his latest short film “Ecstasy.” The latest piece is a gritty vignette featuring the beloved actor as the feral character Vinny. With Sandro’s camera playing a two-way mirror, the viewer witnesses an unsettling one-on-one moment with Vinny spouting vicious invective to his own craggy visage, leering and mugging in a filthy club bathroom.
Grand Canal

Grand Canal

2013 • 20 min • China
A Greek tragedy told in Chinese pop music. The tragic events of a boat captain trying to collect a debt to save his fleet of boats, as remembered by his ten year old son.
The Secret Life of Dogs

The Secret Life of Dogs

2013 • 46 min • United Kingdom
The Secret Life of Dogs explores how man's best friend experiences the world. Tap into dogs' inner psyche in order to determine the true meaning behind various behaviors and body language. Delve deep into canine biology as it is studied through slow-motion footage, thermal images and macro photography, providing new insights into how dogs drink, shake off water, and whether your best friend is left or right pawed.
Children of the Moon

Children of the Moon

2013 • 11 min • United States of America
A father joins his son as he searches for Heaven in the night's sky, each hoping to catch a glimpse of his own grandmother.
Table Scraps: Notes on Babette's Feast

Table Scraps: Notes on Babette's Feast

2013 • 26 min • United States of America
In this essay on Babette's Feast, filmmaker Michael Almereyda charts the path from Isak Dinesen’s story to Gabriel Axel’s film, taking detours along the way into art history, philosophy, and the author’s life in Africa.
Cain Rose Up

Cain Rose Up

2013 • 16 min
After being inspired by Charles Manson & Beethoven, Curt Garrish with the voices in his head goes on a murderous rampage in his student house executing everyone.
Fi a Miss World

Fi a Miss World

2013 • 9 min • United Kingdom
An old lady sitting in a window seat at a café in Bala catches the attention of Rhys, who sees there's something different about her. When he's told that she was once 'Miss World' he decides to find out what local residents think of her.
Solo

Solo

2013 • 10 min • Germany
SOLO deals the relation between femininity and elegance through the story of Jella - a 12 year old girl who is confronted with the fact she is growing up, even if she doesn’t necessarily wants or knows how to do so, when she experiences her first menstruation.
Crossed Wires

Crossed Wires

2013 • 6 min • New Zealand
A misunderstanding leads to sombre consequences as two flatmates recall very different turns of event from the previous night.
Les marches de la liberté

Les marches de la liberté

2013 • 52 min • France
Thirty Two

Thirty Two

2013 • 43 min • China
December 1944, 24-year-old Wei Shaolan and her 1-year-old daughter were seized and sent to a Japanese camp, where Wei was forced to work as a 'comfort woman' -- a woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen during World War II. Despite being physically and mentally abused, Wei unbelievably escaped the heavily guarded 'Comfort Station' pregnant, shamed, and unsure of what fate awaited her return home. This documentary presents the true legendary story of Wei Shaolan and follows her traumatic and courageous journey from forced prostitution to life today with her Japanese son. 'Real Heroes' are people who can face life bravely even after a tormented life, and Wei's story offers inspiration to those faced with seemingly hopeless adversity.