All Films

Ragged

2013 • 30 min

In 1973 Ricky Tomilinson was imprisoned for unlawful assembly and conspiracy when picketing for support in Britain’s first National Building Strike a year earlier. During the course of Ricky’s sentence when he refused to conform, wear prison clothing, work and suffered on hunger strike he met a sympathetic and wise prison governor who introduced prisoner Tomlinson to Tressell’s great novel.

Jules Verne. A Life Long Journey

2013 • 52 min • Ukraine

The traveler who never leaves his cabinet – that’s what his contemporaries used to call Jules Verne. He was a person with an extraordinary lust for life whose fantasy had no limits, he literally taught us how to dream. Which of us did not aspire of circling the world with Phileas Fogg and Jean Passepartout? Who hasn’t dreamt of roaming the sea with captain Nemo on his quest for vengeance? This film is yet another piece from the series “Great Dreamers” which already includes some of the most well-known visionaries such as Nicola Tesla (“Free Energy of Tesla”) and Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (“Tsiolkovsky’s Worlds of Miracle”). By having utilized advanced CGI technologies we were able to recreate the life of outstanding persons, pioneers and path breakers in science and research.

Survivor Type

2013 • 15 min • United States of America

When a doctor is stranded on a deserted island, he has to make grisly choices to survive.

Dust

2013 • 8 min • United Kingdom

A short story of a man who follows a young girl and her mum home from school one day. He waits outside their house until nightfall before breaking in. Once inside, events take an unexpected turn.

You Look Awesome When I'm Fucked Up

2013 • 26 min • Serbia

An energetic and vibrant tale of two inner-city kids going to a party in a nearby town and getting into trouble with the locals. This night will change his life in coming of age drama about fears, idols and love.

Sail Away

2013 • 9 min • France

Edinburgh 1861. Smout, a young boy confined to bed due to his fragile health is secretly joined by his friend Sam. Together, they flee to a colorful world seeking a marvelous treasure. Will Smout's health be strong enough to live this adventure?

Potatoland

2013 • 7 min

Mickey and Donald build for Goofy a theme park out of potatoes.

Caged

2013 • 13 min • Netherlands

How would you react if you discovered your best friend is gay?

Vudu Dolls

2013 • 15 min

How to train a voodoo doll ? A story of friendship between two children and a powerful creature

Guantanamo Circus

2013 • 27 min

A surreal look at the day-to-day life of American soldiers stationed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba through the eyes of a traveling circus troupe cleared to perform there.

Little Duck

2013 • 16 min

Little Duck chronicles the life of a young man pulled from his life in Manhattan back to his home in rural Japan when his estranged brother runs into trouble.

We're Having Sex

2013 • 13 min

In an effort to save their sex-starved relationship, David and Kate decide to raise the stakes: have sex that night or break up.

Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet

2013 • 8 min

Featurette on the making of A Late Quartet (2012).

Will of the Warrior

2013 • 28 min • United States of America

Behind-the-scenes documentary focusing on Marcus Luttrell, the lone survivor of a four-man Navy Seal team ambushed by the Taliban in 2005.

Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time

2013 • 28 min • United Kingdom

Animation telling of the adventures of Mouse, Mole, Rat and Owl. Before giving a Twelfth Night party, Mouse makes a snowmole for Mole. In a dream, Snowmole takes him to a land where his every wish is granted. But dreams can become nightmares and wishes can sometimes backfire!

Separate We Come, Separate We Go

2013 • 12 min • United Kingdom

Separate We Come, Separate We Go is the story of a 10-year-old girl, Thea who escapes her bleak domestic life to find sanctuary in the surreal desert landscape of Dungeness. Roaming around the barren skeletons of boats and abandoned fishing huts, she is increasingly aware of her loneliness and vulnerability. Seemingly out of nowhere a man (David Thewlis) appears; she is so intrigued by him she defies all lessons taught about strangers and approaches him. As they walk and talk she discovers he is a widower and has lost his son; she realises she is not alone in experiencing loss. He notices her sadness and unusual maturity and decides to help lift her out of her melancholy. Through the metaphor of the freedom of flying birds, he shows her that life does have exciting possibilities. This redemptive story shows that in life you should not allow fear to limit your horizons.

Blackstory

2013 • 30 min • Austria

A short crime movie directed by Christoph Brunner and Stefan Brunner.

NFL Training Video: How Not to Murder People

2013 • 3 min • United States of America

Watch this NFL Training video and you too can finally learn how not to murder people.

The Palace

2013 • 36 min • Mexico

The Palace is a documentary that follows the everyday life of seventeen women who live together, sharing a large house for emotional and financial reasons. They help each other to train for various jobs. Most become nannies, domestic workers and private nurses for elderly patients.

The Horizon Project

2013 • 26 min

Survivors of a biological pandemic find refuge with Horizon Corporation, a company spearheading the global rebuild.

Kumbh Mela - The Greatest Show On Earth

2013 • 60 min • India, United Kingdom

February 2013, Allahabad, India. Over the next 55 days, nearly a hundred million people will come here, to the Great Kumbh Mela. This incredible and awe-inspiring celebration of the world's oldest religion happens every 12 years at the place where Hindus believe two sacred rivers meet. For many Hindus this is their most important pilgrimage, and it happens at one of the most holy sites in India. Hindus come to cleanse themselves in the sacred waters of the river Ganges, to pray and emerge purified and renewed. This follows British pilgrims as they embark on a once-in-a-lifetime spiritual journey. A journey that will take them into the heart of Hinduism - its philosophy, its beliefs and its traditions. A journey that will culminate in the largest ever gathering of humans in one place.

Megaphone

2013 • 15 min

Hera and Orri experience a night of adventure in downtown Reykjavik. Excitement and attraction is in the air. In the morning light, the glow from the night before abruptly disappears.

Logos

2013 • 57 min • United States of America

A computer science student becomes obsessed with finding an algorithm for ensuring certainty in life after his father dies in the 9/11/2001 attacks.

PRISM: Whistleblower

2013 • 13 min

The 29-year-old source behind the biggest intelligence leak in the NSA's history explains his motives, his uncertain future and why he never intended on hiding in the shadows. The individual responsible for one of the most significant leaks in US political history is Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old former technical assistant for the CIA and current employee of the defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton. Snowden has been working at the National Security Agency for the last four years as an employee of various outside contractors, including Booz Allen and Dell.