All Films

Poder dos Afetos

2013 • 32 min • Brazil

A study that unwraps a paradisiac scenery, reaching the subjects of Brazility and its force in the change of habits, breaking taboos and bringing out a magical and original reality throught its characters.

The Story of the Swastika

2013 • 30 min • United Kingdom

In the week when Hindus celebrate the holy festival of Diwali, this documentary tells the story of one of their faith's most sacred symbols - the swastika. For many, the swastika has become a symbol synonymous with the Nazis and fascism. But this film reveals the fascinating and complex history of an emblem that is, in fact, a religious symbol, with a sacred past. For the almost one billion Hindus around the world, the swastika lies at the heart of religious practices and beliefs, as an emblem of benevolence, luck and good fortune.

Happy Tree Friends - Cubtron Z

2013 • 3 min

Guest Director, Rob Shaw takes the helm on this special Pop & Cub episode. Get your bandages ready for all the paper cuts 'cause you'll never look at stationary the same way again! Wanna know how this episode was crafted? Walk your mouse over to the Paper Craft blog and peel the pages on all the awesome behind-the-scene work that went into this beautiful short!

Revoir Hiroshima...

2013 • 11 min • France

Davide Pozzi, who oversaw the delicate process of scanning the original camera negative, discusses the restoration of Alain Resnais' 1959 film HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR with cinematographer Renato Berta, a special consultant on the project.

Delicacy

2013 • 11 min • United States of America, United Kingdom

A culinary connoisseur and a chef go on a hunt for a rare animal.

Les Perruches

2013 • 14 min • France

Lili, an ill young woman, is faced one morning with the sudden loss of her hair. The imagination of her friend Laura is going to change the course of a day, which had badly begun.

Life Without Trick

2013 • 26 min • France

Popolo, a magician full of spirit who works at a small circus, loses the legs of his beloved assistant Amabilé during the act of the woman cut in half. Of course, she gets mad at him, especially when they are both fired. To cheer her up, Popolo promises to pay her a vacation, but he needs to find a job first, any job.

The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro

2013 • 7 min • United Kingdom

A two-scene introduction that was shown exclusively in advance of the 50th anniversary theatrical screenings of The Day of the Doctor.

Dream

2013 • 1 min • United States of America

The cinematic polymath artist / actor / director, James Franco, creates a lyrical short film as the very first Dazed Visionary.

Shower

2013 • 15 min • Canada

On the very same day of her second abortion, Marie Sophie’s attending the shower of her younger sister Maude, who’s seven months pregnant. As Maude gets all the attention deserved to a future mom, and makes sure everything’s perfect for the celebration, Marie Sophie, after the casual humiliating roundup, is tagged as the self-centered and insensitive woman.

Boy at Shores

2013 • 9 min • Germany

A boy enters an artist's workshop, eager to find out what that encounter might bring him...

Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale

2013 • 40 min • United Kingdom

Clarkson and guests will celebrate the festive season with a comedic musical take on a traditional Christmas morality tale. Song selection will come directly off her just-released Christmas album, "Wrapped in Red," featuring classics such as "Silent Night" and "White Christmas" as well as the title track

Betty's Blues

2013 • 12 min • Belgium, France

The story begins in the basement of a worn-out blues bar in Louisiana in the 1980s. A few regular customers are having a drink. A guitarist gets on stage and everybody comments on the newcomer. The guitarist draws the attention of the audience by tapping the microphone. He introduces himself. He will tell them the true story of Blind Boogie Jones.

The Amber Amulet

2013 • 23 min • Australia

The Masked Avenger can make things happen. Though at 10 he is considered young for a justice fighter he has already proved himself highly effective in the pursuit of peace. He has discovered powers that are locked inside gems and minerals and uses them to keep Franklin Street safe. But something is wrong in the house at the end of the street. There is a woman in trouble. When The Masked Avenger leaves a 'happiness questionnaire' in her letterbox a series of events are set in motion that no one could predict. This is the story of a superhero, a beagle, an amber amulet and the potential that is locked inside all of us.

Under the Fold

2013 • 8 min

As the unemployed Frank is sinking into depression, his son's naive but optimistic twist on the situation could be Frank's way out.

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.