All Films

R'ha

2013 • 6 min • Germany

A fight for survival in the solar system where no one can be trusted has started.

Lost Submarines of WWI: A Time Team Special

2013 • 45 min

Tony and Phil head beneath the waves to investigate 'the Lost Submarines of World War I'. We trace the development of submarines, from wacky experimental contraptions, to ruthlessly efficient weapons that have permanently changed the nature of naval warfare.

Into Thin Air

2013 • 50 min • Netherlands

1992: The undocumented Ghanaian Agymah (50) lives a secluded life as a cook in the outskirts of Amsterdam. When the ambitious dreamer Nina (12) arrives, Agymah is effectively forced to become her guardian. Nina drives Agymah crazy with her callous way of life and her eagerness to make contact with the outside world. Gradually, though, Agymah comes to understand that this is exactly what he has been escaping from and he realizes he must choose for life instead of waiting for death. When El Al flight 1862 crashes into their building, Agymah goes on a desperate search for the girl that gave him a reason to live. Into Thin Air is the first film based on the Bijlmer crash. It tells a human story of an event that has been branded into the collective memory of The Netherlands. Officially there were 43 fatalities, but because of the large number of illegal residents the actual figure will never be known.

Red Snow

2013 • 23 min • Serbia, Switzerland

A young lieutenant must persuade a captive resistance fighter to betray his comrades, or enforce a law which states that for every German soldier killed, one hundred civilians must be executed.

Chiang Rai Girl

2013 • 48 min • Japan

Werner Herzog and Errol Morris on 'The Act of Killing'

2013 • 12 min

Directors Errol Morris and Werner Herzog describe and discuss the film The Act of Killing (2012).

Super Manny

2013 • 4 min • United States of America

Manny saves an adorable kitty with his many skills.

Stockholm Daybreak

2013 • 7 min • Sweden

At the break of dawn, teenagers Axel and Love are on the way home after a night out partying. As the sun rises, they start to see each other in a whole new light... Elin Övergaard's remarkably tender portrait of the struggle to say what you mean to the person you care for the most packs a considerable emotive punch in only just a few minutes.

Meet the New Kings of Kong

2013 • 7 min • United States of America

Motherboard attended The Kong Off 3 in Denver, where we spent four loopy days in a dark arcade documenting the action-packed rivalry between two of Donkey Kong's fiercest adversaries: Hank Chien, a 39-year old plastic surgeon who graduated from Harvard and 22-year old French Canadian meathead, Vincent Lemay.

Radiance

2013 • 24 min • United Kingdom

On the edge of a vast city, two sisters spend their lives trying to protect a dangerous secret. Nina has a strange neurological condition that causes devastation whenever she feels happiness. While she has become addicted to the unbelievable high it provides, Tash struggles to keep them both together.

Daymoon

2013 • 17 min • South Korea

Se-in and Su-jin are a lesbian couple living in Seoul in 2013. The relationship between bisexual Su-jin and lesbian Se-in is frowned upon both by the society and the queer community. When a man named Kyung-chul develops feelings for Su-jin, some misunderstandings between the two women lead to a major argument.

The Final Straw

2013 • 3 min • United States of America

A scarecrow gets more than he bargains for when a stubborn crow invades his farmland.

The Oasis

2013 • 30 min • Denmark

Tom is a lonely soul who never really understood that thing called love, to him a great and uncharted mystery. But upon meeting Laura he is suddenly and unexpectedly made to feel the effects of love for the first time. Now, caught in a love triangle, Tom is about to discover exactly what lengths he'll go to for the woman he loves.

Yuki Onna

2013 • 14 min • Czech Republic

Deep in the mountains a little Japanese boy called Minokitchi witnesses a tragic event.

Belle and Sebastian: If You're Feeling Sinister

2013 • 58 min • United States of America, United Kingdom

Follows the famous indie group in the process that would lead up to the creation of the seminal pop record "If You're Feeling Sinister"

Jack Lyon: Veterans Serving Veterans

2013 • 8 min • United States of America

Jack Lyon used his experience as a Vietnam Veteran to help found the Veterans Village of San Diego. With a mission of offering peer support and spiritual guidance, Jack immerses himself in a life of helping young U.S. veterans.

Lise Meitner: The Mother of the Atom Bomb

2013 • 52 min • Germany

To historians, physicist Lise Meitner deserves to be placed on a par with Einstein, Heisenberg and Otto Hahn. In the 1930s on the verge of World War II, she led a small group of scientists who discovered that splitting the atomic nucleus of uranium releases enormous energy. This extraordinary film tells the story of a woman who was far ahead of her time as a scientist and a pioneer of feminism.

Making a Scene | 11 Performances

2013 • 11 min • United States of America

The year's best performers star in 11 original (very) short films directed by Oscar-winning cinematographer Janusz Kaminski.

Boil

2013 • 14 min

The family bond has led two people to a silent life.

Love Songs

2013 • 47 min • Czech Republic

Another "bytový film" by Bohdan Karásek. Milostné písně already uses a more structured screenplay and the plot takes place at many different locations. Another conversational drama.

GAME OVER, le règne des jeux vidéo

2013 • 51 min • France

Over the past ten years, online gaming has revolutionized the world of video games. Through the journeys of colorful characters across the globe, this documentary explores that revolution, offering a unique take on themes such as education, violence, and addiction. It also raises more unconventional questions, like the blurring line between the real and the virtual, our relationships with avatars, the taming of social complexity, and the new forms of sociability spawned by networked gaming. These are rarely addressed yet essential topics for understanding the true power of video games.

Vatten

2013 • 29 min • Sweden

Clara enjoys swimming by herself in the local pool after dark. One night she discovers a secret in this haunting story of young love.

Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid

2013 • 52 min

The giant squid is a creature of legend and myth which, even in the 21st century, has never been seen alive. But now, an international team of scientists thinks it has finally found its lair, 1,000 metres down, off the coast of Japan. This is the culmination of decades of research. The team deploys underwater robots and state-of-the-art submersible vessels for a world first - to find and film the impossible.

Mermaids: The New Evidence

2013 • 42 min

This follow-up broadcast brings to light new evidence that's surfaced since the release of The Body Found; videos of possible mermaids in the Mediterranean, off the coast of Great Britain and in the deep ocean. One piece of evidence alludes that P.T. Barnum had acquired an authentic living mermaid (different from his Fiji mermaid) but was unable to showcase it to the world. The last video is that of Danish marine geologists who videoed the creatures off the Greenland sea in March 2013. In response to this video Greenland halts all oil drilling in their territories.