All Films

Peter and the Wolf

2013 • 5 min • United States of America

A sexy new retelling of the classic fairy tale juxtaposed with Sergei Prokofiev's original score.

Beyond the lines

2013 • 6 min • France

What happens when the violence of a battlefield is seen through the eyes of children? Only a written feeling that floats in the air.

Mute

2013 • 5 min • Netherlands

MUTE is an animated short about a world populated by people born without a mouth. When a gory accident leads to the discovery they are able to create their own mouth by cutting themselves, this releases an enthusiastic chain reaction among the population…

The Fish-Tailed Girl

2013 • 15 min • Ukraine

Both a tale and a parable about a girl, who one day disappears from her room and appears in a magic forest. And what's most interesting, she has a fish tail. In the forest the Girl meets the Iron Wolf who speaks in riddles and tells her a tale. The girl goes through different lands and meets the Death. In all that she is driven by her desire to discover her true dream.

Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1

2013 • 40 min • United States of America

According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, one veteran dies by suicide in America every 80 minutes. While only 1% of Americans has served in the military, former service members account for 20% of all suicides in the U.S. Based in Canandaigua, NY and open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, the Veterans Crisis Line receives more than 22,000 calls each month from veterans of all conflicts who are struggling or contemplating suicide. This timely documentary spotlights the traumas endured by America’s veterans, as seen through the work of the hotline’s trained responders. CRISIS HOTLINE captures extremely private moments, where the professionals, many of whom are themselves veterans or veterans’ spouses, can often interrupt the thoughts and plans of suicidal callers to steer them out of crisis.

In Transition

2013 • 60 min • United States of America

Tawny Kim heads to a halfway house for female ex-inmates transitioning into mainstream life. Once there, Tawny encounters her old cellies, Concha and Farhonda, and reveals her intentions to acquire monies owed to them.

Skin Pain

2013 • 60 min • Ecuador

Piel dolor (Skin Pain) explains how power is structurally sustained in violence. Its nature and the relationships it establishes in society are based more on the imposition and use of force than on building consensus, dialogue, and respect for diversity. In that sense, power is a behavior that seeks dominance through force and man as a gender, becomes an instrument of violence that is exercised against the weakest. Extinguishing the socially constructed violence means eliminating the current power and its historical sustenance, questioning the source of origin, religion, ideology, the system and its values. Is that utopia possible?

Tommy Chong Presents Comedy at 420

2013 • 60 min • United States of America

Comedian Tommy Chong is legendary for his invaluable contribution to American counter-culture as part of the iconic comedy duo "Cheech & Chong". In this brand new comedy special - appropriately premiering on 4/20 - Tommy presents some of his favorite comedians, including Edwin San Juan, Chris Porter, Jay Phillips and Eddie Ift.

Malaria

2013 • 6 min • Brazil

A young mercenary is hired to kill Death.

Safe

2013 • 13 min • South Korea

A woman working as a cashier at an illegal gambling parlor pushes her luck by stealing money from gamblers as a way to pay off her own debts. When one gambler realizes he’s been cheated, he returns with murderous intent and the already dismal situation spirals out of control.

Remember Carthage

2013 • 13 min

An essay film in the tradition of experimental documentarians like Chris Marker or Harun Farocki, Remember Carthage takes the viewer on an epic journey in search of an abandoned resort town deep in the Sahara desert. However, one travels not through archival or personal images but through footage sourced from PS3 video games and Second Life, depicting ancient civilizations that seem at once familiar and totally fantastical.

Cargo Cult

2013 • 12 min • France

During the Pacific war on the coast of Papua New Guinea, the Papuans want to claim the god Cargo's gifts by developing a new rite.

Plutão

2013 • 30 min

A scientist tells us that Pluto is no longer considered a planet. The feelings of disappointment and nostalgia, and the impossibility of being able to go back to certain moments of his life, make him want to find in the story of David an answer for whatever exists beyond science and reason.

Collections

2013 • 8 min • Argentina

Dracula - The True Story of Vampires

2013 • 44 min • Germany

"Dracula - The true story of the vampire" - Reveals how the vampire myth came into being, when the first "vampire epidemic" broke out, and why Count Dracula has since conquered the world.

Midnight Therapy

2013 • 12 min • Brazil

Short film with Gilda Nomacce and Majeca Angelucci

Dembanger

2013 • 9 min • United States of America

A teenager is harassed by a blocked caller who is accessing all of his information from his Facebook page.

Sex Scientists

2013 • 4 min

Two female bartenders test out the age old theory that all women can have sex whenever (and wherever) they want.

Staden och jag

2013 • 15 min • Sweden

A short film composed out of images from the directors life, that takes us through a 30 year old journey through the city's lures and traps. A story about abandonment, loneliness and forgiveness.

The Out List

2013 • 60 min • United States of America

Through the voices of Americans from all walks of life, The Out List explores the identities of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community in America. In this series of intimate interviews, a diverse group of LGBTQ personalities bring color and depth to their experiences of gender and sexuality. With wit and wisdom, this set of trailblazing individuals weaves universal themes of love, loss, trial, and triumph into the determined struggle for full equality.

David's Tour

2013 • 11 min

Davide, a city tour guide, leads his faithful tourists into a bizarre and surreal excursion through Rome and its famous landmarks that have witnessed the reasons for his broken heart.

Sidewalk

2013 • 5 min • United States of America

The life of a woman resumed in a brief walk, from childhood to old age.

Lads on Tour

2013 • 46 min • United Kingdom

As described by Oliver Sykes, "The most offensive, vulgar, awkward, retarded band DVD of all time. But also the funniest and the best."

Anjelah Johnson: The Homecoming Show

2013 • 60 min

Former Raiders cheerleader turned stand-up comedienne, Anjelah Johnson has been dazzling audiences on the big screen, on television and during her live performances across America with her hysterical characters and ironic humor. With a huge female following and the ability to cross over to both Mid-western mainstream and Hispanic fan-bases, Anjelah's new show leaves you smiling after an evening full of belly-laughs. A new comic super-star has emerged. This side splitting release from stand-up comedian and former Oakland Raiders cheerleader Anjelah Johnson captures a live performance by the funnywoman, recorded live in hometown of San Jose.