All Films

Bibliomania

2013 • 22 min • Japan

A reimagination of Alice in Wonderland set in modern Japan dealing with themes of bullying, lack of work, household breakdown, child care issues, social media addiction, etc. The animation uses a combination of pixilation, hand-drawn animation, and CG.

Grotto

2013 • 7 min • United States of America

Marco is a small town 20-year-old going to college in bustling Manhattan. When he returns to his rural home for the summer, Marco reunites with his best friends at a midnight pool party with intentions to tell them he is gay. But as he tries to hold his ground, an unexpected guest to the party, coupled with an approaching storm, compromise everything Marco anticipated the night to be.

Not Less Than 50 Kg

2013 • 13 min • Ukraine

Lesya fights against the society stereotypes. She starts dealing with her own body - trying to gain weight.

Candelaria

2013 • 14 min • Chile

A stately home, built in 1922, is now a dilapidated stage where memories and history are present in the old home movies starring those that once inhabited it.

Oh Willy...

2013 • 17 min • Belgium, France, Netherlands

Forced to return to his naturist roots, Willy bungles his way into noble savagery.

Rip

2013 • 12 min • New Zealand

A young girl goes missing in the wild surf of a small coastal town. The effects of this are far-reaching for her family & community. Set in an unforgiving landscape, this story explores feelings of loss & it's consequences. This short film is entirely composed of still photographs, animated together to create movement & to portray the mind's recollection of memories, creating a surreal experience.

Foxy and Marina

2013 • 25 min

A lyrical romance set in the not-so-romantic world of drug addiction, this original story follows a young boy from Skye as he flirts with the idea of giving-up and returning home to the islands.

Itsy Bitsy Spiders

2013 • 11 min • United States of America

Edwin has a dark obsession with drawing spiders. His mother does her best to curb his increasingly odd behavior, but unbeknownst to her, a terrifying mystery will soon be solved with the help of these sinister drawings.

Atomic Robo: Last Stop

2013 • 13 min

Atomic Robo and his team of Action Scientists are dispatched to intercept a strange anomaly detected in an abandoned Soviet weapons depot. It's a race against time to find the source before it falls into the exosuited grip of Nazi super scientist, Helsingard. Based on the Graphic Novel Series by Brian Clevinger and Scott Wegener.

Hold My Hand: Altair & Vega

2013 • 6 min

The romantic story of a young Indian couple in Hong Kong, created by Durjoy Datta for Hold My Hand, endures a short film adaptation of the popular novel.

Ohayo Sapporo

2013 • 40 min • South Korea

Hearing-impaired Mo-Re wants to meet Hiro in person, a Japanese guy she met on the Internet.

About Love 2

2013 • 17 min • Russia

One day in the life of a young couple. Anna Melikyan's short film for auction Action!

Professor Goudet's Lessons

2013 • 31 min • France

Stéphane Goudet is all over the Tati box-set as the preeminent Tati scholar, so it is only fitting that he conclude the disc with a half hour lecture that concludes the themes and methods of the filmmaker.

Relic Hunt

2013 • 15 min • United States of America

Treasure hunter Trey Arcqeo is tasked by the Oxford Museum to recover the ancient Plates of Siddhartha and finds himself in the remote hills of an abandoned mining community. However, he is not alone.

Open House

2013 • 6 min

A house hunting couple quickly discover its not the property chain that they are getting caught up in.

THEO Vol. 5: God's Desire

2013 • 33 min • United States of America

The fifth in a five-part animated DVD series about an English Pastor named "Theo" and his lovable friends, God's Desire teaches children about the most important aspects of Godly living in three parts: "Fruit of the Spirit," "Salvation," and "Love Thy Neighbor."

El mate amargo

2013 • 15 min • Argentina

A suspicious Chinese yerbamate on sale in a supermarket will cause human carnage by possessing a conventional mate, turning it into a powerful killing machine that can only be eliminated with a bit of cinema.

Paranormal Rosslyn Chapel

2013 • 59 min • United States of America

Paranormal and supernatural mysteries abound at Scotland's Rosslyn Chapel, one of the most mysterious places in the world. From the head of Jesus and the Holy Grail, to the Secret Templar text and Dark Magick, explore this enigmatic Paranormal hot spot.

Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter

2013 • 4 min • United States of America

Michael Shannon channels Rebecca Martinson's insane and equally amazing letter to her Delta Gamma sorority sisters.

The Man Who Shot Beautiful Women

2013 • 59 min • United Kingdom

The gripping story of photographer Erwin Blumenfeld, who survived two world wars to become one of the world's most highly-paid fashion photographers and a key influence on the development of photography as an art form

Age 17

2013 • 22 min • Switzerland

Matteo is a 17-year-old boy who comes to the realization that he is in love with Don Massimo, a young priest of the village that leads the marching band in which Matteo plays the drum. He sees in Massimo a person willing to listen to his fears and desires. For the first time in his life, Matteo feels ready to open up to someone...

The Demon Deep in Oklahoma

2013 • 34 min

Katie Heaton lives with her older brother, Wes, in their remote childhood home that sits in the middle of nowhere in a small town in Southeastern Oklahoma. Trapped inside the four walls full of bad memories and sadness, the two siblings do all they know how to preserve the peace and quiet, but brace themselves for what is inevitably to come. One day Tommy, an old friend visiting Wes, arrives for an overnight stay. Secrets come out, suspicion is raised, passion ignites and all hell breaks loose.

Fragma

2013 • 12 min • Brazil

Two lives look for meaning into a time that was lived, dreamed, and above all, felt.

Superficies

2013 • 14 min • Argentina

A group of teenagers spend their time challenging authority and spreading disorder at a private school. Damián feels pressure to participate in the cruel games proposed by Gerónimo and supported by the group: making Enzo's life impossible.