All Films

Blue Room

2013 • 11 min • United States of America

A seemingly chance encounter at a bar culminates into something far more darker.

Bear Has a Story to Tell

2013 • 9 min • United States of America

In this endearing tale of friendship, animals are helped by Bear to get ready for winter. But will they be awake long enough for him to tell his story?

Battles

2013 • 12 min • United States of America

The tale of a man who has run away from his home life as he suffers from depression. He hides away in a hotel room waiting for someone or something to give him the strength he needs to return to reality.

September

2013 • 22 min • Belgium, France

Judith attempts to work out why her partner appears not to be that interested in her, whilst other men appear to care more.

Chris D'Elia: White Male. Black Comic.

2013 • 60 min • United States of America

Powerhouse stand-up Chris D’Elia takes New Orleans by storm in his very first one-hour stand-up special, “White Male. Black Comic.,” on Comedy Central. British dudes, drunk girls, and bears on romantic dates at Applebee’s. Hey, why is it that we are the only species that makes love, anyway? Chris D’Elia explains the hilarious truth and more in this dynamic new special.

Thiago Pethit: Moon

2013 • 7 min

Video for Thiago Pethit's "Moon."

New Secrets of the Terracotta Warriors

2013 • 55 min • United Kingdom

With exclusive access to research conducted by University College London and the Terracotta Army Museum, this documentary uncovers new secrets of China's fabled warriors. The discovery of China's famous Terracotta Army in 1974 captured the imagination of the world. But that first dig only revealed a fraction of this enormous and extraordinary treasure. Since then, scientists have resumed work on the site, and their research has turned up a series of new discoveries about the warriors and the people who made them over two millennia ago.

Lost Angel

2013 • 17 min • United States of America

When a young Dutch tourist gets stranded at the start of his US vacation, he finds help from an unlikely stranger.

Stories Sarah Tells

2013 • 4 min • Canada

Tribute to director, screenwriter and actress Sarah Polley. A whimsical, playful film tells the story of the kinds of stories Polley tells, using humorous, simple line animation, the film comments on the messiness of life and art.

From The Woods

2013 • 26 min • United States of America

A recently single mother must learn to let go of her fear and obsession about her abusive husband in order to save her son from the hands of a mysterious creature from the woods.

Küpeli

2013 • 12 min

Hidden away in the Suriçi quarter of Diyarbakır, the Küpeli swimming pool has been a place to cool off in the heat of summer for many years. The pool is known as a draw for swimmers in waist-cloths and idiosyncratic divers and the source of many a legend. Its future, however, is uncertain given plans to demolish the site as part of an urban regeneration project.

Minerita

2013 • 27 min • Bolivia, Spain

Minerita is the story of three women, Lucia (40), Ivonne (16) and Abigail (17), working as guards inside the potosi mine in Bolivia and struggling to survive in a hell unsuitable for life when they have to defend themselves from men converted into vermin. Their only weapons, courage... and dynamite.

Hanging By a Thread

2013 • 10 min • United States of America

It's the future, and humanity is but a memory, existing only in scattered pieces. That is until a pillow's needlepoint rendering of three individuals, collectively known as the Clothespin Freaks, finds the spark of life and surfaces to fulfill their destinies. Once aware of their purpose, the group begins assembling the remains of humanity they see all around them.

Invincible

2013 • 32 min • Burkina Faso, France

Burkina Faso in 1987 is a country in the throes of revolution. Manu, an eight-year-old who loves comics, tags along with Albert, his big brother. When Albert decides to undergo a magic ritual to become invincible, Manu realises there are real powers to rival those of his comic-book superheroes.

Munya in Me

2013 • 20 min • Netherlands

"Munya in Me" is a stop-motion animation about heavy ten-year-old Munya trying to avoid her bullies on her daily trip to the Turkish supermarket, mostly without success. Until one day she realizes that she shouldn't hide. She should show herself.

Comet: A Great British Air Disaster

2013 • 47 min • United Kingdom

The De Havilland Comet was the world's first passenger jet airliner. But less than two years into service, two aircraft blew up in mid-air, killing all aboard. PM Winston Churchill ordered an assemblage of experts to discover what went wrong - in the process, inventing many of the air crash investigation techniques still used today.

Sarah Brightman: Dreamchaser In Concert

2013 • 57 min

The Dreamchaser World Tour is an upcoming 2013 concert tour by English soprano singer Sarah Brightman in support of her album Dreamchaser. The North American tour had been planned to begin in early 2013, but all dates were rescheduled for late 2013. The early 2013 North American leg of Sarah Brightman's "Dreamchaser" tour consists of her performing 67 shows over a five-month time span. She will be touring around North America, South America and Asia.

Happy Birthday

2013 • 24 min • Denmark

Life can be frustrating for a 14-year-old boy in Denmark, where the age of consent is 15.

Pop! The Science of Bubbles

2013 • 59 min • United Kingdom

Physicist Dr Helen Czerski takes us on a journey into the science of bubbles - not just fun toys, but also powerful tools that push back the boundaries of science.

The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall

2013 • 60 min • United States of America

Several comic greats pay tribute to the legendary stand-up stage founded by Budd Friedman in 1963.

Bloomberg Inside: Pixar

2013 • 21 min • United States of America

When it comes to animation, few do it better than Pixar and Disney. They are the dreamers and doers with multi-billion dollar imaginations. Bloomberg television takes you behind closed doors to see how this powerhouse makes movie magic.

Iris

2013 • 9 min • Canada

Devoted teenage boyfriend Marshall worries his girlfriend Iris, who has Asperger's Syndrome, might be losing her grip on reality when she tells him she sees another world.

A Good Story

2013 • 20 min • Germany

A woman offers to pay an exorbitant amount for a beat up old jug in an antique store, but the owner says he will only part with it if she tells him a good story about herself.

The Last Witch

2013 • 45 min

A young woman abruptly moves into an elderly lady's house. Strange things start to happen and soon it becomes clear witchcraft is involved.