All Films

Riddle of the Black Cat

2012 • 10 min • United States of America

The horrifying 150-year-old mystery of Edgar Allan Poe's perverse masterpiece--solved at last! Legendary detective C. Auguste Dupin matches wits with mastermind Prisoner X. After several brutal crimes have been committed, Dupin must reveal whether the perpetrator is an insane victim of the supernatural--or a psychotic genius. Elegant visuals and haunting melodies intertwine to breathe new life into an eerie tale of rotting flesh.

Hi Custodian

2012 • 20 min

Inspired by music films like Kanye West's Runaway and Prince's Purple Rain, Hi Custodian follows the band members through a surreal narrative about spiritual death and rebirth. The film features several recordings and alternate versions of new Dirty Projectors songs, in addition to other new and unreleased music from the Swing Lo Magellan album sessions.

The Princess, the Prince and the green-eyed Dragon

2012 • 7 min • Germany

An obsolete prince wants to read the newspaper. A resolute princess wants to fetch wood. And a thoughtful dragon is looking for a useful birthday present for his grandmother. In the end, everything is different than expected.

Keep Quiet

2012 • 30 min • South Korea

At the library, Sung-mo picks up the ringing phone of a person on the opposite side of his desk in an unguarded moment, while the person is out. A woman asks Sung-mo to run away with the phone.

MLK: The Assassination Tapes

2012 • 46 min • United States of America

Relive an unspeakable tragedy detailed with unforgettable images, videos, and recordings only recently rediscovered.

La chambre jaune

2012 • 28 min • Portugal

A director gathers all the pieces he needs to make his film: a set, an actor, a writer, a director of photography, a studio, a script, a director.

You, Planet – An Exploration in 3D

2012 • 52 min • Austria

It’s a world we don’t truly know—yet it feels oddly familiar. Deep canyons and jagged crevices carve through the land, while towering mountains rise above scorched plains. Lush jungles and acidic lakes conceal strange creatures—fierce predators, peaceful grazers, and masters of disguise. But this alien world isn’t in outer space. This world... is your body.

Out for Vengeance

2012 • 24 min • United States of America

Charlie Burke was set up by his partner, Ricky. Two years later and he's out of jail looking for answers. After meeting his hero, action star Bernie Begal, Charlie realizes, with a little help, he can take his life back. He's out for vengeance.

Ghost in the Machine

2012 • 19 min • United Kingdom

Lonely Noreen daydreams of being whisked away by a square-jawed cowboy, but her reality is far more mundane. She lives virtually enslaved on the family farm in the North of England, with only her father's demeaning comments about her weight as company. So it's no wonder that she pays attention to the first thing that's ever shown her any kindness, even if it is an abandoned 60 year-old talking tractor. A friendship quickly develops, Noreen sets about restoring the tractor, and together they hatch a plan to turn the tables on her father.

Sammy J & Randy in Bin Night

2012 • 60 min

When Sammy J and Randy discover somebody dumping trash in their rubbish bin, they arrange an over-night stake-out to catch the culprit. But when their surveillance operation takes an unfortunate turn, they're forced to confront some painful questions - with only seven hours before sunrise to find some answers. Why has Sammy been blacklisted by the emergency services? Whatever happened to Randy's globe-trotting girlfriend? And what exactly are they hiding in their own rubbish bags? Lock your doors and separate your recyclables ... It's going to be a long night.

Harry Grows Up

2012 • 12 min • United States of America

New York is a tough place to find love. Especially for an 18-month-old living on his own.

Modern/Love

2012 • 10 min

Two 20-somethings take the next step in their long-distance cyber romance: meeting in person for the first time during an exotic vacation in W Doha. Will their tech-enabled feelings hold true in real life?

PostHuman

2012 • 6 min • United States of America

A genius hacker and his dog help an enigmatic young woman to free the remaining test subjects of a black ops ESP test lab.

Lockdown: Red Moon Escape

2012 • 60 min • Qatar

Mishal and Rashid's road trip goes suddenly wrong when they encounter a group of zombies.

Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO

2012 • 60 min • United Kingdom

Documentary which gets to the heart of who Jeff Lynne is and how he has had such a tremendous musical influence on our world. The story is told by the British artist himself and such distinguished collaborators and friends of Jeff as Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Tom Petty, Joe Walsh, Olivia and Dhani Harrison, Barbara Orbison and Eric Idle. The film reveals that Lynne is a true man of music, for whom the recording studio is his greatest instrument. With access to Lynne in his studio above LA, this is an intimate account of a great British pop classicist who has ploughed a unique furrow since starting out on the Birmingham Beat scene in the early 60s, moving from the Idle Race to the multi-million selling ELO in the 70s and then, with Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison and George Harrison, as a key member of the Traveling Wilburys.

The Trench Coat Lesbians

2012 • 4 min • Canada

A group of trench coat wearing lesbians go to the bar.

Buzkashi Boys

2012 • 28 min • Afghanistan, United States of America

Set against the dramatic landscape of contemporary Afghanistan and the National sport of Buzkashi - a brutal game of horse polo played with a dead goat - Buzkashi Boys tells the coming of age story of two best friends, a charismatic street urchin and a defiant blacksmith's son, who struggle to realize their dreams as they make their way to manhood in one of the most war-torn countries on Earth. Shot on location in Kabul city by an alliance of Afghan and international film makers, Buzkashi Boys is a look at the life that continues beyond the headlines of war in Afghanistan.

Pipoca

2012 • 2 min • Australia

Llittle Todd, a quiet, unique kernel, feels awkwardly distant from the other kernels on the corncob. While they effortlessly chat and have a good time together, Todd seems to have a hard time fitting in. In a social attempt to be accepted in the group, he comes up with a plan that only makes him stand out.

Epistolar

2012 • 7 min • Chile

A coin and a cup of coffee on a table top. Raúl Ruiz gets the most from this minimal set-up, both visually and through the laconic soundtrack.

Just Like Zorro

2012 • 29 min • Sweden

Zorro and his family live in a messy, run down apartment. Zorro's father is dead and his mother is an alcoholic but, despite their situation, they share a strong bond. Zorro's best friend, Kevin, lives with his family in one of the more expensive family homes in the area. Although they are financially well off, the father is a violent man who takes his frustrations out on Kevin, his mother and younger sister. Through Kevin's and Zorro's courage and strong friendship they are able to overcome almost anything.

Little Gay Boy, Christ is Dead

2012 • 30 min • France

Jean-Christophe lives with his mother, an English prostitute, in Paris. He dreams of becoming a model. Over the course of a day, he endures a series of abusive encounters that will change him forever. He goes from innocence to experience as he, and his dreams, are destroyed by those around him. The violence of the film is accentuated by the use of BDSM, Performance Art and Dance.

Un pied devant l'autre

2012 • 24 min • France

Koma is a rapper. He lives at La Goutte d’or, the district of his childhood. That is where he met the members of his group "La Scred Connexion" without which, he says, he would not be alive today. His plan is to make his music the mouthpiece for his experience and the denouncer of a situation of exclusion. By means of the analysis of his own work and the progressive construction of his music, Koma offers to our eyes and our ears the relationship he has with history, politics and society.

Caixa D'Água: Qui-Lombo é Esse?

2012 • 15 min • Brazil

The documentary "Caixa D'água: Qui-lombo is this?" It reports, through testimonies from former residents and photographic collections, the importance in the cultural and historical scope of the Getúlio Vargas neighborhood located in Aracaju, capital of Sergipe. Emphasis is placed on black culture and the presence of black slaves and their descendants, with the rescue of issues related to their origin, orality, geographical location and awareness of their racial identity, showing that, although this community exists in an urban area, it still maintains many aspects of the quilombo life of the former black slaves in Brazil.

She Is My Best Friend

2012 • 14 min

Meen and June, two Thai 18-year old girls play badminton together after-school. Meen challenges June to defeat her.