All Films

Dakota

2012 • 28 min • United States of America

A female poker player on a short losing streak is invited to a high stakes home game, but the stakes for her young son are what matter most.

A Son Like You

2012 • 8 min • United States of America

A hormonal teenage boy has a chance encounter with his father's mistress.

A Red Girl's Reasoning

2012 • 11 min • Canada

After the justice system fails the survivor of a brutal, racially-driven sexual assault, she becomes a motorcycle-riding, ass-kicking vigilante who takes on the attackers of other women who've suffered the same fate.

Skunk

2012 • 18 min • Belgium

Olli (15) is a lonely skunk who makes trouble whenever he can. He spends his days by riding his motorcycle and hanging around in the park. He lives with his grandmother because his mum was diagnosed with cancer and therefore has to stay in the hospital. Insecure about her future she suggests to throw a party in the hospital for Olli's upcoming birthday. But since Olli has no friends to invite, he first tries to find excuses to cancel this party. However, he doesn't want to let his mother down so he starts a search for people which he can invite to his sixteenth birthday party...

Inocente

2012 • 40 min • United States of America

INOCENTE is a personal and vibrant coming of age story about a young artist's determination never to surrender to the bleakness of her surroundings. At 15, Inocente refuses to let her dream of becoming an artist be caged by being an undocumented immigrant forced to live homeless for the last nine years. Color is her personal revolution and its sweep on her canvases creates a world that looks nothing like her own dark past. INOCENTE is both a timeless story about the transformative power of art and a timely snapshot of the new face of homelessness in America: children. The challenges are staggering, but the hope in her story proves that the hand she has been dealt does not define her, her dreams do.

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared

2012 • 4 min • United Kingdom

A disturbing puppet short exploring the concept of creativity.

The Thing

2012 • 14 min • United States of America

There's something missing in Tristan and Zooey's relationship. Zooey has spent weeks planning a road trip to a mysterious roadside attraction known as 'The Thing' in the hopes that she and Tristan will reconnect. Both Tristan, an FTM transman, and his fluffy cat Steven struggle to find places to comfortably pee, while Zooey learns the open road isn't everything she hoped it would be. Will they find what they're looking for at 'The Thing'?

Venom Islands

2012 • 48 min

Venom expert Dr. Bryan Fry embarks on a dangerous island journey to uncover the deadly secrets of vipers, stonefish and the formidable Komodo dragon.

To the Arctic 3D

2012 • 40 min • United States of America

A journey into the lives of a mother polar bear and her two seven-month-old cubs as they navigate the changing Arctic wilderness they call home.

The Night of the Witness

2012 • 27 min • South Korea

A witness to a car accident is offered bribes by both parties.

Rebecca

2012 • 9 min

One day in the life of a girl with serious issues.

Among Us

2012 • 30 min • France

Amin, a young illegal immigrant, has recently joined a group of other illegal immigrants camping in the forest. With every night comes the opportunity to attempt sneaking into the dockyards and hiding under a truck.

a flowers does not wilt, but...

2012 • 25 min

Han-sung runs into his ex-girlfriend Soo-young after taking a year off from university. Unfortunately she has a new boyfriend Se-won, who is a director of a graduation film which Han-sung is supporting.

The Kingdom

2012 • 15 min • Portugal

Walking through the lost boundaries of the kingdom, our hero finds his greatest enemy.

Love Portion

2012 • 9 min

There is a married couple that has long been silent to each other. One evening, wife prepares a fatal supper and invites husband over to table. Wife brings up ‘the bitch’ on the table and husband hands her over a divorce paper. Biting her lips with fury, she makes a confession: "I poisoned your food."

A12

2012 • 10 min

A high school senior looks to escape his problems through the use of an experimental drug that allows the user to perceive the world differently.

The Road We've Traveled

2012 • 17 min • United States of America

A short documentary on the first term of President Barack Obama's administration.

Glimpscapes

2012 • 4 min

A journey through brief moments in time and space, starting from a conceptual birth of time to a fragmented reality of contemporary life.

Angry Birds: Year of the Dragon

2012 • 3 min • Finland

Fireworks popping, lanterns glowing, red envelopes bursting with money - it's Chinese New Year! This holiday is China's biggest and longest festival, a time for feasting with family and friends, setting off fireworks, and having fun. The Angry Birds are celebrating the start of the Year of the Dragon, but the piggies are trying to scare them away from their eggs! Luckily the Angry Birds have some help -- the Mighty Eagle has transformed into the fearsome Mighty Dragon!

Arthur and the Bunnies

2012 • 20 min

A man's desire to lead an upstanding life is thwarted when he starts vomiting bunnies.

Grandpas Know Best

2012 • 20 min • Turkey

When Ali's father hires a new secretary, she awakens desires in Ali that the shy 22-year-old never knew he had. But working for his father, his mother reminding him he's the right age to marry, and trying to be a good Muslim complicate things. Now he must choose between family duty and true love. Can you really make yourself and your family happy at the same time?

Harvey's Dream

2012 • 6 min • Canada

An older man with Alzheimer's disease tells his wife of a nightmare he had. She begins to fear that the events of his dream might actually have occurred. Based on the short story by Stephen King.

Maria Bamford: The Special Special Special!

2012 • 50 min • United States of America

Welcome to the special special special comedy special. It's very good. I love comedy. And who do I want to make laugh more than Marilyn and Joel Bamford, my parents? So, we've cut out the middle man of 200 strangers in a tv studio and gone right to the source. With some paid audiences, the feigned enthusiasm can be a little uncomfortable to watch, but I genuinely rock the house. My parents only wish they could be there with you when you watch this with your parents.

Jim's Tie

2012 • 8 min • France

A necktie peddlar, Jim, rings a man's door and surprises him in the middle of committing suicide. Jim will then attempt to restore motivation and interest in life to jack through his seller's arguments.