All Films

Sakda (Rousseau)

2012 • 6 min • Thailand

Created in celebration of the three-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, this short essay centres on a monologue delivered by a reincarnation of the philosopher in twenty-first century Thailand.

Chemistry

2012 • 30 min • United Kingdom

Johann, a brilliant young scientist, conspires with his friend Eric to perform a dangerous chemical experiment with an exhilarating goal: the secret of eternal life. Their fraternal relationship is tested to the limit by the addition to their duo of the beautiful, capricious Ines.

Voice Over

2012 • 13 min • United States of America

A conceited voice actor for cartoons is stalked by a psychotic 8 year-old and a pack of angry microphones he has been mistreating during his voice-over sessions.

Kanjiru wakazuma no amai mitsu

2012 • 60 min • Japan

Kanae is a young wife who has sexual tendencies that she cannot tell her middle-aged husband. Meanwhile, her husband visits members-only happening bar with his manager, Sato, despite having problems at work. Masashi unknowingly makes Sato's favorite girl, Amon, into his emotional refuge. One day, her husband suddenly quit his job and ran away from home. Kanae follows his whereabouts and ends up at Amon's shop...

Axon Stations!

2012 • 27 min • United Kingdom

The cast and crew look back at the making of The Claws of Axos.

Fragments

2012 • 11 min • Italy

Fragments of a collaboration between director Franco Piavoli (The Blue Planet, The First Breath of Wind) and students of the Laboratory Making Cinema founded by Marco Bellocchio.

Pay It No Mind: Marsha P. Johnson

2012 • 54 min • United States of America

Marsha P. Johnson was a drag queen, sex worker, and LGBT activist who fought at Stonewall and knew Andy Warhol. She was a New York fixture who made her motto her middle name: "Pay it no mind". This documentary about her life includes the last interview she gave before the suspicious circumstances of her death in 1992.

Cockpit: The Rule of Engagement

2012 • 12 min • United States of America

In 2103, one rule in fighter combat keeps a mind controlling alien race away from Earth's doorstep.

Lois

2012 • 9 min • Australia

When a mysterious letter tips Lois over the edge, she is driven to wild lengths to address some unfinished business.

Split

2012 • 8 min • United States of America

Two personalities battle for dominance inside the mind of a woman. But how can one personality be entitled to everything when both have their own lives?

La Llorona

2012 • 11 min • United States of America

Abandoned by her mother and abused by her father, a lonesome runaway finds solace in a foreclosed home only for her sorrow to conjure the presence of "La Llorona" the weeping woman in white; a ghostly creature always in search of her missing children...that she killed herself many years ago.

Lupin the Third: Lupin Family Lineup

2012 • 10 min • Japan

Lupin has invited all of his friends to a villa on a private island. It's the first time they've seen each other for the past five years. Lupin is planning a big surprise while they are all at the villa except Fujiko, Goemon and Jigen find Lupin's behavior to be unusual. They are also curious about who the man in the iron mask is, who is chained up to a wall for the reasons they are about to find out.

Frozen Roads

2012 • 18 min • Canada

Balthazar and siblings Christian and Lyla have been friends since childhood. As the trio struggles with coming of age in a rural, conservative Canadian town, they must confront escalating desires for one another that threaten to destroy their delicate bond.

Monster High: Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love?

2012 • 45 min • United States of America

Draculaura’s Sweet 1600th birthday is an extra special occasion to party at Monster High! But her high expectations lead to deadly results when she’s faced with the choice between practical boyfriend Clawd, and new vampire heartthrob, Valentine, a romantic blast from her past.

Sacred Seven: Shirogane no Tsubasa

2012 • 60 min • Japan

A recap special that will feature the battles of Alma and Knight. The past story of Knight will be described with new animations.

The Polar Bears

2012 • 7 min • Australia, United States of America

One family of polar bears takes a journey across the arctic tundra that they call home. You'll see the Coca-Cola Polar Bears as you've never seen them before...

Stigma

2012 • 27 min

Peter's view of the world changes when he receives life altering news. Feeling his humanity like never before, Peter sets out on a journey of self discovery and acceptance.

The Hamster

2012 • 30 min • Poland

When he tumbles out of a window, Hamster sets an avalanche of minor catastrophes in motion. It turns out that the small, local community is incapable of finding either a common language or a single set of values. The innocent are the ones who pay the price for this failure.

Tupelove

2012 • 16 min

A businessman is led around Tupelo, Mississippi by a '50s tour guide showing him its connection to Elvis Presley.

Goose

2012 • 50 min

Interspersed with interviews from luminaries including Dr. J, Oscar Robertson, Bill Cosby, Jerry West, Mannie Jackson, Marques Haynes, Ernie Banks, and Dr. Jack Ramsay, the story spans decades and shows the widespread influence of Goose on prominent sports, entertainment and business figures. Mannie Jackson presents the untold story of an American icon who changed the game of basketball forever and inspired an entire generation along the way.

Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc: The Chirps of Light

2012 • 46 min • Japan

Shishio's plan is enacted while Kenshin and Misao help defend the city.

Nora

2012 • 9 min • United Kingdom

Short film inspired by the Young Vic production of A Doll's House.

Yardbird

2012 • 13 min • Australia

A young girl who lives in a remote wrecking yard takes on the local bullies when they travel out to torment her father.

Doppelgänger

2012 • 27 min • Brazil

Silvia is a young teacher at an elementary school. One day, her class is interrupted when the students notice her double walking on the other side of the street. Silvia tries to ignore the apparition, but this strange event begins to permeate her daily life and transform her pesonality.