All Films

Mutation

2011 • 8 min • Mexico

A strange humanoid wakes up abandoned on a great rock in the middle of the ocean. Without shelter or food, he must confront the very purpose of his life and the great mystery that sustains his species.

Half

2011 • 6 min • United States of America

Two women go about their lives, and as the parallels between them mount, the more obvious it is how well suited they would be for each other.

Moonfishing

2011 • 12 min • United States of America, New Zealand

A fisherman's hobby of sculpting is interrupted when he must perform his monthly task of illuminating the town he lives in. With container on back, fishing pole in hand, and his current carving stashed in his pocket, the lonely soul goes searching for the perfect spot to catch the moon's shimmering sister. But his shattered hope for exchanging his catch for the villager's fellowship returns him to his art for companionship.

À Sombra de um Delírio Verde

2011 • 30 min • Brazil

In the southern region of Mato Grosso do Sul, on the border of Brazil and Paraguay, the most populous indigenous nation of the country silently struggles for its territory, trying to contain the advance of its powerful enemies.

Eyrie

2011 • 4 min • United States of America

A young shepherd boy in the American West must learn to defend his dwindling flock from a ravenous eagle.

Sleepwalkers

2011 • 57 min • France

Corsica, summer 2009. Pascal, a young medic indulges in his boredom and melancholy between the hospital corridors and streets of the city. Mustapha an illegal worker at a hotel in the center of the island is forced to go underground. Between the two, a choir of young people changes the world.

The Kiss

2011 • 1 min • Canada

This animation proposes a slow, moist, feverish exploration of the oldest manifestation of affection. This film was made as part of the 7th edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.

Chest of Drawers

2011 • 7 min • Finland

What is there for a chest to do when a little mischievous guest messes up her drawers?

Ata

2011 • 40 min • Kazakhstan, Russia

"Ata" is translated from Kazakh as "grandfather". The story of the 80-year-old blind grandfather was filmed in the south of Kazakhstan.

Bariku Light

2011 • 10 min • Spain

Feliciano is eating French fries with mayonnaise while he's watching TV. It's a boring night until the TV show becomes erotic, and he enters a strange and dangerous frenzy!

Journey to a Land Otherwise Known

2011 • 22 min • Colombia, France

In a film, meeting a strange tribe often starts with the plunging view from a building necessary to the journey. The architecture of Jean-Pierre Secq dubbed the noise of the waves washes over us in this way. However, to open it, the construction was massive and still, unfolding the three concrete wings of this equatorial greenhouse in Lille. This essay on the conquest of America assumes its own contradiction, underlined by a montage of texts by colonisers: Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Hans Staden, Jean de Léry, Charles de la Condamine and the use of costumes and masks inspired by Brazilian modernism. The discovery of a new world conducted in slow motion listening to the minutes of an unlikely trial of the invaders. The most restrained of movements, surplus, to make the most of rediscovering the New World. Gilles Grand, FID Marseille catalogue, 2012.

Flea & Fly

2011 • 7 min • Brazil

Two homeless children in Rio de Janeiro draw the ire of the entire city with their debauchery, interpreted through the lens of a decaying silent film.

How am I tired of your miracles

2011 • 6 min • Russia

About who really loves jam.

Take Me Out Of Here

2011 • 32 min • Russia

Ordinary girl Sonia works as a nurse in the psychiatric ward of the hospital and dreams of becoming a doctor. She treats patients well and her boss - the head of the department. But everything changes when the manager trusts Sonia "responsible job".

Rise of the Jellyfish

2011 • 44 min • United States of America

"Rise of the Jellyfish/3D" is a groundbreaking documentary special from Story House Productions. It takes an in-depth look at a new natural disaster: a growing scourge decimating coastlines around the world. The special examines the emerging jellyfish invasion that is descending on coastlines from Korea to Hawaii to New England to Florida and The Gulf Coast. Hear from scientists who are racing against time to understand why these primitive, mysterious creatures are suddenly breeding and spreading abnormally, wreaking havoc on unsuspecting populations worldwide.

Stop the Train! (Everything Will Be Good)

2011 • 44 min • Russia

How important it is to be able to see the beautiful in life, even if fate has brought into a remote village of Bamov ... A school librarian teaches children to dream, because that is what distinguishes a person from an animal. For the present, children chuckle at her quirks, but, perhaps, when they grow up, they will remember her lessons. Dreams and romance of Henrik opposes the immersion of society in bestiality. It seems that there is no other moral decay to stop ...

Money Dog

2011 • 15 min • United States of America

Two Bronx teens steal a pit bull puppy. One boy wants it as a fighting dog, the other as a pet. The conflict ends in heartache, with lessons learned.

Martyr Friday

2011 • 11 min • Egypt, United States of America

Filmed in Cairo during Egypt's revolution in 2011, this short documentary captures the dramatic events from the heart of Tahrir Square during the last days of Mubarak's presidency.

Gong on French TV 1971-1973

2011 • 54 min

Filmed at Gong's communal house at Sens in Burgundy, France, hanging out in the kitchen, lounging in the garden, and running through a couple of songs.

1908-2008 y sigo

2011 • 52 min • Spain

Through interviews with different people linked to the work and life of the Basque sculptor Jorge Oteiza (1908-2003), this documentary aims to unravel fundamental aspects of his work.

Emaki/Light

2011 • 16 min • Japan

Emaki is a Japanese traditional narrative form in picture and text created from 11th to 16th century. The film is collaboration work between filmmaker Makino Takashi and painter and filmmaker Ishida Takashi. Ishida has been interested in live-picture, the process of paint, and Makino’s interest is to make a new image with extremely high speed random images. With Makino’s skills in telecine, Ishida’s painted lines were rolled and scrolled, and became “the living line”. The film is maybe a chance, or maybe it is a fight. Perhaps, this film will show you both elements. (www.lightcone.org)

Sexless Empire

2011 • 53 min • France

Japan has the world record for sexual abstinence, but the pornographic industry is very lucrative. The documentary reveals how the number of singles has doubled, and how older couples do not have sex. According to the National Institute of Japanese Sexology, "sexless" are those who have sexual intercourse with a frequency lower than once a month.

Tetrist

2011 • 3 min • Turkey

“Tetrist” is a lost Tetris game set-up of today’s Istanbul. The game starts with the image of a re-worked 16th century Pera District miniature of Nasuh the Macer, and moves on with the company of music art that documents the last century of Istanbul. The buildings in the district fall down like Tetris pieces, and get placed by an invisible player. Having been built faster and faster with the proceeding time and changing music art, buildings leave Galata Tower behind and move on to the point of “Game Over”.

On Tour: Richard Thompson

2011 • 29 min • United States of America

Iconic British Folk and Rock legend, Richard Thompson performs an electric set in 2011.