All Films

The Years Make Their Own

2011 • 21 min • Macedonia

A story about love, war, the Holocaust, but also a legacy - Let it not be forgotten, and as Roza says: "And I only hope that one day, when people will pass by that house in Bitola where Beno and I met, and where Estreja and Jamila and Adela and all of us made plans for our future, one day, people will know about some very brave young people from Macedonia and what we did for our city and for our people."

The Ambassador & Me

2011 • 16 min

Jan Czarlewski's father is a Polish hero and diplomat who puts his heart into his work and barely pays attention to his son. "He has dedicated his whole life to his country, but he never had any time for me," says Czarlewski. In an attempt to make up for lost time, he decides to visit his dad in Brussels, where Czarlewski senior works as a diplomat.

Things to Do

2011 • 7 min

The things we do for love. How far would you go for the one you love?

A Gift

2011 • 8 min • Malaysia

A postman who had waited for 5 years to deliver a message finally makes the decision. A romantic comedy set in the mid 80s when RM2.50 can buy you a fried noodle, fish balls, soft drink and an ice stick. Love back then was cheap.

The Mill

2011 • 16 min • Czech Republic

The village priest wants no secrets among his sheep. When he is forced to undergo his own confession, no one shows great mercy.

Faruza

2011 • 21 min • Finland

Shelter

2011 • 16 min • Indonesia

A short about a sleepy couple in an empty bus.

Gangster Project

2011 • 55 min • South Africa

In Cape Town, South Africa, one of the world's most violent and unequal societies, a young white film student sets out with his cameraman to make a “gangster film,” with real gangsters. After a lengthy search for a suitably 'cinematic' character, he finds the perfect gang and settles into their everyday rhythm. The reality soon catches up and the claustrophobic gangster life doesn’t exactly fit to the expectations.

The Millionaires

2011 • 15 min

Five characters and the deadly sin of greed. A vicious cycle.

Iron Crows

2011 • 60 min • South Korea

Every day some 20,000 people in Chittagong, a small port city of Bangladesh risk their lives for 2$US. They dismantle old ships retired from all over the world. An average of 20 workers dies in Chittagong every year. Despite the harsh working environment full of contaminants and toxic gases, the ships are gifts from God. A 21 year old Belal who left home 10 years ago, a Gascutter Rufik who has devoted all his 32 years in the shipbreaking-yards and a 12 year young child laborer Ekramul tell a heart-breaking story of their lives with breathtaking views of the ship-breaking yards.

The World According to Anish Kapoor

2011 • 52 min • France

Five Minute Love Story

2011 • 7 min • Germany

A five-minute relationship going through the emotions of a lifetime-relationship. All you ever wanted, feared and lost in five minutes. But to get it, you must do the unusual.

Inside the Anarchist's Tool Chest

2011 • 59 min

After writing “The Anarchist’s Tool Chest” in 2011 people kept asking what specific tools are in Christopher Schwarz's tool chest? What follows is a one-hour tour of the tools in his chest on a summer day in 2011.

This is Not an Umbrella

2011 • 17 min • United States of America

In a world where 'The Peace' hangs in the balance, Benjamin has found a way to bring harmony to his people. He is the enforcer of 'The Rule,' a system based on a contract that has brought two rival populations to a co-existence. One population is forever doomed to the Sun, while the other is condemned to the Shade. The consequences for breaking 'The Rule' are fatal until Benjamin becomes curious.

Fútbol sin picardía no es fútbol

2011 • 4 min • Argentina

Gattai Robot Atranger

2011 • 13 min • Japan

Atlanger is a plastic model series first released in 1975. The robot has a perennial popularity among middle aged fans.

Livelihoods

2011 • 9 min

The Balance Sheet of Siberia

2011 • 52 min • Latvia

The year 2011 marked the 70th anniversary of the deportations of June 14 1941, when 15 425 residents of Latvia (Latvians, Jews, Russians, Poles) were deported to Siberia. Among them there were 3 751 children aged up to 16. During the process men were separated from their families and sent to gulags, where many were sentenced to death, while others were imprisoned in labour camps. The facts of history and dry and few, but many of the victims and their children and grandchildren are still among us. During the summer of 2010, people who were deported to Siberia in 1941 as children joined their own children and a video production crew to travel back to the far North of Russia.

Ribeirinhos do Asfalto

2011 • 26 min • Brazil

Young Deisy (Ana Letícia) dreams of moving to bustling Belém, but instead she lives on Combu Island, across the river, cut off from the city she often admires from afar. Her mother (Dira Paes), aware of her daughter’s longing, wants to help her achieve it — though her husband (Adriano Barroso) is firmly against the idea. Together, mother and daughter hatch a plan to make the dream a reality.

Jazz'in

2011 • 1 min • France

In the United States during the 30's, a jazz fan gets carried away by the music.

Everything’s Eventual

2011 • 15 min • United States of America

Dinky Earnshaw has a special gift. An especially dangerous and lethal gift. A gift that attracts the attention of a mysterious corporation whose intentions may not be what they seem. Now Dinky must decide whether to do nothing and play ignorant, or to come to terms with what he has done...and do something about it. Based on the short story by Stephen King.

Legenes Krig

2011 • 52 min • Norway

A journey into the life of Elling Kvamme. He was arrested and send to KZ Buchenwald, 22 years old. What did he experience there, as a young "Aryan" medicine-student? And why was it so important to put away what role the doctors had in the development of the Nazism and the idea of removing "useless" lives?

Regret

2011 • 2 min • Norway

A man regrets

Violet Sunday

2011 • 18 min • Ecuador

Ana must spend the entire Sunday with Violeta, her younger sister, a strange and annoying girl.