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Carlos Kleiber:  I am Lost to the World

Carlos Kleiber: I am Lost to the World

2011 • 58 min • Germany
Austrian classical conductor Carlos Kleiber (1930-2004) was as eccentric and reclusive as he was brilliant, persistently and obstreperously declining to participate in the international music community or business. This set him apart from his more public contemporaries, such as Herbert von Karajan. This biographical documentary attempts to resolve the ambiguities surrounding Kleiber. The product of exhaustive research, it features rare performance footage of Kleiber leading orchestras, and draws on interviews with individuals who knew and worked with the maestro, including Otto Schenk, Riccardo Muti, Michael Gielen and Ioan Holdender. Carlos Kleiber also turns up to conduct a series of illustrative musical excerpts.
Sénac, Jean. Algérien, Poète

Sénac, Jean. Algérien, Poète

2011 • 52 min • France
Jean Sénac, born in Béni Saf in Algeria in 1926 and died in Algiers in 1973, is today considered one of the great French writers and poets and the only one of his reputation to have accompanied the Algerian revolution before November 1954. part of all the debates and got involved, very early and with immense enthusiasm, in a work of commitment which ended badly. His poetry, his sexual preferences and his political lyricism work against him: rejected as much by the Pieds Noirs as by the FLN activists then by the power in place in Algiers, Jean Sénac was assassinated in 1973 at his home in Algiers, in circumstances never clarified.
Salón Royale

Salón Royale

2011 • 13 min • Argentina
Ana heads with two friends to a wedding. She has the illusion of meeting someone, but her expectations change when one of them reveals to her that her ex seems to be going to the party.
The Brethren

The Brethren

2011 • 44 min • Russia
THE BRETHREN is a documentary about the monks of the world's northernmost monastery -- the Trifonov Pechengsky monastery located in Kolsky Peninsula, Russia. It was Russia's Northern outpost a few centuries ago. Later it was destroyed and abolished, and now it is being restored. The brethren of this monastery is small: 4 hieromonks and 2 monks. They are young, and every one of them has had his personal way to monastic ordination. All their life stories are nontrivial and even paradoxical. They are attempting not only to restore the buildings of the monastery but to build a temple in their hearts. The film features unique footage of the inner life of the monastery.
Fantasy

Fantasy

2011 • 4 min
A group of teens sneak into a pool to drink beer and make out. Suddenly, disturbing things start happening and one of them discovers an unsettling secret at the bottom of the pool.
Yo Gabba Gabba: To Give a Present

Yo Gabba Gabba: To Give a Present

2011 • 2 min
In this spot created by Kirsten Lepore for Yo Gabba Gabba's Christmas special, the adorable shapes give presents to each other.
Chaque jour et demain

Chaque jour et demain

2011 • 13 min
There Is Joy Today

There Is Joy Today

2011 • 26 min • Brazil
A tailor's son ran away to become a juggler. A retired magician sees his troupe's downfall. A former aerialist will become a grandmother for the first time. Fire, knives, applause. At the circus, they saw the world.
The Boy with Chocolate Fingers

The Boy with Chocolate Fingers

2011 • 10 min • United Kingdom
The story is about Donald McGlone, the boy with chocolate fingers (his fingers are made of chocolate). Because he is different, Donald has no friends and other children shun him. He grows up isolated and alone. Later he keeps a low profile working as an elevator operator, wearing gloves to conceal his secret. One day Molly, the girl he secretly adores, is trapped by a huge bear in the office. Donald gets a chance to make his difference become his greatest asset, if he is brave enough to save her. The moral of the story: If you are different, don't worry about what others may think, say or do, just be yourself and your dreams may come true.
A Few Tales of Hard Times: Chapter 4 - The Name

A Few Tales of Hard Times: Chapter 4 - The Name

2011 • 15 min • United States of America
Based on the spaghetti westerns of the 70's and Film Noir of the 50's but set in today's times, Virgil is a gun for hire for the mysterious Boss. He visits The Man to collect information for The Boss that only 3 men have. The first 2 are dead.
The Soldier Game

The Soldier Game

2011 • 15 min • Canada, France, United States of America
Antoine, a boy living in Northern France at the outbreak of World War II, takes on the challenge of defending the family home after his father is drafted and sent to the Maginot Line. With the aid of his accomplices, war veteran Grandpa and imaginary friend Napoleon, Antoine digs trenches and stands guard by an old cannon in the front yard. Tensions mount just as the Nazis break through the Maginot Line, and the invading troops pass in front of the family home.
Under the Table

Under the Table

2011 • 12 min • United States of America
Beautiful restaurant. Beautiful people. And a monster. During a lovely dinner, the conversation turns from babies to rats to the horrific surprise under the table. If Stanley Kubrick made a monster movie, it would look something like this...
Rain Rain Go Away

Rain Rain Go Away

2011 • 52 min • Philippines
Mar and Cynthia celebrate their anniversary during the wrath of Ondoy. After the typhoon, they closed down their factory and tried to sell it. Soon after, one by one each of her family members starts to die due to drowning caused by a dark, hidden secret they've done in the past.
Absurd People

Absurd People

2011 • 15 min • Lithuania
This film is about human alienation in a consumerist society. Nowadays man surrounded by modern industry tools founds himself solitary. He seeks his way out of the routine and enforced life norms but all he meets is a dead-end.
Wtf

Wtf

2011 • 4 min
St. Christophorus: Roadkill

St. Christophorus: Roadkill

2011 • 27 min • Germany
Chris, a young lawyer, drives on a nightly road heading towards Hamburg. But his ride takes an unexpected turn as he witness a tragic accident. A crime, two sadistic police men and a bestial ranger: The angst-ridden Chris realizes, that this horrifying night won't be over soon...This tremendously thrilling and fast-paced movie grabs you from the first minute and surprises as a spine-chilling shocker with some nasty black humor. - Not for the faint-hearted!
Outside the Court

Outside the Court

2011 • 60 min • United Kingdom
They arrive, they smoke, they wait - armed robbers seeking redemption, life-long thieves, addicts and anxious fathers of wayward children. Hard exteriors hide soft centres, old lives exist in young bodies - ordinary people awaiting judgement on an unlovely stretch of pavement outside a London magistrates' court. Whilst waiting for their cases to be heard they reveal their lives, and the complexities of the human soul are laid bare. Tense and intimate conversations with the filmmaker illuminate stories that the magistrates hear daily. Director Marc Isaacs spent three months outside Highbury Magistrates Court and, in doing so, demonstrates how the eye of the camera has the ability to delve much deeper into character and motivation than the eye of the law. Consequently, the more we get to know the characters in this film, the harder it is to make easy judgements. Whilst the court must judge, the filmmaker need not.
The Murder of Jean Seberg

The Murder of Jean Seberg

2011 • 58 min • United Kingdom
Inspired by the controversial and shocking death of the all-American actress Jean Seberg in 1979, Daphne Guinness collaborates with filmmaker and photographer Joe Lally to create The Murder of Jean Seberg, an atmospheric art film exploring Seberg's cinematic legacy, haunting beauty and the tragedy of her story.
The Edge of the World

The Edge of the World

2011 • 25 min • France
Catherine lives in the town of Nervy-Sir-Barangeon, where she works at a bar called 'The Edge of the World', with her best friend Marie. One February day, Cathy makes the acquaintance of her new neighbor, Joel. Together, they go to hear Sexy Sushi, a band that seems to turn listeners into lunatics. That evening, an improvised house party takes place at Cathy's. But, before long, the party turns into a nightmare.
The Emperor's Lost Harbour

The Emperor's Lost Harbour

2011 • 43 min • Canada, France
In the heart of a metropolitan city of 15 million people and among the construction of a new billion-dollar transportation network, an archaeological sensation has been discovered: the ancient harbour of Theodosious, lost from the history books for over 1000 years.
Where Sweden Ends

Where Sweden Ends

2011 • 20 min • Sweden
Sofie wants to make the world better. She has been taught to help the weak. She knows that violence doesn't solve anything. But then she meets Foad and ends up in a situation where she's forced to re-evaluate her sense of right and wrong.
Pierre Étaix, un destin animé

Pierre Étaix, un destin animé

2011 • 60 min • France
A documentary on the career of famed French clown and filmmaker Pierre Étaix.
Backlighting

Backlighting

2011 • 20 min • Mexico
A kid dreams of being a photographer despite his blindness and his father's disapproval.
Doctor Who: Let’s Kill Hitler Prequel

Doctor Who: Let’s Kill Hitler Prequel

2011 • 2 min • United Kingdom
Amy leaves a message on the TARDIS' answering machine. She speaks about her baby and what to do when he finds her. She knows that her baby will become River Song, but still wants to raise her. She is living in the hope that the Eleventh Doctor will find Melody. She doesn't know if the Doctor is listening to her and is leaving a message, hoping he will listen to it. The Doctor is shown to be off to the side, silently listening to her message with all the lights in the control room turned off in an attempt to feel more at ease while in a lowly mood. He cannot bring himself to answer any of Amy's calls as they grow increasingly impatient and worried, eventually closing his eyes and trying to block out the intense feelings of regret that hearing the calls has brought upon him.