All Films

Down to Sleep

2011 • 45 min

A young woman discovers she has the power to bring dead goldfish back to life. But what else is she capable of bringing back?

Lost Way

2011 • 25 min

Collective experimental film by Team 8mm TENGOKU.

Stake Land: Jebediah

2011 • 3 min • United States of America

Jebediah’s story – the Brotherhood begins.

Gdeim Izik, the Sahrawi's resistance camp

2011 • 28 min • Spain

abel and Antonio are human rights activists. They were awoke by the loud noise of sirens and the roar of thousands of screamings. They picked what they could, between what was the camcorder. They switched it on and started recording what their eyes could not believe: the savage assault and destruction of the largest protest camp ever raised in the Sahara: Gdeim Izik. Tried to contact international press but their satellite phone had been disabled. Antonio and Isabel had to find a way to show these images to the world. It wouldn't be easy. They would have to spend nine days hidden in a safe house during one of the most obscure incidents in the Moroccan history.

Black Gold

2011 • 1 min • Canada

This animated short employs hand-drawn animation layered over stop-motion sequences of moving ink on drumskins to create a striking, mournful portrait of the Alberta tar sands. This film was made as part of the 7th edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.

Mila Caos

2011 • 18 min • Cuba, Germany

Every weekend at an illegal drag show in the suburbs of Havana, Sebastián, a 17-year-old Cuban teenager, transforms into 'Mila Caos', his empowered, flamboyant alter-ego. When he returns to his daytime self, Sebastián suffers from his mother's indifference, dreaming that one day she will see him on stage for who he truly is.

A Standard Story

2011 • 8 min

A dreamlike short film about a girl living a mundane existence in a hotel wakes to find herself in the middle of an enchanted forest. In this alternate universe she goes on a remarkable journey of discovery.

Doctor Who: The Curse of the Black Spot Prequel

2011 • 2 min • United Kingdom

April 1, 1699: Captain Henry Avery writes in his journal onboard the Fancy. They have been stranded for eight days for lack of wind. All they can do is wait. He writes of an enemy who comes from the still ocean and takes members of the fearful crew. The captain feels an evil presence watching him and longs for the wind to pick up so they may leave, but he feels they are all doomed to die.

Me In Front of Me

2011 • 8 min • Italy

A sensitive teenage boy is being harassed by peers in school because of his unwillingness to date girls.

Animal Love

2011 • 16 min

In a near future of environmental degradation, a couple meets for an internet hook-up in an animal lover's apartment.

The Lady ParaNorma

2011 • 6 min • Canada

Estranged from the rest of the townsfolk, an eccentric lady is haunted by ghostly whispers that grow louder with each passing day.

Bone Wind Fire

2011 • 30 min • Canada

A journey into the hearts, minds and eyes of Georgia O’Keeffe, Emily Carr and Frida Kahlo - three of the 20th century’s most remarkable artists.

Games of the North

2011 • 26 min

For thousands of years, traditional Inuit sports have been vital for survival within the unforgiving Arctic. Acrobatic and explosive, these ancestral games evolved to strengthen mind, body and spirit within the community. Following four modern Inuit athletes reveals their unique relationship to the games as they compete across the North. As unprecedented change sweeps across their traditional lands, their stories illuminate the importance of the games today.

The State That I Am Fish

2011 • 27 min • Argentina, Croatia

A film within a film within a film within a fish.

The Truth About Beauty & Blogs (short)

2011 • 13 min • United States of America

A social media diva is thrown off her game when her boyfriend starts acting up on the internet.

Bahiya & Mahmoud

2011 • 14 min • Jordan, United States of America, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon

Aging couple Bahiya and Mahmoud have fallen into a reliable routine of bickering and making one another miserable until the morning that Mahmoud wakes and finds Bahiya gone.

T Is for Thread

2011 • 4 min • Canada

While arguing with her husband from behind a closed bedroom door, a woman accidentally begins removing sutures from a recent face-lift.

A Norml Life

2011 • 60 min • United States of America

A documentary on the current state of medical marijuana in America. Personal stories from patients, doctors and caregivers verify its medical effectiveness while leading activist rally support to end prohibition.

The World's Worst Place to Be Gay?

2011 • 58 min • United Kingdom

Scott Mills travels to Uganda where the death penalty could soon be introduced for being gay. The gay Radio 1 DJ finds out what it's like to live in a society which persecutes people like him and meets those who are leading the hate campaign.

Jamie: Drag Queen at 16

2011 • 57 min • United Kingdom

Documentary following the story of teenager Jamie Campbell, who wants to be a drag queen. But will he be accepted by his family and his peers?

A Leap in Evolution: The Creatures of 'Mimic'

2011 • 10 min • United States of America

The filmmakers discuss the creature design for the film 'Mimic.'

Hanuman Airlines: Fly Over Everest

2011 • 28 min

Two Nepali men climb Mt. Everest, launch a paraglider from the summit, fly over the top and set a new free flight world record.

The Little Mermaid

2011 • 7 min • Canada

Deep in a barren, fantastical wasteland lays a dilapidated circus tent. Inside, an ominous ringmaster forces his prized act, a real live mermaid to perform for a group of grimy, working class spectators. The mermaid, though frightening, is but a lovesick, caged animal praying for release from her endless torture. Unwilling to surrender his meal ticket, the ringmaster rejects her pleas for compassion and continues to confine the mermaid to her stagnant holding tank. With nowhere to escape to, the mermaid must make the choice between holding on to the hope of freedom and putting an end to her abuse. Produced by Samantha Jewell, Lindsey Mann, Justin Simon and Aliya Tarmo through the VFS Compendium series and Directed by Nicholas Humphries (Riese: Kingdom Falling), The Little Mermaid is a twisted re-imagining of the classic Hans Christian Anderson tale.

Je maudis ma nuit

2011 • 9 min • Belgium, Switzerland

Lost in his nightmares, Thierry the lighthouse keeper gloomily watches the jellyfish as they float past his window… It has been many years since his lighthouse sunk under the ocean. In her empty room, Lucie gazes at a picture of a faraway beach. Lucie falls asleep. Thierry sleeps fitfully. They are to meet on the beach of their dreams.