All Films

Aurora

2011 • 20 min • Brazil

A very old lady waits for her son to arrive so that she can get out of sight.

The Promise

2011 • 9 min • Mexico

Are robots really different from us if they learn our ways? The Promise is a short film that looks at the future reality of a world in which those things created by man are a step to be confused with us.

Bermula dari A

2011 • 15 min • Indonesia

The girl lends her lips to the boy who lends her a pair of eyes. Her lips become his voice as his eyes become her sight.

I Could Live in Hope

2011 • 6 min • United States of America

A looped video installation shot in Seattle in fall 2010. A disembodied and seemingly innocuous conversation between a man and a woman acts as an exploration into the themes of ennui versus action, family versus individual, and how much your environment—both landscapes and people, both tangible and intangible—can affect the choices you make.

8:46

2011 • 50 min • United States of America

A glimpse into the lives of an ensemble of characters leading up to the moment the world changed forever - 8:46 a.m. Tuesday September 11, 2001.

Treasure Hunting

2011 • 9 min • Japan

The film is an adaptation of a picture book by Rieko Nakagawa and Yuriko Yamawaki, with illustrations by Yuriko Omura. In the story, a boy named Yuuji and a rabbit named Gikku find a stick at the same time, and decide to compete in games to decide who can keep the stick. However, whether it is a foot race, long jump, or sumo wrestling, they always end up in a tie.

Charlie Louvin: Still Rattlin' the Devil's Cage

2011 • 48 min • United States of America

Fifty years later, and he's still rattlin' the Devil's cage. Charlie Louvin can walk through a crowded mall and not attract attention. But it shouldn't be that way; the humble 83-year-old musician in the cowboy hat and jeans is a true American hero. To start, 50 years ago he and his brother recorded "Satan is Real," an album that shook up the music business. And the life he lived thereafter was pretty radical, too, from his military service to his country to his 61-year marriage to his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry. On Friday, December 3, 2010 at the fooBAR in Nashville, we caught Charlie Louvin on stage, making music for his fans, celebrating the anniversary of that famous album. And we filmed the night for history's sake. This is the tribute he so richly deserves.

Stay With Me

2011 • 13 min

She thinks he is cheating. In reality he is not, he is in love with his partner. She suffers from sleepwalking... he tries to create a comfortable atmosphere, tries to protect her and prevent harm. She does not remember anything from the night. During the day they are like two strangers, they argue and avoid each other. In the last scene, she reacts annoyed at the touch of his hand... but he remains there still, unmoved, saying nothing and accepting.

Caught

2011 • 14 min • United States of America

Short drama based on the true police crackdown on homosexual behavior in a public park restroom in 1962, utilizing hidden 8mm cameras.

Henge

2011 • 54 min • Japan

A young couple's lives take a turn for the worse after a mysterious attack on the husband leaves him suffering from some bizarre after effects.

The Red Virgin

2011 • 17 min • Canada, Spain

Spain, early 20th century. Hildegart is raised and educated by his mother Aurora as the subject of a social experiment, to be the first truly free woman in the world, the one who will lead humanity into a new era; and, in order to achieve this goal, is insanely loved… until the moment when she becomes a young and gifted woman and actually tries to fly freely, away from the oppressive nest of her creator and guardian.

Stay Low

2011 • 37 min

Al's girlfriend may not be faithful, his best friend may not be trustworthy and his relationships with both of these people may not exist. Alone in a cheap hotel room on the verge of a nervous breakdown, Al recollects what got him there in the first place.

Hinterland

2011 • 43 min • Austria

Three friends together. In a party mood. A girl. Sick with lovesickness. Two policemen tired of their jobs. ...and their stories begin to overlap. A night in the hinterland.

Among Giants

2011 • 14 min

In the midst of California's coastal redwood region, Green Diamond Resource Company continues to clearcut redwood forests, devastating habitats and leaving scars across the land. Farmer, a direct action environmental activist in his late 20s, decides to tree-sit in the McKay Tract -- a 60-acre grove of ancient redwoods that is home to spotted owls, deer, flying squirrels, and countless other life forms.

Chloe and Will's Hot Date Night

2011 • 2 min

Will can't believe his luck when Chloe returns home with him after a hot date, but everything cools down when he discovers her hidden passion.

Mr. Tricker's Treat

2011 • 6 min

Every October, Mr. Tricker has the best Halloween decorations in town. While setting up his annual display, a quirky neighbor gets too close to figuring out why his decor is so lifelike.

Proper Behavior For Your Date

2011 • 3 min

Proper Behavior For Your Date is Jack Kyser's third film for Sight and Sound: Film, taught by Professor Laszlo Santha.

Perurena

2011 • 53 min • Spain

Inaxio Perurena is a young stone-lifter who aims to achieve his most important record: lift the 300 kilos stone. His father, the legendary Iñaki Perurena, was the first man lifting that stone in 1987.

The Little Prince 4D

2011 • 19 min • Belgium

A timeless classic… The Little Prince is back in an extraordinary adventure! Relive the magic of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s endearing story in a fully immersive, spectacular journey. Accompanied by his hilarious friend the Fox, the Little Prince leaps from one fanciful universe to another in search of his beloved Rose. Fly along side these fearless heroes as they scale instruments on the music planet, wake the friendly stone giant and dodge the metal claws of a ferocious dragon!

Business in Russian

2011 • 48 min • Russia

On the fate of small businesses in Russia. Five completely different stories about entrepreneurs, their successes and failures, the joys and complexities of their business.

The Kid Tintouin

2011 • 13 min

Doubles with Slight Pepper

2011 • 16 min • Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, Canada

A complex and compelling Trinidadian tale about a father returning from Canada to a resentful family.

As They Say

2011 • 13 min • Morocco

A father and his son go to the mountains for a weekend to fish, the son will make a revelation that will upset their stay.

The Impassive Muse

2011 • 52 min • Brazil

In "The Impassive Muse", Adrine is of Armenian descent and has OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder). Edivaldo is from Pernambuco and suffers from immobilizing absence seizures which make him stand as still as a statue. Adrine is married to Adilson, a brutalized man who do not bear to be touched by the woman. Edivaldo wants to marry Gladis, unlikely aspirant to the fashion world. Adrine don't want to be noticed. Edivaldo need to 'be somedbody' to win back his bride. One morning, the lives of Edivaldo and Adrine cross because of ripe orange. Among historical monuments, sculptures, people of different backgrounds and dreams, Edivaldo and Adrine share a journey of recognition and acceptance without imagining that what they live, in fact is the oldest and necessary of the stories: a love story.