All Films

Man Free

2011 • 54 min • United States of America, Jamaica

Man Free takes a look into the lives of everyday people in the beautiful country of Jamaica. Told through the people themselves, the film takes a glimpse into the lives of young and old as they fight politics, crime, drugs and more. From the colorful and spirited taxi driver called Master Blaster to the young woman in her twenties running her own bakery, Man Free sheds a light on real life in Jamaica. It's not all reggae and good times. It's a land full of conflict and struggle and a yearning for a better life. But through all the hardships, you come to realize Jamaicans are truly people of grace.

An Island

2011 • 49 min • Denmark

In August 2010, French filmmaker Vincent Moon and Efterklang's 8 piece-live band met up on an island off the Danish coast. The objective was to shoot a film. A film with the same length as an album, and a film full of performances, experiments and collaborations. 
Over an intense period of 4 days Efterklang collaborated with more than 200 local musicians, kids and their own parents, creating new performances and interpretations of songs from their album Magic Chairs (4AD, Rumraket 2010). It was all filmed by Vincent Moon who same time conducted several filmic and musical experiments with Efterklang as his dedicated playmates.

Facebook

2011 • 22 min • India

A lighthearted short film about a young man’s online romance that takes an unexpected turn when fantasy meets reality. A witty take on social media love and the surprises it hides.

Ultra Modern

2011 • 1 min

A short abstract film about love and modernity, created for inclusion in the "60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero" project, for which directors from all over the world created one-minute short films which were screened one time only for free on a temporary public screen, after which both the screen and the sole print of the film were burned.

Poltergays: The Naked Wolves of the SS

2011 • 48 min • Argentina

A group of Nazis meet in a house to revive Hitler's black magic, but unleash through the wrath of specters that end up torturing and harassing them.

Blinders

2011 • 9 min • United States of America

A young couple goes to a bar one night and meets a young creature of a boy. This boy possesses an otherworldly physical beauty that could attract anyone, man or woman.

Shifter

2011 • 9 min • United Kingdom

A young woman, trapped inside a dark building, tries to evade capture from shadowed soldiers and save the life of her husband and child, held hostage. She is the live bait in a game to entrap her mentor, a man of special ability, by an old nemesis, with similar skills.

Alexander the Great: The Macedonian

2011 • 54 min • France

A close look at Alexander the Great - from Macedonia to India. Alexander the Great has always enjoyed a unique status in history. To the Greeks and Romans, he was a hero, to the Arabs, he was a prophet, to Westerners, he is a myth. Alexander the Great Hellenized the ancient world and spread Greek civilisation single-handedly throughout, as far as the borders of India, by relentlessly pursuing his sworn enemy Darius the Great, King of Persia. But what remains today of the "real" Alexander? Of his life and environment? Through the many depictions of the hero and the archaeological traces of his triumphant conquest, this film portrays the legendary figure, who has always been, and continues to be, a great source of inspiration, even for artists of today.

Luck

2011 • 20 min • Ireland

Liam is desperate to get to the big game on the Aran Islands and savour the atmosphere of a local GAA grudge match. With his two friends Mícheál and Séamus in tow, they set out to try and find a way to get to the match.

Good Men

2011 • 12 min • United States of America

Two elderly Jewish friends get into an argument over the circumstances behind the terror attacks on September 11th.

La Ronde

2011 • 23 min

Twin siblings deal with their father’s imminent death: Alexandre feels the need to stay while Ariane has an uncontrollable urge to leave.

Forever's Gonna Start Tonight

2011 • 16 min • United States of America

Sonya, a 17-year-old Russian immigrant, lives in a claustrophobic Brooklyn apartment with her dad and his ever-growing menagerie of cats. When the Landlady threatens to kick them out, Sonya is forced to make an unimaginable decision to protect her aging father and herself.

Monika

2011 • 53 min • Germany

Monika, 20, nearsighted and dependent on her family, fails a risky eye laser operation and loses her sight. Her mother, Birgit, overwhelmed, places her in a municipal home for the blind, where Monika receives proper care and overcomes depression. With newfound strength, she seeks independence, which displeases Birgit. Monika enrols in a physical therapy apprenticeship, finding a new connection to the world and balancing disability with autonomy.

The Antics Roadshow

2011 • 48 min

The Antics Roadshow is a celebration of the pranksters, hoaxers, jokers, activists and stunt merchants who use public space for their own unauthorised ends. This film brings together a wide range of individuals with all sorts of motivations, who have all hijacked the public arena to make a noise, be it for comedic, artistic or political ends, and have all done so using a variety of illicit and eccentric methods, which the audience should probably not try at home.

A Ramble Through Cold Fish And Its Genesis With Scriptwriter Yoshiki Takahashi And Filmmaker Norman England

2011 • 51 min

In this very long and very informative video interview, co-writer Yoshiki Takahashi explains how he got involved with Cold Fish and discusses his preparation of the script, the case that apparently inspired the film, the main characters, etc. The interview is conducted by filmmaker Norman England.

Persimmon

2011 • 20 min • Japan, United States of America

Tamotsu is expecting a persimmon to dry and yet he cannot accept that it is time for a man on his deathbed to die. As the persimmon mysteriously, or supernaturally, holds out from drying, so Tamotsu tries his hardest to keep the man alive. Only when Tamotsu has let go can the persimmon take its natural course.

Spoiler

2011 • 18 min

The job of coroner has changed since the worldwide infection. Tommy Rossman isn't just a collector of the dead anymore. Now he comes to make sure you're actually dead. Or to help you get there.

Raft

2011 • 27 min • Japan

A boy named Shogo landed on the island. He approaches a man making a raft on the beach and tries to help him with the work. The subtle air that flows between the two. They seem to know each other well, but they are also like others. The truth behind a marine accident three years ago then became clear. A child went out on a raft to the sea and went missing. The man was the father of the missing child, and Shogo was a close friend who made a raft with the child.

Lady Crush

2011 • 12 min • Sweden

Three lonely people who want to be something else. Something different. Something new. They are all struggling with something unstated. When the actors are replaced by clay animations, their dreams are realized and disguises provide relief. — Hanna Sköld

Offing Jack

2011 • 14 min

Jack and his lover have a domestic fight and then have sex and then fight again.

Deep End

2011 • 8 min • Canada

When Dane's older brother comes out, Dane doesn't react very well. But soon after he has to choose between siding with his homophobic classmates or fighting to support his brother.

Bald Guy

2011 • 11 min • Norway

When a teenager comes home and tells his parents he kissed a bald man, his parents have reservations and a discussion ensues in song.

Mute

2011 • 9 min • United States of America

The writer and actor Maddison Welch graduated from Cape Fear Community College in 2007. From then on things escalated.

Downing

2011 • 16 min • United Kingdom

Within the backdrop of a vibrant house party, 'Downing' explores the complicated minefield of teenage sexuality as John, the isolated local gay lad, finds an opportunity to exact revenge on his straight oppressor, the popular and handsome Daniel.