All Films

Sikat

2010 • 9 min • Canada

It's been many years since Sikat left the Philippines to work as a live-in caregiver in Canada. Now the day has finally arrived for her husband and son to rejoin her.

Powder

2010 • 22 min • Canada

Two friends spend a summer day together in the suburbs of Montreal. As the evening comes, they go to the fireworks hoping to be entertained but the event ends up igniting memories of a different nature.

Case 219

2010 • 53 min • United States of America

A journalist tries to uncover the circumstances that led to a shocking episode of violence in this drama from director James Bruce. Leonard Grey was a troubled seventeen-year-old who one day went on a shooting spree, injuring several students at his high school and killing one before he took his own life. A reporter for the Los Angeles Times is assigned to research and write an investigative piece about Grey. The journalist studies interviews conducted by the police with the boy's friends and family as well as conducting several of her own as she tries to understand what turned a seemingly ordinary youngster into a killer. She finds an especially intriguing subject in Cameron Porter, Leonard's best friend, who may have been involved in the shootings though he carefully refuses to incriminate himself.

Naruto OVA 7: Naruto, the Genie, and the Three Wishes, Believe It!

2010 • 14 min • Japan

Naruto discovers a genie's bottle while he and the gang are at a genin grill party. When everyone finds out about the genie's ability to grant wishes, the ultimate chase begins.

The Finnster

2010 • 49 min • Netherlands

Finn (15) is an uncomplicated schoolboy until one day, coming home from school, he catches his father Roelof in his moms dress. The man Finn has looked up to his whole life, wants to become a woman. Finn, just discovering his own sexuality, is troubled by this new discovery. A struggle with feelings of shame, love and loyalty follows. Luckily Lizzie, his newfound friend, is there to help him.

Fast

2010 • 2 min

A balls to the wall action film about Fast, the fastest person alive, who is also named Fast.

Scared Shrekless

2010 • 21 min • United States of America

Shrek challenges Donkey, Puss in Boots and his other fairy tale character friends to spend the night in Lord Farquaad's haunted castle, telling scary stories to see who can resist becoming scared and stay the longest.

Dangerous Ride

2010 • 14 min

Martin is on his way up the coast for a quiet weekend. Out of nowhere an attractive teenage girl appears on the side of the road. He drives past, but when he stops at a scenic spot up the road, she knocks on his window and asks him for a ride. His decision to drive her home turns into a nightmare when she coerces him inside.

One Piece: Strong World Episode 0

2010 • 19 min • Japan

The introductory chapter to the movie, Strong World, which depicts the events surrounding Gold Roger's execution.

Pulse

2010 • 53 min • United Kingdom

A year after her mother's death, Hannah resumes her training at one of the country's top teaching hospitals. She is soon terrified by strange visions and the threatening behaviour of her ex-boyfriend and star surgeon Nick and wonders if she has come back too soon. But beneath the hospital's reputation of medical excellence she discovers a secret network of dangerous experiments pushing back the boundaries of science.

Infinito

2010 • 20 min • Mexico

A young man falls in an emotional crisis after learning his girlfriend is pregnant and willing to have an abortion. Due to his incapacity to deal with the situation, the shock takes him to a sensorial and psychic travel through disturbing images in twisted environments where he struggles to find her and be together one more time.

Qué divertido

2010 • 12 min • Spain

Father and son walk by the surroundings of the village the father used to live. Many things have changed, he, for example. Now he is too "urban" and so is his son. But they just try to enjoy a day at the country.

Deus Irae

2010 • 13 min • Argentina

A fragile border separates our world from the realm of darkness, where nightmarish creatures await in the shadows. Only one thing is standing in their way: a secret order of priests, who devote their souls to protect this border. They are the 'Deus Irae'.

Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Case; Irvine

2010 • 50 min • Japan

In another corner of the VOTOMS universe, Irvine is an AT mechanic who moonlights as a Battling pilot. Although he’s content with throwing matches for money, his talents draw the attention of the Battling agent Ishruna, and the sadistic pilot Paygun.

Miedo

2010 • 25 min • Spain

It's Eva's weekend out with her friends, and her boyfriend Sergio complains she won't take him with her. He decides to go out on his own without knowing what terror he will eventually have to go through.

The Third & the Seventh

2009 • 12 min • Spain

Architecture through the cinematographic lens. The visual fusion between the third and the seventh arts. The Third & The Seventh is a full-CG animated piece that tries to illustrate architecture art across a photographic point of view where main subjects are already-built spaces.

Esquizofrenia: Una temporada en el infierno

2009 • 23 min

We Are Half of Iran's Population

2009 • 47 min

Bani-Etemad's documentary short was made during the months before last year's controversial elections in Iran. Filming a diverse coalition of women's rights activists discussing their opinions on pressing contemporary issues, Bani-Etemad asked three of the four presidential candidates to view the footage for comment, with Mahmoud Ahmedinejad declining to participate.

The Traveller

2009 • 5 min • United Kingdom

A poignant tale about a young girl, Seonag, who travels back in time to visit her recently deceased Grandfather.

Mr. Wire's Nostalgia

2009 • 13 min • Mexico

A shadow puppet artist must choose between what he loves and what he desires most. His wire puppet show makes the people of his town very happy. As his show grows, he has to face the biggest and most difficult decision of his life.

Aravani Girl

2009 • 53 min • India

Sixteen year olds Palani and Karthik want to become "ladyboys." They're bullied in school and beaten by their families. Their parents would like to see them grow up as normal boys, but they're falling deeper and deeper into the world of the "Aravanis." Loved as dance performers but hated as homosexuals, their stories emblazon the inner conflicts of India's gender culture today.

Teclópolis

2009 • 12 min • Argentina

Once upon a time. Old magazines gently dance in the wind. A super-8 camera crawls over a wooden table while an old carpet flows in and out. Suddenly, a mouse. Then, a whole civilization running towards its inevitable destiny. Plastic waste has reached the point where not even the most distant beaches are safe.

The Barriers

2009 • 19 min

Headed to the city, a man drives his jeep along an isolated rural road. He soon encounters a series of strange obstacles and barriers that will challenge him throughout his journey. As several surreal events begin to unfold he meets a few characters along the way. His isolation transforms into desolation as the people he meets appear to be hostile towards him despite his honest intentions. Slowly, he loses his innocence as he adapts to this unfamiliar and deceitful environment. Struggling for his survival every step of the way, he eventually reaches his destination, the city’s outer limits; however, the very core of his being has been twisted as a result of his experiences. When he finally stands at the boundary between the city and the vast nothingness behind him, he yet again faces another barrier, a question he asks himself… which side is the true wasteland?

Cities on Speed: Bogotá Change

2009 • 55 min • Denmark

An exciting and rapidly edited portrait of a city that has risen like a phoenix from the ashes. Bogotá, capital of Colombia, was long notorious as one of the most criminal, dangerous, and inhospitable cities in the world. The turnabout came in 1995, when Antalas Mockus was elected mayor of the city in a landslide victory.