All Films

Yes to Everything

2016 • 3 min

An encounter between a deaf/mute and a regular guy and their mutual attraction.

Bozo

2016 • 14 min

A sensitive young man reconnects with his ex-girlfriend when her grandmother dies.

Toys

2016 • 2 min

In 1930s farm country, a father wants a son, but he gets a little girl. He tries to toughen her up by giving her toys intended for boys. His efforts backfire when she proves a little too capable for comfort.

The professor's night

2016 • 20 min

It’s 3 a.m. Sergio and his wife Anna are deeply sleeping when the phone starts ringing. On the other side of the phone, an hesitant voice says: “There is a dead person down below”. Sergio is confused and decided to ring up his downstairs neighbor Enzo, who always bickers with his girlfriend Cinzia. But when Enzo come to Sergio’s house, he says that doesn’t even know about that call. Sergio and Enzo make hypothesis and assumptions and then decide to start an investigation through all the apartments in the building. Landing after landing, neighbor after neighbor, the investigation lead Sergio, Enzo and other neighbors to the last door. But sometimes things aren’t what they appear to be…

Livers of Darkness: Making "Dude Bro Party Massacre III"

2016 • 55 min

A documentary on the making of Dude Bro Party Massacre III.

Soar

2016 • 11 min

Homebuilding in South Korea is proceeding at an unprecedented rate. In this atmospheric story, a young man spends his days constructing high rise apartments for a living, but begins to wonder about the wisdom of this efficient lifestyle. Is there something more, some place in the world where one can soar without having to climb a building?

The Disclosure President

2016 • 13 min • United States of America

Stephen Bassett, the only American lobbyist of his kind, hopes for a seismic shift with the 2016 US Presidential Elections. Bassett is on a mission to end the "truth embargo."

Junction

2016 • 7 min

Short animation movie, based on Nathan's Jurevicius award winning graphic novel. For generations the Face Changers have made the clay tokens that alter the winds and faces of their kin. This month the youngest is tasked to take the ten thousand footsteps to the top of the east mountain and engulf the town in the winds of change. Innovative, colorful animation invites to travel into magical world.

Roadkill

2016 • 14 min • South Korea

Min-cheol, who murdered his wife, is loading her body into a trunk and moving into the mountains. Mi-yeon refuses Min-cheol's offer to dispose of the body with him and reports it to the hunter (detective).

The Queen Mary: Greatest Ocean Liner

2016 • 60 min

Documentary exploring the eventful life of the Clyde-built ship, RMS Queen Mary, from a symbol of hope to a nation, to the floating hotel of today.

Homoamak

2016 • 7 min

In a world of deep homosexual tradition, 20-year-old Xabi returns home after studying in Brazil. While having dinner with his two mothers, he makes a confession to them: he has fallen in love, but with a woman.

Ken Jacobs / Robert Poss @The Nervous Magic Lantern Festival

2016 • 16 min

"Abstract Expressionist Cinema"

Mondo Shock

2016 • 45 min • United States of America

100% REAL! 100% SHOCKING! You won’t believe your eyes as you witness shock after shock… see Supernatural Beings… hear Horrifying music from the underground… watch Witches perform a ritual!

Bill Nye's Global Meltdown

2016 • 45 min • United States of America

Acclaimed educator and "Science Guy" Bill Nye realizes the reason he is feeling down is because he is in fact suffering from "climate change grief." With a little help from Hollywood action star and environmental advocate former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nye delves into the various manifestations of denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance that represent not only the clinical stages of grief, but also the shared emotions that people exhibit in relation to the stark realities of climate change.

Fyp

2016 • 13 min • Hong Kong

An insurance agent, Gloria, finds out she has only three months to live. She quits the job she has always hated and starts to follow her own wish to live.

The Distance Between Us

2016 • 27 min • South Korea

Seonduk Arts High school sets a “moral distance rule”, forbidding physical contact between boys and girls. The school recommends Byeonchan and Seohyun, who have been meeting for 700 days, to transfer to another school because of this rule.

9/11: Truth, Lies and Conspiracies

2016 • 46 min • United Kingdom

Half of Americans believe they haven't been told the whole story about 9/11. We've all heard the conspiracy theories, but why do they continue to grip some people so tightly? In this thought-provoking exploration of one of America's greatest tragedies, victims' families, a senior politician, and intelligence agency insiders discuss their belief that there's much more to this story than we know.

Marrow

2016 • 4 min

A daring, exciting and poignant film about desire and sexuality. Daniel Monks strips for the camera.

The Golden Chain

2016 • 14 min • Nigeria, United States of America

The distant future: a Nigerian space station in a remote corner of the galaxy orbits an artificial pinpoint of matter so dense it cannot exist in our solar system. A first-time collaboration between experimental filmmaker Adebukola Bodunrin and graphic novelist Ezra Claytan Daniels, The Golden Chain finds the two artists intertwining their contrasting aesthetics to revisit the themes of the Yoruba creation tale.

Broadcast Dekinai Forbidden Spirit Video 5

2016 • 58 min • Japan

Following the previous work, Director Yamamoto's life against illness was also released nakedly, and a new interview team was formed in response to the cheers of the fans. In the world that is not the world in the skirt reflected in the posted video, the interview team is prepared to make sure of death... "Recovery" and 10 other works are included.

4 Waves 1 Hour

2016 • 31 min

The 2013 ASP World Championship was a battle between Kelly Slater and Mick Fanning that came down to just four waves in two 30-minute heats. Join Mick as he describes his journey to the title.

Reichstag 9/11

2016 • 38 min

Obvious as the facts may be, (and available on the web; tap in the expression Reichstag 9/11), we are all wonderfully free to “make up our own minds”. The title aligns the Neo-con anticipated “new Pearl Harbor” with the infamous Reichstag fire the Nazis exploited to solidify their power. The images of REICHSTAG 9/11 are derived from eyewitness recordings on the web. Deception upon deception, this time optical. (Ken Jacobs)

Panorama - The Secret Letters of Pope John Paul II

2016 • 30 min

Pope John Paul II ruled the Catholic Church for 27 years and was one of the most influential figures of the 20th Century. Reporter Edward Stourton offers a new perspective on the emotional life of this very public figure.

We Make Couples

2016 • 57 min • Canada

This Marxist love story asks: could the couple also be a form of resistance? Essay notes on marriage, microcinema, and the art of projection. With guest appearances by Occupy, Pussy Riot protesters, a runaway goat, two poodles, an army of street marchers, Mos Def, Frankenstein and cinema’s first kiss.