All Films

My Brave Young Man

2015 • 10 min

A little boy discovers the boundaries of his imaginary world. A seemingly ordinary quest for a new toy takes a different turn when we discover what that toy actually means to him.

I'm Not Feminist, But…

2015 • 52 min

This documentary offers a portrait of a feminist theorist, activist and founder of the MLF. It traces the path of a major figure in the history of feminism, emphasizing the importance of struggles, from yesterday to today, to advance the cause of women.

Forever

2015 • 25 min

1970, Andros Greek Island. Evdokia, has just married and dream to start his new life, next to her husband and child in its belly. Leonidas sailor, shortly after their marriage, leaving for travel. The promises and dreams, they begin to be removed, as time passes. Evdokia age 68. Forty years after her marriage, gives appointment with the past, through letters and photos. The conflict with her youth, will find peace, the promise of everlasting love.

No Homo

2015 • 30 min

When two friends pose as gay men to trick girls into sleeping with them, their gay roommate turns into a game to see who will get laid first.

Ah Humanity!

2015 • 23 min • France, Japan, United States of America

“Ah humanity! reflects on the fragility and folly of humanity in the age of the Anthropocene. Taking the 3/11/11 disaster of Fukushima as its point of departure, it evokes an apocalyptic vision of modernity, and our predilection for historical amnesia and futuristic flights of fancy. Shot on a telephone through a handheld telescope, at once close to and far from its subject, the audio composition combines excerpts from Japanese genbaku film soundtracks, audio recordings from scientific seismic laboratories, and location sound.”—Ernst Karel, Verena Paravel & Lucien Castaing-Taylor

Hiroshima: Hidden Traces

2015 • 52 min

Take an in-depth look at the battle for Okinawa and the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki through the eyes of archeologists and historians. Objects found in excavations of sites in Okinawa and Honshu lead us to understand the lives of soldiers and of the civilians caught up in World War II.

For Lack of Better

2015 • 46 min

While skis are made for mountains, a few only find them useful in cities. These "street skiers" dedicate their lives to pushing the limits of what is possible on skis in urban environments. Jumping off four story buildings, flying into 50 ft high dams, flipping over staircases; these are some of the most daring athletes in the world. This bizarre sport seems like all fun and games, but then horrific injuries, relentless illegal behavior, and their "at all costs" mentality shows that, to them, this is much more. This film takes you behind the scenes into the lives of these passionate individuals to find out why they think it is all worth it.

Mayo. El origen del fuego

2015 • 1 min • Mexico

About the origin of fire They say many years ago every animal wanted fire, but it was on top of the highest mountain.So they suggested the frog went looking for it, he wouldn't get burn since he lived in water.It took the frog a while to get there, and when he finally grabbed a hot coal, the water on his mouth put the fire out.Then, the fox suggested the chicken should go with him so every time the fire was about to extinguish, the chicken would blow on it to rekindle the flame. They made it back but the coal fell on the tlacuache's tale, making him run scared around the mountain leaving traces of fire everywhere.Thanks to these animals we now have fire and the Tlacuache's tale looks the way we now know.That's how the Yoremes tell it.

That Little Drive Thing

2015 • 10 min

A tormented father is driving his son to work. The young man will use this time to announce an important revelation.

Yellowstone Supervolcano

2015 • 46 min

Beneath the spectacular beauty of Yellowstone National Park lies a ticking time bomb...a supervolcano that's overdue for its next eruption. When that day inevitably comes, it will trigger the end of civilization as we know it. See how recent earthquake swarms and other signals of activity have put scientists on high alert for a large-scale super volcanic eruption. Then, witness the worldwide effects of this cataclysmic eruption, which experts predict will produce energy equivalent to the detonation of 1,000 nuclear bombs.

Overdose of Gore: Crime born Crime

2015 • 46 min • Russia

Horror film directed by Alex Wesley.

Le centre rouge

2015 • 2 min • France

Nothing to do with Jean-Pierre Melville.

Dois Lados

2015 • 25 min

Caio and Fabrício share the same cell in a prison. They live together in a relationship based on physical, sexual and psychological violence. Caio wants to get rid of Fabrício's domination. The desire for revenge feeds and disturbs him. His past is revealed, enabling new ways.

Nuit Blanche

2015 • 1 min • France

Nicole, a Sheriff living in Bethel town, Alaska, is called on an accident scene. In the middle of her burn-out, fears get materialized.

House of Whores

2015 • 55 min • United States of America

Three beauties who would do anything for stardom. Three masked maniacs hellbent for kicks and an insatiable lust for young flesh.

Frontline-Isis in Afghanistan

2015 • 53 min • United States of America

Witness the rise of ISIS in Afghanistan and how they're training the next generation of jihadists. With rare access to ISIS, correspondent Najibullah Quraishi sees first-hand their spreading power. Also, Pakistan's police fight against the Taliban.

Girls to Men

2015 • 47 min

Girls to Men follows three young Brits going through extraordinary transformations to fulfill their dream of becoming men. The film features unprecedented access to surgical procedures including breast removal and phalloplasty - the creation of their own, functioning penises. The film also meets the increasingly confident online community of young trans men baring everything on social media.

Remember My Story - ReMoved Part 2

2015 • 23 min

Stuck in the abyss of the foster care system, Zoe's life finally begins to move forward until unexpectedly what she holds dearest is taken away from her yet again and she is left to pick up the pieces of her tender heart.

Cup of Love

2015 • 37 min • United States of America

Cup of Love

Easy Reappearance

2015 • 17 min

Anne, a fity-years-old woman with a bourgeois mentality, listens to a message secretly intended for her husband: a man makes an appointment with him in a gay club where you must give the password, « Easy Reappearance »...

#Being13: Inside The Secret World of Teens

2015 • 43 min • United States of America

In this CNN Special Report, we discover what it means to be 13 in the age of social media. Most adolescents with access to smart phones are living their social lives online as much as they do face-to-face. Adults worry that teens are hooked on social media, but most have no idea what teens are actually doing online. Anderson Cooper hosts this acclaimed special.

Secrets of the Solar System

2015 • 52 min • United Kingdom

New planets are now being discovered outside our solar system on a regular basis, and these strange new worlds are forcing scientists to rewrite the history of our own solar system. Far from a simple story of stable orbits, the creation of our solar system is a tale of hellfire, chaos and planetary pinball. It's a miracle our Earth is here at all.

Go! Samurai

2015 • 6 min • Japan

Animated short by Keiichiro Kimura about a single samurai that fights for his life against 100 of his vicious enemies.

Zombi-Jardin

2015 • 2 min • France

"A film completed as part of the hands-on workshop Pages Arrachées proposed by the cinematographic collective L'Etna. A book without a cover. You don't know the title nor the author. Tear out a page. Look at it, read it. Thread up a super-8 cartridge. Film these 3 minutes. Look for shots. Those that are to be found in the text and those that are not there. Those in front of you that bring out the words that still have a hold over you. Text fragment read and treated by Philippe Vernier." —Dominik Lange