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2014 • 17 min

A hot shot cocky real estate salesman passes judgment on a gay man afflicted with AIDS. His apathy leads to redemption when he find himself int he same position.

Madness Theory

2014 • 9 min

Glimpses of the life of a gay Bangladeshi man as he comes to terms with his sexuality.

(Hello) Stranger

2014 • 8 min

Insular and socially awkward Joe (Robbie Gordon) tries to find ways of saying 'Hello' and communicating his affection for Emily (Mariah Parris) who he keeps meeting in his apartment's lift.

Folaim - Copyrights

2014 • 5 min • Saudi Arabia

A young director shares his drafted script with his friend only to be surprised that his friend betrays him.

Rhizomatic Directed Simulation

2014 • 6 min

The movie opens with a quote from Borges: "The best imitation consists of the original's destruction and the creation of a self referential text." While a galaxy of Super 8 luxuries erupt, the film hand processed, the emulsion cracked in order to reveal its silver secrets, a silhouetted camera operator attempts to contain the experience, even as he is subjected to the same chemical disintegrations. -- Mike Hoolboom

My Last Words

2014 • 22 min

My Last Words is an experimental 35mm black and white film that takes a look at the process of writing a Last Will and Testament. The film experiments with this legal document and personalizes the process. With this film I physically wrote out the words of my Will onto unexposed 35mm black and white film stock using a small pen light. I worked in complete darkness so that the only areas exposed to light are the areas physically touched by the light source.

Filme dos Outros

2014 • 20 min

Filmmaker Lincoln Péricles' "Filme dos Outros" gathers together a series of snippets taken from home videos recorded on smartphones stolen around the city of São Paulo.

Pirakuã - The Ápa River Guardians

2014 • 11 min • Brazil

On the border between Brazil and Paraguay, the Kaiowá from the village Pirakuá were assigned by Pai Huará to take care of the most important asset for humanity, the Water. Confined in their territory, they fulfill their mission with a lot of struggle and strength, keeping the forest standing and their culture echoing through the mountains of the border and making the Water Owners proud.

Vicious Like Us

2014 • 1 min

Short featuring views of street walkers and nightlife.

Sleeping Alone

2014 • 18 min

Apathetic college senior, Will, meets Ed, the bold freshman working at the local convenience store. After stolen back-alley kisses and declarations of 'I'm not gay,' Will begrudgingly lets Ed into his life and his bed, only to risk losing him over a drunken mistake with a very plain Jane.

My Mother's Orphan

2014 • 11 min

Maria, a 60 year-old devout Catholic mother is growing blind. As her sight declines, her lesbian daughter Lucha, a clumsy and shy 27-year- old photographer, pleads for her mother to move in so she can take care of her. When Maria refuses to move in until Lucha recognizes that she is NOT gay, Lucha must decide between rejecting her identity and her partner whom she lives with or rejecting her mother. While making her decision, Lucha prepares a photography project in order to show her mother she can't change.

Cine Drive-in: Cinema sob o Céu

2014 • 19 min • Brazil

With its ups and downs, its moments of glory, depression and recovery, the Cine Drive-in in Brasília is the only one in its category in Brazil.

Ocean of Melody

2014 • 56 min

Ocean of Melody is a two-part documentary that delves into the key aspects that construct the framework of Indian classical music vis-a-vis its two forms: Hindustani and Carnatic. The film explores the fluidity that these forms of music allow within a well-defined structure – one that is derived intrinsically from constant improvisations by the performer. Introducing the practical aspects of music like the svara and raga, the narrative goes on to elaborate on the various styles of presentation and examines the relationship shared by the master and the disciple. It attempts to understand the essence behind the elevation to a spiritual realm that exponents often find themselves in after years of practice and penance – a tenet that keeps the form pure and timeless is also explored.

Beware of the Homosexuals

2014 • 3 min

A parody of the 1950s "scare films" that warned young boys who don't recognize the "warning signs" of "the homosexuals". These warning signs "prove" that homosexuals spend all their time sizing up, targeting and eventually "having their way with" them and then "turn" them into homosexuals, too. Several examples of "suspicious" behavior that would indicate a man may be a homosexual are offered.

Person

2014 • 15 min

Conservatively raised and entering adulthood, a privileged young dancer struggles to understand their gender identity and becomes threatened by a bigoted community. After escaping to a safe-space, the dancer is approached by the manifestation of their subconscious identity who offers comfort and protection when it can't be found anywhere else.

Mystery Skulls Animated - Full Series

2014 • 20 min

Mystery Skulls Animated is a Flash animated music video series created by Mystery Ben featuring official music made by Luis Dubuc (Mystery Skulls).

The Third

2014 • 16 min

A married man conflicted with his inner homosexuality finds an escapade with a one night stand to indulge his secret side. Little does he know, his wife's boss' boyfriend is the individual whom he enjoyed time with. At a dinner party, things don't go as planned and everything isn't always what it seems.

Check Mate

2014 • 9 min

Two old men sit in a park, playing chess. As the game heats up, we are taken through flashbacks to their earlier years: A 17 year old boy named Terry struggles to keep a relationship with his only friend, Eliot, a fellow classmate who only shows him affection when they are alone. They are both gay, but Eliot is closeted and ironically homophobic, beating up Terry whenever they are seen in public.

Whiter Shade of Pale

2014 • 20 min

In a single morning a middle aged evangelical couple must come to terms with themselves, each other, and God when it discovered through tragic circumstances that the husband is a closeted gay man and has been leading a double life.

K-von: Tanx God!

2014 • 60 min

Comedian K-von has a father from the Middle-East and a mother from Middle-America, leaving him somewhere in-between. In this one-hour comedy special, he cleverly details his cultural knowledge (and lack thereof) while taking you on a hilarious journey. Prepare to be entertained the entire way as K-von discusses his upbringing, his dad's 'old-world' wisdom, and a trip across the globe to further explore his roots. This perfect blend of well-crafted jokes, surprise punch lines, and physical humor will leave you and your entire family saying "TANX GOD!"

Frozen Falls

2014 • 12 min

Professional climber and one of National Geographic's Adventurers of the Year, Will Gadd, took ice climbing to new heights by being the first person ever to ascend the frozen sections of the world's largest flowing waterfall, Niagara Falls.

El Puente Rojo

2014 • 38 min

Careerism, false friendships, women as a cause of conflict between men, the game of dominoes in the middle of the day of whom we know solve their lives from there, drugs and the recurrent emigration of young people from their country are some of the problems that are shown in this film.

CYMATICS: Science Vs. Music

2014 • 6 min

Science Vs. Music. All of the experiments are real.

Alberta

2014 • 2 min • Canada

Journeys in Banff and Jasper National Parks, Alberta, along roads that cut paths through mountains into the sky.