All Films

Gay'téro

2014 • 5 min

A story about a homosexual man who wakes up in a woman's bed and a homophobic straight who wakes up in a gay man's bed.

Park Life

2014 • 23 min

A MUTV documentary about the career of South Korean footballer Park Ji-sung.

Dramatis Personae

2014 • 7 min

KIRAIGO - Town Where Ogres and Buddha Live

2014 • 37 min • Japan

In Mushiu, Yokoshibahikari-machi Sanbu-gun, Chiba prefecture, a National Important Intangible Folk Property, Kiraigo, which is said to have begun in the early Kamakura era, still continues to be performed despite the risk of being lost. The camera follows the residents of Mushiu and how they are carrying on the tradition.

Decked Out

2014 • 1 min • United States of America

Seconds at sea.

Making it in America

2014 • 9 min

Alma had dreams as a young girl of going to college. Her dreams shattered when the civil war in El Salvador started. Alma's mother sent her with Coyotes to cross the border in the United States. She gained legal status and is working in a clothing factory. She works hard to create a future for her teenage children.

Held

2014 • 12 min

A romantic-drama about a gay man, Justin Ambrose, who has been in a relationship for 10 years. Both he and his partner, Matt Survino, are tested positive with HIV. Soon after, Justin betrays Matt to purposefully infect another person; when Matt is confronted with this he has to choose if he will stay or go; even though Justin's own prerogative is to push Matt away and force him to leave. The situation becomes more complicated when the man whom Justin infected comes back into the picture.

Gang of Four: Zagreb 1981

2014 • 23 min • Croatia

The Gang of Four video from the Biennale has been a kind of holy grail for collectors for years. Fantastic quality -- despite the periodic watermarking. 1. Paralysed 2. Not Great Men 3. Return the Gift 4. What We All Want 5. Natural's Not In It 6. Damaged Goods

Encantada do Brega

2014 • 14 min

Encantada do Brega takes you to an immersion in the colors and sounds of the outskirts of Belém. This short film is as rhythmic as the beats of the sound systems. Being a part of the current Paraense cultural scene, it is the first technomelody musical in history!

Goodbye Pig

2014 • 5 min • United States of America

Goodbye Pig / Goodbye Phil / Goodbye Sweet Things that Once Were. A reminiscence of an unknowable past. An homage to "'pigfill" aka "slug," a reinvented film, an invented manner of preservation. A found footage film constructed almost entirely of decayed/abused fill. The fill—once spliced into 16mm magnetic audio tracks of another film—had been stored in a wet basement. Water damage had caused the two to stick together. I was asked to replace the fill in order to transfer the audio to a digital medium for preservation purposes. I removed and spliced the bits of discarded picture together and projected it in an effort to gain some understanding of the original footage. Later I reprinted it, via the optical printer, fascinated by the bits of picture/past left unobscured by the residual blotches of mag, and in doing so I literally watched its continued demise; its further fall into chaos. (Anna Geyer)

The 6 Gays You’ll Date Before You Die

2014 • 4 min

Up-and-coming star Brandon Ludwig plays “You” in this hilarious short film which samples all of the different types of gay guys you’ll date before finally settling down (or going back on Grindr). The filmmakers have done all the research so that you don’t have to.

Better Day: The Sarah J Felker Story

2014 • 52 min

This documentary follows the rise of a promising young singer songwriter as she meets with record executives, plays showcases and hones her craft. Over a three year period Sarah logs video diary entries that chronicle her feelings dealing with homophobia, self image and dreams of a record deal. As a child Sarah often wondered why she felt like a boy in a girl's body. Candid conversations with Sarah and her teenage friends give the viewer an intimate glimpse into the experience of coming out as a gay teenager.

Straight

2014 • 17 min • United States of America

'Straight' is set in the United States of Chaeronea, a world where homosexuality is the accepted norm, and heterosexuals are the shamed minority. Wes Kimbark is an attorney seeking justice when a college student commits suicide after being forcibly outed as a straight. The particulars of the case give Kimbark the courage to come out of the closet as straight himself, an action that proves to be dangerous for him both professionally and personally.

MindPlace ThoughtStream

2014 • 11 min

MindPlace ThoughtStream, 2014

Saotome ～ A young woman rice planter～

2014 • 8 min

A day of the rice-planting. Preciousness of the labor to make one's food with oneself. Water of the ground (rice field), water of the sky (rain), the water of the person(sweat and tears), beauty of those water. This is a short movie about the current situation where these waters are contaminated by radiation from the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011. And it is the work which found hope to people planting rice with lovers.

Witch Girl

2014 • 7 min

Short film based on the characters of "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" published by Archie Comics.

Solo: Climb to Live

2014 • 47 min

In this climbing documentary we analyze the concepts of fear, death and life. Jordi Salas (Pelón) is a free solo climber. He performs alone without using any ropes, harnesses or other protective equipment, relying entirely on his ability instead. His mind controls everything. He continues to learn throughout his progression while getting up close with life, even though it may seem paradoxical.

Solo

2014 • 41 min • Argentina

‘Solo‘ is a documentary designed to pay tribute to Alejandro “Bocha’ Sokol, Argentine rock musician, vocalist and composer, founder of bands like Sumo and Las Pelotas.

La Loteria

2014 • 9 min

While waiting to board his plane so that he can immigrate to America, Augusto Ramirez recalls the three biggest regrets in his life.

Space Leak

2014 • 16 min

What would you do if Outer Space was leaking at the back of your house? This is a story about a man who has to make a choice, that no one should ever have to make, under circumstances he never imagined.

Return

2014 • 36 min

The complex substance of human beings living with contradictions is not scented beyond oblivion, but is roasted through the main character in the movie. The words drawn from us looking at it will also come from deep-rooted realms. Something that you don't even notice will attract a sense of discomfort ... "Returning Basho" leaves a sound that is as close as possible to the feeling of returning to me. Winner of the 36th Pia Film Festival.

Missing

2014 • 3 min • Jordan, United Kingdom

A window opens on a child who lives in a war torn area where he longs for his past peaceful life.

Macky & Eucky in Cockroach Panic

2014 • 9 min • Japan

This is a classic style cartoon but it's including some modern elements.

Hyena

2014 • 7 min • South Korea

Three men are lost in Africa. Because of the harsh environment and scary hyenas, they betray one another. In the end, the three men kill each other in disbelief.