All Films

The Story of a Family

2013 • 10 min • Japan

The Shinano Mainichi Shimbun, a Japanese local newspaper based in Nagano, has created "A Family Story" - a new flip book animation together with Tekken who is famous for his work "Pendulum". This animation was created using an actual newspaper printing press

The Last Role of Jacques Serres

2013 • 8 min • France

Speed Queen

2013 • 5 min

A shy young man summons the courage to approach the unapproachably handsome guy at the bar to surprising results.

Peleda

2013 • 18 min

Two unlikely heroes, Mina and Valdis save the fantastical world of Peleda from the clutches of Giltine, Queen of the Owls.

Rick Stein's German Bite

2013 • 59 min • United Kingdom

Rick Stein sets out on his German voyage with his usual appetite to unearth some of the country's hidden culinary gems. As always, Rick seeks out enticing fishing opportunities and is on the hunt for the most tantalising seafood - but this journey is different to most because it is one that is very close to Rick's heart. Although Rick has always known he was of German descent, he knows very little of his German family - but the one thing he is sure of is that he wouldn't have the business he has today without them. In the early 70s, he inherited £10,000 from a great uncle that he never knew, money that provided him with a great investment in his restaurant.

Midnights with Adam

2013 • 34 min • United States of America

Over the course of one night, a newly out-of -the-closet young man struggles to hold back his feelings for his straight best friend while dealing with the problems and complications of being different in a hetero-normative world.

The Way of the Dodo

2013 • 8 min

The film follows Umit, a colourful East London shop keeper, as he fights to keep his passion alive in an ever changing digital world.

8:47

2013 • 13 min

Two sisters versus a father in a battle where every precious second counts.

Dopamine

2013 • 43 min

Dopamine is a naturally occurring chemical in the brain that influences movement and reward. At the core of progressive snowboarding, it is movement and reward that provide a natural motivation for riders like Bode Merrill, Victor De Le Rue, and Brandon Cocard to evolve and innovate. These explorers of mountain and mental landscapes led the charge this year, changing the definition of what can be done on a snowboard, and changing the guard. From the Yukon, Kootenays, Valhallas, Monashees, Dolomites, and Pyrenees, the Absinthe crew proves Dopamine is free, but you have to get out there to earn it.

NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower

2013 • 60 min

NOVA returns to Ground Zero to witness the completion of One World Trade Center.

Analog Goose

2013 • 2 min • United States of America

Andrew Bujalski's short film for the NYTimes

Pearl Was Here

2013 • 9 min

A child finds solace in a sea of stuffed animals.

Allegory of Prudence

2013 • 2 min • Portugal

A short film made for "Venezia 70 - Future Reloaded". A homage to Paulo Rocha and Kenji Mizoguchi, filming the director's two tombs, one in Tokyo and the other in Quioto.

Road's End

2013 • 58 min • Latvia, Sweden

Road's End is the story of Daina who lives in Latgale in Eastern Latvia, close by the Russian border. She lives two miles from the nearest road, with no electricity or running water. The roof has collapsed. She is completely dependent upon herself in order to cope with her everyday life. Daina’s children have both emigrated, her son to Norway and her daughter to Italy. When she feels lonely, she goes to her husband's grave and sits there talking with him as if he were still alive. Road’s end is a both poetic and existential film about choices we make in life, about obstinacy, love and betrayal.

Undressing Israel: Gay Men in the Promised Land

2013 • 46 min

When many people think of Israel, it is often in terms of modern war or ancient religion. But there is much more to the Jewish state then missiles and prayers. In his debut as a documentary filmmaker, adult-film entrepreneur and political columnist Michael Lucas examines a side of Israel that is too often overlooked: its thriving gay community. Undressing Israel features interviews with a diverse range of local men, including a gay member of Israel's parliament, a trainer who served openly in the army, a young Arab-Israeli journalist, and a pair of dads raising their kids. Lucas also visits Tel Aviv's vibrant nightlife scene-and a same-sex wedding-in this guided tour to a country that emerged as a pioneer for gay integration and equality.

Deshotten 1.0

2013 • 10 min

"Deshotten 1.0" was the first collaboration between Arthur Jafa and Malik Sayeed and is the first TNEG project. Laying in a hospital bed, a young man replays the moments leading up to a nighttime shootout in the streets of New York.

Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights

2013 • 1 min • Canada

Mohawk Chief John Norton and 80 Grand River warriors hold off American soldiers until reinforcements arrive and the Battle of Queenston Heights is won (1812).

The First 5 Days of 2003

2013 • 8 min

Unfinished video diary

Margaret Thatcher: The Woman Who Changed Britain

2013 • 60 min

Margaret Thatcher arrived in power and Britain changed forever. Her policies polarised the nation and the mention of her name still provokes feelings of both admiration and anger. This hour-long ITV special, presented by Alastair Stewart, looks at Baroness Thatcher's impact on Britain and the world before and during her time in Number 10 and the decades that followed.

The Night of the Shitty Dogs.

2013 • 16 min • Argentina

Adolfo has everything under control, until he is bitten by an apparently rabid dog and madness breaks out in his home. Her niece María is the one who must take charge of the situation and overcome her fears of authority.

33Li

2013 • 32 min • South Korea

Seok-Yong, a 33-year old rapper wannabe spent all his life pursuing for his dream.

Dark Side of the Earth

2013 • 5 min

A runaway scientist leaks a video confession of a secret and shocking discovery regarding our Solar System.

Puff Puff Pass

2013 • 24 min

When Rasmus goes to the family house to visit his dad after many months of no contact, he is met with his worst fear. His dad has momentarily lost his mind, while camping out alone in the family summerhouse, drinking heavily while trying to complete a Sci-fi novel. Rasmus has been trying for a while to break away from his dad's patterns of uncompleted projects and endless meetings with random women, by living by more honest, straight line standards. But as the weekend turns out to be a long needed experience between father and son, Rasmus learns that demons and sense goes hand in hand - and once you embrace this, the real fun can begin.

Mike Lawrence: The Half Hour

2013 • 23 min

Comedy special