All Films

Welcome to Raqqa

2017 • 12 min

This is an addendum to the 1 hour documentary "Born From Urgency" https://vimeo.com/232445614 Amidst the chaos of the Iraq and Syrian War, independent photographer and director Joey L. embeds himself with Kurdish guerrilla organizations on the frontlines against ISIS. Without the constraints typical of our mainstream media, Joey offers a deeply personal, humanizing, and controversial view of the war.

The Internet Warriors

2017 • 21 min • United Kingdom

Why do people vent such toxic opinions online? Filmmaker Kyrre Lien spent three years travelling the world to find out who these anonymous ‘internet warriors’ are and why they do it.

Weed Wolves

2017 • 6 min

10 years ago on a full moon, some kids got high on weed laced with dog hair. They turned into werewolves. 10 years later it's all happening again....

When I Replaced Camille

2017 • 7 min • France

Laure must replace a deceased swimmer in the relay swim team. The qualifiers are near and the team worries about their chances at winning; the grief and stress pushes Laure to obsess over the one she replaces, Camille.

Greetings from Aleppo

2017 • 16 min • Netherlands, Syrian Arab Republic

Syrian photographer Issa Touma regularly travels from Europe to his city of birth, Aleppo. He visits family, friends and students who still live there, primarily viewing it as his task to record the art of survival during one of the biggest human dramas of our time.

The Lone

2017 • 3 min • Russia

The loneliness of man before nature. Loneliness in the urban environment. Loneliness as a way of life. Alone in front of myself - The film is dedicated to the artists of "Silver age" or "Fin de Siecle". This dedication applies primarily to Kazimir Malevich, and Edvard Munch.

ChildHood

2017 • 15 min • Russia, Ukraine

The story of two schoolboys who found a man by a forest, lying on the ground inanimate.

The Story about the Chinese

2017 • 12 min

Momo talks about his fight with Chinese immigrants in a supermarket

Tentei

2017 • 15 min • Brazil

Courage was gradually growing, as the anguish took hold of the body. One morning, Gloria, 34, sets out to find herself back again.

The Night Dad Brought Us Home

2017 • 60 min • Norway, Sweden

A personal film by Steffan Strandberg about his adolescence with an alcoholic mother.

Afterword

2017 • 10 min • Germany

Approaching the microphone in a small room, a young woman prepares to make the speech of her life. Desperate to find her voice in the wake of an ended relationship, she resorts to sharing any piece of advice she can muster. Her reflection on their differences strikes up an imaginary conversation.

Johanne

2017 • 4 min • United Kingdom

Inspired by Joan of Arc, Johanne follows a day in a life of the eponymous heroine. While set in medieval fantasy town, it explores the very current and urgent theme of preserving one’s humanity while struggling against inhumane environment, from modern feminist perspective.

Scrambled

2017 • 7 min • Netherlands

When 19-year old Esra misses her train and kills time playing a fast-paced, flashy game on her smartphone, a vintage Rubik's Cube challenges her attention.

Hormones and Huffs – The Science of Puberty

2017 • 52 min • Germany

Teenagers are moody, pimply monsters. But they are also curious, sensitive beings undergoing a fascinating biological metamorphosis. This visually stunning science documentary takes us deep into the mesmerising world of adolescents and reveals the scientific miracles of puberty.

Oh God

2017 • 4 min • Poland

The reality presented in the film Oh God might be described using such terms as inertia or chaos. The characters feature lack of willingness to take any action, they are passive and indifferent, unable to create their own reality. The author presents a world that loses its original shapes and loses its identity. Groaning “oh God” as a main theme combines it all: grimace, sigh and a quiet whisper of despair over our own impotence.

The World Is Round So That Nobody Can Hide In The Corners: Part I — Refuge

2017 • 10 min • Germany

The journey of a gay African refugee seeking asylum in Germany.

Don't Stare

2017 • 8 min • United States of America

Jarod returns to an empty house from visiting his grandmother and is terrorized by an unlikely antagonist.

Roadside

2017 • 5 min • United States of America

A stranger in a truck approaches a woman walking alone on a vacant road. Captured in one single, unbroken take.

The Barber Shop

2017 • 3 min • Ireland

A young kid who has been the butt of an ongoing cruel joke gets to have the last laugh.

Whose Dominion?

2017 • 10 min • United States of America

Whose Dominion? The Pollution of Cleveland County takes a very brief look at some of the environmental issues in Cleveland County, N.C.

Albina

2017 • 6 min

A mother's love leads her to do anything to satisfy her child.

Heritage Minutes: Kensington Market

2017 • 1 min • Canada

KENSINGTON MARKET depicts the evolution of a small shop within a vibrant community as new arrivals make their home in Canada. This is the 88th short in the Heritage Minute series and the first to be fully animated.

Alternalife

2017 • 9 min

Not knowing what to do with his poor uneventful life, Tyler employs the service of a body swapping company to experience the life of rich bachelor William. After see how lonely William's life is, Tyler finds himself desperate to get his body back.

Beatnik

2017 • 47 min

Ms. Garcia is a young teacher working in a summer diversion program in inner-city Oakland. On the last day of their court-ordered class, Ms. Garcia's lesson plan is interrupted by a violent dispute between one of her students.