All Films

A Space to Call Home

2017 • 14 min

While driving his brother to rehab, Jerry's car dies in the middle of the desert due to unforeseen motives.

The Telephone

2017 • 27 min

When Richard arrives in a small town, following the receipt of a letter and glass fish sent to his newspaper office, he is unaware of what he is about to become embroiled in. Intrigued by the story of a mysterious disappearance of a young woman Jane. Richard takes a room in the pub, the last place Jane was known to be alive. Awakened one night by an old telephone that seems to ring endlessly and then a chance encounter with the spectral image of a young woman, Richard decides to question the owner. Max an abstract artist denies ever seeing or putting up the woman in question. Richard is told 'The Telephone' must be in his imagination. Richard's instincts tell him there is more to the story. Is the ghostly figure seen late at night, that of Jane? Could the telephone ringing truly just be in his head? If you heard the ringing, would you be prepared to answer what lies at the end of the phone?

The Walk

2017 • 5 min • United States of America

Mary, attempting to get her boyfriend off her mind, goes to a party. After walking home from the party Mary realizes that she's being followed. She resorts to the safety of her house, but how safe is the house exactly?

To Have You Here

2017 • 15 min

A queer grad student moves in with her devout grandparents, forcing them to confront their conflicting beliefs and discover unexpected common ground in the most unlikely of homes.

Full

2017 • 12 min • United States of America, Poland, Hungary, United Kingdom, Canada

A collage film documenting dissociation, sexual assault, and all the times I didn't have words for myself.

Mirror of Post-Truth

2017 • 28 min • Japan

Short film by Naoki Ichio.

The Miracle In Manhattan, Part 1: "The Foundation"

2017 • 56 min

The true story of the greatest turnaround in college football history.

Umbilical Glue

2017 • 5 min • United Kingdom

Olga struggles to find her footing with her bizarre interest in umbilical cords until she discovers and joins a punk gang of navel enthusiasts.

Roof Knocking

2017 • 12 min • Estonia

Gaza, in the middle of Ramadan. A mother struggles to leave her home when she receives a telephone threat, giving her 10 minutes to leave. What is lost when the bomb strikes?

The Game

2017 • 13 min • Denmark

Eight teenagers gather for a game of spin-the-bottle — with surprising results.

Warmachine

2017 • 5 min • United States of America

The short film follows a brief encounter between two of WARMACHINE's most famous warcasters, the original sisters of light and dark, Captain Victoria Haley and Warwitch Deneghra.

Elevator

2017 • 4 min • Ukraine

Easter. Staircase. The guy is waiting for the elevator, but time and time again misses and does not come. Until the elevator stops, the door opens, and there she is.

Sechestrați Fără Voie

2017 • 8 min

A little boy asks you for money. A rich old man calls for health. A supermodel sneezes. Two surgeons endlessly invite each other to make the first cut. A young soprano converts to music a savage sitting in a tree. And so on and and so on - Is there a way out of this?

Shut Eye 2

2017 • 9 min • United Kingdom

The two filmmakers of "Shut Eye" attended the Cucalorus Film Festival to promote the film, but only one of them returned... (ALTER)

Les étonnantes vertus de la méditation

2017 • 51 min • France

For many, meditation is the new yoga and is gaining new popularity worldwide. More and more clinical studies are showing that meditation has a positive influence on our brain and our health. Science has the first answers to the question of the extent to which mental practice is actually effective for pain, depression or anxiety. Could meditation help to cure certain illnesses or prevent them altogether?

Mouth to Mouth

2017 • 7 min • United States of America

Austin, a lifeguard at an indoor pool, has a crush on Jessica, his co-worker. So to impress her, he pays young children to pretend they're drowning so he can "save them." Until one day, a little fireball named Ryder decides that he has plans of his own. He's going to fake drown so Jessica can save him, and he can get some mouth to mouth action with her and steal her away from Austin forever!

JunkTown: A Love Letter

2017 • 53 min

Grand Junction, Colorado. 2016. Three childhood friends set out on a dogged quest to break their hometown curse by gathering four jars of mythical dirt. A leisurely chronicle of a small town summer, JunkTown is a (self) portrait of old friendships and fond farewells.

Bridget Christie: Stand Up For Her

2017 • 51 min

Performing stand-up for a packed house in London's Hoxton Hal comedian Bridget Christie dives into the politics of gender, sex, and equality.

Red Apples

2017 • 15 min • Armenia, United States of America, Georgia

A young Armenian bride's relationship with her husband is put to the test the first day of their marriage when her mother-in-law interferes.

Dum spiro spero

2017 • 52 min • Croatia

Well-known Croatian author Pero Kvesić, who has been struggling with a severe lung disease, documents his death from his own point of view. Recording his everyday struggle, the picture resembles a peculiar blog filled with self-irony and witty comments about life and death. Although the world around continues to shrink, the hero and the director in one does not cease to fill it with sense.

Not Alone

2017 • 51 min

Driven by a desire to understand why her best friend killed herself at 16, Jacqueline Monetta, 18 gets teens suffering to share their struggles with mental illness and suicide attempts. Through her intimate one-to-one interviews, Jacqueline, and the audience learn about depression, anxiety, self-harm, suicide attempts, getting help and treating mental illness. As their stories unfold, they assure the audience that mental illnesses, like physical illnesses, can and should be treated.

Blood Orange

2017 • 16 min • Australia

A blind man tormented by the mysterious disappearance of his dog, is one day visited by a sadistic childhood friend, igniting a disturbing journey of self discovery.

Night Mære

2017 • 4 min • United Kingdom

Isaac is still refusing to accept the fact that he can't change his horrible life. Desperate, troubled, and exhausted from the chronic sleep deprivation, Isaac has tried almost anything to keep at bay the vivid and blood-curdling apparitions of the night; nevertheless, in vain. But, what is real, and what is fantasy? Do the malevolent spectral entities have the power to paralyse one in his sleep, to probe, undisturbed, into the depths of a tormented psyche?

Koala, King of the Monsters!

2017 • 2 min • Japan

Behold! The awaken of the great Koala, King of the Monsters!