All Films

Father Willie

2017 • 28 min

A short film following the misadventures of a scheming, boorish cult leader who is faced with changing times and the death of the hippie era.

Emergency

2017 • 12 min

Faced with an emergency, a group of young Black and Latino friends weigh the pros and cons of calling the police.

Gray Matter

2017 • 36 min • United States of America

A group of locals at a liquor store brave a winter storm to check on Richie (Larry Fessenden) a regular customer who hasn't left his house in months and - according to his terrified son - has been slowly "changing shape". What waits for them inside the house, in the dark, is beyond their wildest nightmares.

Death of a Father

2017 • 10 min • India

When Babu's father passes away, he is caught in a web of age-old rituals and social formalities. As he looks for opportunities to cope with the loss of his father, death ends up being just another mundane routine for Babu.

Tailor

2017 • 10 min • Brazil

Tailor is a transgender cartoonist that shares in his web page other trans people’s experiences and their challenges in society. Film about transgender, made by transgender crew.

An Outrage

2017 • 34 min • United States of America

AN OUTRAGE is a documentary film about lynching in the American South. Filmed on-location at lynching sites in six states and bolstered by the memories and perspectives of descendants, community activists, and scholars, this unusual historical documentary seeks to educate even as it serves as a hub for action to remember and reflect upon a long-hidden past.

Sacrilège

2017 • 14 min • France, Switzerland

The money has gone missing in the mosque of Saint-Etienne. Saoud, the gang leader is suspected.

The Greatest Question Facing the Future of Science and Robotics

2017 • 5 min

Jordy wants to use his precious robots for scientific pursuits, while his employers have other plans for them.

The Hole

2017 • 17 min

Deep in the forest, something truly terrible happened to Pyotr. A nightmarish and deeply human comedy sure to connect audiences in the absurdity of the human condition.

Distance

2017 • 12 min • Denmark

On the edge of growing up and playing on the literal edge of Denmark, 10 year old Emma will do anything to prove to her father that she is her own person.

I Find Love

2017 • 6 min • France

The filmmakers film young cosplayers posing in the streets of Paris.

Areola Borealis

2017 • 14 min • Singapore

An uptight mother tries to upstage her daughter's untraditional wedding with her own traditionalist principles only to have her plans undermined by a broken bra.

One-Eyed, Two-Eyed, Three-Eyed

2017 • 9 min

Once upon a time there was a woman who had three daughters: the eldest had three eyes, the middle one had one eye, and the youngest had two eyes. The woman first wanted to many off her two elder daughters, therefore, she rejected the suitor of the youngest one. Nevertheless, with the help of the magic goat, the youngest daughter marries the young man she loves.

Overtime

2017 • 5 min • Malaysia, Singapore

Ben Chan stars as a man assign to retrieve a briefcase in order to clear some of his debts to the Fixer.

Jobs

2017 • 5 min • New Zealand

Welcome to this inside look at a West Auckland Theatre, where we discover what goes on inside and out. In this episode we'll meet the Theatre's Head, B.J Jones, as he gives us a tour of the Theatre. We also meet Adam Speed, the Theatre's Nightguard.

The Wounds We Cannot See

2017 • 59 min • United States of America

The Wounds We Cannot See tells the gripping story of former US Navy Airman Nancy Ross of Hingham, Massachusetts who was falsely adopted because of a family secret she never knew. Ross was violently raped during her service in 1988 and has since struggled with addiction, mental illness and depression. She continues to battle Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a direct result of her attack and subsequent abusive relationships. While Nancy has undergone extensive therapy since her honorable discharge from the Navy she still suffers from addiction and mental illness, living in constant fear of the future.

Swimming Pool

2017 • 9 min • Spain

Jota and Santi are two teenage boys who live in Madrid, looking for something that beats the summer heat. There is a story about a magnificent pool in one of the most controversial places of the city and they are willing to take the risk.

Dolls Don't Cry

2017 • 20 min • Canada

A man and a woman are involved in the production of an animated film. He animates by day, she makes and repairs the accessories at night. Behind the scenes, a woman is waiting for her entrance.

My God, My Finger!

2017 • 12 min • Brazil

During biology class, the young Pedro accidentally traps his middle finger in a hole in his desk. The case takes on unexpected proportions.

La cartouche

2017 • 1 min • France

Short film directed for a project on the theme "Love", by three students of GOBELINS "Character animation and animated film" They worked for 5 months (from January to May). This exercise was meant to learn the 3D pipeline on Maya.

My secret school days

2017 • 4 min • Japan

It would be so much better if everyone just went away... A girl who hates school sits in the corner of the classroom and creates an imaginary world.

Cuddle Buddy

2017 • 11 min • United States of America

A depressed woman must come to terms with her own vulnerability when she hires an eager Professional Cuddler on Christmas Eve.

Double Life. A Short History of Sex in the USSR

2017 • 55 min • France, Latvia

When Lyudmila Ivanova made her infamous claim during a US-Soviet TV programme in 1986 that ‘There is no sex in the USSR!’, her comment – although roundly mocked at the time – revealed a certain truth about Soviet attitudes towards sex and the ways in which it was controlled by the regime, rendering it largely invisible. With this documentary, the director takes us through 70 years of Soviet history to highlight the interplay between sex, politics and society and the changing meanings attached to sex and sexuality under different General Secretaries.

Not Even a Line

2017 • 17 min • Spain

Just like every day, Encarna and Rosario get together for an afternoon snack of churros at their neighborhood café. Today, however, is a special day. Today their usual topics of conversation are going to change…