All Films

The Forever Tree

2017 • 18 min

In 1920, a young African-American woman sets off to Africa to find a tree that promises eternal life.

The Mountain of SGaana

2017 • 10 min • Canada

As a young fisherman cruises along a rugged shoreline, a tiny mouse in Haida regalia appears and starts to knit a blanket. A story unfolds on the blanket as it grows longer, illustrating the ancient tale of Haida master sea hunter Naa-Naa-Simgat and his beloved, Kuuga Kuns. When a SGaana (the Haida word for “killer whale”) captures the hunter and drags him down into a supernatural world, the courageous Kuuga Kuns sets off to save him. Will the lovers manage to escape the undersea Mountain of SGaana, or will they, too, become part of the Haida spirit world forever?

To the Orcas with Love

2017 • 56 min • Canada

Stories of personal connections with orcas, beautiful cinematography featuring B.C’s resident orcas, and an evocative soundscape composed by Jeff Rona and Ben MacDougall provide an uplifting contrast to the environmental challenges we face. Inspired by elders including environmentalist and CBC Broadcaster, David Suzuki, whale researchers Alexandra Morton and Paul Spong, totem carver Wayne Alfred, and lifelong resident of the Broughton archipelago Billy Proctor, this film is anchored by Rob Stewart’s invitation to rise up and create the world we dream for ourselves. Viewers will come to understand the importance of the personal choices we make; it becomes clear that what we do to nature, we do to ourselves.

Kembalinya si Murai Batu

2017 • 5 min

Risa is getting older and her father want to rekindle their relationship.

Camp Nichols

2017 • 18 min

Camp Nichols is the story of two outsiders, one looking for a friend and the other looking to be left alone. Jessie is a young woman who is court-ordered to community service as a summer camp counselor after being arrested. During her time there, she develops an unlikely friendship with Zack, a young camper who has trouble fitting in with the rest of the camp.

Rain Project

2017 • 24 min • Ukraine

Armed with his brushes, the mural painter Gamlet Zinkivsky roams the streets of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, 20 km from the front line. The artist's initiative does not go unnoticed.

O Cravo

2017 • 8 min • Macao

O Cravo (The Carnation) revisits the old streets of Macau, from the point of view of film noir: a passionate Portuguese man, a broken heart, an intrigue, a dark alley, memories of a lost territory.

Link

2017 • 8 min • Germany

The ties that bind can also be those protect. You don’t know what you’ve lost til it’s gone.

Elixir of Youth

2017 • 4 min • Russia

A woman admits that she is 300 years old, and yet, she looks incredibly young and attractive. Inspired by Karel Čapek’s play “The Makropulos Affair” for Faberlic.

Maurice's Symphony

2017 • 29 min • Australia

A brilliant and young flute player discovers a life filled with love, joy and independence when he overcomes his disability after suffering an industrial accident.

The Wolf and the Seven Kids

2017 • 52 min • Russia

A father and son live alone in a cottage in the woods. They hardly ever go out. Each new day resembles the one before and is shaped by the son’s rituals, which the father tries to observe.

On the Record: Sam Smith - The Thrill of It All

2017 • 46 min

With insightful interviews and fly-on-the-wall footage, this exclusive film looks at the making of Sam Smith's second album.

Valentin(e)

2017 • 6 min • France

Valentin, a 19-year-old boy, entered his dorm room for the first time. In a box he finds old pictures that remind him of his childhood.

The Metamorphosis

2017 • 3 min

Translated from German, Die Verwandlung means, 'The Metamorphosis', a title that aligns with King Kong Magazine's 'Metamorphosis Issue' (September 2017), in which Jacobsen's imagery also appears. This notion encompasses a variety of the elements that were studied during Jacobsen’s residency at SHOWstudio in London. Jacobsen cites human shapes found in everyday objects, the intervention of the body through digital techniques, his experiences living abroad, and a focus on raw-looking materials and the unfinished in this work. Working with materials including plastic, dough, and inflated latex condoms, Jacobsen collaborated with mistress of make-up Alex Box to create a shape-shifting character played by dancer Jonathan Luke Baker. The final film and imagery reflect states of discord and harmony in the natural world, manipulated by Jacobsen's digital skill.

Selva

2017 • 17 min • Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica

The land expels and the ocean drowns, departures repeat themselves in every generation. Selva dances within voices and memories; in a game that prepares her for the inevitable separation.

Omelettes With Spinach

2017 • 11 min

The morning after a class reunion, two hungover colleagues reconnect over breakfast but unspoken tensions of loss and desire adorn the air between them, driving them further apart.

Arthur and the Haunted Tree House

2017 • 57 min • United States of America

While trick-or-treating, Francine meets an elderly woman with a very mysterious past; Binky finds himself at Mr. Ratburn's amazing haunted house; and Arthur, Buster and Ladonna fear the tree house may be haunted.

The Royal Jewelery

2017 • 8 min • Portugal

The process that takes a piece of jewelry conceived by the house Leitão e Irmão, from the ideia to the delivery for the customer.

Radio Dolores

2017 • 18 min • Finland

The year is 1936, and shoemakers in a Finnish industrial town are sending shoes to Spain as humanitarian aid. Young Arvo wants to do more, so he joins as a volunteer in the International Brigades and disappears.

Shadow

2017 • 35 min • Switzerland

A teen girl gets lost in a deep forest, she appears to be in danger and frantically tries to find a way out. A monologizing voice-over enters, that of a woman who evokes her loneliness.

The Throne of Cloacina

2017 • 28 min • India

When a psychiatric session turns into a nightmare for Victor, a chronically constipated former corporate filmmaker, he is transported inside his mind where an island beach resort is run by the very corporate he used to work for.

Marcel au sommet de son art

2017 • 24 min • Switzerland

Marcel is on the eve of his 95th birthday. He trained his two sons, Claude and Yves, in the world of climbing where they are key figures. When old age came, a climbing buff, Marcel could not give up his passion. He then begins a final procession towards his last Mirror at the age of 94, accompanied by his sons. The northwest wall of the famous 450-meter Argentine Mirror (canton of Vaud, Switzerland) is the scene of Marcel's adventure, at the height of his art, a feat and a beautiful family story.

Princess Diana's 'Wicked' Stepmother

2017 • 47 min • United Kingdom

An insight into the turbulent relationship between Princess Diana and her formidable stepmother Raine Spencer.

Cruel Optimism

2017 • 7 min • United States of America

Music by Lawrence English, 16mm film by Paul Clipson.