All Films

Perfectly Unnoticed

2018 • 2 min • Netherlands

How an apparently unimportant object proves his value to a movie’s storyline.

The Sycamore Gap

2018 • 9 min

In 1841, Clara lives with her husband in Blackwood House. Mina, a maid who works in the household and Clara become involved in an on-going affair which is found out by her husband. She gives Mina an ultimatum which forces her to face harsh realities and make difficult choices. Mina is torn between logic and emotion.

Forged Obscenities

2018 • 30 min

The process of turning base material into gold, the philosophers stone. A metaphor for the way certain acts and bodily materials are treated as obscene and base and how powerfully transcendent they can be transforming them into elixir, into gold, something precious.

Besta-Fera

2018 • 22 min

In 1898, isolated in the backlands of Alagoas, mother and son welcome an unknown and injured man into their home, an event that changes the course of their lives.

My Annie Hall

2018 • 28 min

What began as a grassroots, interpretive film class at a Manhattan senior community center soon blossomed into a shortened spin on New York’s story of love and the passing of time, Annie Hall. Created by artists and filmmakers Ellie Sachs and Matt Starr, the project was a way to engage seniors in a meaningful way while exercising memory skills.

Mission: Caligula

2018 • 40 min

Alexander Tuschinski's 10 year quest to research Tinto Brass' original ideas for Caligula (1979), culminating in the discovery of Brass' 1977 workprint - showing the film as a dark political satire, unlike any version ever released.

Thrust

2018 • 14 min • Sweden

Juck (literally Hump) is a dance group that made its breakthrough in a 2013 viral video, where they pushed the limits of how the female body is allowed to express itself and make a statement. Since then they have 'humped' all over the world. A film that swings between documentary, dance and fiction asks the question, "What is femininity?".

Lobsters - Knights of the deep

2018 • 30 min

Gourmets all over the world are in love with these famous crustaceans: lobsters! For marine biologists lobsters are similarly fascinating: as research objects. We are on their trail in Cape Breton, an island in the northern Atlantic and part of the Canadian province Nova Scotia, where one of the largest populations of lobsters has its home.

Le cinéma d'Alexandre Desplat

2018 • 43 min

Video of the concert the Maison de la Radio, Alexandre Desplat conducts the Orchestre National de France.

Skinwalker Ranch: The Most Paranormal Hotspot on Planet Earth

2018 • 17 min

Visit the 512-acre property in northeast Utah reputed to be the site of inexplicable events related to paranormal and UFO-related activities.

Perspective

2018 • 5 min • Bangladesh

Perception of the environment and life of a bedridden sick adult.

The Blue Years

2018 • 22 min • Mexico

Rubén tries to describe the color blue as "The color of dreams, of art, of the ocean and of the firmament", thereby unleashing half a century of poetry.

It's a Match!

2018 • 7 min

Alone at home, Mia is faced with an unimaginable situation when she comes across something supernatural on a dating app.

Just Another Immigrant: Romesh at the Greek

2018 • 54 min • United States of America

Romesh Ranganathan, a successful comedian in England, moves his entire family to Los Angeles to pursue his lifelong dream of making it as a stand-up comedian in America. He then takes the drastic, and possibly foolish, step of performing his first ever U.S. stand-up show at the six-thousand seat historic Greek Theater.

Pennie

2018 • 60 min

This is a documentary portrait of Pennie Key, a 29yo art student from Athens living in London and working in the sex industry. The film follows Pennie through her daily life for a period of one year and is structured in a way that every scene reveals a new facet of the character. In doing that, the film challenges preconceived notions and ideas regarding femininity, sexuality and sex work. Pennie is queerness in its essence. She is able to fluidly move through gender roles, stereotypes and sexuality in the most natural way, even when being part of an industry that moves strongly in the opposite direction.

Kavin Jay : Everybody Calm Down!

2018 • 53 min

On a mission to defy stereotypes, Malaysian stand-up comedian Kavin Jay shares stories about growing up in the VHS era with his Singapore audience.

We had a school dance

2018 • 46 min • Ukraine

Three high school friends witness an accidental murder during a school dance. The situation is complicated by the fact that the incident may directly affect the boys' personal plans. Therefore, they decide to cover their tracks, not thinking about the catastrophic consequences, both direct and psychological.

Orgasm

2018 • 2 min • Mexico

A girl tries to masturbate.

Hector Malot: The Last Day of the Year

2018 • 23 min • Greece

New Year’s Eve dawns in a moon-kissed car, and Sofia has a dream that she tells no-one: while walking on a desert, she gets to know that she is sick. She pretends she does not care. Has she lost heart?

Fifth Floor on the Left

2018 • 15 min • Croatia

When Maja's parents come to Zagreb to visit their daughter, Nika and Maja cover their faces with masks and start playing the game Nika has grown very tired of.

The Patriot

2018 • 35 min • Germany, Russia

At the age of 21, Vasily Vlasov became the youngest parliamentarian in the Russian Duma. Given his abundant confidence and self-assured manner, he could have been a refreshing new voice.

Estoy bien

2018 • 8 min

Pay attention. Listen. Act. Let's talk about it.

Indian Circus

2018 • 23 min • India

A circus going through really bad times tries its luck with a new act.

In Her View

2018 • 18 min

Pam is a bisexual filmmaker who confronts her own birth story, while interviewing women for a documentary about abortion. As she tells the complex and troubled story of Grace, she grows emotionally connected to the subject of her film, and driven to find her birth parents, causes an unexpected conflict in her view.