All Films

Imaginary Folklorist

2018 • 21 min

Imaginary Folklorist shows us a face never before known of the Dominican musician and composer, Fellé Vega, transporting us through his life and musical style.

Anima Exhalare

2018 • 9 min • France

Camille has a nightmare. A monster chases her. She woke up and her mother comes to her room, Camille isn’t ready to deal with her. She wants to be alone. She feels like the monster is still here, somewhere. She tries to forget what happened by going outside to play with her friends.

The Internet Loves You

2018 • 8 min

An exploration of contemporary technology and social media in chapters. The computer is the camera, the internet is the performer. Part of a series with "Persistence," "Surprise," and "YouTube Mix," all created solely with internet technologies.

Fever

2018 • 8 min • United States of America

A dark supernatural presence stalks a little girl and her skeptical mother.

The Word

2018 • 33 min • Ukraine

1933 Kharkiv, Soviet Ukraine. The House of Soviet Writers of Ukraine, 'The Word'. After a decade of flourishing activity by Ukrainian writers, everything changed... In the middle of the night, the NKVD car takes one of the writers away, then he is declared a public enemy. Now, two of his friends, famous Soviet writers, must choose how to protect themselves and their families from the terrible fate that hangs over the entire house.

The Helmet Catch

2018 • 43 min

The story of the moment that New York Giants receiver David Tyree secured a seemingly uncatchable pass that thwarted the New England Patriots’ chance at a perfect season that was set to end in a Super Bowl victory.

The Place!

2018 • 60 min • Russia

On this night, no one sleeps in the area. Gray is trying to find a way out of depression. His girlfriend Julia is trying to find care and understanding. Crust's friend in love with her is trying to find a way to be with her. And Krasta's friends Vova and Kostya are trying to find 10 grams of hashish for a party. They are all very tired, but they can’t stop trying. Therefore, they smoke, sniff and drink. After all, if they stop, they have absolutely nothing left.

Pets

2018 • 5 min • Germany

The future is clean and easy... and different.

Eagle Boy

2018 • 59 min

A fearless horse bonds two men to each other and to the traditions that define their community.

La bête

2018 • 18 min

A village far away in time and land. Nearby, in a forest thought to be haunted, a child falls into a pit. His grandfather, an old and nearly blind shepherd, tries to convince the villagers to go rescue him, facing the darkness of the night and their fears…

The Last Blue Cup

2018 • 15 min

Jesse is moving. Phel isn't. But when an unexpected Target rendezvous brings them together, things change. Is it enough to keep them together or will the distance between them end things before they begin?

Grey Matter

2018 • 11 min • Canada

The Advanced Film class at Rockridge is proud to present their latest feature film, a drama/thriller/comedy based on the short story Grey Matter by Stephen King. Originally published in 1973, Grey Matter is about the lengths one would go to for their family… with a dark twist.

America's Library

2018 • 20 min

With special access to the Library of Congress, rediscover the history and culture of America through rarely seen treasures unearthed from its extensive holdings - the largest in the world.

No Witnesses!

2018 • 4 min

A parody of the Chaplin and Keaton silent films of the 20’s and early 30’s. A couple young chaps end up in a violent confrontation after bumping into each other walking down the street, and when one chap accidentally kills the other, he is forced to find a place to hide the body.

Welcome Home

2018 • 16 min • Norway

An Iranian refugee couple living in the North of Norway invite in two Jehovah’s Witnesses when they knock on their door.

Drop Nowhere

2018 • 8 min • Singapore

Lak Boh Ki is a Hainanese term for "Drop Nowhere". A one-and-a-half year old baby who dropped his plush Merlion toy onto the ledge outside of his HDB apartment window tries to get it back, and in the palm-sweating process reveals the contemporary Singaporean landscape made up of foreigners.

Primos

2018 • 10 min • Mexico

Primos is a story of binaries, leaded by fantastic apes. A tale of two visions of one place. Matter and spirit come together to transform the nature of these apes.

Time's Up

2018 • 12 min

Richard Newborn is a man of wealth, power and influence. Recent events have taken those away, leaving him ostracised and alone. In a final act of desperation, he imprisons Claire Stone, a former employee who rebuffed his advances, to regain control of his destiny.

Avanos

2018 • 20 min

Tasos, an ex-convict, is feeling responsible for his friend's accident at their workplace, a slaughterhouse. Kiki, a waitress at the local tavern falls once again victim to sexual harassment. When they both find themselves under extreme pressure, the eruption is unavoidable and the consequences are imminent.

Curupira, creature of the woods

2018 • 35 min • Brazil, France

In the heart of the Amazon, Tauary (Brazil) inhabitants invite us to listen to the sounds of the jungle, the birds, and animals. However, there are also some weird sounds: a creature prowling around the trees. Some of them have heard it, very few have ever seen it, and those who did find it never came back. Curupira, creature of the wood takes us in search of this being: a reflection about myths and their place in the contemporary world. It’s a sound thriller in the midst of the jungle.

The Flame

2018 • 40 min

Carrying the heavy debt for his family, Tai has no choice but makes his living by working for a loan shark. However, Tai still dreams to get a new start with his sister with depression. Moreover, Tai is also a masked wrestler : “Masked Flame.” When he accidentally beats up his opponent on the stage, a mystique fate calls upon him, for a different journey of his life…

Concussion Protocol

2018 • 6 min • United States of America

Constructed from footage of every regular-season concussion in the NFL this past year, this film transforms these collisions with terrifying balletic grace.

Is Someone in There

2018 • 15 min • United States of America

A tired man walk's into a hotel to spend the night. Once he encounters the strangely energetic Night Porter, the man starts to show interest in the door numbered 909. As the man continues his stay he starts to realize that something very strange is going on in the hotel, or is it the person staying in room 909.

Trolley

2018 • 13 min • United Kingdom

Two strangers meet by chance and bond over one very adventurous day, but neither of them speaks the same language.