All Films

Waiting for the Thin Man

2018 • 40 min • Brazil

Three crooks are hidden with a stolen bag, only one criminal can save them: The Thin Man.

Koleksyong Pamalo

2018 • 5 min • Philippines

A boy collects all the memories of his mother's "pamalo”.

Vesuvius at Home

2018 • 14 min • United States of America

A fantastical cinematic journey from a woman's childhood re-enactment of a false Pompeii, through decades, decline and obsession, to the Sibyl's Cave wherein she discovers Vesuvius symbiosis with cinema, memory, and Giambattista Vico’s spiral of time.

Tangga Darurat

2018 • 5 min

Holy Ghost

2018 • 22 min

Holy Ghost is a short film covering the resurgence of Architects after the passing of lead guitarist/songwriter Tom Searle. The film features band interviews, footage of the Holy Hell sessions, and the band’s sold out show at London’s Alexandra Palace.

Double D

2018 • 20 min • Netherlands

During a fencing camp thirteen-year old Puck struggles to feel connected to her rapidly changing body.

Their Rancid Words Stagnate Our Ponds (A Missive from the Hinterland)

2018 • 9 min • United Kingdom

In a hinterland within the 'elsewhere', a lone character meanders in search of meaning and understanding. Hither and dither doth he wander reflecting upon all things that came before and all things hereafter. The work is a companion piece to Kötting's latest feature film LEK AND THE DOGS and was shot in the Atacama desert in Chile.

Mo Salah: A Football Fairytale

2018 • 47 min • United Kingdom

A documentary following the success of Egyptian footballer Mohammed Salah who enjoyed a fruitful first season on Merseyside with Liverpool F.C.

Edge of Desire

2018 • 19 min • United States of America

Written and Directed by Carlos M. De La Torre, this film tells a story of longing and closure

Maria from the Mangroves

2018 • 19 min • Colombia

As the tide rises and falls, María de los esteros spends her life in the mangroves, groping in the mud, looking for shells, digging up memories. She is joined in the task by her memories and the singing of her deceased friends who are still digging up shells.

The Silent Angel

2018 • 46 min

This is the story of 103 year-old Dobri Dobrev, a Bulgarian beggar who wanted to change the world. Born in the small village of Bailovo, Dobri was the largest benefactor of the most revered Cathedral in Eastern Europe, as well as other crumbling monasteries and churches. He is praised by thousands of ordinary people who were profoundly touched by his compassion for others. Dobri has received worldwide attention from those who have been inspired by his life. His story is shared in hundreds of thousands of YouTube videos and Facebook posts. He has also been re-Tweeted on Twitter thousands of times where he is called "The most humble man on Earth” and "Dobri the Saint.”

elephantfish

2018 • 28 min • Belgium, Finland, Philippines

We find ourselves aboard of a cargo ship, drifting in an endless sea. This vast emptiness in time and space is something the sailors cope with in their own ways. Imagination rises from beneath the surface and gradually takes the helm…

Noodle

2018 • 6 min • France

Hard to get hard when you're straight and you cheat on your girlfriend for the first time with a lesbian who wants revenge...

An Iraqi Belly Dancer

2018 • 19 min

An Iraqi LGBT refugee who is also a belly dancer escapes his country and moves to Greece, seeking safety from a family who wants him dead and hoping to find a home that will grant him a life in peace and tranquility.

The Other Man

2018 • 18 min

A beloved daughter will learn it's not all about her feelings when it comes to her dad and who he chooses to love.

Scope

2018 • 17 min • Ireland

When a young man drops out of school to care for his agoraphobic mother he too finds himself increasingly insulated from the outside world.

Cuba, un aller et un retour

2018 • 54 min • France

According to the official Cuban version, Fidel Castro died on his bed on November 25, 2016. Sixty years after his arrival on the island, with his troop of guerrillas who came to fight the Batista dictatorship, the director went to meet Cubans who talk about the Lider Maximo, who escaped - according to rumor - more than 630 assassination attempts! For his funeral, Fidel Castro had orchestrated a spectacular procession before his death so that his ashes crossed the island on the same route - in reverse - that he carried out when he was young.

I love you, I love you, I love you

2018 • 8 min

Chase, leaving the country to study overseas, attempts to say goodbye to Emma, his girlfriend of 2-years.

Singapore Cinema: Between Takes

2018 • 52 min • Singapore

From Crazy Rich Asians (2018) to 12 Storeys (1997) to Sumpah Pontianak (The Curse of Pontianak) (1957), Singapore’s film industry is a diverse one and its evolution is nothing short of colourful. Recollecting Singapore’s famed studios in the 1950s to uncovering new waves of filmmakers in 90s and into today’s digital revolution, Singapore Cinema: Between Takes provides an insight into the rich history, and culture of Singapore films and its industry through candid reflections of filmmakers and content creators.

Kutaisi's Last Remnants

2018 • 8 min

Kutaisi’s Jewish cemetery is perhaps not that different from other century-old graveyards around the country -- a stark reminder that people and cultures can slowly fall into oblivion.

White Bird

2018 • 5 min • Thailand

White birds are disappearing from this country.

Sweet Tooth

2018 • 4 min • United States of America

A young boy is punished by his health obsessed older sister for eating candy on Halloween.

Ida

2018 • 10 min • Brazil

Rosa is a skeptical mother who denies there is more to her daughter's rejection than pure tantrum.

On The Tragedies Of Ordinary Life

2018 • 3 min

In this Bukowski poem entitled, "The Shoelace Poem," Bukowski invites the listener/reader to feel less alone in the insanity created by the simple, mundane string of ordinary life events. Sometimes it isn’t massive life tragedies that push someone over the edge. Sometimes it's just one too many broken shoelaces. And we should give everyone the benefit of the doubt, assuming we have likely all broken that last shoelace.