All Films

By Day and Again

2018 • 15 min

A solitary woodsman ages an entire lifetime over the course of a single day.

Home of the Brave

2018 • 56 min • United States of America

The Cold War turns hot and a terrible conflict wages across the United States. Sierra, a young civilian, embarks on a quest to find her missing brother, with the help of the grizzled veteran Luther and her impressionable cousin Noah. The trio of travelers must brave the war-torn countryside on their mission to rescue Brent, who they can only hope is still alive.

The Goodbye

2018 • 12 min • United Kingdom

A young man has to come to terms with the fact that he has 6 months left to live.

Be Smart

2018 • 4 min

Two men discuss how things will be.

The Breath Holder

2018 • 10 min

A guy realizes he can read people's mind by holding his breath

The Voice Over

2018 • 4 min • Belgium

The man led a simple life... if only it weren ́t for the constant voice in his head. Short film made in one month by "CaLM!" (Claudia COrtés Espejo, Lora D'Addazio and Mathilde Remy) during a Squarefish Studio Residency, Brussels, January 2018.

He Was Anime

2018 • 12 min • United States of America

NFL star, Mike Daniels, has been elected to the Pro Bowl two years in a row and leads the Green Bay Packers as Defensive End. Still, Daniels ranks his identity as an anime fan above his storied accomplishments as a professional athlete. He Was Anime is an incredible story of how the world of anime propelled Daniels from his childhood as a bullied, skinny kid to one of the most formidable players in the NFL.

Nicole Scherzinger: Golden Stag Festival

2018 • 40 min

The Missing Pig

2018 • 4 min • United Kingdom

A mysterious pig disappearance brings chaos to a small town.

Listening in the Dark

2018 • 44 min • United Kingdom

Human beings are horribly blind to the effect that they have on the natural environment. Yet all around us those repercussions reverberate.

Harold Shipman - Dr Death

2018 • 45 min

Doctor Harold Shipman believed he was God, all-knowing and wise, a supreme being who set out to demonstrate his superiority over others through an ability to murder. His victims were usually elderly, vulnerable and trusting. Some needed help to ease the pain that came with age. Others simply sought re-assurance. All received a death sentence from the man who had taken an oath to save life. From his practice in a Cheshire market town, Shipman achieved infamy as Britain's worst ever serial killer. Officially his victims numbered 15. But he murdered at least 215 times and possibly 1,000. His own greed finally snared Doctor Death, whose evil was exposed through the love of a daughter for her mother, sending him on the path to Hell.

Jóvenes inocentes. Corrupción

2018 • 12 min • Spain

Jóvenes Inocentes (Young Innocents) is a haunting short film dealing based on the Spanish novel series by the same title, written by David González. It deals with the corruption and darkness that is sex trafficking and exploitation

busydoingnothing

2018 • 25 min • Hong Kong

Life after university may be just dandy for people with passion and drive, but what happens if you are aimless, dreamless and hopeless? With no goals or ambition in life, a fresh graduate believes that she is an oddball destined for mediocrity. Her perfect solution is to be a slacker and to work part-time at a 12-dollar store. Unfortunately, the mundane life and wacky colleagues just add to her melancholy. The array of eccentric characters at the 12-dollar store speaks volumes on how the new generation perceives their less-than-rosy future.

The Little Picture

2018 • 15 min

After executing a deserter from his own division, a lone Nazi soldier must search for his morals when he encounters two allied deserters, who wish to find a safe path home.

Because You're Mine

2018 • 12 min • France

Torn by the farewell letter of his boyfriend, Samuel tries to change his ideas in nature. The forest will bring him a strange and sensual consolation…

From Its Mouth Came a River of High-End Residential Appliances

2018 • 13 min • Hong Kong

Hundreds of feet in the air, a drone approaches a row of skyscrapers along Hong Kong’s affluent southern coast. The target: giant holes in the buildings’ facades kept clear for the passage of mythological dragons. Over three successive trips, an affectless voice offers thoughts on feng shui architecture, ideological resistance, and notions of queer identity.

Bloomstreet 11

2018 • 10 min • Belgium, Netherlands

Inseparable best friends spend their last summer holiday of childhood amusing themselves around the house. As summer progresses their bodies start to morph and shift and an awkwardness descends on their friendship.

Andrew Rannells: Live from Lincoln Center

2018 • 57 min

Best known for his Tony-nominated, Grammy-winning portrayal of Elder Price in The Book of Mormon and as Elijah in HBO’s Girls, Andrew Rannells earned a second Tony nomination for his role in Falsettos at Lincoln Center Theater in 2017. Other Broadway credits include Jersey Boys, Hairspray, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and Hamilton. For this special, filmed live at The Appel Room, he brings his golden voice and wry wit to a sparkling set of songs—including a not-to-be-missed rendition of “Born to Run.”

Pactes de silenci

2018 • 41 min • Spain

Due to the increasing privatization of basic public services in Spain, companies such as BB Serveis are accused of misappropriating several million euros of public money intended to finance care for the elderly and other dependent persons.

Polaris

2018 • 5 min • United States of America

A young polar bear leaves home for the first time, but finds it difficult to bid her mother farewell.

Quan Ma He

2018 • 27 min

In Quan Ma He village, deep in the mountains of Northern Myanmar, a young couple welcomes their newborn child. Should they follow the other villagers by travelling to southern China to make their fortune, or should they simply stay and inherit the family farm?

Bonobo

2018 • 19 min • Switzerland

A mosaic of interrelated characters living in the same social housing project and all in search of happiness, forgiveness and meaning.

Atlantis, 2003

2018 • 30 min • Czech Republic, Slovakia

2003. Martin and Denisija, a young couple from Ukraine, are trying to get to Germany.

Rest Area

2018 • 21 min • United States of America

Jane Dykstra, a mystery Novelist on a 4 hour drive home, stops at rest area to take a break. She hears a woman being abused in the bathroom, and needs to decide who she really is and what she's willing to do.