All Films

Genesis

2017 • 5 min

An abstract depiction of the loss of innocence. A somewhat horrifying representation of evil's penetration in the world of innocence.

Dead House

2017 • 13 min • Canada

Two men renovating a mysterious old house attempt to leave before the building enters lock down and seals them inside. Unfortunately the house has different plans for them.

Impact

2017 • 14 min • Andorra, Spain

Sigur intention is to give a surprise to his guests at his birthday party, but nothing happens as he had planned.

Fucking Drama

2017 • 18 min • Austria

A young couple in love spontaneously get involved in an underground play in a dark cellar that is billed as "particularly bad". As expected, the play begins "artistically valuable" - the audience is rather bored, some filming along with amusement. However, the mood changes abruptly when Manfred Amour, the play's car, enters the cellar.

Hostess

2017 • 30 min

Where creative types go to fulfill their financial needs and pray they don't burn out before they've made it big.

What Is Your Brown Number?

2017 • 5 min • India

The film talks about how in India everyone wants to be light skinned, and how there is a sense of idealism and beauty associated with fair skin, whereas it is negativity and repulsion that is associated with dark skin.

Al Madrigal: Shrimpin' Ain't Easy

2017 • 58 min • United States of America

Former 'Daily Show with Jon Stewart' correspondent Al Madrigal applies his comedic insight to relatable topics like cilantro politics, anger management, and an unbelievable tale of seafood revenge in this stand-up comedy special.

The Marriage

2017 • 26 min • Spain

Today is the most important day in the lives of Suso and Ricard: after several years in a relationship they're going to get married. Ricard comes from a Catalan family of rancid lineage; Suso, from a humble one in La Mancha. Both of their families are delighted with the marriage. Well, not all: Adela, Suso's grandmother, will be present at the dinner, but unaware that what's being celebrated is her grandson's wedding day.

The Escape Plan

2017 • 17 min • United States of America

Trapped in a bloody room with masked captors, Lieutenant Fletcher seems to have no options for survival. Soon it becomes clear that his attackers, a domestic terrorist group, are interrogating Fletcher for his knowledge of an upcoming FBI raid. Desperate, he takes advice from three distinct sections of his psyche. Fletcher must decide which one to listen to in order to free himself before he runs out of time. Based on the Stephen King story, "In the Deathroom."

The Extraordinary Ordinary: Erica & Alex

2017 • 4 min

A photographer and a musician confide in each other when one of them has a panic attack.

Journey to the Last Christmas Dance

2017 • 9 min • United States of America

While waiting for his date to get ready, a young man bonds with his date's father.

Light As A Feather

2017 • 7 min • United States of America

A short horror film directed Lisa J. Dooley.

Try a Little Tendernsa

2017 • 11 min • United States of America

Finding love in today’s technology-based world is hard, and Marion doesn't want her story to start online.

City of Lost Slaves

2017 • 50 min • Germany

The Great Dismal Swamp: an uninhabitable wasteland, covering parts of Virginia and North Carolina. A treacherous den of poisonous water snakes, blood-sucking insects, spiders and predators like black bears and lynxes. But some had no other option except braving these dangers, like fugitive slaves, who needed a way to escape the cruelty of their white masters.

The Legend of Bob Leonard

2017 • 7 min • United Kingdom

When a procession of Norman soldiers escort a group of prisoners through the depths of the forest, they are ambushed by a band of bloodthirsty thugs. The Normans routed and shown no mercy, a captive minstrel manages to trade his life for a song. Composed on the spot, he promises his attackers immortality through the ages. But sometimes legends are born by accident, and history can play a game of Chinese whispers with the truth.

Almond: My Voice is Breaking

2017 • 14 min

A boy in early teens finds himself in danger of being demoted from his solo part in a choir due to his changing voice. He tries to fight against it, but to no avail.

The Quandary

2017 • 12 min

Cooper is given a decision that could help him finally make a difference or get him killed.

Dolores

2017 • 14 min • Macedonia

A couple is locked in the toilet of the National Opera. While waiting their friend to release them, they're forced to face the problems they have.

Something Out of Nothing

2017 • 52 min • United States of America

Stereotypes of at-risk-teens in Chicago are dispelled in this documentary about an after-school arts program where race and comedy meet improvisation.

Cotton Wool

2017 • 38 min • United Kingdom

A single mother suffers a devastating stroke leaving her teenage daughter and 7-year-old son to care for her, testing the family's strength to hold things together as their roles are reversed.

E-Life

2017 • 52 min • United Kingdom

Computers, smart phones, and tablets are now a part of our daily lives. They have revolutionised the way we work, the way we communicate and the way we view the world. But what happens to our old phone when we upgrade? Where does our broken computer go after we throw it out? 'e-Life' explores what happens to our electrical goods when we throw them away and exposes some unpleasant (and perhaps unknown) truths about the detrimental affects e-waste has on people's health, the environment and the economy. From consumers in the UK to the recyclers in the dumps of Ghana, the documentary will follow the journey of our e-waste. We will examine current manufacturing and disposal processes and also assess the burden the boom in electronic goods is placing on global resources. 'e-Life' will be an objective portrayal of the problem of e-waste that documents the issue through carefully crafted cinematography.

Kaiju Bunraku

2017 • 13 min • United States of America

The Japanese art of bunraku puppetry dramatizes the existential crisis of a despondent denizen of a Kaiju-infested region of Japan; a rigorous theatrical tradition soaked in profound absurdism.

Rites of Vengeance

2017 • 5 min • United States of America

A trio of nuns take matters into their own hands when a priest commits a terrible sin.

Khujli

2017 • 15 min • India

What happens when Girdharilal and Roopmati decide to scratch a 25-year-old itch? Secret desires come out, hidden fantasies are revealed, long-lost fire is rekindled, and things can't help but get a little...kinky.