All Films

I Don’t Believe In You But Then There Is Gravity

2018 • 13 min • Turkey

A Sunday in a high-rise building in Istanbul. Some only hear their own voice, and some in their loud silence. The day is shadowed by an unexpected event.

Eye

2018 • 6 min • Norway

A lonely Norwegian man loses his eye while celebrating Christmas by himself in China.

The Haunts of Murray McLauchlan

2018 • 5 min

Murray McLauchlan says his battered second-hand guitar is haunted by all the musicians who ever played it.

On Your Way

2018 • 7 min

After a plane crash, Adam struggles to gather metal mid-air to fashion a parachute of sorts. While doing so he tries to save a young woman who has also survived the crash.

Big Boom

2018 • 15 min • United States of America

A lonely service robot looks for meaning and purpose in a seemingly empty world.

Lutte jeunesse

2018 • 55 min

The auditions for the lead role in the latest feature by Thierry de Peretti, "Une vie violente" : young Corsican men talk straight to the camera about their relationship with their island, its past and its present. Through words, the portrait of a whole generation, between the temptation of nationalism and the dreams of a new beginning somewhere else.

Liridona

2018 • 7 min • Germany

It’s Liridona’s wedding day. Pregnant, the young bride finds herself married to a complete stranger. As her mother coerces her through the rituals of the ceremony, the two women find themselves being torn apart.

Veteran of the Psychic Wars

2018 • 14 min • Portugal

Pipe Man continues his journey through the mysterious immensity of nature, while at the same time, establishing contact with humans for the first time and discovering a new fascination: the act of killing.

Ovum

2018 • 8 min

A woman must make a hard choice after a mind bending procedure.

Young Liars

2018 • 21 min • United States of America

In hopes of breaking a lucrative story, a young journalist tests out an experimental psychic technology only find himself trapped inside someone else's nightmare.

High Point Summer

2018 • 33 min

It's Seattle 2006: A refugee teenager from Cambodia begins recording a video diary early in the summer to explain the meaning of "thug life." But ultimately his summer is defined by tragedy. Awarded Best Documentary at the DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival 2019

Alma

2018 • 17 min • Colombia

Alma is a lonely and insecure teenager. Changes in her body and the desire towards Victor takes Alma to confront her fears and to accept herself as she is.

The Crying of Tanbur

2018 • 25 min • Tajikistan

A true story, based on the tragedy of the family of the died military journalist in Post-Soviet Tajikistan in 1993. This film is a debut film of young Tajik art activist, a novice filmmaker Anisa Sabiri. Native to rural Tajikistan, she hopes to use her art to shine a light on the history and horrors of the civil war and conflicts that have affected so many in her homeland, but are often forgotten by the rest of the world.

Satyricon: Live Summer Breeze 2018

2018 • 58 min

The concert took place on August 11, 2018 during the Summer Breeze Festival in Dinkelsbühl. Originally a black metal band, they were then considered traitors to their own genre. Nowadays Norwegians are mainly one thing: cult. Satyricon has been around since 1990, this veteran of Black Metal, which was originally supposed to be a quartet. But since their band members left for various reasons, Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven (vocals/guitar) and Kjetil "Frost" Haraldstad (drums) have been rocking out on their own, bringing guest musicians into the happily rotating lineup.

Kisha Kisha

2018 • 6 min • Ecuador

Through a traditional cleansing ceremony in a popular market, Oliver, a young man, will try to release all the weight that he has been carrying for some time. The short film was made in a 72 hour rally contest.

Fowl Play

2018 • 2 min

Shot on 16mm Foma 100R, cross-processed as reversal by CineLab, transferred by Metropolis Post.

Madre Draco

2018 • 32 min • United States of America

Markarth is shaken awake by a strange sight: a colossal dragon calmly seated in the middle of the town square. Initially assumed to be a threat, the townsfolk panic and report it to King Erik. In response, he dispatches the kingdom’s finest — Dragon Slayer Xander — to eliminate the creature. But things aren’t as simple as they seem. As Xander prepares to strike, the mother dragon’s children emerge from hiding, revealing that this wasn’t an invasion — it was a family seeking refuge. Before anyone can act further, the town is suddenly stormed by aliens, throwing the entire narrative off course.

The Edge

2018 • 5 min • India

The existential threat facing Bengal tigers is vividly evoked in this haunting appeal from Kolkata-based collective Ghost, working with the Wildlife Trust of India.

People Who Drive at Night

2018 • 19 min

August 15, Leila and Paul are separated on a motorway service area. Travelers without a destination, they stay there, in search of comfort and tenderness, trying to escape their loneliness by mingling with that of others, that of people who drive at night.

Sohrab and Rustum

2018 • 13 min • Australia

An inspiring English teacher transports her class into the very heart of a Persian poem.

Coxinha 2 – O X Tudo

2018 • 12 min • Brazil

Sisters Almira and Piedade are forced to abandon the famous restaurant where they sold drumsticks and return to their mother's house.

Broken: The Incredible Story of Brangelina

2018 • 44 min

Bestselling author and award-winning filmmaker Ian Halperin lifts the lid on Brangelina - the couple, the brand and the breakup. Featuring exclusive revelations and anecdotes from behind the scenes, Broken: The Incredible Story of Brangelina explores the relationship of one of the most fascinating, powerful and enigmatic couples in the entertainment business.

Spellbound by Beauty

2018 • 4 min • Croatia

A girl gets lost in the land of fairy tales.

The Sin of Being a Woman

2018 • 60 min • Turkey

The Sin of Being a Woman is the story of a brave woman who fought an uphill battle against prejudice, convention and authority. The film resurrects and honours the memory of Nezihe Muhiddin, who successfully fought for women's right to vote in Turkey. It tells the story of an individual that the establishment has erased from the history books because her legacy reveals inconvenient truths.