All Films

Sir John Lubbock’s Pet Wasp

2018 • 2 min

Parker was commissioned by animate projects and Anim18 to create a short animated film about untold stories, specially for Instagram. Sir John Lubbock’s true story and his scientific writings on Ants, Bees & Wasps stood out as contemporary for directors, Osbert Parker & Laurie Hill who worked in collaboration on the short film. Themes of environmental concerns, cultural displacement and empathy were found in their interpretation of Lubbock’s story still relevant today. A diverse range of techniques from, stop motion, 2D cut-out’s and digital animation is combined to tell a bizarre and beautiful love story with a sting in its tale. BRAVE

Batty Boy

2018 • 9 min

A short film that explores the complexities of the black gay coming out experience through the eyes of young Dolcie a Black British gay boy of Caribbean heritage as he faces the struggles of fitting in with a community posing strong cultural homophobic beliefs. Set against the backdrop of a dancehall black gay clubbing scene a homophobic song being played triggers Dolcie to remember a series of intense past memories that were influential in setting him on the path to becoming an openly Black gay man.

Cheating Death

2018 • 1 min

A man is chained in his apartment. A hooded figure appears to confront him.

Nice Shoes

2018 • 4 min

A high profile government agent is called in to witness the autopsy of an extra terrestrial after it's spacecraft crash lands on earth. In a desperate act of compassion, the agent abducts the alien and runs through time and space to save its life and return it to the mothership. But in this case...time and space is a chaotic trespassing through every random retro sci-fi film that we could cram in to three minutes. Theres over 40 individual references - see how many you can spot.

Starlets

2018 • 12 min • United States of America

The Lentz Triplets are the biggest movie stars in the world. When it's time to renegotiate their contract, it's up to Biggs Tomlinson to get that ink on paper. He ventures to the mysterious Lentz household with his trusty briefcase in hand. There he meets Milly, aging film star and mother of the triplets. What follows is a game of cat and mouse as Biggs must solve the mystery of the Lentz family before it's too late.

Purple

2018 • 46 min

Converse Cons presents our first brand skate film titled “Purple”! Filmed and edited by Ben Chadourne “Purple” showcases the journey of our skate team over the past 18 months of their lives.

Las Lagrimas de Mis Sueños

2018 • 9 min

A military dictatorship grips Argentina during the 1970's and 80's, and many people disappear and are killed. Carlos, for reasons unknown, is suddenly released from prison and attempts to navigate his way home.

Carolina Maria de Jesus

2018 • 55 min

The documentary tells the story of writer Carolina Maria de Jesus, who became a success in the 60s and, since then, has inspired writers and artists such as Ruth de Souza, Zezé Motta and Conceição Evaristo.

Free Fight

2018 • 45 min • Netherlands

They do not use many words, but brothers Joes and Matthias master the body language all the better. They train continuously for the MMA championship. During these sessions, their bodies are in complete harmony. However, shortly before an important fight, their mother passes away. Suddenly, the brothers need more than their biceps and their fighting instinct.

Natalie Wood: An American Murder Mystery

2018 • 43 min • United States of America

A silver screen icon vanishes in open water on a cold November day in 1981. What happened to Natalie Wood on the fateful day she disappears from the yacht she's staying on off Catalina Island with Robert Wagner? In Natalie Wood: An American Murder Mystery, we investigate one of the most enduring mysteries in American history.

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2018 • 7 min

A group of friends trying to remake "The Matrix" in a Brooklyn apartment.

Twinpool

2018 • 13 min

Jen and Sylvia Soska, the fan favorite filmmakers behind Dead Hooker in a Trunk, American Mary, and See No Evil 2, are back with Twinpool, a new short that puts both sisters in the role of their favorite comic book hero: Batman, of course! Wait. No. I fucked that up, didn’t I.

Zagros

2018 • 58 min • Canada

In the mountains of Western Iran, the land of Bakhtiaris, the tradition of natural yarn dyeing and carpet weaving is still practiced by some.

Impractical Jokers: The Staten Island Holiday Spectacular

2018 • 49 min • United States of America

The Jokers thrill a live theatre audience with holiday-themed games, and compete to determine who will make the best Santa; the hair-raising punishment is almost too much for the Jokers to bear.

Lessons from the Edge

2018 • 31 min

South African ultrarunners, Ryan Sandes and Ryno Griesel set out on the adventure of a lifetime: to run the Great Himalaya Trail in the fastest known time – a total of 1,406km in 28 days.

Kathy

2018 • 17 min • United States of America

Frankie's mother and her friends enjoy an afternoon prayer circle and exorcism. Did they accidentally let loose the wrong demon? A True(ish) Story.

How To Make A Cup Of Tea Chapter 1 (The Missing Tea Bags)

2018 • 11 min • Ireland

Teaman gets his tea bags stolen by an autistic child and needs to make a team to get them back.

The Port Costa Little Boys

2018 • 8 min • United States of America

A hitchhiking pirate gets caught up in a life of crime with a gang of small people.

In Between

2018 • 25 min • Iran

A crime scene investigation is in progress.

Mr. Tickles

2018 • 6 min

A Spanish babysitter, Olivia, has to look after an American girl on a night that will not turn out as she expected, especially when she meets someone she should never have met, Mr. Tickles.

The Flying Carsons: Part 1 - Hunter

2018 • 14 min • United States of America

Hunter Carson receives a letter from his old Uncle Jack imploring him to visit in Spain. When Hunter arrives in Barcelona and Jack is nowhere to be found, the young man follows a series of clues that lead him to a surprising revelation about his family and future.

Criaturas de la noche

2018 • 13 min

Five are the characters that star in this story, in which the lives of Amy, Max, Silas, Alison and Indra will be intertwined, showing a hidden reality about why they are, dress and love like this. They will make you doubt the conception we have about these picturesque characters from the world of the night.

Holiday Hostage

2018 • 16 min • United States of America

It’s Thanksgiving night and all Abby and David want to do is quickly eat their turkey and ditch their overbearing “still has their umbilical cords” Jewish mother. Before they can make their getaway, Gary, a deranged ex-convict, breaks in and takes the family hostage. Tensions are high, family secrets are revealed, and Gary just forced everyone to go the bathroom with him. At least Grandma is here to calm everyone down. Just kidding, she’s crazy. Can this family make peace with each other before they’re offed? Oy vey!

Prénom: Mathieu

2018 • 60 min • Switzerland

Seventeen-year-old Mathieu Reymond lies brutally battered and raped in a field of reeds. It is only after his release from hospital that the memories come back, unannounced and fragmentary, but still so precise that regular meetings with two police officers not only allow the perpetrator’s identikit image to take shape, but also the chronology of the crime itself.