All Films

The Bombing of Wall Street

2018 • 52 min • United States of America

On September 16, 1920, as hundreds of Wall Street workers headed out for lunch, a horse-drawn cart packed with dynamite exploded in front of Morgan Bank — the world’s most powerful banking institution. The blast turned the nation’s financial center into a bloody war zone and left 38 dead and hundreds more seriously injured. As financial institutions around the country went on high alert, many wondered if this was the strike against American capitalism that radical agitators had threatened for so long.

Down Escalation

2018 • 7 min • Japan

As a caterpillar falls to the ground and dissolves, an anthropoid in the same erratic realm experiences its metamorphic fate.

Dope

2018 • 17 min • Russia

The story tells of a series of such meetings, which radically changed the life of a sportswoman.

instead, he writes.

2018 • 13 min

A man writes down his thoughts and dreams by the riverside.

Eiga Drive Head: Tomika Hyper Rescue – Kidō Kyūkyū Keisatsu

2018 • 57 min • Japan

Mr. Real Estate

2018 • 14 min • United States of America

A gay couple dealing with marital dispute when one of them falls in love with their realtor, causing a cataclysm of fighting and emotional tumult between them, their cleaning lady, the realtor and his wife.

Shadowbanned

2018 • 8 min

SHADOWBANNED (2018) uses the aesthetics of internet conspiracy theories to tell the story of an anonymous narrator on an enigmatic, transdimensional journey. The film unfolds across multiple universes wherein dreams are recycled waste products and meaning has been all but lost. The narrator arms himself with artificial memories of artificial pasts in order to protect himself from the future. SHADOWBANNED is a meditation on the perception of history, esoteric culture and the implosion of meaning in our hyper-accelerated times.

Practices from Beyond

2018 • 10 min • Italy

Madness, a demon on his first day of job at Beyond Inc, a souls-gathering company, is instructed by the Infernal Chairman to collect the soul of an old woman and let her pass away.

Sh'hab

2018 • 13 min • Qatar

In the old village of Al Wakrah, a mischievous 8-year-old girl would do anything to spend time with her father and older brother at sea. In an effort to keep her home and safe, her mother begins to share with her the most elaborate mythological tales about falling stars. But this only stokes the little girl's imagination further, and she sets out to find one at night in an enchanting tale about childlike curiosity and wonder.

Paul Virzi: I'll Say This

2018 • 42 min • United States of America

Paul Virzi masterfully balances his edgy New York demeanor with his vulnerability as a husband, father and lover of nerdy things. Paul shares his hatred of political debate on social media, the challenges of manning the gate to heaven, his surprisingly ruthless young daughter and his unintentional sick thoughts.

A Bad Scene: Nissan Patrol

2018 • 13 min

"A Bad Scene" is a film compilation, which speaks about the darker currents hiding in human relationships, situations, which are practically inescapable, in five different ways. Harassment, mental violence, manipulation, cornering – these topics are current in both politics as well as private sphere. In these nightmarish confrontations, dramatics, mysticism as well as twisted comedy can be found. The main character of the first short film “Nissan Patrol” by Katrin Maimik and Andres Maimik is art student Jane, who hitchhikes on a secluded road and is picked up by a manly SUV. The youngster behind the wheel misunderstands the girl’s carefree behaviour and suddenly turns into a narrow side road.

The Trainee

2018 • 7 min • Canada

A gritty anti-hero, a menacing super villain, and a naive sidekick walk into an interrogation room...

Faith

2018 • 22 min

A young songwriter struggles with her addictions and is admitted to a clinic where she meets other young adults struggling with emotional and psychological issues.

Anna Vice Versa

2018 • 20 min • Russia

Once Anna gets an anonymous bouquet which turns her life around. But instead of love, she finds herself on a railway track.

Peach

2018 • 27 min • South Korea

A woman must move her grandma's tomb, and none of the family wants to assist. She sets off on a lone journey to her grandma's grave site.

The Love & Hate

2018 • 36 min • Serbia

Two country boys travel to the big city to look for wives but find only trouble.

The Other Way

2018 • 14 min • India

Rewa, a bride, is questioning her decision just moments before her wedding, and takes one last step before taking the leap.

Leaders of WWII: The Early Years

2018 • 53 min

A look at Charles de Gaulle, Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, and Marshal Petain, and the roles they play in the Great War of 1914 to 1918.

The Real T Rex with Chris Packham

2018 • 59 min

A documentary examining what the Tyrannosaurus Rex was really like - both appearance and behaviour - using the recent palaeontological and zoological research.

Some of my Best Friends are Ghosts

2018 • 10 min

It is deep autumn — I wonder I never thought I'd be lost and searching for one warm, friendly smile — but I got me some people and I know that they love me And I know just where to look this time. "Here is my music. It is all I have to tell you how I feel. Know that your love keeps my love strong." —Stevie Wonder

Student Hunters

2018 • 7 min

Steve Jerkin, known as "the Student Hunter", is a zookeeper, conservationist, television personality, wildlife educator, and environmentalist. Follow him as he goes looking for the various types of college students.

Butterflies

2018 • 22 min

A girl struggles to reclaim her life after a shooting leaves her with PTSD.

Red Skies

2018 • 8 min • United States of America

A man tries to pack away his belongings before a storm hits his urban home. As the eye of the storm descends upon him, the man discovers that something is among the cardboard boxes.

Andrew! Alexander!

2018 • 4 min

In this short set in the lo-fi, cable-access world of yesteryear, Andrew Alexander returns to his roots as a taxi driver, shepherding Second City alums on a revealing trip down memory lane.