All Films

Grab Them By the Balls

2018 • 8 min • Norway

A bachelorette party is visited by a male stripper.

Dead Teenager Séance

2018 • 20 min • Brazil

A group of dead teenagers spending their after-lives in Limbo decides to wreak vengeance upon their killer by summoning him to the world of the dead.

Mascarpone

2018 • 14 min • Germany

A car crash thrusts Francis, the dreamy film projectionist, into the world of the ruthless gangster Mascarpone.

Dadli

2018 • 15 min • Antigua and Barbuda, France, United States of America

Tiquan, a 13-year-old Antiguan, recounts bits of his daily life in his small village and community.

Engimon

2018 • 24 min • Japan

In the children's room of the Amanogawa household in the neighborhood of Shichifukujin, there are five Engimon: Haruo (a papier-mache dog), Kin-chan (a goldfish paper balloon), Hebikura (a bamboo snake), Chief Daruma (a daruma doll), and Koume (a Kokeshi doll). They are always watching over the siblings of the household, Himi and Yamato. One day, an Engimon from somewhere else appears, and Himi leaves the house to chase it. Haruo and his friends come alive, much to Yamato's surprise, and together they go to rescue Himi.

Last Call

2018 • 5 min • Hungary

At closing time a bartender is left with more cleanup than expected when her coworker hooks up with a mysterious guest.

bnb

2018 • 13 min • United States of America

A couple spends the night at a mysterious airbnb and tries to survive the night...and also get a good review. (ALTER)

The Bridge

2018 • 30 min • Hong Kong

Lai-sing, full of aspirations as a journalist, lives in Hong Kong with his sister Kei-mei. Their parents live in Hainan since retirement while Uncle Guoyou lives in Shenzhen. The family is separated until the third anniversary of the death of Lai-sing's grandmother. According to tradition, a monument has to be erected on this occasion, which brings the family members to meet up. The reunion slowly unveils the indiscernible distances and intimacies built over time. It is only through understanding and acceptance that they would cast aside their differences and show genuine care for each other.

Stine

2018 • 8 min

An end-of-life care robot spends his last days with his beloved, terminally-ill patient.

Marquise

2018 • 7 min

Marquise Vilsón prepares to make his Off-Broadway debut, transitioning from a very private life to a very public spotlight.

Black Hat

2018 • 14 min • United States of America

At first blush, Shmuel is a pious Hasidic man leading a fairly simple life. By day he dutifully prays at the local synagogue and manages a busy dry cleaner. But when his wife and daughters leave town for a few days, Shmuel will step out of his simple daily life and into a more complex world lit by the night. When he misplaces his black hat along the way, Shmuel’s two lives will interconnect in a way he never expected.

The Tiger

2018 • 10 min • Finland

On a winter evening Dad returns home drunk. A quarrel breaks out. Dad has a shotgun. Tiger and Mom escape the house and a haunting silence falls. Tiger must return inside to see what has happened.

Yellow Is the New Black

2018 • 4 min • France, United States of America

An adventure about two Minions who make a daring (though temporary) escape from jail. As they navigate the chaos of their breakout, their antics showcase the Minions' signature blend of resourcefulness and mischief, resulting in a short filled with hilariously unpredictable moments.

Lala Land

2018 • 18 min • South Korea

Actor #1 is a mid-aged actor who used to be famous yet fails to accept the world has changed. Without being able to understand him, his son tells him to adapt to the reality; however, Actor #1 feels bitter about his son’s advice. One day, he has one last chance to audition for a part. At the audition venue, he bumps into Actor #2 in shabby clothes whom he spent his golden years with.

Mezzanotte zero zero

2018 • 15 min • Italy

26 year old Francesco's life in Taranto is always the same. He doesn't have a steady job and always hangs out with the same friends. On his 27th birthday he makes an incredible discovery: the candle on his cake, only if broken, is able to fulfil any of his wishes.

The Curse and the Jubilee

2018 • 26 min • United States of America

An intimate, arresting portrait of the cursed Appalachian mining town of Ivanhoe, Virginia. The film captures the town as it prepares for the annual Jubilee, a wild 4th of July celebration where families and neighbors let loose and triumph over daily hardships, industrial abandonment, and race.

A Civilized Life

2018 • 15 min

In 1870 in the old west two women bought by miners as wives pursue their independence as survival endures over morality.

Down Down Down

2018 • 19 min • Germany

Children's book author Heinrich is confronted with absurd situations in a cold berlin night.

Bright Spring Days

2018 • 25 min • Hong Kong

Kuen is a lounge singer on Temple Street. Her son Kakei, now a university student, returns to Hong Kong for just a few days after emigrating to Canada with his father. Kuen's colleague Kit has to work overnight and enlists Kuen’s help to take care of her young son. During the sleepless night, Kuen and Ka-kei relive their past and envisage their future through another pair of mother and son. Under the bright sun, the cycle of life and family relationships continue, made all the more touching by the nuanced moments of care and concern between each other. SHAM Ka-ki of Weeds On Fire plays the son and renders a tender and layered performance full of subtlety.

Welcome Back, Mr. Buzzcock

2018 • 4 min

A high school's most hated science teacher returns from the grave. Two students unite to send him back.

Monsters and Myths

2018 • 53 min • Germany

Monsters have always been part of our nightmares and fairy tales. But where do they actually come from? How much of it is truth, how much is myth? Going to great lengths in this documentary, the filmmakers join scientists to explore a number of the best-known sagas and legends in the world. The search for the origins of what is likely to be the oldest legendary creature, the dragon, leads to snake pits, archaeological dig sites, gold mines and the inside of an Icelandic volcano. They also travel to Texas, hunting for traces of the “chupacabra,” literally the “goat-sucker,” a modern mythical creature with vampire-like teeth that was first spotted in Central America, and accompany palaeontologists to Kazakhstan in search of the remains of what might be the origin of the alluring unicorn, whose horn the Vikings used for trading.

Don't Cry Over Spilt Eggnog

2018 • 12 min • United States of America

A mysterious homeless man is confronted with an intervention by his sisters at what he is led to believe will be a Christmas get together.

Michael Palin: A Life on Screen

2018 • 59 min • United Kingdom

This special one-hour documentary reflects on Michael Palin's fascinating career as a BAFTA-winning actor, writer and presenter.

Dark

2018 • 13 min • Portugal

An inactive swim coach follows an enigmatic blind man who will help her overcome a past that haunts her and prevents her from practicing her profession.