All Films

What Do Dragons See in a Girl Like Me?

2018 • 15 min • Mexico

What if the princess in the dragon-guarded tower was also a social media influencer?

Talking with the Vampires

2018 • 30 min • United States of America

Abel Ferrara directed this thirty-minute documentary that interviews the cast of his film THE ADDICTION.

Nas: Live from the Kennedy Center

2018 • 52 min • United States of America

Two decades after the album’s critically acclaimed release, hip-hop artist Nas teamed up with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., to stage a symphonic rendition of “Illmatic,” one of the most revered albums in hip-hop history. Nas: Live From the Kennedy Center captures the energy and nostalgia of this collaborative performance.

Palmegruppen goes for a very long lunch

2018 • 28 min • Sweden

Palmegruppen has tried to solve the murder of the Swedish prime minister Olof Palme for over 30 years now. What do they do all day? Who are they? What happens if they close down without solving the case?

Modest Heroes

2018 • 54 min • Japan

Two tiny, aquatic humanoids search for their missing father, a boy battles a lethal allergy to eggs, and an invisible salaryman tries to become a hero.

Synth & Beyond

2018 • 58 min • United Kingdom

New Order's Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert unpack a playlist of electro, pop and new wave classics spanning four decades. Stephen and Gillian have been married for 24 years and have been in New Order together for even longer, but they still manage to surprise one another with their musical tastes. While Stephen declares Captain Beefheart an early influence, Gillian confesses her teenage love for a disco classic. During an hour of top tunes, Stephen also reveals the moment he was mistaken for Stevie Wonder, and Gillian recalls how her Dad was a fan of punk. From Kraftwerk to Can, David Bowie to Kate Bush, Magazine to Grace Jones and many more, this stellar playlist by Stephen and Gillian is brimming with iconic performances.

Their They're There

2018 • 3 min • United Kingdom

A live action/animated short about a boy who’s sitting an exam he desperately doesn’t want to be in. His stream of conscience runs wild as his frustration grows at being forced into taking the exam. His arch rival Jess is sitting opposite of him as she whips through the paper. Joe eventually gives up on the paper, turning to his drawing to illustrate his thoughts.

Wildboar Hunting

2018 • 60 min • Hungary

November 1664. The autumnal peace of the Kursanec forest is suddenly shattered by the noise of a hunting party. The leader of the hunters is Miklós Zrínyi, one of the most powerful men in the country. Neither he nor the members of the merry party can imagine how the day will end. The film presents a tragic event in Hungarian history, which is still not fully understood and which will later affect the fate of the whole country. Hunting accident or assassination? There are many theories and explanations, rumours and anecdotes about the events of this autumn day. Is it plausible that the life of a renowned general, an excellent hunter and a respected poet should come to such a fatal end? Who was he whose terrible fate was facilitated even by such potentates as Louis XIV, the Sun King?

72 Hours In André Balazs’ Chateau Marmont With Kenneth Anger

2018 • 5 min

On LA’s iconic Sunset Boulevard and inside the glamorous rooms of Chateau Marmont, Floria Sigismondi shot Kenneth Anger for an additional special edition for System Magazine.

Going Forward

2018 • 15 min

On Election Day in poverty-stricken North Philadelphia, a third-generation activist hopes to become the first openly gay candidate of color elected to state office in Pennsylvania.

The Big Break

2018 • 20 min

A struggling actor and director finally crack under the pressures of navigating the entertainment business.

A Final Reunion

2018 • 48 min • China

Lili, who hasn't seen her father for a decade, comes back to her hometown. Her father, Jixiang, who has mental problems for years, lives in the village with his mother. As Jixiang's mother has passed away, the family start discussing Jixiang's future.

The Sword and the Pen

2018 • 13 min • United States of America

Short documentary about the career of six time Eisner Award winner and creator of Usagi Yojimbo, Stan Sakai

L'Œil du cyclo

2018 • 26 min • France

Judith is mourning her lover. While she goes back to work, a strange phenomemon occurs... A scooter comes to life and starts to follow her.

Clac!

2018 • 19 min

A family dinner at a Chinese restaurant turns chaotic when a mother tells her daughters that she intends to commit suicide.

Namahage's Obon Homecoming

2018 • 8 min • Japan

A visitor shows up in the middle of the night at the countryside house that Miyako shares with her father. Miyako goes to wake up her father, but the creature enters the house. Miyako stands frozen.

End Times

2018 • 9 min • United States of America

A man finds a dying squirrel in a park and has an existential crisis in this surreal, absurd, live-action short film about death.

Careful How You Go

2018 • 13 min • United Kingdom

A darkly comic psychological horror, which visits three women as they indulge their taste for recreational cruelty.

Dorset

2018 • 4 min

A hit man learns that the haunted myth about the woods he's in might not be be myth at all.

Partridge in a Bear Tree

2018 • 6 min • United Kingdom

Winter is fast approaching, and everyone is getting ready for a nice long sleep… but a certain Little Partridge can’t quite contain her excitement! What could possibly go wrong?

Парамоша

2018 • 43 min • Russia

Partos Alekseevich Paramonov (Paramosha) worked in the circus as a clown. His wife died and he began to drink too much. Paramoshi left a porcelain figurine on a golden pedestal from a past life. Once there was a phone call and a woman's voice, invited the old man to speak at the bottom of the city. Paramosha went to a stop and waited a long time for the coveted black Mercedes from the city hall, but the call was just an insidious ploy of friends who wanted to lure Paramosha out of the apartment and take possession of the figurine.

Roles We Play

2018 • 24 min • United States of America

An older professor longing for motherhood must recalibrate her path to pregnancy when she realizes one of her favorite students is a potential sperm donor.

ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff

2018 • 57 min • United States of America

In 1976, reggae icon Bob Marley survived an assassination attempt as rival political groups battled in Jamaica. But who exactly was responsible?

I Love You, Alejandra

2018 • 15 min • Mexico

Two teenage girls on a roadtrip to an abortion clinic.