All Films

The Idol K

2018 • 7 min • Japan

Instant

2018 • 21 min

After a desperate criminal takes a bar hostage, six people must stay alive while one conceals the truth that could change everything in an instant.

Saint Nena!

2018 • 22 min

Santa Nena, a patron saint statue that springs to life every night, suddenly falls in love with a teenager even though God forbids her.

Imaginary Circumstances

2018 • 11 min

Two new friends, both recently dumped, develop an unusual way of coping with their heartbreak.

Clear Sky

2018 • 21 min • France

Jérémy, paratrooper, returns from Central Africa after the death of his brother in arms, Sofiane. He finds himself at his mother's house, who does not know how to help him to get back on his feets . The daily slowly resumes its course, but Jeremy remains haunted by the death of his friend.

Diener

2018 • 11 min

A man scatters ashes multiple times in the same day. Who is he, and where are the ashes coming from?

The Acorn

2018 • 39 min • United States of America

The story of a stage theater owner named Graham and a young woman named Charlotte. Both of them possess something that's very important to each of them. For Graham, it's a theater that his father passed down to him, and for Charlotte, it's a ring that her mother passed down to her.

Smoke

2018 • 50 min • United States of America

Based on the Dearborn Heights murders, two attorneys face off in trying to decide the fate of a man, who in a fit of rage commits an unthinkable crime. Natasha Marshall, prosecution attorney, believes in justice and the death penalty, while Joe Tucker, defense attorney, thinks time served in jail can change and rehabilitate a person. When being faced with a suffering family and flashbacks of her private grief, Natasha fights against what the law demands to find justice in the pool of blood created by rage.

Teddy Mate

2018 • 15 min

In a world where children bond with magical teddy bears that eventually transform into their perfect, human life partner; an optimistic and strong-willed young woman struggles when her teddy mate subverts expectations.

The Great Buddha Arrival

2018 • 60 min • Japan

An all-star reboot of the lost classic 1934 film, The Giant Buddha Statue's Travel Through The Country, made with the cooperation of director Yoshiro Edamasa's grandson. From Japan, a modern kaiju story based on what may be the first kaiju film.

Zog

2018 • 27 min • United Kingdom

Zog is a keen young dragon who wants to learn to fly, roar, and breathe fire, so he studies at the Dragon School. He is desperate to impress his teacher and win a golden star, but he is prone to accidents and he has to be helped by a kind young girl who patches up his bumps and bruises.

Bitten

2018 • 10 min • United States of America

A mysterious and violent encounter sends a dog on a night of adventure and possibility.

Entrenched

2018 • 14 min • Australia

Four Australian soldiers become compromised when they capture a young Afghani boy spying on their reconnaissance position.

The School Trip

2018 • 15 min • Italy

At the age of 14, Megalie, daughter of an immigrant family from Senegal but born and brought up in Italy, is faced with the difficult task of finding a place for herself in the world she is living in. When she is denied the opportunity of taking part in a school trip abroad, a perfect occasion for the girl to reveal her feelings to her classmate, that place in the world will seem unattainable to her. But will it really be so?

Abbundanza

2018 • 52 min • Germany

About a poor girl who wants to be rich and famous.

Grade A

2018 • 3 min • United States of America

A college professor has a deadly surprise to show his curious student in his old barn.

The Desecrated

2018 • 8 min • United States of America

A young morgue attendant working the night shift encounters an unwelcome visitor.

The Quiet Room

2018 • 28 min • United States of America

When Michael attempts suicide and doesn’t leave a note, he inadvertently awakens Hattie, a demon that haunts the psychiatric hospital he's in. Now he must find a way to stop her rampage before she kills everyone he connects with.

Inyanka Sni

2018 • 5 min • United States of America

After being assaulted, a young woman is disturbed to notice a man watching her as she practices self-defense by herself in a park basketball court. Overwhelmed, she has to choose to stand her ground or run away.

This Climate

2018 • 3 min

The stock exchange, the sky, customers, and pedestrians. All are observed at a distance, with care, in the newest work by Jem Cohen.

Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit

2018 • 54 min • France, Switzerland

An account of the life of actress Jeanne Moreau (1928-2017), a true icon of the New Wave and one of the most idolized French movie stars.

Maria

2018 • 27 min • Brazil

Maria spends her daytime sewing and cleaning, while at night she works as a prostitute in Oporto's streets. Years ago her path crossed with José, a married man who became her most faithful client but who couldn't help her to escape the hard life. Today this old prostitute continues showing off her body through the long city's nights, though the clients are almost gone. José is still there, but he failed at what she desired the most: a son. In a very intimate and raw portray of a woman, MARIA disclosures how love and getting older can feels like.

Asia a

2018 • 20 min

A recent spinal cord injury patient struggles to reconcile his sense of self-worth with his new reality as a paraplegic.

Rogan Josh

2018 • 17 min • India

A family prepares for their patriach's birthday