All Films

Toloriu

2019 • 60 min

In Toloriu, a small village nestled between the Catalan pyrenees, the people tell the story of Xipahuatzin, daughter of the aztec emperor Moctezuma, taken there by the baron Joan de Grau during the Spanish conquest. Several years later, incapable of adapting to the cold mountains, Xipahuatzin died of sadness. Drawn to this story, Mexican filmmaker Patricia Ordaz travelled to this village to explore the landscapes that harbored the princess, and record the traditions of an almost ghost town. Do we exist beyond the stories we tell?

Writing 10000 Miles

2019 • 52 min • Hong Kong

This documentary focuses on the female Chinese writer Xiao Hong and her traveling during the Sino-Japanese war years between 1932 and 1942.

The Boy Hero

2019 • 19 min

On the edge of demise, a lonely old man who prefers to be in peace is interrupted by an 8-year-old child as they both go through chemotherapy.

Robbie & Rose

2019 • 8 min • Australia

Robbie reveals a deep secret about his true identity to Eddie, which threatens to ruin their life long friendship.

Walking in the Footsteps of the Ancestors

2019 • 53 min

Aotearoa - Maori for New Zealand Follow the journey of the "Walking in the Footsteps of the Ancestors" tour, as Indigenous elders from all over the world discover New Zealand for the first time. Join the walk on the Maori Peoples path to sovereignty. Starring Hecta Herekiuha (MAORI), Ehulani Stephany (HAWAI'I) of VolcanoScapes… Dancing with the Goddess and Bunna Lawrie (FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE) of Julian Lennon’s Whaledreamers and the musical group Coloured Stone. Made in association with the non-profit organization Hands Around the World, run by Lynne 'Sealotus' Edmondson, who organized walkabouts in New Zealand 2017 and Hawai'i 2019.

Trud

2019 • 3 min • Greece

Trud is a video performance/comment on the capitalist production and reproduction of the self. Between welding and ironing, everything is work, labor, pain.

The Power

2019 • 4 min • Argentina

A girl says no to her boyfriend's intentions to have sex.

get ready

2019 • 8 min • United States of America

Two esteemed detectives are tasked with unraveling the mystery surrounding a missing boy.

La esquinilla

2019 • 7 min

A group of Puerto Rican artists join forces to revitalize their community through mural artwork.

Hayat - Leben

2019 • 29 min • Germany

Hayat means life. The short film is a snapshot from real life, from Hayat's life. In her early twenties, she hangs out on playgrounds in Neuperlach, a bit lost and not yet really settled anywhere. However, she starts to break out, from the standstill and the feeling of insignificance. A new life begins.

Tere, That's Me

2019 • 53 min • Croatia

Tereza Kesovija, an internationally acclaimed recording artist from Dubrovnik (Croatia), speaks about her life and career.

Forever Yours, Bansho

2019 • 4 min • India

In the peaceful hamlet of Dzuluk, a man is about to return to his wife of thirty four years, a marriage they have sustained mostly through letters.

The Overview Effect

2019 • 6 min

"The Overview Effect" is a cognitive shift in awareness reported by the astronauts who saw the Earth from space. Senior astronaut Jean-François Clervoy is one of the few to have experienced it. Discover his story from a legendary astronomical observatory at the top of the Pyrenees Mountains before going to space.

Olha's Italian Diary

2019 • 49 min • Hungary, Italy, Ukraine

An intimate sneak-peek into a contemporary taboo topic: intimate lives of the female migrants away from home. Olha is a migrant care worker in Naples, whose life could fill up a few telenovelas. And yet, it is so similar to the lives of many Ukrainian women in Italy. Will Olha be able to give Naples a chance and find a true feeling among the routines of her transnational life? The full-length film is based on a short documentary film of the same title by the same director, which was filmed as part of the Verzio Film Festival's DocLab workshop in 2016.

Made in Païwan

2019 • 31 min • French Polynesia

Païwan People share a rich tattooing tradition which was closely related to cultural identity and social status before the vanishement during WWII. This contributes to give Cudjuy Patjidres the motivation of the tattoing revival. Cudjuy is actualy the only traditionnal tattooist in Taïwan. He learn his art to Bai Ai Païwan tatoo artist. Suliljaw Lusaujatj, student of the Departement of Anthropology of the College of Asia and the Pacific help him as stretcher. Suliljaw reccord also the tattooing.

A Beethoven en su duocéntesimo quincuagésimo aniversario

2019 • 20 min • Dominican Republic, France, Spain

Dominican short film tribute to Ludwig Van Beethoven on his 250th anniversary.

Grandma's Pancakes

2019 • 2 min • Lithuania

A grandmother patiently waiting for a visit.

M2: Complete Works

2019 • 60 min • Japan, United States of America

"M2: Complete Works" dives deep into the history of Japanese game developer M2, who are well known for elaborately porting retro games to modern platforms. From their humble beginnings porting Gauntlet to the Sega Genesis by eye and memory to their releases on the Nintendo Switch, M2 has been involved with some of the most iconic game series of all time.

On Our Way

2019 • 19 min

A film about fathers and sons, and the expectations they put on themselves and each other.

We Have Everywhere to Go

2019 • 25 min

An embittered intellectual's plan to steal a case of drugs and start a new life for himself are thwarted by the arrival of his ambitious yet naïve nephew, who has travelled to London for his first audition out of drama school.

Carving the Cadaver Vol 1

2019 • 50 min • United States of America

Spanning nearly four decades of archival footage from all over the world, the Carving the Cadaver trilogy is an uncompromising exploration into the world of embalming, autopsy, and human dissection. Offering an uncensored look into all aspects of human anatomy from inside and out.

Extra Safe

2019 • 9 min • Egypt, Saudi Arabia

Escalation after a girl in Egypt bought a condom.

Last Night Dinner

2019 • 17 min • Italy

A couple in love meets to eat every afternoon. Miscommunication and displeasure begin to be the main ingredients of their menu, and the dishes they eat are the slow warning of inevitable decay. Every desire transforms in the time it takes for dinner to be ready. All that remains is to taste a frantic and exhausting dessert.

Ghost Story

2019 • 7 min • India

AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WHO CONVINCE HIS DIRECTOR TO MAKE A HORROR FILM . THEN HE CHALLENGED TO MAKE HIS OWN HORROR FILM AGAINST HIS DIRECTOR.