All Films

Off Track

2017 • 12 min

When two Youtubers present their fictional relationship for an online show, the performance becomes so convincing that one begins to unravel as he descends into a dark obsession with the very fantasy that he created.

Heat

2017 • 8 min • Poland

Unbearable heat. A young boy is doing to his friend unusual favor - pretended to be him, visited his grandmother who has senile. A woman takes him for a walk to a place that evokes memories and she tell him about the biggest mystery of her life.

The Incident

2017 • 22 min • Lebanon, United States of America

At a bus stop near Beirut, a veiled Lebanese woman and a migrant Syrian worker get in a tumultuous moment and are arrested. They must argue their innocence in the face of the only witnesses: a bus full of women on their way to Koran school, each with her version of the truth.

Peru

2017 • 16 min • Belgium, France

Summoned to a mysterious meeting, Poppy, Vincent, Gaspard, and Adèle find themselves in front of a worn down bar, on the seaside, in Ostende. Rapidly, the four of them discover that they are not here by coincidence: in learning that they are half-brothers and sisters, they inherit the bar as well. With one mission: rebuild the restaurant together.

Life on The Line

2017 • 25 min • Hong Kong

A directorial effort from Ashley Cheung, a promising and up-and-coming scriptwriter. An excellent dramatic short film with the brilliant performance of Joman Chiang, the Queen of independent films, and Himmy Wong of Weeds on Fire. Nim Cheung is a senior counsellor of the Suicide Prevention Hotline. She is still suffering from the death of her little daughter. One day, she receives a phone call of a young man who is attempting suicide. She finds out that he is the one responsible for her daughter’s death. What will she do facing this dilemma, which may cause complete different stories to both of their lives?

Drain Alcatraz

2017 • 45 min • United States of America

Drain Alcatraz uses cutting edge visual effects to 'drain' the waters around the notorious island of Alcatraz. With the waters drained away the secrets of Alcatraz are revealed, including exactly why the island's infamous prison was so inescapable.

The Poet of Revolution

2017 • 15 min • Serbia

A film made by Danilo Kis's poem "The Revolutionary Poet on the Presidential Ship" on the wreck of Tito's yacht “Seagull” in Rijeka's shipyard with two acting film legends, Radko Polic and Marko Nikolic. The film was edited by the late Marko Glusac.

Un beso de película

2017 • 15 min • Spain

Inma Cuesta and Quim Gutiérrez are the fashionable actor couple. But in their day-to-day life they realise that they no longer kiss like they do in the movies. Their relationship goes into crisis and they start a fun plan to reconquer their relationship: champagne, lobster, music, fireworks... whatever it takes to reconnect in the perfect scene! Everything seems to be going well, but accidentally the magic moment doesn't end as expected.

Lake of Betrayal: The Story of Kinzua Dam

2017 • 56 min

Kinzua Dam on the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania was a flashpoint in history for the Seneca Nation of Indians. Completed in 1965, the dam was to mitigate flooding in Pittsburgh, 198 miles downriver, but the 27-mile reservoir that formed above it inundated vast tracts of the Seneca Indians' ancestral lands, forcing their removal in breach of one of the United States' oldest treaties. Set against a backdrop of a federal Indian termination policy, pork-barrel politics, and undisclosed plans for private hydropower, Lake of Betrayal reveals an untold story from American history-a one-sided battle pitting a small Native American nation against some of the strongest political, social, and commercial forces in the country. Although the Seneca suffered irreplaceable cultural losses, the Kinzua crisis became a turning point to build a stronger Seneca Nation.

Satanica

2017 • 9 min

A psychiatrist is summoned to treat a famed former singer, and begins to discover she may not be who she appears to be.

Ten

2017 • 26 min • Japan

Takashi runs a barbershop in a country town. Tomoe was Takashi's girlfriend back in his high school days. She visits him and they meet for the first time in 14 years. Tomoe is going to marry soon. She asks him to shave the back of her neck.

How I Stole a Painting

2017 • 7 min

The story of one of the most radical performances in art history told by German artist Ulay, who in 1976 decided to steal Hitler's favorite painting from Berlin's national museum and hang it in the home of a Turkish immigrant family. "This particular painting you could say was a German identity icon." In 1976 Ulay decided to steal the painting 'Der arme Poet' (The Poor Poet) (1839) by Carl Spitzweg, which was said to be Hitler's favorite painting. By stealing the painting from the Neue Nationalgalerie (New National Gallery) in Berlin, Ulay broke away from what he had done previously, aiming "to give a strong signal about what I was about as an artist at the time."

Ce qui nous tient

2017 • 28 min • France

Alex is fifteen years old. Back from boarding school for the weekend, he reconnects with his little country village and his family, a family which seems to care more for its dogs than for Alex. This of course annoys him. He's better off without them. He's better off down at the cross-country motorbike track with Kader and the turning bikes. But he's obliged to take his grandmother's dog with him and it disappears into the forest.

Refill

2017 • 10 min • Ecuador

Milo is 24 years old and works in a coffee shop. He and his coworker have been in a casual relationship for a while. When she texts him that they need to talk, he starts wondering what they really are.

Mi Dulcinea

2017 • 4 min • Cuba

Observe the tenets of Taekwondo. Respect instructors and seniors. Never misuse Taekwondo. Be a champion of freedom and justice. Help to build a more peaceful world.

The Man in the Rabbit Mask

2017 • 6 min

An innocent sleepover becomes a nightmarish evening when two girls summon a cryptic masked man known as Mr. Rabbity.

Fatima Marie Torres and the Invasion of Space Shuttle Pinas 25

2017 • 17 min • Philippines

Set during the launch of the first space shuttle of the Philippines - an ordinary old couple living in the suburbs attempts to go about their life during this strange day.

Shedding Skin

2017 • 8 min • United Kingdom

A beautiful intimate portrayal of Muslim women in a hammam.

Shakespeare and Company

2017 • 16 min • South Korea

A short film about a man in Paris and a woman in Seoul getting closer by phone.

Where Things, Where People Disappear

2017 • 22 min • Lithuania

Domas is a kleptomaniac. He works in a sport club through an integration program which helps people with mental disorders to return to society. One day he does not manage to resist and steals a bag from a young doctor Simona, who is living through an existential crisis. She asks his help to find her things. Domas feels ashamed, but he cannot confess. He offers her a ride home. Together they go on a journey through the night in Vilnius, their painful experiences reveal as well as a fragile, but at the same time impossible connection between them sets up.

The Soul of Success: The Jack Canfield Story

2017 • 54 min

The Soul of Success: The Jack Canfield Story follows the extraordinary and transformative life and career of Jack Canfield, world renowned entrepreneur, professional speaker, and best-selling author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books. Jack's journey takes him from childhood poverty in West Virginia to Harvard University, from teaching in Chicago's inner city public schools to sharing the stage with Oprah Winfrey and the President of the United States. Throughout, Jack's kindness and compassion drives him to help others live a life of success, gratitude, and joy.

Small Talk

2017 • 11 min

Two exes meet by chance for the first time in years. Between idle chatter and catching up, unspoken thoughts and feelings resurface.

David Hurn: A Life in Pictures

2017 • 40 min • United Kingdom

Documentary celebrating the life and career of world-renowned Magnum photographer David Hurn, possibly Wales's most important living photographer.

Max Gimblett: Original Mind

2017 • 50 min • Australia

Max Gimblett: Original Mind documents the life and process of eccentric, creative genius Max Gimblett. One of New Zealand’s most successful and internationally prominent living painters, Gimblett has been working in America since 1962. The filmmakers spent a week in Gimblett’s Soho loft where he and his devoted studio assistants generously revealed the techniques and philosophy behind his beautiful art.