All Films

Yeh Ballet

2017 • 15 min • India

Dancing is a passion of the rich, believes Manish Chauhan , the 21-year-old son of a taxi driver in suburban Mumbai. Yet he, like his friend, 15-year-old Amiruddin Shah daydream of becoming principal ballet dancers in big American companies.

Hawks on Hawks

2017 • 10 min • United States of America

This ten-minute segment, heralded as part of a new shorts program, is composed of excerpts from a 1972 audio conversation between Hawks and Peter Bogdanovich, as well as a 1973 interview of Hawks with Richard Schickel, wherein the director reminisces about casting "His Girl Friday" (1940) and the changes from the original source material.

Juliet, Juliet & Juliet

2017 • 9 min • Sweden

Dance super star Ana Laguna and acting legend Stina Ekblad meet with dancer, choreographer and director Giovanni Bucchieri in this expressive story about an unexpected meeting.

Faggot

2017 • 10 min • Canada

This short film tells the story of Alexis, a 16-years-old hockey player who, after discovering he is gay, must face a heartbreaking dilemma: come out to his homophobic friends at the risk of being rejected and ridiculed, or stay in the closet even if that would mean abandoning Elliot, the only person who really loves him for what he is.

Lilac

2017 • 30 min • Ukraine

May. Lilac blossom in Kyiv. Five friends and alcohol from the nearest supermarket. You need to be brave to face your fears, but you need to be even more courageous to tell about them to your closest. Looking for lilac's cinquefoil to eat for good luck.

Slow Burn

2017 • 13 min

Meet the Maker: Umberto Lenzi on Almost Human

2017 • 19 min • United Kingdom

An interview of Umberto Lenzi discussing the making of his film Almost Human.

You are Beautiful

2017 • 15 min

A young mother tries to run away from inner-city Dublin but discovers that there are only so many places you can go before you run into yourself.

Love Is the Message, the Message Is Death

2017 • 8 min • United States of America

A reflection on Jafa's desire to craft a "black cinema" that is responsive to the "existential, political, and spiritual dimensions" of Black life. Comprised of found footage sampled from films, newscasts, sporting events, music videos, and citizen videos, all of it downloaded from the Internet, the clips have been woven together and set to Kanye West's anthem "Ultralight Beam." Together the images and music make for an intense, poignant meditation on African American life in the twentieth-century. This history is also the history, by necessity, of racism and prejudice.

The Water Phoenix

2017 • 10 min • United States of America

When an imprisoned mermaid is betrayed by her caretaker, she must find a way to escape the aquarium alone.

250 Steps

2017 • 59 min • Serbia

The documentary film "250 Steps" is dedicated to the generation of Yugoslav junior national team that won the title of World Champions in basketball led by legendary coach Svetislav Pesic in the Italian town of Bormio in 1987.

Ella's Men

2017 • 19 min • Israel

In the range between autobiography and fiction, male & female - Ella nurses, dancing and waiting for her lover.

Bad Binoculars

2017 • 28 min • United States of America

Short documentary about the making of Twin Peaks: The Return.

Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis

2017 • 60 min • United States of America

Biographical documentary about John Lewis, the civil rights icon, respected legislator and elder statesman who continues to practice nonviolence in his determined fight for justice.

Mindr

2017 • 26 min • Brazil

With the help of Sara, Arthur enters his own mind to find out why can't remember his past and why he is having memory lapses. In love with Mayara, he has to heal in order to retrieve his relationship with her, but deep inside of this dream environment, he'll find Hugo and will have to face a truth that will change your life forever.

John Stevens: Storming the Beach

2017 • 8 min • United States of America

Lieutenant Colonel John Stevens served in both World War II and the Korean War. During the Korean War, he received a Bronze Star for leading his company in one of that war's harshest battles.

Diana: The Day Britain Cried

2017 • 58 min

Retrospective documentary marking the 20th anniversary of the funeral of Princess Diana narrated by Kate Winslet.

Ziggy Zoggy Boy

2017 • 5 min • United States of America

A simple boy learns a valuable lesson about fame.

Besoin Dead

2017 • 18 min • France

In a church, a future bride dresses in secret. Just before meeting up with her, the best man and the priest discover the city has been invaded by the living dead. They grab whatever weapons they can and go to her rescue.

Kid Wise - Hold On

2017 • 4 min

Never Grow Up.

The Death and The Goat

2017 • 15 min • Colombia

Napoleon buries his wife behind his house, located in an arid plain of distant mountains. He is an elderly peasant haunted by death and drought, with his wife he has just lost all hope of doing anything to stay alive. A neighbor boy offers him a chance to do something for his life and the lives of others. Napoleon must decide whether to heed the boy's call or put an end to it all.

Ben

2017 • 12 min • United Kingdom

A journey inside the mind of a troubled child.

The Life of Esteban

2017 • 16 min • Belgium

Esteban, a future Olympic swimmer, has grown up with a single mother and doesn't know who his father is. As he searches for his identity in this poetic short film, he determines swimming is a metaphor for life itself.

Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson

2017 • 45 min • United States of America

In honor of Homer's journey to the Hall of Fame, MLB all-stars and Springfield locals look back at the greatest corporate softball game ever played.