All Films

In the Beginning was Water and Sky

2017 • 13 min • Canada, United States of America

A haunting and visually stunning fairytale that blends the horrors of fantasy and the real life historical events of colonization and Indian Boarding Schools in the United States. A Native American girl in the 1700s and a Native American boy in the 1960s struggle to find their way back to a home that may be lost forever.

Apostles

2017 • 14 min • Brazil

A man with no head carefully prepares a large supper in front of a camera. In order to stage the gloomy portrait he has in mind, he must get Judas's head before the full moon rises.

Satyadar Coaching

2017 • 25 min • India

A Comedy Short Film.

The Magician's Assistant

2017 • 8 min

After returning to the stage for the first time in 20 years, Daedalus the Magnificent tries to perform one last magic show, only to be assisted by someone unexpected.

Heroin

2017 • 17 min • Switzerland, United States of America

A film about the work of painter Victor Rodriguez, whose sole subject is his ex-wife.

Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber

2017 • 6 min • United States of America

In 1916, the highest paid silent film director at Universal Studios was a woman named Lois Weber. Yet today, she is virtually unknown. "Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber" examines the achievements of this incredible woman, as told through the eyes of a young magazine photographer hoping to impress her.

The Incredible Mr. Piccoli

2017 • 56 min • France

A captivating portrait of French actor Michel Piccoli, who has worked with the greatest filmmakers of his time and has built a dazzling career of remarkable merit and success, focusing on his work during the 1970s and his professional relationship with Claude Sautet, Romy Schneider, Marco Ferreri and Luis Buñuel.

Salvatore

2017 • 12 min • Netherlands

Living out his days in a nursing home, a secret is unearthed from the dark past of charismatic Salvatore Luciano.

Don't Mess with Julie Whitfield

2017 • 10 min

A dark comedy about the brutal, violent and at times downright psychotic minds of elementary school soccer moms, written and directed by Amy Barham, and starring Casey Wilson (Happy Endings, Gone Girl), Mary Elizabeth Ellis (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Grinder) and Brian Sacca (The Wolf Of Wall Street, Wrecked).

The Christmas Hot Dog

2017 • 22 min

The Egos come together in a plot to change Christmas to January. There's just one problem, Will has discovered a lady that hands out free hot dogs and his interest in finding her may derail the motivation of the entire Christmas special.

Midnight's Garden

2017 • 10 min • France

The moon shines, a young couple plays in the forest. Their game leads them to an unfamiliar garden, in the middle of a clearing. Unaware of danger, the young lovers enter the maze of a garden at midnight. Little by little, they are submerged by a intoxicating spell. They lose themselves in the strange labyrinth. Will they manage to break the spell that keeps them prisoner?

The Things They Left Behind

2017 • 29 min • United States of America

A year after 9/11, a pair of red glasses and other things lost on that horrific day haunt a World Trade Center worker who suffers from severe survivor's guilt.

Sorry for the Inconvenience

2017 • 11 min • Philippines

Joshua , a timid teenager, comes home one night after beaten up by the school's bully. Feeling the urge to avenge himself, he decides to take matters into his own hands. But things don't go as planned. Now, he is left with no choice but to seek help from his policeman father.

The Art of Eating

2017 • 52 min • United States of America

Follow the trail of a 'hungry' Los Angelino haunted by patriarchal normalcy, social media addictions and superstitious stereotypes. Can she escape the Hardcore Folklore which pushes her Self Realization behind a veil of socially-constructed reality?

Himouto! Umaru-chan: The Secret Umaru-chan

2017 • 23 min • Japan

Unaired special of “Himouto! Umaru-chan” included with the manga’s tenth compiled volume. Realizing it is Taihei's birthday, Umaru asks Nana for advice on what to do for him. Umaru decides to act like an ideal sister and spend time with Taihei, only to discover that he prefers her the way she is. Later, as the girls begin their summer vacation by going to a swimming pool, Umaru wonders if she should stop putting on an act in front of her friends and reveal that she, Komaru, and UMR are the same person. As Umaru becomes conflicted over what will happen if she tells everyone, her friends assure her that she doesn't need to reveal her secrets if it'd just make her suffer. Relieved by the support of her friends, Umaru makes the decision to continue hiding her secret.

The New Adventures of Max

2017 • 46 min

Leftovers

2017 • 10 min • United States of America

A manufactured memory.

Stella Erratica

2017 • 9 min • United Kingdom

Alone on a desolate planet. Or is he? This experimental lo-fi sci-fi, shot on super 8 film, charts a voyage through space to another world. Although the monsters may lie much closer to home...

Devi: Goddess

2017 • 13 min • India

A young closeted lesbian risks both family and tradition, as she embraces her attraction for her childhood maid, Devi.

El Capital

2017 • 14 min • Argentina

A philosophy professor begins to lose his mind when a new and expensive edition of Karl Marx's "Capital" awakens a guilty obsession in him.

Morgu

2017 • 6 min • United States of America

A child with special powers refuses to leave the house her mother sold.

Mr. Yellow Sweatshirt

2017 • 8 min • United States of America

Yoni Brook and Pacho Velez's Mr. Yellow Sweatshirt presents New York City in a single-shot (from above) microcosm as an everyman struggles to enter the subway, a droll take on human-versus-machine.

Zoe

2017 • 11 min • United States of America

Zoe, a low-rent hit-woman, discovers a love for stand-up comedy. To convince her partner she can pull it off, she must perform like her life depends on it.

Blind Sushi

2017 • 17 min

A blind adventure writer and the first sustainable sushi chef search for enlightenment in the murky depths of the New England coast.