All Films

August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

2017 • 22 min • United States of America

Documentary film on events that happened on August 28th in African-American history, shown at the Smithsonian African-American History Museum.

The Babysitter

2017 • 31 min • United States of America

After a breakdown leaves Katie expelled from her dream school, she is left struggling to pick up the pieces - And when an opportunity to babysit for a wealthy family on the outskirts of town presents itself, Katie sees it as the perfect way to prove how much she's moved on from the unfortunate incident. However, things begin to unravel as the night progresses, leaving Katie once again struggling to keep it together as she tries to make sense of the terrors she encounters.

Hong Kong: Retrocession Generation

2017 • 57 min • France, Germany

In 2017, twenty years after the British handed over Hong Kong to China in 1997, young people, more politicized than any previous generation and proud of their land, do not feel Chinese and actively fight against the oligarchs who want to subdue them to China's authoritarian power.

Neverland

2017 • 18 min

Markus is a 15-year-old boy who feels something no one wants to feel. Feelings he knows are wrong, and which he fears can make him into a monster if he loses control.

Le Collectionneur

2017 • 24 min • France

Émilien, a young figurative painter, is welcomed by a very great collector who is getting ready to shift to Hong Kong. In the middle of a jumble of boxes, they discuss painting. The collector reveals his huge and amazing collection of old masters. Rubens, Titian, Velázquez, Vermeer, Rembrandt, they're all there. Émilien ends up understanding that the owner of these many unknown masterpieces doesn't only collect paintings, he also collects artists.

Lil' Tiger

2017 • 17 min • Hong Kong

Based on true events, a Hong Kong teenage girl’s first day out of juvenile detention center takes an unexpected turn.

superboy

2017 • 4 min

A short that explores the cultural and artistic side effects brought about by today's mass production of superhero films.

Son of Jaguar

2017 • 9 min • United States of America, Mexico

In the most important match of his life, the once mighty masked luchador, Son of Jaguar, faces his legacy, his family, and what it means to be a part of something bigger than himself.

Launder Man

2017 • 4 min

In a cold and cramped basement, at the far end of the dark place, a housewife is about to make a grisly discovery.

Classic Albums: Carly Simon - No Secrets

2017 • 60 min • United Kingdom

Carly Simon is one of the most influential singer-songwriters of her generation. The classic album that made her a global star was No Secrets, which included the enigmatic song You're So Vain. The album spent five weeks at number one in the US chart.

Nada

2017 • 25 min • Egypt

A short film about a mute girl who works as a dancer in a band, and faces problems when she meets a blind musician in the same show she is participating in.

Long Shot

2017 • 41 min • United States of America

When Juan Catalan is arrested for a murder he insists he didn't commit, he builds his case for innocence around unexpected raw footage.

Lake of Apples

2017 • 30 min • Macedonia

Filmed over one year, this documentary follows the changing fortunes of beautiful Lake Prespa - one of the oldest freshwater lakes on Earth, providing a habitat for over 2,000 species of plants and animals, many of them unique to this ancient ecosystem. An elderly fisherman rows out across the lake to check on his fishing nets. It's the same trip he's made every morning for most of his life. But other things have changed. The famous pelicans and cormorants are not staying here in the same numbers anymore. And the fisherman's nets now only catch algae. The future for the lake and all the lives that depend on it are highly uncertain.

The Charcoal Sky: Chapter 5

2017 • 6 min

The Charcoal Sky is all about the light of the Pacific Northwest. That is all you need to know. Zia Mohajerjasbi, who is now based in Los Angeles, is a cinematographer whose best work so far begins and ends with the sharply slanted light of Seattle.

Alien, Baby!

2017 • 56 min • United States of America

Brian, a simple shovel salesman, thinks Alice is the girl of his dreams, but she's the stuff of nightmares: a shape-shifting alien bent on destroying the human race through sheer reproductive power. Brian soon gives birth to a half-human infant, the first of an alien master race. With the help of a psychotic private detective and an archaeologist with a mysterious past, Brian races to save the world from certain destruction. But as the bond between mother and child grows, will Brian be capable of making the ultimate sacrifice to save his species?

Amontillado

2017 • 13 min • United States of America

Matthew and Franklin are on a weekend bar crawl when Matthew uncovers a fateful lie.

Night Terror

2017 • 5 min • Canada

A woman desperate for a child is on her way to meet her husband at an important Adoption Agency meeting when she is met with a sinister force that keeps her trapped inside her house.

Culdesac

2017 • 15 min

After their parents' divorce tears them apart, two brothers come to terms with the dead end town they can no longer call "home."

As We're Told

2017 • 28 min • Sweden

"It's simple! We do as we're told." This disconcerting reply comes from a Swedish employment office employee when asked how the country’s most unpopular government agency works. And that’s not all: in this creative documentary, case workers, receptionists and psychologists reveal how the Swedish employment system is failing. They complain about inadequate software and mystifying error messages, excessive caseloads and demoralizing results—on average, each case worker helps just 10 people find work each year, and only one in 10 clients will find a new job. To assure the anonymity of the interviewees, they're all represented by cardboard puppets. Thanks to visible puppeteers, expressive eyes and recognizable gestures, these puppets quickly take on the appearance of real people. The result is a fascinating, comical and artistic study of human strategies to get along in an irrational bureaucracy.

Before You

2017 • 5 min

Past, present and future collide when a young woman ventures out for a Belgian waffle.

U-turn

2017 • 5 min • Canada

When you’re young, some of your strongest and most rewarding relationships are with your friends. The kind who support you to become who you really are. Inspired by U-turn and classic girl crew nostalgia, we want to celebrate those kinds of bonds with this short film from director Emma Higgins.

#idiot

2017 • 11 min • Malaysia

In the modern day pursuit of fame and fortune, struggling social media influencer Risen Chong finds himself pushing harder and harder but getting nowhere in the game. His efforts are borderline perverse and ridiculous, but today, he came up with an idea which would change his life, and probably the world.

Unlocked

2017 • 3 min • United States of America

Filmed by Joss Whedon in support of Planned Parenthood. UNLOCKED highlights the vital role Planned Parenthood health centers play in the lives of millions of women in communities nationwide. The video follows three different women through critical moments in their lives—and brings to the forefront what the world would look like if attempts to shut down Planned Parenthood succeed.

The Door

2017 • 9 min • Finland

New father Jussi wakes up to sounds in the hallway and encounters a homeless alcoholic Pentti. Things are not always as they seem at first glance.