All Films

The Life Of My Friend

2017 • 23 min • Russia

A young man was born in a small Russian city, but now lives in the Caucasus, in a foreign culture. He works as a mountain guide and enjoys life, but remains a stranger among the people he lives with. He will have to leave his carelessness behind and grow up.

White Dust

2017 • 10 min • Mexico

After being hit by her husband and discovered by her friend, a woman decides to leave for good, hoping no one will uncover her secret.

I Will Always Love You Conny

2017 • 30 min • Denmark, Sweden

It’s minus 30 degrees Celsius (minus 22 degrees F) and 20 y/o Conny walks around like a restless criminal with his hoodie up in a small forgotten village in northern Sweden. He's not welcome anywhere and the whole village seems to hate him. Yesterday he panicked and drove away from his girlfriend’s delivery of their baby - but now he has repented and wants to come back. But what will it take for her to forgive him?

The Horny Taxi

2017 • 60 min • Japan

Taneno, an elite police officer who became obsessed with righteousness, attacks his wife, Mitsuko, with a goya (bitter melon) for pleasuring herself with it. As he leaves prison after serving his sentence, he accidentally boards a taxi offering illegal prostitution services. On board, he meets Omitsu, a woman who looks just like Mitsuko. His presence in the car sends her away from the taxi. The driver holds Taneno responsible and forces him to serve his taxi. Back in the force, Onari, a lazy cop, and Asadachi, a new recruit, begin their investigation on a suspicious taxi.

Mandelion

2017 • 17 min • Greece

A Neo-Bucolic Horror story based on the legends of the 'Neraides', the Fairies of Greek Folklore.

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

2017 • 53 min • France

The gripping story of legendary American actor John Travolta: his rise to stardom in the 1970s; his agonizing fall in disgrace in the 1980s; and his stunning artistic rebirth in the 1990s.

Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

2017 • 59 min • United Kingdom

A thrilling journey through legends, belief and folklore, this film goes behind the scenes with the British Library as they search to tell that story through objects in their collection, in an ambitious new exhibition: Harry Potter: A History Of Magic. J.K. Rowling, who is lending unseen manuscripts, drawings and drafts from her private archives (which will sit alongside treasures from the British Library, as well as original drafts and drawings from Jim Kay) talks about some of the personal items she has lent to the exhibition and gives new insight into her writing, looking at some of the objects from the exhibition that have fired her imagination.

Eric, Ernie and Me

2017 • 60 min • United Kingdom

For over a decade, an ex-market stall trader from Liverpool called Eddie Braben wrote the scripts that made the nation take Morecambe and Wise to their hearts. But for Braben, it wasn't all sunshine. Beginning in 1969 with the birth of the 'golden triangle' of Eric, Ernie and Eddie, this film chronicles the grind that pushed the perfectionist Braben to the brink of exhaustion, culminating in the triumphant Christmas Day show of 1977.

Danielle

2017 • 19 min • Spain

A beautiful alien lands on earth and discovers love in the form of a Madrid native named Daniel. Realizing she can't make it on her own, he takes her in. From there, their relationship develops. Will she be able to complete her mission in time?

Casey

2017 • 12 min • Canada

Casey's mother ensures her daughter receives the education, protection, and loving care little girls need. But an altercation with some local schoolgirls reveals that Casey's life is based on a lie.

Made in Hollywood: Die Welt des Raoul Walsh

2017 • 60 min • Germany

Documentary about Raoul Walsh

3 visages

2017 • 44 min • France

This film presents six sequence shots of different faces. A young girl, a young woman, and an elderly woman live through a birth and a death in their own way.

Breaking2

2017 • 55 min • United States of America

After six months of scientifically advanced training, three of the world's most elite distance runners set out to break the two-hour marathon barrier. These pioneers go on a global trek to defy the unthinkable and break the two-hour feat, from testing in wind tunnels and running labs in the United States, to balancing training with their day-to- day lives in eastern Africa, to the final heart-pounding race in Italy.

Arthur: D.W. and the Beastly Birthday

2017 • 56 min

Time to put on your party hats and dancing shoes - D.W. is turning five! When her birthday doesn't go as planned, D.W. runs away to the magical island of Ukubonga. Meanwhile, Arthur has skipped her birthday party to go on a school trip to the planetarium - but instead of transporting him into outer space, it transports him 4 years into the future! This is one party you don't want to miss.

My Country: A Work in Progress

2017 • 54 min • United Kingdom

A powerful play by Carol Ann Duffy, using the words of people from across a divide Britain. Originally presented at the National Theatre and now reworked for the screen, Britannia convenes a meeting to listen to her people and consider whether there can ever be a 'United Kingdom'.

Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees

2017 • 60 min • United States of America

A star-studded tribute concert celebrating the iconic pop trio's impressive career.

First Day

2017 • 17 min • Australia

First Day, tells a story about the fears associated with the transition between primary school and high school - but in Hannah's case, the stakes are even higher: this year, she will be attending school for the first time as a girl.

Void

2017 • 7 min • United States of America

Short film about a young girl and her unanswered desire for a boy in her class.

Mosquitos, Alligators, and Bullets

2017 • 46 min • United States of America

A wealthy drug lord offers $2-million to anyone who can spring his son "Lenny" from prison. A jail break is attempted...and botched...as Lenny works on a chain gang. He is forced to flee into the swamp with a jail guard in tow, and money-hungry thugs on his tail, who are in pursuit of the $2-million bounty.

From Oregon, Film at 11

2017 • 35 min

Fun, human interest news stories of the 1970s and 80s.

Versorium

2017 • 6 min • United States of America

A fantasy novelist stumbles upon a website with inexplicable properties in this 6 minute, dialogue-free film that rewards multiple viewings.

Superheroes

2017 • 16 min • Germany

Phil is too small for his age. This makes him the target of provocations by Samuel and his friends. When Phil unexpectedly receives support from lesbian girl Jo, Samuel isn't happy. Phil is impressed by the somehow different Jo. However, they are not the only outsiders.

Kalanchoe

2017 • 39 min • Japan

A high school class is learning about LGBTQ, but the students grow suspicious when they realize that no other classes have such lessons. Is there a queer student in the class?

Ylion and Callysia

2017 • 8 min • Japan

The story centers around two close siblings, Ylion and Callysia. One day, because the siblings' father tried to capture a unicorn, Callysia is spirited away. A decade later, Ylion has grown up to become a powerful warrior. With a sword of unicorn horn from the king, Ylion sets off for the mid-air garden where unicorns live.