All Films

The Laughing Man

2016 • 21 min

The Laughing Man references Scott Snyder’s “Death of the Family” Batman comic and takes place in a psychiatric facility where a new, unidentified arrival is being questioned. Viewers are taken on a tense excursion into brutal, bloody territory as the dialogue unfurls into a high-stakes role reversal.

Handover

2016 • 17 min • Germany

Mark and his friends spend their free time rather dangerously: They jump in front of cars for a quick adrenaline rush. To win back his girlfriend Nina, Mark has to be better than everyone else - but someone is sabotaging him. Or could it be that "someone" is Mark himself?

24

2016 • 38 min • Ukraine

He and she are refugees from eastern Ukraine. Both of them are 24, just like their country. They have left home and now live in someone else’s flats. At night they watch the lives of others, and in the daytime they have to return to the life of their own. All they have is their memories and dreams.

Kawasaki Keirin

2016 • 41 min • Switzerland

In the industrial city of Kawasaki, on the corner of the street where my grandparents used to live, bettors of keirin — a cycling race developed in post-war — gather in a tiny bar busy drinking, chatting and gambling at the velodrome nearby. Most are old men who struggle to make a living for themselves; most have lived in this town their whole lives. This film frankly captured with a fixed camera, gives voice to the lives of the elderly men who have been left behind by Japan's economy.

Live at the Necropolis: The Lords of Synth

2016 • 11 min

Three legendary synth musicians compete in a cosmic battle for synth dominance, in this recently-unearthed concert from 1986.

Consequence

2016 • 20 min • Australia

When Ty makes the biggest mistake of his life, will it be possible to fix it? Or will he be forced to finally accepted the consequences of his action?

White Collar Unit

2016 • 23 min • Ukraine

While he was fleeing Ukraine, President Viktor Yanukovych tried to destroy all the evidence of his government's corrupt activities. In order to save the drowned, slashed and burned papers and bring about the punishment of the criminals in power, journalists and volunteers organized the White Collar Unit, which day by day is building up valid proof of the crimes from the tiniest pieces.

Antarctica: The Journey to the End of the Earth

2016 • 51 min

Antarctica. “Terra Australis Incognita,” or unknown southern land. This is the harshest and coldest place on the planet. There are no bustling cities or green forests here, no large rivers. Only endless snowfields, surrounded on all sides by giant glaciers. Join us and follow in the footsteps of the early explorers of Antarctica, from the era of great discoveries and first voyages around the world to the present day. Visit the most remote places on the continent and find out how research conducted here has influenced modern society and science. Antarctica: The Journey to the End of the Earth is filled with striking imagery that captures the frigid splendour of this vast continent and the incredible beauty of its wildlife.

The World's First Twurkey!

2016 • 1 min • United States of America

I thought the idea was funny so I animated it. This is a strictly cg twerking turkey. For those who don't know, Twerking (/ˈtwɜːrkɪŋ/) is a type of dancing in which an individual, often female, moves to music involving thrusting hip movements and a low squatting stance. Twerking is also known as "booty shaking" and "bounce" depending on the context. In 2005, a trio of teenage girls founded the "Twerk Team", and joined YouTube on June 5, 2009. The team is now composed of two African American sisters from Atlanta, Georgia. Since the foundation of the team, they have been posting videos of "them gyrating and shaking their butts, to a point that it's artistic". It has been making the whole world laugh regardless of age, standing, or even political affiliation (shocking right?) Everything you see I made. Music is by myself using royalty free samples.

Love/Work/Cinema: A Conversation with Christian Petzold and Nina Hoss

2016 • 26 min

New conversation between director Christian Petzold and actor Nina Hoss

Alfredo

2016 • 16 min • Netherlands

13-year-old Alfredo Lorenzo has a dream: he wants to be the best magician in the world. This isn't a random wish, as his whole family works in the entertainment industry. He was raised performing magic and comes from a long line of artists. For this reason his whole family is helping him to realise his dream. To achieve this, he has a tough road ahead with lots of practice, performances and magic competitions. Alfredo's life seems like one big show, but what does it really take if you have decided your future profession at such a young age? How does Alfredo deal with the pressure, the intense training and life in the limelights?

Death in the Terminal

2016 • 52 min • Israel, United States of America

A thrilling reconstruction in so-called Rashomon style, with several eyewitnesses offering their own perspectives on a single event. On October 18, 2015, a terrorist started shooting at the bus terminal in the Israeli town of Be’er Sheva, killing an Israeli soldier. This detailed, minute-by-minute reconstruction reveals what happened in the crucial 18 minutes following the attack.

Let's Play Nomad X

2016 • 3 min • United Kingdom

In a YouTube review of his favorite video game, a man tells a story of heartbreak amongst the hints and tips on game-play...   The film is a three minute parody of the 'Let's Play...' YouTube video. The film uses 3D CGI to emulate the simple geometry and low resolution textures of a 90's video game as well as representing the narrators interior world as an 8 bit polygonal psychological landscape.

The Complete Walk: Cymbeline

2016 • 8 min

To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death, Shakespeare's Globe has assembled an all-star cast to make 37 short films – one for each play – and here's the twist: each lavish 10 minute vignette is made on location in the real setting of each plot. The films have been directed by a selection of young directors and blend existing Shakespeare's Globe footage with new material shot in locations that capture the breadth of the Bard's imagination, including the Pyramids of Dahshur in Egypt, the rocks of Elsinore, Denmark, and the historic Jewish Ghetto of Venice, Italy. “Cymbeline”, which starred Hayley Atwell as Innogen, was filmed on location in Wales.

The Unknown - Jesper Baker

2016 • 8 min

The first of an on-going series of stop-motion shorts called The Unknown. This part concerns a little fellow named Jesper Baker. A man who has found himself stuck in life.

Som do Morro

2016 • 12 min • Brazil

In Mãe Luiza, on the outskirts of the city of Natal, the sounds of everyday life are mixed with the beats of funk, leading us to immerse ourselves in a universe of dreams, recognition and prejudice experienced by local youth.

Crimea SOS

2016 • 19 min • Ukraine

On the first day of the Russian occupation of the peninsula, Crimean activists created a Facebook page with this title to provide up-to-date and reliable information about the situation in Crimea. Today, Crimea SOS provides urgent humanitarian, legal, psychological aid to internally displaced persons, and is fighting for the return of Crimea to Ukraine.

Judy

2016 • 11 min • United States of America

A man develops an intimate relationship with a female android.

Adán Buenosayres. La película

2016 • 45 min • Argentina

Between documentary and fiction scenes, Juan Villegas inquires about Adán Buenosayres, Leopoldo Marechal’s iconic novel.

Singing With Meanin

2016 • 22 min • Chile

The life of the composer, songwriter, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and visual artist Violeta Parra, in stop-motion animation.

Ummi

2016 • 15 min • Greece

Mohamed, a six year old refugee, finds himself alone in a crowded Aegean beach. He is hiding behind a rock, watching the tourists bathing and waiting for his mother to come back. He lost her in the sea and now he needs to find her again, in order to keep up with the great trip to the West.

5 Films About Technology

2016 • 5 min • Canada

A look at the dumber side of technology.

My Father

2016 • 7 min • Canada

A young woman exalts her father and finds herself under his direction.

A Quiet Place

2016 • 24 min

A farm in Romania, far from any city. A young woman, Cristina, returns to her family after years away. Her parents treat her like a leper. Cristina only feels some kind of affection and familiarity for her younger sister, Marina. Where Cristina has been and how she has managed to survive remain unspoken – as indeed everything remains unspoken in the idyll of this apparently, at first glance, very tranquil place...