All Films

Merci Monsieur Imada

2016 • 11 min • France

On a film set, four young actors anxiously wait for director Mirko Imada. Two crew members come and put the body of unconscious man on a large bed in the middle of the room. Roll. Action!

Don Ron

2016 • 4 min • Croatia

A snitch is presented to a dangerous mob boss who appears less intimidating the more he speaks.

Birth of a Leader

2016 • 15 min • France

Vincent, a 20-year-old successful actor, is being offered the leading role in the film of the year: a biopic on Charles de Gaulle in his youth. At the same time, his parents move to Orléans, thus pushing him to live alone. The film follows his first steps towards independence.

H.h.l.

2016 • 16 min • Mexico

In a not so far dystopian, disillusioned future, two brothers Miro and Lucio with their friend May are dealing a new and highly addictive drug called Nuke. But to get it you must harvest it from the brain of a newly deceased person.

Come and See

2016 • 15 min • United Kingdom

A short post-apocalyptic film about a young woman named Blake. The narrative focuses on a snippet of her life as she wanders through an abandoned town, like so many before. She encounters traces of the people that used to live here and the lives they have led and left behind. Initially amused by her discoveries, these feelings quickly dissipate as loneliness consumes her and she finds herself aching for any kind of human interaction. The unfolding story and elements in the scenery let us know that Blake has been alone for quite some time and can't cope with the isolation anymore. She is reaching her breaking point. In a last struggle to carry on she ends up finding a most unlikely companion and together they continue the journey.

Panthéon Discount

2016 • 15 min • France

The year is 2050. Doctors have been replaced by a machine called Sherlock, a kind of super-scanner that not only diagnoses but also heals depending on the patients' means. Doctors have now become financial advisers who sell health insurance and solutions that are more or less drastic.

Ayny

2016 • 11 min • Jordan, Palestinian Territory, Germany

Two young boys run away from their mother’s protection and slack line on the danger of war to play music with the instrument they always dreamt to have.

Standing Tall

2016 • 49 min • France

From Asia, Africa and Latin America, five women share extraordinary stories of strength and determination in the face of violence and inequality.

Dead Bait

2016 • 13 min • Norway

Lisa is fried in the heat of the sun. She is sick, miserable and out of water, but finds a lake to cool down in. A local sports-fisherman spies on her, but when Lisa drowns, he is stuck with a blond, naked "dead bait". What to do then?

Inside Porton Down: Britain's Secret Weapons Research Facility

2016 • 59 min • United Kingdom

Dr Michael Mosley investigates Britain's most secretive and controversial military research base, Porton Down, on its 100th anniversary. He comes face to face with chemical and biological weapons old and new, reveals the truth about shocking animal and human testing, and discovers how the latest science and technology are helping to defend us against terrorist attacks and rogue nations.

Whats Underneath Matters

2016 • 5 min • Malaysia

Jane is unsure of her relationship with James, so with a little bit of advice and help from her mom will Jane be confidence enough to continue the relationship and find true love?

Rd20

2016 • 35 min

The documentary tracks the making of Reasonable Doubt, Hova's rise to stardom, and the legacy of the iconic album. Directed by Scheme Engine, the doc is broken up into segments named for the album's tracks ("Brooklyn's Finest," "Can't Knock The Hustle," "Politics As Usual" "Friend or Foe," "Dead Presidents II"). The film features interviews from members of the Reasonable Doubt production team (DJ Clark Kent, DJ Premier, Ski) as well as album cover photographer Jonathan Mannion, Reasonable Doubt guest artist Memphis Bleek, and Roc-a-Fella co-founder Kareem "Biggs" Burke. Lest you think the doc will be exclusively talking heads, the film also features footage of Jay Z performing tracks off the album in a studio and at Barclays Center.

Xavier

2016 • 13 min • Brazil

Nicolas notices that his eleven year old son Xavier spends his time not only playing drums, but also paying attention to a certain type of boys.

FHM: The Last of the Lads' Mags

2016 • 46 min • United Kingdom

For Him Magazine hit the shelves in 1985 and soon grew to become the biggest selling magazine in Britain. Written by some of the funniest contributors in the world, FHM spoke to the man on the street and embraced the 'girl next door' image of its cover stars. This documentary follows FHM's UK staff as they produce the final issue of the magazine in late 2015, and celebrates its heyday while hearing from the stars whose careers were changed by it.

Året var 1966

2016 • 59 min • Sweden

1966 - when Bob Dylan visits Sweden and Prime Minister Erlander has a difficult time with questions about housing. A special evening at the opera is arranged with Harry Belafonte and Martin Luther King. Esrange is inaugurated and in China the cultural revolution is underway.

Shaadi, Sex aur Parivaar

2016 • 26 min • India

The documentary short film observes the institution of marriage through the perspective of three brides in India.

Purple Night

2016 • 19 min • Brazil

While a Carnival party takes place in the living room, Lu enters her mother's room looking for needle and thread to sew Tati's blouse strap.

Panic Attack!

2016 • 3 min • United States of America

"Panic Attack!" is a hand-drawn animation from the point of view of a woman having a panic attack. I wanted the transitions between reality and her imagined fears to be seamless, so there are no edits -- it is one continually transforming drawing. -Eileen O'Meara

The Nansen Passport

2016 • 56 min • France

On July 5th, 1922, Norwegian explorer, scientist and diplomat Fridtjof Nansen creates a passport with which, between 1922 and 1945, he managed to protect the fundamental human rights as citizens of the world of thousands of people, famous and anonymous, who became stateless due to the tragic events that devastated Europe in the first quarter of the 20th century.

Le saut

2016 • 15 min • France

Old Clockman's Park

2016 • 3 min • Japan

Animation by Maki Morimoto.

Museum: Introduction

2016 • 56 min • Japan

Hitoshi Kudo is a journalist who covers various murder cases. One day, his daughter is kidnapped by the frog man. In order to safely rescue her, Kudo is cornered by one unreasonable instruction after another.

Motherboard

2016 • 11 min • Canada

Prim and proper mother, Lesley fights hard to resist her addiction to technology whilst battling motherhood and keeping with in the social norms.

Lamb's Damnation

2016 • 17 min • United Kingdom

A man seeks immediate refuge in a church in the dead of night, seeking to confront his gruesome tormentor and put an end to the immense pain they both feel.