All Films

Pickle

2016 • 15 min • United States of America

An ode to man's capacity to care for all creatures throughout their sometimes greatly protracted existence, displayed through the homegrown remedies Tom and Debbie Nicholson create for disabled animals.

Toback Vs. Mailer: The Incident

2016 • 6 min • United States of America

Directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, this punchy short features James Toback recounting a bizarre, years-long rivalry sparked by a drunken argument with Norman Mailer over bourbon versus Scotch—an ego duel that escalates from boozy barbs to a tense Jets–Browns stare-down and a few jabs to the gut. A brisk, first-person tale of bravado, celebrity circles, and the fine line between literary legend and street-corner scuffle.

After School

2016 • 10 min • United States of America

Sisters Addie and Xandra come to terms with a dark secret from the past in one explosive afternoon.

July and Half of August

2016 • 12 min

A simple film about the process of moving on but not making any forward progress.

Everyday Performance Artists

2016 • 14 min • United Kingdom

Starring Gemma Chan, James Norton and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, and narrated by Shia LaBeouf, this is the story of an uncomfortably timed confession, interrupted by a decidedly talkative narrator.

Mountain Man: Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins

2016 • 15 min

A simple farm boy is sent into town for the first time in his life, where his identity is mistaken, causing a world of trouble.

Oh Jerome, No

2016 • 12 min

A guy takes surreal measures to conceal his true emotions.

A Girl Like You

2016 • 15 min • Italy

Aurora and Alba, inseparable friends, are very different from each other. One lives in compliance with the rules imposed by her parents, the other one is independent, free and tries to look mature for her age. One day Alba convinces Aurora to leave for a journey together, towards a secret and mysterious place.

Cover Up

2016 • 4 min • United States of America

A tale of love, death, and makeup.

1 Kilogram

2016 • 29 min • South Korea

Five years after her son's death, Min-young joins a group for women who have lost a child, only to hear someone laughing.

Rainha

2016 • 31 min • Brazil

When Rita fulfills her dream of becoming the carnival queen of a samba school she will have to fight against the dark forces of her internal and external world.

Scratches in the Dark

2016 • 2 min • United Kingdom

In the dark of the night a young woman heads to her bedroom, her only companion is her beloved cat. The night is still, they are alone with only the sounds of claws scratching on wood. But are they ever truly alone as the Scratches in the Dark continue.

Rotasi

2016 • 5 min • Indonesia

A photographer named Danny has numerous problems continuously in his life, and thus can't make him believe with a saying "The Earth Rotates". He feels like he's always been in the same position until had a journey that changes his mind.

The Worlds of Philip K. Dick

2016 • 57 min • France

An immersion into the life and writings of the extraordinary American science fiction writer Philip K. Dick (1928-82), whose outstanding work predicted like no other the dystopian debacle toward which the chaotic world of the 21st century is inevitably heading.

Lost in the Universe

2016 • 15 min • Thailand

A thirteen-year-old boy, receiving a camcorder for his birthday, enters the magical cinematic universe of Pen-ek Ratanaruang.

Now Departing

2016 • 38 min

A brother and sister reunite over a trip to Europe for their lost father.

Celeste

2016 • 5 min • New Zealand

When Celeste needs some alone time, she watches back episodes of her favourite soap operas. At times the lines between reality and fantasy becomes a little blurred.

Kicks

2016 • 25 min • Brazil

Sandra is pregnant and wants a girl. Her husband Marcos wants a soccer player.

And Nothing Happened

2016 • 15 min • United States of America

A young woman dealing with the psychological aftermath of sexual violence shuffles between experiences both mundane and extraordinary as she attempts to leave her New York City apartment.

The Exchange

2016 • 6 min • Germany

A 50 Euro note changes its owners and pays all debts – a parable on actual financial dept-crisis and the theory of money circulation, realized as a hommage to early silent movies and filmed with a hand-cranked camera.

Eternal Mission

2016 • 60 min

The film "Eternal Mission" tells about the tumultuous fate of the delegation of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic sent to the Paris Peace Conference in January 1919 under the leadership of Alimardan Bey Topchubashov, the Speaker of the Parliament.

Ty Segall's Emotional Mugger

2016 • 14 min • United States of America

In a psycho-musical experience, The Man mutates as he walks across Los Angeles.

Prima Donna

2016 • 10 min

Short film starring Vince Staples featuring tracks from his EP Prima Donna.

In So Many Words

2016 • 9 min • Canada

Two nearly-former lovers in the last conversation of their affair.