All Films

We Are

2016 • 11 min • United States of America

"We Are" chronicles Penn State's path from the 2011 scandal that resulted in the removal of a statue of legendary coach Joe Paterno to the design of its community-encompassing replacement. Sculptor Jonathan Cramer, a Penn State alum, drew inspiration for its creation from the 1948 PSU football team that overcame racial adversity with the still-used mantra "We Are Penn State."

Time and the Mermaid

2016 • 15 min

The 64 year-old birthday girl sits captive to the ticking of an antique clock. Time opens; it flows as a mighty river, singing of life and freedom – her epiphany.

I Hate Big Phony

2016 • 33 min • United States of America

For all intents and purposes, 2015 was seemingly a banner year for singer/songwriter Bobby Choy (aka Big Phony). His melodic and quiet songs had garnered him a following as he performs at SXSW while also starring in his first feature film. However, returning back to the States from living abroad in S. Korea - has he made the right decisions in life, professionally and personally? Is he his own worst enemy?

Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss

2016 • 52 min • Japan

The NHK team that captured the world's first footage of a live giant squid in its natural habitat is setting out for another deep-sea adventure. They will give us a look at the amazing life forms with luminous bodies that have survived the harsh, pitch-dark deep-sea environment of the Pacific.

The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Halloween!

2016 • 58 min • Canada, United States of America

The Cat in the Hat takes Nick and Sally on the craziest Halloween adventure, where they go to the Oooky-ma-kooky Closet to help find Nick and Sally the best Halloween costumes ever.

Recluse

2016 • 10 min • United States of America

"Recluse" is a short film I wanted to make as challenge to see if I could tell an effective story without dialogue and complete it in a 30 day time span. It ended up stretching out over the course of many months, mostly because I was getting "When Black Birds Fly" ready for release, but I'm pretty happy with the results! This is also the first film I've animated in 4K. Featuring cameo vocals by Emily Youcis & Rachael Deacon, and additional sound design by M dot Strange!

Hitler's Mountain: Hidden Traces

2016 • 51 min • France, Germany

The Obersalzberg was an ordinary Bavarian mountain until Adolf Hitler discovered it in 1923. There at the Berghof, the Nazi leader spent his time surrounded by his most faithful lieutenants and his mistress, Eva Braun. Though mostly destroyed, remnants of the vast building complex still exist.

Rock 'N Roll

2016 • 19 min • Indonesia

Asti and Indra are two best friends who have been separated for two years because Asti has been studying abroad. Asti returns to Jakarta to find her best friend has changed his profession from a journalist to a farmer. To celebrate their reunion, they travel all over Jakarta, to visit their favourite restaurants. Places that evoke memories of their friendship, and questions about what change between them.

La décadence

2016 • 55 min • Spain

Theodora

2016 • 12 min

Alzheimers is pushing Meredith out of her home, but Theodora may not leave her kingdom.

From the Diary of a Wedding Photographer

2016 • 40 min • Israel

Y., a wedding photographer, marries one bride, kills another and returns home.

Where You Are

2016 • 13 min

When Jen's son disappears during a game of hide-and-seek she unwittingly embarks on a journey through time to find him.

Brothers in Midnight Sun

2016 • 8 min • Sweden

Two brothers, Leif and Arne, are on a fishing trip. Leif is a whiner and criticizes Arne and almost everything, but the conversation leads to more important topics. A loving parody on men from the North of Sweden.

Deva Zan

2016 • 1 min • Japan

The story is set after the Jinshou (Buddhist divine generals) were defeated by darkness and became lost in time. After the world descended into chaos, Zan, a samurai with no memories, discovers his calling and assembles fellow soldiers who can cross through time and space. Together, they take on the legions of darkness.

I Betrayed Hitler

2016 • 52 min • France

During the worst days of World War II, the British government asks the mathematician Alan Turing to unravel the mysteries of the German Enigma encryption machine, an impossible task to accomplish without the invaluable information that Hans-Thilo Schmidt, a disenchanted but greedy German citizen, had been handing over to the French secret services since 1931.

Porque no.

2016 • 13 min • Colombia

Paula and Victoria are traveling to a wedding outside Bogotá. A pending conversation will cause them to rekindle feelings that they were trying to hide.

The Egos: A New York City Comedy

2016 • 55 min • United States of America

Will decides to propose to his friend and hires a cameraman to capture the moment. When the proposal goes horribly wrong, they turn his heartbreak into a comedic documentary. A chaotic whirlwind of self-absorbed actors in NYC.

Mr. Robot Virtual Reality Experience

2016 • 13 min

A surreal and intimate glimpse into Elliot’s mind as he reconnects with a lost loved one in this immersive Mr. Robot virtual reality short film.

Away from Me

2016 • 18 min

Abi and Sarah go to extreme lengths to be together, but in the end, is love enough?

And the Pain Remains

2016 • 14 min • Macedonia

100 years since the beginning of First World War. Locality - French cemetery in Bitola. State protocol. There are deputies, ministers, ambassadors, military attaches, consuls, honorary consuls, media present - Priests - Orthodox, Catholic, Muslim. - Military band. Jean Batiste Valerie, an old man of about 77 years of age, arrives in Bitola for the first time. Tiny, petite, with thin and gray hair, arrives late at the sad ceremony held in honor of the fallen French soldiers in the First World War. According to correspondence and information from the French army, his predecessor with the same name and surname must be located somewhere nearby. The ceremony had already begun.

Lies

2016 • 22 min

This is the story about the life and artistic views of a designer through an interview that’s replete with poetic dialogue.

Frigid

2016 • 14 min • Canada

Exhausted by her newborn, a first-time mother's home becomes a trap as her husband's sinister intentions emerge.

Elena

2016 • 16 min • Macedonia

An old woman suffering from dementia thinks she is twenty years old and is about to run away with her lover. How does this illness affect her son?

Meet the Parents

2016 • 37 min • Canada

Fifteen years after a young man disowns his infant son, fate brings father and son together in a deadly street fight that'll alter their lives forever.