All Films

Incredible Spiders

2016 • 50 min • South Africa

This film uncovers a hidden world ruled by hairy eight-legged monsters known as the Arachnids - the largest group of carnivorous creatures on earth. High speed cameras and detailed macro photography reveal a variety of deadly hunting tactics used by this sinister network of freaks.

Barbara

2016 • 20 min • France

Seven actress friends spend an evening together. It could have been just another evening for Léa, if she not heard the news.

The Arrival

2016 • 6 min • United Kingdom

Anna contemplates a big decision while waiting for someone in a cafe.

On the Origin of Fear

2016 • 12 min • Indonesia

Overdubbing the roles of both torturer and victim in one of Indonesia’s most contentious movies, a performer in a sound booth becomes the one-man embodiment of a whole era’s worst cruelties and sufferings.

Celldweller: Start of an Empire (The Making of

2016 • 58 min • United States of America

Witness the creation of the Celldweller album "End of an Empire" as Klayton gives you an unprecedented behind the scenes look in this feature-length documentary. From musical direction to art design, staff meetings and interviews with the FiXT team and Klayton himself, "Start of an Empire" shows how the iconic album came to life. From writing, recording, engineering, producing, mixing and mastering the album entirely by himself, to uncovering some of the inner workings of his label, FiXT and the team he surrounds himself with, Start of An Empire provides an intimate commentary on the man behind the iconic red mohawk. Experience the music, art & creation of the promotional videos behind TIME, LOVE, DREAMS & DEATH, the 4 chapters from End of an Empire, from the other side of the lens.

Voicemail

2016 • 29 min • Germany

数多の波に埋もれる声

2016 • 58 min • Japan

The Bathtub

2016 • 13 min • Germany, Austria

The short film tells the story about three brothers who try to dive back into their childhood by re-enacting an old family picture.

House Arrest

2016 • 57 min

Life gets hectic when JB is put on House Arrest. In this Outrageous Adult Animated Comedy, JB's situation quickly turns into mayhem with baby mama drama, unwarranted neighbors, and a self made parole officer. JB soon realizes that it was better to serve time in jail than to be on House Arrest.

Greetings from Maplevision

2016 • 9 min • United States of America

In the post-apocalypse, a Canadian documentary crew sent by their Government traverses the remnants of the United States, looking for any sign of life. Meanwhile, their anthropological assignment has been turned into a meandering reality show by their host and director, trying to be contained by their disgruntled producer. Slowly but surely, they run into life, though in a condition they could have never expected. (This is a teaser short for a potential series)

Coldwater Canyon

2016 • 9 min • United States of America

A videographer travels to a mansion to shoot an actress's audition tape, and discovers a shocking secret.

Don vs. Raph

2016 • 6 min • United States of America

The creator of Nickelodeon’s Invader Zim takes on the Turtles in this San Diego Comic Con exclusive animated short! It’s on! Donatello and Raphael have a score to settle and won’t rest until a true victor is crowned.

Rasputin: Murder in the Tsar's Court

2016 • 52 min • Germany

St. Petersburg, Russia, December 30th, 1916. Grigori Rasputin is assassinated. The story of the humble peasant who became the most influential adviser to czarina Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of the last czar, Nicholas II Romanov.

You Are Not Alone

2016 • 15 min • United States of America

A young man, convinced aliens are communicating with him, journeys out to the desert for a close encounter, but what he finds might hit too close to home.

Hello, Stranger

2016 • 18 min • Belgium

Arthur is a single dad, struggling with the care for his seven-year-old son Max and the combination of his secret life as a drag queen.

Oh What a Wonderful Feeling

2016 • 14 min • Canada

Stars, hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires. Nor any truck.

Les Shadoks et la maladie mystérieuse

2016 • 4 min • France

For the Shadoks, panic strikes. A mysterious disease infects these curious creatures. Everyone talks about it, giving their various opinions, but all discussions lead to fighting. They used to spend their time enjoying, now it’s just a constant brawl. Professor Shadoko prepares a vaccination against this terrible disease.

That Man Is Dangerous: The Birth of Takeshi Kitano

2016 • 21 min

Documentary with Makoto Ashikawa, who played Kikuchi in Violent Cop, and Masayuki Mori, the film's producer, commenting on the film and what was happening behind the scenes of Takeshi Kitano's first film as a director.

Zaw

2016 • 7 min • United States of America

Kids investigate a local urban legend and play a game of dare. Things don't work out too well for them. Rest in pieces.

India's Wandering Lions

2016 • 54 min • United States of America

Once facing extinction, Asia's last wild lions live dangerously close to India's villages.

Historia Naturalis

2016 • 15 min

A woods dwelling hermit is disturbed by a group of outsiders.

The Boy in the Ocean

2016 • 15 min • Denmark

The 12-year-old German boy, Mathias, discovers his sexuality on a sailing boat in Denmark. Surrounded by water, trapped on the boat with his parents, who still treat him like a child, his desire is to get on land to have new experiences.

Ainhoa

2016 • 20 min • Spain

Ainhoa is 8 years old and has left home with her school bag, a Playmobil figure and a secret plan.

Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool)

2016 • 59 min • United Kingdom

We all love a good quiz. So here's a question - when did ordinary contestants turn into the pro-quizzers of today? Giving the answers are Victoria Coren Mitchell, Judith Keppel, Chris Tarrant, Mark Labbett, Nicholas Parsons and many more. Narrated by Ben Miller.