All Films

Shared Table

2016 • 5 min • Germany, United States of America

“Last August, several filmmakers joined me to repair the splices in Markopoulos’s Eniaios. I interrupted our work for a moment; the generosity of James, Silvia, Nina, Alexandre and Julia prompted me to film them. Then I filmed James Edmonds a second time with the avocado plant that he had grown while we were working together.” (RB)

Elstree 2016: Return to Elstree Studios

2016 • 11 min • United Kingdom

Extras from the first 'Star Wars' film return to what remains of Elstree Studios.

Jigging

2016 • 15 min • Portugal

A perfect day, blue skies and perfect weather. Zé is going fishing. On a desert lake a strange and charismatic character rents boats using an old semi abandoned trailer. Both of them are part of an infernal cycle that will end up transforming the prey into the hunter. The one who dies kills and the one who kills is already dead.

A Game of Chess

2016 • 9 min

A man, Subject, wakes up in a dark room, handcuffed to a table. He encounters the Researcher who refuses to answer any of his questions. All she wants to do is play a game... A Game of Chess.

In the Year of Monkey

2016 • 13 min • Indonesia

The experience of Jarwo, who accepted an unexpected offer from a desperate village girl, Diah during a lunch break in a warehouse.

According to My Mother

2016 • 18 min

After the death of his beloved aunt, Daniel, a gay, struggling actor, visits Esther, his devout Christian, Korean mother. Despite their differences, they try to heal together. But old habits die hard.

Again

2016 • 16 min • United States of America

Haunted by the memory of his girlfriend, Ben becomes obsessed with reliving their best moments together through the company, AGAIN™.

Where Do You Stand Now, João Pedro Rodrigues?

2016 • 20 min • Portugal, France

João Pedro Rodrigues answers the question from the title with an autobiographical short-film.

Love Reset

2016 • 7 min

Asha and John have very different experiences looking for love.

Trump vs. Bernie: Shout the Vote!

2016 • 43 min • United States of America

Trump VS Bernie return to Fusion with Chris Matthews and Rachel Maddow in their second special, "Shout The Vote"!. Trump reveals the identity of Anonymous, gets kicked out of his own Tower, and finally gets the ice cream flavor he deserves. Meanwhile, Bernie searches for an appropriately sized bank to handle his retirement plans.

Sugar

2016 • 10 min • United States of America

A mother and daughter face a harsh new reality - Alzheimer's disease. After being away, Charlie returns home to find the one person she can't live without has quickly deteriorated into a woman she hardly knows.

Young, Gifted and Classical: The Making of a Maestro

2016 • 60 min • United Kingdom

Sheku Kanneh-Mason made history in 2016 when he became the first black winner of the BBC Young Musician competition. Sheku has six musically gifted siblings and this film explores their extraordinary talents and issues of diversity in classical music. We follow Sheku and his brothers and sisters and examine the sacrifices that parents Stuart and Kadie make in order to support their children in pursuing their musical dreams. Told through the prism of family life we get an understanding of what it is that drives this family to be the best musicians they can be. At the heart of the story is 17-year-old Sheku, and we see him coming to terms with his Young Musician win and the pressures and opportunities it brings. His life is changing dramatically as he now has to learn to deal with the challenges of becoming a world-renowned cellist.

Paradise of Innocence

2016 • 26 min • Japan

Shouta is sent back in time to his elementary school days via a mysterious school pool. He sees Konomi, a girl who would eventually become a nationally popular actress, and other cute girls when they were innocent and defenseless.

Fluffernutter

2016 • 9 min • United States of America

Murder, childhood, and making choices that lead to self-betterment.

Conviction: The Jill Meagher Story

2016 • 56 min • Australia

This crime documentary focuses on the homicide detectives who investigated the emotional, high-profile case of a murdered Melbourne woman in 2012.

Break in the Weather

2016 • 16 min • New Zealand

Jamie has unexpectedly found herself as the live-in nurse for the person she despises most - her father. With the help of her favourite '90s pop hits, can she overcome the betrayal in her past?

On the Ropes

2016 • 17 min • Lebanon

A story that reflects the Lebanese society through a family whose members' lives are suspended, like everything else in the country.

Tikitat A'Soulima

2016 • 27 min • Morocco

For the last screening before it closes for good, the Marhaba cinema is showing Spider-Man 3. Hassan, an 11 years old, absolutely wants to go. But he doesn't have a cent and his mother refuses to let him go with his friends. But Hassan has only one thing in mind: to go and see the film, whatever the cost!

Remember to check out

2016 • 12 min • Netherlands

Short journey by tram in a big city where an older woman and a hasty man are bound together by circumstances. He is not pleased with it. Or is he?

Cunk on Shakespeare

2016 • 29 min • United Kingdom

Fresh from her triumphs on Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe investigating time, Winston Churchill, and Donald Trump, Philomena Cunk has finally been given her own show - about William Shakespeare. Cunk will leave no stone unturned as she gets to the bottom of the Bard, visiting his birthplace, exploring the Globe, studying priceless artefacts and interviewing literally six different experts.

No Stranger Pilgrims

2016 • 27 min • United States of America

In the remote desert commune of Slab City, a reunited father and son unmask the secrets of the universe.

The Face of AIDS

2016 • 11 min

Therese Frare's photograph of the AIDS activist David Kirby on his deathbed incited international controversy when it was used in a United Colors of Benetton advertisement in 1992. This short documentary, commissioned by TIME Magazine for their series 100 Photos about the most influential photographs of all time, features photographer Therese Frare, former Benetton Creative Director Oliviero Toscani, and the artists and AIDS activists Tom Kalin and Marlene McCarthy.

Bravoman

2016 • 18 min • Armenia, Russia

Every evening a deep-rooted cynic Andrey wears a smoking and shouts "Bravo!" at the theater performances. He gets paid for getting audience emotional. Andrey is absolutely sure that all people lie until he meets the sincerest girl among the audience.

Royal

2016 • 20 min • United States of America

Unearthed from Los Angeles's worst quake nightmare. The story of Royal begins where the curses of human survival have left off. Inside the dark rooms and dim minds of Missy and Kenneth. Some of the strangest secrets find their way out from behind the curtain, revealing wounds that may never heal.