All Films

Silly Girl

2016 • 5 min • United Kingdom

The story sees a 40-something trans man recalling and reliving his first romantic entanglement.

Eveless

2016 • 7 min • United States of America

In a dystopian future, corporations rob humanity of its ability to procreate. Two men rise up to take back their lives and the future of humanity.

End Game

2016 • 11 min

Greed deception, power and murder occur between two best friends and a trophy husband over a friendly game.

Morning Interim

2016 • 30 min • United Kingdom

The hidden agenda of a philanthropic organization is revealed through the transgressive behavior of those associated with it.

Vauxhall Rideshow - Escape from Dead School

2016 • 25 min • Japan

A group of young women are being trapped inside an empty school while being stalked by a deranged killer.

Stolen

2016 • 7 min • Canada

STOLEN follows troubled, 14-year old, Shayna Hill as she is admitted and runs away from her group-home. It is a small glimpse into a typical Native girl's life before becoming one of 1200+ Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada.

Fata Morgana

2016 • 21 min • China, United States of America

A middle-aged couple from China arrives in the United States for the first time to organize the funeral rites of their only child. In the midst of dealing with the logistics of the funeral and their overwhelming grief, they begin to unravel the escalating fractures in their relationship and the uncertain futures that lie ahead of them.

The Hunchback

2016 • 30 min • France, Portugal

A delirious sci-fi riff on the Arabian Nights' 'Tale of the Hunchback', that submerges us in a technological dystopia reigned by Dalaya.com, a mega-corporation that forces its employees to 'relax' at company-run medieval reenactments.

Pektus

2016 • 20 min • Philippines

The story of a day in the lives of two men in the city -both proud, indifferent, and bound by the confines of their milieu and their choices in life- and their incidental yet preordained meeting in a one-way alley that would change their lives thereafter. Raising questions of how far people have control over what happens in their lives, the film seeks to explore circumstance versus choice, breaking points, and second chances.

Torrey Pines

2016 • 60 min • United States of America

Torrey Pines is a stop-motion animated feature film by director Clyde Petersen. Based on a true story, the film is a queer punk coming-of-age tale, taking place in Southern California in the early 1990's. Raised by a schizophrenic single mother, Petersen's life story unfolds in a series of baffling and hallucinated events. With a mother fueled by hallucinations of political conspiracy and family dysfunction, twelve-year-old Petersen is taken on a cross-country adventure that will forever alter the family as they know it.

Player Two

2016 • 2 min

Inspired by a YouTube comment from user 00WARTHERAPY00, this touching short film tells the story of a son playing his old Xbox console for the first time years after his father’s death— chasing his father’s ghost in the racing video game Rally Sport Challenge

A Lovesong

2016 • 8 min • Australia

A solitary man wanders the streets of a city, restless with indecision. Time fractures - and it seems he might be destined to walk these streets forever.

Cradle

2016 • 11 min • New Zealand

A man risks his body and mind to right a terrible wrong.

Arkippiana

2016 • 18 min • United States of America

On his first day working at small-town paper, The Arkippiana Gazette, Stan Neely interacts with the locals; crazy townies, sociopath cops, and some very opinionated greeting cards.

Sacred Journeys

2016 • 47 min • United States of America

Marco is a mess. He's lonely, depressed, and just barely going through the motions of life. When a surprise visit from his past turns him upside down, he discovers what's been holding him back all this time.

Debut

2016 • 29 min • Sweden

A short film about Philip who dreams of becoming a model. At a casting he gets the chance to be photographed with the well-known model Sebastiaan; they fall in love. During the photo shoot, Philip pushes his limits more and more in order to keep the photographer's interest. Philip and Sebastiaan lose control of the situation when Philip is doing everything he can just to be able to stay in front of the camera.

Tamayura: Graduation Photo Part 4 - Ashita

2016 • 57 min • Japan

The last movie of a four-part finale of Tamayura.

Chinatown

2016 • 15 min • Canada

A florist borrows $10,000 from a pawnbroker. When it’s time to pay, he can’t come up with the money. Short reckonings make long enemies.

Asterisk

2016 • 12 min • United States of America

Gold Medal Olympic runner, Travis Downes is forced to confront his actions after steroid allegations surface and his agent sets up a press conference for the next day. As he is locked in a hotel room his actions become more clear and he is forced to make a choice that will forever impact his future.

Molodogvardeytsev 32

2016 • 10 min • Russia

The story of three guys from Chelyabinsk who decided to Rob a local grocery store. During the attack, everything goes awry: an unknown creature appears in the back room of a merchant's shop...

The Weaving of a Dream: Johnnie To's Vision and Craft

2016 • 48 min • Hong Kong

From the ambitious young filmmaker behind Boundless, The Weaving of a Dream is a short documentary that details the making of Johnnie To's film Three.

Bacterial World

2016 • 54 min • France

Coming in all shapes and sizes, bacteria are present in every corner of the Earth. Their purposes and types are even more diverse, with only 1% being truly harmful. Dive into the world of Bacteria to experience the latest discoveries and scientific knowledge surrounding these plentiful and necessary microbes.

Sleepover

2016 • 15 min • Spain

Pushed by the fear of losing her friends, Silvia has invited them to a sleepover. But things can be complicated when your home is not exactly what your friends may call a home...

The Gate

2016 • 11 min • United States of America

Superhero and master of Pencak Silat, Cassie Weston, uses her abilities to fight her arch rival and save her sister's soul.