All Films

Blue Elephant

2016 • 15 min • India

A thespian rehearses a Sanskrit play from 2nd century CE. The footage is robbed of sound. The inter-titles try to tell the story.

Kinmoza! Pretty Days

2016 • 50 min • Japan

One of the best parts about being in a group of friends is that you usually have a couple of guardian angels watching over you. So, when Shinobu has to both write a script as well as make costumes for a play for the school festival, it doesn't take long for her classmates to realize that someone might have bitten off more than she can chew. Or write and sew, in this case. Fortunately for Shinobu's theatrical future, Alice, Yoko, and Aya are glad to pitch in, and that allows for a chance to reflect on their experiences in the days before Alice arrived. Will everything be finished in time, or will the audience be in stitches because of the ones coming apart onstage? There's no way to be sure until the last curtain call!

Echo Torch

2016 • 20 min • United States of America

An inventor creates an electrical torch that reveals a hidden world layered upon our own - filled with beautiful spirits, strange creatures, and dangerous phantoms.

We're Going on a Bear Hunt

2016 • 30 min • United Kingdom

We're Going on a Bear Hunt follows the intrepid adventures of siblings Stan, Katie, Rosie, Max, the baby and Rufus the dog, who decide one day to go on an adventure in search of bears. Coming up against a host of obstacles the family ventures through whirling snowstorms, thick oozing mud and dark forests on their ambitious quest. But when Rosie and Rufus become detached from the rest of the party it looks like bear-hunting might not be such fun after all...

Little Lunch: The Nightmare Before Graduation

2016 • 25 min • Australia

Mrs Gonsha's students are excited about the end of primary school... until they discover that a classmate might not move on with them.

Chutney

2016 • 17 min • India

Chutney is a short film written and directed by Jyoti Kapur Das. Produced by Tisca Chopra The stars Adil Hussain and Tisca Chopra in the lead.

Hard Reset

2016 • 41 min • United States of America

The dawn of artificially intelligent androids is upon us. During a rebellion which threatens to destabilize the delicate balance between man and machine, young detective must choose between synthetic freedom and the future of humankind.

Kitty

2016 • 15 min • United States of America

A girl dreams of becoming a kitten.

Beacon

2016 • 12 min • United States of America

While packing up his deceased grandfather's house, a man stumbles upon a mysterious artifact that awakens the hearts of evil men.

10 Crosby

2016 • 36 min • United States of America

A series of short films following the interconnected lives on Crosby street, New York City.

The Bridemaker

2016 • 3 min

A madman holds women hostage in an extravagant prison, perfecting them to be given away as brides. But then one day, a particularly feisty bride takes matters into her own hands.

The Phantom

2016 • 8 min • United Kingdom

An enigmatic stranger, a couple who no longer exist, danger in the shadows and the key to it all - The new Ford Edge. Mads Mikkelsen and screen legend Barbara Steele star alongside the new Ford Edge in LE FANTÔME.

Brown

2016 • 11 min • United States of America

A young cop deals with a horrifying and mysterious medical issue, with no help from his irritating partner.

No Guarantee

2016 • 6 min • United Kingdom

A couple living in the ruins of London 2056 must decide whether they should upload their consciousnesses into the mysterious Cloud 9.

Nagahama

2016 • 18 min • Japan

Two short films born from a collaboration between actress Shizuka Ishibashi, who has been practicing ballet and dance since childhood, and director Sho Miyake. By going back and forth between the various movements of the body in everyday life and dance movements, we will explore together the appeal of the body in film.

Prettyface

2016 • 16 min

1969. Two teen girls encounter a family living on a movie ranch. Not any family. The Manson family.

Ookie Cookie

2016 • 14 min

Teenagers play truth or dare in the basement of a funeral reception.

Charles

2016 • 6 min

Charles is a portrait of a middle-aged man I met outside a 7/11 late one night on the outskirts of Oklahoma City in 2015. Charles had been homeless for some years, estranged from his family because of his schizophrenia, and was living by a pond at the back of the convenience store. We instantly formed a very intimate connection due to his gentle and deeply compassionate outlook on life. He told me beautiful stories about how he would talk to the trees and clouds before going to sleep each evening, and his plans to visit his daughter in Memphis before the end of the year. We ate some dinner together by his pond before shooting this portrait at about 3am.

Fraud

2016 • 52 min • United States of America

A family's home movies document a desperate crime spree and the bid to outrun the consequences. Born from a colossal trove of innocuous uploads to YouTube, Fraud is an impressionistic meta-fiction thriller that reveals one family's struggle for the American Dream and the mutability of the stories we tell online.

Darfimbabwour

2016 • 7 min

Every day, hundreds of children die of hunger. How can we save the Darfimbabwour, plagued by famine and soon by BHL ?

Figaro

2016 • 4 min

"Figaro" is a comedic film inspired by the music of The Barber of Sevilla. An opera singer loses his voice during rehearsal and goes through a night of debauchery, before coming back and being able to sing.

Yowamushi Pedal: Spare Bike

2016 • 60 min • Japan

These are the recollections of a group of men who bet everything on their bicycles. The central pillars of their respective teams, the third years. New stories revealing their pasts are about to begin!

Kuru

2016 • 24 min • Portugal

Three girlfriends, a summer night and a green eyed man. A true urban story.

KochiKame Final: Kankichi Ryotsu's Last Day

2016 • 48 min • Japan

Kankichi Ryotsu is sulking after his bonus was snatched away by the members of the shopping district. On TV, they hear that Princess Sabrina of the Attakaino Kingdom is coming to Japan. While making a delivery, Ryotsu encounters a kidnapping incident. The girl he rescues from the kidnapper is Princess Sabrina! The kidnapping case develops into a major commotion that involves the downtown area! Will Ryotsu be able to protect the downtown area and everyone there?