All Films

plants with spikes or thorns

2015 • 3 min

An experimental short film about sensory seeking behaviour in childhood. Filmed on VHS.

The Hierophant

2015 • 20 min • United States of America

Five unsuspecting strangers attend a movie when they are trapped by a cryptic box office attendant. They are soon faced with a decision that will determine the fate of human existence.

City of Anti-Heroes

2015 • 36 min

Natasha is a mysteriously possessed vigilante who takes on a drug empire. She sabotages a drug deal, provoking a notorious hitman out of retirement. As he tracks her down, Edward becomes intrigued by her mission.

I am NIGERIA

2015 • 23 min • Brazil

Diego and Lúcia dream of having a child, and with the help of social worker Catarina Oliveira, they meet a boy named Alex in Nigeria. They never imagined that the trip would change their destiny—and Alex’s and Catarina’s—forever.

Sculpture : Antoine Bourdelle

2015 • 26 min • France

A documentary about sculptor Antoine Bourdelle.

Think Twice

2015 • 8 min • Kosovo, United Kingdom

In the world of only land and sky three Friends sing, roll and play together. Their happiness is brought to a halt by the appearance of a single white chair in the horizon. Two of the Friends slide happily on it but the third one wants it all for himself.

Il Grande Cretto di Gibellina

2015 • 14 min • Netherlands, United States of America

An enormous shroud of white cement covers a hillside in the remote of western Sicily. It is both land art and a memorial to the town of Gibellina that was devastated by an earthquake in January 1968. It’s a work by the Italian artist Alberto Burri. He covered the ruins of the town with white cement and fissures function as pathways that wind through an area of roughly 20 acres. Petra Noordkamp captures Il Grande Cretto di Gibellina by Alberto Burri as an experentiental work of art filled with a sense of place and history.

Count Us In

2015 • 45 min • Turkey

Being a disabled woman in Turkey… It’s a doubly disadvantaged tough life requires struggle. The disabled women living in Trabzon tells this tough struggle and what it means to be a disabled woman in Turkey by means of their own experiences.

Invertigo

2015 • 15 min • United States of America

Dark comedy about a psychopathic couple using the narrative events of Hitchcock's Vertigo to plot each other's murder.

Black Sam's Statue

2015 • 18 min

Using newly uncovered historical documents, this documentary short pieces together the most complete and accurate account of the life of Viro Small ever told. Nicknamed "Black Sam of Vermont" for his ties to the Green Mountain State, Small was a pro wrestling pioneer who reached the height of his notoriety in 1880's New York City.

Secrets of the Nazi Treasure

2015 • 50 min

Set amidst the Austrian Alps is a deep lake that has enthralled the world for decades: Lake Toplitz.It is said that a massive collection of controversial, classified documents and the remains of a treasure trove can be found in its depths. Allegedly, these items were stowed away by Adolf Hitler’s most senior followers just before the end of World War II.This is the first comprehensive film about the intriguing adventures surrounding the myth-enshrouded Lake Toplitz.

Khatte: The Choice of Freedom

2015 • 55 min • Slovenia

This is a documentary film about long-term street children, living in Kathmandu and two protagonists ex street kid Sushil Babu Chetri and Lalit Shasi who run non-government organization for children in need. Sushil wants to direct street theater with street children as main protagonists, trying to show alternative ways how to help them and how to face this never ending problem. But his task turns out not to be as easy as it seems, facing more problems than he expected. Lalit Shasi, despite the fact that there are no street children in his orphanage, wants to safe three street kids from the street by giving them bed, food and safety in his organization. But he faces the reality of the street and struggle to convince children to choose safety instead of freedom of the street.

Behind the Projector

2015 • 31 min • Sweden

Every year, film collectors from Sweden, Norway and Denmark meet up to trade, sell and buy anything related to film: 35mm, 16mm, 8mm, BluRay, DVD, VHS, projectors, cameras, posters, magazines, you name it. They also drink beer and watch films, of course. This is the story of one of many conventions, this time in Lakene Folkets Hus, Värmland, Sweden.

Acto #4 Continental Motors

2015 • 10 min

A dance film set in an abandoned building.

My Poem Is Not from This World

2015 • 5 min

A poet embarks on an introspective journey in search of his voice. Through symbolic images and enigmatic encounters, he explores the boundaries between reality and creation, confronting his own nature. On the beach, the wind and waves suggest an unanswerable question: is it possible to join the flying poets, or is he destined to follow his own path?

Son du serpent

2015 • 11 min • Benin, Netherlands

Son du Serpent tells the story of a modern African in his frantic search for his wife who disappeared. The film unfolds as a road movie. Longing for his beloved the man wanders around in a supernatural reality – aware that he may have lost her in this invisible world.

The Voice Over

2015 • 3 min • Italy

This short stop-motion film narrates about the drama of a man that suddenly wakes up in jail and starts a peculiar dialogue with a mysterious voice. During the course of the film, the voice appears to be more and more his voice. Acting is the fundamental aspect of the video. The timing of the dialogue, the text, the tone of voice, the pauses and the puppet poses have all been designed and tested several times in live action first, in order to make the animation as realistic and as “human” as possible.

No Added Preservatives

2015 • 3 min • United Kingdom

A hungry raccoon crosses paths with a baking, chainsaw wielding lumberjack.

Cry of the Fox

2015 • 5 min • United States of America

A boy tries to save a baby fox from two bullies who upset a threatening presence in the forest.

The Grim Reaper Has The Blues

2015 • 5 min • Germany

Death faces a deep crisis and feels unable to fulfill his mortal duties.

Aguacero

2015 • 4 min • Canada, Uruguay

The relationship between a daughter and her father is drowning along with the lack of communication between them. The water begins to invade the house until it seems impossible to keep it from entering.

The Wayward Carnality

2015 • 10 min

A liberated grandma visits her grandson and tries to introduce him into the world of sexual relations with his own body.

Caramelman

2015 • 3 min • South Korea

In Caramelman, a man melts into caramel. Throughout the animation, reality and an imaginary world are mixed. In reality, the character lives his busy routine life, and becomes tired and exhausted. His state of mind and condition is shown through the imaginary world where he turns into caramel; the most tired.

Coffee Break

2015 • 1 min • South Korea

This is so Good!