All Films

Heroes Dismissed

2016 • 27 min • Japan

The story centers on a boy named Yamada Uro, and a 17-year old girl named Karon. Both work as part of the "Hero Retirement and Return to Everyday Life Assistance Agency," which takes heroes from another world back to Earth and helps them reintegrate into everyday life. Karon, a former hero herself, works under Uro as they tackle cases, and also lives with him, with Uro constantly failing to rein in Karon's hero-like behavior even as he tries to ingrain the behavior of common people into her.

Without A Shirt

2016 • 13 min • Australia

Without a Shirt follows one crazy day in the life of two feuding brothers, Daniel and Anthony. A road trip to the country takes a turn for the worse when Daniel insists on stopping the car for a toilet break. The events that follow escalate with absurd comical results that eventually bring two brothers closer together and reinforce that fundamental rule of life that 'everything happens for a reason'.

Groundhog Day for a Black Man

2016 • 4 min • United States of America

When a black man lives the same day over and over again, he tries changing his behavior to survive a police interaction.

The Secret of Joy

2016 • 15 min

A girl's dream in King Arthur's world, a land populated by valiant knights, beautiful fairies, little elves and monsters to be defeated. A world of beauty only a child can imagine; a tale that enchants the viewers.

OCD and Me

2016 • 52 min • Ireland

Do you REALLY know what OCD is? Dig beyond the stereotypes in this documentary, profiling multiple people who deal with this mental illness in all its known and often unknown forms every single day.

Neutral

2016 • 12 min • United Kingdom

The film follows the story of a three year separated couple, whom are reunited after a mutual friend's passing. On the long car journey together to bury their friend, emotions begin to rise as they dig up their past.

Making MEGA in Greece with JaDine

2016 • 49 min

"James Reid and Nadine Lustre ascent to the top" The reel and real-life couple otherwise known as JaDine fly to Greece for a Making MEGA shoot.

Paralysis

2016 • 21 min • Serbia

A boy with a sleeping disorder struggles to become the man his father wants him to be. A woman from out of town comes and sings for them.

More Than Two Days

2016 • 9 min • Egypt, Qatar

In two days, two brothers go through a predicament that may change their lives for ever.

I Lost My Phone!

2016 • 22 min • United States of America

Earnest works hard for something big to happen in his life. What begins as a normal day navigating the rat race of New York City turns unexpected when on his way to an important work meeting, a happenstance encounter with a beautiful woman combined with losing his phone sends him on a journey that reveals a greater desire within his heart.

La Vuelta

2016 • 18 min • Spain

Waiting for the Sun

2016 • 9 min • United States of America

After being discharged from the military, Jeremy Andrews, a US Army Ranger suffering from post-war PTSD returns home for the first time in years. While visiting a therapist for the first time, questions come up about his adjustments to home life, as well as readjusting to civilian life. What he can't seem to admit out loud, continuously plays in his mind.

Adele Shimanoff: U.S. Marine

2016 • 7 min • United States of America

In 1945, Adele Shimanoff joins the U.S. Marine Corps amid a larger plan to bring women into the military in order to “free a marine to fight.” Adele moves away from the traditional Women’s Reserves and into active duty for a year, where she forms lifelong friendships and meets her future husband. He remains in active duty for 28 years after she leaves, giving her a full experience of life with the Marines. More than 70 years later, Adele is forced to confront the idea that she is still needed, even when her friends have passed on before her.

Hidden Daylight

2016 • 18 min • United States of America

We follow a distraught businessman after his wife is abducted by the sadistic Hacksaw Killer. In desperation, the businessman turns to a blind psychic who can see through the killer's eyes.

The Last Padawan: A Short Star Wars Story

2016 • 20 min

A Jedi Padawan is on the run. By his Jedi Master's last request he must find the Order's reserve of the Kyber Crystals. The key component to creating the weapon of a Jedi Knight.

Hit it Hard

2016 • 50 min • United States of America

John Daly didn't fit into the world of golf when he burst onto the scene in 1991, gripping it and ripping it all the way to the top. An immense natural talent, he’s had improbable highs on golf's biggest stages and brutal lows like suspensions, divorces, rehabs and relapses. Through it all, this "rockstar of golf” has remained loved by his loyal fans. HIT IT HARD is a journey into the early years of John’s tumultuous career while also observing him today, two decades after his glory days. The film explores why, despite his myriad mistakes, he’s still so universally loved for being John Daly.

Close Ties

2016 • 18 min • Poland

Forty five years of marriage is an impressive anniversary. Barbara and Zdzisław could be proud of themselves if not for the fact that the husband left the wife for his lover eight years ago. But now they are together again, although Barbara claims that if it were not for his infirm legs, Zdzisław would still be chasing skirts around Kraków. Despite the past resentment, everyday problems with paying bills, an occupied bathroom and rearranging furniture, they have a hard to define bond.

The Sultan and the Saint

2016 • 58 min

Two men of faith, one a traveling Christian preacher, the other the ruler of a Muslim Empire, bucked a century of war, distrust, and insidious propaganda in a search for mutual respect and common ground. It is the story of Francis of Assisi and the Sultan of Egypt, and their meeting on a bloody battlefield during the period of Christian- Muslim conflict known as the Crusades.

The Boondogglers

2016 • 14 min • United States of America

Following the Civil War, three young bounty hunters search for a murderer in the American Northwest.

Hell's Garden

2016 • 2 min • United Kingdom

When Helen spots a mysterious stranger in her garden, her life changes forever.

Teddy Bears Are for Lovers

2016 • 12 min

A 20-something Casanova is haunted by the teddy bears given to his ex-girlfriends.

Welcome Home Allen

2016 • 12 min

A group of soldiers return home to a world that no longer recognises them.

A Film by Vera Vaughn

2016 • 11 min • United States of America

In this ghost story for the digital age, filmmaker Vera Vaughn works late into the night, editing her psychological thriller about a woman jeopardized by a mysterious home intruder. But when she's interrupted by a knock at the door, Vera’s world takes a frightening turn toward the surreal as life threatens to imitate art — or is it the other way around?

Time Machine

2016 • 40 min

Time Machine is a story of a young boy who makes the worlds first time machine, but is unable to hold onto his childhood or protect his family from the ravages of time. The story deals with the themes of nostalgia, first love, and of course, time travel.