All Films

When Demons Die

2016 • 19 min • Germany

8-year old Joshua has never left his home for dangerous creatures live outside their isolated farmhouse - the Gorgers. But when his father Aaron mysteriously disappears Joshua is forced to go outside. A decision that will change his life forever for something is closing in on the little boy. Fast.

Forever

2016 • 14 min

Set in VA during the 1940's Forever is a short fantasy film that follows an interracial couple who fall victim to a hate crime and miraculously become immortal.

Pigs

2016 • 11 min • Mexico

A dysfunctional young couple argues after their sex session.

The Gospel

2016 • 22 min • United States of America

A music-driven short film presented as a visual prelude to Alicia Keys' sixth studio album, Here. Keys pays tribute to the communities that raised her in four slice-of-life segments depicting the coming of age experience in New York City.

Battling Back

2016 • 11 min • United States of America

An abused foster child is adopted by his boxing coach, who pushes him to achieve new heights, both in the ring and in life.

Boniato

2016 • 23 min • Mexico

An illegal migrant worker decides it's time to move on from picking crops and find her father. Little does she know, insidious supernatural forces have a different plan for her. Some borders aren't meant to be crossed.

Unremarkable

2016 • 13 min • United States of America

A journey of a woman's body who is shot and killed on a vacation with her family.

Santa Maria

2016 • 5 min

A man who receives a treasure map by accident is now looking for the treasure. Whilst searching he has to deal with gangsters, a devious widow, a corrupt policeman and a pretty policewoman - no, she doesn't matter.

Tabula rasa

2016 • 30 min • Hungary

1990, Transylvania. The dictator is dead. 13-year old Emma and Abel fall in love, but their parents' past harbours a dark secret.

The Colonel

2016 • 22 min

At the height of the Vietnam War, Glen Meadows Prep must choose between losing the school or hiring a battle-hardened Marine to redirect its rebellious students.

Romantik

2016 • 21 min • Poland

Stanislav takes his beloved Zosia on a mysterious and romantic journey. He wants to propose to her in the city of love. Stanislav doesn?t expect that it will be the most horrible night of his life, and his well planned trip will go much further than he anticipated.

Meatball Assassino

2016 • 8 min • United States of America

Luca, a made man, brings his new girl to his family's dinner. What follows is a standard crime family meal: shouting, guns, and insults.

Johnny

2016 • 19 min • United States of America

A night with a troubled stranger forces a young male sex worker to confront a haunting moment from his past that he thought he'd left behind.

Contestant #4

2016 • 18 min • Philippines

A young boy frequently visits an old man who lives alone, keeping him always in good company. One night, he chances upon the old man watching a dated clip of himself as a cross-dressing boy. This sparks within the young boy an interest to find out more about the old man's past. What he ultimately discovers aids both him and the old man towards a richer understanding of how the weight of life and identity should be carried.

Debt

2016 • 14 min • United States of America

A mysterious pair descend upon a small town with a mission and come face to face with their own mortality.

Albert

2016 • 42 min • United States of America

Albert is the story of a tiny Douglas fir tree named Albert who has big dreams of becoming Empire City's most famous Christmas tree. When the search for this year's tree is announced, Albert believes he has found his calling and hits the road with his two best friends, Maisie the persistently positive plam tree, and Gene the abrasive and blisteringly honest weed, to fulfill his destiny. With a few prickly situations along the way, and Cactus Pete out to stop him, Albert learns the true meaning of Christmas.

Restoration

2016 • 50 min • Australia

In a near-future world, where individuals have their memories downloaded for backup, a man awakes in a body that is not his own.

Heavy Weight

2016 • 13 min

When a talented new arrival begins using the local boxing club, Paris, a skilled fighter, is forced into an unexpected struggle with himself. A film about vulnerability in a hyper-masculine world that doesn't allow for it.

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

2016 • 44 min • United States of America

Set in the African savannah, the film follows Kion as he assembles the members of the 'Lion Guard'. Throughout the film, the diverse team of young animals will learn how to utilize each of their unique abilities to solve problems and accomplish tasks to maintain balance within the Circle of Life, while also introducing viewers to the vast array of animals that populate the prodigious African landscape.

Fairy Dust

2016 • 31 min

Fairy Dust is a 2016 short film co-produced, co-written and starring Swedish singer-songwriter Tove Lo. The film coincides with the first "chapter", or first six songs, of Lo's second album, Lady Wood, which was released on October 28, 2016.

Blue Borsalino

2016 • 17 min

When his first and only client wakes from a coma, a retired private investigator reveals a secret that has cast shadows over his life for close to fifty years.

Baby X

2016 • 11 min • United States of America

In this animated short, a child only known as X is raised without gender norms as part of a social experiment. X is loved by its classmates but despised by adults because no one knows if it is a boy or girl. Based on the book "X, a Fabulous Child's Story" by Lois Gould.

Humbug

2016 • 7 min • United States of America

When her neighbor refuses to get into the Christmas spirit, a jolly citizen takes matters into her own hands.

Naruto OVA 13: The Day Naruto Became Hokage

2016 • 11 min • Japan

Depicts the day that Naruto Uzumaki became the 7th Hokage.