All Films

Northbound: Skateboarding on Frozen Sand

2015 • 11 min • Norway

Ice, driftwood, foamy waves and … skateboards? Four skaters head north to the cold Norwegian coast, applying their urban skills to a wild canvas of beach flotsam, frozen sand and pastel skies. The result is a beautiful mashup — biting winds and short days, ollies and a frozen miniramp.

Embarrassment

2015 • 21 min

After she found out about her unwanted pregnancy, Angelica lives a nightmare for seven months, in which instead of killing the fetus she languish herself, trying all sorts of abortion methods.

Missed Warnings: The Bradford City Fire

2015 • 30 min • United Kingdom

A BBC programme about the Bradford fire. Robert Hall marks the 30th anniversary of the fire that killed 56 fans during a match between Bradford City and Lincoln City, and speaks to those whose lives changed forever.

Charisma

2015 • 20 min • Russia

The only bonus in the simple, uncomplicated life of a non-charismatic fifty-year-old man is his Friday vodka in the bar along the way with a hated job home. On one of these evenings he meets Belka.

Tumble

2015 • 9 min

a film by robert todd

Chase

2015 • 6 min • Malaysia

A young man learn about people mentality towards success

Príncipes no Exílio

2015 • 20 min • Brazil

Top, Citron, Brigitte and Camilo are a group of friends who have bought their tickets to Exílio. Unfortunately, sometimes they have to go back and do what normal people do: try to make some money, get dumped and try to get through the coming-of-age phase. They are decadent royalty who spend their nights far away from palaces and live in a rock editorial trying to spoil our generation's selfie.

Twinheads

2015 • 13 min

Meet the awesome musician twins, Hedi Slimane models and creative soulmates behind The Garden, in a documentary by Liza Mandelup.

A Long Ride

2015 • 25 min • Hong Kong

Nine works for an old laundry shop due for closure to make way for urban renewal projects. Ordered to return a washed suit and pocket watch to an old customer, Nine starts a journey within the area soon to be transformed beyond recognition. He encounters a number of local residents who treasure and preserve the unique charm of the area. A conversation with his grandfather who repairs old chairs prompted Nine reflections on the values of preservation and the apparent priority of all things new only made possible by sacrificing things and memories from older eras. This observant piece stars veteran actress Lora Lu and stage actors Au Yeung Chun and Sheung Ming-fai.

Later

2015 • 5 min

Quixadá, Brazil. The sun goes down and the darkness reveals its fine layers of light on the last mountain to fall into darkness. The light continues inside it. Darkness is not only the absence of light in vision. It is clearly audible.

Yamaha

2015 • 39 min • Russia

Armed with nothing more than a Yamaha keyboard, Valentin commutes back and forth between his shared flat and a metro underpass in search of happiness.

Kuku - Kayyk

2015 • 24 min • Russia

24-year-old Muscovite animator, having learned about the situation of his girlfriend, signs in the Moscow registry office, but this procedure is not enough for the bride. She wants a real wedding. A young family goes to an ethnic village, to conduct a wedding in the traditions of multiculturalism. In an alien medium, the secrets of not only the people but also the secrets of his life companion are revealed, which entails a fatal accident.

Gorelov

2015 • 14 min • Russia

Lesha lives in Moscow. Everything is normal with Lesha. He is a typical "hero of our time." But there is something that does not give him rest. And there is a person who will change his life when Lesha is still only 23, ahead of him has a whole life, and behind him is childhood.

Buck

2015 • 3 min

A three-minute visual essay on African-American stereotypes regarding sexuality, and their connections to pornography and modern society.

The Tragedy at Emmitt Whistle's

2015 • 25 min • United States of America

1960s rural Ohio. Emmitt's world revolves around Emily, a wife half his age, his young son, Jasper, and a broken down house that mirrors his path in life. His potential and best years have slipped through his fingers. When betrayal rears its head, Emmitt must choose between preserving his sanity and giving in to his primal impulses.

The Wicked Witch

2015 • 17 min • Indonesia

Is about The four students from Bali that wants to make a research about the wicked witch in Bali called Leak. Starting from the information that provided by Jero Mangku (traditional priest in Bali) about the existence of Leak and that turning back into a terror when they are looking for the leak turned out to hunt them.

Monkey

2015 • 5 min • China

Three monkeys: what happens when one of them is dead?

Arrière-plan

2015 • 5 min • France

A gangster and a police detective meet each other for a mysterious exchange of information but nothing happens as planned.

Garda of the Traditional Country

2015 • 12 min

In a country where everyone conceals their true face behind a mask, two children living in such a country fall in love. One of them breaks the prohibition to show thier face, The other did not have that courage. Those who have broken the prohibition must fight to the death. Whoever survives shall receive a reward.

I'll Be The Leader!

2015 • 52 min • Russia

Valery Bryusov - a poet-symbolist, an unrestrained innovator of poetic form and content, an idol of women, a "demon of thought", a "genius of passion", an "angel of sadness", fanned by scandalous glory. How could it happen that he became the first Soviet censor, participant in the most initial oppression of Russian poets for ideological reasons? How and why did the brightest star of the unique Silver Age of our literature fade and die?

Backyards

2015 • 20 min • Montenegro

In the backyards there are sheds, a huge old tree, wild plants with wild offspring, waste scattered around. This is where they spend their time. A decaying building is about to be destroyed and someone may go beyond. Soon one of them becomes aware of the sea.

The Bridge

2015 • 20 min • Russia

This is a story about a young engineer. Every year he examines an old rundown bridge and under orders from his superiors announces it fit for exploitation. Every night a girl comes to his apartment. Their relationship is wrought with misunderstandings and hurt feelings. What will collapse first - the bridge or the relationship?

New Eyes

2015 • 12 min • Germany, France, United Kingdom

A girl who is in the transition of puberty encounters something that arouses her sexually for the first time. She becomes restless as the day goes by in her oblivious semi-urban environment.

Poison Flower

2015 • 60 min

A story of love and addiction in two countries, Gundega and Mel form a volatile friendship in a homeless camp, making an ill-fated plan to travel to Latvia.