All Films

Like It

2015 • 7 min

A short film reminiscent of another era. It was written, shot and edited on an impulse - three days. It is the melancholy journey from the suburbs to the city of a woman full of doubts.

Indigestion

2015 • 5 min

Videoclub

2015 • 7 min • Spain

Cibo Di Violenza aka Food Of Violence

2015 • 12 min • United Kingdom

This film is a no holds barred shockumentary narrated by the blogger Mike Lima about the alleged baby foetus eating scandal.

Heritage Minutes: Terry Fox

2015 • 1 min • Canada

Terry Fox inspires the nation with his Marathon of Hope, a cross-country run to raise money for cancer research.

45

2015 • 13 min • Ireland

In Michael Reilly's bar in Ardmore, West Waterford, a game of 45 has been played every Friday night since 1942. Hosting this long standing card game is the highlight of Michael's week.

Kamel Messaoudi - His Life, His Work

2015 • 52 min • Algeria

On December 10, 1998, Kamel Messaoudi died in a traffic accident at the age of 37, at the height of his fame. In the early 1990s, when Algiers chaâbi was struggling to renew itself and attract young people, Kamel, born on January 30, 1961 in Algiers, into a modest family, achieved great success with his first album, notably featuring Echema’a (the candle) and other tracks where he did not hesitate to shake up the old repertoire, adding his own words, closer to the reality of an Algeria then bereaved by the violence of the dark decade of the 90s, and composing melodies supported by instruments such as the acoustic guitar or the piano.

A New Place 2 Drown

2015 • 5 min

This short documentary marks the awakening of singer-songwriter King Krule from hibernation. Paired with a 208-page art book and 12-song soundtrack, the project follows Krule (aka Archy Marshall) and his brother Jack through a few south London postcodes.

Switch

2015 • 6 min • Brazil

A man stuck in routine comes home from work and discovers an electrical problem in his home. However, he ends up concluding that the problem is within him.

Las sinsombrero

2015 • 57 min • Spain

Spain, 1914. A group of women fight with courage for their rights in a society that condemns them to mediocrity. In 1927, their most advantaged students free themselves from the intellectual, social and physical corset that constricted them to a role as wives and mothers, so they will participate without complexes in the cultural life of Spain from then until the disaster of the Spanish Civil War.

Factory of the Sun

2015 • 20 min

In this immersive work, which debuted at the 2015 German Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, Steyerl probes the pleasures and perils of image circulation in a moment defined by the unprecedented global flow of data. Ricocheting between genres—news reportage, documentary film, video games, and internet dance videos—Factory of the Sun uses the motifs of light and acceleration to explore what possibilities are still available for collective resistance when surveillance has become a mundane part of an increasingly virtual world. Factory of the Sun tells the surreal story of workers whose forced moves in a motion capture studio are turned into artificial sunshine.

Malice: Wars

2015 • 15 min

MALICE: Wars Special Episode takes place in a galaxy far far away as we follow the adventures of the Turner family on their blockade-running smuggler star ship - The Rabble Rouser. Their mission? To battle through an Imperial convoy, slip past a squadron of Tie Fighters and infiltrate enemy territory to rescue their mother who's been captured by Imperial forces. Alice goes light-saber to light-saber with a manipulative Sith warrior before making a heart-breaking discovery.

Sipping

2015 • 16 min • Mexico

Santiago and Jared , two teenagers of opposite personality spend an afternoon together looking for ways to overcome their differences. After an act that begins as a game their senses will find the space to coincide.

Prayer for a Home

2015 • 37 min • Latvia

Prayer for a Home shows how everyone needs shelter and a home – people in Latvia, Europe and troubled regions throughout the world. The film relates the story of the distinguished Latgalian poet Anna Rancāne and her family – her daughter Terēze, her grandson Daniel, and Daniel’s father, Dara Muhammad Ali – who are trying to stick together despite unfortunate circumstances. Even though Terēze and Anna are Catholic, while Dara is a Muslim from Kurdistan, their love transcends religious, national and cultural prejudice. However, due to circumstances beyond their control, the family is not destined to remain together, despite doing everything they can to stay close.

Granite & Chalk

2015 • 12 min • Ireland

As rebels planned Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising, they were watched by two spies code-named Granite and Chalk. This documentary delves into British intelligence to tell their story, one century on. Funded by Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board, After ’16 is a creative response by Irish filmmakers to the events of Easter 1916. This collection of nine short films is a mixture of live-action, animation and documentary, telling stories from the eve of the Rising all the way to the Troubles in 1970s Northern Ireland and beyond.

Riot Ana

2015 • 24 min • Slovenia

Sandi and Ana are former classmates who, after a web of coincidences, come across each other after several years. Ana, Sandi’s elementary school crush, is now protesting, and he’s deftly strumming the strings of his guitar. But will he be able to strum on the strings of her heart?

Spells and Magicians Chapter Two: Branches and Cables

2015 • 13 min

Second chapter of Spells and Magicians.

TIE Fighter

2015 • 7 min • United States of America

A short Star Wars animation, focused on the Empire, drawn and shaded in the style of classic '80s anime. Empire and rebel forces engage in a frantic all-or-nothing dogfight in space, but the Empire has 3 Tie Fighter aces up its sleeve.

Feiht

2015 • 2 min

A man steals a young woman's handbag, but all may not be as it seems. A short film about prejudice. Watch here: vimeo.com/147328662

Seeds in the Dryland

2015 • 9 min • Philippines

A simple story of a farmer & his son. It is dry season but they need to plant in order to survive. However, their positive outlook help them to think of other solution.

Empty Room

2015 • 21 min

João and Helena live part of their relationship in a virtual world. One night before a party, João logs on Helena’s Facebook account. The fascination he has for her leads him into a confrontation with more serious consequences than the reality João has been living.

The general's ghost

2015 • 20 min • Brazil

The short film tells the story of Negro Facundo Sombra, a Farroupilha hero who is visited by his former commander, General Netto, who asks him to fight in the Paraguayan War. After five years, Sombra returns from the war and tries to return home, which turns out not to be easy.

Brother

2015 • 8 min • Czech Republic

Erik is a young skateboarder who keeps an eye on his sister’s boyfriend. Erik does everything to attract the boy’s attention…

The Fallen of World War II

2015 • 19 min • United States of America

This interactive infographic short documentary examines the human losses of the Second World War between 1939 and 1945 and the decline in battle deaths in the years since that most terrible war of human history. The 19-minute data visualization uses cinematic storytelling techniques to provide viewers with a fresh and dramatic perspective of a pivotal moment in history. The film follows a linear narration, but it allows viewers to pause during key moments to interact with the charts and dig deeper into the numbers.