All Films

Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC

2015 • 59 min

From the BBC archives, before their talents were recognised by royal decree, the early work and career defining moments of Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Diana Rigg and Helen Mirren. David Tennant narrates the story of our dames of classic drama, from a golden age of British television drama.

Treasure Under the Bridge: Pilgrimage to the Hasidic Masters of Ukraine

2015 • 60 min • Ukraine, United States of America

Conservative Rabbi Marc Soloway invites us on his personal journey to modern day Ukraine to visit the graves of the Hasidic Masters as he tries to establish a connection with the famous names that have so long occupied a place in his imagination.

Patos Voam

2015 • 5 min • Brazil

He never knew how to leave and she never learned to ignore him. The reunion in three small parts.

Beachworld

2015 • 18 min • United States of America

After crash landing on a desert planet, the two survivors struggle with their sanity.

Passage

2015 • 10 min • Netherlands

A short crime thriller about the young crook Rick who receives an apparent simple task from his boss that changes into a grim test of his loyalty.

Gringo on the Slum

2015 • 27 min • Brazil

Documentary about the foreign tourism in Rocinha, the biggest Latin America's favela, which receives about 3.000 foreign tourists per month. They come to Rocinha looking for the most varied aspects, from the poorness to the violence, from the geography to the architecture, from the viewing to the atmosphere, from the curiosity to the welfarism.

Passion

2015 • 7 min

At first glance, Jean-Claude Rousseau’s films seem like quickly outlined sketches. They are snapshots of various situations and locations, as in this program of nine miniatures, shot in hotel rooms and parks, at the shore of a lake, and – in the longest contribution – on a restaurant terrace. Rousseau’s observations of everyday life, however, are about precision rather than contemplation. With each minute that passes, they sharpen the view of the observant and expectant outsider for a moment of surprise – be it a jump into the water or a huge crucifix.

Hé Mademoiselle

2015 • 6 min • France

Being a prey to the males she meets in the street, that is the daily life of this young Parisian girl. What will happen to her suitors?

Away with Me

2015 • 11 min • France, United Kingdom

A spontaneous holiday romance in Nice turns sour when there is a clash of intentions and expectations between the two men.

Dime

2015 • 3 min

A woman is upset by the unexpected arrival of her mother-in-law during breakfast with her family.

Unos cuentos de Angustias y Paisajes

2015 • 30 min • Costa Rica

"La Sequía" describes the relationship of an indigenous couple living in the aridity of the northern countryside. The climatic factor is depicted as a visual metaphor of the society and the internal self of individuals. The dryness in the male character and the desolate landscape critiques the patriarchal system of that time. "Un Matoneado" tells the story of Gabriel’s revenge. His hate and wish of death turns into a big mistake. It is an example of the sociocultural context of the countryside people, and once again the patriarchal point of view of how one´s supposed to deal with problems "as a man".

Nowhere Land

2015 • 15 min • Canada

Documentary about filmmaker Bonnie Ammaaq's memories of life on Baffin Island, where her family moved for eleven years during her childhood from the hamlet of Igloolik to return to the traditional Inuit way of life.

The Eaters

2015 • 3 min • Kosovo

Nowadays, human race, all it wants is to eat, eat everything, and in a selfish world keep everything only to themselves. But things are about to take a different turn when the intelligent youth aspires to freedom and bright future.

The Curse of the Plywood

2015 • 45 min • Finland

A homicidal piece of plywood attacks a nudist party searching for the last living relative of the man who cursed it.

Too Fast

2015 • 23 min • Austria

Best friends, a special day, one night that gets out of control. It’s the end of term. Mona celebrates the beginning of the holidays with her friends Lisa, Joana and Paul and lots of beer at the beach. Mona’s new boyfriend is missing in their quartet. He has to work as a civil servant at the Red Cross until midnight. Later they want to meet at the Open-Air. The others from their crew are already at the festival. Especially Emil and his unavoidable shadow Chin are by now partying hard as the first band enters the stage. They are going to drink away their school stress. That’s the plan. But Mona’s start to the holidays goes differently than planned.

Samsung Galaxy

2015 • 7 min

Samsung is the largest company in South Korea, accounting for 20% of the country’s GDP. Through the activities of its 79 subsidiaries, Samsung’s presence is felt at every stage in the life of South Koreans.

The Evolution of a Gen-X Music Purchaser

2015 • 8 min

All the significant moments over the last twenty years in Zack's life parallel the changing landscape of music purchasing technology.

Rede Militar

2015 • 8 min • Brazil

A man is kidnapped and tortured during the time of the dictatorship, years later he finds the person responsible.

The Nature of Being

2015 • 8 min

A professor brings her personal struggles into her workday.

Sanctimony

2015 • 15 min • Greece

Two powerful concepts, the concept of the church and the concept of justice, come up against each other during a macabre game . The eternal battle of the two aforementioned authorities, unfolds before the viewer’s eyes in this allegorical movie, while he becomes a witness of a lurid scenery of brute force.

Conte de fées à l'usage des moyennes personnes

2015 • 14 min • France

Traumatised by a painfull breakup, Joseph decides on stepping out of his house, and finding some sugar in order to remove bitterness from his life.

Cossack and Death

2015 • 55 min • Ukraine

Captured Cossack Maksym Soroka faces Death, who comes to claim him. Refusing to surrender, he worries more for his comrades and tries to outwit Death, questioning whether his soul would go to heaven or hell. Their clash reveals ambiguous moments from the Cossack's past.

In the Sea

2015 • 27 min • Denmark

A Dane, a Norwegian and a Swede on a deserted island. A young and insecure woman with a speaking disorder crosses the sea in an attempt to persuade and win back the man who broke her heart, despite the fact that he is hiding away on the island with a new and beautiful lover.

Typewriterhead

2015 • 4 min

A man with a typewriter head tries to get rid of his out of control thoughts.