All Films

Too Black to Be French?

2015 • 52 min • France

Approximately, because so-called "ethnic" statistics are prohibited, there are an estimated 3.3 million black French citizens. Distant descendants of slaves from the Caribbean or "indigenous" peoples from the French colonial empire in Africa, they constitute a minority that is often discriminated against. Isabelle Boni-Claverie, a mixed-race woman raised in the affluent neighborhoods of Paris, daughter of an Ivorian politician and granddaughter of Alphonse Boni, a Black man who became a magistrate of the French Republic in the 1930s, examines what is blocking the social advancement of Black French people and the full recognition of their citizenship.

ELBA - Napoleon's Legacy

2015 • 38 min • Italy

In the 1814 Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, was forced to abdicate and go in exile to the Italian island of Elba. 200 years later the General will fight his biggest battle.

Initiation

2015 • 9 min

When a college senior is reluctant to haze her freshman soccer teammates, she's bullied into becoming the worst culprit of them all.

Sovereign

2015 • 18 min • United States of America

Plagued with survivor's guilt, an Iraq war veteran turned mercenary stumbles upon a plot to sabotage America's energy independence. Fighting to free the demons in his head, he sets out to eradicate the traitors amongst us.

Where You Will Never Die

2015 • 16 min • Mexico

Diana is a dreamer and a painter, after the murder of a journalist she meets Leo, another young journalist who finds it impossible to exercise his professional ethics. Both inevitably end up plunging into the rough and limited world of journalism.

Break Fruit

2015 • 10 min

In a city with unbreathable air, a young woman pays a farewell visit to her older lover, a widower who became agoraphobic after his wife’s death. Both immigrants, they argue over her impending return to Nigeria from their place in diaspora, charting an emotional path together through fear, loss, and a thirst for freedom, all marked by an underlying secret. It’s a story of exile, homecoming, what gets left behind, and the truths that change everything.

Love Is Blind

2015 • 7 min • United Kingdom

Alice is in the passionate embrace of her young lover, as she finally succumbs to temptation. However, when her husband James returns home early, Alice finds herself in an emotional minefield as she attempts to save her marriage while simultaneously negotiating her lover's escape.

There Are Ghosts

2015 • 13 min • United States of America

A closeted homosexual with a death wish must choose between himself or his suicidal wife when he encounters The Grim Reaper.

No Wolf Has a House

2015 • 25 min • Croatia

Sandra is an overly sensitive young woman who, when under pressure, has trouble with deciphering the line between reality and her twisted fantasies. During her husband's birthday party, she has to spend a day with his family. Their barely concealed hostility is making her gradually lose her mind.

Bison

2015 • 12 min

A meditative and mysterious dramatic film, Bison ultimately explores the violent legacy of colonialism in a contemporary context. The film is anchored by thematic concerns around implicit cultural culpability, systemic issues of failure surrounding the contemporary and historical relationship with First Nations peoples and notions of responsibility in an individual and societal context.

The Master

2015 • 18 min • Estonia

A dog, Popi, and a monkey named Huhuu are waiting for their Master to come home. But one day it becomes clear that he’s not going to be coming home anymore. From that day their mutual lives begin. While he is actually smarter and stronger than his simian companion, Popi capitulates to every one of Huhuu’s whims in a show of obedience and subservience. Huhuu meanwhile becomes a symbol of licentiousness and tomfoolery. The film is based on the short story "Popi and Huhuu" by Estonian author Friedebert Tuglas.

Dr. Phil meets Tracey Armah

2015 • 30 min • United States of America

Nothing bad ever happens to me..like ever! Tracey gets Dr.Phil's attention by telling stories of abuse, violations and excesses. The audience gets upset and speechless. Tracey becomes the overnite sensation of train wrecks in the making.

The Case of Patient Paul Edward Kelley

2015 • 34 min • Brazil

A psychologist faces the case that will challenge his foolproof technique: the patient needs to forget something that he cannot remember. In this mental challenge, every step towards healing is a step beyond the edges of reason.

Celia - la más hermosa flor

2015 • 57 min • Cuba

Celia Sánchez Manduley (1920 - 1980) was a Cuban revolutionary, politician, researcher and archivist. She was a very close friend of Fidel Castro. She joined the struggle against the Batista government following the coup of March 10, 1952. She was the founder of the 26th of July Movement in Manzanillo. Together with Frank País, she was one of the first women to assemble a combat squad during the revolution.

Nothing Can Turn Into a Void: An Art Apart: People Like Us

2015 • 58 min

British artist Vicki Bennett takes you on a roller coaster-ride with her art project People Like Us. In performances, videos, collages and music, her amazing editing techniques and sense of humor leave you flabbergasted and enthusiastic at the same time. People Like Us is like free-zone where appropriation meets alchemy, humor meets social critique and the boundless imagination meets so-called reality.

DIY Not Dead

2015 • 31 min • Argentina

In the vibrant heart of Buenos Aires, music pulses as a collective act of passion and resilience. This documentary delves into the untold stories of the city's DIY music scene, where musicians are more than performers—they are organizers, producers, and creators of their own ecosystem. From setting up gigs to recording tracks, they embody the spirit of self-reliance and community.

Filters <3

2015 • 3 min

A time capsule from 2015 on the use of social media with the Boyhood theme song in the background. Shot w/DSLR T3i and iPhone 6. Remembering the present as it was, as it is, and as it should be.

The Front Row

2015 • 20 min

The Front Row is a dynamic anti-gun violence documentary, filmed in Rochester NY and created by the youth and adults of our community who have seen too many lives lost to gun violence. You have three front rows to offer your family: the front row of your trial, the front row of your funeral, or the front row of your graduation: Which will you choose?

Nuvola

2015 • 18 min • Italy

Filippo is a retired teacher marked by pain over the loss of his wife. The man is determined to take his life, but someone knocks his door.

The Art of Gesture

2015 • 16 min

In a disused chapel, a man is tortured in strange circumstances

Schoolmates

2015 • 26 min • Slovenia

Young teacher Sonja tries to resolve a quarrel between two classmates. Parents intervene, and unexpected consequences begin to develop from school disputes in school offices.

VMA - Important Message to the Public

2015 • 15 min • Sweden

VMA is a surrealistic action movie about alternative ways to make yourself heard.

The Burden

2015 • 9 min

Short indie movie by surrealist artist Dimitri Kozma

Prysia’s Garden

2015 • 11 min • Slovakia, United States of America

An intimate meditation on exile and home, Prysia’s Garden portrays the quiet life of aging Ukrainian refugee Prysia through the detailed photographic lens of first-generation Ukrainian-American Lida Suchy. By confronting Prysia’s story, Lida reflects upon her own roots, looking to understand what makes a new place a home.