All Films

Holbein: Eye of the Tudors

2015 • 59 min • United Kingdom

A survey of Hans Holbein's career from his beginnings as a religious painter to his work for Henry VIII and beyond. The program also includes a close analysis of "The Ambassadors".

Demon Gate

2015 • 9 min

A newlywed couple's life is torn apart when a demon abducts Robert's the wife, leading the him on a perilous journey between the opposing worlds of science and magic to save her.

National Geographic: Inside the Mega Twister

2015 • 43 min • United States of America

The tornado that struck El Reno, Oklahoma, on May 31, 2013, defined superlatives. It was the largest twister ever recorded on Earth.

Chance

2015 • 16 min • United Kingdom

A chance meeting between Trevor and Amir stirs up unexpected passions. An inspiring story of inter-racial romance and overcoming adversity.

I Used to Be Famous

2015 • 16 min • United Kingdom

A culture clash between a washed-up pop star and a musically talented young man with autism. These opposite characters transform each other's worlds through the power of music.

Una mujer en el bosque

2015 • 18 min • Argentina

Jorge lives with Sofía in the middle of the woods. Sofía is a strange woman. She keeps a secret that will lead Jorge to make a very important decision.

Fulfilament

2015 • 8 min • United Kingdom

Travel around the brain with a little, lost thought and discover what it takes to make a great idea.

It Looks Like We Are Alone

2015 • 18 min • Serbia

Djordje has to choose between his mask and his real face. He has to figure out how to deal with what he feels. Ognjen chose he will fight for his life and his love. Everything changes when reality crushes between them.

No No Sleep

2015 • 34 min • Hong Kong, Taiwan

In 2015, Tsai Ming-Liang was once again invited by the Hong Kong International Film Festival to make the opening short film. This time, he selected Shibuya station in Tokyo as his main filming location and invited the famous Japanese actor Masanobu Ando to appear alongside Lee Kang-Sheng. They sleep separately at a capsule hotel and cleanse themselves at a public bath. Their fatigued bodies yearn for sleep but restless minds keep them for falling asleep. "No No Sleep" won the Best Director Award at the Taipei Film Festival.

Uncle Drew: Chapter 4

2015 • 7 min

Uncle Drew is down in Miami putting in work and settling old scores.

The Grouper Mystery

2015 • 52 min • France

In French Polynesia, there is a place where every year, thousands of groupers gather in secret followed by hundreds of sharks… The photographer, diver and biologist Laurent Ballesta, with his team, wanted to better understand what motivates these fish to wait until the exact day of the full moon to spawn all at once! With the help of researchers from the CNRS of Moorea, they dived and conducted numerous experiments to study and witness this unique phenomenon. Taking advantage of this period of incredible richness, Laurent Ballesta did a record dive of 24 hours at over 20 meters.

The Keepers of the Streak

2015 • 60 min • United States of America

The NFL has staged 48 Super Bowls. Four photographers have taken pictures at every one of them. In KEEPERS OF THE STREAK, director Neil Leifer tells the story of this exclusive club, made up of John Biever, Walter Iooss, Mickey Palmer and Tony Tomsic. With their cameras, they have captured football's biggest game of the year for almost five decades.

Creatures of Light

2015 • 53 min • United States of America

On a summer's night, there's nothing more magic than watching the soft glow of fireflies switching on and off. Few other life forms on land can light up the night, but in the dark depths of the oceans, it's a different story: nearly 90% of all species shine from within. Whether it's to scare off predators, fish for prey, or lure a mate, the language of light is everywhere in the ocean depths, and scientists are finally starting to decode it.

Peace in the Absence of War

2015 • 5 min • United States of America

A portrait of a confused city in pain. A tone-poem for a Baltimore at the juncture of unrest and healing, as the city responds to the aftermath of the death of Freddie Gray, a Black American Baltimore native, who died in police custody.

A Mantra for Cognitive Chemical Imbalance

2015 • 2 min • Canada

Influenced by the poem of the same name by Larysa Musick

Passing Days

2015 • 33 min • Japan

In Etsuko's summer school class, "aliens may be able to call." The topic of excitement was raised, and we decided to hold a "Meeting to Call Aliens".

Blue Moon

2015 • 12 min • United Kingdom

It's a modern take on the classic Werewolf myth... This short Werewolf film has a unique twist in it's tale. It's a comedy- horror harking back to the kind of semi-morality tales found in the the old Tales From the Crypt comics, and focuses on the plight of a young Romanian girl looking to break into the film industry.

Pregnant

2015 • 7 min • Netherlands

Shy student Tyn gets the fright of his life when he finds out he is pregnant.

Cilla at the BBC

2015 • 60 min

Compilation celebrating the BBC's coverage of Cilla Black's 60s pop star years on programmes like The Ken Dodd Show and Top of the Pops, plus moments from her self-titled series.

Chinese Lanterns

2015 • 17 min • Romania

A beautiful garden. Three people. Complicated choices.

We Will Never Be Royals

2015 • 45 min • Netherlands

Abandoned by their parents, two teenage siblings navigate life in youth care.

Not Today

2015 • 18 min • Ukraine

The old man Lyosha and his lady Christie decided to die happily in one day. But Lyosha has to finish something very important first. He does desperate things to implement his secret plan and convince his woman to delay the day of their death.

Icarus

2015 • 37 min • Greece

Michalis has a plan and awaits. His father leaves. Now he is alone with a knife, his mother, his sister and his brother.

On the Bench

2015 • 15 min • France

Samir is a fan of PSG and Zlatan Ibrahimović, but his girlfriend Anna is beginning to get a little tired of his obsession. This all changes when one day, she finally relents and accompanies him to watch a match.