#6097
Petricore

Petricore

2024 • 5 min • Italy
👁️ 155
Sometimes the Past is a boulder that is difficult to carry around, and that when we think we can abandon it, comes back to leave its mark. He chases us. Inevitable like the scent of rocks in summer, after the rain. "petricore: pe·​tri·​chor ˈpe-trə-ˌkȯr. : a distinctive, earthy, usually pleasant odor that is associated with rainfall especially when following a warm, dry period and that arises from a combination of volatile plant oils and geosmin released from the soil into the air and by ozone carried by downdrafts." AWARDS:
#6098
Working Classical Heroes

Working Classical Heroes

2023 • 10 min • United Kingdom
👁️ 155
Working Classical Heroes was commissioned by Sky Arts in 2023 in partnership with Arts Council England, Leeds 2023, The Space and Studio 12, in response to the question: What’s worth fighting for? Classical music is often an exclusive party for the privileged. 23-year-old boxer Ellis grew up on a council estate. Now a student at Leeds Conservatoire, the art form transformed his life mentally, emotionally and intellectually. Ellis is now throwing punches for the right of the working classes to play classical music. Ellis tells his story and performs an original composition ‘What’s Worth Fighting For’ by award winning composer, Ben Crick.
#6099
The Kids' Table

The Kids' Table

2024 • 45 min • United States
👁️ 155
A compulsive, middle aged house wife struggles to pull together the perfect Christmas Eve. AWARDS:
#6100
Flying Saucer Daffy

Flying Saucer Daffy

1958 • 17 min • United States
👁️ 155
Joe accidentally takes a picture of a paper plate, which Moe and Larry submit to a magazine as an authentic picture of a flying saucer. Moe and Larry collect a big prize, but when the picture is proven to be a fraud, they're hauled off to jail. Joe leaves the boys for a camping trip, only to meet two genuine and beautiful aliens from the planet Zircon, who allow him to photograph them. Joe then gets a picture of a real spaceship, and this time he gets the fame and fortune, while Moe and Larry wind up in a sanitarium.
#6101
No Decision

No Decision

2023 • 11 min • Korea
👁️ 155
"No Decision" centers on Chi In-jin, a former world champion boxer who abandons his title and embarks on a new journey in the Japanese K-1 martial arts league, seeking refuge from the corruption of the Korean boxing scene. His departure sparks a bitter conflict with his master, who had made him a world champion. After many years, he wants to revisit and heal his long-overdue beef with his father-like master. AWARDS:
#6102
The Visit

The Visit

2024 • 8 min • Italy
👁️ 155
Antonio, a common, middle aged man, is visited by an unwanted guest : standing in front of his bed will ask him to make a decision. AWARDS:
#6103
Jacob Stone

Jacob Stone

2014 • 19 min • United States
👁️ 155
A high school jock with a bright future is forced to re-examine his life when a mistake from his past resurfaces.
#6104
The Plumber

The Plumber

1933 • 10 min • United States
👁️ 155
In 1929 the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit series (originally created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks in 1927) was taken over by Walter Lantz and Universal Studios. I know that Disney purists would never deign to watch any of these post-Disney Oswald productions, but some of these cartoons are actually pretty cute. "The Plumber" is actually a very well animated story about Oswald's many failed attempts to control a water leak in his house as well as his extremely disobedient son (which actually makes one question why he is the "lucky" rabbit). This is a talking picture, but like many early talkie cartoons, it has very little dialogue and relies mostly on sight-gags; There is however a cute little song at the beginning, "Ain't Gonna Rain No More." I enjoyed the amount of absurd actions and anthropomorphized objects in the Oswald household, which kept the story going in spire of its lack of plot. It's a little disconcerting to see such Disney-esquire animation and gags in a non-Disney film, but the cartoon really is very well made and was an absolute pleasure to watch.
#6105
Radioactive Clothing

Radioactive Clothing

1998 • 16 min • United States
👁️ 155
After an atomic bomb hits a small town all of the clothes are given life by the radioactive energy and become murderous. A few years later a small group of soldiers are called to a house where some of these clothes are lurking in the basement, it is up to them to locate and destroy them before they kill any more people.
#6106
Inherited Shame

Inherited Shame

2022 • 50 min • Hungary
👁️ 155
The Inherited Shame is the sequel to the 2013 film Silenced Shame. The first film is about the Hungarian victims of rape during the Soviet occupation of Hungary, and the sequel is about how the trauma suffered by their ancestors lives on in the descendants of the victims. The head of the Gulág Foundation, inherited this organization from her mother, and she works tirelessly to make the past accessible to the future generation. Original/Alternative Title: Megörökölt gyalázat
#6107
Pepper Affair

Pepper Affair

2023 • 62 min • Turkey
👁️ 155
Ali lives in the center of Çanakkale and often visits his brother İbrahim and his cousin Orhan in the village. Orhan and İbrahim make a living mainly through farming, especially with pepper cultivation. During these visits, they frequently discuss the problems of farming and search for solutions to the country's political climate in their own ways. At the same time, gender roles in society constantly make their presence felt in the village and have an impact on everyday life.
#6108
Florindo and Carlotta: The Secret Life of Snails

Florindo and Carlotta: The Secret Life of Snails

2018 • 15 min • Italy
👁️ 155
Florindo is a disabled poet who has come to collect a prize of poetry in a village forgotten by the world; Struggling to get home, he faces continuous obstacles. Carlotta is a prostitute who works on one of the endless streets of these desolate places and lives in an old farmhouse with coworkers, extravagant characters and failed artists. Their meeting will change both their lives. Original/Alternative Title: Florindo e Carlotta - La vita segreta delle chiocciole AWARDS:
#6109
Park Office

Park Office

2021 • 20 min • Australia
👁️ 155
Three talented geniuses have conceived and built revolutionary worldwide products and are pitching to officers of sunny side corporation being overseen by supervisors on the day. The film ends with three twists and its about taking a leap of faith, commitment, love, compassion and goodwill AWARDS:
#6110
Lile

Lile

2022 • 13 min • Georgia
👁️ 155
Every year in Georgia, about 200 girls, including minors, are forced to marry, kidnapped to start a family, and abused. Over the years, the trend of abducting girls has decreased because perpetrators are being prosecuted. However, this tradition has survived in some regions of Georgia. 
"Who says I'm alive?" says Lile, the main character in the film, a girl who obeyed the traditions and stayed in her husband's family after being kidnapped. A day in the life of this girl is the plot of the film. AWARDS:
#6111
Ellie Parker

Ellie Parker

2001 • 16 min • United States
👁️ 155
"Ellie Parker" is a day in the life of an Australian actress (whom the film is named after) trying to survive in Hollywood. The audience gets a voyeuristic view of Ellie's trials & tribulations while en route to various auditions throughout the day, as well as the many people she encounters.
#6112
CinéMagique

CinéMagique

1970 • 25 min • United States
👁️ 155
George is a modern-day traveler literally stuck in movie history, looking for a way out. Ever so soon having fallen in love with Marguerite, he stumbles from one film classic into another, taking him from the silent movie era right through the high tech blockbusters of the late 1990's. Every now and then George bumps into Marguerite once again so he can further kindle his blooming affair with her. As the journey unfolds, the audience literally won't stay untouched and will wonder just as hard as George and Marguerite do: where does it all end?
#6113
Connor's Cake

Connor's Cake

2022 • 21 min • United States
👁️ 155
Three teenagers plan a birthday surprise for the new kid in town, but things turn south quickly when their big surprise goes missing. When it's discovered that everyone is hiding something, it becomes a race against time to determine...who took the cake?!? AWARDS:
#6114
HideOut

HideOut

2023 • 9 min • Taiwan
👁️ 155
The story depicts a rehearsal of a stage play where the protagonist, who plays a pirate panda, rescues a spotted animal that is bullied due to its appearance and being different from other animals. However, due to the overlap between the protagonist's own situation and the character's, he struggles to deliver the crucial lines, causing the director to call for a temporary pause. Feeling distraught, the protagonist accidentally smudges off the makeup that conceals the white spots on his face. Fearing to reveal his true self in front of everyone, he retreats to a corner. But there, he encounters a little girl who brings about a change in his life. She helps him regain his confidence and find the courage to step back onto the stage. AWARDS:
#6115
Farm Sluts

Farm Sluts

1970 • 17 min • United States
👁️ 155
About a successful 30 something who is fired for accidentally visiting a pornographic web site during office hours. His life unravels when the false accusation prevents him from gaining alternative employment.
#6116
One Man Band

One Man Band

2006 • 4 min • United States
👁️ 155
At the central square of a picturesque Italian village, a bright-eyed little girl, who is eager to toss her last gold coin in the fountain to make a wish, encounters a talented one-man-band street performer playing a cheerful tune. However, when the girl is ready to drop her coin in the busker's rusty cup, another flamboyant contestant appears, desirous of her attention. Inevitably, this is going to be a music showdown like none other. Who deserves the girl's shiny coin and her applause?
#6117
A Day in Barbagia

A Day in Barbagia

1958 • 9 min • Italy
👁️ 155
A documentary of the women of Barbagia who take care of their homes, fields, and families why their shepherd husbands are away most of the year tending their herds. Original title: Un giorno in Barbagia
#6118
Tapum! La storia delle armi

Tapum! La storia delle armi

1970 • 11 min • Italy
👁️ 155
The entire history of weaponry - from the time of the club to that of the atomic bomb. If we continue at the same pace, history is sure to repeat itself.
#6119
Vic

Vic

2006 • 30 min • United States
👁️ 155
"Vic" chronicles a few days in the life of Vic Reeves, a down-on-his-luck Los Angeles actor in his seventies. Haunted by memories of his former glory days in Hollywood, his dreams of returning to the limelight are revived by a late night telephone call that holds the promise of a major new role.
#6120
Jungle Jitters

Jungle Jitters

1938 • 8 min • United States
👁️ 155
Starts out with a tribe of African cannibals imitating Native Americans. After this, they do the new Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theme "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down." Then a sloppy stuttering salesman knocks on their doors, and they bring him in and put him in a pot of boiling water. The queen of the tribe wants to see the man. She falls in love with him. They get married, but when the salesman sees he has to kiss the bride, he decides he'd be better off being dinner for a tribe of hungry cannibals.