All Films

Lise Meitner: The Mother of the Atom Bomb

2013 • 52 min • Germany

To historians, physicist Lise Meitner deserves to be placed on a par with Einstein, Heisenberg and Otto Hahn. In the 1930s on the verge of World War II, she led a small group of scientists who discovered that splitting the atomic nucleus of uranium releases enormous energy. This extraordinary film tells the story of a woman who was far ahead of her time as a scientist and a pioneer of feminism.

Making a Scene | 11 Performances

2013 • 11 min • United States of America

The year's best performers star in 11 original (very) short films directed by Oscar-winning cinematographer Janusz Kaminski.

Boil

2013 • 14 min

The family bond has led two people to a silent life.

Love Songs

2013 • 47 min • Czech Republic

Another "bytový film" by Bohdan Karásek. Milostné písně already uses a more structured screenplay and the plot takes place at many different locations. Another conversational drama.

GAME OVER, le règne des jeux vidéo

2013 • 51 min • France

Over the past ten years, online gaming has revolutionized the world of video games. Through the journeys of colorful characters across the globe, this documentary explores that revolution, offering a unique take on themes such as education, violence, and addiction. It also raises more unconventional questions, like the blurring line between the real and the virtual, our relationships with avatars, the taming of social complexity, and the new forms of sociability spawned by networked gaming. These are rarely addressed yet essential topics for understanding the true power of video games.

Vatten

2013 • 29 min • Sweden

Clara enjoys swimming by herself in the local pool after dark. One night she discovers a secret in this haunting story of young love.

Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid

2013 • 52 min

The giant squid is a creature of legend and myth which, even in the 21st century, has never been seen alive. But now, an international team of scientists thinks it has finally found its lair, 1,000 metres down, off the coast of Japan. This is the culmination of decades of research. The team deploys underwater robots and state-of-the-art submersible vessels for a world first - to find and film the impossible.

Mermaids: The New Evidence

2013 • 42 min

This follow-up broadcast brings to light new evidence that's surfaced since the release of The Body Found; videos of possible mermaids in the Mediterranean, off the coast of Great Britain and in the deep ocean. One piece of evidence alludes that P.T. Barnum had acquired an authentic living mermaid (different from his Fiji mermaid) but was unable to showcase it to the world. The last video is that of Danish marine geologists who videoed the creatures off the Greenland sea in March 2013. In response to this video Greenland halts all oil drilling in their territories.

The Adventures of Uncle Colt and Cletus: Hedge-Hoggin

2013 • 9 min • United States of America

The story of a couple of rednecks who have moved to Los Angeles to become Rock-Stars. Hedge-hoggin', the first film in what is to become an ongoing saga, we find our heroes taking a much expected break from work to drink some frosty brews, when suddenly they come upon a genie. They're granted one wish, the only catch being, are these boys smart enough to wish for what they want, or are they gonna' get what they deserve? Featuring special guest appearances from Ron "the Hedgehog" Jeremy and Vern Troyer; Hedge-Hoggin' is fun ride filled with fast cars, faster women, and a couple of slow witted good'ol boys who are always on the look-out for a good time.

Listening to the Space in My Room

2013 • 19 min • Switzerland, United States of America, Germany

A portrait of a recently vacated home, the film evokes both memory and the lingering presence of past inhabitants. Through precise, enigmatic sound–image construction, Beavers crafts an intimate meditation on art, existence, and the search for meaning.

Men's Thanksgiving

2013 • 20 min • United States of America

11 male strangers assemble for a pathetic Thanksgiving celebration.

When the moon is on the wane

2013 • 24 min • South Korea

In a tilting and subsiding town, everybody has left. Jae-ah is still waiting for her brother to come back. She lives in the shadow of fear, as her house begins to tilt.

13Noir

2013 • 18 min • Brazil

A collection of 13 little stories. Black and white, with just instrumental music.

The Staff

2013 • 20 min • Brazil

Rutger is an ET with the mission of spending 72 hours on Earth to understand human behavior. As an undercover, he pretends to be a documentarist and chooses the city of Rio de Janeiro to begin his research.

The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet

2013 • 57 min • United Kingdom

David Suchet, TV's Poirot, has spent more of his life acting out the plots and dramas created by Agatha Christie than anyone else in the world. Suchet is embarking on a journey to learn more about the woman who created Poirot and whose books remain outsold only by Shakespeare and the Bible. Suchet's journey takes him to the places Christie lived, the landscapes that inspired her and to meetings with people who knew the woman behind the fame and those inspired by her extraordinary legacy. He explores the close links between Christie's extraordinary life and her work and discovers what it was about the woman from a small seaside town that allowed her to become the best-selling murder mystery writer in history.

The Hike Through the Ancient Beech Forests - UNESCO World Heritage since 2011

2013 • 20 min • Germany

Where the old beech forests are almost untouched by human hands, the Jasmund National Park on the island of Rügen is home to a unique piece of untouched nature. It is of such outstanding importance that UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site. Exclusively shown at Nationalpark-Zentrum KÖNIGSSTUHL on the island of Rügen, Germany

Chasseur

2013 • 15 min

Sometime in the first half of the twentieth century, somewhere on the back roads of the Louisiana Bayou, the half-mad Louis Chasseur, hunts the Devil. Setting an ambush at the crossroads, he kills the musician Jedediah Graham before the man can sell his soul. Chasseur then lies in wait for the Devil. Instead, the blood-soaked Chasseur encounters the Devil's lawyer, weaselly Mycroft Coney. What follows is a biblical battle of wills between the brutal, conscienceless Chasseur and the fast-talking Mycroft. Mycroft fights for his life as Chasseur pumps him for information on the Devil. Eventually, Chasseur gets what he wants... and more.

Kotatsu, Orange and Meow!

2013 • 60 min • Japan

The sequel to a love story based in the "yuri" lesbian romance genre. The desires of its three central characters, Kotatsu, Orange, and Meow, become entangled. Kajino Ryutaro, who directed the previous film, returns to concoct a tale of platonic love with a sweet-and-sour taste. Kotatsu, Orange, and Meow meet on a social networking site for women seeking women. The amiable trio embark on a hot spring vacation, but Kotatsu and Orange disappear for some unknown reason. Hibari (Minami Yui) and Izumi (Sakai Ran) take over their online names and link up with the abandoned Meow (Kijima Noriko), then head off on another trip to a hot spring.

My Friend Jaime

2013 • 7 min • Spain

This short film tells the story of Dani, a young boy who shares a close friendship with his friend Jaime. Their relationship changes when Dani realizes he feels something more. Following these events, the lives of both experience an unexpected twist full of strong emotions.

Leninland

2013 • 52 min • Russia

At the peak of Perestroika, in 1987, in the village of Gorki, where Lenin spent his last years, after a long construction, the last and most grandiose museum of the Leader was opened. Soon after the opening, the ideology changed, and the flow of pilgrims gradually dried up. Despite this, the museum still works and the management is looking for ways to attract visitors. Faithful to the Lenin keepers of the museum as they can resist the onset of commercialization. The film tells about the modern life of this amazing museum-reserve and its employees.

R.U.R. Genesis

2013 • 7 min • United States of America

A story of robots leading a revolution against their human creators. It explores dehumanization through technology and the failure of a technologically driven utopia.

Luminita

2013 • 20 min • Portugal, Romania

Two brothers, who haven't spoken in years, meet at their mother's funeral where they must deal with their mourning family, their obligations as sons and their own feelings of loss.

Castello Cavalcanti

2013 • 8 min • Italy, United States of America

In 1955 in Italy, race car driver Jed Cavalcanti suffers a mishap during the Molte Miglia rally and finds himself in a small town with a few familial surprises.

Know your own city: Raúl Cimas

2013 • 14 min • Spain

Raúl Cimas walks with the Venga Monjas thorugh the Paral‧lel, the Catalan Broadway.