All Films

Condom Lead

2013 • 15 min • Palestinian Territory

A dream of the hope for intimacy and love in a brutal, divisive world.

Sant’Anna

2013 • 17 min • Brazil

André is the son of Sérgio, both two of the greatest brazilian writers.

Ultimate Honey Badger

2013 • 50 min • United States of America

An orphaned honey badger’s journey to become the toughest hunter on the African savanna.

Ziegenort

2013 • 19 min • Poland

In a seemingly idyllic village, a teenager has to struggle with the problems of growing up. His situation is especially difficult, as he is half boy, half fish.

Loopdidoo and the Treasure of Captain Nem Bones

2013 • 52 min • France

Loopdidoo, the goofy dog, has found the perfect spot to bury his bone. As he starts digging, Loopdidoo uncovers… A treasure chest! Right there! Isn’t he a lucky dog? Not quite… Not only does the treasure chest only contain incomprehensible clues, but the evil pirates, Captain Coco and his sidekicks, have just moored their ship, The Black Egg, off the island, determined to get their hands on the treasure too! Will Loopdidoo and his friends be able to outwit the pirates, rescue Loopdidoo’s cousin and find the treasure?

Solar Sight III

2013 • 16 min • United States of America

I have continued the dream-like form of disparate animated scenes, each with its own "romantic-with-an-edge" slightly surreal flavour. Scenes are sometimes run-on, sometimes separated by brief periods of darkness to relax, as in breathing, the viewing eye. There are no fancy superimpositions now, nor excessive visual trickery, only a comparatively straight forward presentation of the improbable images, which have formed themselves in my improbable mind.

Cocteau's Dreams in Digital, The Story of Beauty and the Beast

2013 • 51 min • France

A documentary on 'La Belle et le Bête' featuring interviews with author Dominique Marny, professor David Gullentops from University of Bruxelles, Serge Toubiana (Cinematheque française), and Ellen Schafer (SNC/M6 Group), amongst others.

Abe

2013 • 9 min • United Kingdom

ABE is a tense, psychological horror about a robot who's looking for love in all the wrong places.

Portraits de Voyages La Réunion : Marche sur le feu

2013 • 4 min

A Tamil from Réunion invites us to a celebration in which the men of the community walk on fire.

Death Billiards

2013 • 25 min • Japan

Death Billiards is one of the four anime works that each received 38 million yen (about US$480,000) from the "2012 Young Animator Training Project." Just like in 2010 and 2011, the animation labor group received 214.5 million yen (US$2.65 million) from the Japanese government's Agency for Cultural Affairs, and it distributed most of those funds to studios who train young animators on-the-job. An old and a young man find themselves in a mysterious bar where they have to play a game of billiard. The bet: their lives.

Fall

2013 • 22 min • Hong Kong

"This is a story of fall: of falling into traps and for lies and scams, of falling in love and falling out of love, and of falling for your own lies and falling back into the old ways, spectacularly. Michelle enrols in a self-help course in the hope that she will make her married lover come to his senses and treats her right. When the chanting of positive self-affirmations – Peace! Friendship! Love! – descends into uncontrollable screaming and wailing, will the newly converted be able to see things in a new light or will she wrapped herself up in the shining armour of self-victimisation to keep her from hurting?"

From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking

2013 • 17 min

Documentary about the invention of MORF, the program for morphing, which was created for the film Willow (1988).

The Cold Heart

2013 • 25 min • Germany

The black forest in the 19th century. A magic place with ghosts, good and bad, living in it. Peter Munk is a poor but goodhearted young man, desperately wishing to be rich. Tempted by the evil ghost of the woods, he trades his warm heart for a heart of stone. He becomes rich but turns into a merciless and cruel man. Is there still hope for him?!

Vamp

2013 • 19 min • United States of America

A guy thinks his best friend is dating a vampire and must convince him to end the relationship before it's too late...

Grasshopper

2013 • 23 min • United Kingdom

A dark journey through the world of an obsessed office worker, consumed by hate of the new and vastly better Employee.

The Okinaway of Life

2013 • 51 min • France

Why do the citizens of Okinawa live longer lives than almost anyone else on Earth? Explore this culture of good health and happiness, through the eyes of Okinawa citizens, in this documentary.

Oil Man

2013 • 4 min

Jim Rodgers is in the world's oldest profession, doing business the 'old school' way. In fact, Jim likes everything old, except his women.

Zakaria

2013 • 28 min • France

Zak is living in a village in Southern France. He has a quiet life, with his wife and his two kids. When he learns about his father's death in Algeria, he decides to go there with his family. Sarah, his daughter, refuses to come with him.

The Broken Woman

2013 • 8 min • Uruguay

A seriously injured woman takes a rusty elevator from the ground floor to the sixth floor in an apartment building. She is bleeding and covered in glass. What has happened to her? Why is she there?

Friend

2013 • 7 min • Canada

A lonely, grief stricken man finds a new lease on life after an unusual 'friend' is mysteriously delivered to his door. A unique relationship forms, until tragedy reveals that this 'friend' was just one of many.

Sexwork, Love & Mr Right

2013 • 54 min

Amsterdam's world-famous red-light district is the fascinating backdrop to the story of plucky prostitute Lina as she searches for Mr Right. Lina thinks she has found true love with American punter Sean, but she may be treading a fine line between fantasy and reality. Could Sean be her Prince Charming or will she end up heartbroken? With hard-won access to this notoriously secretive, hidden world, Sexwork, Love & Mr Right will be a revealing and thought-provoking documentary with multiple supporting narratives from experienced punters to wise madams. As streetwise sexworker Lina navigates the highs and lows of her precarious new relationship, the film asks can sexworkers ever really find true love?

Gita Govinda

2013 • 35 min • India

The 18th century Pahari miniatures illustrating the verses of 'Gita Govinda' by the poet Jayadeva, are also loving and intimate portraits of the verdant landscape of the Kangra Valley. Nature becomes a primary actor and the director focuses on the alchemy of the 'transformation of nature in art.'

The Naughty List

2013 • 46 min • United States of America

After two young elves give Santa and the North Pole food poisoning they must redeem their Naughty List status by finding a way to save Christmas.

The Trial of Barnaby Finch

2013 • 3 min • United States of America

To swat or not to swat? That is the question an errant fly poses to our hapless hero, Barnaby Finch, at the penultimate moment of his job interview. Filmed in split-screen, the potential consequences of Barnaby's weighty decision ripple out in absurdist waves, cascading toward an unexpected climax in this 2.5-minute metaphysical comedy