All Films

Nowhere

2013 • 29 min • Mexico

Ximena, Gaby and María are stranded on a deserted beach trying to get rid of a mysterious package that they stole the night before. Haunted by their own fear, they go looking for help. Richie, a local boatman, becomes their accomplice. During their journey, their fears and their friendship will be exposed, because they are about to embark on a trip that will take them inside themselves.

A Private Act

2013 • 28 min

A young widow, Senora Paloma Ruiz, is perversely ambushed by Colonel Blanca, the very man who orchestrated the torture of her husband during Argentina's notorious 'Dirty War'.

Disgrace

2013 • 14 min • United States of America

Milo, a rebellious young child, has been experimenting with different outlets for his angst and budding sexuality. When Milo's worn-out and irritable father discovers a disturbing secret of his son's, he takes his son's punishment too far - creating unfortunate consequences for the whole family. Disgrace is a relentless study of top-down aggression.

A Common Experience

2013 • 10 min • Canada

A poetic exploration of the multi-generational affects of Canada's Indian Residential School system, based on the personal trials of Aboriginal playwright Yvette Nolan.

The Humble Beginnings of the Balloon

2013 • 3 min

Balloons were originally created for scientific experiments in 1847. But what event changed history to spark widespread use of the way we utilize them today?

Portraits of Voyages: Lithuania - The Hill of Crosses

2013 • 4 min • France

A short animated telling of the Hill of Crosses in Lithuania, a place of pilgrimage consisting of a formidable accumulation of crosses that was often razed during the Soviet period. Coming to replant a cross was then an act of resistance.

Dead All Night

2013 • 27 min • Canada

DEAD ALL NIGHT - In the tradition of 'Mad Max', 'Escape From New York' and 'The Warriors' comes violent, blood-filled action film that tributes the 80's style of film making.

The Writer’s Dilemma

2013 • 8 min

Authors Libby Daricek and Mark LaSalle are each working to finish their respective novels — Mark’s being a crime thriller, and Libby’s an emotional drama. But as they describe scenes from their works (and propose changes to their pieces), their collaborative relationship is put to the test, especially as they learn they may be competing for the same goal.

Rihanna: No Regrets

2013 • 60 min • United Kingdom

Rihanna is one of the most diverse superstars in modern music. Her catchy melodies and vibrant charisma has allured fans all around the world. This documentary tells the story of the multi-award winning artist's triumphant journey from poverty and obscurity to becoming a worldwide pop sensation. To date she has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the best selling music artists of all time. We take an in-depth look into her off stage life and learn about her love hate relationship with R&B singer Chris Brown and how they plan to move on from the abusive past and on to a positive future.

My Frame

2013 • 8 min • Japan

Suffering from her delusion, K tries to depict her disorder in her paintings. In her dream, she finds a frame, which makes her believe that drawing is her destiny.

Steve Rannazzisi: Manchild

2013 • 60 min • United States of America

You might know Steve Rannazzisi as “Kevin” on “The League,” but he’s also one of the funniest stand-up comedians working today and he’s coming to a city near you. Get your tickets now. Debuting on Comedy Central November 16th 2013.

The Voyage

2013 • 29 min • Sweden

The year is 1941 in Sweden and Astrid seeks independence by trying to become a train conductor. On the train she meets an older passenger Dora, which she feels attracted to. Astrid also faces a more dark and hostile world on board as she discovers that the staff has put in system to reject unwanted passengers such as Romans and Jews.

Play and Save

2013 • 14 min • Macedonia

Gligor, a young misfit from a countryside becomes marked by his instinctive need to deal with irregularities which a time-storm imposes. He is recalling the dramatic scenes of the past - from rattle games, from delicate moments with Marija, from the foreign mockery and from the pointless heroism - he finally comes across an absurd ring like a new purified and transformed man devoted to his native hearth and God's salvation.

The Busy Young Psychic

2013 • 29 min • Taiwan

Xie Junya is a teenage girl who possesses the innate ability to see the dead, a problem that has troubled her for a long time. She sought help at a temple, but the problem was not solved. Instead, many devotees gather to ask her questions about their deceased loved ones and even winning lottery numbers. Her work as a psychic leaves her with no time to practice baseball. What she really cares about is whether a guy in her school’s baseball team likes her. The boy she has a crush on invites Junya to his birthday party. However, there is a long line of people waiting at the temple for her advice. How will she choose between love and her sacred mission?

Kk

2013 • 30 min • Sweden

A film about young love and the first confusing steps towards a sexual identity.

Otis Redding: Soul Ambassador

2013 • 60 min

Profile of the soul singer, documenting his childhood and career, including unseen home movies that reveal how his 1967 tour of Britain dramatically changed his life and music. Plus, footage of rare performances and intimate interviews with Redding's widow, daughter and previous band members Steve Cropper and Booker T.

45 Degrees

2013 • 15 min

Athens, August 2012. 45 degrees. The fridge is empty. The situation is very tense. A father changes under the burden of the economic crisis. It's getting dark and its still boiling hot. A capital at the border of exploding.

Paranormal Roommates

2013 • 8 min

When government office clerk Harvey Underwood is called in to work he must leave his roommates Nessie and Bigfoot alone in his apartment, allowing the cryptozoologic duo to get into mischief while he is gone.

I’m Nothing

2013 • 4 min • Japan

I get up in the morning, prepare myself, wait for a bus, then the train, go to school, and return home. Days go by even while I wonder about, cry, or sleep.

Wolfsong

2013 • 4 min • United States of America

A mother wolf breaks into a hunter's den and takes back her cub, only to find it a motionless trophy. She sings a lullaby hoping that the cub would finally sleep. Little does she know that a young hunter stalks them back from the den.

Defocusin

2013 • 18 min • Russia

A former research assistant Pasha is trying to invent defocusin at home. The substance that will render public persons' image to be out of focus in unwanted pictures. For about half a year Pasha has been testing the substance prototypes on his wife...

The Return of Brent

2013 • 11 min • United Kingdom

In this mockumentary short, we revisit David Brent ten years after the events of “The Office” and find him helping young rapper Dom Johnson record his demo. But can Brent resist a chance to steal the limelight?

Great Daena: Pain and Cruelty

2013 • 7 min

"Pain and Cruelt" :In a world of violence and cruelty, only those with the power to dominate can survive. In act one, three murderous bandits make a discovery that they will regret for the rest of their short lives.

Tomorrow All the Things

2013 • 18 min • Argentina

Julia and Diego spend a weekend taking care of Diego’s nephew, in a house far from the city. Everything goes on normally until Julia’s visit to the hospital changes completely their relation.