All Films

Esme

2017 • 4 min

A short film about gender dysphoria

Kū Kanaka/Stand Tall

2017 • 27 min

This documentary profiles the late Kanalu Young whose dive into shallow water at age 15 left him quadriplegic. Angry and defiant, he begins to change when he discovers an untold story of Hawaiian history which fires him up to become a leader of his people.

Death by Script

2017 • 9 min

A Hollywood script reader comes across a script that may or may not lead to the horrific death of anyone who passes on it.

Kinsetsu Textures from Planet-9

2017 • 3 min

In 2004 they discovered a new planet , since then known as planet 9 . This is an attempt to visualize textures , surfaces and organisms of this so called planet 9 , in an very abstract macro way, set to an pulsating original sound score trying to abduct the viewer into an out of this world audio-visual experience. All shots are live action and practical effects, no cg was used. Directed by Clemens Wirth

Smash the Fascists: OUST!

2017 • 17 min • Australia, Greece

A portrait of Athenian punk band OUST! ("OUT!" in English)

Hospitality

2017 • 7 min • Hungary

Yeast, flour, milk, salt.

(le) Rebound

2017 • 19 min • France, United States of America

A heartbroken young woman follows a hipster fling to France where she falls headlong into a hedonistic romp.

Offstage

2017 • 25 min

A famous romanian actor is kidnapped by the obsessed mother of a young man.

RIP 2 My Youth

2017 • 51 min

A Portuguese documentary about Isaac dos Santos, a 20-year-old going through the process of gender transition. From a very young age, Isaac realized that he did not identify with the female sex, having decided to change his life and his body when he was only 18 years old. The documentary lets you see the whole process of Isaac's transformation, a hard but rewarding journey marked by his strong charisma and determination.

The Forest Is Offended

2017 • 2 min • United States of America

A film poem thinking about the physics of sound, the need sound has to vibrate and bounce off a molecule or atom to return to our ears; thinking about this physical property as a metaphor for spirituality or love.

1/8

2017 • 13 min • Japan

Comparing the number of photoreceptor cells in eyes of human and hawk, hawk has about 8 times more photoreceptor cells than human. The title of the film is about human eyes. Figure of flying bird in sky as a small black dot is the intimation of things that human can not see. Human has been following the black dot by the desire to fly. On the other hand, bird has been distorted by human as an image or a sign.

Anything Perfect

2017 • 28 min • Latvia

Golf Clayderman. Art historians would call it "trash art", but the creators themselves consider it a moral hygiene, often found in Buddhist principles, which leaves behind the judgement of society and instead allows a carefree lifestyle. Tiny or overly significant - anything can be an ideal.

La débutante

2017 • 44 min

La débutante is a journey into the life of a 56-year-old trans woman who comes to the realization that it’s either transition or death. It’s an inspiring story on the blossoming of womanhood and a testament that it’s never too late to become who you are.

Mysteries of the Rainforest

2017 • 51 min

The island of Barro Colorado in the Panama Canal is full of mysteries, some involving the wide diversity of wildlife, and some involving the island itself. Every year, hundreds of scientists and students come here to uncover the rainforest's secrets, but this year is very different. The island is running dry and no one knows why. Follow several research teams as they observe, experiment, and conduct research in this pristine habitat, and most pressing of all, try to find out what happened to the rain and when it will come again.

When He Left

2017 • 4 min

Alan and Jonathan hug goodbye. For the last time.

Mogwai - Berlin Live

2017 • 60 min • Germany

Arte Berlin Live filming at SchwuZ.

The Oats Movie

2017 • 40 min

Two brave brothers will have to come together to over throw the evil omni Lord Kek, and reclaim oats for all.

Secrets of the Carpathians: The Immortal Forest

2017 • 52 min

Over the last few millennia, the European countryside has changed more than we can imagine. We drained wetlands, regulated rivers, cut down or transformed forests, exterminated large animals. And yet, there is one place that hardly changes. The Immortal Forest grows from the rocky soil below Kriváň. Its rulers are the centuries-old Arolla pines and their eternal guide, the bear.

Karens

2017 • 9 min

Two boys search for a life source.

Adnis

2017 • 3 min

A boxer trains with an old man in vacant building.

Mathias Tretter - POP

2017 • 45 min • Germany

Standup by Mathias Tretter

Darcey Bussell: Looking for Fred Astaire

2017 • 60 min • United Kingdom

Documentary in which Darcey Bussell profiles Hollywood dancer Fred Astaire, marking 30 years since his death.

Dreams: To Be Continued

2017 • 20 min • Japan

In the school's literature club, Erika writes endless stories. When the annual school festival comes up, she agrees to write a play for it - and finally she manages a truly Shakespearean ending.

Groundhog Daying

2017 • 5 min

Jack realizes Chris is Groundhog Daying.