All Films

Elena

2015 • 7 min

Elena is an ethereal exploration into the complexity and sustainability of love as a choice through the lives of two student artists amid the backdrop of LA.

The Truth About Sugar

2015 • 58 min • United Kingdom

Journalist Fiona Phillips is on a mission to find out the truth behind the recent headlines on sugar. She discovers why some of us have more of a sweet tooth than others, which sugars you can enjoy guilt-free, why there is so much sugar hidden in food you would think was purely savoury and what effect sugary drinks have on the appetite. Fiona also helps four Brits, whose sugar-heavy diets could be putting their health at risk, to change their ways. From coming up with low-sugar recipes to finding ways to beat the sweet cravings, they will see whether cutting back to the levels suggested by health authorities is really achievable and what the benefits actually are.

The Apartment: About Last Night

2015 • 50 min • Trinidad and Tobago

The Apartment: About Last Night centres around Ayanna, Janelle and Michelle; three women in their mid-twenties living together in an upscale apartment in Maraval and all their new experiences as burgeoning adults and roommates. The Pilot movie explores all the possible scenarios and situations that often occur when people (particularly women) live together and share a confined space.

Thicker Than Water

2015 • 15 min • United States of America

As Greg Louganis prepared for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul he had not only the pressure of winning an unprecedented second gold medal on his mind, but also the weight on his recently discovered HIV status on his shoulders.

Dark Logic

2015 • 5 min

An ode to the restricted space and surveillance in the skies.

Beautiful Figure

2015 • 15 min

A high-school cleaning lady falls in love with one of the students in the school. Her love is impossible from the beginning but at this point in her life - just for a moment, she believes this can be possible and she tries to show her feelings.

The Blacksmith

2015 • 4 min

A mystical, powerful ancient being seems to linger on traces of his humanity.

Open

2015 • 12 min • South Korea

Han-do is a closeted gay student. He was studying with his school friend in his apartment when his drunk boyfriend comes in.

Revenge Porn

2015 • 47 min

This eye-opening investigation of so-called "revenge porn" shows how easily a sexually charged share can go public if it gets into the wrong hands.

The Wild West Fan Co.

2015 • 15 min

In Scorchville, the hottest town in the Wild West, a Chinese fan peddler tries to cool down a family of hot-headed notorious vigilantes, who are caught in a 3-way draw.

Nimbos

2015 • 2 min • Spain

The face of a child mesmerized by the glare of a flame in the dark. This project was developed as part of NIMBOS, an initiative inspired by the homonymous work of the well-known Galician poet Xosé María Díaz Castro.

Crisis Document. A Survival Guide

2015 • 14 min • Sweden

Two Swedish directors set off for Greece to find out how the local residents feel about the media images of the crisis.

1956

2015 • 7 min

A man is confronted with his past and memories of the Hungarian insurrection. Unexpected images from the past appear without warning and blend with reality.

Call of Duty eSports: INTO THE FUTURE

2015 • 7 min

A speculation mini-documentary by Rory 'Rez' Hunter and Adam 'Ginog' Watson looking at the future of Call of Duty featuring Callum 'Swanny' Swan.

Garden Wild!

2015 • 52 min

Nothing like watching a dragonfly hatch, or a mother hedgehog with her hoglets to get you back to nature. Take a deep slow breath and observe the seasons changing across European gardens and forests, with all the tiny beauties that thrive in the world of ponds, trees, and small plots of land.

Morning Has Broken

2015 • 9 min

An Anti Domestic Violence Short film directed by Tsang Tsui Shan

Looking for Mr Bond: 007 at the BBC

2015 • 59 min

After more than 60 years tracking James Bond in print and on screen, the BBC opens up its vaults to reveal the forgotten files on the world's most famous secret agent. Featuring rare and candid interviews with all six actors to play 007, and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, this is James Bond unguarded, unrestricted and unseen.

The Mystery of the Pink Dolphin

2015 • 52 min

Hiding in a narrow branch of a river, deep within the Amazon rain forest, is a strange animal that one wouldn't expect to find here, thousands of kilometers away from the ocean: the Pink River Dolphin, one of the most mysterious and extraordinary species of the animal kingdom. Where does it come from? How different is it from other dolphins? How was it able to adapt to this lush, tropical rain forest environment? Are they descendants of a marine species, or do they belong to an entirely separate lineage born in ancient times? Scientists have been struggling to reconstruct the evolutionary course of this long overlooked creature. Now thanks to a recent discovery, they are finally able to retrace its origins and its incredible adaptation that has spanned over 25 million years. Join them on this remarkable scientific adventure as they unravel the mystery of the pink dolphin...

Cho'l. El origen de la vida

2015 • 1 min

About earthquakes and the origin of life on Earth They say many years ago Ch'ujtiat, the Heaven's lord, created the Earth with 12 immortal men to carry it. And it is when they get tired that the Earth moves, provoking earthquakes. At the same time he created the first men, who were ungrateful, so Ch'ujtiat sent the flood and turned the survivors into monkeys, and the innocent children into starts.He then created our first parents, na'al, Ixic y Xun'Ok, who multiplied and populated the Earth.That's how life on Earth began.That's how the Ch’oles tell it.

Karoo Cowboy

2015 • 52 min

The Karoo desert, South Africa, two lone riders gallop at speed across a landscape of desolate and breathtaking beauty. KAROO COWBOY tells the intimate story of Seun Beukes, 29, a descendant of the San Bushman living in one of the most arid places on earth but where, once upon a time, his ancestors existed in perfect harmony with nature. He loves nothing more than being out on the veld and, in the evening, studying old westerns as he tries to learn the intricacies of riding horses and herding cattle. In a way of life that is unique to this desolate corner of the Rainbow Nation, Seun reconciles the contradictions of his people's past with his own present and sets his hopes for the future upon his young daughter who is just starting school. But this year's unprecedented drought has reached a new record and in the anticipation of providential rain the pressure mounts.

Pekk

2015 • 9 min

A woman wants to dance, but there is no music. The husband gets sent away from home. A neighbour with a radio drops by. A love triangle is born.

Undercover Egypt

2015 • 55 min

A journalist explores controversial topics including gender, politics and sexuality. The revolution saw change and action across divides of class and religion, but the consequences of stepping outside tradition and hierarchy can be deadly. The journalist crosses dangerous lines including desire, sex, and porn, exploring personal stories including an LGBT story from a lesbian facing exile.

Professor Green: Suicide and Me

2015 • 57 min • United Kingdom

British rapper Professor Green takes an intensely personal journey to uncover the truth behind the suicide of his father.

Red Moon Rising

2015 • 15 min • Ireland

Sumptuous nature is artificially created from the female imagination as if the Garden of Eden was made for the pleasure of women only. The female inhabitants perform to a soundtrack that is radically classical or vice-versa.