All Films

John Crist: I Got Questions

2015 • 55 min

I GOT QUESTIONS, the debut comedy special from award winning standup comedian John Crist is a joyride of non-stop merriment. Crist's undeniable wit combined with his feel-good comedic sensibility will have you in tears. Poking fun of the government, helicopter parents, gamers, fast food cashiers and even himself...if you've ever thought it, Crist will say it. So sit back and buckle up, because John Crist has questions.

My Life is a Dream

2015 • 9 min

Perky and portly Cousin Wonderlette never imagined she'd meet the man of her dreams so when her dreams turn into nightmares she's not so surprised. In this dark comedy, we follow sweet Wonderlette on a disturbing journey to creepy places where she encounters demented housewives, greedy swine, sexual deviants, and worse, her drunk mother.

Sapphic Press

2015 • 12 min

A frustrated owner of a feminist academic press faces extinction after a slew of feminist bookstores close down across the country.

The House of Gay Art

2015 • 5 min

In November 2014, Gengoroh Tagame joined MASSIVE's Anne Ishii and Graham Kolbeins on a pilgrimage to The House of Gay Art. Tucked away in a quiet suburban neighborhood in Saitama Prefecture, the private museum is one of Japan's only institutions devoted to preserving gay art. It's a labor of love, run independently out of the home of the charming curator, and novelist Masahiro Ogizaki. The collection contains more than 150 original drawings, paintings, sculptures and photographs, and an extensive archive of rare books and magazines.

Life in Colors

2015 • 13 min

Set during a time when homosexuality was illegal in Britain, this is a powerful and heartbreaking love story between two women of the 1940's. Their love is pushed to the boundaries and ultimately leads to tragedy.

Night in the Wild Garden

2015 • 6 min • Spain

Experimental short.

Windjarrameru, the Stealing C*nt$

2015 • 35 min • Australia

As miners steal and pollute the ground underneath them, a group of young Indigenous men are chased by police for allegedly stealing two cartons of beer.

Within the Dark

2015 • 22 min • United States of America

"Within the Dark" is the story of high school senior, Max, facing the realization that the fun of his childhood is over. The weight of such a revelation culminates on his favorite holiday, Halloween. The depressing nostalgia of his trick-or-treating years takes over, as Max's mind becomes more and more entangled with the sadness of saying goodbye.

Industrial zone

2015 • 3 min • Austria

The title appears in thick boldface print. A short sequence of documentary snapshots, filmed off found paintings. These images pick up on figures from everyday life and religious practice, and according to the signature, were painted on public walls by a certain “Papisto Boy”. Two men are seen standing in front of an old whitewashed industrial building, smoking and talking. They turn toward the camera with their arms around each other, to pose for a portrait – the camera remains distanced. A tilt guides our gaze up to the underside of the tin roof where metal has been eaten away by rust. Off-screen the sound of drums is heard.

The Making of "Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade"

2015 • 46 min • Japan

On the making of Studio Trigger's "Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade" (2015).

Islander's Rest

2015 • 18 min • Switzerland

ISLANDER'S REST is a bitter-sweet, affectionate tale of innocence lost, bottled-up desires and the comfort of recycling.

L'Assassins

2015 • 13 min

When the dancers at the local strip club off the interstate, The Candy Bank, start disappearing, only a gang of fearless heroines have what it takes to settle the score. Sexy rock-n-rollers by day, lethal, blood-thirsty vigilantes by night, L'Assassins are on the prowl. They're going deep undercover to catch a killer, and make him pay. Their only code is KILL! KILL! KILL!

Physical Attraction

2015 • 19 min

A teenager's life is turned upside down by an encounter with Madonna.

Programming of Life 2: Earth

2015 • 36 min

The Earth is an extremely complex and uniquely programmed planet. The smallest degree of change could cause significant effects on us and our surroundings. The distance between the earth and the sun; the levels of oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitrogen in the air; the angle and speed of the earth's rotation; gravitational force; atmospheric pressure and the list goes on. If any of these parameters were to change, even slightly, earth would not be the planet we know today. We're living on the most unique and robust planet in the entire universe and the more we research the more we discover just how much of a razor's edge we're really on. Join us as we explore science in an effort to better understand the origins of life.

War Machine

2015 • 9 min

War Machine shows the production of Remembrance Day poppies in a slow reveal, the mechanical process reminiscent of old film reels.

Dark House

2015 • 60 min

A young couple visits Chicago to catsit for friends when they discover something sinister in the home that threatens to consume them.

Koma

2015 • 17 min

No Excuses

2015 • 17 min

"No Excuses" raises questions about human complexity, where woman are competing alongside men in a male dominated crossfit gym.

Higgy Wants In

2015 • 14 min

At the end of his rope, Leonard Higgins Jr. crawls out of solitude with a plan to visit the old neighbourhood.

"Persona" par Jean Douchet

2015 • 49 min

Mankind From Space

2015 • 44 min • United States of America

Mankind from Space is an epic journey of discovery. Using mind-boggling data and CGI, it traces humankind’s story from hunter-gatherer to dominant global species. Seen from the global perspective of space, this special shows the breath-taking extent of our influence, revealing how we’ve transformed our planet and produced an interconnected world of extraordinary complexity.

Ulterior States

2015 • 53 min

The film took three years and 125 videos to complete. Through this journey, I got immersed in the decentralised crypto-currency culture and met a bunch of wonderful futuristic-pirates, I would have never met otherwise. It is becoming easier to admit that Ulterior States is an expression of my perceptions, an extract of the years 2012-2015. The collaged story explores code as activism and discovers a melting pot through the neutrality of a decentralised consensus. It looks to the future from different humanist perspectives and argues that crypto-currencies could lead towards; community governed micro-state applications.

Discontinuity

2015 • 15 min

A short film about losing things in the edits of life.

Come On

2015 • 5 min

Director Paul Clipson's 16mm black-and-white video for "Come On" by Ilyas Ahmed uses double exposure to lay street lights over sidewalks, make leaves look as if they were printed on silver gelatin, and layer shadows upon shadowy figures in puddles and windows.