All Films

One Please

2014 • 7 min • United States of America

Parents will do anything for their children.

Kodō: The Heartbeat of the Drum

2014 • 55 min

KODO – THE HEARTBEAT OF THE DRUM takes us deep into the world of Japan’s famed KODO company of percussionists and its school on the island of Sado. As the seasons go by we share the lives of teenagers who for two years commit themselves totally to the fulfilment of their dream: that of becoming a fully-fledged member of the KODO troupe. The only one of its kind in the world, this is a school that teaches not just an art form, but an entire way of life. The artistic director of the KODO ensemble is Tamasaburo Bando, the famous kabuki actor/dancer and Living National Treasure.

Peace & Quiet

2014 • 5 min • Netherlands

An old married couple is enjoying a quiet day together when a neighbour asks them to keep an eye on his daughter for a few hours. However they have great difficulty handling the teenager. When the daughter crosses the line, the couple is forced to take matters into their own hands.

Rita Hayworth: And Men Created a Goddess

2014 • 52 min

A top glamour girl in the 1940's, and the ultimate femme fatale, the"Love Goddess" Rita Hayworth went from a dancer in Brooklyn to Columbia Pictures' biggest star, sharing the screen with Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, and Fred Astaire. As she tragically lost her memory to Alzheimer's disease, she could not escape the systematic manipulation she was forced to endure from the Hollywood elite.

Planes in the Night

2014 • 37 min

9-year old Valdemar lives with his father Bo on a country house in the province. They have a friendly relationship, but Bo is suffering from alcohol problems, and Valdemar must therefore often be the adult one and take responsibility for himself. When Valdemar one day suspects the nurse Ulla for wanting to force him away from Bo, he starts an imaginary battle to defend the farm and to stay with Bo. This gets Bo to look deeply into himselves and deceive the only thing he loves in the world, his son, to give him a childhood before it is too late.

Drugs, Inc.: Dealer Pov

2014 • 44 min

Drug crews in New York, Atlanta, and Portland take us on a journey through their daily lives.

Sangra Tango

2014 • 5 min • France

The performance found its inspiration between two main sources: Buenos Aires' tango at the time when it was danced amongst men, and the representation of the biblical tale of the Brothers Cain and Abel. The movie matches tango's passion and intuitive domination, following gradually the protagonists towards a real violent climax.

Happy Ever Spinster

2014 • 22 min

Zoeie is turning 30 and the only significant male interaction she has in her life is with gay men, including her best friend and wingman, Mark. On New Year's Eve, at Mark's behest, she reluctantly agrees to give online dating one last shot. Together they set out on the search for her "Prince Charming," however, Zoeie only finds herself on a series of awkward, unfortunate dates and seems to just crash and burn...even literally.

Help Mom, Den Ace

2014 • 46 min • Japan

Alice Cooper: Montreal 1972

2014 • 35 min

1. Be My Lover 2. You Drive Me Nervous 3. I'm Eighteen 4. Is It My Body 5. Dead Babies 6. Killer 7. Long Way To Go 8. School's Out 9. Under My Wheels Live At Centre Sportif, Universite De Montreal, January 1972

The Offering

2014 • 9 min

A father and son travel deep into the woods to make an offering to a mysterious force. When they realize a key element is missing, they must improvise before time runs out.

Internet Urban Legend

2014 • 53 min • Japan

A collection of 11 various urban legends from the internet.

Michael Jackson - The Final Days

2014 • 41 min

A CNN Live special on the "King of Pop". Featuring Interviews from various family, artists, and friends who knew, worked with, and loved Michael.

Ryūshutsu Fūin Dōga 4

2014 • 60 min • Japan

A brother leaves, a sister moves into the empty room, and the only thing staring at her is the spirit or the family... A young man breaks into an abandoned house and wonders why the ghosts that attack him don't have heads... The "Yamanishi Forest" and many other banned horror videos leaked...

Sufferfest 2: Desert Alpine

2014 • 26 min

Put on your Helmets, throw on some lycra, buckle your harness, and check your knots because this trailer is Sketchy, and the only thing sketchier... and more awesome... and hilarious, is the full short film that is coming to a film festival near you! Less than a Year after enchaining the fifteen tallest peaks in California, by bike, Alex Honnold and Cedar Wright have forgotten that it was their worst trip ever and for god knows what reason... they are at it again, this time attacking an ambitious goal to climb 45 of the American Southwest's most iconic Desert Towers, via their most difficult routes.. in an epic and scenic bike journey that takes them through Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona. This movie has it all, including: gale force winds, hard climbing, snow in the desert, a puppy, huge phallic towers, loose rock, and Alex Honnold's bare ass. What more could you ask for?

Off the Hook

2014 • 17 min

Interview with The Texas Chain Saw Massacre's actress Teri McMinn.

Opo: Present and Aware

2014 • 3 min

Opo, our hero, is an exceptional guy. Don't worry about it.

Joanna Lumley Meets Will.I.Am

2014 • 60 min • United Kingdom

Joanna Lumley is on a mission to get to know the elusive, slightly eccentric front man of the Black Eyed Peas, will.i.am. She travels to Los Angeles to spend time with The Voice judge, music performer, producer, and social entrepreneur in his home town.

Hunger

2014 • 18 min • United States of America

A desperate mother tries to protect her disturbed young daughter on the run, but their dark past threatens to ensnare them.

Jeff Koons: The Whitney Retrospective

2014 • 54 min • United States of America

The Whitney Museum of American Art presented the landmark exhibition Jeff Koons: A Retrospective from June 27 to October 19, 2014. It was the largest, most comprehensive survey of Koons’s art ever assembled, spanning four decades of his career and displaying 145 works from every series, including 13 new pieces exhibited publicly for the first time. The film follows Koons and Whitney Chief Curator, Scott Rothkopf, who conceived and organized the show, through every gallery of the exhibition. In addition, insightful interviews with Adam Weinberg, the Whitney’s Director, Robert Storr, Dean Emeritus of the Yale School of Art, and Michelle Kuo, Editor of Artforum, help to deepen the investigation into Koon’s art and process.

In the Name of Ultimate Warrior

2014 • 18 min

Seven-year-old Jolo is a fanboy of wrestling icon Ultimate Warrior. When rumors started to spread that the champion wrestler died from a match, the kid's world started to collapse.

Goth at the BBC

2014 • 59 min

A 60-minute showcase of beastly basslines, scything guitars, tormented lyrics, piercing synths, leather, lace and fashion on the edge! This programme celebrates the Goth aesthetic that began in early 80s British clubland and traces its evolution in music throughout that decade and beyond. Featuring classic BBC TV performances from Siouxsie and The Banshees, Bauhaus, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Killing Joke, The Sisters of Mercy, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey and many more.

Midnight Sun

2014 • 23 min • South Korea

Byung Woo and Hee Su are hearing impaired brother and sister who have learned oralism. Byung Woo since graduating from high school have worked at the 24 hour fast food restaurant for 2 years but is still a minor part timer. Hee Su meets Dong Jun who she got to know through an online game.

Call It Blue

2014 • 12 min • Canada

An impromptu passenger on Benito's routine door-to-door sales trip up north forces him to take his nose out of his insurance folder and take in the view.