All Films

Frenel

2013 • 5 min • United States of America

A Short film about a contemporary milliner in NYC.

How Do You Like My Hair?

2013 • 10 min • Norway

What is beauty? In these days the ideal is literally slim. This is a story about finding beauty outside the well-trodden path.

Death Penalty

2013 • 12 min • France

Memories of a young woman: when she returns home, she is brutally assaulted by two men. Shattered, she hesitates, then chooses the path of vengeance…

Diciembre

2013 • 13 min • Argentina

Amidst the political crisis of December 2001 in Argentina, Clara observes the relationship troubles of her cousin Mara with her boyfriend Tomás. Their sexual bonds are about to undergo some changes as well.

The Twelve Steps of Jason Mewes: Get Greedo

2013 • 20 min • United Kingdom

Actor Jason Mewes and filmmaker Kevin Smith set out on a quest to hunt down a rare Star Wars figure, as way of distracting Jason from his drug withdrawals.

Mattsu, Yamma and Moburi - The Mystery of the Seven Gems and the Flying Castle

2013 • 9 min • Japan

Mattsu and Yamma are two boys who live in Matsuyama. Their favourite pastime is looking for "the seven wonders of Matsuyama". One day, two men appear. What are the 7 hidden gems that they seek? Moburi, a high school girl who is like an older sister to the boys, also gets caught up in the adventure as this thriling story set in Matsuyama begins. Faced with all kinds of trouble, what will they choose for the future of their city?

Blackout

2013 • 6 min • United States of America

It was a hot, summer night in the city when the power went out. Everything changed...but that was not necessarily a bad thing. Not normal can be fun.

The Little Red Paper Ship

2013 • 13 min • Poland, Germany

The Little Red Paper Ship has a dream to discover new land. Despite the fact, that he is just a small ship made from a piece of paper, he has also courage in his heart to believe that everything is possible. One day he decides to start a journey, which would lead him to accomplish his dream. The journey turns out to be a great adventure... that will change him forever.

Ash vs. Marvel Zombies

2013 • 8 min

It's the eve of a zombie outbreak, and Peter Parker finds himself protecting a mysterious bag along with his girlfriend, Gwen Stacy. Will they survive?

La Mort de Venise

2013 • 2 min

Straub's contribution to the omnibus film Future Reloaded, commissioned by the Venice Film Festival.

About Time

2013 • 19 min

A short film about love, loss and letting go. A young man, raised by his father after the death of his mother, finds himself stalled in his life and unable to pursue his dreams of pursuing an acting career. Performing in a play in his hometown, he meets an older actress who acts as a catalyst, changing everything.

Home Improvement

2013 • 13 min • Sweden

Bengt has been left in a heartbroken state. His ex wife will come back and pick up the last moving box. Bengt decides to make one last attempt to convince her with whale music and improvised homemade Iranian food.

On Behalf of the Defendant

2013 • 8 min

Short movie about sheikh Ahmed Othman who noticed that some people turned away from mosques at a time when religion interfered with politics

A Day Out in Paris

2013 • 23 min • France

Mourad, twenty years old, gets along between drama classes, and going out with his buddies and girlfriend. Today, he decides to leave his district to go to a writing workshop in Paris. But the initiative will turn out to be more complicated than planned.

Dzukija’s Bull

2013 • 57 min • Lithuania

It is an another world. A world far away from city noise and so called “modern culture”. A world that was created by God, not by human beings. Jonas, called by the villagers the “Bull”, because of his unbelievable strength, lives in such a world. He walks through his life unrushed and certain, reminding a today‘s man of his fragility. He reveals a world where life and death, joy and sadness, power and weakness coexist together inseparably, a world which fills up with apocalyptic visions and the “end of the world” feeling.

Prologue to the Great Desaparecido

2013 • 32 min • France, Philippines

Andrés Bonifacio, the freedom fighter known as the father of the Philippine revolution, was executed by rival revolutionaries in 1897. His wife, Gregoria de Jesus, searched for his body in the mountains for 30 days. It was never found.

To This Day

2013 • 8 min • Canada

A project based on a spoken word poem written by Shane Koyczan to further explore the profound and lasting impact that bullying can have on an individual.

Imagine That

2013 • 14 min • Russia

A boy named Alik does not want to read the Torah. He asks his grandfather why this is necessary, and in response, his grandfather tells him a story...

Caleb's Cash for Gold

2013 • 2 min

How can you pass up a deal like this!?

30 Days in May

2013 • 60 min • United States of America

Chronicles the days between Mayweather's May 5, 2012 victory over Puerto Rican superstar Miguel Cotto and the start of a three-month jail term on June 1, 2012 at the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas. The film concludes on Aug. 3, Mayweather's self-described 'best day of my life,' when he was released after serving two months behind bars.

Warwick Davis and the Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz

2013 • 47 min • United Kingdom

The actor, Warwick Davis, presents the story of the Owicz family and their ordeal during WWII. From a successful musical act to being tortuously experimented on by Dr. Josef Mengele in a concentration camp. This story might have been lost to history if it weren't for the family's diminutive size, which made them both a novelty as well as an inspiration.

To Thy Heart

2013 • 10 min • Poland

He was so charming. Whenever he was smiling, all heads turned to him. He was schizophrenic, she was ready to do anything... Then she stopped pining her hopes on him.

Second Chance

2013 • 53 min • Canada, Ukraine

Second Chance tells a story of Ukrainian orphaned children and the Canadian volunteers who spend their summers working along side them. The film follows first time volunteer and filmmaker, Adriana Luhovy, as she learns about the children and becomes witness to their strengths and resilience. Converging in Yaremche in the Carpathian Mountains of Ukraine, over 500 orphaned children come together from all over the country. At first quiet and fearful, they learn to trust one another and their counsellors. By countering heartbreaking statistics - 60% of orphaned girls are trafficked within the first year of leaving the orphanage; 50% of boys end up in jail; 10% commit suicide - the volunteers are dedicated to making a difference in the lives of orphaned Ukrainian children.

The Strength to Tell

2013 • 50 min • Israel

Follows the experiences of a group of "at risk" Jerusalem teenagers, who as part of the Martef drama therapy program are asked to interview the last surviving witnesses of the 1961 Eichmann trial, and create a play based on their stories.The young actors and the aging survivors at first have little in common and show no desire to communicate, but slowly there develops between them a bond of empathy and understanding.