All Films

Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO

2012 • 60 min • United Kingdom

Documentary which gets to the heart of who Jeff Lynne is and how he has had such a tremendous musical influence on our world. The story is told by the British artist himself and such distinguished collaborators and friends of Jeff as Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Tom Petty, Joe Walsh, Olivia and Dhani Harrison, Barbara Orbison and Eric Idle. The film reveals that Lynne is a true man of music, for whom the recording studio is his greatest instrument. With access to Lynne in his studio above LA, this is an intimate account of a great British pop classicist who has ploughed a unique furrow since starting out on the Birmingham Beat scene in the early 60s, moving from the Idle Race to the multi-million selling ELO in the 70s and then, with Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison and George Harrison, as a key member of the Traveling Wilburys.

The Trench Coat Lesbians

2012 • 4 min • Canada

A group of trench coat wearing lesbians go to the bar.

Buzkashi Boys

2012 • 28 min • Afghanistan, United States of America

Set against the dramatic landscape of contemporary Afghanistan and the National sport of Buzkashi - a brutal game of horse polo played with a dead goat - Buzkashi Boys tells the coming of age story of two best friends, a charismatic street urchin and a defiant blacksmith's son, who struggle to realize their dreams as they make their way to manhood in one of the most war-torn countries on Earth. Shot on location in Kabul city by an alliance of Afghan and international film makers, Buzkashi Boys is a look at the life that continues beyond the headlines of war in Afghanistan.

Pipoca

2012 • 2 min • Australia

Llittle Todd, a quiet, unique kernel, feels awkwardly distant from the other kernels on the corncob. While they effortlessly chat and have a good time together, Todd seems to have a hard time fitting in. In a social attempt to be accepted in the group, he comes up with a plan that only makes him stand out.

Epistolar

2012 • 7 min • Chile

A coin and a cup of coffee on a table top. Raúl Ruiz gets the most from this minimal set-up, both visually and through the laconic soundtrack.

Just Like Zorro

2012 • 29 min • Sweden

Zorro and his family live in a messy, run down apartment. Zorro's father is dead and his mother is an alcoholic but, despite their situation, they share a strong bond. Zorro's best friend, Kevin, lives with his family in one of the more expensive family homes in the area. Although they are financially well off, the father is a violent man who takes his frustrations out on Kevin, his mother and younger sister. Through Kevin's and Zorro's courage and strong friendship they are able to overcome almost anything.

Little Gay Boy, Christ is Dead

2012 • 30 min • France

Jean-Christophe lives with his mother, an English prostitute, in Paris. He dreams of becoming a model. Over the course of a day, he endures a series of abusive encounters that will change him forever. He goes from innocence to experience as he, and his dreams, are destroyed by those around him. The violence of the film is accentuated by the use of BDSM, Performance Art and Dance.

Un pied devant l'autre

2012 • 24 min • France

Koma is a rapper. He lives at La Goutte d’or, the district of his childhood. That is where he met the members of his group "La Scred Connexion" without which, he says, he would not be alive today. His plan is to make his music the mouthpiece for his experience and the denouncer of a situation of exclusion. By means of the analysis of his own work and the progressive construction of his music, Koma offers to our eyes and our ears the relationship he has with history, politics and society.

Caixa D'Água: Qui-Lombo é Esse?

2012 • 15 min • Brazil

The documentary "Caixa D'água: Qui-lombo is this?" It reports, through testimonies from former residents and photographic collections, the importance in the cultural and historical scope of the Getúlio Vargas neighborhood located in Aracaju, capital of Sergipe. Emphasis is placed on black culture and the presence of black slaves and their descendants, with the rescue of issues related to their origin, orality, geographical location and awareness of their racial identity, showing that, although this community exists in an urban area, it still maintains many aspects of the quilombo life of the former black slaves in Brazil.

She Is My Best Friend

2012 • 14 min

Meen and June, two Thai 18-year old girls play badminton together after-school. Meen challenges June to defeat her.

Last Remnants

2012 • 6 min • United States of America

A young man's night out at a diner takes a curious turn when he is confronted by a stranger completely removed from the modern era...

The Man-App

2012 • 34 min

Jaded technophile bombshell, Alex Sparx creates 'The Man-App', a phone application that instantly delivers the man of her dreams at the touch of a button. To test the new program, Alex exploits her incurably romantic best friend, Hope. But Alex loses touch as the lines between fantasy and reality become increasingly blurred.

Déjà-vu

2012 • 4 min • Canada

Five women share a sense of déjà-vu.

Avoiding Forever

2012 • 8 min

A soon to be high school graduate questions the path his parents have laid out for him, after leaving town in a desperate attempt to escape, a friend forces him to come to the realization that life doesn't have an answer.

Crayon Dragon

2012 • 3 min

A girl is commissioned to paint over an old concrete illustration, in which to her surprise, sinks into. She befriends a painted dragon who has a wing missing.

The Third Team: All-Access 2012 World Series

2012 • 45 min • United States of America

Features exclusive behind-the-scenes access and never-before-heard audio of the MLB umpires who worked the 2012 World Series between the San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers.

Return Journey

2012 • 42 min • Bangladesh

A documentary film based on a journey of late filmmaker Tareque Masud

The Curse of the Un-Kissable Kid

2012 • 14 min • United States of America

A bullied kid drinks a magic potion to make his problems disappear... if only he'd read the fine print!

Candy

2012 • 5 min • United States of America

In this short horror/thriller from director Mark Bessenger (Bite Marks, The Last Straight Man), a man calls into phone sex lines looking for a potential romantic partner. Vic, a college student, is interested, but is too nervous to accept, prompting the mysterious caller to take matters into his own hand.

Daddy

2012 • 3 min • United States of America

A short horror film by the Boxleitner brothers.

Time of Intimacy

2012 • 8 min • Serbia

The story of first and last sexual experience.

Sam

2012 • 11 min

After being bullied at school for dressing as a boy, Sam escapes into the fields surrounding his house, where he's forced to choose between who he is and who society thinks he should be.

A Cautionary Tail

2012 • 15 min • Australia

A little girl is born with a tail that expresses her emotions. As a child, her parents celebrate their daughter's uniqueness and her tail inspires magical make-believe adventures with her friends. As she grows up, however, the young woman faces pressure to fit in, and must choose between conformity and self-expression. An animated short film starring Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett, using a striking collage of 3D animated characters and hand-made miniature sets.

The White Lions

2012 • 60 min • United States of America

White lions are among the rarest and most treasured animals in the world. Rarer still is their survival in the wild. Their white color stands out in Africa’s wild bush country, increasing their risk of being targeted and killed by rival predators and marauding adult male lions. Only three white cubs have reached adulthood in the wilds of South Africa since white lions were first documented there in 1975. Now, two white cubs, sisters, have beaten the odds, surviving all the challenges of their youth with the help of two remarkable lionesses—their mother, Matimba, and their aunt, Khanya. Without an adult male lion to protect their small pride, Matimba and Khanya must rely solely on their own knowledge, strength and courage to protect their family.