All Films

Remorseless

2012 • 3 min • United States of America

The flashes of memory that return to Carrie Wallace as she lies bloodied in the street all share a common trait: Each culminates in an insincere apology. A casual bump in the street, a father’s indifference, a boyfriend’s exit, youthful disappointments. But despite her lifetime’s experience, she holds out hope that she may yet witness a true expression of remorse.

Story of the Eye

2012 • 13 min • United States of America

Our male narrator, Georges, reminisces about his first sexual encounters with the enchanting Simone. As the encounters become increasingly transgressive, the two characters struggle for power and dominance. The tables are turned; the story is then retold from Simone's very different POV to a horrific climax. 'Story of the Eye' is a scathing critique of the tendency, in both Hollywood and literature, to trivialize female sexuality and power. Simone and Georges battle over the metaphorical 'eye' but the real tension exists in the struggle over who gets to tell the story and ultimately, which story gets told. The hyper-reality of opera as a musical/theatrical device further exaggerates this dichotomy.

The Cinderella Effect

2012 • 26 min

Randall Grimm has arrived in Los Angeles in search of his very own happy ending. Within moments of arriving, however, Randall is thrust into the very high-pressure networking atmosphere of a local LGBTQ film festival that his friend insists on attending. Awkward and out-of-place, Randall holds fast to the notion that Hollywood produces its very own happy endings. Soon, he imagines the high-pressure after-party to become the all-too-familiar royal ball of a fairytale; the cynical partygoers adopt the characteristics of evil stepsisters, and Prince Charming exists in the body of a Hollywood Leading Man. However, no Cinderella story can exist without a Fairy Godmother, and Randall deconstructs his happy-ever-after notions so he can discover that the only thing real in Hollywood is the FINAL REEL of whatever genre we write for ourselves.

Doctor Who: Vastra Investigates

2012 • 3 min • United Kingdom

Madame Vastra, accompanied by her loyal companions Jenny Flint and Strax, is called upon to investigate a Victorian murder mystery. But where is the Doctor?

The Witch and the Lover

2012 • 21 min • Chile

Jaime Guzmán, the main ideologist of the Pinochet dictatorship and author of the Chilean Constitution, slips into a witch's dream. She confronts her different personifications and tries to drive away her visitor using witchcraft. She curses, sings, dances and reintroduces herself in alternative versions of herself.

These Walls

2012 • 9 min

Mary is catapulted into a horrific struggle to right old wrongs when she discovers the bones of the missing and murdered babies of an Indian residential school.

Animal Kingdom

2012 • 16 min • Croatia

A short film set in the 1990s about a boy who collects Animal Kingdom stickers.

Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'

2012 • 20 min • United States of America

The cast and crew of "Hugo" discuss the process of adapting the book to screen, the work of director Martin Scorsese, the story's themes, the origins of the book, casting, costuming, adding the dogs to the cast, working with 3D and its benefits for the film, set design and special effects and more.

Fairport Convention: Who Knows Where the Time Goes?

2012 • 60 min • United Kingdom

Documentary following English folk-rock pioneers Fairport Convention as they celebrate their 45th anniversary in 2012. Fairport's iconic 1969 album Liege and Lief featured some of folk music's biggest names - including singer Sandy Denny, guitarist Richard Thompson and fiddler Dave Swarbrick - and was voted by Radio 2 listeners as the most influential folk album of all time.

Lil Tokyo Reporter

2012 • 30 min • United States of America

1935 Los Angeles, community leader Sei Fujii uncovers the corrupt activities of his community's underground mafia. He must choose between saving the face of his deteriorating community and confronting the issues head on through his newspaper. Based on a true story.

Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger

2012 • 31 min • United States of America

Retrospective on The Nightmare On Elm Street Series.

Day After Christmas

2012 • 5 min

The morning after you bring home a girl can really be a drag, especially when it's the day after Christmas.

Poor Us: An Animated History of Poverty

2012 • 58 min

The poor may always have been with us, but attitudes towards them have changed. Beginning in the Neolithic Age, Ben Lewis's film takes us through the changing world of poverty. You go to sleep, you dream, you become poor through the ages. And when you awake, what can you say about poverty now? There are still very poor people, to be sure, but the new poverty has more to do with inequality...

The Attendant

2012 • 12 min • Ireland

Frankie is a car park attendant at the spectacular Giant’s Causeway in Co. Antrim. His friend Cathy and her husband Paul are in trouble. Nevertheless as Frankie always says, "Something will turn up!"

Last Shop Standing

2012 • 50 min • United Kingdom

Last Shop Standing, inspired by the book of the same name by Graham Jones, takes you behind the counter to discover why nearly 2000 record shops have already disappeared across the UK. The film charts the rapid rise of record shops in the 1960's, 70's and 80's, the influence of the chart, the underhand deals, the demise of vinyl and rise of the CD as well as new technologies. Where did it all go wrong? Why were 3 shops a week closing? Will we be left with no record shops with the continuing rise of downloading? Hear from over 20 record shop owners and music industry leaders as well as musicians including Paul Weller, Johnny Marr, Norman Cook, Billy Bragg, Nerina Pallot, Richard Hawley and Clint Boon as they all tell us how the shops became and still are a part of their own musical education, a place to cherish and discover new bands and new music.

Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Brick Road

2012 • 46 min • United States of America

Strawberry Shortcake and her friends journey over the rainbow in a berry enchanting retelling of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz! When a cyclone blows Strawberry to Oz, she runs afoul of a Wicked Witch and must journey to the Emerald City to ask the Wizard for help getting home. With her faithful dog Pupcake by her side, Strawberry meets Ginger Snap as the Scarecrow, Peppermint Fizz as the Tin Woodsgirl, and Orange Blossom as the Cowardly Lion. After making a big impression down the Berry Brick Road, the Munchkin-like Berrykins call on Strawberry and her friends to save the Gem-Berries whose glow lights the whole land of Oz. The Berrykins have been wasting what few Gem-Berries are left, and the Wicked Witch is out to destroy them entirely. It's up to Strawberry and her pals to save the day!

Fascination Galapagos 3D

2012 • 55 min

Join us for this small but unique group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, 1000 km off the east coast of South America. She seems fascinating, but also eerie and even sometimes unreal, because it had its volcanic origin seems to allow no life. But on closer inspection, the archipelago is bursting with life of different species, of which about 40 percent found only on these islands and are therefore protected strictly. But those who are allowed to make the long journey to the islands move in almost untouched nature and are amazed at the inexhaustible variety of wildlife. With Fascination Galapagos, filmed in the best real 3D, you can now be there from the comfort of your own home.

Genius

2012 • 34 min

If you think you know everything there is to know about John Lennon, think again. Genius will open your eyes.

So You Want To Be A Pirate!

2012 • 17 min

With the help of his trusted dodo Polly, the Pirate Captain presents fun-loving and hilarious tips and advice on pirating. Learn how to remember where you buried your treasure, the secrets of navigating winds, get an inside look at pirate recruiting and even a Pirate’s recipe for a giant squid with lemon. Featuring special guests like Charles Darwin and the Pirate King you will set sail for giggles and fun with musical surprises along the way!

To Be

2012 • 3 min

Ten actors, one day, one city, and the greatest monologue of all. Some voices speak across the ages.

WordGirl: The Rise of Ms. Power

2012 • 57 min • United States of America

There's a new super hero in town and WordGirl is excited for Miss Power to teach her everything she knows! But Miss Power has a secret weapon using mean words against others. Is she really a super villain?

Strawberry Fields

2012 • 13 min • Germany

Marie hates the strawberry stall next to the field where she has to sell fruit after school. Stefan loves sleeping with her in the strawberry. Only he does not love Marie. And Philipp hates that Marie does not love him.

I Remember: A Film About Joe Brainard

2012 • 24 min • United States of America

Archival montage combines audio recordings of Joe Brainard reading from the poem, "I Remember," as well as an interview with his lifelong friend and collaborator, the poet Ron Padgett. The result is an inventive biography of Joe Brainard, and an elliptical dialog about friendship, nostalgia, and the strange wonders of memory.

Tales of Masked Men

2012 • 55 min • United States of America

Directed by award-winning filmmaker Carlos Avila, this documentary program profiles three legendary wrestlers in a creative and imaginative exploration of the colorful, fascinating and mysterious world of lucha libre Mexican wrestling.