All Films

The Man Who Saved the World

2012 • 53 min

During the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, Soviet Navy officer Vasily Arkhipov refused to launch a nuclear strike and saved the world from nuclear war and total destruction.

Overview

2012 • 19 min

Astronauts who have seen the Earth from space have often described the 'Overview Effect', an experience that has transformed their perspective of the planet and mankind's place upon it, and enabled them to perceive it as our shared home, without boundaries between nations or species. 'Overview' is a short film that explores this perspective through interviews with astronauts who have experienced the Overview Effect. The film also features insights from commentators and thinkers on the wider implications and importance of this understanding for humanity as a whole, and especially its relevance to how we meet the tremendous challenges facing our planet at this time.

Lolo

2012 • 49 min • United States of America

This 2012 documentary profiles Lori "Lolo" Jones, who surmounted poverty and homelessness to become one of the most dominant athletes in women's track and field history at Louisiana State University, a successful Olympian and a world champion.

Smile

2012 • 2 min • United States of America

Say “cheese,” and that’s often the result: A cheesy, plastered-on fake grin in a photo. Dean Fleischer-Camp, who directs the popular “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On” videos with former “Saturday Night Live” comedian Jenny Slate, pranks his friends by asking them to pose for photos, but taking video of them instead.

Towards the Sun

2012 • 27 min • Norway

Lennart is bullied at school until the beautiful Julia moves in next door. She teaches him how to fight back, but what will happen when Julia's dark past come between them?

Nightmare Night

2012 • 17 min

Eight sexy teens with a ferocious appetite to party break into an abandoned chemical factory looking for a place to raise HELL! Little do they know the old factory is inhabited by a lonely rabbit-humanoid mutant spawned by the result of a freak lab accident - NOBUNNY! Having spent the majority of his life alone, raised by cable television after being abandoned by the mad scientist who created him in his laboratory while developing a super-carrot for the Don Santo Agricultural Pesticide Corporation, Nobunny yearns for companionship and vengeance. Expecting the night of their lives, Nobunny has other plans in store as he takes the putrid punks on a bloodthirsty, rock & roll fueled medley of homicidal hysteria, savage one-liners and vicious violence they’ll never forget!

The Devil's Carnival

2012 • 55 min • United States of America

Sinners are invited to a theme park where they endure the repetition of their transgressions. What chances do a conniving kleptomaniac, a gullible teenager, and an obsessed father stand when facing their own moral failings? Lucifer and his colorful cast of singing carnies invite you to grab a ticket to The Devil’s Carnival to find out!

Line of Sight

2012 • 60 min • United States of America

Line Of Sight is a rare view into underground bicycle messenger racing which has become a global phenomenon. For over a decade Lucas Brunelle has been riding with the fastest, most skilled urban cyclists around the world while capturing all the action with his customized helmet cameras to bring you along for the ride.

Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer

2012 • 56 min

Prominent film critic Tony Rayns has long been a supporter of Korean cinema. This film illustrates Rayns’ affection for Korean cinema through interviews of Korean cineastes that have a special affinity for him, including JANG Sun-woo, LEE Chang-dong and HONG Sang-soo among others.

Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 2

2012 • 3 min • United States of America

Watch out! Don Cheadle is back as Captain Planet and he's still turning everyone into trees.

Hitler's Secret Attack on America

2012 • 45 min • United States of America

For the first time in history, National Geographic Channel and a group of scientists search the ocean floor for a series of shipwrecks many Americans never heard about. Everyone knows that on December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. But what most don't know is just days later, Hitler sent his own force to devastate the East Coast. On December 19, the German Naval War Staff sent three U-boats to American waters. It was an assault so deadly, it was covered up by the U.S. government.

Asking Alexandria | Through Sin + Self Destruction

2012 • 15 min • United States of America

Debauchery, over-indulgence and an unapologetic disregard for safety; welcome to the world of the British hard rock sensation ASKING ALEXANDRIA. With their critically acclaimed sophomore album "Reckless & Relentless" debuting at #9 on The Billboard Top 10, they have dominated the landscape of heavy music with their unforgettable live show and iconic personas. The new, shocking short film "Through Sin and Self-Destruction" is a controversial, uncensored look into the real lives of a new era of rockstars for today’s generation as they take over the Sunset Strip.

Auteur on the Campus: Jack Arnold at Universal!

2012 • 50 min • United States of America

A documentary about the career of director Jack Arnold at Universal-International Studios. (An early version of this film, only 20 minutes in length, was screened in 2012.)

The Education of Mohammad Hussein

2012 • 38 min • United States of America

THE EDUCATION OF MOHAMMAD HUSSEIN is an intimate look at how the largest Muslim community in America responds to the provocations of an anti-Islamic preacher. Through the eyes of children, the film examines what it is like to come of age as a Muslim in the United States ten years post 9/11.

As Órbitas

2012 • 15 min • Brazil

Rafael wakes up in an abandoned hospital, blind and covered in bandages. Agonizing, he sets for a terrifying journey in the dark. Sofia, a doctor, follows him. Distressing images of recent events emerge from Rafael's memory, revealing his connection to Caio, Sofia's son.

Him Indoors

2012 • 11 min

Gregory Brewster is a serial killer, only problem is, he's agoraphobic! Facing an impending eviction from his family home, Gregory has a plan that will save him from being subjected to the one thing he's terrified of... the outside world. Things don't quite go to plan however, when a surprise visit from his new neighbor finds him in a very awkward situation.

After Tomorrow

2012 • 16 min • United Kingdom

Returning to the village of his estranged wife, James grows increasingly concerned when the sinister owner of the guest house refuses to let him leave.

Oscar's Escape

2012 • 16 min

Mr. Oscar Fletcher might not be able to admit it to himself but he's in trouble. His habit has run away with him and he's in great need of help. Lucky for him Viktor and Sophie are here to give him a hand.

Stray Bullets

2012 • 27 min

A short film by Joe Swanberg included on the DVD of Silver Bullets. "footage from the first month of shooting a film that became Silver Bullets "several of the actors from Silver Bullets are playing different characters here "i hope this provides a window into my improvisatory process "this footage is not sound mixed or color corrected the dialogue is difficult to hear at times" — Joe Swanberg

Have You Got A Minute?

2012 • 9 min • Italy

A young Palestinian, lost in the suburbs of Rome, decides to ask the local elderly Italian man for the right way.

Io sono morta

2012 • 17 min • Italy

A couple of friends are on a nature hike. What was to be a quiet day of relaxation, soon becomes a nightmare.

Fascination Africa 3D

2012 • 55 min • Germany

No continent hosts as many different environments and landscapes as Africa. From wide savannahs, resting gently on vast desert dunes, to dense rainforest, bordering the equator. See how many tribes, such as the Massai in the savannah, have kept their traditional way of life to this day and watch how animals have had to adapt their behaviors in order to survive. Join us on a magical journey through the history and culture of mankind. Join us on a journey through Africa!

Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy

2012 • 60 min • Bulgaria

A film director, an actor, a musician, an organizer of festivals, a husband, a father, a grand-father, a friend, a professor... This film is an unexpected meeting with one of the most fascinating European film directors: Emir Kusturica. This is a journey to memory and forgetfulness. Beyond success, money, dependencies and pride. A deeper look into the world of Kusturica and his Wooden city at Mokra Gora. A tale about the won battles, as well as the lost ones. About the everlasting curiosity in filmmaking.

That

2012 • 8 min • United States of America

One night as she comes home, graduate student Esther is savagely attacked in her apartment by a killer clown.