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This is Not an Umbrella

2011 • 17 min • United States of America

In a world where 'The Peace' hangs in the balance, Benjamin has found a way to bring harmony to his people. He is the enforcer of 'The Rule,' a system based on a contract that has brought two rival populations to a co-existence. One population is forever doomed to the Sun, while the other is condemned to the Shade. The consequences for breaking 'The Rule' are fatal until Benjamin becomes curious.

Fútbol sin picardía no es fútbol

2011 • 4 min • Argentina

Gattai Robot Atranger

2011 • 13 min • Japan

Atlanger is a plastic model series first released in 1975. The robot has a perennial popularity among middle aged fans.

Livelihoods

2011 • 9 min

The Balance Sheet of Siberia

2011 • 52 min • Latvia

The year 2011 marked the 70th anniversary of the deportations of June 14 1941, when 15 425 residents of Latvia (Latvians, Jews, Russians, Poles) were deported to Siberia. Among them there were 3 751 children aged up to 16. During the process men were separated from their families and sent to gulags, where many were sentenced to death, while others were imprisoned in labour camps. The facts of history and dry and few, but many of the victims and their children and grandchildren are still among us. During the summer of 2010, people who were deported to Siberia in 1941 as children joined their own children and a video production crew to travel back to the far North of Russia.

Ribeirinhos do Asfalto

2011 • 26 min • Brazil

Young Deisy (Ana Letícia) dreams of moving to bustling Belém, but instead she lives on Combu Island, across the river, cut off from the city she often admires from afar. Her mother (Dira Paes), aware of her daughter’s longing, wants to help her achieve it — though her husband (Adriano Barroso) is firmly against the idea. Together, mother and daughter hatch a plan to make the dream a reality.

Jazz'in

2011 • 1 min • France

In the United States during the 30's, a jazz fan gets carried away by the music.

Everything’s Eventual

2011 • 15 min • United States of America

Dinky Earnshaw has a special gift. An especially dangerous and lethal gift. A gift that attracts the attention of a mysterious corporation whose intentions may not be what they seem. Now Dinky must decide whether to do nothing and play ignorant, or to come to terms with what he has done...and do something about it. Based on the short story by Stephen King.

Legenes Krig

2011 • 52 min • Norway

A journey into the life of Elling Kvamme. He was arrested and send to KZ Buchenwald, 22 years old. What did he experience there, as a young "Aryan" medicine-student? And why was it so important to put away what role the doctors had in the development of the Nazism and the idea of removing "useless" lives?

Regret

2011 • 2 min • Norway

A man regrets

Violet Sunday

2011 • 18 min • Ecuador

Ana must spend the entire Sunday with Violeta, her younger sister, a strange and annoying girl.

Sherlock Holmes' London: The Investigation

2011 • 54 min • United Kingdom

Sherlock Holmes, the fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featured in four novels and 56 short stories first published in 1887. Most of these adventures featured the city of London. In this brand new program, we visit the London locations of the Sherlock stories that helped to bring the "consulting detective" to life.

I am Happy

2011 • 27 min

Vashna lives to make others happy; their happiness is hers. Aakash is an aimless wanderer, with no ambition other than to live happily in the moment. When the two disparate souls meet, both are forced to rethink the meaning of happiness.

Ataun of the Dead

2011 • 21 min • Spain

When the first non-nationalist president arrives at the Basque Government, the Third Carlist War erupts. Two Carlist scientists will try to revive Zumalakarregi, but in their attempt to do so, the Idiazabal Cheese winner of the contest is contaminated. As a result, all the inhabitants of Ataun will become zombies after eating the cheese.

Moto Guzzi

2011 • 8 min • Turkey

Yusuf, 12, lives in the Digor district of Kars and goes to school every day by bicycle. Although it takes a long time, this trip gives him the opportunity to see Leyla, a girl he particularly likes, for a brief moment each morning.

Züri Zoo

2011 • 60 min

One deal. One boss. Two cops and a pair of twins who thwart everybody's plans. Three suitcases. One bag full of coke and a traveling salesman who falls victim to a sneaky seductress. A pump-gun. A pair of Reebok Pumps. A tiramisu and a mother who knows that her kids are up to no good. A new job. A job interview at a swimming pool and two stressed out gangster chicks - that's ZÜRI ZOO.

On Air

2011 • 3 min • Canada

Rites of Passage (Part 1)

2011 • 19 min • United States of America, Thailand

Filmed in Bangkok, Rites of Passage (Part 1) documents the story of Maya (Mohammad) Jafer, a 42-year old Indo-Muslim transsexual female, who underwent gender reassignment surgery in early 2011. This film follows her through the moments leading towards and during her surgery, capturing her in times of utmost vulnerability and ecstasy. This film is an honest and truthful look at Maya's journey to fully-realized self-hood.

Into the Garden of Glass and Steel

2011 • 15 min • United Kingdom

Canary Wharf is a modern architecture experiment, a city within the city of London. It has its own unique rhythm, style and architecture. It almost seems it was inspired by the writings of modern science fiction authors. This documentary attempts to grab the essence of Canary Wharf and its meaning to its occupants through the words of J.G Ballard.

The Twisted Life of Elva

2011 • 57 min

Everywhere Elva goes, people stare at her. And it´s no wonder, because she turns in circles, stamps her feet and twists her body in every other step. She is thirty years old and has the worst case of Tourette syndrome her doctor has ever seen. At the same time she has excessive amounts of wit and humour, and constantly makes fun of herself. This documentary is made at the point where Elva has reached her limit. Her ticks have grown so powerful she can no longer take care of herself and her little son. Her last chance is a risky brain surgery where electrodes are planted deep in her brain, an operation which is still in the experimental phase for Tourette´s.

Los conejos no hablan

2011 • 14 min • Argentina

This is the story of a young woman, the mother of a baby who she tries to please. Laura and Mateo have just moved into a new apartment to start their lives over.

2020

2011 • 15 min

A 2011 film by Jon Claude Bieschke.

Sucker Punch: Trenches

2011 • 3 min

An animated short inspired by Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch

Fantasy in One Act

2011 • 4 min • Lithuania

In a world where a woman is imprisoned in time and a man riding a pig hopes to free her - everything is possible and there is nothing to be surprised about.