All Films

The Red Virgin

2011 • 17 min • Canada, Spain

Spain, early 20th century. Hildegart is raised and educated by his mother Aurora as the subject of a social experiment, to be the first truly free woman in the world, the one who will lead humanity into a new era; and, in order to achieve this goal, is insanely loved… until the moment when she becomes a young and gifted woman and actually tries to fly freely, away from the oppressive nest of her creator and guardian.

Stay Low

2011 • 37 min

Al's girlfriend may not be faithful, his best friend may not be trustworthy and his relationships with both of these people may not exist. Alone in a cheap hotel room on the verge of a nervous breakdown, Al recollects what got him there in the first place.

Hinterland

2011 • 43 min • Austria

Three friends together. In a party mood. A girl. Sick with lovesickness. Two policemen tired of their jobs. ...and their stories begin to overlap. A night in the hinterland.

Among Giants

2011 • 14 min

In the midst of California's coastal redwood region, Green Diamond Resource Company continues to clearcut redwood forests, devastating habitats and leaving scars across the land. Farmer, a direct action environmental activist in his late 20s, decides to tree-sit in the McKay Tract -- a 60-acre grove of ancient redwoods that is home to spotted owls, deer, flying squirrels, and countless other life forms.

Chloe and Will's Hot Date Night

2011 • 2 min

Will can't believe his luck when Chloe returns home with him after a hot date, but everything cools down when he discovers her hidden passion.

Mr. Tricker's Treat

2011 • 6 min

Every October, Mr. Tricker has the best Halloween decorations in town. While setting up his annual display, a quirky neighbor gets too close to figuring out why his decor is so lifelike.

Proper Behavior For Your Date

2011 • 3 min

Proper Behavior For Your Date is Jack Kyser's third film for Sight and Sound: Film, taught by Professor Laszlo Santha.

Perurena

2011 • 53 min • Spain

Inaxio Perurena is a young stone-lifter who aims to achieve his most important record: lift the 300 kilos stone. His father, the legendary Iñaki Perurena, was the first man lifting that stone in 1987.

The Little Prince 4D

2011 • 19 min • Belgium

A timeless classic… The Little Prince is back in an extraordinary adventure! Relive the magic of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s endearing story in a fully immersive, spectacular journey. Accompanied by his hilarious friend the Fox, the Little Prince leaps from one fanciful universe to another in search of his beloved Rose. Fly along side these fearless heroes as they scale instruments on the music planet, wake the friendly stone giant and dodge the metal claws of a ferocious dragon!

Business in Russian

2011 • 48 min • Russia

On the fate of small businesses in Russia. Five completely different stories about entrepreneurs, their successes and failures, the joys and complexities of their business.

The Kid Tintouin

2011 • 13 min

Doubles with Slight Pepper

2011 • 16 min • Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, Canada

A complex and compelling Trinidadian tale about a father returning from Canada to a resentful family.

As They Say

2011 • 13 min • Morocco

A father and his son go to the mountains for a weekend to fish, the son will make a revelation that will upset their stay.

The Impassive Muse

2011 • 52 min • Brazil

In "The Impassive Muse", Adrine is of Armenian descent and has OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder). Edivaldo is from Pernambuco and suffers from immobilizing absence seizures which make him stand as still as a statue. Adrine is married to Adilson, a brutalized man who do not bear to be touched by the woman. Edivaldo wants to marry Gladis, unlikely aspirant to the fashion world. Adrine don't want to be noticed. Edivaldo need to 'be somedbody' to win back his bride. One morning, the lives of Edivaldo and Adrine cross because of ripe orange. Among historical monuments, sculptures, people of different backgrounds and dreams, Edivaldo and Adrine share a journey of recognition and acceptance without imagining that what they live, in fact is the oldest and necessary of the stories: a love story.

Thanks, Smokey!

2011 • 3 min

Condoning bestiallity by using comparable visual stimuli for the desired effect of empathy. So it would seem.

The Wholly Family

2011 • 18 min • Italy

An American family's magical adventure in Naples.

The Red Button

2011 • 52 min

Tells the dramatic story of Stanislav Petrov, the Russian officer who, in 1983, saved the world from atomic war.

Liplock

2011 • 18 min • Canada

After a sub-dermal parasite enters his brain, a woman finds her ex-boyfriend paralyzed on top of her during sex - pinning her to the ground. Then things get worse. Skinfections trilogy no. 3

¿Cómo te clasifico?

2011 • 18 min • Belgium, Uruguay

It is Nelson's first day at work. He has to conduct a survey at Mirna's house, a deprived shack in the middle of a garbage dump. But Mirna has no specific answers to any of the questions in the form.

Palaces of Pity

2011 • 59 min • Portugal

Haunted by their own directionless lives, two pre-adolescent girls reunite while visiting their ailing grandmother. In the midst of her fantasies of a medieval past - one consumed by fear and desire - the two girls are transformed and confront a legacy of oppression, juxtaposing their budding identities to a trial condemning two Moorish homosexuals to burn at the stake.

Close Friends

2011 • 13 min • Spain

Ekaitz and Roman meet in a hostel during their holidays and promise a lifetime friendship. But something goes wrong. Either their life is too long, or their promise too weak... but now they will have to come to terms with it.

One Last Gleaming Moment of Happiness

2011 • 7 min

A man’s walk on the beach takes a sinister turn.

Wanda Jackson: Wanda Live! At Third Man Records

2011 • 40 min • United States of America

1. Raunchy 2. Riot In Cell Block #9 3. I'm Busted 4. You Know I'm No Good 5. Like A Baby 6. Right Or Wrong 7. Fujiyama Mama 8. Funnel Of Love 9. Blue Yodel #6 10. Let's Have A Party 11. Shakin' All Over Filmed and Recorded 1.18.11 Record at Third Man Live, Nashville, TN 37203 Backing Vocals – Ashley Monroe, Ruby Amanfu Bass – Dominic Davis Design – Miles Johnson Drums – Joey Waronker Engineer – Vance Powell Engineer [Assisted By] – Joshua V. Smith*, Mindy Watts Keyboards [Keys] – Joe Gillis Lacquer Cut By – WG* Lead Guitar – Jack White (2) Mixed By – Jack White III*, Vance Powell Pedal Steel Guitar – Rich Gilbert Photography By – Jo McCaughey Producer – Jack White III* Rhythm Guitar – Olivia Jean Saxophone – Craig Swift Trombone – Justin Carpenter Trumpet – Leif Shires Vocals – Wanda Jackson

Sweet Nothings

2011 • 13 min • United States of America

This came about in a simple way - Neil and I were discussing how much we liked the short film genre. Neil sent me this script and asked if I wanted to shoot it. I said yes. I was in NY on other business but decided to shoot it at the Mercer Hotel. A friend put me in touch with two amazing actors - Adam Driver and Joanne Tuck. We shot in a couple of hours on a Saturday Night, just the 3 of us in a dark room (all shot on NightVision).