All Films

Noise

2011 • 17 min • India

Lallan and Meena, a couple from Banaras (North India), are consumed by their pursuit to survive in the seedy ghettos of Mumbai city. Lallan ambles about hopelessly while Meena is losing touch with her emotions, almost turning into a machine herself. One day over a phone call, they find each other while embracing death, divorce and redemption.

First Day

2011 • 7 min • United States of America

When asked to speak in front of his new class, on the first day of high school, Max Aldeen reflects on his past attempts at social achievement.

Recycle Me

2011 • 14 min

A young environmentalist sets out to shake the world.

Regenerations: From Black and White to Colour

2011 • 19 min • United Kingdom

Spearhead from Space marked not only the arrival of a new Doctor but also the transition from black and white to colour as the show moved into a new decade. This documentary looks at the challenges faced by programme makers during this period.

Skin Deep

2011 • 9 min

A woman repays a loan she borrowed long ago from an unscrupulous lender.

The Company of Thieves

2011 • 17 min • United States of America

A lone thief, Dex, seeks vengeance after he is left for dead in the woods by his partner; so he makes a deal with the Devil and goes on a mission to kill his partner and get his loot back.

Ritual Objects

2011 • 15 min

Kala Rongo, a convent in the craggy mountains of Nangchen, Tibet, is home to over 300 nuns who receive spiritual and educational training. In Ritual Objects, we come across a group of nuns who demystify the iconic prayer wheel, walk us through the choreography of a customary welcoming procession, and learn how to prepare a torma, or cake offering, for an intricate tantric ceremony. A selection from Peabody Award-winning documentarian Bari Pearlman’s Nangchen Shorts series, the film brings life and action to little- and well-known Tibetan Buddhist sacraments.

Getingdans

2011 • 28 min • Sweden

Miss Maud, an orphan, has grown up in a boarding house, raised by the conservative matron Mrs Frank. In her suppressed desires and love for Mr Eldmann, Miss Maud creates an imaginary world where love is greater than life. Perhaps even greater than death itself …

Our Secret

2011 • 7 min

A lonely woman seizes an opportunity for intimacy when her epileptic neighbor comes knocking on her door.

A Very Pink Christmas

2011 • 22 min • United States of America

Pink Panther and Big Nose establish rival Christmas tree businesses in their attempts to earn the purchase price for a mutually coveted luxury car. In the process, they inadvertently discover the true Christmas spirit of giving.

Ethan

2011 • 5 min

Short by James W. Hawk.

Birdboy

2011 • 13 min • Spain

A terrible industrial accident changes little Dinki's life forever. Now Dinki's fate may ride on the wings of her eccentric friend Birdboy, a misfit who hides in the forest lost in his fantasies.

First Date

2011 • 14 min • United States of America

A man's first date goes horribly wrong when he's hit with an attack of irritable bowel syndrome. (Grimmfest TV)

Rosalinda

2011 • 43 min • Argentina, South Korea

A group of actors retire to an island in Tigre to rehearse William Shakespeare’s As You Like It and suddenly Luisa, who is playing Rosalinda, makes a bad decision.

Dog-Rose

2011 • 31 min • Russia

The young heroine is bored as she spends the summer with her parents at their summerhouse. Then her cousin comes to visit...

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Two

2011 • 5 min • United States of America

Marcel the shell is out of sight.

Curse of the Insect Woman

2011 • 38 min

A group of friends are haunted by the spirit of the evil Insect Woman.

Cuore di clown

2011 • 14 min • Italy

Braciola is a clown unable to make people laugh. Tonino, the meanest man in town, blackmails Braciola's girlfriend Gioia and forces her to marry him. The clown interrupts the ceremony, wreaks havoc in the church, with the help of his pet rat, and runs away with Gioia. Many adventures, and yes, laughs, await ahead for our heroes.

About Love

2011 • 13 min • Russia

A short story about love and how a man literally from scratch can bring the brain to his beloved woman ... Anna Melikyan's short film for Action!

Eye of the Storm

2011 • 5 min • United States of America

Steampunk short animated film about a traveler in an airship crossing through a storm.

La version du loup

2011 • 10 min • Belgium, France

Like in the traditional fairy tale, the wolf longs for the little red riding hood and disguises to reach what he's aiming for. But this version reveals a little red riding hood more mischievous than the legend's innocent little girl.

The Air Inside Her

2011 • 8 min • United States of America

When six year-old Katya explores the experience of death, she discovers life like she has never seen before.

Koreatown

2011 • 6 min

A Korean Marilyn Monroe impersonator finds love in Los Angeles.

Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2

2011 • 3 min • United States of America

This short film continues the adventures of the title character as he tries to retrieve his elusive acorn.