All Films

Rings

2011 • 2 min

A pleasant date night ends in a comic misunderstanding. [This short was produced for the "Sites. Camera. Action!" competition, which called for 2-minute films inspired by "Square with Four Circles," a 110 ft tall, multi-dimensional wall painting by Swiss artist Felice Varini.]

Blue

2011 • 14 min • New Zealand

Blue follows the anguished life of a washed up television character.

Unwatchable

2011 • 6 min • United Kingdom

The rape of a family in the rural idyll of England. Reconstruction of a true story that took place in the Congo.

Sebelah

2011 • 15 min • Indonesia

A guy welcomes a new neighbor in his apartment.

Endless Joke

2011 • 39 min • South Korea

A joke story of two men who met after a long time in Jeju Island. Their bland jokes gradually become more secretive that are repeated like serious jokes, like a Mobius strip.

Cold Fish - Original Japanese Poster - Its Creation, Influences And Film Posters In General

2011 • 9 min

A look at the creation of the original Japanese poster for Cold Fish. This segment is also conducted by filmmaker Norman England.

Jamaa

2011 • 42 min • United States of America

This short is inspired by the true story of two Ugandan AIDS orphans who go on an extraordinary journey and take with them a mysterious box on wheels.

Beast

2011 • 20 min • Hungary

Cut off from the rest of the world on a distant farm in the Great Plains, a Hungarian farmer tries to uphold a family ideal he formulated from rigid traditions.

Caput

2011 • 6 min • United States of America

Short film for the exhibition Rebel curated by James Franco. 'Caput' premiered as part of the Rebel installation at the Venice Biennale that featured three short films directed by Korine, Franco and Douglas Gordon.

Big Muddy

2011 • 15 min • Canada, United States of America

BIG MUDDY follows Andy, a teenage outlaw, forced into a life of crime by his nefarious mother Martha and her ne'er do well boyfriend Tommy. When a mysterious drifter, Donovan, shows up at the gang's hideaway to settle a score, Andy comes face to face with his long forgotten past.

Albatross

2011 • 60 min • Serbia

Apart from showing the situation in Serbia at that time, the parallel course of the story follows the release of the young writer Nusic from prison and his arrival at the villa of King Milan, where he begs for pardon for the satirical song “Two Slaves” whose publication provoked the king’s anger.

Montauk

2011 • 7 min

For years, conspiracy theories have surrounded the Montauk area - from government projects to something deeper and more supernatural. Now, using files unearthed from the archives of the Suffolk County Police department, bear witness to the latest - and most shocking - incident in the history of the area.

No Way Out

2011 • 8 min • United States of America

Isolated in a place where twisted creatures torment him from the dark, a man desperately tries to find an escape.

Sunny Lane

2011 • 12 min • United Arab Emirates

Berlin‘s past and future through the eye of an outsider - nothing but the naked truth by someone being torn apart by life and longing.

Solar Sight

2011 • 16 min • United States of America

In describing the foundations for SOLAR SIGHT, artist Lawrence Jordan writes, "A question I had in mind was: what's the place of the human being in the cosmos? More and more we think about what is 'beyond.' Less and less is art concerned. I don't know why. The question seems a bit grandiose but I approached it quite simply. I have never worked with color photography as primary background to cut-out animation before. I was surprised that the result was so powerful (helped by John Davis' very resonant music). It was liberating to release human figures into an apperception of suggested space, along with the primordial enigma of the revolving sphere."

Mariage Blues

2011 • 24 min • France

Salim arrives in France, happy like a hummingbird at the idea of joining again with Sofia, a young French woman of Moroccan descent whom he married there according to the country tradition. But he quickly becomes disillusioned when she tells him she no longer wants to be his wife. Here in France she is free and nobody can force her. Between brothers and sisters who support Sofia, a disoriented Salim who wants to return to Morocco, and parents who would like him to build a new life in France, with or without Sofia, the situation is intractable. Marriage Blues, a bittersweet comedy, is thumbing its nose at the arranged marriage.

The Manics: Back to Blackwood

2011 • 58 min • United Kingdom

The Manic Street Preachers return to perform at the Miners' Institute in their hometown of Blackwood for the first time in over 25 years. Including an interview with the band.

The Shore

2011 • 29 min • Ireland

Two boyhood best friends are divided by 25 years of misunderstanding amidst the escalating conflict in Northern Ireland. The two boys’ lives take very different paths until Joe returns for the first time to his homeland with his 24-year-old daughter, Patricia. In his absence, Paddy married Joe’s former fiancée Mary. What happened all those years ago? Can old wounds be healed? The answer is hilarious and moving in equal parts.

The 'Scarface' Phenomenon

2011 • 39 min

This all-new documentary presents "Scarface" as a unique phenomenon in cinema history. It explores how a film plagued by controversy leading up to its release has become a Hollywood classic, influencing a whole new generation of filmmakers and leaving a lasting imprint on popular culture.

Uma Primavera

2011 • 15 min • Brazil

At Lara's 13th birthday, her mother takes her to a picnic in the park. Everything goes well until the girl disappears, leaving the mother in complete despair.

Naruto OVA 8: Naruto x UT

2011 • 6 min • Japan

Naruto x UT is the eighth Naruto OVA. Approximately 200,000 copies of this OVA were distributed by Uniqlo to promote a line of Naruto-themed shirts designed by Masashi Kishimoto in conjunction with Studio Pierrot. It shows the aftermath between a fight between Naruto and Sasuke and shows clips of their times together and the story so far.

Marmot

2011 • 60 min • Japan

Reiko, a child guidance worker, tries to persuade Misaki, who is pregnant, to stop drinking. Since her first child was born intellectually disabled, Misaki is determined to stop and goes to see an obstetrician, and is prescribed an unapproved drug to curb her alcoholism.

Descompasso

2011 • 15 min • Brazil

Lucia understands the world through sounds. She, as the people the surrounds her, struggles in the pursuit of relating with others. Her particular perspective, however, will turn that gap of communication even bigger.

Night Fishing

2011 • 33 min • South Korea

A man casually sets up for a fishing trip at the water's edge. Evening comes and a tug on his line presents him with the body of a woman.