All Films

Directo

2010 • 13 min • Portugal

A couple watches a bank robbery live on TV.

Laff Riot

2010 • 5 min • United States of America

Pitch pilot for the scrapped Looney Tunes series.

Ta mig

2010 • 7 min • Sweden

What would happen if the boys were girls and the girls were boys? Kim is still a virgin and unhappily in love with a girl. After the gym class he talks to his friend Robin to get some support and ask for advice.

di Burger Bacem

2010 • 14 min • Indonesia

The Last Chance Saloon

2010 • 28 min • United Kingdom

During the mid-1980s, senior BBC executives had doubts about whether Doctor Who should continue. In 1987, the programme was given one final chance...

Brownie Points

2010 • 11 min

On their anniversary, all Jake wants is to give his wife Sandy the most romantic day ever. However, when he can suddenly see her happiness meter, pleasing her might be harder than it seems.

Socks and Cakes

2010 • 15 min • United States of America

Five people of different ages, backgrounds, cultures and tastes find themselves at a dinner conversing with each other about their lives and where they see themselves in the future. Some deeper, hidden secrets emerge and just when it seems all is to be revealed...all is still kept secretive.

DC Showcase: Jonah Hex

2010 • 12 min • United States of America

When a ruthless brothel madame murders Jonah Hex's current quarry, the disfigured bounty hunter plans to make her pay.

Frosty Man and the BMX Kid

2010 • 3 min • New Zealand

In this short James Rolleston (Boy) stars as a Kiwi lad who banters with an elderly bearded fulla (Bruce Allpress) who claims to be God; the 'BMX Kid' challenges him to a Lake Wakatipu bomb competition to prove it. Kiwi stuntman/director Tim McLachlan's film was a finalist in Your Big Break, a filmmaking contest run by Tourism New Zealand which attracted over 1000 scripts from around the globe. Five finalists were given the chance to turn their scripts into a short film. The brief was to "capture the spirit of 100% Pure New Zealand — the youngest country on earth".

Lavender

2010 • 4 min • United States of America

A wholesome moment: Jonas Mekas, MM Serra, Ken Jacobs, and Flo Jacobs take lavender from a stranger's bush.

Rock On!

2010 • 60 min

Rock On! is a revue that sends a message of excitement to all the beating hearts of the audience. Natsuki Mizu continues to connect with the audience using her brand of pulsing excitement.

Circus Drawings

2010 • 9 min • United Kingdom

Sketches of a Spanish circus made by Richard Williams in 1953 come to life. Williams began the project at the age of 20 and finished it when he was 77. It premiered at the Pordenone Silent Film Festival in 2010.

Train

2010 • 7 min

Late night in New York, Carl takes the Brooklyn bound F train home and runs into trouble in this thought provoking short film about fear and guilt.

Kathy Griffin: Does the Bible Belt

2010 • 60 min • United States of America

This special contains Kathy Griffin's performance at the Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville, TN on May 1, 2010.

The Good Life

2010 • 9 min

A romantic mood is unexpectedly ruined when Robert - a fastidious man of the near-future - dines with his lover Melissa.

The North Star

2010 • 13 min • United States of America

It is often said that life is a journey. In this beautifully illustrated book, Reynolds inspires readers to observe, to wonder, and to consider diverging from the well-worn path – to follow their dreams.

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

2010 • 57 min • United States of America

The epic story of how the film The African Queen (1951), directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn, was shot on real African locations, barely overcoming all kinds of hardships and disasters.

O Espelho Lento

2010 • 23 min • Portugal

The story of Carla and Marta, the daughter who is seriously ill. In Barcelona, Carla discovers a special mirror, which is an open door to the past: it keeps the reflection for several years instead of returning it immediately. Carla offers her daughter the mirror and it will change their lives forever.

The Co(te)lette Film

2010 • 58 min • Belgium

A cinematographic adaptation of the dance performance by Ann Van den Broek.

Issho ni Sleeping: Sleeping with Hinako

2010 • 49 min • Japan

Hinako returns to our TV screens, this time showing us how to sleep.

Broken Crayons

2010 • 33 min

Racial tensions collide at a collapsing orphanage, with the arrival of a young Latino boy. Winner of the Golden Palm at the 2011 Mexico International Film Festival.

The External World

2010 • 17 min • Germany, Ireland

A boy learns to play the piano.

Tadao Sato on Ozu's The Only Son

2010 • 18 min • Japan, United States of America

Documentary and interview with Japanese film critic and scholar Tadao Sato about Yasujiro Ozu film The Only Son.

The Pit

2010 • 15 min • United States of America

After Fred Pitts loses his job as a lawn care manager, he meets a fascinating techno-dancing girl and desperately struggles to regain a positive grasp on his negative life.