All Films

Babadaboca

2017 • 36 min • Brazil

35mm record of the figures that still haunt the Boca do Lixo de Cinema, in São Paulo. With emphasis on the deterioration of the cinematographic support itself, as well as the abandoned movie theaters in Cinelândia. And of course, the end of Cinema as a whole.

Music Hall: La Historia Del Catálogo Discográfico Recuperado

2017 • 22 min • Argentina

Taking into account the recovered cultural heritage, INAMU made a short documentary on the history of the company in the development of argentine music in the period 1950-1990, the stoppage of the catalog for 23 years and its subsequent recovery. The National Institute of Music (INAMU) recovered the historic record catalog that belonged to Sicamericana, a public limited company that operated commercially under the names Music Hall, Sazam and / or TK. This catalog, which has more than 1,500 national records, was paralyzed within a bankruptcy judicial process since 1993. As of that year, and until today, the records were unable to be reissued, also preventing them from being generated. financial resources for its interpreters, despite the fact that they were the ones who made those recordings.

Once Upon a Cow

2017 • 52 min • France

Through this exploration of three cows, each living in a very different environment, this documentary reveals the daily life and behavior of this fascinating animal with highly developed social intelligence.

Patrick Laureij: Dekking Hoog

2017 • 52 min • Netherlands

Comedian Patrick Laureij grew up in Rotterdam-Zuid and uses his life experience to talk about underage drinking, kickboxing, and playgroups.

Meryem

2017 • 17 min • Netherlands

Filmed during the battle of Kobani, this film reveals the women at the heart of the fight against IS. With stoical perseverance and the aid of American airstrikes, these women are leading the fight for freedom.

Cxl

2017 • 12 min

A 140 year old woman, sustained by a mobile life support chair, must come to terms with the reality of death.

Nimble Fingers

2017 • 52 min • Italy, Vietnam

Nimble fingers belong to the Vietnamese women who work in factories owns by some of the most popular electronic brands. Thousands of young migrant workers come from a remote village on the highlands of Northern Vietnam. Now they lives in a Hanoi suburb, a district developed around one of the biggest industrial production sites in the world. Thes worker' life strictly follows the rules of the great Industrial Park. Every single woman is apparently following a stereotype of tireless work and obedience to keep up with the pace of industrial production. Step by step the movie reveals the bases upon which the productive chain is built: the conditions in which the young workers are into, the tight control and the difficulties on the workplace.

Meaningless Conversations in Beautiful Environments

2017 • 8 min • Sweden

Against a backdrop of magnificent landscapes and epic tableaus, banal conversations take place between characters who are comically oblivious to their surroundings.

Commensal

2017 • 43 min • France, United Kingdom, United States of America

A two-channel installation utilizing both digital video and 16mm film, Commensal focuses on the controversial figure of Issei Sagawa, who gained notoriety in 1981 when, as a graduate student in Paris, he murdered a fellow student and engaged in acts of cannibalism. After his release from a mental institution, Sagawa returned to Japan, and later appeared in innumerable documentaries and sexploitation films. In contrast to earlier journalistic documentaries on Sagawa, the film suspends moral judgment and explores a realm that eludes classification as either “documentary” or “pure fiction,” to instead chart the ambiguous territory between crime, fantasy, and social realities, between an individual and the economy of his public persona.

Asteroids!

2017 • 7 min • United States of America

Mac and Cheez are back, this time on a deep space adventure. Joined by their robot sidekick, their spaceship is endangered by teeth-gnashing space bugs and careening asteroids.

Zembla - The Dubious Friends of Donald Trump Part 3: The Billion Dollar Fraud

2017 • 38 min • Netherlands

Will Donald Trump go down due to his dubious ties to the former Soviet Union? The president seems to be getting in deeper and deeper. Special prosecutor Robert Mueller, who is investigating if Trump colluded with Russia in order to win the elections, is also digging into Trump's past. In that past, one of Donald Trump's business partners plays a crucial role, Felix Sater. A convicted felon who has ties with the Russian mafia. Last May, Zembla disclosed how an American real estate company, co-owned by Sater, used Dutch mailbox companies within a network, which has been suspected of laundering money. Presumably, $1.5 million dollars had been diverted. Donald Trump built hotels and apartment blocks with this suspicious company.

The Lichenologist

2017 • 6 min

Short documentary about Kerry Knudsen, curator of lichens at the University of California.

Paranormal Surveillance Camera 17

2017 • 60 min • Japan

Do our eyes perceive all that there is to this world? Sometimes the camera seems to pick up more than we can see with the naked eye. In the 'PSC' series a team of ghost-hunters analyzes authentic paranormal footage captured on home videos and surveillance cameras all across Japan. 17th entry in the PSC series.

Sex, Chips & Poetry: 50 Years of the Mersey Sound

2017 • 60 min • United Kingdom

Fifty years ago, Penguin published its 1967 hit pop poetry book The Mersey Sound, introducing Roger McGough, Brian Patten and Adrian Henri to the world, thereby securing Liverpool as the cultural centre of the UK and bringing poetry to pop audiences. With the help of famous friends and fellow writers, McGough and Patten tell the inside story of this modern classic and how they made poetry cool.

Fabulación

2017 • 60 min • Venezuela

Two short stories that explore the ability of the human mind to create an alternate reality in order to escape existential torments.

Beatrice

2017 • 9 min • Italy

Beatrice Vio has been fencing since she was five; she used to do it standing and now she does it sitting. When she was twelve, she had her four limbs amputated due to complications from meningitis, which didn't stop her pursuing the sport she loves and becoming a world champion at the age of nineteen. With the implacable support of her family, she has defied all limitations and expectations. This short documentary is a window into the extraordinary, that becomes ordinary, of Beatrice's life.

Hulhumale’ Skatepark – The Build

2017 • 21 min • Maldives

Follow the story of how a skatepark was built in the Maldives and the volunteers who worked day and night for a month to make it happen. See how the project unfolded from initial idea to completion.

H.b.

2017 • 1 min • France

A family runs to the house shelter, but not all will make it in.

Alpha

2017 • 5 min

Francisco forces his boyfriend David to sneak out with him to their vacation rental pool to have sex.

Le loup boule

2017 • 4 min • Belgium

The Round Belly Wolf lived with a round belly, but all empty. One day, by chance he found out a hidden talent to finally fill his tummy.

Take 2

2017 • 13 min

Experimental short by Thanit Yantrakovit.

Night Encounter

2017 • 2 min • France

A lighthouse technician witnesses strange signals of light coming from the sea.

The Knowledge: The World's Toughest Taxi Test

2017 • 46 min • United Kingdom

A documentary going behind the scenes of one of the hardest exams in the world, the test that all black cabbies must take: The Knowledge of London. For the first time, a fixed camera rig has been allowed inside the gruelling, nerve-wracking oral exams or ‘appearances’ for which candidates known as ‘Knowledge Boys or Girls’ must pass to show they have the necessary expertise. To pass this legendary exam candidates must memorize and be able to recall the capital’s 25,000 + streets, 100,000 points of interest and how they all fit together. The film follows the surprising range of characters who are each at various stages of the process, including a single mum, Kosovan immigrant and a bus driver. It takes an average of four years to pass The Knowledge and with a 70% drop out rate any candidate needs a dogged determination to pass and join the ranks of the world’s most elite taxi service.

Jéssika

2017 • 19 min • Brazil

​Jéssika is a trans woman. Years after leaving the Northeast countryside, she returns to her hometown. On this journey, she finds a way back to her own story and herself.​