All Films

Giants in Milan Vol. II

2015 • 52 min

After the first Four Giants in Milan (Leonardo, Napoleone, Hemingway and Stendhal), Farinotti tells the story of other "giants" who lived in Milan and played important role in the city's history, from the 5th century b.c. to the second war of independence which let Milan freed from Austrians.

Mississippi Inferno

2015 • 46 min

They risked their land and their lives by joining the battle against white supremacy and sheltering those who lead the charge. This is the untold story of Mississippi's African-American landowners of the 1960s and their vital role in a paving the way for the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Narrated by Danny Glover, this two-part series recounts a seminal moment in civil rights history. Through rare archival footage and interviews, see how the farmers, activists, and volunteers dared to challenge racial repression in Mississippi and changed America.

Mama's Home

2015 • 12 min

Geena returns from jail to her son's home only to find out he's gay and married. Her son Matthew wants to give her another chance but his husband fears what she might be capable of.

Jake the Magnificent

2015 • 8 min

Jake has 5 days to perfect the disappearing trick before performing it at his birthday party. Will he become the magician he dreams of or will it end in disaster?

Showdown at Horseshoe Hell

2015 • 20 min

Lie

2015 • 7 min

Transforming Gender

2015 • 43 min

The battle over the rights and freedoms of transgender individuals is the first great civil rights struggle of the 21st century. And while their battle for freedom is decades behind that of gays and lesbians, blacks or women, few doubt that the era of transgendered enfranchisement is upon us. TRANSFORMING GENDER tells this story exclusively through the voices of transgender people from all walks of life. Through a set of intimate vignettes the film opens up the world of transgender people to an audience that may have little awareness of what it means to be-fundamentally and in your deepest core-in conflict with the gender you were assigned at birth.

Borderlands

2015 • 13 min

a film by robert todd

The Bronins

2015 • 5 min

The Bronins plot.

The Lingerie Show

2015 • 8 min • United States of America

A drug addict, Lorraine, tries to seduce her bisexual boyfriend Cesar away from his sugar daddy, Wade, by throwing him a lingerie show. A drug fueled orgy ensues.

Super-critical Flow

2015 • 27 min

"Super-critical Flow" is a combination of a documentary and drama. It starts like a documentary about the declining Yongsan Electronic Mall, but all of a sudden changes into a story about a poor couple wandering around the mall after finding out about their unexpected pregnancy. Could the first documentary part of the film be a long prologue for the drama? Or is the drama a needed source to complete the documentary? Either or there wouldn’t be much difference in experiencing what the characters and the mall is about to face. However, the second question makes it sound more interesting. The film starts with a clip from a surveillance camera which could feel like something more than a documentary, it then passes a participation stage showing interviews and finally meets the performance form. (BYUN Sungchan)

Prison Songs

2015 • 54 min

Prison Songs is a documentary musical made in 2014, during the last days of the operation of Darwin’s Berrimah Prison – the largest correctional centre in the NT.

Sitka: A Piano Documentary

2015 • 30 min • United States of America

The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C. has been presenting concerts alongside its paintings since 1941. Some of the world's leading pianists have played its Steinway Concert D 542016, but they started hearing something wrong with it: the soundboard. This half-hour documentary - named for the spruce wood that replaced it - tells the story of tearing the piano apart, and bringing it back to life. Along the way, we learn how a piano works, and witness the consummate art of restoration by PianoCraft. Rising international star Olivier Cavé puts it to the test, playing his specialty of Joseph Haydn, in this richly textured cinematic music documentary by independent filmmaker H. Paul Moon.

Elena

2015 • 7 min

Elena is an ethereal exploration into the complexity and sustainability of love as a choice through the lives of two student artists amid the backdrop of LA.

The Truth About Sugar

2015 • 58 min • United Kingdom

Journalist Fiona Phillips is on a mission to find out the truth behind the recent headlines on sugar. She discovers why some of us have more of a sweet tooth than others, which sugars you can enjoy guilt-free, why there is so much sugar hidden in food you would think was purely savoury and what effect sugary drinks have on the appetite. Fiona also helps four Brits, whose sugar-heavy diets could be putting their health at risk, to change their ways. From coming up with low-sugar recipes to finding ways to beat the sweet cravings, they will see whether cutting back to the levels suggested by health authorities is really achievable and what the benefits actually are.

The Apartment: About Last Night

2015 • 50 min • Trinidad and Tobago

The Apartment: About Last Night centres around Ayanna, Janelle and Michelle; three women in their mid-twenties living together in an upscale apartment in Maraval and all their new experiences as burgeoning adults and roommates. The Pilot movie explores all the possible scenarios and situations that often occur when people (particularly women) live together and share a confined space.

Thicker Than Water

2015 • 15 min • United States of America

As Greg Louganis prepared for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul he had not only the pressure of winning an unprecedented second gold medal on his mind, but also the weight on his recently discovered HIV status on his shoulders.

Dark Logic

2015 • 5 min

An ode to the restricted space and surveillance in the skies.

Beautiful Figure

2015 • 15 min

A high-school cleaning lady falls in love with one of the students in the school. Her love is impossible from the beginning but at this point in her life - just for a moment, she believes this can be possible and she tries to show her feelings.

The Blacksmith

2015 • 4 min

A mystical, powerful ancient being seems to linger on traces of his humanity.

Open

2015 • 12 min • South Korea

Han-do is a closeted gay student. He was studying with his school friend in his apartment when his drunk boyfriend comes in.

Revenge Porn

2015 • 47 min

This eye-opening investigation of so-called "revenge porn" shows how easily a sexually charged share can go public if it gets into the wrong hands.

The Wild West Fan Co.

2015 • 15 min

In Scorchville, the hottest town in the Wild West, a Chinese fan peddler tries to cool down a family of hot-headed notorious vigilantes, who are caught in a 3-way draw.

Nimbos

2015 • 2 min • Spain

The face of a child mesmerized by the glare of a flame in the dark. This project was developed as part of NIMBOS, an initiative inspired by the homonymous work of the well-known Galician poet Xosé María Díaz Castro.