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Role Reversal

Role Reversal

2012 • 3 min
In a society in which he is the minority, a young high school student explains how difficult it is to be himself in public with the person that he loves.
Placing the Fisheye

Placing the Fisheye

2012 • 3 min • Switzerland
Short silent film.
Teahupoo Uncut

Teahupoo Uncut

2012 • 46 min
This extreme sports documentary details what happened when a number of talented surfers who have gathered for a major competition decide to brave the waves even after the event was cancelled because of a storm that made the waves to dangerous for the contest to be held. In 2011 a massive southern swell slammed into Teahupo'o, Tahiti.
Strangeways: Where Do We Go From Here? Live At Firefest

Strangeways: Where Do We Go From Here? Live At Firefest

2012 • 60 min
For the very first time the UK / American AOR legends Strangeways can now finally be seen live in concert on DVD. Recorded at the reunion show at Firefest 2010 in front of an adoring crowd at Nottingham's Rock City, Terry, Ian, Jim, Munch and Warren combined some of the greatest AOR tracks ever written such as Love Lies Dying , Only A Fool and Never Going To Lose It with some brand new tracks from the comeback album Perfect World , such as the title track, Borderline and the monstrous Bushfires . For those that have waited 21 years, this is finally your chance to see the band in all their glory on stage for the first time since 1989, and re-live what was for band and fans a truly emotional homecoming in front of a sold out Rock City, Nottingham. Track listing: Love Lies Dying; Breaking Down The Barriers; Perfect World; Only A Fool; Empty Streets; Time; After The Hurt Is Gone; Borderlines; Where Do We Go From Here; Never Gonna Lose It; Bushfires
I Died for Beauty

I Died for Beauty

2012 • 8 min • Vietnam
Set in a factory in Asia during an undefined celebration event, Europeans in suits are seen in long wandering shots as they greet one another, shake hands discreetly, and look about themselves expectantly. Further into this ambiguous opening, and propelled by classical Western opera and symphonic orchestrations, Asian workers are observed putting finishing touches of paint and polish onto gleaming surfaces of what will soon be on display in motorbike showrooms. The images and music are sharply punctuated by the abrupt and raw intrusions of live factory sounds that conclude in a jarring visual exclamation, exhuming the verses of an Emily Dickinson poem and laying them out in a contemporary and globalized context.
An American Contradiction

An American Contradiction

2012 • 13 min
Filmmaker Vanessa Yuille journeys to her mother’s birthplace, Heart Mountain, Wyoming, where Japanese Americans were incarcerated in a concentration camp during WWII. Through her investigation, she challenges us to correctly define the true nature of what happened in this illegal place.
Homophobie

Homophobie

2012 • 2 min
A young man of about 25 years old, strolls in the street, his appearance of suburban lascar and his determination seem to say a lot about his intentions. He looks at his watch and speeds up, he seems late. He walks faster and faster, and ends up running to the entrance of a building from which a young man comes out.
An Italian Film (Africa Addio)

An Italian Film (Africa Addio)

2012 • 28 min
An Italian Film (Africa Addio) takes the title of Jacopetti and Prosperi's famous 1960 film as the first step of a major revision project of the past and present notions of colonialism and imperialist nostalgia, analysing how they were transposed and pervade in the present globalised contexts.
Like Father, Like Daughter

Like Father, Like Daughter

2012 • 15 min
When Jack (from London) meets his daughter (from Australia) for the first time in sixteen years, nothing, apart from the passing of time, could have prepared him for being honest about two well kept dark secrets which finally need revealing.
And the Winner Is

And the Winner Is

2012 • 9 min • France
A boxer, alone in a boxing ring, is engaged in an imaginary fight. Carried by a friendly public that only he can hear, an unexpected opponent is going to come and interrupt his demonstration and cause his convictions to vacillate.
The Story of Mushroom Picking

The Story of Mushroom Picking

2012 • 11 min • China
In the mountains of western Fujian, mushrooms emerge in large numbers after rain. Hakka people pick mushrooms up the mountain with baskets at three or four o 'clock in the morning. The process of picking mushrooms is also the process of harvest.
Crisis & Critique

Crisis & Critique

2012 • 28 min
A brilliant collage of a recording of Bertolt Brecht’s testimony before the Committee on Un-American Activities, some framing exposition, and excerpts from 1930s and 40s German films.
Outlaws and Superheroes: 100 Years of Film

Outlaws and Superheroes: 100 Years of Film

2012 • 46 min
Featuring movie clips and exclusive star interviews, this documentary explores the making of Alberta’s most acclaimed films, including exclusive behind-the-scenes visits on the sets of Unforgiven, Superman, Legends of the Fall and Brokeback Mountain.
Gerald Kelly: Live on Broadway

Gerald Kelly: Live on Broadway

2012 • 57 min
Gerald Kelly brings big laughs from the Bronx to the bright lights of Broadway in his new stand up special. Filmed live in front of a sold out audience at New York's famed Beacon Theater, Gerald blows the audience away with his hilarious observations about his sons, politics and marriage. Directed by Leslie Smalls (director of Kevin Harts multi million dollar theatrical release Laugh At My Pain) captures the energy of the audience while showcasing Gerald's skills as one of the top comedians in the country.
Coming Out

Coming Out

2012 • 15 min
Joe has been meaning to share his secret for weeks but his nerves continue to get the better of him. Now, after pressure from his impatient boyfriend, Joe is forced to face his fears. Coming out is a comedy about the emotional prison that secrets create.
Soul Mates!

Soul Mates!

2012 • 40 min
On Halloween night, Scott, his nagging girlfriend Nikki, and his doofus best friend Marty venture into a haunted house to find ghosts, but after a freak accident involving a "poison pizza", they wind up dead and are now ghosts themselves. Trapped in the house forever, the three of them must now learn to live with one another while trying to keep their sanity.
Goodnight My Love

Goodnight My Love

2012 • 11 min
In an apartment building overran by zombies, Aimee and Cynthia, a Black lesbian couple, hide in a laundry room. They spend what may be their final moments hashing out the issues that plagued their 7-year relationship.
The Hawker

The Hawker

2012 • 2 min • Canada
Experimental animation remembering a trans hawker from Lim’s childhood in Singapore.
Waterdrops Composition 4

Waterdrops Composition 4

2012 • 2 min
Image: waterdrops (Ohkurayama). Sound: self composed.
Natural Process Activation #3 Bloom

Natural Process Activation #3 Bloom

2012 • 6 min
“This plant, a dandelion, whose existence is due only to one breath, is a bed of thoughts that we had to film, like two robbers, without harming nothing.” Daniel Dobbels
Ngali, Nut of Life

Ngali, Nut of Life

2012 • 8 min • Solomon Islands
Ngali, Nut of Life" tells the story of how a special tree, the ngali nut tree, is the most highly prized and exploited resource of villagers in Fo’ondo, Toa’baita, Malaita Island. Ngali trees mark land ownership, provide the nut with a buttery texture that makes a local delicacy, and brings different tribes together for peace. At the same time, traditional use of the tree is changing, raising important questions for the future relationship between humans and nature and between the tribes themselves.
End of Track

End of Track

2012 • 57 min • United States of America
End of Track is the story of the Transcontinental Railroad’s construction march across southern Wyoming and the growing pains of a state in its infancy. It’s a story of incredible engineering achievements and boisterous “Hell on Wheels” towns. A story of greed and corruption, murder and mayhem; of a clash of cultures and Native American retaliation. But it’s also a story of hope and ambition, determination and unimagined success.
Human Destiny

Human Destiny

2012 • 12 min
Tells the story of NASA from the early days of space exploration right up to the current mission of the International Space Station. From the NASA Space Center of Houston.
This* Is What Queer Looks Like

This* Is What Queer Looks Like

2012 • 4 min
Mian Carvin surveyed the queer community of Olympia, WA, for her short “This* Is What Queer Looks Like.” Its message is pretty simple—heck, it’s right there in the title—but even capital-G Gays sometimes need a reminder that LGBTs come in a variety of colors, styles, colors, ages and identities.