All Films

Behind the Monastery Walls

2011 • 47 min • Romania

The monastery is the sacred home of God, but also home to the nuns and monks who have dedicated their lives to God. Romania’s monasteries are known worldwide for their magnificent beauty, but what do we know about the people that live there? How different is the life they lead? How different is the way they see the world? Behind the Monastery Walls presents a selection of intimate and inspiring interviews in which nuns and monks in Romanian monasteries lay bare their thoughts and beliefs.

Abyssinia Ethiopia meeting point

2011 • 50 min

The meeting of Getnet, an Ethiopian Jew and Salomon, an orthodox Christian, takes us into the heart of Ethiopia’s history and religious traditions. They travel 900 kilometres, showing us their universe. They finally arrive into the whirlwind of the Ethiopian Epiphany, the most spectacular event in the Horn of Africa.

I Swim Now

2011 • 8 min

Challenges the visual intelligibility of landscape aesthetics by imagining the experiences of one Violet Jessop, a steward on-board all three sister ships of the White Star Line – the Olympic, the Titanic, and the Britannic – while each suffered varying degrees of collision and wreckage at sea. I SWIM NOW evokes the intense brutality and repetition of Violet’s unique physical interactions with nature through an expansive accumulation of optical printing techniques and manipulations.

Vanityville Massacre

2011 • 54 min

The ongoing war on terror has left the population of VanityVille in a desperate state of fear, denial, and blind worship. A nation disconnected, despondent, and insane finds sole sanctuary in spiritual materialism and the cult of beauty. VanityVille Massacre is a satirical Slash/Dance chronicling 24h in the lives of four unsuspecting popular girls - Brandy, Christina, Paris and Britney -- who, in a moment of foolishness unleash the unforgettable and spine-tingling saga of a young women whose twisted obsessions and diabolical delusions leave the girls in a state of unspeakable horror.

The Last Ten

2011 • 14 min • United Kingdom

A nameless man arrives home one evening, he steps in from the pouring rain and contemplates the towering stairwell that separates him from his apartment. He begins his ascent, unaware of the impending disaster that awaits him at the top. He has ten minutes left to live. His wife has even less.

The Voice of God

2011 • 10 min • Germany, India

If God came down to earth and try to earn a living in Bombay, most probably he would become successful as a voice over artiste, lending his voice to thousands of Hindi movies and even more documentaries and public service films in India.

Data.tron [WUXGA]

2011 • 12 min

data.tron [WUXGA version] is an audiovisual installation in which every single pixel of a visual image is strictly calculated by a mathematical principle. These images are projected onto an immense screen reflected with a minimal yet intense soundtrack that produces a powerful and hypnotic effect on the visitor. The installation is an alternative entry point into the complexity of data and challenges our assumptions on what kind of visual vocabulary belongs to the world of art versus tech.

Falling

2011 • 4 min • Italy, United Kingdom

A study of human interaction, expressed through movement and sound.

Water Burial

2011 • 14 min • Japan

Decoration

2011 • 6 min • United Kingdom

An elegant vase inhabits the body of a young girl, and re-stages an event from her childhood using living tissue.

Bound and Thrashed

2011 • 12 min

Nathan is depressed and living in squalor after experiencing a bad break up. His concerned friend Tess persuades him into going on a blind date with Geoffrey, an older man who has an unusual appetite.

Return Of The Rub-A-Dub Style

2011 • 58 min • United States of America

Return of the Rub-A-Dub Style charts the dual history of reggae soundsystem culture in Jamaica and its renewal at L.A.’s weekly Dub Club, held in Echo Park, where hardcore Jamaican micsmiths known as “deejays” come from around the world to “chat on the mic” with their lyrics of consciousness. Featured artists include Brigadier Jerry, Ranking Joe, Sister Nancy and U-Roy.

The Favor

2011 • 6 min

Bogdan asks Michael for a very, very "special" favor.

Empire

2011 • 15 min

After a major world event, Rick and Sage are forced to re-evaluate their relationship and decide if their relationship is worth fighting for.

A Family Portrait

2011 • 16 min

A story about a gay couple raising two young children, the documentary shows their will to overcome societal challenges using the power of timeless family values.

Sea Series #10

2011 • 10 min

A response to the Fukushima nuclear disaster, "sea series #10" was shot at Beachfront Park near the Pickering nuclear generating station in Ontario, Canada and processed in part with water derived from the lake.

A Heart Felt

2011 • 14 min

Following a heart transplant surgery and an encounter with the heart donor's family, an old man is forced to reevaluate his relationship with his long-estranged son.

Ketheron's Bucket-Mending & Hymen Emporium

2011 • 14 min

A woman commits a tryst on the eve of her wedding night and in desperation, turns to a lesbian charlatan for hymen help in an over-the-top period musical comedy.

The Main Event... in America

2011 • 29 min

A Bronx, NYC contender must choose between his love for his dream of being a champion fighter, his family or his love for a man.

My Choice

2011 • 15 min

Matheus, a young middle class boy goes through great heartbreak and makes several questions about his sexuality and his existence. All these doubts and questions eventually lead him to commit suicide.

One Voice

2011 • 16 min

Alex is a 'follow-the-leader' middle school bully who teases Eric, questioning his sexuality. Later that night, Alex is encountered by three 'visitors' who try and persuade Alex to change his ways before it's too late.

Seminarista

2011 • 19 min

A young Colombian conservative seminarist struggles to choose between his faith and his sexuality after he has a steamy encounter with a flamboyant free-spirited guy during a trip to the US.

Pursuit

2011 • 11 min

When eclectic Diana sees by-the-book Lt. Cate, a motorcycle policewoman/Venus-on-the-half-Harley while stopping off at a coffee shop, inspiration strikes. Diana floors her Mini with the top down breaking several traffic laws in order to meet and spend a little more time with Lt. Cate in this lighthearted comedy that asks the question 'What if I never try?

All I Know Is That I Know Nothing

2011 • 14 min

Sofia is a widowed stay-at-home mom. Her life changes radically after reading her teen-aged son’s philosophy textbook. She now understands things and confidently guides her friend Filomena through a marital crisis. But delving deeper into reason also means finding shadows in its light.