All Films

A Love Letter to Lisbon

2017 • 2 min • United States of America, Portugal

A documentary love letter to Lisbon, Portugal.

Kanko Izen

2017 • 15 min • Japan

A short film by Risa Takeuchi.

Candy.zip

2017 • 5 min • Japan

Aoko is confident about the documents she creates at work, but doesn't get any positive feedback. Then, she witnesses her colleague secretly changing the documents she created. Aoko is turned into a piece of candy to keep her quiet…

The Consequence

2017 • 7 min • Finland

A short film by CHRZU (Christer Lindström).

Principles of Curiosity

2017 • 40 min

Principles of Curiosity presents a general introduction to the foundations of scientific skepticism and critical thinking, focusing on a simple process we call the three Cs.

T2: Reprogramming The Terminator

2017 • 55 min • United Kingdom, United States of America

This retrospective documentary focuses on the cast and crew reminiscing about the making of the film and its legacy. It features new interviews James Cameron, William Wisher, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert Patrick, Joe Morton, Edward Furlong, Brad Fiedel, Mario Kassar, Stephanie Austin, Adam Greenberg and Dennis Muren.

Cherries

2017 • 29 min • Croatia

Family tensions are slowly eroding what should have been a carefree summer for the young boy Jakov. A series of events ending in tragedy will incite his emotional revolt against the grown ups, but also his sense of guilt.

Elena of Avalor: Realm of the Jaquins

2017 • 43 min • United States of America

Join crown princess Elena as she soars through a hidden gateway into Vallestrella, the mysterious, dazzling domain of the Jaquins. On the way there, she accidentally releases a mythical forest sprite that could endanger Avalor! Now Elena must find the Jaquins’ magical, legendary Sunbird Oracle to save the kingdom!

Duterte's Hell

2017 • 9 min • Brazil, Philippines

Since taking office last June, President Rodrigo Duterte has been waging a deadly anti-drug campaign. In the past year, police and vigilantes have reportedly killed over 7,000 people suspected of participating in the drug trade.

Made in Hollywood: The World of Budd Boetticher

2017 • 60 min • Germany

Documentary about the director Budd Boetticher.

Alien: Covenant - She Won't Go Quietly

2017 • 1 min • United States of America

Daniels teams up with MUTHUR, the Covenant’s onboard AI, to take out a hostile alien threat.

AmeriKa

2017 • 14 min • United States of America

A portrait of two parents and their 8-year-old son struggling against the harsh realities of inner-city life in an alternate version of modern day America.

Echoes in the Ice

2017 • 10 min • Canada

Four men explore an abandoned research facility. Within the station unsettling signs of disorder are revealed, and in the lowest level of the facility, a chilling discovery is made.

Stay

2017 • 9 min

A cult of women summon a demon, but one rogue member, Carol, gets in the way of their plans.

Dreams of Giverny

2017 • 7 min

Dreams of Giverny is a modern day ghost story told through the art of classical ballet and set in the gardens of Impressionist painter Claude Monet in Giverny, France. This short tells the tale of a young woman who upon reflection at the beauty of Monet’s water lily pond, slips into a daydream where she finds herself wearing pointe shoes and able to dance exquisitely. During this reverie she encounters a ghostlike girl who guides her through the gardens, encouraging her to express her joy at the wonder of such a place through dance. By the end of their journey we are left to ponder whether this was in fact a dream or a magical ghostly encounter?

The Artist

2017 • 2 min • United States of America

An in-depth look at the torturous process of writing a novel from an artist who echoes Henry David Thoreau by living in the wilderness to create inspiration.

Amplifier

2017 • 17 min • Finland

Time inevitably moves from past to future, passing the present moment. Mankind encloses to time its marks, stains and ruins. On the verge of vast changes time acts abnormally. It leaks, folds and fractures, allowing things belonging elsewhere, to the otherworldly, to
permeate itself. In the 8mm film the Helsinki Olympic Stadium represents a historical paradigm shift. Completed in 1938 the building outlines pure functionalist architecture and stands as a landmark for optimistic utopia and the oblivion on man’s neglect of history.

Gatekeeper

2017 • 12 min • Canada

"Years ago I was introduced to a big producer…The devil tempts but he doesn't win." Gatekeeper, the short film, the true story that inspired the song

In the Paint

2017 • 7 min

This short film follows college basketball player Kollin as he prepares to enter the NBA Draft. Kollin must decide if he wants to continue playing the game down low or come out; regardless of the violations.

Red Handed

2017 • 6 min

When police won't protect her from a predator, a woman decides to handle the situation herself.

The Dead Calm

2017 • 19 min • France

For his last day at the office, Grégoire introduces his new ninth grade intern to the rest of his computer graphics team, which currently works on a groundbreaking aquarium/swimming-pool project. It might be the last opportunity for Grégoire to say goodbye to his colleagues before his retirement.

August

2017 • 8 min

Deep in Louisiana's swampland, a woman wakes from a fever dream where it has been August for 16 years.

Weeds

2017 • 3 min • United States of America

A film about empathy, and the struggle and distance someone may have to travel--against all odds--to find a better life.

Taste

2017 • 13 min

An L.A. dinner party host hopes to launch a career as a reality show star.