All Films

Cleaver

2017 • 17 min

"I chose to tell this story from the point of view of the Neighbour, not only because I find his perspective interesting when it comes to this issue, but also because the issue of domestic violence is so heavy and everyone has their own connotations towards it, which is why this film, for me, is not about domestic violence, but rather the influence of it. This allows me to explore a whole range of emotions and feelings, and be able to show them with greater depth by taking us away from the direct environment in which this abuse takes place, and put us somewhere close enough to still reach out to it.

Carmen

2017 • 8 min • United States of America

Carmen, by Chloë Sevigny, is the 13th commission from Miu Miu Women’s Tales, the short-film series by women who critically celebrate femininity in the 21st century. Carmen has a loose, voyeuristic, improvisational mood that reflects Sevigny’s interest, making a short-film about process, being a woman, celebrity and ego.

The Screenwriter

2017 • 27 min • Belgium

To finish his script, Jonas is ordered by his producer to work with a talented Parisian scriptwriter, whose arrival at his home effects his life in unimaginable ways.

Intimity

2017 • 6 min • Switzerland

As she is showering, dressing, putting on her make-up, a woman bares her soul.

Approaching a Breakthrough

2017 • 11 min • United States of America

As Norman and his girlfriend storm into Central Park, bickering, Norman is cornered by a string of characters from his past, appearing from all sides of the park — from two of his former therapists to his Mormon ex-girlfriend. Despite his best efforts to run away from his problems, Norman, who has recently returned from LA, can’t seem to escape them.

The Tattoo

2017 • 15 min • Ireland

A Holocaust survivor working in a New York funeral home in 1980 makes a life-changing discovery.

Nocturnally Yours

2017 • 11 min

A man dies on the night of his engagement and returns as a ghost, only to discover that wooing his estranged lover will require the help of a dating app.

The Agency

2017 • 29 min • United Kingdom

Adapted from the acclaimed short story by Man Brooker Prize Nominee Sarah Hall. The Agency is a modern and stylish take on middle class female empowerment, amidst the social sub-culture, described collectively as "ladies who lunch". Disillusioned with a decade of domesticity, housewife Hannah Baines (Ania Sowinski), is befriended by an enigmatic older woman Anthea (Lesley Manville,) who introduces a select and seductive inner circle of women. In confidence, Anthea recommends a private and reliable company who "can set up something marvellous" for her. Hannah contemplates the implications of attending her initial consultation, at The Agency.

ChäoS;Child: Silent Sky

2017 • 50 min • Japan

Silent Sky is a movie that combines the Special episodes 13 and 14. It consists of the story in the future, three months after the incident that was similar to "New Generation Madness" and the disease Chaos Child Syndrome that brought by the past earthquake in Shibuya.

Lucas Brothers: On Drugs

2017 • 49 min • United States of America

Deadpan twin comics Keith and Kenny Lucas take the stage in Brooklyn with a set that touches on drugs, race, Deion Sanders, teachers and O.J. Simpson.

Ladies Of The Forest

2017 • 28 min • South Korea

Soon-shim, a spinster from an unknown planet, comes to the Earth to find her husband. However, no man is in sight. Soon-shim encounters Dal-rae, who was collecting wild greens on a mountain. One day, they save a deer from a hunter, and it wants to repay them by making their wish come true. This is an allegorical love story that comically depicts the journey of seeking true love and happiness.

Ink

2017 • 22 min • United States of America

Ink is a feral queer teen headed down a path of self-destruction. Destin is an introspective outsider trying to turn his life around and get out of the shelter system. After meeting at a party one night they take to the streets of LA to find identity, family and revenge.

Tristan

2017 • 11 min • Belgium

Recently, Tristan and his husband had a little girl together. But when he arrives to the nursery, Tristan realizes that not everyone sees his paternity the way he does.

Cold Hands

2017 • 17 min • Canada

In an effort to make friends in high school, Lucas finds himself in a position that compromises his safety. In the aftermath, he realizes that the support he seeks is not guaranteed.

The Catch

2017 • 15 min • Canada

Morgan loves fly fishing in the river near her home. She also likes boys. But boys don’t like girls who fish. Morgan can't seem to reconcile her two interests. Will she have to choose one and abandon the other?

Dusk

2017 • 15 min • United Kingdom

Growing up in 1950s England in an intolerant and uninformed world, young Chris Winters struggles to fit into the gender roles dictated by wider society.

Tobey

2017 • 12 min

Isolated in rural England, a teenage girl is forced to confront the recent death of her mother.

325 Sycamore Lane

2017 • 5 min • United States of America

A short horror film based on the ghost hitchhiker urban legend.

Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya: Vow in the Snow - Dark Sakura Room

2017 • 7 min • Japan

Included with the limited edition BD of Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma☆Illya Movie: Vow in the Snow.

Deposits

2017 • 5 min • Ireland

Deposits concerns the connection of all the ‘Disappeared’, who are the remains of those murdered by the Provisional Irish Republican Army, and those killed centuries earlier by the British Redcoats. What they have in common is that they are buried without trace, but they are also connected by their hopes of discovery.

The Life Of My Friend

2017 • 23 min • Russia

A young man was born in a small Russian city, but now lives in the Caucasus, in a foreign culture. He works as a mountain guide and enjoys life, but remains a stranger among the people he lives with. He will have to leave his carelessness behind and grow up.

White Dust

2017 • 10 min • Mexico

After being hit by her husband and discovered by her friend, a woman decides to leave for good, hoping no one will uncover her secret.

I Will Always Love You Conny

2017 • 30 min • Denmark, Sweden

It’s minus 30 degrees Celsius (minus 22 degrees F) and 20 y/o Conny walks around like a restless criminal with his hoodie up in a small forgotten village in northern Sweden. He's not welcome anywhere and the whole village seems to hate him. Yesterday he panicked and drove away from his girlfriend’s delivery of their baby - but now he has repented and wants to come back. But what will it take for her to forgive him?

The Horny Taxi

2017 • 60 min • Japan

Taneno, an elite police officer who became obsessed with righteousness, attacks his wife, Mitsuko, with a goya (bitter melon) for pleasuring herself with it. As he leaves prison after serving his sentence, he accidentally boards a taxi offering illegal prostitution services. On board, he meets Omitsu, a woman who looks just like Mitsuko. His presence in the car sends her away from the taxi. The driver holds Taneno responsible and forces him to serve his taxi. Back in the force, Onari, a lazy cop, and Asadachi, a new recruit, begin their investigation on a suspicious taxi.