All Films

Winter Thaw

2016 • 52 min

In late nineteenth-century Russia, Martin Avdeitch is a humble shoemaker whose life has been characterized by grief. Martin must find the courage to look outside himself and trust in the goodness of God. This BYUtv original holiday special is based on Leo Tolstoy's short story, "Martin the Cobbler," and stars John Rhys-Davies.

So Divine

2016 • 6 min • United Kingdom

Short experimental film in black & white. A young girl learns to appreciate her beauty through the help of a mysterious stranger... Will this be the key to her happiness?

The Watchman

2016 • 60 min

CCTV operator Carl becomes frustrated when the police refuse to tackle a gang of drug dealers. He takes the law into his own hands with devastating repercussions.

Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas

2016 • 51 min • France, Spain

When looking at Pedro Almodóvar’s filmography, it becomes evident that women are everywhere; in fact, his work revolves around them. His divas are the best to create a real portrait of Almodóvar and evoke the emotional power of his films. These women are the ideal observers of a cinematic career that, from La Mancha to Hollywood, has changed the image of Spain in the world.

Cul-de-Sac

2016 • 15 min • United States of America

A seemingly normal Mom and Dad's secret past is revealed when they find a wiretap in their Son's Teddy Bear.

Ari

2016 • 10 min • Australia

Being a kid is tough, being yourself is harder. In the face of humiliation Ari finds courage and self acceptance in the most unexpected way.

Level 05

2016 • 23 min

We are here in the 80's. A man, a computer and an innovative videogame to be tested which will push him beyond every physical and mental resistance. Level 05 is a pilot episode for a new Sci-fi series called "Interfaces".

Univitellin

2016 • 15 min • France

Marseille, today. Aminata works as a hairdresser in an Afro hairdressing salon, Badara works as mechanic. When they meet, their love story will change their lives.

Bixby

2016 • 19 min • United States of America

Bixby -- an abused teen on parole -- becomes an enforcer and vigilante to protect his mother.

The Meme Machine

2016 • 53 min • United States of America

An exploration of the origins of memes, how they spread, and the stories behind some of the most popular “human memes” like Ermahgerd Girl, Overly Attached Girlfriend, and Chocolate Rain Guy.

Celtic Edge

2016 • 45 min • Canada

As one of the most renowned Canadian roots musicians of all time, Ashley MacIsaac has received significant international acclaim. He plays the fiddle in a direct, traditional Cape-Breton style, adding his own unique treatment, mixing genres and making contemporary Celtic music appeal to a wide spectrum of fans. In Celtic Edge, Ashley performs with fellow fiddler Shannon Quinn and DJ/composer Jay Andrews in a concert that explores the relationship between the younger generation of Celtic musicians inspired by Ashley as Ashley discusses his relationship to the older generation of fiddlers who inspired him.

Silly Girl

2016 • 5 min • United Kingdom

The story sees a 40-something trans man recalling and reliving his first romantic entanglement.

Eveless

2016 • 7 min • United States of America

In a dystopian future, corporations rob humanity of its ability to procreate. Two men rise up to take back their lives and the future of humanity.

End Game

2016 • 11 min

Greed deception, power and murder occur between two best friends and a trophy husband over a friendly game.

Morning Interim

2016 • 30 min • United Kingdom

The hidden agenda of a philanthropic organization is revealed through the transgressive behavior of those associated with it.

Vauxhall Rideshow - Escape from Dead School

2016 • 25 min • Japan

A group of young women are being trapped inside an empty school while being stalked by a deranged killer.

Stolen

2016 • 7 min • Canada

STOLEN follows troubled, 14-year old, Shayna Hill as she is admitted and runs away from her group-home. It is a small glimpse into a typical Native girl's life before becoming one of 1200+ Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada.

Fata Morgana

2016 • 21 min • China, United States of America

A middle-aged couple from China arrives in the United States for the first time to organize the funeral rites of their only child. In the midst of dealing with the logistics of the funeral and their overwhelming grief, they begin to unravel the escalating fractures in their relationship and the uncertain futures that lie ahead of them.

The Hunchback

2016 • 30 min • France, Portugal

A delirious sci-fi riff on the Arabian Nights' 'Tale of the Hunchback', that submerges us in a technological dystopia reigned by Dalaya.com, a mega-corporation that forces its employees to 'relax' at company-run medieval reenactments.

Pektus

2016 • 20 min • Philippines

The story of a day in the lives of two men in the city -both proud, indifferent, and bound by the confines of their milieu and their choices in life- and their incidental yet preordained meeting in a one-way alley that would change their lives thereafter. Raising questions of how far people have control over what happens in their lives, the film seeks to explore circumstance versus choice, breaking points, and second chances.

Torrey Pines

2016 • 60 min • United States of America

Torrey Pines is a stop-motion animated feature film by director Clyde Petersen. Based on a true story, the film is a queer punk coming-of-age tale, taking place in Southern California in the early 1990's. Raised by a schizophrenic single mother, Petersen's life story unfolds in a series of baffling and hallucinated events. With a mother fueled by hallucinations of political conspiracy and family dysfunction, twelve-year-old Petersen is taken on a cross-country adventure that will forever alter the family as they know it.

Player Two

2016 • 2 min

Inspired by a YouTube comment from user 00WARTHERAPY00, this touching short film tells the story of a son playing his old Xbox console for the first time years after his father’s death— chasing his father’s ghost in the racing video game Rally Sport Challenge

A Lovesong

2016 • 8 min • Australia

A solitary man wanders the streets of a city, restless with indecision. Time fractures - and it seems he might be destined to walk these streets forever.

Cradle

2016 • 11 min • New Zealand

A man risks his body and mind to right a terrible wrong.