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Doll's Torturation (Como Matar Uma Boneca)
Lady is an Environmental Photographer who finds a doll in the forest and delivers it to the nearest house to a strange woman. Lady wears an Oxumaré cord from an African-derived religion, which forms a link between heaven and earth in a kind of request for ancestral help. While the strange woman feels protected by her belief and whiteness. A story told through symbols that represent marks of the past, the present and the power of ancestry, breaking stigmas and bringing reflections. "Content note: This film contains depictions of racist iconography used in service of anti-racist commentary." Enquanto tira fotos, Senhora encontra uma boneca na floresta e a entrega na única casa da região para uma mulher. A fotógrafa ambiental usa um cordão de Oxumaré, que forma um elo entre o céu e a terra numa espécie de pedido de ajuda ancestral; enquanto a outra mulher se sente protegida por sua crença e branquitude. Uma história contada através de símbolos que representam marcas do passado, a atualidade e do poder da ancestralidade, quebrando estigmas e trazendo reflexões.
Monday 7 September
PRICKED
The Debs, an Irish coming of age event. A group of friends piece together the events of the night before with the morning after when Chloe (17) wakes up after being spiked.
Treasure
As his older brothers and sisters have already abandoned their childhood’s pirate world it’s time for the youngest one to do so as well but the dream of finding the desired treasure does not leave him. Will he be able to deceive the time?
Park Life
'Life Finds A Way' Birthday girl Amy and her boyfriend, Olly, are in the midst of another argument. This is the last straw for Amy who is fed up with Olly’s lazy attempts at ‘romantic’ birthday gifts. But is it worth really falling out over? After all… life is too short, right? Because once you enter 'The Winter Gardens' there is no going back. Will Amy have time to make her peace before the party of a life time?
Cell
At the height of WW2, a cowardly deserter awakens in a Nazi prison cell alongside a mysterious female prisoner. Unwitting test subjects in a cruel psychological experiment the pair must follow a set of rules if they're ever to escape, but all is not what it seems.
Innerglow - So Long
A short film. Music. Directed by Nikolay Draganov. 2019.
Ahab
A member of the international antinuclear force Damocles, Ahab is tasked with recovering stolen plans for a new nuclear weapon designed to make Hiroshima look like a firecracker.
You're not a Fool, Grandpa
A little girl, now a woman, writes to her grandfather, wounded by a mental disorder. She watches him as he seethes inwardly, pondering the place of childhood in suffering.
Evermore
A young writer struggle to create, haunted by pesky little bird and the image of a raven. He transforms into a bird, fleeing from the ghosts of unrealized ideas. To rid himself of these monsters, he must capture them with quill on the pages of his book.
Ellie
This is a story of survival and overcoming ones circumstances. It is told through the eyes of Ellie a young girl experiencing abuse along with her mother and their struggle to overcome it.
Chronicles of Consciousness
Film composed of three parts, three settings, three different characters three ways to question our consciousness, and to explore, through reality, our quantum side.
Book vs An Antiquarian
A curiosity shop owner finds a strange book that does not belong...
Take the rubbish out
[ENG] A boy dresses his friend up as trash and throws him away on the street like a common garbage bag. During their journey, the reasons for this extreme gesture will come out, and the certainties about their victim-perpetrator relationship will become increasingly thin. [ITA] Un ragazzo veste da immondizia il suo amico, andandolo a buttare per strada come un comune sacco della spazzatura. Durante il loro percorso verranno fuori i motivi di questo gesto così estremo, e le certezze riguardo il loro rapporto di vittima e carnefice diverranno sempre più sottili.
Chronos
Retired chef and timed cooking contests' champion Karol Chronowski lives stuck in the past. One day, a sudden phonecall breaks him out of his bubble – his long-lost son announces he's coming to visit. Karol once again takes up the race against time, attempting to prepare an adequate meal before the guest's arrival. He doesn't yet realise just how meaningful the forthcoming hours will turn out to be.
Teeth
A woman recounts a vivid dream and discovers that she has lost her teeth.
Confetti
Some parties don't end as you expect.
The Victim
Matt Walker, a very smart and intelligent young man, he is very sensitive and sometime makes impulsive decisions due to his ADHD. Matt uses a fake ID to gain access to a inner city club. Matt's evening out turns into nightmare when he becomes a victim of an attackAfter 12 months he cannot live with the emotional pain which has been trapped inside, We are invited into the emotional journey as he re lives the tragic night allover again as he gives his statement
Materre
Award-winning short documentary about the beauty of the Earth as seen from the International Space Station.
The Days of Knight: Chapter 1
Elite soldier William Alexander is ready to leave the battlefield behind. After years of service, he embarks on his final mission. But as William and his team move through the mountainous landscape, strange occurrences begin to unfold. As the mission unravels into chaos, William is forced to confront a terrifying truth: he may not be destined to make it home. Sometimes, for some, fate has other plans.
The Chamber
A young man lives in a dark, strange chamber, unsuitable for a decent life, trying to cope with constant disturbances from outside. One day, strange people bring him something that will change his life and lead him on a journey of contradictions, troubles and uncertainties.
Lucernario
After her mother's death, Marta returns to her old home. Something disturbing and shocking will deeply disturb her soul.
Time
Time is relative when grief is real. A grieving husband finds a way to revisit the moment he and his wife first met.
Urination Complication
A girl on the road just needs to pee...but if only she could find a spot
Tell Tale Heart
A tormented man narrates his journey and conflicts with the strong heart of an old man.
1976
A short film. Music. Directed by Daniel Shapiro.
What’s Wrong with Raymond
'What’s Wrong with Raymond' is a deaf man’s journey from isolation to inspiration. We learn about Raymond Antrobus’ emotional journey growing up deaf and how his love of language and poetry led him to help young people avoid the challenges he faced. Following Raymond’s negative experience of the education system in his East London neighbourhood he now works in schools, helping deaf children accept their condition and unlock their potential. We see how much Raymond values the power of communication and the importance of inclusion rather than feeling like an outsider. He treasures the spoken word and the effect of reading his poetry to an audience. We see the power of language to connect people, break down barriers and provide a source of inspiration. A Red Earth Studio Production.
Abby
Abby drug addiction gotten worse after her parents separation. Abby and her mother has a broken bond. However, does her mum give her another chance?
An Illusion
Just like a tiny spark can turn into a big fire, small ego problems over little things in our daily lives can quickly turn into strong anger. In this story, "An Illusion," a man killed his girlfriend because she didn’t answer his calls or messages. He continues to struggle with his ego in his subconscious mind throughout his 20 years in prison. Overall, the dark color palette reflects the dark side of thoughts, and there is red color depicting ego and anger.
FOR ALL MANKIND
Three friends meet by chance by the river and remember the arrival of Man on the moon, when they were children and went to school... However, their wives are looking for them for lunch...
Forest of Light Aquarium
The story tells of a girl who often dreams of coming to a magical world where forests and oceans intertwine in time and space. However, this world also seems to be someone else's dream. What adventures will she have? Dreams and reality, mystery and fate. The ending of the story awaits you to unfold. All films and the entire production process are 100% completed using AI, including concepts, visuals, videos, music, etc. This is an early AI micro movie production attempt, I hope everyone will enjoy it, thank you for your support.
Elodie
Elodie is a fairy passionate about painting, living in a world where even fairies have to work. Dreaming of only one thing—living freely with her daughter—she must overcome her fears to perhaps break free from the chains of everyday life.
Shroud of Mist
Out in the wilderness sometime in the 1800s, a lone rider on horseback makes his way through the forest. He encounters a stranger who is searching for his missing friend, Gunnar. The stranger asks if the rider would be kind enough to help him in the search. The rider agrees, seeing it as the morally right thing to do. Together, they leave the horse behind and venture deeper into the forest to find Gunnar. As they progress into increasingly challenging terrain without finding any trace of Gunnar, the rider begins to doubt the stranger’s intentions. This leads the rider to question whether the friend might even exist at all. Should the rider continue helping him, or should he return to his own journey?
Momo
The story is about a racoon who is obsessed with cleaning. One day he runs out of liquid detergent. He goes to the supermarket to steal cleaning supplies and then he starts cleaning. What he cleans that turns pure white. As a result, he causes more and more problems for the people around him. The people chase him out of the city, so he runs away into the forest to clean. As time goes by, the winter sets in and he stops cleaning, because everything has turned white. However, he sees himself on the ice and realizes that he is not white.
South City Underdogs
The story of how an unknown man, who briefly appeared on a public access television show in 1994, became "internet famous" decades later without his knowledge. Joe Parisi sets out to find out how this could have happened.
Memories of the Future
"Memories of the Future" is a cinematic reflection on the growing crisis of space debris, blending science, metaphor, and artistic abstraction. The film is presented from the perspective of a child—a future Earthling—who looks back at humanity’s actions with both wonder and concern. This perspective shapes the visual style: everything is slightly exaggerated, much like a child’s drawing, but rendered in a futuristic way. The satellites appear oversized, the debris fields impossibly dense, and the vastness of space feels surreal. It is a new era of storytelling, where scientific reality meets the boundless imagination of a child. At the heart of the film is a seemingly insignificant object—a single bolt. It drifts through space, small and unassuming against the backdrop of immense orbital structures. But its presence is deceptive. The bolt represents overlooked dangers, a silent consequence of human negligence. As it moves through the cosmos, it ultimately cracks a camera lens, distorting the view—a metaphorical warning that ignoring a problem does not make it disappear. Like a tiny mistake that spirals into disaster, the bolt embodies the unintended consequences of human actions. The film’s aesthetic is deeply influenced by classical opera and ballet, using Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, 2nd Movement to transform the slow-motion collision of debris into a haunting "space ballet." The choice of music elevates the visuals, creating a dreamlike yet unsettling atmosphere where beauty and destruction coexist. By incorporating real audio recordings—Sputnik 1’s signal, abstract radio transmissions, and Earth's magnetic field sounds—the film merges fiction with reality, grounding its imaginative visuals in scientific authenticity. The child’s voice, generated artificially, adds an emotional layer, as if the future is speaking directly to the past.
No Harm Done?
Drew, a young lad from Belfast, gets caught committing an impulse crime, spurred on by his friends. His life is sent into a spin when he is forced to face to his crime.
Sunflowers on the Sun
In the ruins of time, there is a strange man who has been searching for the most precious things of mankind and keeping them for himself. He's got a heart that beats forever and a clock that can turn back time, but he's forgotten why he's looking for these things. Until one day, a dying old man asked him to help deliver a letter, and the strange man entered the old man's memory and began a special journey.
a city ball
a ball rolls through, capturing the beauty of Los Angeles.
RESTORATION
Max looks for his father in a distant town accompanied of his friend P-robot, that place full of mysteries, loneliness and many questions.
GENRES
In the dressing room before going on stage, an actress who follows a strict diet is faced with temptation, which causes her vivid and funny fantasies. She faces a difficult choice, between a dream and reality.
PLANET X
A Farmer and an Alien have a climate change "conversation" after the alien crash-lands in his field.
Visitation
The past catches up with Felix, in the form of his old buddy Olaf. Mob-leader Ivan wants his cocaine back, and Felix has to fight for his new domestic life, and to escape his crime background.
The last page
Two siblings live in a hostile, adverse and far from our time environment, looking for a safe place. They are the opposite of each other. United by blood but distant in facing the tragedy of a finite world, populated by unscrupulous predators, at least until an unexpected event changes their lives forever.
Mothers
A tribute to the mothers of geniuses. They changed their children's world, and these children changed the world.
Brothers
Winner of 10 Jury and Audience Awards, BROTHERS is a coming-of-age story following a Muslim Arab boy coming to terms with his sexuality. Upon recognizing that he is different through the lens of his family and society as a whole, he decides to face his fears with the support of an older brother who stands by him and encourages him to be himself, in the face of bias and adversity.
The Widows of BirdLuck
After her beloved lucky bird goes missing, a woman descends into a psychological battle with her suspicious neighbor, convinced she is the thief.
Jellyfish
A man's encounter with a mysterious woman leads to a whirlwind romance across Amsterdam and Jakarta, where their fragile connection mirrors the delicate yet unpredictable nature of Jellyfish.
Molina
A man and a woman sit in a quiet pub. The mood is tense. As the story unfolds we discover how their lives have become entwined in a foreboding tale of recreational technology run amok.
Magic Lee
Magician, conjuror, trickster and thief
SoMe Interrupted
Swimming in the deep waters of social media, what do you do when your battery dies?
Blue Eden
Dana and Ema meet to rehearse one last time before competing against each other for a scholarship to study professional skating abroad. Amidst nerves and pressure, confessions and feelings emerge that will test their friendship, dreams, and the unpredictable future.
Satonella
A dead fish floating in the sea gives a grandmother the opportunity to talk to her grandson about the painful loss of his grandfather, about life and death and the love that never fades away. Through the grandfather's occupation with fishing and an old story that the grandmother narrates, it becomes clear that it is not enough to just take care of the environment but also to fight for it.
Heaven & Hell
In this film, I’ve sought to create a multi-sensory audit of a world in collapse, bridging the widening chasm between political hypocrisy and our fractured social reality. By centering the film on the recurring motif of a fraying flag, I wanted to expose the terrifying fragility of democracy as it buckles under the weight of human greed. I chose to set this human turmoil against the indifferent majesty of nature—where falling snow and rising oceans serve as a silent witness to our choices. Complemented by Veryan’s haunting soundscape and Liz Helman’s narration, the work stands as a cinematic elegy for the marginalized. Ultimately, it is a poetic reminder that while the powerful debate our future, the heaviest burden is always borne by those least responsible for the crisis.
Way Home
When a baby raccoon gets lost from it's mother. The player must help the baby raccoon find it's way back and help those they meet along the way.
Nuovo Cinema Para-Virus
During the lockdown, the cinema sends a video letter to humankind. The theatres are closed, sets are locked, and the cinema can no longer create new dreams.
The Meaning Of Life
What if life's meaning wasn't such a complex mystery? After 17 years of exploring the mind, heart, and soul, and traveling the world for ten-years, a philosophical traveler offers a simple explanation to one of our greatest questions: What is the meaning of life?
The crossing
El amor a primera vista es un milagro que no deberíamos de desaprovechar "Love at first sight is a miracle that we shouldn't waste"
My Voice in The World
They only see us as pieces. So we're going to be troublemakers in this gigantic gear called the system.
Man vs AI
A weary man battles his hyper-rational home automation system, whose relentless enforcement of household rules and "personal improvement" protocols traps him in a comically absurd fight for control over his own home.
Starcrossed
A scientist, frustrated by his loneliness, sets about discovering an equation to locate the girl of his dreams. He spends a week embarking on a series of failed rendezvous, which only compounds his feelings of isolation. Despite these setbacks he's determined to find her so he goes back to the drawing board. She has to be out there somewhere.
Once in the evening
A young guy comes home after work in the evening to relax and watch TV. He turns it on and watches. But suddenly, the electricity is cut in the apartment, and the main character finds a way to get it back.
Exit space
The main character goes to a meeting with a girl and does not think that he will face a choice of a further path.The circumstances depend on his choice.The film is about the space of options and the ability to control your emotions.
Goat on a Scooter
Illustrator is filmed drawing Goat on a Scooter which then drives off.
Shining Tor
A young couple out hiking discover a doorway to another world.
Melodia: a short film in rondo form
A rendezvous in Taiwan’s capital city. A musician gives voice to the day as contrasting lives intersect.
Words
This is a stop motion animation all about using your words to Change our world, having the confidence to stand up for what’s right and to show how one person can make a difference. We have words. And we need to use them. We are in this battle for our world and we are in it together. Words. Use them.
Vendetta
Vendetta (revenge) rɪˈvɛn(d)ʒ/ noun noun: revenge 1. The action of hurting or harming someone in return for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands.
We've All Been There
A short film. Drama.
Room 20
Beginning in a world of darkness, we follow our protagonist, a man who finds himself reaching for a mystical door in hopes of freedom to unknowingly be transported through different realms, each realm encompassing reflective emotions that lead him through a journey of self discovery. What lies behind the door?
Nothing
In this great music video for the Russian band Tesla Boy, a girl under house arrest, Anna, is confronted by state psychiatrists who want to find out what what happened to her boyfriend, Sergei. When she won’t speak to them, they ask her to show them what happened to Sergei on a life-sized doll they’ve brought along with them.
Anastómōsis
A young man who cannot let go of his past mistakes meets the result of them. Will he redeem himself or slip again?
Those Dirty MacGuffins
Tony has the nostalgic notion of putting his old band back together, but it quickly goes pear-shaped. Past grievances are aired before they all face an unexpected twist.
H0_pe 02
H0_Pe is a robot who lives alone on a tiny planet somewhere in the space. His job is to regain materials. After hundreds of years of a lonely life, he starts to create objects "to live better". He will be able to built the first intelligent robot (H0_pe 01) to overcome loneliness. But, on his planet, this kind of activity is forbidden by law. In fact the H0_Pe's life is spied by the Headquarters situated on a close planet. The Headquarters discovers his secret and, through the use of signs, it warns him to stop his illegal activity. At the end of the story, H0_Pe will be forced to reveal a great and hidden secret.
Black Sky, Blue Soul
Two pilots go on an unusual journey, when their plane enters another dimension.
"За Дверью..." / "Behind the door..."
A silent room. A discarded dress. A closed bedroom door. When a husband returns home to find a dress on the floor, what will he discover behind the door...
The Man Who Never Was
The Man Who Never Was is a short film covering themes of depression, suicide and mental disorders. It is a game of cat and mouse where the prize is one man’s life.
F'Arts Sake
F'Arts Sake is the slapstick comedic tale of Colin, a man with a singular obsession - a painting, that’s due to exhibit at the art gallery next to his office. Through the barriers of sold out signs and a love tussle with his sleazy boss for a date with co-worker Claudia, Colin devises a master plan to see the picture he worships, with the woman he loves…
The Party's Over
When we leave our childhood homes and slowly turn into young adults, we all slowly start to realise the party of youth must someday end. For Makayla, Jake and Noah its today, and they must face the future without each other.
Since 1967
In conversation with her daughter, Carleen reflects on life, memories, and the value of keepsakes.
Loser
A short film about the life of a simple toothbrush
Tick Tock
Time is only a measurement
Ubi sunt or Where are those who were before us?
The main theme of my work, as the title suggests, is memory and death. The invention and democratization of the medium of film/video has profundly changed the perception of family continuity but humanity's as well. "Ubi Sunt" is comprised by material taken from the Internet Archive in order to create an ecumenical family death album. It's part of the "Ars Moriendi" triptych.
Heart Full of Feelings
"Heart Full of Feelings" tells the story of a girl named Mai, who has a major flaw despite seeming cute and having friends. When she sees a boy she is interested in, her jealousy rises quickly when other students get in the way of her interacting with him. When she does something unflattering in front of the boy she likes, she is shamed and runs away, but is later met with sympathy by another girl.
Grandpa Mazay and the sunbunnies
Only the sunbunnies will help Grandpa Mazay get rid of huge thunderclouds that are out of control.
I love you so much
In life, we love and unlove. In life, everything begins, everything ends, and everything continues.
Goes without saying
1920s style short movie. 1927, Charles meet Marguerite, a beautiful washerwoman. By trying to seduce her, Charles triggers a series of unpredicted events that will separate them. He then finds himself in an unknown world...
Herself
Celebrate her by gifting her own self to her, she once lost for you.
Textual Relationship
Digital love blossoms when Uniquetalent_33 and DarkDemon92 meet each other online. However, when the time comes to actually meet it becomes painfully clear that their physical connection doesn't quite live up to their online one...
Dark Dreamer
Markus wakes up in the middle of the night and gets a visit from a strange creature with unnatural powers. The creature calls himself a "Nighthob" and opens up about the fact that Markus doesn't know what life he has lived so far.
The Myth of a Standing Ovation
When you next hear of a standing ovation, don't just assume the show was a sensation.
Boarders Without Borders
Following the journey of the formation of the UK's first Women of Colour Longboarding crew, using sport as a tool for social change.
Bob's Your Uncle
Competitive siblings Jane and John embark to play the mysterious “Game” left to them in the will of the uncle they never knew. Contravening their mother’s disapproval, and battling with each other at every step of the way, Jane and John must learn to overcome their sibling rivalries, and discover the truth behind their uncle's real last wishes...
The Basket
A teenage refugee is hiding in a wrecked trailer and is using a basket to beg for food from passers-by. The presence of a man, who happens to pass by the basket, will bring about a turning point in his life.
MANIERA GRECA
The night comes to its end at the greek night club (bouzouki-dance floor). It’s five o’clock in the morning. The few last clients left at the club are clapping out of habit for the opening singer while she finishes her appearance with a long ‘goodnight’. Nobody could have guessed what would happen when the leading star of the night program, the famous singer Koureas, begins to sing his brand new hit, a zeibekiko* song called, ‘the bearded man’. A sequence of ecstatic events? A raised challenge? Hugs hanged on alcohol? Maniera Greca or in other words, the way the world goes round? We are the witnesses of the clients leaning on their drinks with their eyes on us, our eyes on them and Katerina Gogou, still looking straight to all of us..37 years later. *Greek folk dance of free choreographic structure
Contigo (with you)
Emilia has been saving up money to buy an expensive Poodle. One of the days that she drives past the pet shop where the Poodle is on display she ends up meeting a stray dog, and he seems very fond of her right away...
New Paths, Old Roads
Born and raised in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains, a now 80-year-old Wendy recounts the limited opportunities and systemic barriers that kept her childhood community in economic stagnation. Retelling her journey to forge a different future as a young woman, she makes the bold decision to leave everything she’s ever known behind—family, home, and the familiar landscape—to pursue work in the nation’s capital.
The World in Words
Several smart and funny short stories
Spill a Little Tea
Spill a Little Tea reimagines Delaroche’s The Execution of Lady Jane Grey as a contemporary act of witnessing and resistance. The work draws on the quiet tension of the original painting, transforming it into a space where suppressed voices rise to the surface. “Spilling tea” becomes both confession and revelation—stories once hidden now shared, honored, and believed. This piece stands for women across time who have been unjustly killed, abused, or silenced. By revisiting a historical moment of innocence and powerlessness, the work insists on remembrance, accountability, and the urgent necessity of speaking truths that were never meant to disappear.
Gabriele
Gabriele loses his precious helmet and starts an epic journey for find it.
Hearts Want
Two former lovers who reunite for a play face the consequences of a secret that threatens to tear them apart forever.
Monolog
How can a person who is trapped as the only non-speaker in a world where sentences no longer can be heard, surrender to the pieces of dialogue that are poured out, go on?
Come and Play in Fabio's Funhouse
On June 19th 1984, the popular children's TV presenter David Barnes filmed the final episode of Come and Play in Fabio's Funhouse. The episode was never broadcast. The unedited footage is seen here for the first time. Student film production from Wales High School (Sheffield, UK).
The key
In an unknown place, a man wakes up to find himself nowhere. Suddenly, he stumbles upon a strange stone with the mysterious capacity, With each and every use of the stone, the place changes unpredictably. fast the most important question bursts out: Is the stone reflecting his desires or is it controlling him?
NOW
There never has been, nor will there ever be, a moment when life wasn't in the present. The seed is a seed, the flower is a flower, and the reunion with a loved one is experienced with all the traces of those shared "nows" in those present moments.
iRony
A film that explores the relationship between man and technology...told from the perspective of a phone. Variously described as an Animation, an Experimental Film, a Narrative, a Documentary or a Film-Poem depending on who you speak to, this hand drawn animated film is based on the poem 'Seven Billion' written by the film director that won 2 National poetry awards: The Young Australian Writer’s National Award for Poetry, selected out of a field of 30,000 and the Karen W Treanor Poetry Award (Youth). iRony has been selected to 7 Academy Award Qualifying Festivals. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tZUdUJdpuw&feature=youtu.be
Xié gùshì (Shoe Story)
In a world gone mad, Shelby—a young Hong Konger in Taiwan—makes an impromptu short film.
Crude Picnic Drilling
What is energy? Where did it come from? How do we find it? How do we obtain it? An oil tycoon seeks wealth in a city park.
The Letter
‘The Letter’ is a sapphic/lesbian love story and drama, following ex-partners, Jodie and Anna, as Jodie tries to come to terms with how and why their relationship ended. When Jodie receives a letter from her ex-lover, Anna, she meets Anna again to explore her unresolved feelings.
PORFYRI LEMONIA
Lemonia wants to escape from a traumatic force of violence against her, that violates her right to life, as well as the right to enjoy life without discrimination. She demands an end to a situation that tests and undermines democracy and culture.
Lux et Tenebrae
Award-winning short experimental documentary showing the light and darkness of interstellar space as captured by the Hubble, Keppler and Voyager. This film has been accepted into the official archives of the European Space Agency.
Spark
The story follows a young girl who finds the motivation to push beyond her limits and pursue her goal of winning a high jump competition, exploring determination and emotion through character-driven animation.
True West
A German longs for the Wild West in his everyday life and gets mentored by a genuine Cowboy.
When The Sea Gulls
An unattended chair and pair of binoculars sit atop a sand dune, looking down on a cold, deserted beach. On the shore below, two friends have arranged to meet. Luke, the older man, waits with an urn in his hands. James, the younger of the two, arrives injured, hobbling upon crutches. The plan is simple: spread the ashes of a mutual acquaintance. James, struggling to come to terms with the circumstances around death and consumed with guilt, leads the conversation in a fatalistic direction. Luke reluctantly fulfills his role as the wiser man, attempting to comfort a friend. After an undignified struggle to uncap the urn and a hastily ended phone call, Luke puts his hand in the urn only to find it empty. The implications dawn upon the two men - their acquaintance is not dead. James throws a panicked look to the sand dunes behind; now there is no chair or binoculars to be seen. Luke insists upon giving James a lift to the pub, but James gets no further than the car. Luke is last seen sitting in the driver's seat, distraught, with James' lifeless body sitting next to him.
"Brainstorm" (Video)
The song is called Brainstorm because like a written essay, I am pulling various aspects of my life and explaining how I use those aspects as motivation!
Wall of Mud
Through the art of animation, this story gives you an insight into autism and the struggles it presents. Specifically for Aiden, who because of his autism and the visual metaphors it conveys, struggles to socialise in the playground with the other kids around him.
Journey
Alone in space, an astronaut drifts through the empty void. After finding another astronaut in the same predicament, she gives him a polaroid image of the Earth. They then team up to go on an epic journey across the universe to return to their planet. Will these star-crossed lovers find home?
Lock & Key
An experimental short about inanimate objects and the perceived notions some people give them.
Secret world of squirrels ultrashort
Enter the Secret world of wildlife and meet Midnight the cat, Freddie the fox and many, many cheeky squirrels.
14:00
Just before the performance, a single pianist is trembling with tension in the sleeve of the stage. It is time for the performance to finally come. He goes to the stage quickly as if he had made a decision. Actually, he is a man who has won the Grand Prix several times at the International Piano Competition. Will recitals succeed?
Dior Dreams
“Dior Dreams”, second music video of ‘We the North’, album made by Divine Ruls that will be released in March. The album is set in the Pyrenees and this one in particular is filmed in the ice rink of Jaca with the support of the ice hockey club and professional figure skaters. In addition, the video includes scenes from a live match of the top ice hockey competition in Spain between CH Jaca and Milenio Panthers.
Holmlands Stories: Ski the World
In 1994, aged 50, former Financial Times Ski Correspondent, Arnie Wilson skied every single day for a year in 240 different resorts across 13 countries with his girlfriend, Lucy Dicker as the couple made their way into the Guinness Book of World Records. Shortly after their extraordinary adventure, tragedy struck. More than 20 years later, Arnie recounts his incredible and heartbreaking story with Holmlands and Green Owl Films, in our first collaborative short film.
The Voice In Her Head
Even though she doesn’t say a word, her mind is a mess, and she hears a voice, a voice in her head, describing her pain. The struggle between despair and hope reflects the human search for acceptance and the courage to be oneself.
Taste of Night
A brilliant handsome man meets a young girl at the ball and tries to seduce her. How will this end, if one of them is an extraordinary creature?
Space cat hob
A tiny and mysterious cat-like creature awakes in the remains of his smouldering spaceship and finds himself on a journey through a beautiful and dangerous world, in a quest for answers
My home
A small spider weaves a web on the window and lives on it. One day the man opens the window, the web breaks and the spider is left without a home. He tries to weave a new web for himself under the bed, in the stove or in the keyhole, but every time someone destroys his house. The wind blows a desperate spider from the windowsill to the bush. Here the spider finds a real home in harmony with nature.
We Fell
"We Fell" is a short drama about a relationship that isn't what it used to be. Tilda has gone through her boyfriend's phone one too many times, Zach wants to break the cycle.
Code Delta
VFX in Modern Cinema offers a behind-the-scenes look at the craft of visual effects and the artists shaping today’s film industry. Through interviews, process breakdowns, and real production examples, the film explores how practical filmmaking blends with digital innovation to create seamless on-screen worlds. Focusing on the creative decisions behind compositing, motion tracking, and digital environments, the film highlights the role of VFX artists as storytellers rather than technicians. From subtle invisible effects to large-scale cinematic transformations, this short documentary reveals how modern cinema is built layer by layer. text here
Selection Day
A short film. Comedy.
French Movie
An animated short set to a Poem by David Lehman.
Sundown
William, a man in his 70's is taken on a timeless journey to a remote Scottish Island to come to terms with his own mortality. Starring Caitlin Blackwood (Dr Who) & Frazer Hines (Dr Who, Emmerdale & Outlander).
Hot Monkey
A bedtime story takes a turn for the weird when a woke storybook builds into something wildly inappropriate.
The Horse Whisperer
The Horse Whisperer is an immersive short film about the life of Jean François Pignon, a man from humble beginnings in the South of France, who was captivated as a teenager by Gazelle, a white horse his father gave him. In the film he recounts the incredibly strong bond he formed with Gazelle and how he began to develop an extraordinary ability to communicate with her. We learn of his brave response to the tragedy of her loss. But through this adversity he developed his connection with other horses, which leads him to build up a troupe of remarkable horses. He describes his love for each horse as being equal but different, as it is with his children. As Jean François Pignon reveals exactly how he manages to achieve his unique bond and wordless communication with his horses - and all horses - we discover that it is these creatures’ extreme sensitivity that allows them to ‘read’ humans in an instant. We learn that you cannot lie to a horse and as we witness Pignon emanate a sense of serenity and calm, we understand that his state of being is what allows the horses to fully trust him – a state of being that perhaps we could all learn something from.
Narciso Convexo
This short film is a free adaptation of the myth of Narcissus. It explores themes of identity, obsession, and self-perception through a modern and personal lens, reimagining the ancient story in a contemporary setting. "The sound of the wind transforms into the sound of train tracks; a boy continues his journey through convex mirrors and infinite reflections multiplied into infinity.
A Day with Anxiety
Anxiety disorder affects more than 300 million people worldwide from all walks of life, in a myriad of different ways. it can be a debilitating all-consuming destructive mental illness that affects suffers and carers alike. A Day with Anxiety looks at the way this can affect daily life in a satirical but equally emphatic way.
The Terminus
Adam has played women all his life. He only cares about himself. At the end of the day he'll discover there are things he should have done differently.
Bragging Rights
3 superhero housemates try to out brag each other with their accomplishments.
The life-long dream
ENGLISH A child's life-long dream is shattered by life's unexpected events, but fate has something in store for him. ITALIANO Il sogno nel cassetto di un bambino è infranto dalle contingenze della vita, ma il destino ha qualcosa in serbo per lui.
I Love You More
A story about a Jewish mother and daughter who navigate difficult conversations surrounding religion, expectations, and the depths of one's love.
The Pickpocket
A short film. Mystery. Directed by Nick Rizzini.
The Sandman
The Sandman, a fairy of dreams, accidentally puts a train station operator to sleep just as two furious oncoming trains race against each other. He must now find a way to wake the operator up in order to avoid the crash!
The Soul
After the Soul successfully builds a friendship with a guy whom the Soul wants to have a relationship with, the Soul notices the guy gives a girl a similar bracelet as the love token. The jealous feeling makes the Soul decide to take over the guy’s love from the girl.
The Death of Don Quixote
London, 1968. Alphonse, a young and ambitious filmmaker, attempts to complete his greatest cinematic work yet, "The Death of Don Quixote". But with his ageing star, Patrick Quincey, falling ill, it's unclear what will die first: his vision, Patrick or Don Quixote.
Swing
A Mother and Daughter arrive at a playground so that the Daughter can play on the swings in the local playground. When she starts swinging she is interrupted by a strange voice coming from the bush near her. The voice attempts to seduce her into coming with him, testing the Daughter’s curiosity.
Illusory Truth
In a world where future technologies have seamlessly merged with humanity, the boundaries between reality and illusion dissolve. Humans traverse diverse realms, experiencing ever-changing forms of existence as they shift between perceived "reality" and virtual simulations. Yet, unbeknownst to them, even their so-called "real" world may itself be a fabricated construct. From the enigmatic appearance of a crow at the story’s inception to its watchful gaze in the finale, every layer of existence unfolds under its surveillance. This mystical creature symbolises the possibility that both our tangible world and virtual dimensions exist within a higher-dimensional reality—a realm beyond human comprehension. Metaphor In virtual realms, we can become anyone we aspire to be. We are protagonists across infinite worlds, transcending limitations through metamorphosis. If we perceive the virtual as real, it becomes our reality; if we anchor ourselves in the tangible, it solidifies as truth. Every illusion holds truth, and every truth carries illusion. All that is imagined manifests as real, while the "real" dissolves into the ephemeral.
MANGIA! (EAT!)
Music video of the song "MANGIA!" by Italian songwriter Alessandro Fiori
Megaville - After Hours
On a restless night in the cyberpunk city "Megaville" a disillusioned ranger encounters a washed up chef called Jack. They reach an agreement and a culinary duel to the death follows. A lethal supper that only one of them will survive.
STING
A mysterious serial killer haunts the city, claiming the life of a young man's wife. In the height of grief, he strikes a deal with a stranger, setting him on a path filled with dark choices and unknown consequences to regain what he's lost.
Thailand Inspiration
"Hold on to this moment. To see this world and to feel that emotions and stories have captured the mood of our moments."
Funemployed
A surreal comedy about despondent office worker, Sally. Unable to hold down her day to day job, she builds a fake office in her own home, in the hope of creating a more healthy work environment. An old colleague reaches out and Sally must decide whether to stay in her flawed utopia or return to the cold light of day.
Outside Arcadia
On a southern farmstead just outside Arcadia, more than 20 years after life-altering events, a boy and his sister finally make their moment to break free.
Wild Hive
In a paean to an imperiled pollinator, Wild Hive honors the wild bee as it faces decline from the ravages of climate change, pesticides, changing land use policies and competition from managed hives. Dropped into a darkened vortex, an intricate geometry emerges as the dancer unspools against extravagant patterning. Watch the invisible become visible when Arianna Hartanov enters a mysterious world of nectar and cultivation.
Dubai - Into the Future
In my opinion, Dubai is a futuristic city with full of opportunities. This film is how I perceived the city while staying there for a short period. The theme of this travel film is a mix of its present developed state and futuristic approach towards growth.
Little Darling
William Darling, a courtroom artist is tasked with sketching a difficult music copyright case when he begins to suffer strange flashbacks. Unsure of what's triggering the reactions, he finds himself recreating his memories through his sketches- bringing back to life a forgotten past trauma. William's reality begins to mesh with his past as he uncovers horrific truths from his early days and tries to overcome the trauma.
The Buggyman
"On a first date, an ice breaking question releases a man's inner bogeyman. Can he escape his fears? "
Forgotten
Heartbroken and finding it hard to let go. But this is no ordinary break up.
Home
In every act of compassion, a foreign place becomes home.
Geoffrey's Heart
A teenage boy comes back home from a hospital, but something is not quite right.
Milpa - Cumbia del Obrero
MILPA (Music. Inspiration. Life. Poetry. Art) is a genre-defying collective of multi-instrumentalists hailing from the Inland Empire, Southern California. With a passion for cultural exchange, MILPA fuses traditional and modern music, crafting a unique sound that spans continents and transcends boundaries. This video celebrates the passing of family traditions through vibrant colors, dance, food, song, and inspiring the youth with art. Shot in San Bernardino.
Onus
Following years of dealing with his own guilt, for something he was at fault for in his younger years, a man decides to take responsibility and come forward with the truth.
I AM DIFFERENT
A boy born with a visible difference grows up facing relentless prejudice and isolation, only to find peace late in life when he stops hiding and finally accepts his true nature.
Crookcrank
An experimental collaboration between Israeli artist, Gili Avisaar, Candaian musicians, Del Bel, and American editor, Jeremy Weinstein, at Rescue Dog Films.
I made a Promise
A man in his 50s breaks into a young man's home and demand to give back something valuable.