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Love in Times of whatever right now is called
In a classical art museum where the paintings come to life at night, a frustrated Black painter who works as a janitor must decide whether she will intervene when a new acquisition portrays the rape of a female slave.
Thursday 22 October
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.
Shining Tor
A young couple out hiking discover a doorway to another world.
Nutissimo
At the beginning of autumn, a squirrel prepares its reserves for winter, harvesting acorns, chestnuts and hazelnuts. As he finishes his inventory, he realizes that he is missing one nut. When he finds it, a crow flies at him, triggering a frantic chase through the branches in the forest.
Gerard
A man called Mark who is currently experiencing a mid life crisis, looks under his table to find a mysterious man sat there. His name is Gerard. At first Mark is somewhat interested by Gerard and follows along with Gerard’s demands for food, as these demands grow Mark becomes a slave to them. However after being brought back to reality by a voice message from his recently ex-wife reminding him about their divorce, he is brought to his senses. Mark suddenly becomes motivated to make a change in his life. He fights with Gerard and is able to finally get him out of the house and out of his life. Following Marks newfound courage he phones his wife in an attempt to reconcile. (Made by the participants of The BFI academy short course, Belfast NI)
Mountainous Corinthia of Greece
The element of mythology is very intense in this area. Here is the lake Stymphalia where Hercules killed the Stymphalian Birds with his bow to accomplish his sixth labour. According to the myth, the birds where man-eating and had beaks of bronze.It is one of the few Greek mountains which have so many tops over 2000 m in altitude and features rich alpine scenery. Lakes, highlands and a green plateau comprise the natural scenery for a varied biota to live in. Film directed & music produced by Stamatis Liontos www.LionD-productions.com
Edesia
The premise of the story whilst being non-verbal is using Edesia the Roman Goddess of food and banquet to evoke a young girls understanding or lack of a food disorder, as seen through her eyes.
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
ROUND MACHINE
This film (Fr+st Eng) is based on the music and lyrics from 'Bertier's album. In the near future, a man, a poet, wanders in a world where he seems to be the only human being. He wonders about the future of civilization. The place of women, war, fascism, cyborgs, finance. He doesn't have much hope. His memories of the old world haunt him. On his journey, he witnesses the results of a century of human destruction. He crosses universes as strange as they are surreal. Until we understand that they're dreaming. He's dreaming within the dream, which is itself a dream. A dark film about the future of the planet and human beings.
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.
SORROW
Jacque meets with Red at a ruined church. She has committed an ultimate act of betrayal, and Red says she'll never forgive her. When Red walks off through the Screaming Woods, Jacque follows her. Unable to bear the pursuit, Red begs to be left alone. When they reach the old Gothic house that is their home, Red denies Jacque entry. Jacque circles the house, and claws at the window begging to be let in. After Jacque manages to slip inside the house behind Red's back, repeatedly begs to be acknowledged, but Red refuses her. Jacque tells Red that if she persists in denying her, she will be trapped for eternity. Is Jacque dead? Is Red? Are they forever locked in a cycle of suicide and betrayal? Outside the animals scream, and inside the fire burns.
MATER
Karina desperately searches for her son, who has disappeared without a trace.
Puppy Dog Tails
Puppy Dog Tails is a horror about a backpacker who stays overnight at a home in London. It soon becomes apparent this is not a place you would want to stay.
The Behind
Salsabella, a little curious girl who found herself to be drawn towards the forbidden forest and suddenly got sucked into it. Scared, she not only finds out she is in very sticky situation, she tries to find a way out between two worlds. She finally understands what is more than meets the eye. Fear, shock, and speechless in one go.
World War III
A girl lives alone near the American military base of Sigonella. When Trump decides to attack Syria, she begins to warn the World War III.
Confetti
Some parties don't end as you expect.
Suicide Hotline
Can a phone call change your life? End it? Mr Jameson is about to find out.
Censure
When introvert, Aaron, finds himself struggling under the weight of a revelation, he dreams of escaping to the only place he can breathe. But escape has a cost, and he must ask himself if it is a price he is willing to pay.
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."
18 - Hatman
"18" is a compelling drama that follows the journey of Jack, a man trapped in a life of misery and addictive. Through his struggles with personal setbacks after losing the closest family members because of him, which led to a constant feeling of guilt, the film explores the transformative power of hope and the resilience of the human spirit. It delivers a powerful message to those facing adversity, reminding them that there is always a glimmer of light at the end of the darkest tunnels, and that strength and vulnerability are not mutually exclusive.
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
"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...
Soundbound
Soundbound is the newest film of director Sjoerd de Bont
The Key To Life
Answering the age old question of "where have my keys gone ?".
Beautiful Smile
Amid the chaos of a dark cattle car, a fragile bond forms between Viktor, an Estonian boy, and the German girl Magda. In the midst of hunger, fear, and despair, Magda’s smile offers Viktor a fleeting moment of hope — but the brutal reality soon catches up with them.
Pixelle
Priya, a young woman stuck in a dead-end job she hates, expresses a desire to spend time with a woman she's been chatting with on a lesbian chat room for over a year. As the pair spend the day together we realise that not is all it seems, with both women having elements of their lives that they hide and their own insecurities.
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.
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.
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.
Metamorphosis
Gabs, a 16-year-old girl, never paid much attention to Otávio, her classmate—until an unexpected interest begins to grow. But is this feeling truly romantic? Amid a teenage drama filled with personal discoveries, we follow Gabs’s growing obsession with Otávio and her journey to understand what she really feels.
Hi-P
An animated parody ad about a juice company with a glimpse into how the juice is made.
Red Glory
Award-winning short documentary about humankind’s first walk on the moon with Apollo 11, NASA’s first test mission of Orion for beyond low-space orbit, and Mars 1, the upcoming first manned mission to the red planet.
Bubbles
An exploration into visual trickery without using CGI in our latest visual experiment using vegetable oil and powder paint.
Tom Galson
Tom Galson, directed by Emmanuele Saccà, is an intense story of redemption set within a prison environment. Through the delicate relationship between an incarcerated father and his daughter, the film explores the power of love as a force capable of transforming pain into hope and restoring dignity even in the most difficult circumstances.
The everyday city bustel
The main character is an ordinary office worker, living a monotonous life. Work, home, home, work. It is his whole world. But although his house is a multi-unit column of text, and the office is a news section in a newspaper, the city itself is a newspaper, life and events have nothing to differ from the most possible, although the news from the more real world is most likely repeated. My film shows the priceless human freedom, its slavery in the social system. I hope this film will give people at least a minute to think about their existence.
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?
The Trunk
When a young woman finds herself being accosted in a parking garage she must tap in to her unique talents to resolve the situation.
Woman among Birch Trees
Woman Among Birch Trees is a short film set between memory and moral judgment. Through the testimony of Melka, a woman who was a prisoner at Auschwitz before becoming a civilian auxiliary for the Waffen SS, the film explores the psychological transformation that power can produce when survival becomes the only compass. Far from offering simple answers, the film poses a disturbing question: Where does the victim end and the executioner begin?
Flow
The journey of water, from rainforest to ocean.
"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!
Book vs An Antiquarian
A curiosity shop owner finds a strange book that does not belong...
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.
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.
Das Bilderhaus
An ensemble short about people going to a movie theater. Three storylines: A boy falling in love, a couple in a very strange relationship and two film nerds having a discussion with an unexpected outcome ...
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.
Forgotten
Heartbroken and finding it hard to let go. But this is no ordinary break up.
1976
A short film. Music. Directed by Daniel Shapiro.
Red Wine & Sushi （AIGC）
A visit, free from sorrow, only filled with ordinary warmth. As the incense burns down and the fire fades away, the deepest longing turns out to be a simple line: "Bring more red wine and sushi next time." Until we meet again, may peace be with you always.
Call to the world
The hero creates an ideal world and populates it with humans that eventually destroy them. The Creator is trying to save his creation by creating more worlds, but in the end it all ends up failing.
Toothbrush
The life of a young man as told through his always-changing bathroom sink.
Where We Left Off
With the apocalypse on their doorstep, two survivors sheltering in an abandoned home must decide whether to make one last escape or stay and face what's coming
Magic Lee
Magician, conjuror, trickster and thief
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?
The Weekend
A lonely man takes in a beautiful drifter for a weekend after discovering her dark secret. The Weekend, a quiet and stunning debut by director Dennis Cahlo, has gone on to 47 film festivals and won 30 film awards. Packed with brilliant performances and subtle storytelling, The Weekend is a touching piece of short cinema that truly reveals the human condition.
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.
Remote Postal Services
A postman in a submarine with a single package is slowly traversing the seabed. In an attempt to combat the boredom, he begins to imagine wild and surreal scenarios. However, as he continues on his journey through the depths, he begins to lose track of what is real and what is imaginary.
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.
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...
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.
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.
Iridescence
A single drop of water is carried inside a bottle by a drone. It travels across a scorching, futuristic desert world where each place becomes increasingly dangerous. Along the way, it narrowly escapes a man with a net, a boxing kangaroo, and giant jellyfish… until it finally finds itself in the middle of a billionaire’s party.
Almost Unintentionally
Darío and Tania, a young teenage couple, go to a party on the last night of October where certain problems will come to light and will cast doubt on whether their relationship should continue or whether it is time to end their story.
Forbidden Holiness
Reut has been married to Shahar for 5 years. The rabbi's lesson took place precisely on the same night on which Reut is commanded by the Torah to dip in the mikvah ( holy waters) for her and her husband to be intimate. Reut has a very clear goal: she wants a child, the biological clock is ticking. According to the rabbi, it is forbidden to go to the doctors, so her only option is to try to conceive a baby tonight!
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.
Celebrate Bairrada With Vasco d'Avillez
Vasco d’Avillez takes a journey through the secrets of wine created in the Bairrada region in Portugal. Set out to discover what makes it special, from the terroir to the glass, including the climate, the grape varieties, and the love with which the producers treat their vineyards. Thus sharing secrets of generations that deserve the recognition of everyone who tastes the 4 wonders of the Mealhada table.
A Sock Left Empty
When a mysterious child repeatedly rejects Santa’s Christmas gifts, leaving an empty sock on a dead tree outside of town, Santa decides to follow him—only to discover a grim reality that leaves the festive spirit helpless and ashamed.
Export Mine
A mind that continually sends its attention outward finds itself stuck, until the knowledge of mindfulness is the only way to recover.
naqlah (transformation)
During an ongoing devastating war, a young orphan, who lives with his mother, tries to put an end to the pain he suffers because of his disability. Paranormal activity happens to the world he lives in.
True West
A German longs for the Wild West in his everyday life and gets mentored by a genuine Cowboy.
Grandpa Mazay and the sunbunnies
Only the sunbunnies will help Grandpa Mazay get rid of huge thunderclouds that are out of control.
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.
The Observation Level
A young woman named Adrianna is sent on a mission by a man she has never met. The task will require all of her cunning and willpower, as she is about to discover that everything is a test...
Rebel Hearts Love Story
How following your heart, opening up your heart and connecting your heart inspires us all, especially the universe.
Red or Green ?
Two dudes try to defuse a bomb.
The Harvest
Žofa's seemingly perfect life shatters in an instant—one secret changes everything. Rumors spread, loyalties break, and feelings she never expected begin to surface. The line between truth and lies blurs in a story of desire, betrayal, and the search for one's true self.
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.
The Tale of Búkolla
A young boy is sent into the Icelandic wilderness to find his family's beloved cow, Búkolla. Upon finding Búkolla in a cave, they begin their journey home, only to be chased by a pair of trolls. To evade capture, Búkolla uses her magical hair to conjure a river, fire, and a mountain, creating obstacles that keep the trolls at bay.
based on a fake story
A man returns after years away, he doesn't recognise himself, and feels like a stranger in his hometown.
Don't Mention Me
When Enya and Axel meet they both experience an instant connection. However, a silent agreement hangs between them – they deliberately sidestep conversations about their respective partners from home. When Enya dares to confront this unspoken pact, a tension descends, raising a compelling question: is the unspoken bond between them a result of concealed emotions, and does their silence about their relationships constitute emotional infidelity?
Mothers
A tribute to the mothers of geniuses. They changed their children's world, and these children changed the world.
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.
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.
All That Was Tender
A young man gifts a hairpin—a tender story the Jianghu adores. That night, as fire blazed across the sky, was he truly just leading the pursuers away? Ten years later, when a sword-wielding wanderer in green finds that ruined figure, consumed by forbidden arts, the world marvels at a love so deep he traded his life for hers. Yet when the Sishui sword meets the Wuhuo blade and the truth of the secret manual unravels under moonlight, Twelve must ask: in those ten years of solitude, was he waiting for her, or waiting for the chance to surpass her?
Urination Complication
A girl on the road just needs to pee...but if only she could find a spot
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.
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.
CINCO95
CINCO95 is a haunting, experimental film that explores the exhausting repetition of existential despair.
CASTI quel che costi - (Casti, whatever it takes)
An artist is asked by a fraudulent showbiz agent and an improvised historian to write a "performance" to commemorate Giovanni Battista Casti on the three hundredth anniversary of his birth. A situation and a tribute that, much like the author in question, can only result in a satirical portrayal of today.
Materre
Award-winning short documentary about the beauty of the Earth as seen from the International Space Station.
Pivot
Pivot the movie Pivot is a short 3d animated film, created in a collaboration between ARTIBITE.com, Soulbase and Plastiek.Synopsis:When a man is witness to a murder and takes pictures of the killer, he has to run for his life. During the chase he is able to turn the tables and the prey becomes the hunter. All resulting in an unfortunate ending.Pivot had it's premiere at the Dutch film festival in october 2009.During this festival Pivot got nominated for best short film 2009.This film was part of the NPS-KORT! program. Financed by The Dutch Cultural Broadcasting Fund, The Netherlands Film Fund, and the CoBO Fund. FILM CREDITSDirectorAndré BergsTechnical DirectorArno de Grijs Art Director Kevin Megens Art Director Floris Vos Sound Director Alex Debicki
Anastómōsis
A young man who cannot let go of his past mistakes meets the result of them. Will he redeem himself or slip again?
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...
The Piss Artist
A comedy about a Greek artist living in Eastbourne
When the snow will fall
A young guy, just abandoned by a girl and plunging into apathy, meets his neighbor from the house opposite, grandfather, who really wants to make friends with him.
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...
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
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.
Promise Me
Logline: "Promise Me" is an emotionally charged social drama in which a once flourishing woman, now at the end of her life, struggles to ensure that her recently reconciled son does not make the same mistakes that she did. Synopsis: Promise Me paints a touching, intimate portrait of one dying woman's final day on Earth and her plight to right the wrongs of her past while attempting to convince her recently reconciled son not to follow in her footsteps. Promise Me broaches the topic of Death with Dignity in an environment where the practice is not legal, but shows the reality of a situation that happens in America on a daily basis.
Delicate
A young girl is accosted by an older gentlemen, who realizes too late his grave mistake.
LIN ZHENGYU：TEAR AND FIRE
Tears and Fire is an animated short film adapted from the folk myths and legends of the Hakka communities in southern Jiangxi (Ganzhou region). The project draws on long-standing local oral traditions centered on Lin Xian Erlang—Lin Zhengyu. From a young age, Lin Xian Erlang studied Daoist practices in the mountains and returned to his village to protect the people using his spiritual powers. However, in the course of avenging his enemies, he tragically lost his young children and ultimately his own life. When his village was threatened, he used his final strength to defend it, eventually ascending a guardian deity. The creators conducted extensive field research, genealogical studies, and oral history collection to reinterpret traditional narratives in a contemporary context. Parts of the production also employed Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) techniques.The project explores innovative expressions of local cultural resources within animation, filling a gap in the representation of Hakka culture in this medium. The film has received support and attention from institutions such as the Longnan Hakka and Yangming Culture Research Center and the Zhengyu Temple Council in Chenglong Town, Longnan City, Jiangxi Province. The narrative revolves around themes of fate and personal choice, portraying Lin Zhengyu’s journey as he protects his people, unintentionally killed his adopted son, and ultimately transcends to divinity. Visually, the film blends Hakka architecture and traditional clothing with Chinese artistic forms such as ink painting, paper-cutting, and shadow puppetry. In its sound design, it incorporates Hakka dialects and mountain songs, creating a distinct regional cultural identity and an Eastern aesthetic.
Cava Grande - Crashing
Cava Grande - Crashing is an animated short film created by Tan Tunçağ for his music project, Cava Grande. Set in a vast, barren landscape where water is the only element of fluidity, the film presents an environment dominated by towering monoliths and fragmented statues of women. These statues remain still, yet their fractured pieces drift weightlessly, as if suspended in a gravity-defying space. The muted, blue-toned palette enhances the sense of isolation and timelessness.
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...
Kitchen Sink Drama
The best worst marriage proposal ever
Nowhere Road
Two soldiers patrol a world that has been invaded by Aliens.
Kim? / Who?
Every journey begins with a question: Who are you? “Who?” is an experimental film designed with an overhead projector and shadow puppets.
Body of Christ
A look through the imagination of a child at the 'magic' of the Eucharist. A look through the imagination of a child at the 'magic' of the Eucharist. Written & Directed by Amy-Joyce Hastings Winner 'Best Original Content', SKY Television's International Short Film Show Awards 2018 Winner 'Best One Minute Film' - Dublin Underground Cinema Film Festival 2016. 2nd Place Winner, Galway Film Centre 'One Minute Film Festival', Galway Film Fleadh 2016 Nominated 'Micro-Cinema Award', Blackbird Film Festival, New York 2017 Official Selection, 60 Second International Film Festival 2019 Official Selection, Sky Television's Short Film Show 2018 Official Selection, Nottingham International MicroFilm Festival 2018 Official Selection, Ningbo International MicroFilm Festival, China 2017 Official Selection, Blackbird Film Festival 2017 Official Selection, Azores Film Festival 2017 Official Selection, New Jersey Irish Film Festival 2017 Official Selection, London Short Film Festival, 2017 Official Selection, Chicago Irish Film Festival, 2017 Official Selection, Underground Film Festival, Dublin 2016 Official Selection, Roma Cinema DOC, 2016 Official Selection, Miami Independent Film Festival, 2016 Official Selection, National Culture Night, Ireland, 2016 Official Selection, Galway Film Fleadh, 2016
The Hirsch Effekt - Der Brauch (Album Doku)
Alone in a dusty rehearsal room, Nils Wittrock writes the most personal album of The Hirsch Effekt—caught between parenthood, post-pandemic pressure and self-doubt, he searches for air, meaning, and a way back to the band.
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.
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 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.
There, as we lay on the shore
Maria and Anna are best friends in a small village in Lower Austria in the early 1970s. They love each other and express this love and attraction physically. On a sultry day in July, the two women have to make a momentous decision about whether they want to live in harmony with their outside world or their inner self.
I love you so much
In life, we love and unlove. In life, everything begins, everything ends, and everything continues.
Grandpa's Studio
The story is about Marcello who returns to his grandpa's architecture studio for the first time, after a long time. He spent his childhood there. Once inside he finds a photocopy of an old drawing of his, which leads him to relive both sweet and sad memories. We will discover the controversial figure of the grandfather in a bittersweet story.
5.5
What starts as a normal date slowly unravels as one woman’s desperate pursuit of love reveals just how far she’s willing to go.
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.
Ivory
Struggling with the death of her grandmother, Daina is forced to deal with a series of difficult customers while working the bar. An encounter with an elderly lady reminds her of the relationship she was able to have with her grandmother. Finding comfort in that memory, Daina begins the healing process.
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 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.
Home
In every act of compassion, a foreign place becomes home.
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).
Innerglow - So Long
A short film. Music. Directed by Nikolay Draganov. 2019.
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.
PLANET X
A Farmer and an Alien have a climate change "conversation" after the alien crash-lands in his field.
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.
The Flytipper - A Short Comedy Horror
‘The Flytipper’ is a gory tale of three men who, after illegally fly-tipping, encounter a rabid monster made of rubbish who will stop at nothing to hunt them down and take their lives in the most absurd ways possible. ‘The Flytipper’ will keep the audience guessing which body part will be lost next.
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.
Astrals Apart
When two eternal Astrals awaken from a long hibernation, they discover that the bond which steered their spaceship has been broken. Instead of reaching their intended destination, they find themselves awakened at the boundary of the universe.
The Way Back
Faye, a scientist blaming herself for the disappearance of her young sister 25 years before, builds a time machine to discover what happened. She is unready for the horrible truth.
Grimojo
A Broken Man haunted by a demonic clown, Grimojo spends his nights kidnapping and murdering prostitutes in the belief that he is providing a public service. However he begins to tire and wonders if he really is making a difference
Teeth
A woman recounts a vivid dream and discovers that she has lost her teeth.
I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU
He will tell you what you want to know.
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.
Crookcrank
An experimental collaboration between Israeli artist, Gili Avisaar, Candaian musicians, Del Bel, and American editor, Jeremy Weinstein, at Rescue Dog Films.
Thera Will See You Now
COVID-19 forces global lockdown. Isolation becomes a mandate. Suicide rates reach unprecedented levels. Loneliness becomes endemic. In desperation, governments implement a controversial pilot: AI-led emotional support networks.
“Kinship”: A Short Film
Hari Raya Puasa is a religious festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. To commemorate this significant day, PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency, produced its first festive short film, “Kinship”. The story follows two orphaned brothers who are virtually inseparable. Their relationship is put to the test when one of them receives news that he is going to be adopted. Can the brothers reconcile with each other after a deep misunderstanding causes a rift between them? Will they be separated for life? The film tells of family ties and forgiveness, which are both central to the spirit of Hari Raya. It finally resolves with a meaningful Malay proverb – “Air dicincang tidak akan putus”, which loosely translates to “water doesn’t break apart when you chop it” – imparting the notion that kinship is enduring and precious, just like water.
The Thoughts She Left Behind
The Thoughts She Left Behind explores the delicate interplay of imagination and reality in the lives of two individuals, Emily and Joseph. Set against the tranquil backdrop of a park, Joseph recalls a poignant encounter with Emily, an artist who sketches her innermost thoughts. A forgotten sketchbook and a peacock feather become the threads weaving their stories together, as Joseph reflects on her courage, creativity, and the lasting impression she leaves behind. Through a blend of vivid imagination and heartfelt reality, the film captures the beauty of fleeting moments and the power of unspoken connections.
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.
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!
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.
Aimless Monologue Before The Credits
A young man reflects on the past years of his life just before everything changes forever.
limbo
Limbo is a short film that is a part of a project by the director. It involves both photography and film. The project tries to make critic of modern humanity and relationships, how senseless we have become by using toy body parts and plastic dolls.
Death of Mandanin
The film is a surreal short film in which the filmmaker was looking to converse and resonate with the film-making history, especially the part dates back to the last century. Though the movie is shot with modern digital devices, not with the traditional means of film-making. The filmmaker is also looking to provoke thoughts on the impact of modern devices on the ways of making new films. Since Un Chien Andalou (1928 France), numerous talented directors have started their very own depiction of human’s deepest desires in their works. The filmmaker of Death of Mandanin believed people’s hidden consciousness has served as a major drive that spurs people climb up the social ladder. However, in a society without a fair competition where almost all the dreams are flightless, one could hardly realize what he or she desires. It is also a manifestation of the death of people’s spiritual freedom. The film co-opted chapters from the Bible as hidden clues, it also blended in the film with elements such as Tarot, psychoanalysis, philosophy, poetry, contemporary communist movements, etc. The film describes the struggles of the people at the bottom from all aspects. The film conveys a tragic view that idealism will be disillusioned when suppressed by the social structure, but the film is also a heroic lament, at least it conveys a positive belief to find the way to ultimate freedom. The artistic feature of the film is that it fictionalizes a dialogue between God and the sleepwalker which also mocks the reality.
The Dog Walker
Nobody ever suspects.... The Dog Walker.
Sheepdog
Faced with imminent death at the hands of his gangster boss, a henchman goes full existential by trying to find the meaning of life while he tries to kill his boss before he gets to him.
El Luchador
After his undefeated streak is destroyed, a wrestler submerges into limbo and must find a way out.
Roomate
Vicky es estudiante y alquila una habitación cerca de la universidad donde también está alquilando su amigo Pablo. Al llegar a la casa conoce a Silvio, el dueño, un tipo que a simple vista parece ser muy cordial y servicial pero no todo es lo que parece...
Home
“Home” is a short animated film depicting an astronaut’s return from a long space mission to his family. After spending 437 days alone in a tiny spaceship, he discovers that the concept of “Home” holds a unique meaning for him, diverging from conventional interpretations. Through subtle visual storytelling and a hauntingly beautiful soundtrack, “Home” explores themes of isolation, longing, and the emotional complexities of finding one’s place in the universe. The animation style emphasizes realism, with detailed environments that reflect the character’s internal journey. Technically, the short employs a mix of traditional and digital techniques to create a rich, immersive experience.
Made With Peace And Love
If you were a coffee bean in a glass jar with other coffee beans, how would you process the everpresent, looming feeling of impending doom?