A 13-year-old boy whose parents are killed in the Second Sino-Japanese War finds vengeance as a key player in the village resistance.
2020: A year so [insert adjective of choice here], even the creators of Black Mirror couldn't make it up… but that doesn't mean they don't have a little something to add. This comedy event that tells the story of the dreadful year that was — and perhaps still is? The documentary-style special weaves together some of the world's most (fictitious) renowned voices with real-life archival footage.
An exploration of the visual and psychological parallels between the American western frontier and the conflict in the Middle East.
A boy left alone on Halloween befriends an introverted girl to go trick or treating with.
This documentary-style short follows two impoverished teens performing on the streets of London in the days leading up to the London Blitz of 1940.
Danny tries to relive past glories by trying to revive his cancelled ghost hunting show.
In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride waits bereft in the land of the living.
Long, long ago the world didn't have any snow and winter was a time of wind, darkness and cold. One day a group of kids with a heartfelt cause to transform the season marched to the Ministry of Winter to persuade the all-powerful, icy-hearted Mr.Winter to use his magic and bestow the great gift of snowfall upon the world. It's a gift that makes the season full of wonder and joy, it is The Gift of Winter.
First-time director Dirk Shafer also penned this raucous "mockumentary," a blend of fact and fiction that re-creates his 1992 reign as Playgirl magazine's Centerfold of the Year. When Shafer chooses to keep the fact that he's gay a secret from the magazine's editors, he finds himself living the ultimate lie -- and incapable of giving female readers what they really want. Will he succumb to his lover's pressures to come out of the closet?
"WŁODZIMIERZ"
In this humorous mockumentary, aspiring actor/model Andy Arias prepares to accept his tribute at the Lt. Louis Walk of Fame when a sudden mishap is revealed.
Mockumentary about a film school graduate who stumbles upon an improv troupe that he thinks is a cult.
Two amateur film-makers find the movie they thought they were making, is actually making them.
Disturbingly inspired by the 1999 horror movie Blair Witch, three more students embark on a journey to make their own film in a similar vein. The only problem? Just kidding, there are so many problems. Officious Lucy's plan for the film don't exactly match her directorial skills. Olivia only pays enough attention to act possessed. Disagreeable Tyler is a film bro. And perhaps most damning of all, their college town doesn't exactly have any adequate hauntings.
"Dual View" is a film that follows the lives of two young individuals, Tomás and Samot, with different routines and perspectives. Tomás is a worker in a bakery, finding motivation in his job and enjoying leisure moments like walking with his pig and helping a needy friend. Meanwhile, Samot is a constantly tardy university student, disheartened by his classes and feeling isolated in his academic environment. The film explores the duality of their lives, showcasing their ups and downs, social interactions, and reflections on the past and future. In the end, faced with the question of returning to high school or continuing on their current paths, both characters reflect on their choices and experiences, revealing their desires and perspectives for the future.
Rebecca Sugar's thesis film from New York’s School of Visual Arts.
The beautiful princess Giselle is banished by an evil queen from her magical, musical animated land and finds herself in the gritty reality of the streets of modern-day Manhattan. Shocked by this strange new environment that doesn't operate on a "happily ever after" basis, Giselle is now adrift in a chaotic world badly in need of enchantment. But when Giselle begins to fall in love with a charmingly flawed divorce lawyer who has come to her aid - even though she is already promised to a perfect fairy tale prince back home - she has to wonder: Can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world?
When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient's dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it and recover it before damage is done: Paprika.
A whirlwind of improvisation combines the images of animator Pierre Hébert with the avant-garde sound of techno whiz Bob Ostertag in this singular multimedia experience, a hybrid of live animation and performance art.
The Division employs time agents to go and fix events from the past to make a better future. Presented in a mockumentary style, this project was created as part of a 48 hour film competition to make a trailer for a non-existent movie.