Breakdowns of 1940

Commissioned by the journal Présence Africaine, this short documentary examines how African art is devalued and alienated through colonial and museum contexts. Beginning with the question of why African works are confined to ethnographic displays while Greek or Egyptian art is celebrated, the film became a landmark of anti-colonial cinema and was banned in France for eight years.

A comedy about a duel at dawn, over a matter of honour.

The true story of the meteoric rise and fall of Steve Hershon, Hollywood's go to hand insert model.

A heartfelt exploration of the life of a small business owner.

Four independent short films comprise this quirky anthology. "Coriolis Effect" (1994) is an offbeat love story involving storm chasers. In the Oscar-nominated "Solly's Diner" (1979), a homeless man (Larry Hankin, who also directs) witnesses a holdup. "Looping" (1991) satirizes independent moviemaking. And the dialogue-free "Joe" (1997) features David Aaron Baker as a psychiatric patient searching for enlightenment.

Jerrold Tarog's award-winning 2006 short film on friendship and infidelity.

Two guys run a cartoon character for President.

After having her 18th child Nicole is ready to have another one right away. However, her vagina is not and takes off on vacation.

A young man, heartbroken when his girlfriend dumps him, hires a prostitute to recreate the mundane intimacies he used to take for granted.

Have you ever wondered what would happen if the words "moose" and "cock" were to suddenly come together to form a new word? This hard-hitting short film probes the possibilities.

Made up of a very long, static shot where Calino's legendary clumsiness wreaks havoc. An interesting shot of three faces reflected in a broken mirror.

While the costume maker Onésime is absent, his mannequins begin to play...

Kids reject the bad taste of medicine. Bout de Zan steals a cigar and tastes it, but it doesn't work.

Two couples, in the same room, try to keep it together. The human couple fare differently to the pair of Goldfish in their fish tank. An artful piece exploring choice in life and love. The humour is derived from the wistful musings, in Cantonese, of the male fish and narrator.

A political quarrel between two men that ends in laughter.

This less-than-feature-length documentary chronicles the endless cycle of addiction perpetrated by a mother and son living in a squalid tenement in San Francisco. 22-year-old Ryan and his mother Stephanie are both drug addicts: Although he'll take whatever comes along, her substance of choice is crack cocaine, and she demands that her son provide her with some. As they navigate their respective addictions, each comes close to overdosing just before they're evicted from their apartment.

Leonce works at the Gaumont studios as star actor and his wife suspects him of being unfaithful. She finds ladies' hair on his coat, fan letters in his pocket...

His double behaves very badly, while the real Onésime suffers the consequences.

Having fallen in love with a beautiful neighbor girl, Rigadin tries to help her get rid of a persistent suitor.

One man band arrives to a small town to play his music but he is welcomed by an unexpected tough audience.