Sad

by Jie Lu

The story of this cut-out animation movie is based on an old Chinese tale: an old man, Ginko, and his son Kinko lived in a countryside village. One day, his horse ran away but the next day it actually came back with another horse, even more beautiful. Kinko went on a ride on the new horse, but fell down and broke his leg. He could not walk for several months. At that time, a war started and all the young men of the village were drafted in and many of them lost their lives on the front. Only Ginko’s son escaped the horror of war because of his broken leg that forced him to stay back home. Whatever happens, good luck and bad luck often run together. That is old man Ginko’s attitude.

• Drama
• Tragedy
• Experimental

by Marko Dješka

While the battle rages around an abandoned town, the remaining citizen fights his battle with loneliness though his daily rituals.

• Drama
• Tragedy
• Experimental

by Ben Harper, Sean Mullen, Alex Sherwood

A shipwrecked fisherman is led to a dark secret within this short thriller.

• Drama
• Tragedy

by Mamadou Barry, Rodrigo Veras, Ziyu Wang & others

In a small town, a funeral is held after the death of a gardener. Three brothers find themselves lost in their imaginations on the day of the burial.

• Drama
• Fantasy
• Experimental

by Florian Grolig

The ‘small’ one is, well, small, and the ‘big’ one definitely very very big. They are friends.

• Drama
• Tragedy
• Abstract
• Experimental

by Gianluca Maruotti

A short film.

• Drama
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Marie Opron

The clip was created for François Poitou’s new album called Le Sec et la Lune. It captures the bleakness of giant housing estates, feelings of loneliness, alienation and anonymity in overcrowded cities, as well as the desire to return to nature, harmony and simplicity. And this with the use of a black-and-white drawing that underlines the pensive atmosphere

• Drama
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Katarina Lundquist

When a lifelong friend departs, a stubborn old man has to face his inner fears in order to restore peace to his mind.

• Drama
• Fantasy

by Alanna Nikol

Alula constantly runs away from home to explore a forest nearby much to her father’s chagrin. He drags her back home and orders her inside their house in a very authoritative manner.

• Drama
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Franziska Bachmaier

A girl tries to get away from the shadows of the past. During her odyssey, she becomes more and more a shadow of her former self. She finally reaches the point, when there is no escape and finds something, that had been lost a long time ago…

• Drama
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Rob O’Neill

In a world where people’s hearts are on the outside and exhibit the qualities of a pet, Mary loses her lovable Skip only to rediscover herself and learn what it truly means to “follow your heart.”

• Drama
• Romance
• Tragicomedy

by Anita Bruvere

Fish Boy lives in darkness, his guilt about the past slowly consuming him. His girlfriend Laura is a light of hope in his dark world. But despite his efforts, his past continues to chase him, eventually putting them both in danger.

• Drama
• Tragedy
• Experimental

by KÁNTOR Péter, Kántor Péter

An old man suits up his diver gear to dive into the nearby waters. During his research it brings back a memory of himself, which shows an important event from his early years. We are witnessing how he and his partner trying to catch a dangerous criminal, who then causes more problems than expected.

• Drama
• Experimental

by Izu Troin

A young corporate executive is kidnapped from his apartment. He wakes up in the middle of a forest only to be stalked by a mysterious hunter.

• Drama
• Tragedy
• Experimental

by Anselm Pyta

Far from here lies a giant field of rape.

• Drama
• Tragedy
• Abstract
• Experimental

by Louis-Paul Caron

A woman, grieving for a future she’ll never know, travels into her dreams of science fiction and infinite cities. A new era, inspired by the past, takes place. A resilient and sustainable world, where the time goes slower and love lives longer.

• Drama
• Sci-Fi
• Experimental

by Cecilia Traslaviña

Fabricia was born from my childhood memories when my mother would take me to the office where she worked. Memories of the endless corridors leading to huge cubicles where I saw endless rows of women typing at their machines often came to my memory. This image of the women saddened me, because I felt that they were glued to the machines that were stealing their souls. After many years a little paper girl named Fabricia emerged from memory to free those women from their inexorable destiny of becoming machines.

• Drama
• Experimental

by Ewa Cederstam, Raj Yagnik

In Syria they take exam stress to a whole new level.

• Drama
• Documentary

by Ana Sušanj

The film explores the moment between living and not living, the moment of ceasing to be. There He reveals His true self.

• Drama
• Tragedy
• Experimental

by Hoku Uchiyama

This was my first music video and to this day probably the hardest film I’ve ever made. I’m surprised and delighted that people still feature this in series and festivals. It’s dear to me, and I’m glad some folks get a kick out of it.

• Drama
• Music Videos
• Tragicomedy
• Experimental
• Musical