Iris lives on an isolated farm in northwest Tasmania where she and her sisters have few friends and minimal connection with the outside world. Iris often thinks about leaving but when she tells her father, Theodore, of her plans, he seems reluctant to let her go. He gives her a gift to take with her on her travels: a necklace that is an heirloom in his family. But Iris soon starts to realize that there is much more to this necklace than meets the eye. There is much more to Theodores gift.
2017
Experimental
Iran
Runtime:
40 minutes
Director:
Ali Sharifi
FUSION is a step toward cinematography. It is a line between cinema and video. Edit and installation convey a feeling ... a unique feeling ... and every human being feels in a unique way. That is how cinema and the audience meet. Installation should be close to a poem, therefore, the pictures should replace the words. The important pictures are the inspirational and poetical ones that fascinate us with new discoveries just by staring at them.
Documentary Short
Canada
Runtime:
28 minutes
Director:
Inder Nirwan
Each year, thousands of grizzlies are killed worldwide for entertainment. Diving deep into the controversy across Canada and the United States,TROPHY asks: can we truly justify killing these animals for sport?
Documentary Short
Japan
Runtime:
16 minutes
Director:
Thom Southerland
Eighty-seven year-old Kaei Uechi recalls his experiences as a conscript in the Japanese Army during the Battle of Okinawa, the largest battle of World War II.
Documentary Short
Ukraine
Runtime:
57 minutes
Director:
Stanislaw Gurenko
DUSTARDS is the first Ukrainian feature documentary film about a cross-country motorcycle journey through one of Europe's biggest countries. The film tells the story of four friends and follows them on their journey. The film also gives unique look in to the personal lives of the riders. The soundtrack is from the Ukrainian indie-folk musician Sasha Boole and narration of a local Carpathian Hutsul. During the five-day journey, they travel 1,800 kilometers, face breaking down, mechanical problems, two days of heavy rain, and much more.
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
8 minutes
Director:
Fredric Lehne
Two strangers (2016 Tony winner Reed Birney and newcomer Blake DeLong) bring the laughs as they confront and resolve one of the most insidious scourges afflicting mankind - while standing at public urinals with their willies out. SHY GUYS is the first film by ubiquitous character actor Fredric Lehne.
Narrative Short
Spain, United States
Runtime:
15 minutes
Director:
Alvaro Ron
In the drought-stricken town of Agua Dulce, in the California High Desert, a ten-year-old girl challenges her grandfather, a cranky retired firefighter, to follow a crazy plan and bring the water back to the dry river.
Animation
Iran
Runtime:
Director:
Seyed M. Tabatabaei
M.E., the imprisoned character in a room is attracted to a hanging light and tries to catch it. But the room itself becomes an obstacle on his way.
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
14 minutes
Director:
Jeff Gentner
Doug scores a $350 month 3 bedroom house on Craigslist only to discover some unique house guest and that this deal might have been to good to be true.
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
11 minutes
Director:
Jeff Gentner
Two bullshit artists are out of their luck selling their mediocre art at a yard sale.