The Favor

It Might Be Worse

January 1931 •English

George convinces his friend John that suicide isn't the answer.

MESSiAH

June 2016 •English

In a playful collision of cultures, a hapless Irishman and his Parisian girlfriend get more than they bargained for when they encounter a particularly mischievous stranger in the spectacular Australian wilderness.

All About My Mother

April 1999 •Spanish

Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attempt to contact the long-estranged father the boy never knew. She reunites with an old friend, an outspoken transgender sex worker, and befriends a troubled actress and a pregnant, HIV-positive nun.

To Be or Not to Be

March 1942 •English

During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.

Antoine and Colette

June 1962 •French

Now aged 17, Antoine Doinel works in a factory which makes records. At a music concert, he meets a girl his own age, Colette, and falls in love with her. Later, Antoine goes to extraordinary lengths to please his new girlfriend and her parents, but Colette still only regards him as a casual friend. First segment of “Love at Twenty” (1962).

Girlfriends and Girlfriends

September 2022 •Spanish

They are in their thirties but live just as they did in their twenties. They are in love with love but, in their search, they tear each other apart, wandering from ex-girlfriend to ex-girlfriend, from relationship to relationship.

Maybe... Maybe Not

October 1994 •German

The heterosexual man Axel is thrown out of his girlfriends home for cheating and ends up moving in with a gay man. Axel learns the advantages of living with gay men even though they are attracted to him and when his girlfriend wants him back he must make a tough decision.

À la mode

September 2020 •French

In a kingdom tormented by fashion crazes, a queen and her court must always keep up with the new trend. If not, an abominable monster will consume them: the Ridicule. But with the arrival of a disarmingly natural cowboy, this nation of fashion victims laughs, and a simple question arises: what if the Ridicule isn’t what we think?

The American Way

April 1962 •English

A comedy short which pokes merry anarchistic fun at such quintessential American institutions as mom, baseball, and apple pie. It features an early appearance from actor John Cazale.

The Introduction of Mrs. Gibbs

January 1930 •English

Mrs. Gibbs is introduced to the mother of her daughter's fiance.

The African Dodger

May 1931 •English

A carnival barker convinces a rube to take part in the baseball pitching game.

Infinity

April 2024 •English

Infinity was made apart of an independent study at Ohio University. Every person who worked on this film, aside from one of our actors, is a student at Ohio University and has worked on bringing this story to life since October 2022. Set in 2016, Infinity follows the story of two drastically different teenage girls who experience the pressures of growing up and falling in love far too fast. This film is the broad outline for a much larger story, one we hope to continue in the future if given the opportunity!

Mission 404 : Internet doit rester vivant

June 2013 •French

The world is in danger, a huge unexpected bug hits the web and endangers the security of Internet users. It is in this context that Martin, a young intern at the ISA (Internet Security Agency) mistakenly crossed the portal which allows him to penetrate... inside the Internet!

La Souince

December 2018 •French

Some college pals try remembering their night in order to find their missing friend. They encounter a weird stranger.

Break!

August 1985 •Russian

This cartoon is directed against the brutality of professional Boxing. In parody form it ridiculed unworthy methods and means used to achieve victory.

Regular Guys

May 1996 •German

Christoph, cop and self-confident macho, has trouble with his fiance. After a long night he wakes up in the arms of Edgar, a good-looking, gay auto-mechanic. His live gets more and more troublesome after his girl friend throws him out of their apartment and as last resort he moves to Edgars place. Working together with a new, good-looking, very self-confident, female collegue, but living with a good-looking gay guy makes him pretty uncertain about his sexuality and his role as a cop. Written by Konstantin Articus

The Wedding Banquet

March 1993 •Chinese

A Taiwanese-American man is happily settled in New York with his American boyfriend. He plans a marriage of convenience to a Chinese woman in order to keep his parents off his back and to get the woman a green card. Chaos follows when his parents arrive in New York for the wedding.

Modell Lu, der Lebensweg eines Hutes

March 1939 •German

For A Fistful of Toffees

September 2019 •French

Grandma and Grandpa, a couple of old people are trying to hold up the retirement home's cafeteria for a fistful of Toffees.

The Fascist

November 2014 •Finnish

A traffic warden runs into a surprising argument with a persisting customer.