The Upgrade

Lovebugs

September 2023 •English

From his cozy library inside the walls of a suburban home, an intellectual snail tells of his life’s love, loss and change.

Visions of Europe

May 2004 •English

Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.

Iain Goes Inside the Last Ship

December 2014 •English

Iain Armitage interviews Sting about his Broadway musical The Last Ship.

Night Shift

October 2023 •Spanish

The night shift clerk at a sex hotel, suffering from narcolepsy, is faced with a night when things are unusually busy and housekeeping finds a gun in room 6.

Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

January 2010 •English

A remixed narrative that combines two Jake Gyllenhaal films (Donnie Darko and Jarhead) with news footage of former President Barack Obama.

Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam

July 2008 •English

This 12 minute short was released as part of the Choose Your Own Adventure option on the H&K Guantanamo Bay DVD. The blurb is: "Ever wonder what would have happened if Harold & Kumar had not been sent to Guantanamo and simply made it to Amsterdam? Here's a little something director Jon Hurwitz shot guerrilla-style all over Amsterdam in 3 days."

Metamorphosis

October 2020 •English

A young couple details the changes in their relationship as time has gone on, represented by a pretty significant change in one of the partners.

Blindsided

March 2016 •English

Blind man and apple pie connoisseur Walter Cookeventures to his neighborhood corner store to buy milk and apples. When mafia thugs try to shake down the storeowner, Walter shows them what a blind martial artist is capable of!

Bikini

March 2014 •Spanish

Spain, 1953. Pedro Zaragoza, mayor of the city of Benidorm, in the province of Alicante, by the Mediterranean Sea, visits the Palacio del Pardo, General Franco's residence in Madrid, to ask him for help, in the hope of solving a very delicate problem.

The Race

August 2019 •English

Grim desperately needs one more soul to win his work competition, but his last scheduled collection at a rigorous bike race turns his world upside-down. At the finish line, he learns that life is not always about the trophy at the end of the race.

Canned

June 2017 •English

Gone Fishing

February 2017 •English

On Motunui, Maui tries to catch a fish with his magical fishhook, only to be comically foiled by the ocean.

Boss in Love

November 2018 •Korean

Se-young stays alone and works overtime. Her lover, Hye-mi, visits Se-young's company and they have a date there. Suddenly, the new employee, Joo-ah, returns to the company.

Breakfast Wine

July 2013 •English

In Ireland they say it takes just three alcoholics to keep a small bar running in a country town. But what if you’ve only got two?

Calling Scotland Yard: Falstaff's Fur Coat

February 1954 •English

Because of his luxurious fur coat, a hammy actor becomes involved with crooks. His coat resembles the one that a gang's fence wears, and he is continually finding stolen jewelry in his coat pockets. When the gang learns that he is planning to turn the loot over to Scotland Yard, they go gunning for him and wound him while he is on stage performing 'Falstaff.' And, although wounded, he continues with his performance, trouper that he is that believes the show must go on, while the police are apprehending the gunmen.

Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

October 2010 •English

Mater the tow truck travels from country to country as he retells his infamous but unbelievable stories.

Audit

April 2001 •English

A young actor and his wife undergoing an IRS audit have more to worry about than the usual cheating when the IRS secretary turns out to be hot for the wife and the auditor turns out to be an ex-trick of the actor.

Vanitas

October 2023 •English

A woman hires a photographer to document her estranged family's last day with their dying matriarch, but her sister is running late.

Faut pas faire chier Albert !

November 1996 •French

In the middle of a New Year's Eve robbery, two petty thieves have an unexpected encounter.

Provincial Chronicle

November 1958 •French