The True Story of the Ballerina in Red

Refugee Poetry

April 2016 •Kurdish

The Kurdish Iraqi poet and actor Zeravan Khalil travels with his dog through an Alpine gorge after fleeing from IS war and genocide. As he remembers the abomination, he writes a poem with the title “You drive me mad” in Kurmanji Kurdish. In his home country, Yazidic Kurds are forbidden to work in his profession. Then he eats his apple and wanders through Europe’s middle with more hope.

The Favor

August 2001 •English

A gay youth can't face buying porn at his local newsstand: will his straight friend help him?

How It Feels to Be Hungover

April 2018 •Swedish

A man wakes up at a clinic specialized in malignant hangovers. The doctor prescribes 600 ml of ice cream and two action comedies, but also shares some news, which doesn't make him feel any better.

Perfect Houseguest

October 2015 •English

A house is visited by a clean, organized, well-mannered guest.

Momentum

June 2015 •English

In Finland, a small child is waiting for his time to begin. His heart is broken. A major heart surgery is expected. There is a fight against time. The boys parents are wandering in the corridors of the hospital. The heart is stopped during the surgery operation. Le Locle, a village in Switzerland acts as the heart of watch industry. Narrow streets of the village carry vital parts to watches and nowdays also into human bodies, for example pacemakers. Village is formed as a big factory line and appears as a time-twisting machine. There pieces are refined and workers hands turns the time on and off.

Yes, Daddy

March 2023 •English

A quick and dirty short about avoiding the moment.

Pierde Turno

December 2020 •Spanish

I Spit on Eli Roth

March 2010 •English

A cautionary tale about what happens to men who underestimate women in the horror genre.

Chase Me Charlie

April 1918 •English

Chase Me Charlie was an anthology consisting of excerpts from several of Chaplin's short films made for the Essanay Company, including The Tramp, Shanghaied, In the Park and The Bank. The 1918 film-- fourteen years later-- was re released, this time with music and narration. The score was written by Elias Breeskin and the narration was spoken by Teddy Bergman who later changed his name to Alan Reed

The Making of 'The Thing'

June 1982 •English

The Flying Sailor

June 2022 •English

The Flying Sailor is based on the Halifax Explosion of 1917 when two ships collided in the Halifax Harbour causing the largest accidental explosion in history. Among the tragic stories of the disaster is the remarkable account of a sailor who, blown skyward from the deck of a British cargo steamer, flew over 2 km before landing completely unharmed, but naked except for his boots.

Mr. Real Estate

February 2018 •English

A gay couple dealing with marital dispute when one of them falls in love with their realtor, causing a cataclysm of fighting and emotional tumult between them, their cleaning lady, the realtor and his wife.

Affairs of the Art

January 2021 •English

Look out: Beryl's back. With Affairs of the Art, British animator Joanna Quinn recounts another gloriously unhinged chapter in the adventures of Beryl, the comic everywoman she unleashed upon the world with her debut film, Girls' Night Out, which took home three major awards from Annecy in 1987.

School of Fine Arts. Juniper Landscape

December 1987 •Russian

Blending drawings, paintings, filmed interviews, and recorded testimony, this animation-documentary hybrid tells of the tragic fate of the Estonian artist Ülo Sooster.

School of Fine Arts. Return

January 1990 •Russian

The second part of the duology on the famous Estonian artist Ülo Sooster continues his life story, paying homage to many other great artists who were spiritually consonant with his work.

School of Fine Arts

December 1990 •Russian

An animated film in two parts, about the tragic fate of Estonian artist Ülo Sooster and about his work.

Gli Atomici Fotonici

September 2020 •Italian

Giacomo drags his son to a club for the selection of a musical talent. Will he be able to move his son out of his own insecurities?

LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special

November 2020 •English

As her friends prep for a Life Day holiday celebration, Rey journeys with BB-8 on a quest to gain a deeper knowledge of the Force at a mysterious Jedi Temple. There, she embarks on a cross-timeline adventure through beloved moments in Star Wars history, coming into contact with iconic heroes and villains from all eras of the saga. But will she make it back in time for the Life Day feast?

So Long, Paris!

March 2020 •French

A bittersweet comedy about how a fanciful and rebellious preteen ends up accepting her parents' divorce.

The Graffiti

January 2019 •French

Stupor in the city: this morning, someone sprayed a graffiti on the wall of a historical monument! The main people concerned, the Mayor and Dr. Robin, will have to explain...