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The Life Letter

September 2022 •Lithuanian

A mail trip from battlefield to town, with a purpose of expressing one soldier's feelings.

Utopiaggia - Un rêve de liberté en Italie

August 2023 •French

At the beginning of the 1980s, a group of Germans ventured into a social experiment: in the remote hills of Umbria, they founded a self-sufficient community beyond consumerism and bland gainful employment. After 40 years, the rural commune still exists. Not all the plans have come to fruition over the years. How are the dropouts doing today?

Set in Stone

June 2017 •English

an intuiting of the core feelings of the Moses story relating to the current capitalistic global system all told through a hybrid of stop motion animation and live action.

Moon|Rabbit

December 2017 •English

A meditation on the Moon as a series of spheres melting away. The audio-visuals are synchronized via a repeated glitch process: the same values that databent the visuals are also used to change the base audio samples, creating a translation between a visual glitch and an audible one, even though in the final presentation they seem entirely different.

Kids

March 2011 •German

In Bettina Büttner’s exquisitely lucid documentary Kinder (Kids), childhood dysfunction, loneliness, and pent-up emotion run wild at an all-boys group home in southern Germany. The children interned here include ten-year-olds Marvin and Tommy. Marvin, fiddling with a mini plastic Lego sword, explains matter-of-factly to the camera, “This is a knife. You use it to cut stomachs open.” Dennis, who is even younger, is seen in a hysteric fit, mimicking some pornographic scene. Boys will be boys, but innocence is disproportionately spare here. Choosing not to dwell on the harsh specifics, Büttner reveals the disconcerting manner in which traumatic episodes can manifest themselves in the mundane — a game of Lego, Hide and Seek, or Truth or Dare. Filmed in lapidary black-and-white, Büttner’s fascinating film sheds light on childhood from the boys’ characteristically disadvantaged perspective — one not yet fully cognizant — leaving much ethically to ponder over.

Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life

April 1981 •English

Former Disney child star Hayley Mills returns to the Walt Disney Studio for a look at the techniques of animated film production, with various veteran Disney animators illustrating said techniques.

Delivery

August 2009 •English

A person receives a delivery that ends up immoral.

Et Tu Pedrus

July 2023 •Portuguese

In a cardboard forest, two stones argue.

World Gone Mad

October 2008 •English

A rouge news reporter looks into the murder of the District Attorney, who was killed after he started an investigation.

Just Keep Breathing

August 2023 •English

Victor is stuck in a low-budget airliner next to a shamelessly intrusive stranger. The crackling candy wrapper, the smacking of the lips, oh, he thinks, just give me a break. No, he doesn't want candy, thank you very much. Victor isn't hungry. But there's no escape, thirty-five thousand feet in the air. So, just keep breathing.

L'Utérus artificiel, le ventre de personne

May 2010 •French

Who Is Arthur Chu?

January 2017 •English

Documentary feature about 11-time Jeopardy! champion and Internet iconoclast, Arthur Chu.

Acts of Violence

January 1985 •English

A riveting expose about the personalities of murderers and their motives. This 72 minute film covers the McDonalds' restaurant massacre, President Reagan's assassination attempt, serial murderer Henry Lee Lucas and others.

Zoetrope

May 2022 •English

An animator grapples with the loss of his brother as he struggles to finish a short animation.

A Day Like Today

September 2024 •

The story and diary of a young adult that, in order to learn and understand her own identity, had to learn to march the streets and the value of what it means to legislate over our own bodies.

Blush: An Extraordinary Voyage

October 2022 •Finnish

For 18-year-old Finnish–Kosovan Fatu, a simple visit to the grocery store feels as nerve-racking as a lunar expedition: for the first time in his life, he’s wearing makeup in public. Luckily his best friend Rai, a young woman on the spectrum of autism, is there to ferociously support him through the voyage.

Skins

July 2024 •English

With the 3D animation, this short film try to explain the concept of race, diversity and inclusivity in all aspects of society because the universe has only one border... it is called humanity.

Girl in the Clouds

Invalid date •French

The adventures of a young girl named Providence, who is entrusted with a magic quill that makes everything she writes come true. Faced with this incredible power, she has to choose between living her dreams and saving the world.

SWIM!

May 2023 •English

In a typical day at swim practice our protagonist is bombarded by the whistling of her eccentric coach, the majesty of the older swimmers, the horror of getting her period, and naughty recordings on her teammate’s cellphone. All while, the protagonist comes to understand herself and her body.

The Lord of the Rings

November 1978 •English

The Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle-earth.