Urbanissimo

The Princess Strikes Back

July 2014 •English

Misfortune and tribulations with domestic violence lead to an expectable romance. The fairy godfather must save poor Cinderfella from misery and servitude. How will the princess strike back, exactly? This modernized fairy-tale short film by Keeley Knight and Dave Lojek reverses gender roles.

Paradise Beach

June 2013 •English

“I’m guessing we are out somewhere right now, and you’ve said to me, ‘Go to your happy place.’ This is my happy place.” - Two friends experience a quaint relocation. While Jon enjoys the breeze, Bradley nags with questions.

Hysteria

March 2021 •Finnish

Nationwide panic spreads as a deadly fog rises. Hannele is safe in her car, but her friend is stuck outside. What will she do?

9th Floor to the Right

October 2022 •French

One evening, in his apartment in Paris, Lorenzo is getting ready to receive Marvin for the first time, a boy he really likes. Marvin shows up at the door with Thomas, a homeless man he met on the street in need of a shower. Lorenzo doesn’t dare say no.

Sitara: Let Girls Dream

September 2019 •English

Pari, a 14-year-old girl, dreams of becoming a pilot while growing up in a society that doesn’t allow her to dream.

Everything is Fine

November 1991 •Armenian

Animated film from Robert Sahakyants. Political satire on the last years of Soviet Russian rule over Armenia. It makes fun of several well known Soviet leaders. Based on a popular Russian song from the 1930's

The Button

November 1989 •Armenian

Every time a Soviet apparatchik presses a button, something explodes.

Rocks

June 2003 •German

The stone-people Hew and Kew have seen a lot in their everlasting lives on top of their mountain. Therefore they're only mildly amazed by the ongoings in the valley below, they've got their own little problems to deal with - But all of a sudden, Mankind is discovering and inventing, instead of just woozeling, and this new behavior starts to threaten Hew's and Kew's stoic peacefulness...

Max, médecin malgré lui

September 1917 •

Flat Tired

June 2022 •French

Nasser hit rock bottom after his wife left him. His best friends Sam and Paul take him on a trip to Corsica to bike-climb the Col de Bavella. There they meet Nicole, maintenance agent in their campsite, who will disturb their friendly trip.

Augusta and Sport

January 1985 •English

Augusta watches sport on the television, mimicking the activities in a strange fashion.

Augusta Is in a Hurry

January 1985 •English

Time moves rapidly for Augusta, much to her detriment.

Augusta's Presents

January 1985 •English

Augusta Christmas special. The gifts she's bought aren't what they seem.

Study No. 9

December 1931 •German

An experimental short from Oskar Fischinger

The Nobodies

September 2014 •English

The lonely husband of a famous female comedian strikes up an unlikely friendship with the neighborhood's sad-sack mailman, ultimately forming a successful, albeit unusual, musical collaboration that blends the line between fantasy and reality.

Spruce

January 1981 •Russian

In a few minutes, all four seasons of the year will flash by in the forest, where a spruce tree grew, which decorated someone's house for the New Year holidays.…

Enter the Queen

November 1930 •English

A short comedy film directed by Arthur Varney.

How a Sausage Dog Works

June 1972 •Polish

Polish animated short film that uses unconventional film techniques such as cut-out, drawing, filming miscible fluids and scratched images. Also uses non-camera technique such as drawing directly on film. The film is a humorous lecture on the internal structure of a dachshund. Parodying popular lectures at the same time, it contains a message about the superiority of the products of living organisms' techniques and calls for respect for the environment.

Workshop

September 2020 •English

Seven young adults learn to stand up to their parents through a confrontational new workshop.

My Small Doll House

January 2006 •Korean

My Small Doll House features a woman’s fear, fantasy, and anxious psychology toward the world by contrasting a doll and a girl playing with it in a box. The small box is a safe place hidden in her deep conscious world, but she must open it and step out of the world.