Alchemy

BИD - SGEG Short Film

September 2019 •English

During the filming of the Russian VID (ВИD) logo, a group of red squares attempt to rebel against being used for the logo and kill ВИD with a single spear.

One-Eyed Likho

May 1916 •Russian

The plot is the embodiment of everyday belief about the impact of a certain evil force on a person. The action develops in a peasant environment.

Safe

May 2013 •Korean

A woman working as a cashier at an illegal gambling parlor pushes her luck by stealing money from gamblers as a way to pay off her own debts. When one gambler realizes he’s been cheated, he returns with murderous intent and the already dismal situation spirals out of control.

The Beauty and the Dishcloth

March 2021 •French

Hannah, a phobic and hypochondriac young woman living alone in her mansion, spends her time chasing dust with her army of rags. Her servant Louise, helps her in this permanent mania. Everything must be clean... Clean... Clean... Tirelessly, the young heroine is always looking for a miracle product. After receiving a promising new disinfectant, without restraint, she tries it on herself, but this experience transports her to an extraordinary world.

The Passenger

December 2015 •English

Driving through the desert en route to San Francisco, Sebastian has a chance encounter with Helena, a mysterious and attractive hitchhiker. Together they embark on a journey to the unknown, testing the boundaries of reality along the way.

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022

September 2017 •English

This animated short revolves around the events causing an electrical systems failure on the west coast of the US. According to Blade Runner 2049’s official timeline, this failure leads to cities shutting down, financial and trade markets being thrown into chaos, and food supplies dwindling. There’s no proof as to what caused the blackouts, but Replicants — the bio-engineered robots featured in the original Blade Runner, are blamed.

The Red Suitcase

August 2022 •Persian

A veiled 16 year old Iranian teenager is terrified to take her red suitcase from the carosel at the Luxembourg Airport, and go through the exit doors. Her fear grows with every second in the face of what awaits her beyond the gate.

Hot Nasty Teen

September 2014 •Swedish

A young teenage girl is being filmed through a simple video camera. She is being told to dance by an older man. Two months later they are traveling together by car through small town Sweden. She wants to go home but he insists that they should go on. After all, they have a few more friends to visit. Hot Nasty Teen depicts a seemingly well-known Sweden. But underneath the ordinary surface it simmers from suppressed desires and oppression. Hot Nasty Teen brings a new and daring perspective to male exercise of power and sexual abuse. The cast consists of some of Sweden's most well-known actors.

LOOK! The Invisible Man

March 2024 •English

The Invisible Man, on the run from the law, inadvertently impersonates the ghost of Darla's recently dead grandma in order not to get caught.

Depressive Cop

September 2015 •English

On a Scottish island, a depressed policeman investigates the disappearance of a girl. The mournful mother is responsible for the disappearance of the inhabitants of the island.

2048: Nowhere to Run

September 2017 •English

“2048: Nowhere to Run” takes place one year before the events of Blade Runner 2049. The short film focuses on Sapper, a man who is trying to make it through life day-by-day without turning back to his old ways. We’re introduced to both the gentle nature of Sapper and the violence he’s capable of when set off.

Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern

September 1953 •German

TV adaptation of Andersen's fairy tale which transposes the freezing girl's dreams into dance sequences.

Snitch

July 2018 •French

Sierra is a spy who loves cheesecake. She has a flavor to suit her every mood. Today her mood is bad. Her informant Austin has arrived. She wants answers. Will he give them freely or will she have to threaten him to get what she wants?

One More Time

January 1968 •French

A young woman decided to make a show of her death she is going to look at during the whole film. We will see the progressive and long descent of a murderous machine which may pierce her throat.

Guisado on Sunset

August 2019 •English

Missed connection regret at that one late-night spot—the kind you keep playing back in your head but not quite ever remembering right, until it starts to look like something else.

Death and the Winemaker

July 2021 •French

In a fairy tale world, a winemaker creates the most exquisite wine in the world. When Death herself wants to taste the wine, he discovers that his bride is next on Death list.

Cups of Coffee

January 1959 •

Filmic exercise by Verhoeven

Proverbial Luck

March 2016 •German

Historical idioms garnish our language but are often hard to translate. This comedy helps to illustrate them and tells the story of two Austrian neighbours, who become enamoured. “Foam-beater" (boaster) Hanspeter throws an eye after an addleheaded Annemarie, but she just "shows him the bird" (indicates that he is chuckoo). He must "jump over his shadow" (take the plunge) and get a foot in her door. Amusement for proverb fans who love to make whoopee, gaze into the pale blue yonder, or get to the point.

Knob Goblins

October 2015 •English

As part of his final psychotherapy treatment, a mental patient is allowed to return to the basement of his deserted childhood home, so he can finally face his fears involving the death of his younger brother.

Barotraumer

Invalid date •English