Gifted [Thanksgiving Post Mortem]

The Stewards

Invalid date •English

In the near-distant future, Avery, a "virtual reality conservationist" begins to have a strangely familiar recurring dream that leads her to question her isolated community and way of life.

2001: A Space Odyssey

April 1968 •English

Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.

Tron

July 1982 •English

When brilliant video game maker Flynn hacks the mainframe of his ex-employer, he is beamed inside an astonishing digital world...And becomes part of the very game he is designing. In his mission through cyberspace, Flynn matches wits with a maniacal Master Control Program and teams up with Tron, a security measure created to bring balance to the digital environment.

Eve

September 2016 •English

A woman battles to survive alone in a post-apocalyptic London wasteland.

The African Dodger

May 1931 •English

A carnival barker convinces a rube to take part in the baseball pitching game.

Telescope

July 2013 •English

A cosmic archaeologist journeys through space and time to capture evidence of a forgotten Earth.

Punching

June 2013 •English

In a gritty underworld, a young man with a broken brain is lured into an underground fight tournament, where he must win to save his brother.

And Sometimes the Boats Are Low

March 1983 •English

The man, the woman and their multiples share the same space at different times while being in different places at the same time, creating a paradox of existence. Sometimes they meet and sometimes they don't.

Résistance

October 2019 •French

2029. Paris. Reading is forbidden by law. The internet has been censured. On the main floor, a man is arrested. In the basement, life continues: learning books. Freedom persists.

MESSiAH

June 2016 •English

In a playful collision of cultures, a hapless Irishman and his Parisian girlfriend get more than they bargained for when they encounter a particularly mischievous stranger in the spectacular Australian wilderness.

Rule 'Em and Weep

May 1932 •English

King Bool returns to Bulvania to claim his throne and his girl.

How Do You Like Them Bananas

January 1966 •English

A clergyman seeks a donation from a banker in this short slapstick comedy.

A Regular Thing

January 1997 •Danish

Love has a price in this quirky sex comedy. Sten is a 30- year-old librarian. Over a book he meets supersexy Katja, the woman of his dreams, and they soon end up in bed together. It's love at first sight, but the next thing he knows, Katja wants money every time they make love. Otherwise their relationship will become trivial, she says. Reluctantly Sten agrees, but then Katja puts up the price.

Roar

December 2017 •English

A good-natured dinosaur has to stand his ground against a nasty opponent.

A Trip to the Moon

June 1902 •French

Professor Barbenfouillis and five of his colleagues from the Academy of Astronomy travel to the Moon aboard a rocket propelled by a giant cannon. Once on the lunar surface, the bold explorers face the many perils hidden in the caves of the mysterious planet.

Videodrome

February 1983 •English

As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his channel. However, after his girlfriend auditions for the show and never returns, Max investigates the truth behind Videodrome and discovers that the graphic violence may not be as fake as he thought.

Escoptofobia

June 2022 •Portuguese

The Last Portal PT II

July 2024 •English

A volunteer, like people, utilizes a portal and awakens on a peculiar planet. He discovers a secure location concealing clandestine secrets within..... this short film tried to demonstrates what would happen if you don't use the portal in a true way

Nirvana

January 1997 •Italian

Jimi, a computer game designer, finds that his latest product has been infected by a virus which has given consciousness to the main character of the game, Solo. Tormented by the memory of his fled girlfriend Lisa and begged by Solo to end its useless "life", Jimi begins a search for people who can help him both to discover what happened to Lisa and to delete his game before it is released.

Chicken Girl

June 2023 •English

A tragicomedy about a delusional young woman obsessed with chickens and golden eggs. After having an aneurysm at a Jack and the Beanstalk panto in 2006, Chicken Girl can’t get golden eggs off her brain.