AYA HIRANO Special LIVE 2010 ~Kiss me~(2011)

The Man Who Knew Too Much(en)

While vacationing in St. Moritz, a British couple receive a clue to an imminent assassination attempt, only to learn that their daughter has been kidnapped to keep them quiet.

Not Alone: Songs from the Nebula(en)

In the second installment of Not Alone, eccentric 80s rock star, Alex Estrella, reappears 70 years after mysteriously disappearing on stage and is interviewed by the skeptical, Stacy Kay, for her talk show. Alex's reasons for disappearing are as strange and confusing as they are for suddenly reappearing, and the answers to Stacy's questions leave her wondering what to believe.

The Impossible Choice(fr)

Lou is a young man in trouble who becomes paranoid because of the pressure of two mysterious judges.

mm 49: Vivian Fine Marathon!(en)

"mm"s are m(usic(ian's))m(eetings) mostly held at the Who Unit? in Pittsburgh as a 21st century salon of sorts where formal interests can be broached casually. Attendees delight in sharing their sometimes obscure & sometimes popular musical (& otherwise) loves. For mm 49 (in the 37th month of "mm"'s history) a marathon listening party celebrating the music of Vivian Fine was decided upon. Fine was a dedicated composer who produced a variety of work over a 70 year career. This movie, of course, is not an imitation of Ken Burns style documentary movie-making. Instead, I gleefully mix the casualness & lively uninhibited conversation of mms with the formal exactitude of Fine's music. I hope you enjoy it as an upstanding example of Punk Classical. "Bah to the Bourgeoisie"! Note that I'm starting to disappear in this movie - will you miss me when I'm gone? This is my 111th feature & my 404th movie.

Lohengrin(en)

A short experimental film shot on Super 8, inspired by the music of Richard Wagner.

KNOX(en)

After being confronted by two goons and a wise tweaker, 22-year-old Simon Vertugo forgets himself and his heritage.

Metamorphic(ko)

She's here. She comes closer. Is she in front of me? Now she, by herself, becomes her.

Smile 2(en)

About to embark on a new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her dark past to regain control of her life before it spirals out of control.

Voyeur(nl)

Premature Articulation(en)

Comprised of both archival footage and talking head interviews, this pseudo-documentary blends the lines between reality and fantasy while telling the preemptive story of the Canadian punk band known as Chub.

PISTE FINALE(fr)

Shimmy(en)

A mysterious bounty hunter gets tasked with a big mission that quickly goes awry.

The Door at the End of the Hall(en)

Calvin Lenox's 'The Door at the End of the Hall' follows a young musician through a dream of his in which he hears a mysterious song that seems to be coming from behind a locked door at the end of a hallway. Things start to fall into place when a strange voice begins to speak to him from behind the door.

Early Riser(en)

Robert gets up at 5 a.m. every morning to work on a project with Professor Perlman. They are investigating the mystery of a composer who stopped composing. They like to drink tea and jog around campus. Meanwhile, Alice is fast asleep …

Tastemaker(en)

In an alternate world where apps use human spies to generate suggested content, one data analyst struggles with matters of taste.

Otto Betulle(it)

Fermata(en)

A struggling pianist makes a peculiar discovery.

Oblio(it)

Meze Waltera Hortona(cs)

The fact that the man succumbed one morning to an irresistible urge to sit down at the piano and play the entire Chopin Sonata in B Minor would not have been so strange if it had not been for the fact that he had never played the piano in his life and he himself had no idea that he could.

Shikwa/Jawab — The Short Film(ks)

Three strangers find money scattered on the streets. How they use it reveals their true character, deciding their fate in the afterlife—redemption, ruin, or something far worse. How far will choices take them?