Through a series of hypnotic interviews with Dr. Kelly Robertson, Declan reluctantly revisits the traumatic events that led to the fateful night. As memories resurface, we witness their tumultuous childhood marked by countless encounters with the law. Unraveling in flashbacks, we see the McGuire siblings navigating a world of petty crimes and rebellion, laughing off the consequences that seemed inevitable. However, the story takes an unexpected turn when a pandemic-induced lockdown thrusts them into a whirlwind of desperation and fear. On a desolate country road, they encounter Ian Hamilton, a figure from their past who only adds to the tension.
Declan
Gerry
Davie
Prison Guard #1
Prison Guard #2
Forensic Psychologist Dr Kelly
Nurse
Dog Walker
Dog Walker
Dog Walker
Ortensia is a mechanical ballerina, that every day is forced to dance for an audience, in a seemingly endless loop. But one day, she sees in the crowd someone drawing her: the first representation of herself as an individual.
After a short vacation, Esther and Leonardo recall moments from their youth and their relationship before they became parents. As they get closer to the city, the coexistence becomes tense and Esther makes the decision to confess to Leonardo that she regrets being a mother.
Veronica, a woman fed up with the routine of her life, runs away from the van in which she is traveling with her husband. Marcela, a taxi driver, will help her escape from it. Together, they will travel through Mexico City, sing at the top of their lungs, cry, count planes in the sky and become friends for an afternoon.
Alma always felt distant from her roots. Through separations and growth, Alma will learn to connect with her shadow and thus feel connected to her identity.
Adam returns after several years leaving his hometown of Toraja. All the feelings that he had before he departed years ago resurges as he meets his mother. Trying to be honest about he felt all these years, his mother surprises him instead.
Imagine to be suddenly able to control your car, your bank account and all the electronics in your life just by thinking about it. What would you do with this power? What would you compromise for it?
While on vacation with Meï at her grandfather's place, Lili decides to build a plane to go and visit the person she misses.
A look at various predictions Nostradamus made, such as the American and French Revolutions.
Set in the not so distant future a military veteran recounts his experiences on the front lines of a catastrophic world war. Constantly haunted by his past and unable to forgive himself, our protagonist must once again relive the terrible things he's done for a prying documentary film crew.
Brooke Dammkoehler’s meditation on the rise to stardom of a glamorous movie idol (modelled after Greta Garbo), draped in gorgeous black & white photography and a tone of delirious grandeur.
A young couple struggles to break free of the restricted world they've created together.
On one of his insomniac episodes, a young man named Philip witnessed a crime while walking around his neighborhood that will challenge his stand on the concept of justice.
Two childhood friends, Shan and Edgar, grew up together in a humble but gritty community. They consider each other as best friends and partners in crime. Their friendship seasoned by time was put into test when Shan’s dark secret slowly affects their lives. In the process of redeeming herself, will Shan save their friendship as well?
A Short Film by Lars Ostenfeld. Inspired by Hans Christian Anderson's fairytale, this Danish film tells the story of a Christmas tree from a most unusual angle - through the 'voice' of the tree itself. The tree has big ambitions, doing everything it can to grow so tall that it reaches the sky. Featuring extraordinary photography, the film follows the adventures of its life from sapling to maturity, culminating in a triumphal Christmas Day. Along the way, viewers experience the natural - and human - world from a strangely moving perspective.
Based on a true story of two brothers in 1970's Ohio. It tells of their abandonment by their alcoholic parents and how the brothers turned to each other for support.
This is Stake's entry for the ABC's of Death 2013 competition.