Phone Call From Imaginary Girlfriends: Istanbul(2007)

Dueling Dumplings(en)

Po and Zhen battle over whose dumplings reign supreme.

The Invisible Fluid(en)

Had the poor melancholy Dane, Hamlet, lived in this, the twentieth century, he would never have given voice to the remark, "Oh, that this too, too solid flesh would melt, thaw and resolve itself into a dew!" No indeed! He would have procured some of the mysterious fluid compounded by an erudite scientist by which things animate and inanimate were rendered non est, for ten minutes at least, by simply spraying them with it. In an atomizer, he sends a quantity, accompanied by a letter, to his brother. In the hope of his putting it on the market. The brother regards it as a joke, and, while toying with the atomizer, accidentally sprays himself. Presto! he is gone, to the amazement of the messenger boy who has carried the package thither. The boy reads the letter, and at once sees the amount of fun he can get out of it, so he nips it.

Mebana(sv)

Ingemar waters the "forbidden plant" and encounters Mebana; a mix between a woman and a plant, who grows up from the soil. Soon Ingemar falls in love with her.

The Girl and the Outlaw(en)

Mack Sennett appears as a Native American in this film produced by the Biograph Company.

From One Second to the Next(en)

Stories of serious traffic accidents caused by texting and driving are told by the perpetrators and surviving victims.

The Messenger Boy(en)

Benny Rubin is a Messenger Boy who gets into trouble with everyone.

High Hats and Low Brows(en)

Sixth entry in the Rufftown 2-reel comedy series based on stories by Arthur 'Bugs' Baer.

Big Dame Hunting(en)

A drunken husband tries to sneak in but his wife catches him... and that means trouble!

Just a Pain in the Parlor(en)

Harry Sweet stars as a hick Olympic hero who is housed in a high society mansion and causes havoc to the high brow party in progress.

On Loop(en)

Four in the morning, crapped out, yawning.

Scandal Over the Teacups(en)

Well did you ever? Two women share juicy stories, and enjoyably shocked reaction, over tea.

Typhoon(en)

An escaped convict on his way to Texas strikes a deal with a young misfit.

The Third Rule(pl)

Trauerweiden(de)

A therapist dies under mysterious circumstances. No one knows how or why. At the Russian-Jewish funeral service, his daughter, relatives and former patients gather to come to terms with the loss together. However, no one seems to have known the deceased well. The question increasingly arises as to who the guests are actually mourning: the deceased, their lost home or simply themselves?

Movie Trailer(en)

A compilation reel of local movie theatre trailers for upcoming events, such as a “Bug-o-Rama” festival and a “Marathon of Fright.”

Gloria Victoria(en)

Theodore Ushev’s acclaimed 20th century trilogy concludes with this brilliant fusion of 3D and Russian constructivist-styled animation. Recycling elements of surrealism and cubism, this animated short by Theodore Ushev focuses on the relationship between art and war. Propelled by the exalting “invasion” theme from Shostakovich’s Leningrad Symphony (No. 7), the film presents imagery of combat fronts and massacres, leading us from Dresden to Guernica, from the Spanish Civil War to Star Wars. It is at once a symphony that serves the war machine, that stirs the masses, and art that mourns the dead, voices its outrage and calls for peace.

Subconscious Password(en)

In this short animation, Oscar®-winning director Chris Landreth uses a common social gaffe - forgetting somebody's name - as the starting point for a mind-bending romp through the unconscious. Inspired by the classic TV game show Password, the film features a wealth of animated celebrity guests who try (and try, and try) to prompt Charles to remember the name. Finally, he realizes he will simply have to surrender himself to his predicament.

Sunset Cemetery(fr)

Joseph isn't particularly happy, even though he's good at hiding it. The day his brother dies, he becomes certain he'll miss out on his life. So that it doesn't slip away from him, one night he gives in to his desire.

The Siren(es)

A man who lost his partner in a brutal car accident tries to deal with the psychological consequences of grief.

Don't Leave Home(en)

Johnny Hines flies in from Chicago early to surprise wife Doris Phillips and their infant. Meanwhile, Miss Phillips is preparing to take the baby with her to see Hines in Chicago. When he arrives home, there's a note that she's left, so Hines takes the baby to a hotel, setting off the usual series of misunderstanding.