While creating SHE IS CONANN, Bertrand Mandico also filmed two short films simultaneously to create an entire "Barbarian Cycle" that brings you deeper into the world that Mandico has created. Presented in this program are: Rainer, A Vicious Dog in a Skull Valley (26min); Apocalypse After (35min); and We Barbarians (27min).




('Rainer')
Octavia Foss ('Rainer') / George ('We Barbarians')
('Rainer')

While creating SHE IS CONANN, Bertrand Mandico also filmed two short films simultaneously to create an entire "Barbarian Cycle" that brings you deeper into the world that Mandico has created. Presented in this program are: Rainer, A Vicious Dog in a Skull Valley (26min); Apocalypse After (35min); and We Barbarians (27min).
2024-01-19
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COMPANION FILMS TO THE UPCOMING SHE IS CONANN.
5.0A man's repeated attempts to retrieve an apple off a high tree branch all prove fruitless. What does he want the apple for? That would be telling.
8.0Water Lily, an invented japanese tale about the birth of the lotus flower, made in Supinfocom Valenciennes (2015) !
0.0This 16mm short film is an homage to the campy beach movies of the 1960s, set within a late 90s time capsule. Shot in 1998 and completed in 2025, the music-driven film features performances by DC and Boston indie rock legends The Make Up, Victory At Sea, and The Wicked Farleys. The film follows Greg and Lesley as they enjoy a summer’s day at the beach. After they befriend a group of locals, their day takes an unexpected turn when everyone gets hungry…
0.0A portrait of a French scientist and author who explores the heavens above and beyond the call of duty. A man unafraid to turn over the rocks that litter a terrain of terror and titillation: a terrain of things that go jump in the night and hide by day only, to re-surface in our nightmares.
7.4The time has come for CREAM - the latest product that will fix your life. This is the story of Dr. Bellifer, a scientific genius, who after years of smashing particles together, reveals his revolutionary new product: a cream with the power to fix all of the world’s problems.
0.0A psychologist faces the case that will challenge his foolproof technique: the patient needs to forget something that he cannot remember. In this mental challenge, every step towards healing is a step beyond the edges of reason.
6.7Samantha, a little girl growing up in the sixties, loves classic b-movies and monsters - That is, until they start to invade her bedroom and her obssession compels her parents to seek help from the latest scientific breakthrough
0.0In Unstately, Ring Swisher, incumbent school board member, and his campaign manager, Max DeLai, are faced with their greatest challenge in a dozen years – an opponent.
0.0Through no fault of his own, Scott must pursue the inflated menace that got away from him.
0.0One night, two perspectives: Swabian high school graduate Carlo tries to keep his girlfriend's first visit a secret from his parents, who want to find out what's going on.
5.5Whispered to by an ancient tree, a young shepherd dreams of more than his simple existence among grass and sheep. The journey he embarks on brings him into contact with golden birds, a dragon and a fair damsel.
3.5Delphis, an 11 year old kid from the roughest part of Montreal, lives life according to his own rules, under the label of the Hurricane. Set in 1991, the film crudely deals with various social labels with a dose of black humor.
0.0He's a mild mannered accountant from out of town; She's an extraterrestrial from the planet Ultra Terra; They're three very 'evil', 'wicked' and 'nasty' characters from out of the past behind the wheel of '59 Chevrolet in hot pursuit... Filmmaker Brendan Young, re-works, remasters and 'reduxes' his 1989 short sci-fi comedy chase film 'Wild Planet' and propels the eccentric genre-mash up into the 21st century for a whole new lease of life.
8.0A group of friends struggle for survival as they are faced with the ancient, demonic evil of - the killer carnivorous coat.
8.4Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt wizard Saruman awaits, and Sauron's fortress at Barad-dur, deep within the dark lands of Mordor. Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.
8.5As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet, the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo, who, accompanied by his loyal friend Sam and the hideous, wretched Gollum, ventures deep into the very dark heart of Mordor on his seemingly impossible quest to destroy the Ring of Power.
6.6Young Hobbit Frodo Baggins is thrown into an amazing adventure when he's tasked with destroying the One Ring, created by the dark lord Sauron. Frodo must travel in a small fellowship of nine warriors and accomplices. But it won't be an easy journey for the Fellowship of the Ring, on the ultimate quest to rid Middle-earth of evil.