Amateur Introductions 24[2017]

Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees(en)

Comedian Jacqueline Novak delivers a funny and philosophical meditation on sex, coming-of-age and a certain body part in this intimate stand-up special.

Exerium(tr)

Maniac(en)

As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.

Cappuccino(fr)

Despite his marginal and extrovert looks, Jérémie is a shy teenager who keeps a heavy secret: his homosexuality. While trying to find his way between his classmate and sexual fantasy Damien and his very generous but protective mother Gina, his life is about to change.

Voidland(en)

This is an amateur student mood piece comprised of footage I've filmed with my Camcorder at uni over the course of the first half of 2023. The prompt given for this was 'belonging' and so I've gravitated it around the premise of navigating a place that you feel as though you don't belong in, to the point where you become detached and alienated from your own identity. - Toby.

Bad Dog(en)

A day in the life from dog’s point of view.

Canto de Sereia(pt)

Inspired by the urban legend of "Akai Ito", the story takes place in a world where people are connected by a red string to someone they are destined to meet, and where Dália suddenly sees her life uprooted by hers.

Canto de Sereia(pt)

Inspired by the urban legend of "Akai Ito", the story takes place in a world where people are connected by a red string to someone they are destined to meet, and where Dália suddenly sees her life uprooted by hers.

Vargulf(en)

Grace is just a normal teenager, but when she experiments with drugs at a house party strange things begin to happen…

Beatus Ille(es)

Cut!(pt)

Two force users battle in a university landscape. Inspired by a Mel Brooks joke in "Spaceballs" (1987).

You Are Not Alone(en)

With school finally over, college graduate Natalie Wilner returns to her hometown to celebrate the Fourth of July weekend. But beneath the flags and fireworks lurks a dark, malevolent figure. After a night of drunken parties, she stumbles home and drifts off to sleep, only to be woken moments later by a loud knock on the door.

Being Two Isn't Easy(ja)

The days leading up to a toddler's second birthday are seen alternately from the child's point of view as well as that of his parents.

Cut!(pt)

Two force users battle in a university landscape. Inspired by a Mel Brooks joke in "Spaceballs" (1987).

After So Long(en)

“After So Long // बरसों बाद” is a visual poetry set in Mumbai (India) and voiced by Simha and their parents to symbolise their connection with each other; a walkabout through time and memories. Directed by Varsha Panikar, the film takes inspiration from vintage-home-movie culture to create a contemplative and nostalgic vignette of an artist’s spiritual journey out of the darkness and into the light.

[Untitled Project](pt)

Five college students investigate a mysterious death from 20 years ago: Rafael Hiteshima, which was run over. Recording the process as a documentary, the group will find out some mysteries are better left unknown.

Bad Ben: The Mandela Effect(en)

In 2016 the horror Tom Riley experienced in a home he bought at a Sheriff's Sale was captured on 21 Security Cameras in the home. What if he was experiencing this over and over again in parallel universes? Bad Ben - The Mandela Effect, gathers footage together that shows the Paranormal Experiences Tom had, seem to keep occurring.

Sorrow(en)

Alone in a wasteland, a masked Traveler journeys through the ice, snow and air with a flower in hand.

On The Run(en)

Running away from his actions, a desperate man confronts who he has become.

Penance(en)

On Halloween night, a pathetic man is haunted by his guilt and regret.