The Whole World Blind (Or: The Ballad of the Cuck and the Eunuch)

Last Call Lenny(en)

Lenny Upton combines euthanasia with his used furniture business to provide suicide assistance to melancholy customers with a death wish. Armed with a briefcase full of weapons and an eye for antiques, he custom designs a personalized death experience for his one-time clients. All sales are final in this short film that takes a darkly comedic evaluation of the value of life and used furniture.

Matteo Falcone(az)

Matteo Falcone is an Azerbaijani short drama film based on Prosper Merimée's like-named story from 1829. Matteo Falcone is a successful Corsican, who lives with his wife Giuseppa and 10-year-old son Fortunato. One day he leaves home with Giuseppa, leaving Fortunato alone.

Late(en)

Every morning this happens.

The Red Kiss(cn)

Passion brews quietly between Qian and Vicky, as they rehearse for the school anniversary drama performance in their form 5 summer holiday. The two girls gradually lose in their exquisite tension and growing intimacy. Right before the new school year begins, the kissing plot is exposed and their show is banned. Yet, it unfolds Qian’s courage that she decides to make a bold move on the first school day.

Franz & Kafka(en)

Franz & Kafka are based on the little irreverent premise that Kafkas work “Die Verwandlung” was written by two humans, this film is a great homage to Kafkas writing.

Sea Child(en)

On the verge of becoming a woman Sora is woken by a nightmare and decides to follow a group of men into the city in the hope of finding her mom.

Final Revision(en)

A frustrated writer struggles to find the motivation behind a story that involves two brothers and their differences. While letting the story unfold, events escalate as he writes the final revision and the story takes him to places he did not expect.

I faresonen(no)

I Faresonen is a combination of a documentary and fictional approach to the problem of alcoholism -- or alcohol dependency. Tackling a problem common to other Nordic countries as well, director Bjoern Breigutu has focused on the life of sailors, among others, and how alcohol is used or abused in that sector of the population. This was the Norwegian entry at the 1961 Berlin Film Festival.

Pushed to the Limit(en)

Magnificent Mimi is a woman with a destiny and a bright future ahead of her. She is the world's greatest female wrestling champion, she has a loving boyfriend and loyal family members who care and love her. But things take a turn for the worst when Mimi's boyfriend Nick is wounded and her younger brother is shot to death for trying to stiff local druglord Harry Lee. Lee is the toughest and meanest criminal figure in all of Southern California and if you double-cross him, you won't live to see the sun set. Not only does Lee rule his own empire, he also runs the Kumite, a gladitorial fight ring where warriors battle to the death. Mimi knows the police can't touch Lee with a ten foot pole and so she enlists the aid of her martial arts friend Master Vern to teach her kickboxing and tai chi so she can prepare for combat. Vern doesn't think Mimi is ready for Kumite, as it is a place where only one warrior can be left standing and breathing and the one who loses dies.

Surface Tension(en)

Intercutting live action footage with animation, a depiction of the possible memories, repressions and fears of the leading character. The animated sections are monologues by a male figure drawn to highlight the tension between rigid and fluid body structures, skeleton and flesh.

Drama Queen(en)

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful young woman, who was eager to find love.

Danse Macabre(es)

A man walks into a bar and warns to the clients that Death will come at midnight.

7th & Union(en)

Ex-fighter Raymundo forms an unlikely bond with a disgruntled man whose life and relationship with his daughter are unraveling. The men join forces to win a fight that could very well save Raymundo, his wife and their child.

És tard(ca)

Un anuncio y cinco cartas(es)

An honest man puts an ad looking for a room to rent in an honest house and receives five peculiar answers.

Estrella(es)

Manodopera(el)

An immigrant worker renovates a flat. Young men reflect on their existence.

Twenty Years(en)

A police officer encounters a stranger waiting for an old friend.

Nad wielką wodą(pl)

A brief history of the malice of inanimate objects.