To My Curls

ASALI: Power of the Pollinators(en)

An animated action-adventure short film that follows Asali, a little honey bee who is the survivor of the collapse of her bee colony, as she meets a colorful group of pollinator friends and a human environmental scientist. Together they unravel a trail of secrets to discover if they can save their home from a monstrous and deadly force that has been haunting Asali and her family’s past. ​

She Paradise(en)

17 year old Sparkle discovers a free spirited group of Soca dancers at a car show in the bustling streets of downtown Trinidad. Enamored by the glimpse of sisterhood, she uses her wit to convince them to take her under their wing. The women bring Sparkle into a dizzying nightlife of partying, glamour, and money, but as things spiral out of control, Sparkle is forced to make some tough decisions.

Black Girl(en)

An aspiring dancer and her two wicked sisters resent their mother's love for a foster daughter.

Light Girls(en)

From the creator and director of the critically acclaimed documentary Dark Girls, award-winning filmmaker Bill Duke continues the conversation on colorism with Light Girls. Sharing the untold stories and experiences of lighter-skinned women, Light Girls dives deep into the discussion of skin color, preference, privilege, pain and prejudice. The documentary features interviews with Russell Simmons, Soledad O'Brien, Diahann Carroll, India Arie, Iyanla Vanzant, Michaela Angela Davis, Kym Whitley, Salli Richardson-Whitfield and more.

Unpaid Sabbatical(en)

Stuck in a creative block, we follow 'The Writer' as she documents the process of finishing her screenplay. Stuck between looking outward for inspiration, or looking inward, she realizes that maybe this plot will write itself.

Guff Maturity(en)

Better out than in, I always say.

Carmen(hy)

Short film honoring Sergey Parajanov's Carmen puppets.

Jazztime Tale(en)

Family - Set in Harlem in 1919, two girls - one white, one black - form a lifelong friendship through a chance encounter and the jazztime music of young "Fats" Waller.

Adventures in the Emerald City: The Mystery of the Great Wizard(ru)

Dolly and her friends meet the Wizard of Oz and are tasked with killing the Wicked Witch of the West.

Adventures in the Emerald City: Princess Ozma(ru)

The evil witch Mombi and the self-styled girl General Ginger have seized power in the Emerald City of Oz. The Scarecrow, along with his friends, disenchants the daughter of the last legitimate ruler of the Emerald City, Ozma, and fights for justice. And in this they are helped by the girl Dolly from Kansas, the good fairy Glinda and the scientist Woggle bug.

Adventures in the Emerald City: The Intrigues of Old Mombi(ru)

The evil witch Mombi and the self-styled girl General Ginger have seized power in the Emerald City of Oz. The Scarecrow, along with his friends, disenchants the daughter of the last legitimate ruler of the Emerald City, Ozma, and fights for justice. And in this they are helped by the girl Dolly from Kansas, the good fairy Glinda and the scientist Woggle bug.

At the Border Checkpoint(ja)

A film about traveling artists arriving from Mishima and Odawara.

Will Power(ja)

A man in love with a noble lady tries to get close to her with the help of cats.

Le bébé schtroumpf(fr)

One night when the moon was blue, in the land of the Smurfs, a stork left a strange little basket containing a baby Smurf on the doorstep of a house.

Photon(pl)

Prepare yourself for a sensory overload of epic proportions. Nothing less than the history of the universe, the formation of the stars and planets, the origins of matter, and the daunting post-human future that lies ahead are explored in this mind-bending experience. Photon is an ultra-ambitious summation of human knowledge that combines stunning phantasmagoric visuals and a dense but engaging, even dryly humorous, voiceover in what you might call an experimental science lesson—a crash course in, well, everything. How did we come to be? How are we as we are? The biggest questions are asked, and answered, with inventiveness and aplomb. Photon even delves into the biological foundations of human behaviours such as violence and alcoholism. Dazzling animation visualizes that which we could otherwise not see, ingeniously illustrating details of quantum physics. It’s a strong dose of eye and brain candy in equal measure.

Les filles, l'âne et les boeufs(fr)

Lady and the Tramp: A Lesson in Sharing Attention(en)

The film stresses the importance of sharing attention when a new baby joins a family.

How to Catch a Cold(en)

When a young boy is sick in bed with a cold, a Disney book on his shelf comes to life, from which Goofy explains some of the mistakes the boy might have made that led to his cold and how to protect himself so he won't get others sick.

Ligne de vie(fr)

An old man recounts: I have always worn glasses. Even in the camp, I managed to keep them. We feared the night almost as much as the day. One night, they brought in a newcomer, a bearded man. His drawings over the days had become essential to us. The guards did not understand that only death would prevent him from drawing. All that remains of the camp is this piece of wall, with his last drawing, which he called "Ligne de vie (Lifeline)."