The Surface

In Beating Cells(de)

The sun is setting on couples Rico and Eva and Friedrich and Julia's forest road trip. Tight bonds have formed across the group, none more so than between free-spirited Rico and vertical thinker Friedrich, who is coming to terms with a side of his sexuality that had previously remained in the shadows. As the foursome drink, party, swim and while away the hours by a picturesque lake, the food supplies dwindle, and the sheen starts to come off their idyllic escape.

It Might Be Worse(en)

George convinces his friend John that suicide isn't the answer.

A Different Tree(en)

A Different Tree tells the story of one eight year old girl's journey to build a relationship with her absent father, through a class assigned family tree.

Stone Cars(en)

A teenage girl growing up in dangerous Khayelitsha township is faced with a difficult decision in the wake of a traumatic event. Olwethu Anita April and Lungisani Dyalvani star in this short film.

Goldfish(en)

Two third graders embark on a mission to save their classes goldfish.

The Ridge Grave Girls(en)

A prom queen-to-be must break free from her small town’s ominous legacy of prom queens who die after their crowning.

French Touch(fr)

The Chinese dream of Florent, a young French graduate, turns into a nightmare. He is desperate to survive in the Far East. He crosses paths with Tang, a beautiful Chinese woman returned from France, who will make him an offer.

Jingle(es)

Óscar and Fon are friends and war reporters. They are kidnapped in a basement, in a foreign country, over three thousand miles from home.

I Hate Mondays(en)

Beta testing the new product has been going horribly wrong. One office worker (Stanley) has had enough after it kills his entire family.

Marooned?(en)

A middle-aged science fiction nerd role-plays as his favorite space hero out in the desert when he hits his head and becomes convinced he is a space hero for real. When he starts to suspect his role-playing buddy of being an enemy alien, what started as a ridiculous fantasy game becomes a matter of life and death.

L'Appartement(fr)

Paul and Virginie(fr)

Paul lives alone with his mother Virginie. Weakened by disease, she is unable to go about their daily life anymore. Paul, driven by the unbreakable bond of love that exists between him and his mother, tries to take matters into his own hands.

Ánimo valiente(en)

A father and his daughter have an incident with a violent man...

Triptych(sv)

A three-part short film of women's roles, power, frustration and desires. Three small movies that form a unit together. The first film treats the anxiety of being subordinate, the second film treats the frustration of being near somebody who wants to kill and the third film is about wanting someone.

The Female Doctor and The Rabbit Spirit(zh)

A gentle physician saved an injured rabbit in the forest, not knowing that it was actually a Rabbit Spirit. The Rabbit Spirit decided to visit the physician in a human form, and they started to become closer. But when the Rabbit Spirit hears the story of the White Snake, and how human and demons are not destined to be together, she begins to doubt if she should stay at the physician's side. (Short film sequel to the 医女和兔子精的故事 music video)

Nine to Fire(en)

Three coworkers try a smoking a cigarette and everything goes to hell.

Over the Back Fence(en)

Harry Beaumont and Bessie Learn are in love, but their respective uncle and aunt, back fence neighbors, feud bitterly with each other and insist the youngsters have nothing to do with each other. The young leads come up with a plan in this pleasant Edison comedy. (IMDb)

Pistols for Breakfast(en)

A 1919 Comedy short.

Monkey-Love, Please Hold(en)

An offbeat dark comedy that follows the life of the reclusive, karaoke loving and heartbroken Ben. But when he receives an unsolicited package from a mysterious delivery man, his stale dreary life is turned upside down, taking him on a wild ride that brings a new love into his life.