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You Take Care Now(en)

You Take Care Now, an early student film, is a perfect exemplar of Ann Marie Fleming's idiosyncratic vision and stands as one of her signature works. Made on 16mm, and incorporating found footage, original material, animation, and processed images (Vancouver's groundbreaking avant-garde cinema of the 1970s is a decided influence here), Fleming's film offers a visually dazzling, emotionally wrenching, oddly humorous account of two profound personal traumas.

Death Loves Life(en)

An adolescent Death is enamored by Life's innocence and vivacity, but his attempts to befriend her backfire.

The Life of Death(en)

A story about the day Death fell in love with Life through a beautiful doe.

GNT(en)

Glenn is a woman on an unwholesome mission, but just how far will she go to conquer the clique – and social media at large? 

Perfect Houseguest(en)

A house is visited by a clean, organized, well-mannered guest.

Max Cooper: Penrose Tiling(en)

In 1974, the mathematician Penrose discovered pairs of tiles that form an infinite plane without repeating patterns. Inspired by this, Max Cooper uses a rhythm fragment of one instrument to compose a percussion ensemble without a single identical loop. Jessica In contributes animated tile ornaments without symmetries that are reminiscent of a mandala and visualise the idea of infinity.

The Candlemaker(en)

A candlemaker entrusts his young son with the task of making candles for their church on Christmas Eve.

Mound(en)

Mound is a celebration of the moving painting, in which more than one hundred pallid puppets – clowns, spectres, gnomes, wraiths, and ghouls – writhe, sway, plod, and transform with awkward grace to the mournful musical accompaniment of It’s Raining Today(1969) by legendary singer-songwriter Scott Walker (also known as Noel Scott Engel).

Love(en)

LOVE is a short film describing affection in 3 different chapters, through an impact on a distant solar system.

The Dowager's Feast(en)

1995 Joan C. Gratz claymation short film

Pro and Con(en)

A powerful, emotional and sometimes humorous look at the daily life of a prison inmate and a corrections officer.

The Dowager's Idyll(en)

2001 Joan C. Gratz animated short

The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam(en)

Long Tack Sam was an internationally renowned Chinese acrobat and magician. He overcame isolation, poverty, cultural and linguistic barriers, extreme racism and world wars to become one of the most successful vaudeville acts of his time. His showmanship was unrivalled, yet he refused to appear in movies because of the way Chinese were portrayed at the time. A celebration of the spirit of Long Tack Sam's magic and art, this richly textured first person road movie is an exhilarating testament to his legacy and a prismatic tour through the 20th Century. It all begins in a small village in China... https://www.nfb.ca/film/the_magical_life_of_long_tack_sam/

Happily N'Ever After(en)

An alliance of evil-doers, led by Frieda, looks to take over Fairy Tale Land. But when Ella realizes her stepmother is out to ruin her storybook existence, she takes a dramatic turn and blossoms into the leader of the resistance effort.

Water Path for a Fish(es)

It's a starry night in a poor neighborhood in Latin America. Óscar is sleeping in his room when a sudden wind wakes him up. From his window he sees a little goldfish in a dirty puddle gasping for air. Óscar will try to save the goldfish through a rampant adventure full of mysterious challenges.

Ratchet & Clank(en)

When the galaxy comes under the threat of a nefarious space captain, a mechanic and his newfound robot ally join an elite squad of combatants to save the universe.

27(hu)

Alice is 27 years old today. Even though she is suffocating a bit, she still lives with her parents and tends to live in her dreams to escape her dreary everyday life. After a psychedelic party on a factory roof, she has a serious drunken bike accident. Will this give her the courage to become an adult?

Story from North America(en)

A silly song about killing spiders.

6 Little Jungle Boys(en)

A short animated War Office commissioned health education film, showing the fate of each of the 6 jungle soldiers.

Ultra Nyan: Extraordinary Cat who Descended from the Starry Sky(ja)

Haruka finds a cat in an abandoned building and names it "Nyan". Little does she know that this cat is actually "Ultra-Nyan" who has come from outer space. Using his mysterious powers, Ultra-Nyan helps Haruka and her friends foil the plans of a couple of no-good catnappers.

Currency and Peace(cs)

Martin is an innocent lad from small-town Mlada Boleslav who comes to big-city Prague, hoping to exchange his krona for deutschemarks so that he can visit Germany. A local spiv named Robert obliges Martin, but at an unfair exchange rate. When Martin finds out he was rooked, he plans revenge on Robert ... but then decides to join Robert's gang instead.

Prop and Berta(da)

Prop & Berta is the story of a friendship between a little stout man and a big and proud cow, who are able to talk to each other. Together they confront an ugly and evil witch who is determined to get rid of them because they have moved into a house on the edge of her wood. The witch hates neighbours and through magic and evil planning she turns Prop and Berta's friends, the Teeny burpers, into dangerous hoodlums who begin to terrorize the nearby town. Prop and Berta manage to overcome the witch and turn her into a good person, restoring peace in the little town and breaking the spell which binds their friends.

Siempre la duda(es)

The Dinner Party(en)

Upon hearing a grim outlook from a psychic one morning, Zelda Pickford willingly sets in motion a series of humorous and harrowing events that unfold during the course of a New Year's Eve dinner party. A disastrous love triangle ensues in a story that raises the classic question—was it fate or was it folly?

Dance of the Seasons: Winter, Snow Dance(fr)

A dancer personifying Winter, dances in the snow.

The Laughter Life(en)

The Laughter Life follows a week in the life of the young comedians who write and star in Studio C, a popular sketch comedy television show that has garnered over 1 billion views on YouTube.

FILM(en)

A boy walks through an abandoned building and films the interior. Suddenly his camera disappears.

Vuelven los García(es)

Ruled by a tough grandma, the Garcías are three charro cousins who fall in love with young American-born Lupita and fight for her love until grandma quiets them.

Street of Shadows(en)

A saloon owner falls in love with the abused wife of a heavy gambler. He is snared into a web of intrigue when an ex-girlfriend is found murdered in his apartment.

Slipknot - Slipknot - 10th Anniversary Edition DVD(en)

Of the Sic: Your Nightmares, Our Dreams (documentary film) Live at Dynamo Open Air 2000 (full concert): 1. 742617000027 2. (sic) 3. Eyeless 4. Wait and Bleed 5. No Life 6. Liberate 7. Purity 8. Prosthetics 9. Spit It Out 10. Get This 11. Surfacing Music videos: "Spit It Out" "Wait and Bleed" "Surfacing" "Wait and Bleed (Animated Version)"

a_ética(pt)

A man awakes in an abandoned shed.Confused, he finds itself tied to a chair. Standing in front of him is an unknown man, who begins a weird speech about his unique professional ethics, until the conversation rovers to a new and tense situation.

Heavy Metal Massacre(en)

A killer goes on a killing spree at a heavy metal club.

Stolen(fa)

On the eve of emigration, a couple has problems that change the course of their lives. Mina, played by Nikki Karimi, is an actress whose personal laptop has been stolen and this causes her a lot of trouble. The film, whose old friend and colleague Alireza Afkari was also present, performed a number of his songs in front of the film and with his voice.

Pretty Bloody: The Women of Horror(en)

Pretty Bloody: The Women of Horror is a television documentary film that premiered on the Canadian cable network Space on February 25, 2009. The hour-long documentary examines the experiences, motivations and impact of the increasing number of women engaged in horror fiction, with producers Donna Davies and Kimberlee McTaggart of Canada's Sorcery Films interviewing actresses, film directors, writers, critics and academics. The documentary was filmed in Toronto, Canada; and in Los Angeles, California and New York City, New York in the US.

Gas Light(en)

Years after her aunt was murdered in her home, a young woman moves back into the house with her new husband. However, he has a secret that he will do anything to protect, even if means driving his wife insane.

WWE: Ring in the Holiday(en)

Celebrate the holidays with "The Hardcore Legend" Mick Foley and his daughter Noelle as they go on a quest to find Santa Claus. Join the Foley Clan in their search as they reminisce about classic WWE moments and matches from holidays past featuring The Miracle on 34th Street Fight between Dean Ambrose and Bray Wyatt. The All I Want for Christmas Battle Royal, Good Santa (Mark Henry) vs. Bad Santa (Damien Sandow) in the Battle For Christmas. John Cena and Trish Stratus vs. Santino Marella and Beth Phoenix, and more! So grab some eggnog, make some cookies, and ring in the holiday with WWE!

Horror Heaven(de)

Jörg Buttgereit himself plays a TV horror show presenter, introducing the audience to a variety of "Horror classics”. These are of course all short Super 8 films and he shows here his versatility as a filmmaker. The short pieces are all made in 1984 and range from a spoof on the Mummy to a Frankenstein parody, to an amazingly well-crafted stop-motion animated Godzilla-like monster pic called GAZORRA (starring Daktari Lorenz from NEKROMANTIK) to a down and dirty girl-fights-off-violent-rapist segment named CANNIBAL GIRL. Hilarious horror comedy!