Spirit to Spirit: Nikki Giovanni

Chalk Dust(en)

Through a series of elaborate chalk drawings, a girl who is deaf is able to hear again.

The Messenger(da)

While striving for the top digital messenger spot Flash makes a fatal error putting young love in jeopardy. Now he must risk everything he has worked for in order to make it right or save his reputation.

Silent Tears(ta)

An innocent father and his blind daughter with a doll spend their days within the walls of a bunker during the final stages of civil war in Sri Lanka. The surprising third character connects the father, daughter and the doll in a sorrowful manner. The blood tears they shed during the darkest hours are unheard by many. The characters represent the current stages of the tamils in Sri Lanka. The ones who died, disappeared and the living dead.

Midas Touch(en)

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service public information film, which features a man, made completely of molten rock and fire talk to the audience against a smoky black background.

Faroe Islands(en)

Featuring the voiceover of Sir Anthony Hopkins, this public information film from the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society starts out rather innocently with beautiful hand-painted animation. It describes how once a year a large group of pilot whales swim to a small group of islands known as the Faroe Islands.

Passants 1-2(fr)

Bug Diner(en)

A dissatisfied marriage, a secret crush, and workplace fantasies come to a head in a diner run by a mole with a hot ass.

Jaaniv(mr)

As seen today 'Money' is an integral part of everyone's life, the idea behind making this film was to portray the complexities between the multiple characters (Chetan, his mother & father) in a very realistic way regards to their point of view on money. The film shows us three different perspectives of how money makes one feel.

TransTrans (TransformersTransformed)(en)

A radical remix of the recent Transformers film, via synthetic collapse and critical revenge on its old & new fascist tropes > celebrating SPEED. NOISE. + DANGER. The fervent declarations & violent poetry of the Futurists are superimposed on the mythic morphology of the Autobot blockbuster’s machine mayhem. Images of death & destruction reign in a delirium of transformations as, to quote Marinetti: “We Decompose the Universe!”

Succeed To Escape(en)

"Succeed To Escape" is a story about five young adults locked into a basement room and have to face trials to be freed. During these trials, they face their conflicts within themselves and with each other.

One, Two(en)

One Two is a short drama film which centres around the protagonist Maddy, a shy and introverted first generation migrant who wants to pursue her passion for AFL.

Without Water(en)

A resilient crop-farmer endeavours to preserve his land, legacy and way of life in the face of Australia’s ongoing ‘big dry’.

Maurice(fr)

Everything would be fine. Maurice had made up his mind. He had made a list: pick a date, announce his retirement, sell the car, see old friends, and empty the garage. Then, die with dignity.

Change(th)

Champ and Jay are best friends in an all-boys high school. Jay is protective of Champ, and Champ begins to develop a one-sided crush for him. How far will you go for someone you love?

Fuzzy Feelings(en)

Creativity has the power to change the way we see each other, and the world. Sometimes, seeing things through a new lens can make all the difference.

Surface(en)

A dream-like animated short. A woman cries, and her tears undergo a beautiful metamorphosis.

Airbeds(en)

In classic farcical style, the supposed role-model demonstrates the potential dangers of inflatable airbeds to his young ward while doing exactly what he is warning against. Like many of the PIFs directed by Richard Taylor, a serious message is delivered in a fun or eye-catching way.

The Girl(en)

A young girl spends most days by herself trying to get away from her ongoing family issues. One day while playing outside, she gets taken away and no one is there to notice.

Strangers(en)

Deals with child molestation prevention. Teaches youngsters safety rules they should follow whenever any unknown person speaks to them. For elementary grades. Sid Davis remade this film over and over and over. Same situations different actors and years.

Skin & Bone(en)

Three kids find themselves coming of age and going through changes after sneaking into a house on Halloween night.