Silicon Sights

Ghost Light(en)

A ghost light is a single bulb left burning whenever a theatre is dark. Some argue that its function is to chase away mischievous spirits, others say it lights the way for the ghosts that inhabit every theatre.

Blood Lust(en)

A newly turned vampire craves his first sip of blood. But the hunter may end up the hunted...

Black Pawn(en)

The rejected son of a gangster tries to regain his fathers approval.

The Cleaner(en)

While cleaning Dave finds something that's impossible to dispose of... Life will never be the same.

R31(es)

The Odd Contraption of David Bardo(en)

David Bardo, a lost and lonesome soul, racked with fatigue and depression, spends his time locked away in his garage, relentlessly working on a secret project he builds to an unrequited ode of love. As his fastidious approach culminates into a darker and more manic overture. His outside work is rapidly declining, as he pulls further away from reality.

Crudités(fr)

Tickets s.v.p(en)

An incident from the early days of Québec's quiet revolution, tailor-made for the cartoonist. It is the story of a Montréal commuter train, a unilingual ticket collector and a bilingual passenger. The passenger appears on screen himself to describe his bid to have tickets requested in French as well as in English. What ensued, and how even the railway president became involved, is illustrated with wit and humor.

Zombies 1985(en)

Steve is an upwardly mobile entrepreneur who believes he has come up with the next big thing - the next Rubik's Cube. "It's going to be bigger than Betamax!". The film covers his journey home from a super successful day at the office where he's all but closed the biggest deal of his life. Just a couple of mobile phone calls on the way home and it's in the bag. However, as he races back to celebrate with his wife and kids, we witness his fall from apparent certain victory to increasing infuriation - everyone's suddenly stopped taking his calls. His anger and desperation boils over when he can't get anyone on the phone....not his secretary, his investors, or his wife. All the while, the Zombie Apocalypse is happening around him; he's just too self absorbed to notice it... until he gets home.

Repetition(es)

A girl. A boy. A challenge. If we play the repeating game, how far would you go?

Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Monumental Art(en)

In the summer of 2018, on the Serpentine in London's Hyde Park, world-renowned artist Christo created his first public work of art in the UK. Inspired by ancient Mesopotamian tombs, the Mastaba is constructed from 7,506 painted oil barrels and weighs six hundred tonnes. It is the latest work in a career spanning half a century and stretching across the world. His work to date have included surrounding 11 islands off the Florida coast with pink polypropylene and wrapping Berlin's Reichstag and the Pont Neuf in Paris. This programme charts the creation of the Mastaba - from the first barrels being put on the water to its final unveiling - and paints a portrait of Christo as he looks back on a life spent making provocative works of art with his wife and partner Jeanne-Claude.

Who's That At the Back of the Bus ?(en)

Alone on the top deck of the night bus, an old lady is haunted by an unlikely apparition.

Stealing a Heart(zh)

A Yu's cute neighbor, Lao Wang, has a plan to steal her heart.

Travelling Past(en)

On her way to a new home in a new country, young Arabella fears that her childhood will be forgotten… but after finding a carefree friend in Inge, she comes to learn that maybe moving on doesn’t always mean forgetting.

The Crow Who Wore A Suit And Worked In An Office(en)

Feeling misplaced and trapped in an environment where he doesn't belong, he dreams of doing what he always wanted. This is the story of the crow who wore a suit and worked in an office.

Thermogenesis(en)

"A film version of a videotape. In it my drawings are animated and colorized by using computers. Walter Wright and Richard Froeman were on the computers. John Godfrey helped with the video editing. I did the sound score. The original tape was done on 2" high-band color videotape, two computers, a Paik-Abe video-synthesizer, with studio chroma-keying and multi-generation video editing." A version of Computer Graphics #1, one of Emshwiller's very first video works.

Glances(en)

When two strangers lock eyes in a café, they both have to deal with unexpected feelings.

No More Darkness, No More Light(en)

A woman fresh out of prison for a crime she took the fall for comes looking for the money she was promised, and the daughter she lost.

The Book Club(en)

A young woman is invited to be a part of a book club but it soon becomes apparent that the women in this club are more than they appear to be

Solitary Eyes(en)

An isolated filmmaker struggles to connect with others in the absence of cameras. When he becomes creatively stuck, the world around him begins to dissolve.