Golden Surge

My age, yours, and the age of the world(es)

After the earthquake, my grandmother is facing the loss of her apartment.

My Grandma Matilde(es)

Little María has been left in the care of her grandmother Matilde. The relationship between them is not very good. While María spends her time creating, her grandmother, who has become ill, has the urge to teach her the little trades that can help her fend for herself when she is gone. Their relationship becomes more tense, until her grandmother remembers a secret that she has kept since childhood...

Almantal Yu’un Lekilal(es)

Twenty-two years after the massacre perpetrated by paramilitary groups in complicity with the government, the people of Acteal celebrate their martyrs and persist in their demand for justice.

America; I Too(en)

Three arrested and detained undocumented immigrants must navigate the system to fight impending deportation.

The Bleacher(en)

The disappearance of her sock at a local laundromat sends a fragile Rita over the edge. Hellbent on finding it, she searches deep and gets sucked into a washing machine, entering an otherworldly cycle from which she may never escape.

The Lost Season(en)

As the world experiences its final winter, desperate measures to hold onto the season awaken a radical labor consciousness.

The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper(en)

During the holiday season, when the animals of the Central Park Zoo are preparing for Christmas, Private, the youngest of the penguins notices that the Polar Bear is all alone. Assured that nobody should have to spend Christmas alone, Private goes into the city for some last-minute Christmas shopping. Along the way, he gets stuffed into a stocking

The Scanners Way: Creating the Special Effects in 'Scanners'(en)

This Documentary goes over how the special effects in the 1981 film "Scanners" were done.

Satie's "Parade"(ja)

A Parade for three managers and four performers. Sketchy drawings in a neatly arranged palette, involving quotes from the French composer Erik Satie, set to the music of Parade performed by the Dutch Willem Breuker Kollektief.

Way of Giants(pt)

In a forest of giant trees, six-year-old Oquirá embarks on a quest to understand life.

Inner Workings(en)

This is the story of the internal struggle between a man's Brain—a pragmatic protector who calculates his every move, and his Heart—a free-spirited adventurer who wants to let loose.

Les sentiers culturels(fr)

Meaning of Robots(en)

This short film profiles the benevolent Mike Sullivan, who has been in the process of shooting a stop-motion robot sex film in his New York City apartment for the last ten years. Obsessed with the meticulous construction of the miniature robot porn stars, his apartment now overflows with thousands, leaving him only tiny paths to navigate and no place to film his epic.

Fishball Revolution(en)

An asylum seeker from Hong Kong builds a new life for himself in Glasgow, using his passion for street food to maintain his cultural identity.

Phosphorus(fr)

Basking in a theatres lights, a realm of dust particles dances in unison. One sprite suddenly gets the chance to be centre stage…

Geraldine(fr)

Gerald is dealing with an unwanted sex change.

Man with Pendulous Arms(xx)

On a moonless night, a character with overlong arms walks. Preceded by his shadow, he goes to an arena where he is about to perform a ritual.

Street Musique(en)

Animator Ryan Larkin does a visual improvisation to music performed by a popular group presented as sidewalk entertainers. His take-off point is the music, but his own beat is more boisterous than that of the musicians. The illustrations range from convoluted abstractions to caricatures of familiar rituals. Without words.

Lumaaq: An Eskimo Legend(en)

An Inuit tale of familial revenge.

Front and Back(en)

An educational short film featuring the character of Luxo Jr. demonstrating the concept of "front" and "back."