Third Shift – by Anthony Simon

In the late 70s and early 80s, Los Sures was one of the poorest neighborhoods in New York City....

The memories of two workers who spent their lives at Domino Sugar, the soon to be demolished factory on the Brooklyn waterfront

(Union Docs)

USA / 20minutes

Uncanny Valley

A new short film from Federico Heller explores a well travelled dystopian sci-fi narrative territory—addiction to future technologies, war and...

In the slums of the future, virtual reality junkies satisfy their violent impulses in online entertainment.

(3dar)

Argentina / 9minutes

The Story of 90 Coins

Genre films are always a challenge as much as they are a threat. Especially in such explored topic as love, the combinations...

A genre film about gender roles, and the experience of love through promise, misunderstanding and regret.

(Hiersun Productions)

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The Landing – by Josh Tanner

It all starts (or ends) in a hospital room, where a mature man stands watching the last glimpe of...

Summer of 1960, a Midwestern farm: Where is the enemy?

(Perception Pictures)

Australia / 18minutes

Next Floor

Next Floor is the surreal short film made by  Canadian writer-director Denis Villeneuve that plunges us into an opulent...

During an opulent and luxurious banquet, eleven pampered guests participate in what appears to be a ritualistic gastronomic carnage.

(Phi Group)

Canada / 10minutes

Crush

A woman is looking for the perfect armchair, in this short film directed by Rebecca Pugh and Jen West....

The search for the perfect armchair becomes a reflection on love and relationships.

(MinyCine Motion Picture)

USA / 7minutes

Offline Dating

Are we still able to approach a person without the use of internet? This is the question British director Samuel...

A 'single' guy challenges himself to find a his next date without the help of the internet.

(Joshua Smith & Samuel Abrahams )

UK / 6minutes

All Men Are Called Robert – by Marc-Henri Boulier

A naked and scared young man runs through the woods, chased by someone. His confused and desperate run is...

An anxiety run through a brutal truth

(Insolence Productions, R! Stone Productions)

Francia / 6minutes

Online Premiere: Riverbero

An armchair, some electrical appliances, a few glimpses of a deserted Turin… Solemn camera movements lead us through different...

A "Border Film" suspended between video art and science that shows us how to capture a sound.

(MyBossWas)

Italy / 15minutes

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The Mistery of Flying Kicks

We saw them on the street, in the most diverse cities in the world, in movies, music videos, maybe...

A brilliant "collabortaivo short-doc" about the urban mystery of sneakers hanging from overhead power lines.

(Closer Productions )

Australia / 14minutes

The Valley of Angels

The Valley of Angels is a project realised by Terra Project Photographers, a collective of documentary photographers founded in Florence in...

A slice of daily life of a family living secluded in the mountains in the south-eastern of Sicily.

(Terra Project Photographers)

Italy / 5minutes

Jonah

Kibwe Tavares is one of  UK’s most exciting young directors. An achitecture grad with a lifelong love of cinema,...

A tale full of surprises and special effects narrates the destructive consequences of fame and wealth in the life of a boy from Zanzibar.

(BFI Film Fund)

UK / 18minutes

Autobiographical Scene Number 6882

(from Jeffrey Bowers via Vice)  A group of friends are walking across a bridge, discussing the finer aspects of alcohol, when they begin...

A group of friends watches as one of them attempts to jump into the water from a bridge.

(Plattform Produktion)

Sweden / 9minutes

Modern Life is Rubbish

It’s hard to think of a more fitting title for this bittersweet story about separation and the division of...

A recently broken-up couple separating their music collection leads the way for a dissertation on love, loss and the inherent evil of greatest hits albums.

(Self-produced)

UK / 13minutes

Deathly – by Mike Williamson

Mike Williamson is a weird and curious guy. He fronts the rock band JR Juggernaut and curates the monthly...

And now, I'll love you to death...

(Blacklight Pictures)

USA / 14minutes

Where We Are

This beautiful, delicate and poignant short could be some kind of  “long-distance relationships’ manifesto”, a pretty common way of...

Separation, distance and memory: the essence of love in 85 seconds.

(Self-produced)

USA / 1minutes

Lost Cubert

Cubert’s life revolves around his monotonous and repetitive work. He repeats the same actions every day, in the cold...

The monotonous and repetitive work of an everyday man suddenly turns into an Escherian nightmare.

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Germany / 6minutes

Abe

Abe was programmed to love. Until recently, he had a family: he was living with them, cooking, helping them...

What if a robot that was programmed to love stops being loved by those around him?

(Zero-G Productions)

UK / 9minutes

Online Premiere: Belva Nera

UPDATES: Matteo Zoppis and Alessio Rigo De Righi are about to debut with their first feature film il Solengo (2015...

The legend of a black panther spotted in the Lazio countryside narrated by the stories of a community of hunters between folklore and reality.

(Coda Rossa)

Italy / 33minutes

Interesting Ball

Exquisitely surreal and brazenly grotesque, this short of dense thirteen minutes unravels five stories connected by a bouncing red ball...

A red ball bounces around the city through five incredible stories, for eventually getting to the beach.

(Daniel Scheinert & Stefanie Lynch)

USA / 13minutes

Dr. Easy

Dr. Easy  was adapted from the first chapter of Red Men, a dystopian novel by Matthew De Abaitua. The...

A robot with medical training is sent to negotiate a dangerous situation.

(Warp Films)

UK / 9minutes

The Herd

The story starts in a lurid clinic, where women are held in captivity. They are forced to live inside...

Know what you are consuming...

(Eat Your Heart Out Films)

UK / 20minutes

Atropa

From the director of HENRi, a sci-fi short film selected by the most important festivals around the world, another genre...

In the outer space, a detective is looking for a mysterious missing ship.

(Corridor Productions)

USA / 9minutes