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Memoria del fuego – by Francesco Clerici

Memoria del fuego by Francesco Clerici tells the story of a creation process that is as simple as fascinating...

From the director of "Hand Gestures," the manufacturing of Cuban cigars in a factory in Estelí, Nicaragua

(Point Nemo Film)

Italy / 6minutes
Coach Nison – by Charlie Hoxie

Coach Nison by Charlie Hoxie is part of Frameworks, a series of in-depth documentary shorts examining extraordinary New York...

A table tennis champion from Tajikistan opens a club in Brooklyn where he trains the next generation of talent

(BRIC TV)

USA / 14minutes
Nyosha – by Liran Kapel & Yael Dekel

Nyosha is the animated short documentary based on the true story of Holocaust survivor Nomi Kapel. Israeli directors Liran...

An animated tribute to those who survived the Holocaust and to the memory of its victims

(Liran Kapel Studio)

Israel / 11minutes
The Chair of Life – by Carlos Valle

What holds two sisters-in-law together over a lifetime? Carmen and María are two old ladies who support each other...

The short film awarded with the First Prize at Ca' Foscari Short Film Festival 2016: a touching reflection about old age

(Auntie Films)

Spain / 10minutes
Project X – by Laura Poitras and Henrik Moltke

Not many people know that AT&T has installed NSA surveillance equipment in at least 5 of its Internet and...

From the director of Citizenfour, narrated by Rami Malek and Michelle Williams, a journey into NSA's NYC surveillance hub

(Field of Vision, The Intercept)

USA / 10minutes
Bear – by Pascal Floerks

It’s really hard to say, perhaps Bear (Bär) is a documentary, perhaps a short animation. Certainly it’s the final...

A mysterious and personal story about the director's grandfather

(Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg)

Germany / 8minutes

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Memoria del fuego – by Francesco Clerici

From the director of "Hand Gestures," the manufacturing of Cuban cigars in a factory in Estelí, Nicaragua

Coach Nison – by Charlie Hoxie

A table tennis champion from Tajikistan opens a club in Brooklyn where he trains the next generation of talent

Nyosha – by Liran Kapel & Yael Dekel

An animated tribute to those who survived the Holocaust and to the memory of its victims

The Chair of Life – by Carlos Valle

The short film awarded with the First Prize at Ca' Foscari Short Film Festival 2016: a touching reflection about old age

Project X – by Laura Poitras and Henrik Moltke

From the director of Citizenfour, narrated by Rami Malek and Michelle Williams, a journey into NSA's NYC surveillance hub

Bear – by Pascal Floerks

A mysterious and personal story about the director's grandfather

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Kung Fury

A cop martial arts expert is sent back in time to defeat Hitler...

C: 299792 km/s

The story of IV Kestros's crew mutiny led by Commander Malleck

Melancholy – Ta Tristesse: Interview with Jacinthe Folon

A little conversation with the young Belgian director, winner of the Music Video International Competition at Ca' Foscari Short Film Festival

Wanderers

A spectacular and scientifically based (pre)vision of humanity's expansion into the Solar System, commented by Carl Sagan's original voice.

Danger Island

A couple of british poachers explore undiscovered islands in search of the fabled Moth Owl, in this animated tribute to old b-movies.

Box

The first world experiment of 3D mapping on 2D objects in motion achieved via remote control of two industrial robots and the combined use of different technologies.

Box Room – by Michael Lathrop

Thanks God, there is Mom!

Ormie – by Rob Silvestri

Ormie is a pig, in every sense of the word: see his attempts to gain the warm sweet taste that is his obsession

Let it rain

A deadly shootout... with water weapons.

Symphony no. 42 – by Réka Bucsi

A fox in the woods is questioning about the essence of universe and then she shot herself.

L’Ondee

A small elegy of rain that nods to the history of cinema

Sergeant Slaughter, My Big Brother

Tom Hardy plays a temperamental aspiring soldier in a story of brotherly love and strife.

The Herd

Know what you are consuming...

Alto Sauce

A cruel crime happened in the village of Alto Sauce twenty years ago: today the case has been reopened and plays a game of mirrors between past and present.

The Cat Piano

A noir animation, set in the jazz feline underworld, narrated by Nick Cave's charming and mysterious voice.

Player Two – by John Wikstrom

Can video games be a spiritual experience? The game will never be over

Deathly – by Mike Williamson

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

World of Glory (Opening Scene)

A plain, ordinary man tells us about his work as a real-estate broker, his dead father, his ordinary home and so on in a naturalistic voice, lacking any emotions.

Wind

The everyday activities of the inhabitants of an extremely windy area are hard. But what if the wind stopped blowing?

Godard’s Message

"Khan Khanne": Jean-Luc Godard's videoletter to Cannes' president Gilles Jacob: a testament for tomorrow's cinema.

I’m a Mitzvah

The bittersweet adventure of a young American man who spends one last night with his deceased friend while stranded in rural Mexico.

Nyosha – by Liran Kapel & Yael Dekel

An animated tribute to those who survived the Holocaust and to the memory of its victims

All Flowers in Time

Chloè Sevigny stars in a surreal story about possession and scary faces.

The Apocalypse

The Apocalypse has come. The worst thing that could happen to you? Having some ideas. An hilarious horror in which only the dumb survive.