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Online Premiere: The Chair of Life by Carlos Valle

The online premiere has expired. You can watch The Chair of Life here: https://feelmakers.com/es/videos/18251/la-silla-de-la-vida What holds two sisters-in-law together...

The short film awarded with the First Prize at Ca' Foscari Short Film Festival 2016 available in exclusive for 7 days until March 24

(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
Like – by Garrett Bradley

Social media are the most effective digital advertising channel for driving impressions, clicks, and conversions. An online economy has...

A glimpse into the "click-farms" of Bangladesh, where workers are paid to "like" Facebook pages

(Field of Vision)

USA / 10minutes
How to Act on Reality TV – by John Wilson

The story of How to Act on Reality TV, short doc by filmmaker John Wilson, has started when a...

The meta-movie that opens us the doors of the New York Reality TV School: not acting but real

(John's Movies)

USA / 23minutes
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
The Story of Ones

The story of one could be an experience for all. Telling these stories is the mission of Pham Ngoc...

Like entering a roomful of stories, the sound of the Vietnamese state radio introduces us into the city life of Hanoi.

(Hanoi DOCLAB)

Vietnam / 9minutes

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Online Premiere: The Chair of Life by Carlos Valle

The short film awarded with the First Prize at Ca' Foscari Short Film Festival 2016 available in exclusive for 7 days until March 24

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

Like – by Garrett Bradley

A glimpse into the "click-farms" of Bangladesh, where workers are paid to "like" Facebook pages

How to Act on Reality TV – by John Wilson

The meta-movie that opens us the doors of the New York Reality TV School: not acting but real

Third Shift – by Anthony Simon

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

The Story of Ones

Like entering a roomful of stories, the sound of the Vietnamese state radio introduces us into the city life of Hanoi.

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Steadfast Stanley – by John Cody Kim

"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole." And sometimes they save it...

Pablo’s Villa

Pablo Novak lives alone in the submerged Argentine ghost town of Villa Epecuén: this is his fascinating and incredible story

Black Metal – by Kat Candler

The lead singer of a black metal band dealing with guilt and sorrow: if an artist's work is used for unintended purposes, is the artist partially responsible?

Dylan

A young transgender tells us his story on his early morning journey to Conney Island.

Crush – by Katherine Bernard

The short by the American filmmaker cuts satire to reveal a tragicomic criticism of the art world

Whateverest

A documentary that moves and entertains on an anonymous anti-hero of the province and his passion for electronic music.

Fugu & Tako

The friendship between two Japanese white collar men changes as one of them turns into a puffer fish inside a sushi bar.

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

International Film Festival – Clermont Ferrand 2015

The historic French festival started. Here are the trailer of the Italian shorts, and a major crowdfunding campaign promoted by the CNC to support our national production in the world .

Dan Invited Hanna Over for Dinner

An unexpected dinner invitation disrupts Hanna's life. Idiosyncrasies and anxieties in the life of a modern young couple.

The Walrus

The Walrus is feeling depressed. He has everything, but feels something is missing in his life... Are you Walrus?

Fighting the Ebola Outbreak, Street by Street.

The New York Times' shortdoc on Ebola's outbreak in Liberia, redefines the boundaries between news and narrative.

Pilgrims – by John Doan

What time can do to a man? Joseph Brodsky's obsession becomes a short film

How to Act on Reality TV – by John Wilson

The meta-movie that opens us the doors of the New York Reality TV School: not acting but real

The Landing – by Josh Tanner

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

Eat My Shit

The moving story of a girl whose butthole is where her mouth should be.

Pyskessa

A surreal adventure in the life of a little girl with a wild imagination.

Funnel

His car has broken down, a guy spend a whole day on the phone while looking for a funnel.

The Boy with a Camera for a Face

A allegorical fairy tale about a boy born with a camera instead of a head, told in rhyme.

Wind

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

Selfie

An hilarious 60 seconds animated "sketch" on the most viral obsession of the moment.

Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen 2014

In its 60th anniversary, Oberhausen sets out to discover a "cinema without film" between experimentation, memory and absence.

Sundance Film Festival 2017 Announces Shorts Programs: Taste These 7 Shorts

Seven shorts to watch online from the 68 programmed to play over January 19-29 in Park City