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Killing Klaus Kinski – by Spiros Stathoulopoulos

Killing Klaus Kinski by Spiros Stathoulopoulos, Greek-Colombian director best known for the uncut cult film PVC-1 (2007) and Meteora...

The vertiginous reimagination of a myth of the history of film: the filming of Fitzcarraldo by Werner Herzog

(Candelaria Films)

Colombia / Greece / 20minutes
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
Crush – by Katherine Bernard

Crush, the short film by Katherine Bernard, takes place on two temporal levels: the “before” and the “after,” that...

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

(Dazed)

USA / 12minutes
Black Metal – by Kat Candler

When metal is linked with crime. The West Memphis Three — Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley —...

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?

(Candler Productions)

USA / 8minutes
Behind the Biennale: A Short History of the World’s Most Important Art Exhibition

What would the world be like without the Venice Biennale? Director Oscar Boyson asked this question to a group...

What would the world be like without the Venice Biennale? This short doc answers to the question in a very pop manner through archival images, artworks and interviews.

(Artsy)

USA / 6minutes
Marilyn Myller

In the beginning it was nothing. And then everything appeared. Explosions of light and matter, forms that combine and...

A witty satire on the art world and the anxieties of the creative process masterfully directed by stop-motion animation genius Mikey Please.

(Blink Industries)

UK / 7minutes

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Killing Klaus Kinski – by Spiros Stathoulopoulos

The vertiginous reimagination of a myth of the history of film: the filming of Fitzcarraldo by Werner Herzog

Memoria del fuego – by Francesco Clerici

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

Crush – by Katherine Bernard

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

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?

Behind the Biennale: A Short History of the World’s Most Important Art Exhibition

What would the world be like without the Venice Biennale? This short doc answers to the question in a very pop manner through archival images, artworks and interviews.

Marilyn Myller

A witty satire on the art world and the anxieties of the creative process masterfully directed by stop-motion animation genius Mikey Please.

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The Robbery – by Jim Cummings

After Thunder Road, another dark comedy where a robbery doesn't go so well

FOCUS ON: Jim Cummings

Interview with the director of Thunder Road, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival

Cutaway

Through close up details of hands, we follow the life of a single young man as he works, pursues relationships, and comes to terms with a life changing event.

Snow White Cologne – by Amanda Eliasson

The story of an addiction in form of acrylic paint on paper and experimental cut-up technique inspired by William S. Burroughs

92 Dreamin

Brooklyn, 1992. A lonely skater gets thrown in a dreamy virtual world, where everything is possible

Requiem for Romance

Shortlisted for the 2014 Academy Awards Best Animated short category, a story of kung-fu and forbidden love inspired by Shanghai's past.

Wanderers

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

Alien Attack from the Interspace – by Alessio Gonnella

Sci-fi in Italy is possible, but... How can the trumpet save us all?

Past Forward, David O. Russell’s Star-Studded Prada Short Film

The acclaimed director filmed a surreal, futuristic silent "cinema poem" in black & white

The Brain Hack – by Joseph White

Two students create a short-cut to induce hallucinogenic visions of God, but find themselves hunted by a deadly religious sect.

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

Uncanny Valley

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

Short Film Day: beautiful shorts in the shortest day of the year.

Thanks to the Italian Short Film Centre the national short film scene stands out at the Short Film Day with a wide and quality selection.

The Life & Death of an iPhone

Life, death, and reincarnation of an iPhone from its point-of-view. An original perspective on our relatoinship with technology.

The Cat Piano

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

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.

Dark Hallucinations – by Diego Salinas

An immersive audiovisual installation by Funken Studio, a chronicle of darkness where life loses every possible grip

La Huida – The Runaway

The colorful deconstruction of a moment in the life of a group of bizarre characters.

FOCUS ON: Myrsini Aristidou

Exploring human relationships in the most honest, or genuine way possible: small talk with award-winning director

A Pale Blue Dot

An uplifting animation with commentary by Carl Sagan, offers us an unexpected perspective of our earthly existence.

FOCUS ON: Alberto Guerra and Massimiliano Nicolè

Interview with the authors of the short web series 'Have you seen Tom Collins?,' winner at the Rome Web Awards

Head over Heels

This Oscar-nominated animation is an heartwarming tale of a married couple whose lives have grown in opposite directions.

Citizen versus Kane

When death arrives on the set of a low-budget "Citizen Kane" remake, what's there to do to save the production?

021 Capalbio | GSF’s Exclusive Showcase

Watch a selection of some of the the best shorts from the various sections of the 021 Capalbio Cinema International Short Film Fest until August 31st.