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- DirectorRichard CondieStarsJay BrazeauIda OslerRandy WoodsA couple have a fight over a scrabble game unaware that a full scale nuclear war has started.
- DirectorJonathan GlazerStarsSusanne BrownLee ByfordChristopher JuppA masked mob cruelly punish a lone masked man in this nightmarish short film.
- DirectorChris LandrethStarsRyan LarkinChris LandrethFelicity FanjoyThe movie talks about the life of Ryan Larkin, a gifted Canadian animator of the late '60s and the early '70s.
- DirectorBen FranklinAnthony MeltonStarsAaron Thomas WardCorinna MarloweCharlie VenablesA bullied schoolboy takes drastic measures against his tormenter, summoning an ancient being in the woods using a spellbound book passed down through the generations of his family.
- DirectorTrevor JimenezStarsTrevor JimenezIn this animated spin on the noir genre, A man's obsession with key lime pie brings him to the brink of insanity and a chance encounter with the grim reaper.
- DirectorYuri NorsteinStarsVyacheslav NevinnyyMariya VinogradovaAleksey BatalovA little hedgehog, on the way to visit his friend the bear, gets lost in thick fog, where horses, dogs and even falling leaves take on a terrifying new aspect.
- DirectorAmanda ForbisWendy TilbyA chance encounter, a juicy yellow lemon and an unfortunate twist of fate will reveal that the symbiotic relationship between people is inextricable.
- DirectorChristopher HintonStarsWade HemsworthA young surveyor, new to northern Ontario, encounters the black flies. Over and over again, he encounters those black flies.
- DirectorNorman McLarenStarsGrant MunroJean Paul LadouceurA surreal story of two neighbours' destructive feud over a flower.
- DirectorEvelyn Lambart
- DirectorEugene FedorenkoStarsBernard CarezSophie CowlingRaymond PollenderAn abandoned baby is repeatedly left on a series of doorsteps in a well-to-do community, only to be rejected by each in turn until the infant arrives at the one social group that shows any concern and compassion.
- DirectorStephen QuayTimothy QuayStarsCésar SarachuA figure travels through a realm beyond the senses, where plants interact with surreal cinematography.
- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaTom Cat is a concert pianist who plays beautifully until he is interrupted by Jerry Mouse.
- DirectorAri AsterStarsBonnie BedeliaLiam AikenRachel BrosnahanA vibrant Pixar-inspired montage (think the marriage sequence in Up) in which a mother, unable to confront the heartbreak of her son leaving for college, delays his departure by making him sick. Unfortunately, she goes too far, is helpless to reverse what she set in motion, and is forced to face the unfathomable consequences of her selfishness.
- DirectorAlan ClarkeStarsGary WalkerBill HamiltonMichael FoyleA depiction of a series of violent killings in Northern Ireland with no clue as to exactly who is responsible.
- DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsSimone ChevalotLuc-Martial DagenaisKenneth FernandezDuring an opulent banquet, eleven pampered guests participate in what appears to be a ritualistic gastronomic carnage. In this grotesque universe, an unexpected sequence of events destabilizes the endless symphony of abundance.
- DirectorLynne RamsayStarsTom LittenNiall BurtonCurtis CokerA young man encounters many people while swimming in Britain.
- DirectorAlain ResnaisStarsMichel BouquetReinhard HeydrichHeinrich HimmlerThe history of Nazi Germany's death camps of the Final Solution and the hellish world of dehumanization and death contained inside.
- DirectorForugh FarrokhzadStarsForugh FarrokhzadEbrahim GolestanHossein MansouriSet in a leper colony in the north of Iran, The House is Black juxtaposes "ugliness", of which there is much in the world as stated in the opening scenes, with religion and gratitude.
- DirectorStephen QuayTimothy QuayAn enigmatic story told in seven chapters, each introduced by an elliptical sentence on a title card. A man is in an apartment. He goes outside where a red tram runs beside a cathedral. He can see religious art. In his apartment and workshop, his nearly colorless life does include a cloth of rich, red brocade. He works amid constructs of straight lines, planks, wires, and scaffolding. He falls from a chair in his flat. He's not dead.
- DirectorSean ByrneStarsCory DerrickShelly LaumanMick PrestonA young couple stumble home after a big night out. Their frisky interlude at a suburban tennis club lands them a role in a far more sinister, supernatural game and their opponents have a distinct home court advantage.
- DirectorYorgos LanthimosStarsMatt DillonDaphné PatakiaSusan ElleA professional cellist has an encounter with a stranger on the subway which has unexpected and far-reaching ramifications on his life.
- DirectorHiro MuraiStarsDonald GloverRihannaLetitia WrightA young musician seeks to hold a festival to liberate the oppressed people of Guava Island, even if only for a day.
- DirectorChris MarkerStarsÉtienne BeckerJean NégroniHélène ChatelainThe story of a man forced to explore his memories in the wake of World War III's devastation, told through still images.
- DirectorJan LenicaA man is persecuted by an enormous and abusive letter 'A'.
- DirectorBretislav PojarStarsPatrice ArbourBernard CarezA giant statue of the letter "E" arrives in the park. One man sees it as "B"; they are preparing to cart him off to the looney bin when a doctor arrives and determines the man needs glasses. Then the king arrives; he also sees "B". He tries on the glasses, sees "E", and pins a medal on the doctor then has his goon squad come and bash on everyone's head until they too see "B".
- DirectorDavid LynchStarsJack CruzDavid LynchToototabonIn a locked down train station, a homicide detective conducts an interview with a tormented monkey.
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsEvelyne BrochuDavid CronenbergAn interview between a doctor and a patient who is convinced that a nest of bugs is growing in her breast.
- DirectorLorcan FinneganStarsMarie RuaneTom Vaughan-LawlorKaren GriffinA young couple trapped in a remote neighborhood are beckoned by shrieking foxes into their twilight world.
- DirectorAthina Rachel TsangariStarsAriane LabedClémence PoésyIsolda DychaukSeven girls, a mansion perched on a Cycladic rock, a cycle of lessons on discipline, desire and demise-infinitely.
- DirectorJames W. GriffithsStarsTom CullenMichael GouldYuri KlimovA prisoner discovers a magical box with a baneful secret that he falls foul to.
- DirectorNazim TulyahodzhayevStarsAleksandr LenkovAnimated Film based on Ray Bradbury's novel "The Martian Chronicles", on the short story called "There Will Come Soft Rains..."
- DirectorKleber Mendonça FilhoStarsMagdale AlvesPedro BandeiraGabriela SouzaMiddle-class family living in a house filled with superfluous electronic appliances see the arrival of a new item, a 29" TV-Set.
- DirectorKleber Mendonça FilhoStarsLuciano Arrais AndradeGraça AraújoPedro BandeiraIn tropical Recife, in northeastern Brazil, temperatures drop to impossible lows and the inhabitants have to adapt. This 'mockumentary' gradually turns critical, looking at the climate, urban development and social interaction from every angle. Does a ray of sun pierce the clouds, after all?
- DirectorScott BarleyThrough a structuralist and simultaneously ambiguous form, the image's reality treads closer to the abstract, leaving the sunset and trees behind.
- DirectorPeter TscherkasskyStarsBarbara HersheyFootage from The Entity (1982) is edited into an abstract nightmare.
- DirectorNa Hong-jinStarsJung-Man SeokWho's your daddy? or Who is stronger.
- DirectorMarcell IványiStarsSzilvia CzoborIlona SomogyiMargit GyovaiDuring a film course lead by Yvette Biro at the Hungarian Academy of Drama and film in 1995, the director students were shown a black-and-white photo taken by Lucien Herve in 1952, and they were given the task of writing a short film based on it. Three women are standing at the outskirts of a village, looking out of the picture in the same direction. This six-minute one-shot film shows what the Herve photo does not.
- DirectorAri AsterStarsBilly MayoBrandon GreenhouseAngela BullockA dark domestic-horror drama about the ties that bind--and the ties that really bind.
- DirectorScott Barley
- DirectorJanicza BravoStarsAlison PillJoshua LeonardAnthony CarriganA woman calls a suicide prevention hot line and is put on hold.
- DirectorBenny SafdieJosh SafdieStarsAdam SandlerBenny SafdieRod Goldman and Al Silverman are street performers who work the tourist scene of Times Square. Goldman gets no respect and Silverman is the first one to make sure of that.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsZeph MichaelisMimi StarkSarah BravemanA writer named Algernon (but called Harry by his friends) buys a picture of a boat on a lake, and his obsession with it renders normal life impossible. He attempts to function again by consulting an analyst and becoming married, but eventually succumbs to his strange anxiety by disappearing into the picture.
- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsWilliam HannaTom, sick of Jerry stealing the milk out of his bowl, poisons it. Instead of killing the mouse, the potion transforms him into a muscular beast.
- DirectorRobert EggersStarsEthan SailorGriffin Fox SmithBeth BrownThe story of two brothers, Tom and Jake, and their problematic relationship.
- DirectorLuca GuadagninoStarsJulianne MooreMarthe KellerKyle MacLachlanFrancesca, an Italian-American writer who lives in New York and must return to Rome to retrieve her aging mother.
- DirectorJoan FoldesPeter FoldesStarsJames McKechnieThe leaders, the wise men, the leopard, the deer, the owl and the rat all look up in the sky in fear as a strange object flies through the sky.
- DirectorKenneth AngerStarsCarmilla SalvatorelliA woman dressed in an elegant period dress wanders through the water gardens at the Villa d'Este.
- DirectorJessica SwaleStarsCatherine TateGemma ArtertonAnthony WelshShort film inspired by the "Time's Up" movement. It stars several A-list actresses auditioning for a leading lady role, offering a critique of the casting process. The casting directors ask increasingly ridiculous requests of the women.
- DirectorKenneth AngerStarsYvonne MarquisA soundtrack plays folk rock as a woman prepares, at noon, to take her Borzois for a walk. She goes through her dresses, all 1920s style flapper gowns, holding them one at a time, shaking them as if they are dancing. She picks one - in puce. She puts it on, delighted, adds perfume, languishes on a chaise for a few minutes, then goes for her walk. It all has a 20s feel.
- DirectorDon HertzfeldtStarsRobert MayJennifer NyholmDon HertzfeldtA hilarious collection of animated television commercials that were rejected because of their creator's failing grip on sanity.
- DirectorMichael GovierWill McCormackIn the aftermath of tragedy, two grieving parents journey through an emotional void as they mourn the loss of a child.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerThree surreal depictions of failures of communication that occur on all levels of human society.
- DirectorFlorian BrauchMatthieu PujolKim TailhadesWhen marine wildlife has to adapt to the pollution surrounding it, the rules of survival change.
- DirectorMaya DerenAlexander HammidStarsMaya DerenAlexander HammidA woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality. Through repetitive images and complete mismatching of the objective view of time and space, her dark inner desires play out on-screen.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerStarsLudvík SvábBedrich GlaserJan KrausExamines the human relationship with food by showing breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsIra RubinSam DeFazioAndrea MartinNow middle-aged, mobster Murray looks back at his humble beginnings as a bootlegger, and his rise to becoming wealthy and highly influential. Through it all, he talks about how much of his success and happiness is due to the support of his "friend" Joe. Unfortunately, the only one who blindly believes that Joe is anything close to a friend is Murray himself, because it's obvious to everyone else that Joe not only back-stabs him at every chance, but is also sleeping with his wife.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsPeter BernuthIn the process of shaving, a young man cuts himself. A lot.
- DirectorJoris IvensStarsRoger PigautA travelogue of Valparaiso, Chile, a city built on steep hills. Life is a constant struggle against geography. Neighbourhoods are reached by series of ramps, staircases, and funicular railway elevators. The poorest residents on the hilltops have trouble obtaining water for drinking and washing. There are community dances, a travelling circus, a race course. Boys feed the harbour sealions; a fashionable woman walks her penguin. The ever-present onshore breeze provides fresh air and an ideal environment for kite-flying. The film's second half is in colour, making the switch with the tale of the city's bloody pirate past.
- DirectorDaniel KwanDaniel ScheinertStarsBryan CondonAni Raya-FloresWaymond LeeA red ball bounces past a cafe and a couple folks' houses and then goes to the beach.
- DirectorSantiago ÁlvarezStarsLena HorneA documentary short about racism in the United States.
- DirectorDon HertzfeldtStarsDon HertzfeldtRoxanna Kitten BrownHelp from a friend to pull the wisdom teeth does not end as expected.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsJeremy TheobaldIn his squalid apartment, a man tries to squash with his shoe an insect of some kind that is moving around the room.
- DirectorDavid MichôdStarsCy StandenLisa ChappellJoel EdgertonA kid. His mum and dad. The sex and drugs. And the boy next door who watched the whole thing unravel.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsCatherine ScorseseCharles ScorseseMartin ScorseseMartin Scorsese interviews his mother and father about their life in New York City and the family history back in Sicily. These are two people who have lived together for a long time and know each other very well.
- DirectorShin'ichirô WatanabeStarsJovan JacksonLuci ChristianBryson BaugusIn 2022, a powerful weapon causes a global blackout that has massive implications all over the world.
- DirectorLuke ScottStarsJared LetoBenedict WongNed DennehyNiander Wallace demonstrates the merits of a new type of replicant to lawmakers.
- DirectorLuke ScottStarsDave BautistaGerard MillerBijan DaneshmandGentle Sapper, a replicant, unleashes his true power when he sees his loved ones in trouble.
- DirectorJóhann JóhannssonShot on black-and-white Super 8 film, 'End of Summer' is a hypnotic, slow-burning journey through the austere landscapes of the island of South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula. Filmed as a series of mostly-static tableaux over a period of 20 days during the waning days of the Antarctic Summer, the film is a startling look at life at the edge of the world.
- DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsThom YorkeDajana RoncioneFrida Dam SeidelIn a short musical film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, Thom Yorke of Radiohead scores and stars in a mind-bending visual piece. Best played loud.
- DirectorSuzan PittAn animated, surreal, visually stunning as well as rather uniquely imaginative candy-colored nightmare from indie artist Suzan Pitt.
- DirectorJérémy ComteStarsFélix GrenierAlexandre PerreaultLouise BombardierSet in a surface mine, two boys sink into a seemingly innocent power game with Mother Nature as the sole observer.
- DirectorBruno ColletStarsDominique ReymondAndré WilmsAn aging painter and his wife struggle increasingly to cope with his advancing dementia.
- DirectorTaika WaititiStarsRangi NgamokiHutini WaikatoTe Ahiwaru Ngamoki-RichardsSometimes first love is found in the most unlikely of places, like in the carpark outside the Te Kaha pub.
- DirectorMaya DerenStarsJohn CageMaya DerenAlexander HammidSilently, a woman wakes on a beach as the tides go in reverse. Her dreamscape unfolds as she tries to locate a chess piece traveling from the beach to a party to a country road and then back.
- DirectorAntonio MerceroStarsJosé Luis López VázquezAgustín GonzálezGoyo LebreroA man gets trapped inside a telephone box and nobody is able to free him.
- DirectorSally CruikshankA frog is called to the help of another frog, whose house is haunted.
- DirectorKunio KatoStarsMasami NagasawaTo save his house from rising flood waters, an old man uses bricks to build it higher, then he relives events from his past while searching for his dropped pipe.
- DirectorPatrick BokanowskiStarsJean-Jacques ChoulJacques Delbosc d'AuzonClaus-Dieter ReentsA study of human anxieties about beauty, youth and objectification.
- DirectorMichael Dudok de WitStarsJames LauferA father says goodbye to his young daughter. Time passes and the daughter moves through life age by age, but within her there is always a deep longing for her father.
- DirectorSamuel DawePaul HolbrookStarsLaura BaystonAndrew GreavesGeorge MorganA single mother struggles to bond with her apathetic child, born with an insatiable and increasingly inhumane appetite.
- DirectorCaleb J. PhillipsStarsNick TagTeagan RoseJosh SchellA couple receives a mysterious package from an old friend.
- DirectorFlorian BabikianVincent BayouxVictor CaireIn a deserted rich house, a couple of amphibians explore their surroundings and follow their primal instincts.
- DirectorSatyajit RayStarsRavi Kiran KarlaThe short film shows an encounter between a child of a rich family and a street child, through rich kid's window.
- DirectorJosé Antonio BonetStarsLuis TosarVieta Alvizkaya
- DirectorRafa RussoStarsJorge BoschPilar PunzanoPedro, a young taxi driver, never imagined that driving to the casting test of Nina, a young aspiring actress, would result in such an unforgettable career. Many castings and miles later, Pedro and Nina meet again.
- DirectorMateo GilStarsEduardo NoriegaPepón NietoPetra Martínez
- DirectorBora KimStarsJeongone HwangJeong In-giPark Myung-shinNine-year-old Eunhee anxiously prepares for her recorder examination as she struggles with a difficult family.
- DirectorJoe MarcantonioStarsJessie BuckleyMartin McCannBen PeelHaving to move away due to his job, a kind man tries to convince his friend, a young prostitute, to stop working and run away with him - But all may not be as it seems.
- DirectorGus Van SantStarsFrank BirneyDavid WordenKen ShapiroGus Van Sant's early short film about "The Discipline of D.E.," which is an extremely efficient way of doing things.
- DirectorRuben ÖstlundStarsBahador FoladiRamtin ParvanehLeif EdlundAn attempted bank robbery. Follows the thought process of two confused witnesses, the filmographer and the producer.
- DirectorDusty MancinelliMadeleine Sims-FewerStarsBen KerfootMadeleine Sims-FewerA woman finds herself trapped in a bathroom stall by a man whose intentions are not entirely clear.
- DirectorVittorio De SetaA documentary centered on the volcanic eruptions that occurred north of Sicily in December of 1954.
- DirectorKonstantina KotzamaniStarsFelix MargenfeldAggelos NtanosLucjano CaniThe leopard shall lie down with the goat. The wolves shall live with the lambs. And the young boy will lead them.
- DirectorBen O'BrienAlan ResnickStarsKerry DonelliJacqueline DonelliJackson ManningShort film that starts as footage of a grizzly bear and is then interrupted by a commercial for a drug called "Claridryl." The protagonist talks about the drug. But it quickly becomes clear that something is very wrong.
- DirectorTravon FreeMartin Desmond RoeStarsJoey Bada$$ZariaVincent MordenteA man trying to get home to his dog gets stuck in a time loop that forces him to relive a deadly run-in with a cop.
- DirectorClu GulagerStarsMike HertelJack GrindleJohn McCaffreyA group of boys spend their day outdoors exploring, wreaking havoc and letting their imaginations run wild.
- DirectorLynne RamsayStarsLynne Ramsay Jr.Martin AndersonJames RamsayIt's the Christmas season. With her mom's help, Lynne, a girl of perhaps eight, dresses up; her younger brother Steven plays with a toy car. The children leave with their dad, who's affectionate with them. They walk down a railroad track where an unkempt woman waits with two children, about the same age as Lynne and Steven. The children go with them. They're all headed to a holiday party at a pub. Lynne notices that the girl acts all too familiar with her dad. What's going on?
- DirectorDon HertzfeldtStarsRobert MayKarin AngerLily and Jim are interviewed about their disastrous blind date.