Shorts

A movie set in a forest near Marseille. Henriette, French-Vietnamese director, turns Dangerous Liaisons by Laclos, assisted by her son Mike. But the main actor disappears and everything must stop already. The film loses Valmont and in turn, the director deserts the set. She leaves behind her entire crew aboard a ghost ship whose young Mike becomes a captain. During her wanderings in the port city, Henriette discovers a world that reminds her of what she left, Vietnam. She meets a man haunted by a long journey without return.

To encourage voters to approve a bond issue, the city commissioner of schools talks about some of the typical problems that students face.

The original, non-musical film version of the book which inspired "Fiddler on the Roof".

How heated dwellings, schools, hospitals, etc. have changed the way of life for the once nomadic Inuit families in the Arctic.

Structures, people and events are documented in Cologne, Minnesota, USA in 1939.

An experimental film consisting of rapidly changing, heavily modified images.

Comical insight into the trials and tribulations of two women in Los Angeles who have to deal with love, herbs and random crime.

A woman hires a day laborer for an hour and gets more than she bargained for.

In an attempt to keep up with social pressure in a technologically advanced world, Chance starts a texting relationship with Genevieve - a girl he meets at a yogurt shop. But when Genevieve dies while texting and driving it forces Chance to realize he was never in a relationship at all.

A lonely clerk at a remittance center and a jobless cleaning lady form an odd arrangement.

The Reality Clock is an experimental animated portrait of an elderly watchmaker's struggle to accept the influence of early stage Dementia on his identity and sense of time. The film was shot in full stereoscopic 3D, using stop-motion animation, live-action and time-lapse photography to further immerse the viewer in the internal experience of the character. The Reality Clock poetically references specific tests and dialog drawn from autobiographical works written by individuals with Dementia, while delicately expressing broader themes of loss. Through contemplating who the raw essence of a person is when stripped bare of new memories and rational clarity, The Reality Clock searches for a sense of beauty and peace amidst the confusion.

A chance encounter, a juicy yellow lemon and an unfortunate twist of fate will reveal that the symbiotic relationship between people is inextricable.

Henry, a great concert pianist, has his life thrown in turmoil the day the love of this life, Maria, disappears mysteriously. He'll then discover the inevitable verdict of life.

The shadow of a deceased World War I soldier is captured by a collector, who offers him the chance to live again if he captures the shadows of 10,000 people, leading to a quest driven by love and jealousy.

Having reached the lowest point in his life, a self-destructive man on the brink of demise receives an unexpected call from his estranged sister to look after her young daughter for the night. Could this be the beginning of a new reality?

Set against the dramatic landscape of contemporary Afghanistan and the National sport of Buzkashi - a brutal game of horse polo played with a dead goat - Buzkashi Boys tells the coming of age story of two best friends, a charismatic street urchin and a defiant blacksmith's son, who struggle to realize their dreams as they make their way to manhood in one of the most war-torn countries on Earth. Shot on location in Kabul city by an alliance of Afghan and international film makers, Buzkashi Boys is a look at the life that continues beyond the headlines of war in Afghanistan.

A coming of age fable of a Somali boy as he struggles to survive in his war-torn land.

Maggie Simpson spends the day in the Ayn Rand School for Tots.

An office worker meets the girl of his dreams and uses a fleet of paper airplanes to get her attention.

Walter and Madge have grown apart: he lives on the floor and she lives on the ceiling. When Walter tries to reignite their old romance, the couple must face their equilibrium.

Transforming familiar objects into fresh guacamole.

Adam, and a dog, in the Garden of Eden.

Redemption is a documentary about New York City's canners - the men and women who survive by redeeming bottles and cans they collect from curbs, garbage cans and apartment complexes. You've seen them combing through the trash, but never got to meet them. The film is an unexpected and intimate look at post-industrial gleaners, struggling at the edge of our society.

Eight Rwandan children leave their families behind to embark on a life-or-death journey seeking high-risk heart surgery in Sudan. Their hearts ravaged by a treatable disease from childhood strep throat, they have only months left to live. Open Heart reveals the intertwined endeavors of Dr. Emmanuel, Rwanda's lone government cardiologist fighting to save the lives of his young patients, and Dr. Gino, the Salam Center's head surgeon, who is fighting to save his hospital, Africa's only link to life-saving free cardiac surgery for the millions who need it.

Every third Monday of the month, two bold, brassy sisters open the doors of their Long Island hair salon to women diagnosed with cancer. As locks of hair fall to the floor, women gossip, giggle, weep, face their fears, and discover unexpected beauty.