Le Vertige

The film opens with the overthrow of the Czar during the 1917 Russian revolution. The family of General Count Svirsky (Roger Karl) cower in their home, certain that the mobs of angry peasants will tear them apart. But ev

Earwig

Haunted by visions of an angel, an artist paints his salvation, only to discover the divine voice inspiring him isn’t from above, but from within.

Odyssey

You are about to embark on a voyage of music and image, into the stellar atmosphere of inner space.

AfterImage

Haunted by a past love, a young man wanders through his apartment, sifting through poetic reflections.

The Stolen Portrait

A sarcastic horror parody of comic book series from the 1930s.

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Marcello Mastroianni, irrésistiblement libre

The 1960s opened with La Dolce Vita by Federico Fellini and its unforgettable lead: Marcello Mastroianni. The actor seemed to glide effortlessly through his roles — and through life — as if to say that life is not all th

Playing Unfair

Sports media scholars look at the persistence of heterosexism and homophobia in perpetuating gender stereotypes. They argue for new media images which fairly and accurately depict the strength and competence of female at

The Portrait

Three men fall in love with a woman from a window photograph. When they find her living as a recluse in an isolated Hungarian mansion, they decide against a visit because she wouldn't live up to their idealized images of

Eastern Avenue

From the material he shot during a three month journey, Peter Mettler edited a lyrical film which is no ordinary travelogue or diary. Without occupying himself in advance with anticipated images, he attempted as often a

The Kid

An unhappy, disliked image consultant gets a second shot at life when he is mysteriously confronted by an eight-year-old version of himself.

Chasing Coral

Coral reefs are the nursery for all life in the oceans, a remarkable ecosystem that sustains us. Yet with carbon emissions warming the seas, a phenomenon called "coral bleaching" -- a sign of mass coral death -- has been

The Painter of Truth

One day, a beautiful but cursed Yeoksin — the god of plague — asks the monk-painter Dohwaseung to paint his likeness. Dohwaseung refuses and instead depicts him as a hideous demon. Enraged, Yeoksin lays a curse upon Dohw

An Inlet of Muddy Water

A Japanese woman writes down three stories she has witnessed or heard of in her diary, each about the difficult situation a young woman finds herself in.

Maghrébines

“Beurette” or “veiled woman”? A sexual fantasy or a victim in need of saving? Maghrebi women continue to speak out against the racism and sexism that confine them to stereotypes: either as vulgar, opportunistic women, or

The Strange Library

A young woman’s shadow appears in a library at night, where it happens upon the frozen figure of a young man. His romantic interest thus sparked, the figure’s heart becomes a light which floats about the space in playful

Visions of Passion

Jeanie is filming her neighbors through her window for her film project. One night she film a senator and a callgirl which gets her into trouble. However, Alice the callgirl is very sexy and cute and they end up sleeping

Like Two Drops of Water

The fainthearted cigar trader Ducker keeps himself quiet during World War II. That changes when parachutist Dorbeck lands in his backyard. It turns out the parachutist bears a remarkable resemblance to Ducker. Ducker fol

September 11

Eleven directors from eleven countries each contribute an eleven-minute short reflecting on the events of 11 September 2001: A village teacher in Iran tries to explain to her young students what's happened; city kids in

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

Dr. Mabuse and his organization of criminals are in the process of completing their latest scheme, a theft of information that will allow Mabuse to make huge profits on the stock exchange. Afterwards, Mabuse disguises hi