Narrative Films / Permanent Collection

Narrative Films / Permanent Collection

Narrative Short Films by independent filmmakers.

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Narrative Films / Permanent Collection
  • Where Do We Go From Here (Italy) by Antonello Schioppa

    Synopsis: A woman's lifeless body is lying on a room's floor. A shocked man is staring at it. Beyond the closed door, someone is quietly trying to get in: he's a 9 years old child. These three are a family. Or what's left. Running time: 00:19:50.

    Selections/awards: Sulmona Int Short FF (Best Ab...

  • Breaker (2017/Japan) by Philippe McKie

    In tomorrow's Tokyo, the technologically-enhanced body of a young mercenary hacker is overrun by a sentient data weapon. Wanted, the parasitic A.I becomes her only ally as she is chased across the city by those seeking to salvage it.

  • Game (2019/Iran) by Ali Haddadi

    A father with financial problems is forced to pay compensation for the damage caused by his son. He tries to get out of this situation by keeping his dignity.

  • Lunch Break (Belgium) by Reinout Jan Swinnen, Bram Van Rompaey

    Joe is a crane operator. This crane is made for lifting heavy things, Joe is not. He's an overweight middle-aged man stuck in a daily routine, in a confined space high up in the sky. Nothing much excites Joe, except for this one thing, this one moment which shines a dim light on his otherwise du...

  • Knife, Chocolate (Iran) by Hooshmand Varaei

    The son of the family is antisocial, psychotic, skeptic and sexist who judges women by the smell of their cosmetics! He believes that the smell of a decent woman’s cosmetics is different from an indecent one! He even classifies bees.
    Running time: 00:15:00

  • Descension (United States) by Sean Ryan

    In an adaptation of Dante Alighieri's Inferno, when an ex-soldier goes rogue, he is killed and descends into Hell. Will he seek vengeance against his betrayers or atone for his sins to reach the shores of Purgatory?
    Running time: 00:18:17

  • Johnny Walker (2015/Belgium/USA) by Kris De Meester

    A washed up Hollywood director is trapped in a remote castle by his own fears until the arrival of a mysterious woman offers him possible salvation. Inspired by Dostoevsky's 'Notes from the Underground', Johnny Walker attempts to answer the burning question: Is living a long life vulgar, immoral ...

  • Higher Grounds (United States) by Joe Kramer

    On the fateful day intelligent life arrives to destroy Earth, one slacker alien gets sidetracked when he’s smitten with a bitter barista. Suddenly, our survival depends on whether this space-schmuck can get her number, before his plucky partner blows us sky high.
    Running time: 00:16:59

  • Four Roses (2009/USA/Belgium/Australia) by Kris De Meester

    'As if you could kill time without injuring eternity'. In the outskirts of an industrial city during a night in a hotel, twelve very different people in six rooms share hilarious, intimate and unforgettable moments. Shot in 4 days with a budget of 10.000 US Dollars, the feature film “Four Roses” ...

  • Driller Killer (1979/USA) by Abel Ferrara

    A young artist, Reno Miller (Abel Ferrara) and his girlfriend Carol enter a Catholic church. Reno approaches an elderly bearded man kneeling at the pulpit. Although Reno seems to recognize the man as his long-lost father, he is merely a derelict. After the man seizes Reno's hand, Reno grabs Carol...

  • The Italian Gaze (United States) by Sandro Del Rosario

    An Italian artist looks at his native country through an animated film made with thousands hand colored oil painted photographs. Created as a visual poem that bridges filmmaking language and visual arts, 'The Italian Gaze' portrays the intoxicating beauty of Italy that many visitors still get loo...

  • Dear Nana (United States) by Han Nguyen

    Dear Nana is a deeply personal work that reflects my own childhood memory of living as a queer kid in a small, conservative town in North Central Coast, Vietnam. It is made in memory of my maternal grandmother who passed away in 2011. She was the first person to teach me that there is no shame in...

  • Bodylands (United States) by Sarah McColgan

    The human body becomes a living sculpture in this film that aims to reimagine toxic societal beauty norms.
    Running time: 00:01:00

  • Nora (United States) by Caitlin Ferrell

    Influenced by Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House", Nora is confronted with her primal urges, when her husband is away on a business trip and she is left home confined to herself.
    Running Time: 00:09:53

  • Inside You (Ukraine) by Erik Sémashkin

    A grape gets eaten. He then begins a long and perilous journey within the human body.

  • Archeìo (Switzerland) by Jonathan Moratal

    It is very complicated to get rid of your guilt. Stay calm, Archeìo will take care of it. Running time: 00:02:20.

  • Ride (Australia) by Jeno Kim

    Synopsis: A woman and a driver share a car ride. Whilst sharing the liminal space, the mysterious pair discover they may be more connected to each other than they realise. Running time: 00:07:10.

  • Atmospheric Marginalia (USA) by Adam E. Stone

    Equal parts poetic essay film and family folklore, Atmospheric Marginalia is an enchanting probe into a pair of star-crossed lovers and misfits, the continuing bonds theory of grief, and the existence of an afterlife. Steeped in the tradition of raw, no-budget guerrilla filmmaking, it was filmed ...

  • Poor Boy Long Way From Home (Belgium) by Jonas Hollevoet

    A cowboy strands in a small bar after a fight with his ex. In the search for oneself, he is soon immersed in the jungle of drunkenness, loneliness and sadness.
    Running time: 00:16:36

  • Be my first (2017/Japan) by Philippe McKie

    A young Japanese girl riding the train posts a message from her phone to an online thread: 'I'm a high-school student and I'm a virgin, does anyone want to pay to be my first? It has to be tonight'

  • Awaken Her (USA) by Kerri Lynn Mller

    Synopsis: When a businesswoman is promoted to investor relations, she comes face to face with a power-hungry man who dangles the keys to the kingdom in exchange for what he wants. Running time: 00:07:34.

    Selections/awards: Garden State FF.

  • The Big Wash (Italy) by Giorgio Caporali

    Synopsis: This short film is a reinterpretation of Martin Scorsese's short film "The Big Shave" in the the COVID-19 pandemic. Running time: 00:04:00.

  • l'Albero / The Tree (2020/Italy) by Leonardo Tessarolo

    The short film is a dreamlike take on the theme of one's growth. A boy lives at the foot of a majestic tree. The tree reveals its personality, desires and fears to the boy through what it dreams.

  • Christmas On The Moon (2019/Russia) by Lado Kvataniya

    Mature vision on Christmas.