Jan Kounen - Intégrale courts métrages (2005)

Back to the 90s

A satire of 1990s pop culture.

The Troupe

A High School theater department decides to adapt The Hunger Games into a stage play. Chaos ensues as the show grows nearer.

SIX GUYS

SIX GUYS is an exploration of horror, grief and the mind and is inspired by works from Junji Ito as well as Charlie Kaufman's "I'm Thinking of Ending Things".

Oxy Morons

A shipping logistics rep named Wayne Poss becomes indebted to a drug dealer after a high-profile smuggling operation goes awry. Wayne uses his position to pay his debt by skimming Pharmaceuticals off a supply chain for a Fortune 500 Company.

Simulation

An advanced alien civilization builds a simulated reality where infinite beings, including humans, are imprisoned.

NOELIO

NOELIO is Santa Claus's biggest fan. In this interview for a documentary about Christmas, we will learn a little about him, the reason for his fanaticism for this iconic character and a little about his normal life.

Thunder

A woman’s face disappearing behind, and emerging from, a pair of hands. Flashing lights. An empty building full of dark hallways. Designs drawn in the air with light and long-exposure cinematography.

Building No. 7

A short by Steven Soderbergh described as “intense sci-fi homage to Godard.”

Amalgama

When alone with his twin, Lucas is swallowed by his obsession

Leech

When Devan’s ex-girlfriend, Skye, knocks on his door with unmerited forgiveness and sexual desire, his naive lust leaves him too late to discover the monster which lies beneath her skin.

Dirty Airforces

A short film about two best friend's day out and what they accomplish in a day. This short film was inspired by a poem created by the writer (Khalid Rashid) wrote.

Origin

An astronaut from an interstellar colony returns to Earth to determine why they lost contact.

The First Temptation of Christ

Jesus, who's hitting the big 3-0, brings a surprise guest to meet the family. A Christmas special so wrong it must be from comedians Porta dos Fundos.

The Curve of Forgotten Things

A magical girl, who exists outside of space and time, inhabits an odd, timeless landscape that is both old and modern, and spends her days playing and collecting objects from history, things that she loves.

Infection

A group of friends decide to stay overnight in an abandoned theatre... only to find it overrun with zombies!

Navel Gazers

A dark comedy that takes place in the not-so-distant future about one woman who longs to break free of her government issued screen and experience the world with her own eyes.

The Classmate

At her best friend’s burial, a young woman bumps into an old classmate she used to bully, unaware that she’s changed radically over the last ten years.

Queer Fish in God's Waiting Room

Two young brothers on holiday from London, England to Coney Island, New York, meet up with a kooky landlady who runs a low rent B&B that is more Alice-in-Wonderland than just a place to rest your head.

Don't Feed the Horses

Bootless are looking for their missing boot when they encounter a pair of sinister horses.

Off-Key

Hugh Bliss plays a thrifted harmonium that turns charity shop customers into merchandise.

Perfect Roast Potatoes

William comes to Los Angeles to celebrate Christmas only to find his mother has died, but his sister insists they still have Christmas dinner, corpse and all.

Manivald

Manivald is a fox in his early 30s. He is still living at home with his mother. One day a young hot wolf called Toomas comes to fix the washing machine. A love triangle develops between the three of them. Things get out of hand and Manivald realizes that it is time to move out.

The Remnant

A team of con artists posing as paranormal investigators steal from the home of an affluent elderly woman, only to find themselves unleashing a dormant malevolent spirit.

Monday

The 50+ time award-winning short film, MONDAY, follows a day in the life of a young hustler who ‘code-switches’ through disparate cliques while being everyone's one-stop-shop for all things illicit. His reasons for the hustle aren’t apparent, but as he maneuvers through his neighborhood, he’ll confront racism as well as question the morality of his occupation.

Accepted

A high school slacker who's rejected by every school he applies to opts to create his own institution of higher learning, the South Harmon Institute of Technology, on a rundown piece of property near his hometown.

Explorers

Explorers is a idealistic look at the future of space travel, seen from the perspective of those who dare to venture into the unknown.

We are not having any trouble in our department despite what you've heard

Artist and filmmaker Jonn Herschend offers a delightful musing on the emotional agendas that often underlie professional relationships. A promotional video for a Danish art museum in which the spokeswoman discusses the evolution of the museum turns into a literal battle over a failed relationship and the abduction of her cat. The cool modernism of the museum provides an ironic backdrop to the childish behavior of the production team.