You Beautiful Crazy Blind Cripple (2016)

Stuck

A sex toy mishap leads to a night in the emergency room, where a freshly broken-up couple are forced to confront their issues on love and relationships.

After-School Special

A man and a woman have an awkward encounter at an indoor playground.

Tea Time on Hip Hop Nation

After losing her long-time job at Classical FM, radio show host Ethel Jenny interviews for a new gig at Hip Hop Nation.

Above Rubies

In Monte Carlo, Lady Wellingford cannot redeem a necklace from a jeweler.

Connected

A man is isolated by modern technology. He takes his mobile phone back to the shop - it's not working, he's not receiving any calls. But the phone is fine, it's him that's not working. But he still wants answers.

Porklips Now

This spoof of 'Apocalypse Now' has health inspector Will Dullard travelling by car "uptown" with two friends to have a meeting with a certain Mertz, the owner of a meat processing shop, to "investigate with extreme prejudice."

Goldfish

Two couples, in the same room, try to keep it together. The human couple fare differently to the pair of Goldfish in their fish tank. An artful piece exploring choice in life and love. The humour is derived from the wistful musings, in Cantonese, of the male fish and narrator.

Too Many Crooks

A man tries to burgle his own safe on the same night that a professional criminal attempts it.

Fear & Shame

Actor Robert Pattinson takes us into a brief, desperate, hunger-filled moment battling anxiety and fame in the life of Robert Pattinson.

The Bachelor with Dogs and Scott Eastwood

In this spoof of The Bachelor, a guy picks from a group of dogs to be his companion.

Dinner for One auf Hessisch

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The birthday party

Children’s birthday parties are most parents' worst nightmare. While the kids play frantically and raise their blood sugar levels, the adults are condemned to a succession of dull conversations about the weather with people they barely know. Not on this birthday party though. Here there is a delightful way for them to break the ice.

Perfectly Mismated

Leon's ex-wife moves into the apartment next to him.

Bootleggers

This is the second silent (save for a song) slapstick comedy short about adventures of Worldly, Coward, and Fool. In a small hunting lodge three friends are making illegal moonshine. Bottled "product" fills shelves quickly. Life is good. But their dog Barbos doesn't understand that bringing a moonshine condenser coil to a police station is a bad idea...

Busy Bodies

In this short film, Laurel and Hardy wage battle with inanimate objects, their co-workers, and the laws of physics during a routine work day at a sawmill.

Bye Bye

After graduating from high school, Julien left his hometown to build a bigger life in the capital, leaving his memories behind. And then one day, he had to come back, and that day his memories jumped out at him from between two packets of Pépito cookies.

Borderland

On the border between Norway and the Soviet Union, a fisherman refuses to give up his catch.

Puss Gets the Boot

Jasper is given an ultimatum by his master: break one more thing and you're out. Rodent Jerry does his best to make sure that his tormentor "gets the boot".

The Zoot Cat

Tom's advances on a young jive-talking girl cat get nowhere; nowhere, that is, until Tom gets a zoot suit. Armed with his miles of fabric and a new cool lingo, Tom still has to deal with the tricks of his nemesis, Jerry.

Screengrabbed: BBC Introducing Arts

Janina Ramirez presents a screengrab of inspiring, beautiful and urgent stories from emerging and established film-makers with their interpretations of life's big topics. A Fashion Show; Birdcage; Body to Body; Ffasiwn, The Film; Folk; Light Noise; Through a Screen Darkly; Be Different Today; Palm Tree; Shiner; Demons Before Breakfast; How Do You Know You're in Love?; Sensational Simmy; What Does It Mean to Be British?

Pepper

The painful awakening of a couple after an evening of fantasies ...

I Am Mackenzie

Caught among toxic masculinity, a sequin dress and a teenage crush, a teen skater, growing up in rural Texas, will have sex for the first time in the back of their dad’s truck.

Mario, Kike and David

Mario and Kike hook up on a dating app. What initially was never meant to be more than a sex date will turn into something else, in spite of their different ways of viewing their bisexuality and how they both cope with it in their respective social circles.

Truth or Desire?

Lucas and Diego, facing the pressures of academic life, put aside their studies for a session of mutual discovery. As the evening progresses, their playful game of "Truth or Dare" becomes a medium for unveiling hidden desires. Amidst laughter and tension, desire steers their journey, transforming an ordinary night into a surreal exploration of their deepest truths.

Big Buck Bunny

Follow a day of the life of Big Buck Bunny when he meets three bullying rodents: Frank, Rinky, and Gamera. The rodents amuse themselves by harassing helpless creatures by throwing fruits, nuts and rocks at them. After the deaths of two of Bunny's favorite butterflies, and an offensive attack on Bunny himself, Bunny sets aside his gentle nature and orchestrates a complex plan for revenge.

Storm

An unsuspecting user is sent through a turbulent series of splash portals when his government-enforced dating app malfunctions in the bathtub. Storm is set in the near future, where everyone has to live by the government’s Federal Relationship Compatibility Act – a policy which ensures that citizens are matched with only completely compatible individuals. If an individual cannot find a match which satisfies the government’s strict algorithm, they will be sentenced to a life alone in a permanent facility.

Laif

Laif fondly recalls an anecdote between him and his ex-girlfriend Clara at the beginning of their relationship when they bought birth control pills. Thanks to her, Laif took a female contraceptive for the first and only time in order to show her that together they can overthrow the patriarchy.

Presto

Dignity. Poise. Mystery. We expect nothing less from the great turn-of-the-century magician, Presto. But when Presto neglects to feed his rabbit one too many times, the magician finds he isn't the only one with a few tricks up his sleeve!

Lifted

When an overconfident teen alien gets behind the controls of a spaceship, he must attempt to abduct a slumbering farmer under the watchful eye of a critical instructor. But abducting humans requires precision and a gentle touch, and within a few missteps it's painfully clear why more humans don't go missing every year.

Your Friend the Rat

Let's face it, rats are not the most beloved creatures on earth. However, maybe this little tale about the history of human and rat interaction will change the world's tune. At least that is the hope of Remy, the star of Ratatouille, and his reluctant brother Emile as they guide us through world history from a rat's perspective. Why can't we all just get along?

Boundin'

On a high mountain plain lives a lamb with wool of such remarkable sheen that he breaks into high-steppin' dance. But there comes a day when he loses his lustrous coat and, along with it, his pride. It takes a wise jackalope - a horn-adorned rabbit - to teach the moping lamb that wooly or not, it's what's inside that'll help him rebound from life's troubles.

In a Heartbeat

A closeted boy runs the risk of being outed by his own heart after it pops out of his chest to chase down the boy of his dreams.

No More We

Boyfriends Hampus and Adrian are in a destructive relationship. When Hampus finally works up the nerve to call it quits, he finds himself relieved. Adrian, however, is not quite ready to say goodbye. Examining the final week of a gay love affair, award-winning short film director David Färdmar begins with the end.

Just Me

Scott gets a visit from Connor which brings his past back to haunt him, but will it change his future?

Miss Moneypenny

Ben struggles to focus on the ‘So, will I see you again?’ conversation with Matt. Matt proudly peacocks his bohemian lifestyle, whilst Ben’s mind drifts from James Bond to disaster movies. Will they find common ground, or will they continue with their separate searches for Mr. Right?

Killer Friends

Four friends go on a camping trip that one won't be coming back from alive...

Between Friends

Jorge asks Noah for a special favor that questions the limits of friendship and his identity.

Age of Bryce

Smothered by an adoring, over-protective mom, 12-year-old Bryce Yancy Paul (Bip) is pushed to the brink of pubescent revolution. It’s time to ripen. Bloom. Break the shackles of parental paranoia. It’s the Age of Bryce. Sometimes a man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do.

Wild Flowers

A love trio fantasy. The line between reality and fantasy grows faint when your desires become too strong. Through art we can explore those innermost longings and be seduced by the magic we so wish for.

Cosmic Energy Transfer

Radek, an aspiring and ambitious life-coach, pushes for a promotion. Unfortunately, when he looses his self confidence in a bar fight, he resorts to mind-hacking, which gives unexpected results...

Adventures with a Naked Boy

A man boards on a tram together with a naked boy. Somebody has stolen the boy's clothes when he was out bathing, leaving him with not even change for the tram. The man has taken care of him and is taking him home. At first nobody notices them but as soon as the people realize they are seeing something out of the ordinary they begin to react to the situation. Some are content with the simple explanation as to why the boy is naked. Others are agitated, for they see the whole situation as something unseemly. An ordinary incident, which might have been passed over in silence, results in a heated argument that turns into a fight. More and more people join in the fight until the police are forced to intervene.

Frenchball - Le Coup D'Envoi

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