Born Digital: First Cuts (2019)

Papers, Please: The Short Film

An official adaptation of the award winning game "Papers, Please" by Lucas Pope.

The Last One of the Six

Paris, France. Commissaire Wens is put in charge of the investigation into the murder of one of six friends who, in the past, made a very profitable promise.

R.A.I.D. Special Unit

The story of a woman who dreams to join an intervention group in the police department called RAID. Unfortunately, she is rather clumsy and both her family (and soon to be family-in-law) and a veteran of the RAID do not approve. However, Johanna is determined to prove them wrong.

Rewind 2: 1996

When Marty's car is stolen, he sets out on a mission to find it; however, he soon realizes that the person who stole it is much more dangerous than he thinks.

No Other Land

Made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective, this documentary shows the destruction of the West Bank’s Masafer Yatta by Israeli authorities and the unlikely friendship that blossoms between Palestinian activist Basel Adra and Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham.

Erection

Can Dean get an erection in time to save his relationship?

Dirty John: The Dirty Truth

John Meehan created a terrifying trap of seduction, deceit and betrayal for countless victims. The illuminating revelations into his backstory showcase a series of events that flipped switches to create a monster wired for psychopathy. Goffard exposes John’s troubled background that built the foundation for his ominous fantasy world of lies and manipulation. In addition to hearing the Newell family’s terrifying tale, John’s first wife Tonia Bales and her daughters Emily and Abigail Meehan speak out, along with other women from his past who were caught in his web of lies.

Proximity

Eight of the world's best surfers—four legends and four rising stars—search for new waves and deeper understanding in exotic destinations.

Skating-rink in the Royal Baths

The film was about a group of Polish ice skaters at the slide of the Warsaw Ice Skating Society. The film was filmed using a pleograph which was an early type of the movie camera invented by Kazimierz Prószyński.

Women on the Run

Vera has lived a wonderful life with Jindrich, and she is fully determined to fulfill his last wish - running a marathon. The emancipated and spirited mother of three daughters doesn't think that doing so will be a problem. She and her daughters will split up the route into four parts, and they'll overcome the over 42-kilometer-long challenge as a family relay team. Of course, the fact that neither of them has ever ran even a meter poses no problem.

Electric Swan

Buildings are not supposed to move. But on Avenida Libertador 2050, a building moves and the ceiling shivers, causing a strange nausea that devours its residents. Those who live on the top are afraid they’ll fall, the ones who live beneath are afraid they’ll drown.

CMA Country Christmas 2017

Country Music queen Reba McEntire will debut as host for the eighth annual “CMA Country Christmas” event from Nashville’s famed Grand Ole Opry House on Monday, November 27, 2017 on ABC. The two-hour holiday music celebration airs on the ABC Television Network and will feature performances by McEntire and a lineup of today’s best in Country sharing their favorite sounds of the season.

The Scarlet Blade

A cruel Roundhead Colonel is on the trail of royalist sympathizers, but unaware of his daughters royalist sympathies. When she falls into a love triangle with Cavalier Edward Beverly and Roundhead officer Captain Sylvester the stage is set for double crossing and derring-do.

Frontiera

On a ferry travelling towards Lampedusa, we find a teenager on his first day of work as a gravedigger and a boy on his first mission as a diver. They do not know each other, but when they will set foot on the island, both their lives will change forever: one has to retrieve the bodies of drowned shipwreck victims, the other one has to bury them. A sort of dance between life and death, innocence and its loss.

Netherbeast Incorporated

An offbeat comedy with a quirky twist on the vampire tale set in modern day corporate America.

To The Supreme!

Four young women are somewhat desperate in their relationships, since their male partners are not the most successful types. But does that mean you have to break up with them? In his fast-paced comedy, Santa YAMAGISHI takes a closer look at romantic clichés and the truths that lie behind them.

Ariyavan

Jeeva, a kabaddi player rescues Jessie, a friend of his fiancée after she is taken advantage of by the gang. As Jeeva tries to protect other girls and subdue the gang, he is compelled to confront brutal and dreaded gangster Thuraipandi.

Santa's Surprise

Seven children from around the world follow Santa home on Christmas Eve and decide to surprise him with some help around the house while he sleeps.

¿Dónde estará mi niño?

Manolo is a famous singer who has a brief affair with Diana, a beautiful hitchhiker. Diana becomes pregnant and gives birth to a child, Lito, the Manolo ignores their existence. Seven years later, Diana wants her son Manolo meet and therefore decided to look for him. However, when he is suffering a great disappointment because Manolo does not remember her. One person who remembers the father Manolo, who follows that Lito is his grandson and both plan unite Manolo and Diana.

2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten

Felix is a friendless achiever in high school whose life changes after the arrival of the half-American Snyder brothers, entangling him in their dark ambitions.

Cassy

Cassy, 9, is obsessed, silent, angry. Recently, she lost her mother to a mysterious accident. Her turmoil clashes with that of her father, a violent man who treats women like objects. While the little girl rediscovers a kind of happiness thanks to a kind vocal instructor, the father’s behaviour grows increasingly erratic. Childhood and grieving confront some hot-button issues when sexual harassment, violence and homophobia enter the scene. Natacha Mitrani, the director’s daughter, is heartbreaking in the challenging role of Cassy.

Birthmarked

Two scientists raise three children contrarily to their genetic tendencies in order to prove the ultimate power of nurture over nature.

Step Into the River

Lu and Wei live in a village in rural China. The young girls often go to the nearby river to play or fish with their fathers. The river has a special meaning for them because China’s one-child policy has led to some parents drowning their newborn daughters there.

Black Shore

In the off-season British seaside town of Black Shore, Ben's world is turned upside down when his wife, Holly, mysteriously disappears.

Bag of Patience

A father gets a haunting call from his son's class teacher telling him of his son's strange behavior.

Pocket

Spend a year through the ups and downs of the life of an American teenager, told entirely from the perspective of his iPhone.

Red Dirt

About a man, his car, and a struggle against outback Australia and its denizens. The film follows the story of Blair, a young business man, on his way too the deal of a life time, a deal that will set him up for life. However, much like many well laid plans, his journey goes horribly wrong, but he ends up gaining more than money could ever buy.

Alex Was a Friend of Mine

The only obstacle standing between 18 year old Alex and his dream of a career in Formula One is his overbearing father. A tragic turn of events leaves his father no option but to question the motives behind his actions and repair the damage before time runs out.

Glitch

Benji, early 30s, is getting ready for his first date with the woman he loves, but as his preparation goes on, strange little creatures appear and start tormenting him.

The Dependent Variables

In a dark, velvety theatre, there is a first kiss between Pietro and Tommaso. When the lights come back on, however, the two students have different expectations of what might follow. The chaos of awakening desire in its complexity and sensuality is told and made almost physically tangible through looks and gestures, approach and retreat, hope and fear.

Batman Beyond

This short celebrating 75 years of Batman from artist Darwyn Cooke returns fans to the world of Batman Beyond as Terry McGinnis' futuristic Dark Knight faces his most formidable foe of all - himself.

The Anomaly

A former soldier is taken captive and awakens in the back of a van where he learns that he only has less than 10 minutes to figure out how he got there.

At Sea

No Mar is a film about Cecília, the only teacher on a small fishing island. One fateful morning Cecília's daughter Maria asks her best friend Lúcia to cover for her as she goes to the beach to watch her father's boat come in. She never returns. Cecília struggles to deal with the guilt of her daughters death and attempts to embrace the impoverished Lúcia. Lúcia's own struggle with her friends death and eventual confession, forces Cecília to reconcile with her own grief and loss.

Sinner

In a dystopian future where the world has devolved into a pre-industrial state, the Purists rule supreme. The Purists blame technology for all the world’s past ills, and have deemed it to be inherently sinful. A handful of Companions, human-like artificial intelligence, have managed to make it through the apocalypse. They survive the only way they can –by hiding in plain sight.

Floating Melon

A journey of passion, a bitter night. Xiao Cheng ask for help to resolve a big trouble, the guy with whom he spend the afternoon is dead on his bed from the effect of a drug, not something the Chinese authorities look kindly on.

Permission

Marcus, a young intelligence soldier, became a national hero after his bravery in a terrorist attack. The authoritarian regime based on mass surveillance uses his image to value its action. As he returns to his parents' home for furlough, he will be faced with the reality of this ruthless administration he has come to embody in the media.

Amissa Anima

Four boys survive on the seedy night streets of St Kilda’s red-light district in Australia in the 1980s, turning tricks for a feed and drugs. The fragile balance is broken when an act of betrayal pushes the boys to take action.

Reckless

An uncompromising and controversial short set in the Scandinavian suburbia on the hottest day of the summer. A sister reluctantly babysits her little brother. Two young boys catch her attention, and she makes a crucial decision.

El Camino

In order to sustain his family, a troubled pilot accepts one last crooked deal to transport a dangerous cargo inside his spaceship.

Bumblebee

On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary yellow VW bug.

Fog

Led by the words of an old man, we will witness the extraordinary event that changed the life of a village forgotten amid the fog.

Cabalerno

A young videographer is fascinated with filming a hunky skateboarder.

Alkali, Iowa

On his family's farm in rural Iowa, young Jack Gudmanson is wrestling with his sexual identity, not an easy thing to do in the macho world of the Midwest. But things become clearer for him when he discovers via a rusty old lunch box filled with gay magazines that his father, killed in Vietnam, led a double life down on the farm. But as liberating as the discovery is for Jack, it is painful for his grandfather and mother, who have tried for years to keep it a family secret. Now Jack must decide whether to share this new information with his younger sister or allow it to remain buried a while longer.

A Kiss in the Snow

When a new boy moves into the area Cecilie and Peter's friendship is changed.

Visions of Europe

Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.

Runaway

In the near future, a police officer specializes in malfunctioning robots. When a robot turns out to have been programmed to kill, he begins to uncover a homicidal plot to create killer robots... and his son becomes a target.

Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor

The Doctor struggles to help the only remaining crewmember of a crashing gunship. The people of the planet below offer to save his life, but at a dear cost to the life he's lived for hundreds of years.

Emilie Muller

At her first audition, a young woman is asked by the casting director to talk about what is inside her handbag.

The Hope Rooms

An estranged father, Eamonn, and his son, Sean, meet up after 15 years at a café in London to heal old wounds.

Pipo and Blind Love

In a dehumanized world, where emotions are rationed and measures, Pipo, a factory worker, falls in love with a woman sitting on a bench. He’ll try anything to get her attention and seduce her.

Echo

In 1977, the Voyager probe leaves for the galaxy with a message in Spanish recorded in the RNE (Spanish National Radio Studio). Almost 50 years later and sick with Alzheimer's, Carmen is facing being transferred from her home in her town to a residence in the city.

Belmiro, Belmiro, Belmiro

Tormented by a mysterious figure named Belmiro, a young woman goes up on a stage to deliver a monologue about her past and fight against herself.

Daddy's Girl

A young woman’s charming but overbearing father helps her move out of her wealthy older boyfriend’s apartment.

Reflect

Everyday, Alexander’s reflection goes the extra mile to imitate his owner without being spotted. But, one day, an event in Alexander’s life is about to change everything...

Bathtub by the Sea

Gunnar is living a routine life by himself at a lighthouse. One day a mermaid comes in with the tides, and his lonely routine filled lifestyle is getting challenged.

The Dam Keeper

In a desolate future, one small town has survived because of a large windmill dam that acts as a fan to keep out pollution. The dam's operator, Pig, works tirelessly to keep the sails spinning and protect the town, despite abuse from classmates and an indifferent public. When a new student joins Pig's class, nothing will be the same again.

A Sister

A night. A car. Alie is in danger. To get by she must make the most important phone call of her life.

Drone

In the year 2197, Ridley, the "first" true sentient robot, wakes up in a desert; he's stranded and must find his omni-drive, a device that stabilizes his emotions and enhanced capabilities, before scavengers destroy it, or worse, before his jealous brother D2 finds it.

My Other

The 19-year-old homosexual Leo has completed his high school diploma with flying colors, only in love he is unsuccessful. Although he has already had some experience with boys at his age, he does not seem to be able to build up a stronger bond with his own gender. This is mainly due to the fact that he feels because of his homosexuality as disregarded and marginalized. At least he maintains a very close friendship with Elli, who became his best friend during his baccalaureate. Her happy and combative nature impresses him greatly and with her help, he creates a well-functioning partner replacement: the typical youthful weekend escapism in the form of party, alcohol and drugs. He manages to escape...

A Perfect Day for Swimming

A story of separation between a mother and her much loved daughter, who leaves the familial home in order to move in with her new boyfriend. Their relationship is incredibly complicated, full of jealously, love and hatred.

Behind the Curtain

School audition in the 80's. Steve has been training very hard, but singing in front of an audience is not easy. It might be easier to behind the curtain.

Bro

Best friends Aaron and Harris deal with a dynamic change in their friendship when romantic feelings surface. How will they continue being best bros?

Komorebi

Jhe-Ming returns to Tainan to celebrate his mother’s birthday. Being thirty something, single, and the only male heir, Jhe-Ming’s unmarried situation is always his mom's favorite topic. Throughout the years, he tried to avoid the relationship conversation at all costs. But this time things are a bit different ─ he is married to a man he’s been with for 7 years. Should Jhe-Ming finally come clean to his mother?

Helium

A young boy, Alfred, is dying, but through the stories about Helium, a magical fantasy world, told by the hospital's eccentric janitor, Enzo, Alfred regains the joy and happiness of his life, and finds a safe haven away from daily life.

A Message from Fallujah

Daniel Crane is an American civilian engineer working to rebuild war torn Iraq who is kidnapped on his last day in Fallujah. Beaten and alone he is hostage caught up in the drama of war.

Searching for Love

The story of a gay man looking for love within the ever changing landscape of queer culture. Throughout the story, Jack develops a unique relationship with a dating app on his phone, which in the end is what leads him to a powerful lesson about the search for love.

The Forest

When a young hiker encounters a sexy stranger deep in the woods, suddenly, nothing is what it seems. A novice hiker exploring a lush forest with the help of a smart phone application, is closely watched by a host of wild animals. Choosing a path less traveled he encounters a mysterious and sexy stranger. As their paths cross, the game changes and an innocent exploration of the forest becomes a much more dangerous and exciting experience.

Red Lights

A young Dutch boy goes on a boy's night out with his friends in Amsterdam for a night of sex,drugs and rock and roll. But an expected encounter with a sex worker shows him something he could have never imagined.

Perspective

A man struggles with his views of the world surrounding him and searches comfort from the world of cinema.