1. Saints of the Night
Living in forests untouched by man, these gracious and mysterious fairies use their magical powers to send blessings upon Earth. Do not take their kindness for granted. Especially on the night when the sky opens.
2. Dantes Traum von der Hölle (Dantes Traum von der Hölle)
An attempt to bring texts from Dante's "Divine Comedy" to life. Nine episodes from the Inferno with a concluding episode from the Purgatorio.
3. Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhage
Stan Brakhage is a film maker whose work is shown mainly at film festivals. His work has been likened to poetry. Brakhage explains his techniques and his motivation.
4. Goodbye, Casanova
A aspiring novelist operates a tiny neighborhood bookstore. His wife is a talented painter. Their marriage is disintegrating, and they are about to sign their divorce papers. Meanwhile, the legendary Casanova and his lover Lavinia are characters trapped inside of a 17th-century children's book. The tragedy of the impending divorce triggers the release of Casanova and Lavinia from the confines of the children's pop-up book.
5. Origins of consciousness
Experimental meditation on land, complexity and evolution, consciousness, interconnection, and artificial intelligence. Shot in the Okanagan and West Kootenays of British Columbia, Canada. Original music by Jack Brintnell.
6. An Ordinary Texas Homicide
An experiment in video and sound collage by John Ledingham and Liam McCarrell restaging the assassination of John F. Kennedy as a reflection of our media landscape. Inspired by the novel "Libra" by Don DeLillo.
7. Acoustic Ocean
Acoustic Ocean is an artistic exploration of the sonic ecology of marine life in the North Atlantic. Located on the Lofoten Islands in Northern Norway, the video centers on the performance of a marine-biologist diver who is using a life-size model of a submersible equipped with all sorts of hydrophones and recording devices. In this science-fictional quest, her task is to sense the submarine space for acoustic and bioluminescent forms of expression.
8. Begotten
Begotten is the creation myth brought to life, the story of no less than the violent death of God and the birth of nature on a barren earth.
It has an average vote of 5.92 on TMDB.
10. ZION USA
An intimate portrait of Salt Lake City and its surroundings. Shot on 16mm film.
11. The Nines
A troubled actor, a television show runner, and an acclaimed videogame designer find their lives intertwining in mysterious and unsettling ways.
It has an average vote of 5.932 on TMDB.
12. Atlas (Atlas)
An atmospheric journey, following the unstoppable forces that shape this world. A story beyond humanity.
13. Darwin's Darlings (Sliktie dzīvnieki)
Standing near the reptile section in a zoo for 26 minutes we can learn a lot about the animals on both sides of the separating glass.
14. Grinder-Man - G-VTR01 (Grinder-Man - G-VTR01)
A 19-minute short film featuring the six performances of the Japanese performance art group Grinder-Man. Only released on VHS.
15. Liminal Space
Deep in an ocean facility, Aryanna, must face the unknown, as drips from water-tight air vents and scratches from within empty cells drive her to the brink of madness.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
16. Sleepless far from home (Sans sommeil loin de chez soi)
Incapable of falling asleep, Mamadou starts to walk endlessly to tire himself and be able to have a final dream of where he was born.
17. Nachtmaschine
Night vs. light, music vs. motion, figuration vs. abstraction. Experimental video artist Max Hattler utilises distorted urban imagery and neon glare to create this entrancing short
18. 13 figures de Sarah Beauchesne au 71, rue Blanche (13 figures de Sarah Beauchesne au 71, rue Blanche)
(13 figures de Sarah Beauchesne au 71, rue Blanche)
19. Between Science and Garbage
A whirlwind of improvisation combines the images of animator Pierre Hébert with the avant-garde sound of techno whiz Bob Ostertag in this singular multimedia experience, a hybrid of live animation and performance art.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
20. á-B-C-D-é-F-G-H-CH-í-JONESTOWN (á-B-C-D-é-F-G-H-CH-í-JONESTOWN)
A children's film about the largest mass suicide of the 20th century reconstructs the 1978 event. The Reverend Jim Jones forced nearly a thousand followers of his People's Temple sect to drink poison in the settlement of Jonestown, Guyana, South America. A third of them were children. Jan Bušta gives sadists, voyeurs, and necrophiliacs one minute to leave the cinema. His self-reflective documentary, which is the result of ten years of time-lapse filming, does not depict dramatic scenes. To the sound of an audio recording from that fateful day, we see a collage of child ghosts preaching about escaping the corruption of the world.
