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Atompilz von Links

Live recording of those timeless army satire about three men for whom the madness of conscription is the signpost for their lives. "Atompilz von Links" in 1985 awarded the "Austrian cabaret prize."

Manuel Rubey & Thomas Stipsits: Triest

Reservoir Dogs: Playing It Fast & Loose

An insightful documentary about the impact and ripple effect of "Reservoir Dogs" from its release in 1992 and how it has helped redefine contemporary cinema.

Topology: Jordan's Curve Theorem

Short animated film commissioned by IBM - to illustrate Camille Jordan's concept of topology - the fact that a simple closed curve divides a plane into an inside and an outside.

Wawa

Featuring speakers of Chinuk Wawa, an Indigenous language from the Pacific Northwest, WAWA begins slowly, patterning various forms of documentary and ethnography. Quickly, the patterns tangle and become confused and commingled, while translating and transmuting ideas of cultural identity, language, and history.

Horia Viorel Brief

Student film made by Cristian Mungiu.

Mana Huncha Khina Sawule Chuti Dinna Aama

The air in London was damp and cold, a stark contrast to the vibrant warmth of Kathmandu that Anmol often dreamed of. It had been five years since he left Nepal for the United Kingdom, chasing the dreams his mother, Susmita, had envisioned for him. She had sacrificed everything-her small savings, her comfort, and her daily joy of having her son by her side-so Anmol could study and build a better life abroad. Anmol was a hard worker, juggling university classes and long hours at Amrish's restaurant. The boss, a shrewd businessman, valued profits over people. Anmol, like the rest of the staff, was little more than a cog in the relentless machinery of the restaurant's success. One evening, after another grueling 12-hour shift, Anmol sat on his small bed in his shared apartment. His phone buzzed. It was his mother. "Anmol, Dashain and Tihar are coming. I've cleaned the house and even set aside some money to buy your favorite sweets.

The Present

Neustadt (Stau – Der Stand der Dinge)

Eight years after the first cinematic encounter with right-wing extremist youths in Halle Neustadt, Thomas Heise revisits the protagonists and their families at the turn of the century.

All of the Dead

All of the Dead is a 2000 zombie horror brickfilm by Tim Drage and Tony Mines of Spite Your Face Productions. It is about the dead rising after the tomb of Anubis is disturbed. Though it is often stated as having being released in 1999, a making-of written by Tim Drage mentions finishing the film in August 2000, and the copyright in the film is dated 2000. It was among the first brickfilms available on the internet and was originally released under the duo's original production name, Underpendent Films.

Brazilian Dream

For the last 500 years, Edilson has been cutting sugar cane in Brazil. One day, the machines arrive and he leaves his job to engage in his first space mission. A small step for him, a giant leap for the nation.

Fun

Hillary and Bonnie meet one morning by the side of the road. They become fast friends, share their secrets, and, on a rising wave of frenzy, later that afternoon, murder an old woman. They did it, they say later, for fun.

Playdate

Two unsuspecting thieves break into the wrong house and must face a sinister home owner.

From Your Hell

Mexico, 1928. Santiago lives with his mother Alejandra and his stepfather Arturo. The apparent peace in which they live in is interrupted by the presence of some madness that only Santiago feels. David, Alejandra's husband, who disappeared and was believed dead, seems to have come back.

Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs

David Attenborough has a passion for birds' eggs. These remarkable structures nurture new life, protecting it from the outside world at the same time as allowing it to breathe. They are strong enough to withstand the full weight of an incubating parent and weak enough to allow a chick to break free. But how is an egg made? Why are they the shape they are? And perhaps most importantly, why lay an egg at all? Piece by piece, from creation to hatching, David reveals the wonder behind these miracles of nature.

Poikamies-pappa

Bohemian painter Lasse receives a million-dollar inheritance from his aunt who has moved to Australia, on condition that he finds a permanent job, a spouse, and an heir within a week. To top it all off, Lasse must find the will, which unfortunately disappears inside a framed movie star poster belonging to his roommate Jop.

Fake

An intelligent woman keeps falling for the wrong guy. With her latest lover David and a kilo of cocaine in her purse she barely escaped an arrest. Back in Holland she starts a B&B. Her first guest is the attractive Aziz, who wants to steal an old Moroccan mosaic at the International Art Fair.

Twelve Thirty

TWELVE THIRTY is drama about a family with adult children that is broken, and a self-centered young man who, in the span of a week, becomes entangled in each of their lives, wreaking havoc in the process.

Gorący czwartek

Adam, Siwy and Dworaczek are teenage boys from poor Silesian families. They spend their time wandering around dumps, robbing cars. From time to time they try to sell the stolen items, but usually get into brawls with adults in the process. One day the boys are faced with the possibility of making their "big heist." However, it turns out that this act brings them nothing - neither a sense of success nor money. Will their dreams of escaping the monotonous, tedious reality never come true?