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The Mistletoe Bough

November 1904 •English

During a game of hide and seek, a new bride hides in a chest and remains undiscovered until a strange visitation thirty years later.

Six Shooter

October 2004 •English

Overwhelmed by grief following the death of his wife, Donnelly shares a train carriage home with a troubled young man identified only as the 'Kid'. As the Kid becomes more agitated and foul-mouthed, the journey takes on a violent and dangerous hue – for the bereaved Donnelly and for other hapless passengers on the train. Academy Award Winner: Best Live Action Short Film – 2005

Black Angel

May 1980 •English

A knight returns home from the Crusades to find his village devastated by disease and his family gone. He roams the forest searching for them, until he finds a mysterious maiden who is being held prisoner by a black knight. In order to free her, he must confront her captor.

Belly

January 1996 •English

Sur la terre comme au ciel

November 2007 •French

Los Bandoleros

July 2009 •English

The film tells the back story about the characters and events leading up to the explosive oil truck heist in Fast & Furious.

What About Juvenile Delinquency

May 1955 •English

A teen drops out of a gang when they mug his father for his pencil.

Automata

September 2011 •English

Automata is the eerie, black-humoured story of Henry, the last in a long line of duck hunters. The film examines the connection between hunter and prey and obsession in the face of extinction. It posits the question 'what would happen to someone at the tipping point; the moment where they are directly responsible for the extinction of an entire species' Duck hunting in Australia is a very contentious issue and every year hunters and protesters clash. The experimental side is evidenced with the lack of dialog, non-linear narrative and a 'score' by Belgian sound designer Christina Clar. The majority of the sound tracking and design was completed before the edit in Australia, thus reversing the usual process. The sound post production was completed in Brussels and includes recordings from deep within remote caves.

Della pioggia, noi

June 2013 •Italian

Carne

May 1991 •French

After a dreadful incident coupled with an ungovernable paroxysm of violence, a butcher will fall into a downward spiral that will burn to the ground whatever dignity still remained in him.

De Castigo

November 2010 •Portuguese

Many years after having been locked in the basement by his father, Samuel believes he is still grounded.

Blacksmithing Scene

May 1893 •

Three men hammer on an anvil and pass a bottle of beer around. Notable for being the first film in which a scene is being acted out.

Gone Nutty

October 2002 •English

Scrat tries to finish his rather large collection of acorns when things start going nutty.

Multi-Facial

July 1995 •English

Through a series of auditions, a young actor in New York City struggles with his identity.

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

March 2008 •English

A documentary about a 15-day river-rafting trip on the Colorado River aimed at highlighting water conservation issues.

Poppety in the Fall

October 2012 •French

In this animated short, a terrible curse deprives Balthasar's kingdom of its stories. Taking the unicorn's horn back into The Belly of the Earth is the solution. Poppety will lead an expedition, by chance uncovering a hitherto closely guarded family secret.

Coyote

April 2010 •English

A distraught squatter tries to cope with his werewolf nature through drugs and music.

A Flower

January 1971 •Danish

A boy grows a seed into a flower while the world around him marches on.

The Mills in Joy and Sorrow

May 1912 •Dutch

A hobo takes revenge to a miller who didn't give him something to eat.

B.O.B.'s Big Break

September 2009 •English

Dr. Cockroach comes up with a brilliant plan to break themselves out of Area 52 – but to implement the plan, he has to trick B.O.B. into thinking it’s his birthday.