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Meaning of Robots

March 2012 •English

This short film profiles the benevolent Mike Sullivan, who has been in the process of shooting a stop-motion robot sex film in his New York City apartment for the last ten years. Obsessed with the meticulous construction of the miniature robot porn stars, his apartment now overflows with thousands, leaving him only tiny paths to navigate and no place to film his epic.

Do Útero Ao Túmulo

December 2022 •Portuguese

Oasis

October 2020 •Spanish

2020, in global confinement in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, in CDMX women decide to give birth in their own home. The film is an intimate witness of life, which, despite everything, prevails.

Time and Terrain

January 1948 •English

Millions of years scroll by in 10 minutes, illustrated by ingenious designers: this is the geological history of Canada.

Sexy Show

April 1964 •Italian

Short film made by Elio Belletti.

Ricardo

August 2020 •Portuguese

Ricardo is an actor, driver, teacher, painter and a dancer at Sensible Soccers' shows. One day he forgets his signature dance move. Will he ever get it back? A film between documentary and fiction that immortalises a dance move present in the collective imaginary.

Kpaima

October 2020 •Spanish

Norma Kpaima's contribution to indigenous education is unique and urgent for neglected communities.

Ñuu Kanda (Move)

October 2020 •Spanish

We are Nivi Savi, rain people, Mixtecos; a people that disperses like the clouds and every year returns to earth to continue to flourish the memory of their ancestors.

Oh butterfly, what dou you dream of when you flap your wings?

October 2020 •Spanish

The work of taxonomists hides more secrets than can be perceived.

The Lonely Wanderer

February 2023 •Norwegian

A documentary that follows the journey of a young man named Kristian, who suffers from anxiety and a fear of flying, as he attempts to overcome his fears and travel to Tokyo, Japan. The film captures the raw emotions and experiences of Kristian including the challenges he faces along the way.

Autography

December 2004 •Portuguese

A documentary that portrays not only the poet and painter Mario Cesariny but as well his life, his journey and his individuality.

How to Meet a Mermaid

November 2016 •English

In How to Meet a Mermaid, the sea becomes a haven for mankind, locked in its struggle with its 'indifferent universe'. Lex, Rebecca, and Miguel each have their own reasons to lay their lives in the hands of the capricious waters. The question remains, however, whether they will find what they so anxiously seek underneath the surface of the waters.

D'un film à l'autre

April 2011 •French

On April 13, 2011, Les Films 13 production company turned 50. How can one celebrate an anniversary of this sort ? By simply making "another" film that would sum up all the earlier ones. D'un film à l'autre is hence a kind of anthology of the films produced Les Films 13 since the 1960s (short and feature films written and directed for the main part by Claude Lelouch), a best-of of half a century of cinema, going from Le Propre de l'homme to What Love May Bring. A biography in images of a filmmaker as admired as he is criticized. In reality, D'un film à l'autre is more than a series of film excerpts, interviews, and making-of documents (some of which possess an undeniable historical value, like that from A Man and A Woman, or the final performances of Patrick Dewaere).

Civil Servant P327JUM

September 2008 •Swedish

Johan Grum is a civil servant. He loves to process different matters and to read reports. Most of all he likes the everyday routines when nothing out of the ordinary happens.

Jade - Why I Chose Porn

August 2016 •English

22 year-old Jade graduated with a degree in Fashion from Manchester Metropolitan University in the summer of 2015. But rather than work in the world of fashion, Jade - aka Carly Rae Summers - has decided to pursue a career in porn. This film follows Jade as she embarks on her new full-time career, travelling to shoots in London, Barcelona and Prague, and explores the practical and ethical issues that surround a young female porn star in Britain today. Why would a well-educated young woman with a range of career options choose to pursue a career in porn?

Self Discovery

February 2024 •English

A short documentary on the creation of the Pixar SparkShort "Self".

The Girl with the Rivet Gun

February 2020 •English

Focusing on three women from vastly different backgrounds this film weaves together powerful moments from each of these Rosie's journeys of transformation.

Excess Will Save Us

January 2019 •French

In a small village of the North of France, an attack alert has been set off due to the combination of two events: the beginning of the hunting season and an argument between drunk Polish workers.

The Laundry Room

April 2013 •French

The key to the communal laundry room in the block of flats on the Rue de Genève 85 in Lausanne serves a much greater function than merely unlocking the door. This encounter between a symbol of typical Swiss mentality with a penchant for order and the tenants who have been housed here by the city’s social services department is not something to be taken for granted. Although the laundry room is normally located in the cellar, the tenants in this building share a tiny laundry room off the entrance hall because the cellar is reserved for prostitution. To maintain order and cleanliness, the landlord hires Claudina, a new “laundry woman”.

From 3 to 22

November 1966 •

A movie follows a regular working day of a woman who works in a factory. She wakes up at 3am and goes to sleep at 10pm.