Accordion Joe

Cremaster 1

January 1996 •

CREMASTER 1 (1995) is a musical revue performed on the blue Astroturf playing field of Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho - Barney's hometown. Two Goodyear Blimps float above the arena like the airships that often transmit live sporting events via television broadcast. Four air hostesses tend to each blimp. The only sound is soft ambient music, which suggests the hum of the engines.

Crónica de un Secuestro

April 2022 •Spanish

Horacio

November 2020 •French

Guillaume kills Horacio "because he was shouting too loud." At his trial, the vacuity of the motive disconcerts. During his 10-year-long stay in prison, Guillaume gradually forgets this story of a guy shouting too loud which convinces no one. When he gets out, someone starts shouting again.

Short Cuts: Pale Rider

August 2017 •English

Omnibullée

September 2014 •French

Möte i mellanrummet

October 2009 •Swedish

"Mind the Gap!" says the voice on the subway. Vilhelmina thinks so much about the gap that she doesn't get off at the station, but into another dimension.

Delmer Builds a Machine

March 2010 •English

An account of the most important event in recorded history.

The Quota

October 2014 •English

Lucy and Viv clean up messes for the county, and they're having a bad day. Viv's husband has just left her, and supervisor Lucy struggles to figure out how the two will make their numbers or lose their jobs. On a routine stop, the ladies are led into a very remote area... (Screamfest)

Spoiled Milk

July 2019 •English

When an emotionally abusive father reneges on a lifelong promise, a determined millennial is forced to choose between fighting for her relationship with her father or her freedom. 'Spoiled Milk' is about what it means to have an expiration date as a daughter and the invisible scars of emotional abuse.

Radio RCA

January 1935 •Spanish

Broadcast music evokes erotic and racial fantasies in this commercial.

Dave Chappelle: Unforgiven

November 2020 •English

Dave Chapelle tells a few stories from his childhood, including his early career as a comic and being hustled on the street, whilst discussing an overarching narrative of HBO airing Chapelle Show without Dave being paid for it.

L'horizon de Bene

October 2016 •French

Sniff

September 2023 •English

A man sniffs out a tasty treat...

It's a Date

January 2017 •English

It’s a Date is a culmination of his preoccupations, a weird but humanistic look at a couple on a first date. It seems to be going well until the man decides to really open up and get (sur)real.

Moto Perpetuo

May 1981 •Hungarian

Moto Perpetuo shows an absurd picture of our neverending changing culture and history.

Duel

May 1961 •Hungarian

Cannes Jury Prize-winning short film.

The Wind

May 1986 •Hungarian

Short animated Hungarian film.

The Luncheon

January 1980 •Hungarian

The first animated short film to feature Varga's clumsy claymation character Augusta.

Partly Cloudy

May 2009 •English

Everyone knows that the stork delivers babies, but where do the storks get the babies from? The answer lies up in the stratosphere, where cloud people sculpt babies from clouds and bring them to life. Gus, a lonely and insecure grey cloud, is a master at creating "dangerous" babies. Crocodiles, porcupines, rams and more - Gus's beloved creations are works of art, but more than a handful for his loyal delivery stork partner, Peck. As Gus's creations become more and more rambunctious, Peck's job gets harder and harder. How will Peck manage to handle both his hazardous cargo and his friend's fiery temperament?

To be Near You

March 2019 •Japanese

Centers on a boy named Osamu who receives an umbrella as a gift from Sayu, but it goes missing. That umbrella transforms into a girl who goes gallivanting around town on a rainy day.