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Alienz

2012-01-05-11:02:18 PM

Something is wrong. Something has happened and one man can feel it in the air. He feels like something is watching. He discovers he is not alone… in the universe. Written, Directed & Produced by Aris Koulaidis Actors: Thanos Dimotikalis Errikos Sarlanis Maria Galiatsou John Doufexis

Le Fear

2011-12-22-01:24:17 PM

LE FEAR WAS VOTED ABOVE 'CLERKS', BROTHERS McMULLEN & EL MARIACHI ON IMDB BEST RATED MICRO BUDGET FILMS WORTH WATCHING Carlos Revalos a 21 times Film Director embarks on his biggest Film yet 'Le Fear' a horror love story with a 3 million pound budget what can go wrong? everything as Carlos hires the worst cast and crew ever to walk on this planet which makes the film a recipe for disaster, Larry Rothschild the executive producer on the film who was promised Brad Pitt which never happened instead he got Leon the pompous Lead actor who walks off set time and time again, Debbie D the hysterical inexperienced glamor model who fluffs her lines over and over, the werewolf wearing a rain coat and who cant speak a word of English and the sparky who is color blind and many more misfits and Carlos has no control of any of them this is Larry's first attempt at investing in a film and no doubt his last

Uncle Tom's Apartment

2011-12-16-12:51:05 AM

The Notorious Newman Brothers

2011-12-14-06:09:32 PM

Gangsters have been covered before, but never like this! Join Max Chaplin, one of films most inexperienced directors, as he struggles to document Paulie and Thunderclap Newman on their ascension to mobster mediocrity. Hoping to penetrate the brothers' tight bond, Max goes deep inside the duo to uncover the truth about wiseguys, their influences, wizard ladies, mammoth hair jackets, mobster charades, a little bit of manslaughter and easily one of the biggest dope deals of all time. So do yourself a f**king favour and see The Notorious Newman Brothers, the film the Mafia wish never got made! DONATIONS - Both Retro Films Entertainment and Substance Production have new comedy web series in the works. You can help get these projects off the ground by kindly donating.

Piece of steak

2011-12-14-04:04:31 PM

Victory is equivalent to continuation of life. Defeat is the route to the abyss. These are the words boxer Tom lives by, who has experienced victory, fame, and fortune. Now Tom is at the brink of his career, and is forced to face a younger fighter in order to feed his family... Based on the short story by Jack London

Have you forgotten what we used to play?

2011-12-04-06:26:06 PM

"Have you forgotten what we used to play?" -This is the title of the Russian short movie with Creative Commons BY-NC-ND license, with non limited, non-commercial copying rights. This drama is shot in classical film-canons and concerns the destiny of a Russian guy who has spent his childhood and adolescence in the beginning of the 90's in the former Soviet Union. The themes of maturation, kindred relations and social changes (at the beginning of the 90's) touched deeply in the context of the movie.

Sneeze Me Away

2011-11-30-11:02:22 PM

Prepare to open your eyes to a fun filled, exciting adventure, as Thomas accidentally discovers one of the worlds little known mysteries. Thomas enters a fantastic, magical world full of unexpected occurrences and wondrous sights by sneezing with his eyes open, and now must enlist the aid of strange creatures to help him find his way home again.

Coming Home

2011-11-30-04:56:33 PM

Coming Home is an uplifting and enlightening story of one woman’s journey to recovery from breast cancer. It evolved out of a short story short-listed for the Hennessy Literary Awards by Anne Chambers who wrote the screenplay. Coming Home is directed by Lisa Mulcahy (The Clinic) and stars the Tony-nominated and IFTA award-winning actress Dawn Bradfield. It is produced by Tile Films and funded by Nawrik, a not-for-profit family trust. Coming Home is a creative film and also an innovative and valuable aid in spreading the message of early detection and positivity in the fight against breast cancer.

Time Expired

2011-11-18-08:00:24 PM

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Natural Family Values - A Community Divided

2011-10-27-11:34:35 PM

Natural Family Values centers on the events in Kanab, Utah when the town’s mayor and city council passed a resolution defining the proper gender-roles of its citizens and described the ‘natural family’ as one man, one woman with a “full quiver of children.” The result of this resolution nearly tore the town apart and drove away tourists—one of Kanab’s most important economic assets—all in the name of protecting the family. But the film asks whether there was something deeper to this complex issue, as it explores the many facets of this uniquely western American town founded by Mormon polygamists, and how a community, fearing change and the influence from outsiders, reacts to protect a way of life.

“Everyone should see this film. ‘Natural Family Values’ introduces us to characters that remind us that God is the best scriptwriter.” —Professor David G. Dick, Ph.D.

“An important look at the small town values of the nicest bunch of people that have ever scared the living crap out of me.” —Emily Pearson, writer, actress & producer

>> Visit NaturalFamilyValues.com to learn more.

La rosa congelada

2011-10-13-11:35:20 PM

Cortometraje diriguido por Marc Nadal, protagonizado por Jesús Sesma, Alba Ferrara y Christian Guiriguet.

Tan Man

2011-10-13-10:52:08 PM

Enzo is a hard working guy who works in his uncles tanning salon. One day his uncle Joe asks Enzo for a favor; to pick up a package of illegal tanning lotion that he invested money in. Uncle Joe tells Enzo that if he does this he will pay for Enzo's school. Enzo reluctantly agrees and gets a few helping hands from his friends on this little journey. Trying to make this easy pick-up, the guys begin realize that they got themselves involved in something much bigger, and more dangerous than they previously thought.

The Truth About Me

2011-10-13-10:48:59 PM

A disillusioned teenager (Bryant Sands) decides to expose the shallowness of his classmates by interviewing the most popular girl in his small-town high school (Ellie Gerber). But she's not as crass as she first seems, and he's not the bundle of sensitivity he thinks he is. And when chemistry kicks in its a surprise to them both so they do what any normal teenager would: fight it.

Pioneer One

2011-10-06-07:42:53 PM

A mysterious spaceship has entered Earth's atmosphere. A US Department of Homeland Security investigation has uncovered a live human being in a Soviet space suit in an unstable condition. A note in Russian, found at the crash site, claims the man is the child of cosmonauts living at a base on Mars.

Profiling HURT

2011-09-15-10:25:47 AM

Profiling HURT follows the path of ultra runner Mark Gilligan and his work to return to the 100-mile HURT race for a second strait year, to achieve what he couldn't in the first. Injuries and obsession bite into strategy and preparation, and as he moves closer to the finish line his reflection on previous training and lingering injuries, his conflict with how much running is too much, and his philosophy of finishing begins to compromise his ability to go the distance. Joining in with Mark is friend and antagonist, Scott Guild. Scott was introduced to the HURT and ultra running by Mark, but his perspective of the race differs. New to ultra running and the HURT 100, Scott is rolling the dice for the finishing line. Showing the excitement, challenge, and heart of running, he takes us into the places of the race where only champions go. Introducing the faces, the pain, and the deep-rooted drive that pushes each one of us to reach for the finish line. He finds himself against a wall of time and scrambling to get over it. Together throughout the film, the two of them take you on 4:00 AM 40-mile morning runs, 45-story corporate workouts, 20-mile redwood weekend jogs, and deep into the sections and segments of the HURT 100 course that give it its name. You see the preparation, feel the physical challenge, and taste mental angst that only the HURT can bring out. And in the end come away with more than just a finishers belt buckle. Watch as they join the rest of the HURT runners in the struggle to make the cut-off time and find the finish line. Follow the count down of training to get to the starting line. Meet the faces, hear the strategy, and go deep into the heart of the course, as we break down what it means to run the HURT 100 in, Profiling HURT.

The Well of a Thousand Words

2011-09-13-08:46:31 AM

In a world where stories are a source of life, where symbols grow in crystals and words sleep in infinite wells. Here Oy goes on a quest to find the source of our stories and his own origins... Artwork created by Bram Sels. Be sure to check out his other work on http://www.artofboco.com/ Official site: http://www.thewellofathousandwords.com/ Find us on Facebook !

Steal This Film 2.5

2011-09-03-03:26:39 PM

These are strange times indeed. While they continue to command so much attention in the mainstream media, the 'battles' between old and new modes of distribution, between the pirate and the institution of copyright, seem to many of us already lost and won. We know who the victors are. Why then say any more?

Zombie Pix

2011-08-27-11:55:19 PM

The Most Beautiful Zombies are represented in dozens of films by Dean Lachiusa: Living Dead parties, Zombie Walks, Crawls and recorded Events, Undead music, Zombie photography, Thriller pictures, famous horror film set-location tours...with the best costumes and Special Makeup Effects.

Empty Womb

2011-08-23-11:43:16 PM

“Beautiful…dark…heavy…slow….” Empty Womb is all this, and more. A series of synchronized images and sounds explore heartbreak, loss, discovery, and change—the joys and uncertainty, the sorrow of being human. The video engages viewers in a journey of self discovery, evoking the fear, lust, anger, and momentary happiness that make existence. Its unique mix of candid home video, studio acting, and graphic imagery show the artistry of reality and the suffering that people exact on one another—and on themselves.

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Lanfranchi's Memorial Discotheque

2011-08-20-06:16:42 AM

Lanfranchi's Memorial Discotheque was Sydney’s favourite artist-run space, situated on the second level of an inner city warehouse. Lanfranchi’s doubled as a residence and unauthorised performance venue for five years, growing from unlikely beginnings to become what director Neil Armfield (Candy, Belvoir St. Theatre) described as a ‘major strand of our city’s cultural DNA’.

The decaying warehouse hosted hundreds of shows and was an accessible starting point for Sydney’s emerging performers, artists and musicians. That is, until property development gets in the way and Lanfranchi’s residents are given sixty days to vacate the building. The story of Lanfranchi’s is told through ex-residents such as Lucas Abela (Justice Yeldham); an experimental musician who plays amplified sheets of broken glass with his mouth. A show he developed at Lanfranchi’s and has since performed in more than forty countries. Others soon to be displaced include Dorkbot; a community of electrical engineering artists, the bastard cover band Winner, experimental theatre-comedy group Cab Sav and the Marrickville Jelly Wrestling Federation. Despite the impending eviction, the parties roll on during the final days of Lanfranchi’s, until the building’s owners and police intervene. But with no replacement, and with Sydney’s vibrant underground art communities fractured, where will the city breed its cultural DNA?

Ghost Stalkers (The Final Episode)

2011-08-08-03:37:41 PM

Ghost Stalkers! This week our team travels to Columbus, Ohio to investigate a haunted school. For one of our phantom fingerers, this case will come too close to home!!!!

L.A. Proper

2011-07-22-07:38:45 AM

A comedy about a group of friends looking for love, sex, work and happiness during the long days and short nights of Los Angeles.

A Lonely Place For Dying

2011-07-01-05:09:11 PM

Part 1

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IN PART ONE

KGB defector Nikolai Dzerzhinsky (Ross Marquand) convinces Washington Post Editor-In-Chief Howard Simons (James Cromwell) to send a reporter for a rendezvous in an abandoned Mexican prison. CIA project manager Anthony Greenglass (Michael Wincott) sends special agent Robert Harper (Michael Scovotti) to intercept Nikolai...and kill him.

ABOUT THE FILM

VODO is proud to present this incredible indie Cold War spy thriller, with appearances from James Cromwell (LA Confidential, The Green Mile, Secretariat) and indie-favorite Michael Wincott (Talk Radio, The Crow, The Assassination of Richard Nixon).

Created by talented first-time Director Justin Eugene Evans, A Lonely Place for Dying has already been a festival hit. Now it's releasing as a five-part series through VODO, including two music releases highlighting the work of the film's composer, Brent Daniels.

WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT?

Are you an illustrator, graphic designer, translator/subtitler, graffiti artist, sculptor, comic illustrator or grass roots marketing guru? Whatever your skills may include, from furniture making to sculpture, you can help.

If you enjoyed watching A Lonely Place for Dying and are interested in contributing to the film's success, please contact the team immediately.

THE TEAM

Justin Eugene Evans
Director | Writer | Cinematographer | Graphic Designer | Producer

Justin Eugene Evans began his first theatre company at 14 and began making films at 15. He is the founder, former CEO & Creative Director of Mystic Arts in Beijing as well as the owner and producer of Humble Magi, LLC. He has been a film professor and art director in the video game industry.

Brent Daniels Composer | Sound Designer | Re-recording Mixer | Website Designer | Producer

Brent Daniels (also professionally known as 'Free') began classical piano studies at age 10. A love affair with electronic music production and the recording arts soon blossomed and led to his first professional performances of his own work at age 14. Brent has recorded and released under the name Hednoize while working as a film composer and post production sound designer As a remixer and programmer, Brent has worked with many well-known acts. His music has been used in film (Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, Charlie's Angels, Scary Movie 2, Homegrown, Gossip, The Skulls, Behind Enemy Lines, The Lake House, The Love Guru), television ('Le Femme Nikita,' 'Mad Men,' 'Burn Notice,' 'The Real World,' and trailers ('Blade Runner [re-release]),' Terminator: Salvation,' 'Flight Of The Phoenix') .

Kitty Kitty

2011-06-08-07:15:02 PM

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About The Film

Kitty Kitty is a film about love, cats and brain parasites. This disturbing short was inspired by Toxoplasmosis: a disease caused by a brain parasite that can change human behavior and is believed to affect up to a third of the world population.
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We truly hope you liked the film. There are two ways you can support the filmmakers.

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Couchsurf

2011-06-06-08:11:37 PM

"Couchsurf" takes the couchsurfing romanticism into the wild of the 25 Million inhabitant metropolis Mexico City D.F..

Maia is hosting Jonas, a young men that is going to sleep on her couch. They are not acquainted with another, only from what they have read about each other in their profiles on couchsurfing.org, an internet hospitality-platform, where strangers from all over the world are looking for adventure through hosting and being hosted. Everything goes according to plan until Ana, another couch-surfer, shows up.

This documentary-style fictionshort has been entirely filmed on location in the capital of Mexico.

Starring:
Ignacio Riva Palacio �Juegos Innocentes� as Jonas
Denitza Garcia �Las Aparicio� as Maia
Valeria Maldonado �El Efecto Tequila� as Ana

Written by Renata Medero
Directed by Georg Boch

Duration: 18:30 min
Language: English

Zenith

2011-06-03-06:10:37 PM

In the hellish future of 2044, human beings have become stupefied by the state of permanent happiness they've been genetically altered to experience. "Dumb" Jack (Peter Scanavino) offers relief via drugs that bring his customers the welcome phenomenon of pain. But when Jack receives a mysterious videotape of his dead father, he sets out to unmask the dangerous conspiracy that has created this dystopian world.

E11 - the Hardest Traditional Rock Climb in the World

2011-06-02-02:14:40 PM

One of the best all round climbers in the world is on a mission - to take rock climbing to new levels of both difficulty and danger. Dave MacLeod attempts to be the first to climb 'Rhapsody', the hardest traditional rock climb ever and the first to achieve the grade of E11 7a (trad f8c+ US 5.14c). This 2006 film enters uncharted territory. Taking you beyond the action it reveals the frustrations and the shear physical and mental effort that goes into climbing at the very highest level. We see MacLeod take a series of terrifying, massive, gutwrenching falls and the strain begins to show. He struggles to cope with the difficulty and seriousness of the endeavour. But doggedly, even obsessively he keeps returning to his ultimate project - Rhapsody.

Hoodlum

2011-05-30-01:59:55 AM

Some people gotta learn the hard way. Some people never learn at all. Follow this tale of an inept mugger who never misses a chance to rip off an unsuspecting victim. Still, somehow, he never gets the riches he wants so bad. The streets of Columbus don't play. Watch your step or you might step in it yo! The Screenwriting and Directorial debut of anarcho film blogger Eric Ray.

Waldo the Dog

2011-05-23-08:04:35 PM

IMDb RATING: 7.5 --- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1615908/ --- A guilt and shame ridden mentally unstable young man wears a dog mask to cope. --- REVIEWS: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1615908/externalreviews --- BLOOPER REEL: http://vimeo.com/20984627

END:CIV

2011-05-19-07:44:04 PM

END:CIV examines our culture�s addiction to systematic violence and environmental exploitation, and probes the resulting epidemic of poisoned landscapes and shell-shocked nations. Based in part on Endgame, the best-selling book by Derrick Jensen, END:CIV asks: �If your homeland was invaded by aliens who cut down the forests, poisoned the water and air, and contaminated the food supply, would you resist?�

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Languages: Slovak � Spanish � German � Italian � Russian � Swedish � French � Romanian � Closed Captions in English

The causes underlying the collapse of civilizations are usually traced to overuse of resources. As we write this, the world is reeling from economic chaos, peak oil, climate change, environmental degradation, and political turmoil. Every day, the headlines re-hash stories of scandal and betrayal of the public trust. We don�t have to make outraged demands for the end of the current global system � it seems to be coming apart already.

But acts of courage, compassion and altruism abound, even in the most damaged places. By documenting the resilience of the people hit hardest by war and repression, and the heroism of those coming forward to confront the crisis head-on, END:CIV illuminates a way out of this all-consuming madness and into a saner future.

Backed by Jensen�s narrative, the film calls on us to act as if we truly love this land. The film trips along at a brisk pace, using music, archival footage, motion graphics, animation, slapstick and satire to deconstruct the global economic system, even as it implodes around us. END:CIV illustrates first-person stories of sacrifice and heroism with intense, emotionally-charged images that match Jensen�s poetic and intuitive approach. Scenes shot in the back country provide interludes of breathtaking natural beauty alongside clearcut evidence of horrific but commonplace destruction.

END:CIV features interviews with Paul Watson, Waziyatawin, Gord Hill, Michael Becker, Peter Gelderloos, Lierre Keith, James Howard Kunstler, Stephanie McMillan, Qwatsinas, Rod Coronado, John Zerzan and more.

�A fierce critique of systematic violence and industrial civilization, End:Civ is not intended for garden-variety environmentalists. If you are anywhere below, say, an 8 on that sliding scale of pissed off, then this film is going to scare you � which means you should watch it.�
-Eugene Weekly

�A tour de force film from Franklin L� which does more than justice to Derrick Jensen�s thesis that industrial civilization is destroying life on the planet. Employing all the contemporary audio visual techniques our digital world makes possible for a single brilliant penurious filmmaker, L� harvests sounds and images from our demented world to relentlessly show the rape of the mind and the earth. To those outside the small choir who see the message of resistance as obvious, this powerful film makes them deal with it either by denial or acknowledging, yes I see it is obvious.� James Becket -Director of The Best Revenge

�Franklin Lopez is a fantastically talented filmmaker, who has created a powerful and important film about the most important topic ever: how to stop this culture from killing the planet.�
-Derrick Jensen, Author of Endgame

�By far the most routinely praised contemporary media activist is Franklin L�. His shows and films not only possess a distinctive look and feel, but they also contain a wicked sense of humor that is often sorely lacking among alter-globalization activists. L��s work engages in constructing a new vision where popular culture serves the interests of the poor and dispossessed, where humor is reignited within activism, and the D.I.Y. ethics of punk and hip-hop allow those with talent and gumption to be the media, once again.�
-Chris Rob�Pop Matters

�Franklin Lopez� END:CIV is a labour of love, a stunning 75 minutes film��
John Zerzan, author of Future Primitive

�It brought me to tears�� I recommend it to people�
-Alex Smith, Host of Radio Ecoshock

�Franklin Lopez�s END:CIV project is awesome.�
-Shannon Walsh, Director of H2Oil

�Both the quantity and the quality of this movement�s filmmaking is increasing. This is the big battlefield on which we fight right now.�
-Michael Rupert, CollapseNet.com

The Tunnel

2011-05-18-10:55:18 AM

In 2007 the New South Wales government suddenly scrapped a plan to utilise the water in the disused underground train tunnels beneath Sydney. In 2008, chasing rumours of a government cover-up and urban legends surrounding the sudden backflip, investigative journalist Natasha Warner led a crew of four into the underground labyrinth. They went down into the tunnels looking for a story - until the story found them.

This is the film of their harrowing ordeal. With unprecedented access to the recently declassified tapes they shot in the claustrophobic subway tunnels, as well as a series of candid interviews with the survivors, we come face to face with the terrifying truth.

This never before seen footage takes us deep inside the tunnels bringing the darkness to life and capturing the raw fear that threatens to tear the crew apart, leaving each one of them fighting for their lives.

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HOW WE WILL SPEND YOUR MONEY

The funds we raise will go toward paying off our talented cast and crew. It is thanks to their understanding, as well as their blood, sweat and tears, that we have been able to forge ahead and not only finish The Tunnel but also put it out for you to watch for free.

Any extra money raised will go toward developing the next project so that we can hopefully keep bringing you more free online content to enjoy.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Distracted Media was established in 2010 by Enzo Tedeschi and Julian Harvey in order to create compelling content, regardless of the medium. After many years of working together on various projects, the like-minded pair established Distracted Media to collaborate on their ideas and develop a cutting edge Australian production company.

The Tunnel is their first feature film, produced under "The 135K Project", born out of the belief that if we stop fighting the peer to peer networks, they could become the biggest revolution we have ever seen in the way we share entertainment and information.

After spending years being frustrated by what they saw as the movie industry's short-sighted and conventional outlook towards the online community, they decided it was time to try something different.

So far The Tunnel has won film festival and internet media awards and managed to combine traditional distribution with peer-to-peer, currently boasting a day-and-date distribution that includes free peer-to-peer, cable television, cinema and DVD with distributors of the calibre of Transmission Films.

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE ENTIRE TEAM BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE:

www.thetunnelmovie.net

Credits

Starring
Bel Deliá /> Andy Rodoreda
Steve Davis
Luke Arnold
Goran D. Kleut

Directed by
Carlo Ledesma

Executive Producers
Julian Harvey
Enzo Tedeschi
Ahmed Salama
Valeria Petrenko
Peter Thompson

Written by
Julian Harvey
Enzo Tedeschi

Music By
Paul Dawkins

Featuring Music by
Motion Fused
The Blackwater Fever
Split Dogs

Cinematography
Steve Davis
Shing Fung Cheung

Lest We Forget

2011-05-17-10:00:13 PM
Lest We Forget imparts to its audience the knowledge of both the sins and goodness of man through the adventure of a Civil War Union soldier who struggles to retrieve a key and escape from a group of Confederates. The movie's accompanying score, composed by Nicholas Kirk, is a testament to one of the film's outlining themes: We are accountable and will be judged for own actions.

Huset

2011-05-13-01:18:52 AM

America The Mental

2011-05-09-09:20:42 PM

AMERICA THE MENTAL - 2009 - USA

"Meet Smitty, a comedian who really kills!"

America The Mental is the story of a German documentary director and crew who come to the USA to make a documentary about artists in NY and end up finding a struggling stand-up comic. They soon discover that the comedians day job is much more interesting than his artistic aspirations, he is a drug enforcer for a living. Soon our director and crew become too close to their subject and become part of the story themselves, and even become a part of 'America The Mental'.

The first film from the team behind the the 2011 short "Year Zero" in competition at the Tribeca Film Festival 2011.

Comedy - mockumentary

Cast

Credited cast:
Pat Rigby ... Smitty
Tim Brennan ... Gerhard Herzog
Richard Cunningham III ... Jason
Vito Tumbarello ... Jorge
Americk Lewis ... Stax
Justin Murray ... Himself
Lorden Palomeres ... Himself
Bodger Miller ... Himself
Bridget Carroll ... Betty
Michael Brennan ... Uncle bob

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Featuring music from Junk Science, The Missing Teens, and The Boys and Girls Club

All available on iTunes, download em!

If you like the film please donate. We would like to make a sequel/remake/reboot with a higher budget.

We really made this for no money with no script, it was all improvised.

A Grain of Sand

2011-04-27-05:28:44 PM
Brendon Grimshaw, a British national, was editor to some of the most important newspapers in Africa. But in 1972, he gave it all up to go and live on Moyenne Island, which he purchased for ten thousand pounds. In the thirty-six-years that he has lived on the island, Brendon and his friend, Rene Lafortune, planted sixteen-thousand trees, built 4,8 kilometers of nature paths, and brought and bred 109 giant land tortoises, creating an island of incredible beauty now worth 34 million Euros. Come with us on this journey and discover why this 82-year-old man fears his island will one day be destroyed.

Knock. Knock.

2011-04-22-09:19:47 PM
Chris is a struggling internet comic who has stumbled upon an opportunity to reach a massive audience for his internet show, The Chris Manz Show. During a taping of an episode gone horribly wrong, his ex, Karla, appears at the door. The only thing left to do now is to let her in.

SLASH ZOMBIES

2011-04-15-03:18:20 AM

After a deadly chemical conflict in the Middle East, zombie terror rules the streets of TLV. Are you infected???

Movie dialog is originally taken from a scene in "Five Easy Pieces" (Bob Rafelson, 1970).

perspective

2011-04-14-10:20:34 PM
"Have you ever been afraid of your own mirror image?"
In a Dystopian Future, the real merges with virtual. And now, you, how much you are you anymore? This is now your Simulation! Your Perspective!... for additional material and info: facebook.com/perspectiveshortfilm

To Know is Not Enough

2011-04-14-04:28:03 PM
a short documentary about the Hampshire College campaign for divestment from the occupation of Palestine. Hampshire is often credited with being the first US college to divest for the occupation, and this video attempts to understand the group and the campaign that made it happen. The video is constructed from interviews with over a dozen student activists from Hampshire College's 'Students for Justice in Palestine.'

Whale

2011-04-14-04:05:56 PM
Cameron is a 29 year old Iranian American, heartbroken and suffering from a never ending bout of writers block. But shits no joke to our hero, who goes back to mommy's house in Orange County California trying to figure out what went wrong with his life. Will reacquainting with his old high school friends steer him into the right path, or do all signs point toward suburban oblivion?

YOUTUBELAND

2011-04-14-04:05:48 PM
a meditation about life in the 21st century digital world. this is the first feature film comprised entirely from youtube videos. i made this almost two hours long out of spite for the short attention spans created from modern technology.

DIMENSIONAL MELTDOWN

2011-04-14-04:05:33 PM
Sometime in the near future. Three parallel universe, the girlfriend dies in each one, the guys cant take the loss. With an unsecured technology that accidentally made its way to the wide public, They decide to go for a ride to another parallel universe - our universe, in which the girl is still alive...

Outsiders

2011-04-08-12:51:25 AM
OUTSIDERS explores the wired and wonderful world of Outsider Music. Seeping out of the underbelly of American suburbia, this underground scene sticks two fingers up at smothering mediocrity and celebrates culture which is not perfect, pure or packaged. This film is a road trip into an extraordinary hidden sonic universe, music created by home recorded, self-taught misfits and eccentrics, exercising their right to dodgy rhythms and lack of conventional tunefulness, making music that is refreshingly naïve, disarmingly innocent and sometimes just plain bad. Featuring classic Outsider artists BJ Snowden, Bingo Gazingo, Peter Grudzien, Alvin Dahn and Shooby Taylor.

Plain Us

2011-04-08-12:29:21 AM
Cy, an Iranian American indie rocker drops into the city he grew up in while on tour, to visit the family he could have had. Thing is, life's never so easy, even when you're in a rock and roll band.

THE RETURN OF JOHN FRUM

2011-04-08-12:27:28 AM
John Frum, Messiah of polynesian Cargo Cults, returns as an astronaut and businessman to the postindustrial wasteland of the financial-service-economy. Together with a native, he sets out for a "conquest of the useless" � or something. then things get confused, and what begins as a journey turns into a trip far off the boundaries of so called "logic" and "meaning". With a storyline initially based on the prophecies of the seemingly most syncretic, ridiculous and pointless religion in the world � though really not any more syncretic, ridiculous and pointless than any and all other religions � computer-aided handdrawn 2D animation and 2D-3D-hybrid background art celebrate a renaissance of the unconscious, free from the technocratic structuralism of our times.

Transferants

2011-04-08-12:23:51 AM
The Ancients warn of something coming and a female voice rants in defense of a revolution. A young girl is pregnant. She has begun to despise her boyfriend. She dreams up a demon to murder him, although, it turns out, she loves him after all.

Still Lover

2011-03-23-02:55:12 AM
"A man, a woman, life and love one shot at a time" Told through still images and a lonely soundtrack, a man describes his feelings of a new relationship. written and directed by Amir Motlagh starring: Brie Harris

Exhibit A

2011-03-21-12:51:01 AM
Exhibit A tells the timely story of a normal family disintegrating under financial pressure, eventually driven to the unimaginable. All is not as it seems as the King family go about their day-to-day lives oblivious of the horror to come. Dad Andy is nursing a secret that ultimately leads to terrible consequences for them all. We witness these chilling events unfold through daughter Judith's video camera, which subsequently becomes Exhibit A. The film is inspired by the many men in real life who are known to their neighbours as devoted husbands and fathers, but for unknowable reasons suddenly decide to take drastic action to protect their loved ones.

The Night Before Christmas

2011-03-08-12:56:23 PM
It is the night before christmas, and a girl is finishing decorating her home when an unexpected present appears on her doorstep. Written, produced and directed by Leo Resnes. Starring Cecilie Breivik

American Wasteland

2011-03-02-09:04:47 AM
an essay about the wasteland known as middle america.

Blue Suitcase #3: Vince's Gamble

2011-03-02-05:41:50 AM
Vince's Gamble was the first of a series of films involving a single object that moved through various people's lives...in this case, a blue suitcase.... Shot in

Rose for a day

2011-03-01-03:24:03 AM
What can happen when an undercover cop confronts a known mobster known as �the butcher�? Who will avenge the death of the first by declaring war to the second and what will happen in the end? A sarcastic short-film that borrows the feel of Tarantino films and the Asian cinema, where the heroene transforms in a killing machine, in order to take her bloody revenge.

The Graduates

2011-02-28-11:22:25 AM
The Graduates is a hysterical, award-winning comedy about four friends who head to the beach without a care in the world. Through surprising and hilarious events, the guys find themselves learning that there's a little more to life than having a good time.

Swing It!

2011-02-28-11:22:11 AM
- Winner Best Comedy American International Film Festival 10/10 Drama, Romance, Swing Music, and Comedy all in one starring the fabulous Kelly Ann Doll. Shot entirely in Melbourne, Australia! Katey wants desperately to win a part on a national swing dancing show. The only way she can is with her Ex-Boyfriend. She enlists the aid of her best friend to keep her current boyfriend busy. Why you should donate! I am in the process of putting together my next swing related film, A little darker, more swing music, and of course a Twilight Zone style twist. So any donations will be put to that. Thank you :-)

Leeg

2011-02-22-05:13:51 PM
A man comes home after a night out. The apartment is completely empty. He had an argument with his wife earlier that day, but feels sorry now. He tries to remember what happened. "Leeg" is a story about the gravity of everyday life.

Ivory Bastards Against Extinction!

2011-02-19-08:17:10 PM
In the "future" world of 2006AD, a government fetus goes missing and the president contacts a group of supposedly alien masked luchadors, the Ivory Bastards, to recover it.

Shyama

2011-02-15-12:51:56 PM
Shyama, a court dancer, falls in love with a foreign merchant who is falsely imprisoned and faces execution ... unless Shyama accepts an admirer's offer to take the merchant's place. Perhaps best described as a cross between opera and ballet, this classic Bengali romantic tragedy was written in 1939 by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Shyama was Tagore's last major work for the stage and illustrates the unique combination of song, dance, colour and movement of the dance style he created. The ensemble cast of this authentic, colourful, widescreen film version features leading dancers, singers and musicians from Tagore�s home town of Santiniketan, India.

Chatter

2011-02-15-10:51:13 AM
A girl witnesses a horrible sight online, then the electricity is cut off inside her apartment. Later when the light return she feel that she is not alone. Written and directed by Leo Resnes. Starring Karoline Stemre.

Your Face is a Saxophone

2011-02-14-07:30:58 PM

Your Face is a Saxophone is an animated series - a bizarro-surreal satire of the advertising industry, and the people who work in it because they couldn't find a job in what they actually went to art school for. Also, everyone has inanimate objects instead of heads for some reason.

We made a pilot episode with no budget in order to raise money for a whole season. Instead of pitching it to a TV network, we're pitching it to you. Yes, you.

Episode 2 is out now. Episode 3 is in production. Track our progress at YFIAS.com.

English Subtitles available

Hold me like you used to

2011-02-11-08:38:32 AM
A musicvideo to Gustaf Spetz song Hold me like you used to

Pussy

2011-02-11-08:30:57 AM

An improv experiment starring Chip Seinfeld as Peter Johnson Randy, who is an egotistical douchebag/untalented wannabe Hollywood filmmaker from Ohio. This is Chip's final acting performance before mysteriously disappearing in 2008.

The story follows Peter as he seeks revenge against his newfound archenemy, filmmaker Michael Newberg. This is interspersed with footage of Peter's infamous appearance on a cable access channel.

Tales from Ossian

2011-02-10-05:20:28 PM
Ancient Celtic soap opera enacted on a magical toy theatre. Tales from Ossian is the pilot episode for a web series - 5 minute extracts from the Ossian cycle. Produced as an pastiche archive children's programme, the stories enacted by a group of actors on a toy theatre stage in a magical toy shop, with voice over narration. The innocence of the style and treatment juxtaposes with the passion and violence in the story.

Spontaneously Yours

2011-02-06-12:09:17 PM

This video-portrait project portrays unique individuals of all walks of life, who were spotted and filmed spontaneously on the streets of the world to answer twenty most intimate questions about themselves, the life around them, their views on living in modern times, and their aspirations.

Episodes

Danny Salas (A.K.A. Danny Acrobat) was spotted performing acrobatics in the Union Square Park located in NYC. Here is his story.

Kimberly Joki is an American living in Kiev, Ukraine. Here is her story.

The Really Cool Show-"Back In Black"

2011-02-06-12:06:35 PM
Ryan, Christi, And Deirdre are in a threesome relationship together. They've decided to take their relationship to a whole new level, when a mysterious website filled with scandalous accusations pops up. Season Four Premiere. NSFW. Produced and Directed by Ryan Andrew Balas Starring/Written By: Christi Chiello Deirdre Herlihy Ryan Andrew Balas Guest Starring: Brandon Krum Gary Marino Jr. Photographed by Gary Marino Jr. Production assistance by Darren Marshall

Delivered in Beta

2011-02-04-07:27:24 PM
How are social media changing design? What is the value of a prototype? How are work and play merging? Where is design headed in the 21st century? �Delivered in Beta� begins a conversation on these topics and invites your participation (twitter hashtag #od10beta). This video was created during the Open Design Workshop at the Betahaus as part of Social Media Week Berlin 2010. Produced by KS12.

Doeda Fiskar

2011-02-04-06:42:09 PM

Please note that this film is in Swedish with no subtitles

En film om r�lan hos en ung man att fastna i samh�ets n�och bli en �d�isk� som alla andra. En annorlunda dokument�och kreativt ihopsatt.

Obama Digital

2011-02-04-06:41:48 PM

Please note that this film is mainly in Portuguese with no subtitles.

This is a video-documentary about the role that digital media had in the 2008 presidential election for the United States of America. It analyzes Barack Obama's digital strategy for his 2008 presidential campaign.

Our main goal was to comprehend the importance and influence that all digital media can have in a political campaign, considering the innovations and availabilities of resource that the digital media has reached and the capabilities of technological tools.

The video-documentary displays the Internet as a new space of representation and a politic battlefield to mobilize coreligionists, to present government proposals, to collect funds for the campaign and to promote the ap-proach between candidate and voters.

Now we can =)

I (@pedrosorren) personally apologize for the fact that all the GCs from the video are in portuguese. Unfortunately by the time I decided to subtitle the video in English I had to use my hard disk for other films.

Here you can find more information about who was interviewed in to movie.

In order of appearance:
Antonio Graeff - CEO of Brancaleone (Digital Communication Agency) and author of this book, about digital elections. goo.gl/iULR
Eduardo Barella - Editor of international News From O Estado de S. Paulo Newspaper goo.gl/ItRd
Rodrigo Teixeira - Web Strategist at Talk Interactive. Responsible for the Kassab (mayor of Sao Paulo) digital campaign goo.gl/o5c0
Pedro Dória - Editor-in-chief for online operations and the Technology Columnist at O Estado de S. Paulo, one of Brazil's major newspapers. Also a Knight Fellow at Stanford University. goo.gl/ELVV
Juliano Spyer @jasper - Web Strategist. Responsible for the digital campaign for Gilberto Kassab (current mayor of São Paulo) and Marina Silva, candidate for the presidential election in Brazil, for the 2010 election. goo.gl/11e7
Mário Alcântara - Digital Coordinator for the José Socrates 2010 (Prime Minister of Portugal) reelection campaign. Worked directly with fellows from Blue State Digital, such as Ben Self
goo.gl/Ciap Rosana Herman - Tv Producer and one of the first brazilians to start a blog. Community leader and Web 2.0 enthusiastic. Has been a Tv professional for the past 25 years. - @rosana
Ben Self -Blue State Digital partner and the responsible coordinator for Obama's (2008) Digital Strategy. goo.gl/PyOr
Cláudio Torres - Digital Marketing Consultant - Author of the Digital Marketing Bible - goo.gl/XxSo
Sérgio Amadeu - Brazilian Sociologist and Main Leader of the Open Source Community in Brazil - goo.gl/Cn2b
Gil Giardelli - CEO of Permission Adnetwork and Venture Capitalist at GV Venture. goo.gl/kEkh
Luiz Gonzales - Lua Branca (advertising agency) CEO and responsible for all (offline and online) strategy for José Serra's presidential campaign (2006 and 2010) goo.gl/Kb8D

Credits: Directed by - Pedro Sorrentino (@pedrosorren) and Rodrigo Vitulli (@rovitulli)
Edited by - Jorge Mendes, Pedro Sorrentino and Rodrigo Vitulli
Screenplay by - Pedro Sorrentino, Rodrigo Vitulli, Vinicius Viana
Research by - Pedro Sorrentino, Rodrigo Vitulli, Vinicius Viana, Julia Reina
Under the tuition of - Master's Carlos Sandano (Mackenzie Presbiterian University)
Support - Mackenzie Television Center, Bebop Production and Mirabilis Video.

The Golden Spiral

2011-02-04-03:01:23 AM
Imagine a world where nature is being replaced by technology. This 'new' nature is slowly taking the place of the old and is offering a more efficient and improved version of the surrounding world. Are these simply technological advances or are they now considered what can be seen as the world around us? 'The Golden Spiral' questions at what point do things retain their identity and at what point do they become something completely different?

Official Selection-Washington D.C. Independent Film Festival
Official Selection-Fear No Film Festival
Official Selection-Short Toronto Independent Film Festival

Down With the King

2011-02-03-11:06:48 PM
Down With the King follows Elvis Sinosic as he prepares to fight Roberto Traven. The first time two UFC veterans clash on Australian soil.

The Deadline

2011-02-02-01:09:45 PM
Travelling aboard a Greenpeace ship along the West Coast of Africa The Deadline unravels a multi billion dollar pirate fishing scam. Hidden far out at sea and without surveillance fish are caught by unhygienic unlicensed rusting trawlers. Set within a high seas drama this catch is then smuggled back to port for Westerner's dinner plates with no one the wiser it has been stolen from the poorest people on the planet. Winner of Best Independent Film 32nd International Wildlife Film Festival

Beyond the Game

2011-02-01-03:30:47 PM

Warcraft III is the most popular real-time strategy computer game, thrilling over 2.5 million North Americans and 10 million people worldwide everyday. The game creates an alternate universe, where players challenge each other with a mythically-charged online world of humans, orcs, the undead, knights, and elves.

In Beyond the Game, we meet - in real life and within the game - two of the game's leading figures, known as Grubby and Sky. Acclaimed filmmaker Jos de Putter tracks these Kasparovs of a new generation and a new game across the world all the way to the world championships in Seattle.

A fascinating, surprising, and genuinely touching portrait, Beyond the Game is a study of, and participation in, the reformation of our communities in the internet age.

Directed by Jos de Putter
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The Mapmaker

2011-01-27-06:28:45 AM
The Mapmaker is a film about a suicide. It is a series of assumptions after the fact - it is told in still images linked to a prose narration. The film explores a hostile environment and makes some presumptions of the thought processes of the woman as she proceeds to her self termination. Forensic, cold, painful and ultimately voyeuristic. "If she were still walking I wouldn't turn my head".

The Tenement Ghost

2011-01-16-10:07:57 PM
A scratchy, sepia, silent film with an electrofunk soundtrack. Set in 1919. The film tells the story of a newly married couple just moved into their new home. Alcoholism, wifebeating, a child is miscarried. The husband drinks himself into oblivion while the broken and abused wife suffers in hope of things changing for the better, culminating in a sinister encounter she did not expect. "She loved him but he loved the bottle".

BUMMER

2011-01-13-03:14:49 AM
"BUMMER" is an outlandish shoot'em up/ revenge web series. This is the pilot episode of the web series and we are looking for donations to create the rest. Please share with friends or donate if you like what you see. Every dollar counts. We made this for no budget, imagine what we can do with one!

Tasting the End

2011-01-10-05:27:36 AM
A chef loses his sense of smell from a botched nose job, and soon gets fired. He then delivers pizzas, and arrives late one night for a delivery, finding a man has killed himself, and realizes that the pizza would've been his last meal. Following this, he gets an opportunity from a death row inmate and a dying uncle, to prepare last meals and redeem himself as a chef.

The Green House

2011-01-08-01:10:23 AM
This is the story of a house that was trapped and, what is most astonishing, probably forgotten of, during the construction of a new huge public building in Milan, Italy. It's the story of the inhabitants of this house and of those that live in the houses surrounding the new public building. It's the story of a governor's optimistic vision of the future, and of the everyday lives of those citizens who have to cope with that vision. It's a political story, that shows power and its representation in conflict with those citizens who necessarily have to pay for that power and its representation.

TREE

2011-01-07-04:08:19 PM
After a recent tragedy, Tom Brueggeman and his family move to the old farm where they discover a large tree that gives them cryptic visions of their future. While his wife Ellie, and daughter Katie seem to welcome the mysterious phenomenon, Tom struggles with what appears to be a vision of his own demise

Ramly at War Begins

2011-01-05-10:39:32 PM
2 brothers, Quan and Ming belong to the Waja Warriors, one of the oldest and most feared biker gangs dealing in DVD piracy. Quan is a loyal and traditional soldier who will die by the rules. When Ming is in trouble with the rival gang, CoD (Children of DamnedNation or Cash on Delivery), Quan has to make a decision - completing his mission for the Waja Warriors, or breaking the gang laws to save his brother. - A Malaysian Martial Arts short film.

Unsecured Loan II

2011-01-05-08:45:30 PM
The use of violence by loan sharks has escalated in recent years in Malaysia. William finds himself in a brutal dilemma when he fails to pay back. Official selection Action on Film International Film Festival 2010, 1st Runner Up Best Action Sequence Martial Arts Shorts. The film is based on a short story of my brother, playing in east Europe, using guns instead of knifes and martial arts. My dream would be to combine my resources (Asia & Europe) to make this into an international action thriller feature. And if you want to help me in this... please go to http://www.openfilm.com/videos/unsecured-loan-ii (in January 2011) and vote for the film! Thank you :)

Don't Lose Heart

2011-01-05-03:30:04 PM
First came the news reports: A virus, a plague, terrorism - they pointed fingers at everything except the truth. Next came the emergency broadcasts: Lock yourself in, conserve water and food - prepare a weapon, and above all, don't lose heart - help is on its way. Then the TVs stopped, and the electricity and gas ran out. Finally the only thing still broadcasting is a BBC '10 Point Emergency Plan': Outdated and crackly, but at least it's a voice in the darkness. Two months later and Lucy, bordering on malnutrition, is running out of water. Raised during the second world war, she's seen her fair share of tough, but as she's forced to escape her barricaded home - nothing could prepare her for the fight she has coming. Lucy wants out - but all the zombies want to do is get in!

The Evangelist The Hitman & The ACLU

2010-12-26-06:20:27 AM
The story of the former televangelist ex-convict who got the ACLU and Food Not Bombs to join together to fight Orlando's prohibition on feeding the homeless and set a new First Amendment precedent.

Who the f#ck is Chip Seinfeld?

2010-11-29-08:00:42 PM
A portrait that takes the viewer on a journey into the drug-fueled mind of Jerry Seinfeld's degenerate younger brother Chip. Chip lives a pathetic life in Columbus, Ohio and has grand delusions of being a better comedian than his brother even though he's been confined to the shackles of obscurity his entire life. To prove to the world once-and-for-all that he is the funnier Seinfeld, Chip hired aspiring filmmaker Mike Newman to follow him around with a camera for a few months. This was the worst experience of Mike's career. Featuring interviews from stand-up comedians Patton Oswalt, Tom Papa, John Heffron, Natasha Leggero, Matt Braunger, Eddie Pepitone, Howard Kremer, Chris Fairbanks, Kyle Kinane, Duncan Trussell, Morgan Murphy, Auggie Smith, Matt Dwyer, and Emmett Montgomery, with a brief appearance from Ohio State basketball coach Thad Matta. www.pnutfilms.com

Hold Fast

2010-11-29-02:39:19 AM
Hold Fast: Stories of maniac sailors, anarchist castaways, and the voyage of the S/V Pestilence... Over the course of two winters, four members of the Anarchist Yacht Clubb rescued a derelict boat from the inhospitable waters of Ft. Lauderdale, named it the S/V Pestilence, and sailed south to Haiti. Hold Fast describes what drew these friends to the ocean, and tells the story of what they discovered in the sea. It paints a picture of the S/V Pestilence in the context of all the sailing maniacs who have come before them, and ultimately attempts to suggest that the secret is always to begin.

Doroga

2010-11-27-08:26:02 AM
Strange creatures are walking down the road. They are moving in a strange way. The main character, called Mollusk, is having hard time moving with his only leg. Everyone else is faster than him. The little Egi appears. Mollusk grabs Egi and tears off three of his four legs. Finally there is someone on the road who is not faster than Mollusk.

Lusty Little Heart of Mine

2010-11-25-09:20:30 PM
Synopsis: In Lusty Little Heart of Mine a woman talks to a friend who doesn't sound very interested in what she has to say. No one seems to take this woman seriously, actually. Her story, told in flashback, reveals the strange facts about a tragic relationship that changed her life forever... Maybe.

Snowblind

2010-11-12-03:45:57 PM

A lone gunman gets a last-minute pardon from death row, with the mission to deliver a woman of mysterious powers to an evil Governor. Against the backdrop of a frozen, inhospitable earth, Snowblind fires up the classical love triangle with smoking barrels and a ton of red-hot bullets.

Mangofilm

Snowblind was created by Mangofilm, a posse of German movie enthusiasts who were united by their strong love for 70s and 80s grindhouse cinema. With the daring concept of "cowboys with motorbikes" we were able to draw a lot of professionals to both sides of the camera. A cast of fresh talents from the US, the UK, Australia, Ireland and even South Africa make the film truly international.

Snowblind was produced entirely on our private money, and used the help of the online community "wreckamovie.com", which was funded by the makers of internet phenomenon "Star Wreck". After 18 months of hard work, Snowblind had it's world premiere on the 20st Emden International Film Festival on the 7th of June 2010. Since then, the film has toured several countries, winning "Best International Picture" at Belfast's Yellow Fever International Film Festival.

Vampyre Princess 3D

Since we have put every last cent of our private money into Snowblind, we need your help raising the funds to shoot our next feature film. Please use the links below to submit your contribution and receive the following extras:

One Less Car

2010-11-12-12:35:42 PM
When you go out onto the streets of Dublin looking for bikes, bring the footage you find back into the edit suite and re-mix it with some important words of advice from the past and good tunes this is what you get. Part snapshot of the zeitgeist part cycling agit-prop this is one of the best developed examples of Irish alternative television production. Despite being fast paced and entertaining One Less Car doesn’t shy away from complex topics and, sometimes ambiguous or contradictory viewpoints. What emerges is the feel of a groundswell, of a phase transition as the act of re-imagining our city starts to see actual impact and gain critical mass. If anything convinces you that cycling is todays most relevant transport issue, it’ll be One Less Car.

Four Eyed Monsters

2010-11-12-01:09:17 AM

Arin Crumley has never had a girlfriend, so he goes to the place where he finds everything else; the internet. Stuck in a rut, Susan Buice waits tables hoping to become inspired by life. They decide to meet up with the pretense to only communicate through hand-written notes. They fall in love with this experiment and continue to relate solely through videos, emails, drawings and physical intimacy for the next 4 months. As their lives merge they’re taken on a roller coaster that could have only ever existed in this modern era of digital love.

The co-create

The Co-Create is a group of filmmakers, artists and musicians who put together Four Eyed Monsters and are working on several new projects. Become a member of their Vodo Studio where you'll find downloads of music, regular rough cut their new films and a community of reactions and feedback helping the team refine their creations so that more material can be released to the public here on Vodo.net.

California Dreaming

2010-11-08-05:56:13 PM

California is a strong brand, the state of new beginnings, dreams and movie stars, of surfers and a wonderful climate. But the Golden State is bankrupt and the city of Los Angeles is running out of cash. Public services are being cut and unemployment keeps rising. At the same time, optimism, entrepreneurship and the belief in the power of America are stronger than ever.

In Los Angeles, we meet five people who are going through a transformation in their lives during this crisis. Justin and Christine lost their jobs and are now living in a van with their two young sons. Charles has gotten out of prison after fourteen years. Mizuko prepares her children for the future by making them at ease in virtual reality. Laura has taken advantage of the crisis by buying land cheaply and starting an urban farm and artists collective Fallen Fruit maps the abundant free ‘public fruit’ available in the city. Who are the pioneers who are reinventing the new America and how do they see the future?

About Backlight

Backlight, VPRO‘s weekly, 50-minute, Future Affairs- program, balances on the edge of storytelling and journalism. It focuses on our globalized world in which societies, economies and cultures seek a new equilibrium. Backlight aims to grasp the quintessence of prominent trends and developments.

The series shifts between two modes of communication: it provides in-depth analysis of new developments by leading intellectuals, visionaries and mavericks – the architects of change. At the same time, it applies daring cinematic techniques, capturing the effects these changes have on the daily lives of the real world‘s citizens.

Director: Bregtje van der Haak
Cinematography/Editing: Jean Counet
Sound: Joris van Ballegoijen
Research: Maren Merckx
Production: Mariska Schneider
Commissioning editors: Henneke Hagen/Jos de Putter
Broadcaster: VPRO Television/Backlight series

Conflict

2010-11-07-09:12:26 PM
'Conflict' is a short film born of the idea of attempting to show a more realistic side of a problem that is closer to us than it seems: Schizophrenia. After several not-so-successful Hollywood attempts that showed the disease from erroneous points of view or even gave false hopes of finding a cure, the reality is that very little is known about schizophrenia and the awe the families of those who suffer it go trough. In this small project with no budget, Shini Works aims to show the loneliness, isolation and the inner demons of a person locked within an obsession. There is much symbolism and all the scenes have been carefully planned to reinforce the topic. However, we won't explain them here because we believe that each person must find the message on it's own. For more information about us or the subject please feel free to contact us anytime at: 42.kyodai@gmail.com.

Bands of 208

2010-11-07-11:42:39 AM
Bands of 208 is a collection of footage and material that intends to shed light on a self grown music scene flourishing in the neighborhoods in and around downtown Boise Idaho. It centers itself around three locations; Grandmas House, Baby Sale, and the 208 House; breaching the music and the people interwoven into a moment in time that took place in the summer of 2009. Featuring Music from: Vagerfly, Scarf, Gorilla Thunder, For Fucks Sake, Angels of the Dust, La Knots, Sword of a Bad Speller, Okay Okay, Mere Cat, Castrati and more. "What's great about a subculture is that it's better and sometimes stronger than everything else around, before you even know it exists. Bands of 208 gives music to that murmur in the American valves that wonderfully threatens to become the entire pulse. This is cinema that does what cinema should, play beautifully and dethrone you at the same time." - J. Reuben Appelman

The Pro Show Episode 1: The More the Merrier

2010-11-05-04:31:34 PM
Episode 1: Meet the characters in this, the first instalment of what Gandhi called “The Greatest Show on Earth.” Find out how through sheer tenacity, Charlie and Geoff (Sabian) both find their way into Beth and Ollie’s flat. Meet the people you are about to spend the rest of your life watching.

Mark Thomas Political Comedy Stand Up

2010-11-05-03:32:57 PM
Mark Thomas is a political comedian and he reveals, in a stand up show, the inside story on how he upset the U.S secret service by putting a bounty on the life of President G.W Bush. Mark also displays how he legally obtained police surveillance images of himself. Find out why the funny man was forced to sing for his life underneath a busload of East London arms dealers. Dodge wildly as he takes potshots at foxhunters, advertisers, and a host of multi-national corporations. And finally find out why all U.S presidents are either Pepsi lovers or Coca Cola dribblers. The war on 'Terror', ID cards, animal rights, Scottish Politicians and just about everything gets a look in during this inspired comedy.

Afloat

2010-11-05-01:57:44 AM
Hank, a recently broke and homeless man who spends his time searching beaches with a metal detector, is approached by a woman who hands him her car keys, and then runs into the ocean never to be seen again. He then uses her abandoned car for shelter, and soon meets the sister looking for her. PS: Apologies for the one second lags that for some reason replaced the three cut to blacks spread throughout the movie, no explanation behind that.

ROOMiES! Episode 1 "Sally Vs. Doug's Cat"

2010-11-04-10:06:38 PM
ROOMiES! is a web comedy series about Doug, a newly-divorced and depressed guy looking for a roommate, and Sally, a girl who caught her boyfriend cheating and needs a place to stay. Will they survive as roommates? Tune in and find out!

Breaking News

2010-11-02-08:11:22 PM
Breaking News-How police control the news agenda 'A ground breaking documentary'- The Ecologist An award winning documentary investigating how Police are trying to control the news agenda. The arrests of journalists during demonstrations is seen by many as a step too far. Repeatedly the reporters are released without charge once their news deadlines have passed. Undercurrents recorded incidents of reporters being arrested for filming Police misbehaviour.

Climate Cycle

2010-11-01-12:35:01 AM
A young couple try to travel from England to Australia without flying.Climate Cycle is the epic adventure of a young school teacher and a train worker from Oxford. Pedaling through 16 countries over 485 days, the couple joined in Car Free day in Italy,escaped arrest in Iran,got groped in Pakistan and fell ill in India. Their journey brought them through storm ravaged forests in France, torrential downpours in the Mediterranean and severe drought in Iran.The effects of Climate Change could be seen everywhere they went. Find out if their relationship (and the planet) survived the epic trip.

Person of Interest

2010-10-03-03:56:45 PM

A veteran of the war in Iraq, and self-proclaimed American Patriot, becomes convinced that the federal government is setting him up as the fall guy in a soon-to-be terrorist attack on American soil ~ yet his reactions to the paranoia unmistakably parallel that of a would-be terrorist.

At once controversial and definitive, vehemently proactive, and overwhelmingly relevant in a political climate charged with uncertainties, Person of Interest gives voice to a disenfranchised generation of soldiers, while bravely prodding at the seams of homegrown terrorism in the United States.

This film can also be watched online at VeeHD

Good Boys go to Heaven and Bad Boys go to Europe

2010-09-30-03:22:33 PM
"Good Boys.." takes us on a candid tour of russian youth culture...their dreams, their reality and the many suprising misconceptions of life in Tomsk, the cultural Athens of Siberia, in the 21st century, where a veritable renaissance is taking place.

Talk To Me

2010-08-26-06:30:23 PM
In 1985, Mark Craig bought an answer machine.He then kept every message it recorded... for 20 years. 'Talk To Me' is a journey through life, conveyed entirely by real answer machine messages. "Back in 1985," says Mark, "the communication methods that we take for granted today were completely non-existent. There were no emails, no mobile phones, no texting. Even owning an answer machine at the time was considered a little bit ‘flash'. I began saving messages mainly because I thought they would make a nice ‘diary' of sorts. Each 60min cassette tape was duly numbered, dated and stored in a shoebox until finally, 20 years after I started, I felt the time was right to put something together…

2men, 1war, 33 years on...

2010-08-26-05:47:27 PM
Having fought on opposing sides during the brutal Lebanese civil war, two men reconcile openly with their violent history to find forgiveness. All donations will go to the making of new short docs spreading hope and peace.

The Yes Men Fix The World - P2P Edition

2010-07-23-10:47:58 AM
THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD is a screwball true story about two gonzo political activists who, posing as top executives of giant corporations, lie their way into big business conferences and pull off the world's most outrageous pranks. This peer-to-peer special edition of the film is unique: it is preceded by an EXCLUSIVE VIDEO of the Yes Men impersonating the United States Chamber of Commerce. Because the Yes Men are being sued for this stunt, p2p is the only way that this film will get seen. Please spread the word!
From the Yes Men

"We have been impersonating people in power in order to make political points for over a decade. The Yes Men Fix the World is our second feature film. It's won a bucket of awards and accolades, but we're still broke. We are hoping that people who share it will donate some money so that we can do even more outrageous actions.

How outrageous? Outrageous enough to get us sued! Not long ago The US Chamber of Commerce took us to court for impersonating them. That is why on this special p2p version of the Yes Men Fix the World, we have included an exclusive video that the US Chamber of Commerce does not want you to see. You can only see this surprising film on the exclusive VODO p2p release.

One final note: making films takes lots of hard work. And money. We busted our asses to make this film and still owe our friends barrels of cash they loaned us. By supporting us and joining the Yes Men Labs, you not only get a membership card and an entry into the prize draw, you also help us to pay all those people back and fund future projects. We're sharing by P2P because we made this film to be watched, and with your help we'll able to carry on with what we love doing."

About the Yes Men

The Yes Men are Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno, a culture jamming activist-duo raising awareness around social problems caused by corporations. Operating under the mission statement of telling the truth and exposing lies, they practice a concept they call "identity correction", in which they impersonate entities that they dislike -- some would call it social engineering on a grand scale! From their offices in Milwaukee, they create and maintain fake websites similar to ones they intend to spoof, which have successfully lead to numerous interview, conference, and TV talk show invitations. These occasions are then used to expose, through parody and surreal humour, the dark motivations of our multinational world.

Everything Unspoken

2010-06-08-12:29:53 PM
Everything Unspoken follows a couple as they struggle to face up to their own—and each other’s—limitations and aspirations. In their early thirties, they’ve seen the initial promises of youth begin to fade. When it seems their passion for each other has begun to fade, too, they struggle with how to move on. It is a visceral, emotional experience that reveals the one life secret we all know, but struggle so hard to accept: life may not work out the way you planned, but what is important is the willingness to go on

Smalltown Boy

2010-06-03-07:26:25 PM
David has known since he was very young that he was different -- and now he's fifteen he's decided to come out as gay. David feels the village where he lives has turned its back on him -- but the town's summer carnival gives him the chance to show everyone who he really is. Each year the prettiest young girl in the town is paraded through the main square as the carnival queen. But this year the festivities are going to be turned on their head -- David is the first ever gay male carnival queen.

Warring Factions

2010-04-28-11:38:19 PM
As forces in American government and media have fueled the perception of an unavoidable war with Iran, Warring Factions is a call to (dis)arms. An American-born Iranian breakdancer finds cultural awakening by exploring his multi-ethnic roots. Faced with dual nationality in two conflicting countries, he travels to Iran to examine the political issues first-hand while exploring his cultural identity with a group of Iranian b-boys. By combining documentary and studio reenactments, Warring Factions looks at the blurring of world borders, and the looming threat of another war in the Middle East.

Mixtape #1: VODO's favourite short films

2010-03-08-09:20:20 PM
We're proud to be releasing this first VODO MIXTAPE. Actual tape might be a thing of the past, but before P2P, mixtapes were the most popular way of sharing popular culture the world had known -- and once called the 'most widely practiced American art form'. We want to resuscitate the spirit of the mixtape for this VODO MIXTAPE series: compilations of our favourite shorts, the weird, the wild and the wonky, all brought together in a temporary and uncomfortable company.

Prebloc

2010-03-04-11:54:53 AM
Winner of the "48 hour Film project International Shootout" competition. Written, Shot and edited in 72 hours. Theme was "the end of the world" and the film had to include a city identifier (it was shot in Paris). 'Prebloc' will screen at Filmapalooza (April 2010) and at the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner (May 2010).

Lilah

2010-03-03-01:26:29 PM
Lilah is a psychic, about 55 years old, who has lived within the same 2 block radius in downtown Boston her entire life. Her neighborhood once rife with crime, drug abuse, strip clubs and prostitution, is now home to luxury high-rise buildings and multiple college campuses. Her business and home, and a few of the other area taverns and restaurants, are the last of the “old time” holdouts. The idea of interviewing a psychic interested me early on in this project, as I pass several on my walking route each day. I worked up the nerve to buzz the psychic on the 2nd floor of one building in particular, and was immediately buzzed up. There I met Lilah who was very, very reluctant to be interviewed. I was quickly informed that 1-2 times each month she is asked for interviews by students, newspapers and magazines – and she turns them all down. I took my time, didn’t push, and enjoyed a 30-minute conversation about nothing much at all. I showed her the piece I did on Pat, whom she knows. At the end, she agreed to see me the next day but wouldn’t allow me to film her face. I reluctantly agreed. I suppose I could always film her hands? The next afternoon, I showed up at the appointed time, and we discussed my approach and how I thought the interview could best reflect her story. After 15 minutes of visiting and some gentle persuasion, she agreed to let me film her – face and all. We chatted for a little over an hour, and the final piece is my impression of that time, boiled down to 5 minutes.

Gilbert

2010-03-03-10:37:05 AM
A documentary short about Gilbert, the Beacon Hill "town crier." For the last 9 years, since losing his job and becoming homeless, Gilbert has delivered the weather, sports, and breaking headlines from his spot on the Boston Common. Music (used with permission) in this piece is called "Blue Bicycle" by Dusseldorf-based pianist / composer Volker Bertelmann also known as Hauschka. Artistic Statement: This is the first in a series of profiles of people who I think are interesting, and who I see on almost a daily basis. I don't want to limit the series to people who live "on the fringe," but it would be appropriate to say that most of the people I interview are eclectic, eccentric, and just a little bit unique. The art is in the viewing - but I hope to turn my lens on individuals that don't always color in the lines, whether they can help it or not.

Ginger and snow

2010-02-28-02:18:26 PM
Film about one day of theater student's life. The absolutely meaningless comedy.

Luckiest One

2010-02-25-02:15:08 AM
Charley wakes up on his birthday and decides to throw himself a bowling party. His roommate is moving out soon, so they are showing their place to new potential subletters during the day. Nobody ends up showing up to the bowling party except for his current roommate and a potential new subletter who is mostly there to talk about the apartment. Things turn around though when Charley ends up having a bond with the potential subletter.

Watch Alice Bleed

2010-02-16-09:42:50 AM
Watch Alice Bleed is a gore-filled stop motion animation. It opens with Alice being decapitated, and having her head fed to a dog. Then things start getting gruesome...

Maud & Leo

2010-02-01-12:48:48 PM
Maud & Leo is a poetic roadmovie set in the very north of Sweden. Its a cinematic voyage through the visually stunning landscapes of Norrland. The movie starts when Maud, 58, travels to the mountain Galtis to take her life. By chance she accidently witnesses a man committing suicide. The situation is an eye-opener for Maud. She decides that she wants to live and to fullfill his last will – to drive his Alfa Romeo Spider -73 to his son. During her trip she meets Leo, a 22 year old hipster. Leo has just had a fight with his band and has been thrown off the tour bus when he hitches a ride with Maud. Through the movie we follow how Maud and Leo stop by lakes and mountains, how they talk and how they listen to the northern silence. And how they fight each other. Maud & Leo is a suggestive road movie and the enigmatic inner drama of two people of two different ages who meet, talk, fight, and are slowly forced to open up to one another.

Hunter

2010-02-01-12:46:37 PM
Set deep in the woods of Sweden, Hunter explores the tension between the meditative and the violent nature of hunting. As we sit down and listen to the old stories of Rune, images of modern hunting come into the screen in lyrical counterpoint.

The Wintress

2010-01-27-03:19:00 PM
Mike's concern for a friend reveals secrets hidden deep within the cold forests of Wisconsin. The Wintress is the directorial debut of actor/screenwriter Bill Elverman

Archon Defender

2010-01-05-12:46:37 PM
Archon Defender follows the path of a young woman, Colette, as she seeks her way through adversity to redemption, as the world she once knew is torn apart by war and tyranny. Archon Defender is a solo production by Director David T. Krupicz, who created this 65 minute feature film during a 3 year production, using obsolete older versions of production software running on second hand computers.

The Lionshare

2009-12-17-06:07:50 PM
This the kind of film 'anyone' could have made -- 'anyone', that is, with the talent to prise dialogue (and in-jokes) from their own lives, use the backdrop of their own homes for scenery, friends as actors and their own experiences as scenarios -- and still make it pop. These stories are ours, and we think this is the start of a new kind of cinema.

Legacy

2009-12-17-06:04:14 PM
Story of an alien arriving on planet Earth, in search of a human specimen.

Bitter Sweet

2009-11-22-03:29:52 PM
The trust between Moscow newlyweds is tested when an unexpected guest appears at their wedding photo shoot.

Awra Amba

2009-11-20-12:30:17 PM
They harness education, equal rights for women and men and a strong work ethic. They believe there is a way out of poverty, hunger and inequality, simply by working hard, reversing traditional values and getting rid of lengthy religious practices. ‘They’ are Awra Amba, a remarkable, home-grown rural community in the Amhara Region in Northern Ethiopia. Theirs is a story of belief in a better, more equal world where humans don’t have to suffer, but live in peace and harmony.

Laguna Negra

2009-11-19-06:04:59 PM
Laguna Negra is a film that explores the core values of a subsistence farming community in Huancabamba (Peru), the way the fabric of this society has been threatened by large scale mining and the destructive outcome of imposing a capital intensive model of development on a society based on traditional values.

Manifestations - An Animated Tale of Love

2009-11-19-06:03:01 PM
Manifestations stars a cartoon critter named Mr. Chip who seeks anime love in a psychedelic, ever-morphing virtual world. "Il faut trouver l’amour"…one must find love. Performed by Cei Frost, www.cerifrostmusic.com Film by Giles Timms, www.gilestimms.com

Dead All Along || Ceri Frost

2009-11-19-06:00:47 PM
Enchanted by a pixie, a child called Yorick briefly journeys in the pixie kingdom, but when Yorick returns to his world he discovers that everything has changed. Performed by Ceri Frost, www.cerifrostmusic.com Film by Giles Timms, www.gilestimms.com

Pentagon

2009-11-14-05:03:02 PM
A group of left-wing activists, rebelling against all and nothing, are holding a pair of right-wing fanatics hostage. An unfocused hitman is, sort of, hunting them down. It all ends in lots of blood without any obvious reason. At the end of the day it’s all about as politically incorrect as possible. Sort of...

Emperor

2009-11-13-05:09:53 PM
"Zero budget, zero damage." In Nov 2007, we (Adrian Lai and Juliane Block) got together to talk about our movie careers. We wanted to test ourselves to see if we could make a movie for nothing, so we worked around the mantra; "if you don't have money, you can't spend money." If there's zero budget, there's zero risk for damage. *** One of the key to successfully making this movie was, we had not 1, but 3 plan B's! "If this doesn't work, we do this. If this person doesn't turn up, we use this guy" kind of thing. The process was almost mechanical, with little or no space for experimentation. The results however, felt organic, because to a certain extent, it was ALL experiment. The main focus was to FINISH THE SHOOT. *** We literally did everything ourselves. Juliane was director, production manager, AD, secondary camera operator, SFX make-up artist, editor and graphic designer. Adrian was lead actor, DP, primary camera operator, sound supervisor, gaffer, driver, sound designer and music composer and score supervisor (for the 2 additional composers). However, credits were also given out deservingly as we had many dedicated helpers on set, and they made us look more heroic than it sounds. Consisting mainly of students and film buffs, we are proud to say that by the end of the "Emperor" shoot, they had graduated into a bona fide film crew. *** We are now in the process of finding our audience in the new era of social networking: Youtube and Facebook, to generate interest in the movie and ourselves as filmmakers. *** It is our sincere hope that you will help us on this journey. Cheers, Adrian Lai and Juliane Block

Evolving Minds-Psychosis & Spirituality

2009-11-13-01:55:47 PM
What is reality? Who defines it? Evolving Minds offers a fresh and radical perspective on alternatives to the mental health system. Presenting clear information in a humorous style it covers diverse topics such as shamanism, nutrition, psychotherapy, meditation and protest against draconian mental health legislation. Includes exclusive footage of British army experiments with LSD. Produced by Undercurrents & Melissa Gunasena, Evolving Minds explores the connection between psychosis and spiritual experience and provides techniques for people to explore and take control of their own minds. An invaluable resource that will educate, empower and inform.

Mimiking

2009-11-11-06:57:12 PM
Mimi is a Japanese girl with many collections. One of them is a shelf full of stones, a stone for every person who has ever hurt her. Kingston promises to never be on that shelf. A relationship drama with an eccentric twist, Mimiking explores sentiment, love and loss.

In Guantanamo

2009-11-05-11:37:55 AM
Guantanamo naval base, "Gitmo", covers forty five square miles of Cuba inside an area under a controversial 'permanent lease' to the United States. Since 2002, the base has become synonymous with its detainment facilities for suspected terrorists. Although Barack Obama has given orders for the detention camp to be closed, the facilities remain open to this day. David Miller's quiet, powerful film is the result of three days the filmmaker spent touring the camps in May 2008 as part of a small group of media representatives allowed there. Although the event was presented as a chance to 'see inside' the working of Guantanamo, it was in fact a carefully staged PR exercise designed to yield predictable, stale, controlled media images.

Just to Get a Rep

2009-10-24-11:45:04 AM
More than thirty years ago, the youth of New York's neglected neighborhoods started a revolution by spray-painting their names on subway trains. The energy and freedom of this expression has inspired generations of youth throughout the world, yet the established authorities and institutions continually deny its merit. Working against the powers of the media, the police, and the art world, aerosol artists have developed a unique worldwide culture based on respect, camaraderie and a shared struggle to re-claim and re-create their environments. Just to Get a Rep rigorously examines the love-hate relationship between graffiti and hip-hop. Hear the true story of aerosol art as told by New York's pioneers as well as today's innovators from all over the world.

THAW

2009-10-23-05:04:02 PM
THAW is a visual poem, which alternates superimposed images of water, women and swans in a winter landscape which gradually thaws over the course of this short video-dance.

Us Now

2009-10-04-12:12:16 PM
Can we all govern? Us Now looks at how 'user' participation could transform the way that countries are governed. It tells the stories of the online networks whose radical self-organising structures threaten to change the fabric of government forever. Us Now follows the fate of Ebbsfleet United, a football club owned and run by its fans; Zopa, a bank in which everyone is the manager; and Couch Surfing, a vast online network whose members share their homes with strangers.

Crazy Golf

2009-04-30-08:59:07 AM
A twenty-four minute comedic documentary about the British Mini Golf team struggling not to take last place in the 2005 World Mini Golf Championships, held in Romania.