My Turtle Dove by Jay Stephen & Ralph Briscoe

A patriotic film celebrating diversity and tolerance in modern day Britain. Our love letter. - Directing debut by Ralph Briscoe & Jay Stephen. - Directors: Ralph Briscoe & Jay Stephen Director of Photography: Francis Lane Music: TCTS Words: Ashica Stephen Narrator: Kyle Rowe Starring: Eleanor Mukabi, Deepica Stephen, Christian Gordine, Frank Kennington Producers: Ralph Briscoe & Jay Stephen Editors: Ralph Briscoe & Jay Stephen Production Assistant: Tara Cantley Sound Engineer: Adam Kaye Post Production: Time Based Arts Colourist: Myles Bevan VFX supervisor: Mike Aveling VFX Artists: Ralph Briscoe, Linda Cieniawska Post Producer: Jo Gutteridge Sponsors: 20.20, Time Based Arts - Read about the film: http://ift.tt/2Er7yFp

Night Shift by Zia Mandviwalla

Salote, an airport cleaner starts another long night shift. She keeps her head down, does her job and gleans her survival from what others leave behind. No one would usually spare her a second glance.

What is Life? by No Bad Days

How Russia Hacked America—And Why It Will Happen Again by The Atlantic

During the 2016 presidential campaign, Russian hackers attacked the U.S. on two fronts: the psychological and the technical. Hackers used classic propaganda techniques to influence American voters, bought thousands of social media ads to propagate fake news, and broke into Democratic party email servers to steal information. And it won't be the last time. Russian-backed psychological cyber warfare will only get better, and its methods more sophisticated.

Now That I've Found You by Peter Huang

Made as a companion piece to Martin Garrix's 2015 music video, Now That I've Found You is a tone poem about a character's journey through loneliness and finding growth in solitude. It looks at the positive nature of loss, and the independence and freedom that can come from having all expectations for the future torn apart.

The Mess by Homespun

Directed by Dorothy Allen-Pickard Writer / Performer: Ellice Stevens As Ellice gets low, her room gets messy - she never sees it coming, but it always happens. There seems to be no way to break out of the endless highs or lows that make up bipolar, or even to pick up her clothes up off the floor.

TREE9 - Ma Ydoum Hal (2017) by Hugo de Faucompret

"Ma Ydoum Hal" fait partie de "Wra hdoud al saed", premier EP 5 titres du groupe TREE9 disponible sur Bandcamp : http://ift.tt/2Bzp3Wb // Musique : TREE9 - Nébil Mannai, Mathieu Schmitt, Tanguy Jouanjan et Tarek Maaroufi Instagram : http://ift.tt/2zhQTR6 // Ingénieur du son : Thomas Lascoux // Réalisation : Hugo de Faucompret - Clip en animation 2D, 100% autoproduit Vimeo : https://vimeo.com/hudf - Tumblr : http://ift.tt/2BA1IUB Enjoy !

The Defector | by Scott Mannion by scott mannion

The Cold War's greatest unsolved mystery: in 1967 Prime Minister Holt disappeared without a trace. His body was never found. Find out what really happened, and witness his last days in office through this tense conspiracy thriller. Enjoy, my friends -Scott

TWISTED by Jay Cheel

In 1996, an urban legend was born when the Can-View Drive-In was hit by a tornado during a screening of the movie Twister. The story spread throughout town and the unbelievable event was covered by national media. But what's most amazing is ... it might not have happened. "TWISTED" is this week's Staff Pick Premiere! Read more about it here: http://ift.tt/2l770wl

Paralys by Is This It

A short horror film visualizing the experience of a sleep paralysis. Directed by John Boisen & Björn Fävremark With Sofia Westberg, Maria Milovac, Rickard Sjöberg IMDb: http://ift.tt/2BTk8zx Film portfolio: http://ift.tt/2sHBUzZ Produced by Judith Katzeff DOP Hans Johansson Gaffer Luisa Fanciullacci FAD Philip Esse Make-up Sofia Bothén Wilks Special effects make-up Anders Muammar Costume designer Pernilla Sandström Visual effects Jonas Gramming / Tussilago Concept art Oscar Bodin Casting Madeleine Edling Sound mix Auditory Soundtrack by Abdulla Rashim Part of The Swedish Film Institute's “It's Alive” A co-production with Film Väst www.isthisit.se © Is This It AB 2016-2017

Walls Are Meant For Climbing: Alex Honnold by The North Face

Alex Honnold gets animated about life, death, climbing and the elusive El Cap mouse people.

DISORDER by Filipe Zapelini

A skateboard project by Will Dias written and directed by Filipe Zapelini http://ift.tt/2iYctUN The crowd is his element, as the air is that of birds and water of fishes. His passion and his profession are to become one flesh with the crowd. [...] To be away from home and yet to feel oneself everywhere at home; to see the world, to be at the centre of the world, and yet to remain hidden from the world—impartial natures which the tongue can but clumsily define. The spectator is a prince who everywhere rejoices in his incognito." (Charles Baudelaire). This condition allowed Will to walk the streets with no apparent purpose, but secretly aware of the history of the places where he passed and the possibility of aesthetic adventures that every detail of the city - his architecture - represents. In the era of Liquid Modernity, Will moves over his skating across the metropolis like a fish in a river, ignoring divisions and barriers, taking forms, occupying spaces, diluting certainties, beliefs and practices. "If a tree falls in the forest and no one is near to hear, does it make any noise?" This is a fundamental question for a philosophical and mental experiment that raises doubts about observation and knowledge of reality. If Will was not realized this work would exist? It is in this context that Filipe Zapelini becomes essential - without his gaze "the essence of this reality would not have been perceived by reason." by Francis Bacon. CREDITS Starring: Will Dias Director: Filipe Zapelini Cinematographer: Mika Altskan Photographer: Ricardo Napoli Illustration and Animation: Guilherme Arduin and Marcello Akira Motion Graphics: Rafa Cézar Edit: Filipe Zapelini Colored: Sid Pires Curator: Francis Bacon Producer: Jacob Gottlieb Soundtrack: Fantasia, 1940 and Zimbo Trio, 1964 Sound Design: Thiago Gautério SPECIAL THANKS C.J Ahlgren Fernando Branco Francis Bacon Gabriel Honzik Guilherme Krolow Jacob Gottlieb Juliana Vargas Lennon Vallinas Licia Arosteguy Marcello Akira Mika Altskan Rafa Cézar Raul Carrasco Ricardo Napoli Rodrigo Pires Santa Transmedia Sommwhere Gallery

SUPERPOSITION by Enes Özenbaş

To optimize your experience,you can use headset and light free environment with fullscreen resolution. Superposition is an experimental short film. “Superposition" is actually the “quantum theory that describes a challenging concept about the nature and behavior of matter and forces at the sub-atomic level. The principle of superposition claims that while we do not know what the state of any object is, it is actually in all possible states simultaneously, as long as we don't look to check. It is the measurement itself that causes the object to be limited to a single possibility”. In the film, the character desires to break that possibility, she experienced it infinitely but the chances of her breaking single possibility are equal to herself. Every time she is born, she becomes conscious all over again and she doesn’t even know who she is and what she has to do. She is part of the environment but she just doesn’t want to be. She lives in pure white and just wants to live in a little bit of grey. However, if you live in a world where the answers are obvious, a little bit of grey can change the whole picture. One day when you look for the place you last put your key, the universe might collapse until you find it. DIRECTOR / DESIGNER - Enes Özenbaş MUSİC - Rafael Anton Irisarri - A Fragile Geography - Empire Systems

Santa Is a Psychedelic Mushroom by The New York Times - Video

It’s time to embrace the shamanistic side of Christmas. By Matthew Salton. Read the story here: http://nyti.ms/2DvuaEa

He's Watching by Arthur Metcalf

Meet April Skut. It's almost Christmas, mom and dad are off to a party, she's gonna have the most fun ever. Any resemblance to anything is (100 emoji) parody. Protected by the first amendment. Mhmmm. Love you lots, big mouse! Everybody else, too. Happy holidays!

BEATRICE by Fabrica

Beatrice racconta la storia della campionessa di scherma Bebe Vio. Beatrice Vio tira di scherma da quando aveva cinque anni; allora lo faceva stando in piedi, e adesso lo fa da seduta. All’età di dodici anni le sono stati amputati tutti gli arti a causa della meningite, ma ciò non l’ha fermata nel continuare a praticare lo sport che ama diventando campionessa del mondo a soli diciannove anni. Con il sostegno e la determinazione della sua famiglia, ha sfidato ogni limitazione e aspettativa. Beatrice è portavoce e testimonial di campagne di vaccinazione contro la meningite e fondatrice di Art4Sport, un'associazione che offre ai bambini che hanno subìto amputazioni le protesi necessarie per poter continuare a fare sport. Director: Lorena Alvarado Screenwriting: Karen Oetling Production: Chiara Codognotto Cappuzzo DOP: Shek Po Kwan Edit: Karen Oetling & Lorena Alvarado Camera: Mattia Mura Color Grading: Kendra Sanders Sound Design & Music: Antti L.S. Ikonen Voice over recording: Lorenzo Vio Voice over editor: Elda Olivieri In collaborazione con: Comitato Italiano Paralimpico Veneto art4sport ONLUS Arte Ortopedica Hotel LA Residence & Idrokinesis ​ Un ringraziamento a: Alessandro Favaron, Laura Sans, Giorgia De Luca, Juan Pablo R. Valadez, Ena Alvarado, Luca Dalmastri, Famiglia Vio

"Hi, It's Your Mother"- Stop Motion Short by Daniel Sterlin-Altman

A stop-motion short by Daniel Sterlin-Altman. "Hilarious and refreshing" - The Concordian "not unlike David Lynch's 'Blue Velvet'" - Ars Independent Festival Mum's calling, and Lisa isn't pleased. "Hi, It's Your Mother" is a shocking tragi-comedic stop motion short about family and blood(y) ties. (French subtitled version: http://ift.tt/2zXOAVe) Facebook page: http://ift.tt/2j9C6ln Website: http://ift.tt/2zWrlL7 Awards: *Winner* Grand Jury Prize- TAIS Animation Showcase, 2017, Canada *Winner* Prix du public/ Audience Award Best Short Film, Image+nation LGBT Festival du Film Montreal-2016 *Winner* Best Academic Film, Festival Stop Motion Montreal- 2016 *The Concordia University Stop Motion Award, Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema- 2016 *Best Screenwriting Award, Concordia Film Festival- 2016 *Nomination for Best Production Design Award, Concordia Film Festival- 2016 Select Screenings (Full list: http://ift.tt/2j7RxKF) Official Selection- Sardinia Queer Short Film Festival, 2017, Italy Official Selection- TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival, 2017, USA Official Selection- Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival, 2017, USA Official Selection- Stuff MX Film Festival, 2017, Mexico Official Selection- Linoleum International Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival, 2017, Ukraine Official Selection- Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival, 2017, Canada Official Selection- NewFest, 2017, USA Official Selection- Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival, 2017, Switzerland Official Selection- QUEER-STREIFEN, 2017, Germany Official Selection- Queer Film Festival MEZIPATRA, 2017 Official Selection- Cinema Queer Intl Film Festival Stockholm, 2017, Sweden Official Selection- Korea Queer Film Festival, 2017, South Korea Official Selection- TAIS Animation Showcase, 2017, ON Canada Official Selection- Fantasia Film Fest, 2017, QC Canada Official Selection- Nonplussed Fest, 2017, USA Official Selection- Vienna Independent Shorts, 2017, Austria Special Screening- Annecy Animation Festival, 2017, France Official Selection- Connecticut LGBT Film Festival, 2017, USA Official Selection- Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival, 2017, USA Official Selection- OUT HERE NOW: The Kansas City LGBT Film Festival, 2017, USA Official Selection- Fest Anca International Animation Festival, 2017, Slovakia Official Selection- Athens Animest, 2017, Greece Official Selection- The Torino LGBTQI Film Festival, 2017, Italy Official Selection- The Norwegian Short Film Festival, 2017, Norway Official Selection- Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film, 2017, Germany Official Selection- Anima Brussels, 2017, Belgium Official Selection- Image+Nation Film Festival, 2016, QC Canada Official Selection- Les Sommets du cinema d'animation, 2016, QC Canada Official Selection- UK Jewish Film Festival, 2016, UK Official Selection- LesGaisCineMad Festival Internacional de Cine LGBT de Madrid, 2016, Spain Official Selection- International Animated Film Festival KROK, 2016, Russia Official Selection- Mix Copenhagen LGBT Film Festival, 2016, Denmark Official Selection- Festival Stop Motion Montreal. 2016, Canada- WINNER of Best Academic Film Award Official Selection- Ottawa International Animation Festival, 2016, Canada Official Selection- Ars Independent Festival, 2016, Poland Official Selection- "Midnight Madness" Guanajuato International Film Festival, 2016, Mexico Official Selection- Pinx Festival, 2016, Belgium Press: http://ift.tt/2gEOcBn http://ift.tt/2zzhUDu http://ift.tt/2zWrmPb http://ift.tt/2kN81JQ Voiced by Naomi L., Elie Waitzer Sound Design by Sylvain Paradis Music Composition by Joshua Bucchi Music mix by Rebekah Wineman Sound mix by Matthew Lederman Supervised by Shira Avni ©Daniel Sterlin-Altman 2016 Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema- Concordia University Supported by: The Fine Arts Student Alliance (FASA) Concordia Council for Student Life (CCSL)

Winter's Watch by Brian Bolster

Located ten miles off the coast of mainland New England, the Oceanic Hotel is the grand, yet far-from-modern home to the thousands of guests who brave the choppy seas to visit during the warmer spring and summer months. Off-season, the hotel and the 43-acre Star Island on which it sits is home to one woman – its winter caretaker who braves the colder, darker months of inclement weather by embracing the solitude and finding inspiration, and life, in what would otherwise be considered the ‘bones’ of winter. 2017 Festivals: Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Full Frame Documentary Film Festival MountainFilm AFI Docs Palms Springs International ShortFest Sidewalk Film Festival DocUtah Nevada City Film Festival Camden International Film Festival Big Eddy Film Festival Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival New Hampshire Film Festival (Winner, NH Film of the Year Award) Denver Film Festival Glimmerglass Film Days DOC NYC (Jury Special Mention)

LIVING ROOMS by Melvin LR

Projection video mapping made for “Fête des Lumières de Lyon” - December 7, 8, 9, 2017. What you are basically ; one life, one experience and so many horizons lived in this life. LIVING ROOMS — the short living story of a primitive shape Director / Animator / 3D : Melvin Le Riboter Sound designer / Music supervisor : Zing Audio Special thanks to Zing Audio for his amazing work on the sound! Find here the projected version : soon More details : http://ift.tt/2DfknBZ

Tinseltown by Corrie Chen

An unemployed young woman living in China finds a new opportunity. ***PLEASE WATCH WITH HEADPHONES*** Written & Directed by Corrie Chen Produced by Bethany Bruce Director of Photography Michael Latham Editor Patrick McCabe Sound Design Lachlan Harris