Downturned Umbrellas

Jelaous of his friend's elaborate umbrella, a young man summons the wrath of God

Die Lizenz

After two years of waiting, Adam and Ellas first part of the application for a „licence to procreate“ has been successfully reviewed. To complete the process, the request is followed up with an obligatory and final interview in the intimacy of their home. Their fate is now in the hands of the government clerk Gudrun Paschke.

Shadows

An isolated man, suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder, finds himself trapped inside his home, when a shadowy creature materializes at his doorstep.

Burial

Identical triplets struggle to get through their father’s funeral. As dark family secrets come to light, the sisters are forced to face the consequences and their own grief – but they discover that humour is always there, even at your darkest moments.

Small Crimes

A disgraced former cop, fresh off a six-year prison sentence for attempted murder, returns home looking for redemption but winds up trapped in the mess he left behind.

Gartenfeind

Bavarian allotment tyrant Gerti has had enough. Her once sweet little granddaughter Merci has turned into a pubescent monster. Now Merci is also falling in love with Berlin hipster beau Simon, of all people, who has recently started chilling out in the garden next door. Gerti now fights the troublemaker in her allotment garden colony with all means at her disposal.

From the Diaries of Ijon Tichy: A Voyage to Interopia

Amusing adventures of star pilot Ijon Tichy on planet Interopia where he hunts a giant animal called Squamp. Adapted from Stanislaw Lem's story from his Star Diaries series.

No Trace

Five friends gather for a celebration that spins wildly out of control. Something goes terribly wrong. Next morning, national sports icon, swimmer Gulli Björns wakes up beside the naked body of a woman. No one knows who she is. No one knows where she comes from. Not his girlfriend. Nor his best buddy. No one remembers what happened. Now, as the questions fly fast and furious, Björns must wander through a mirrored maze of half-truth and full-blown lies to discover the shocking truth in a swirl of deception, manipulation and murder.

El Western

Love on the wrong end of the law.

Word of Mouth

A lonely woman, Ana, becomes addicted to an AI-driven mobile app that monetizes word-of-mouth recommendations. She meets and bonds with a fellow leader boarder, Jess, over their natural talent for slyly promoting sponsored products. When Ana starts to question the ethics of her new obsession, she descends into a disorienting reality where the lines between authentic conversation and paid marketing start to blur.

How to Be a Detective

This Robert Benchley 'How To' comedy short attempts to teach us how to profile criminals by physical characteristics.

The Ragtime Band

Professor Smelts the band leader gets into a romantic rivalry with one of his musicians over the affections of a pretty girl.

Matt's Chance

Matt, a down-on-his-luck loser who on his birthday night discovers his fiancée, Jessica, in bed with another man. As Matt learns the true depth of Jessica's betrayal, he begins a downward spiral revenge quest that pits him face to face with a wide array of strangers including an eccentric pawn shop owner, an aging stripper, and a barber with an agenda.

Max Fears the Dogs

Max, who fears dogs, is chased by them through the city, over walls, and even up a chimney and onto a roof.

Soyons sport

A couple goes running in the park but Francis needs to pee and nothing will go as planned.

Holiday Hostage

It’s Thanksgiving night and all Abby and David want to do is quickly eat their turkey and ditch their overbearing “still has their umbilical cords” Jewish mother. Before they can make their getaway, Gary, a deranged ex-convict, breaks in and takes the family hostage. Tensions are high, family secrets are revealed, and Gary just forced everyone to go the bathroom with him. At least Grandma is here to calm everyone down. Just kidding, she’s crazy. Can this family make peace with each other before they’re offed? Oy vey!

Vanitas

A woman hires a photographer to document her estranged family's last day with their dying matriarch, but her sister is running late.

Nanquim Descartável

Nimby: Not in My Backyard

Mervi is a gay girl living in the hipster quarters of Helsinki. She has been together with Kata for a year, and now they are encouraged by the circumstances to come out from closet. When they do, Mervi realises that she is not the only one in her family with secrets – her parents have been living in an open-bisexual-swinger-relationship for 20 years. On the other hand Kata is pretty surprised that she might be living with a hetero girl that once was dating a neo-nazi. And the ex-boy friend cannot swallow that Mervi is now with a person both of wrong color, and sex. The real threat appears when Kata’s parents arrive from Berlin and the local skinhead chief finds out that a black muslim celebrity politician has arrived to town.

Let's Cogitate

Short film covering a variety of topics that folks may have wondered about.