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- DirectorCecelia ConditStarsJill SandsKaren SkladanyBill BlumeTwo women are chased through a shopping mall by a stalker named Arthur.
- DirectorNikyatu JusuStarsNatalie PaulTeren CarterMotell Gyn FosterValentina, a day-walking Black vampire protected from the sun by her melanin, finds it difficult to suppress her bloodlust when a new woman is introduced to her estranged twin daughters. In a near future NYC, Black Vampires walk amongst us.
- DirectorAlexander HammidMaya DerenTwo cats have a litter of 5 kittens and then nurse, teach and play with them.
- DirectorBree NewsomeStarsSahr AliChristina FaisonBenton Greene'Everybody knows if you're fixin' to GOSSIP, you gotta have a little dirt on somebody. And everybody knows if you're fixin' to BURY, you gotta throw a little dirt on somebody. But don't everybody know that if you're fixin' to CONJURE, it's best to take a little dirt from a body...' So begins this Southern Gothic tale of 'root-work', self-righteousness and comeuppance.
- DirectorMaya DerenAlexander HammidStarsMaya DerenAlexander HammidA woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality. Through repetitive images and complete mismatching of the objective view of time and space, her dark inner desires play out on-screen.
- DirectorNikyatu JusuStarsDennise GregoryEllie FoumbiEbbe BasseyAfter meeting her African Refugee mother for the first time in six years, 8 year old Hawa is forced to coexist with a woman teetering on the brink of insanity.
- DirectorVivek ShrayaStarsVivek ShrayaAn animated ode to a popular Edmonton gay bar that closed in 2007.
- DirectorWilliam Nicholas SeligStarsGertie BrownSaint SuttleA burlesque on the John Rice/May Irwin kiss in "The Kiss" (1896).
- DirectorNgozi OnwurahStarsHilja Lindsay ParkinsonWumni OlaiyaCharlotte MooreA young black ballerina must fight against prejudice to perform in Swan Lake.
- DirectorDrew AntzisAdam McKayStarsWill FerrellAdam McKayPearl McKayAn angry landlord hassles her behind-in-rent tenant.
- DirectorMatthew A. CherryEverett Downing Jr.Bruce W. SmithStarsIssa RaeA father tries to do his daughter's hair for the first time.
- DirectorLes BlankStarsWerner HerzogTom LuddyMichael GoodwinA short documentary in which directors Werner Herzog and Errol Morris make a bet which results in Herzog being forced to eat his own shoe.
- DirectorKent MonkmanStarsMichael Greyeyes
- DirectorRachel Harrison GordonStarsBill AikenChad L. ColemanMel HouseBirdie is a biracial girl raised by her mom in a NJ suburb. She spends a visitation day with her father, and debates inviting him back into her life as she prepares for her Bat Mitzvah and adulthood.
- DirectorDanny DeVitoStarsDavid MarguliesDanny DeVitoLucy DeVitoRalph is visited in his care home by his granddaughter and an unexpected guest.
- DirectorRosana SullivanAn unlikely connection sparks between two creatures: a fiercely independent stray kitten and a pit bull.
- StarsIsabella RosselliniJohann BenétRoberto RosselliniIsabella Rossellini dramatizes insect and sea creature mating rituals. Witty narration and costumes entertain by presenting straightforward facts about reproduction.
- DirectorChristina WillingsIn a world of fixed positions and prescribed roles, expanding the definition of gender requires the courage to dive deep into understanding and acceptance. Christina Willings' documentary Beauty explores the lives of five gender-creative kids, each uniquely engaged in shaping their ideas of what it means to be fully human.
- DirectorMatteo GarroneStarsBianca PanconiAntonio IorioMiriam DalmazioAn alternative presentation of the Dior Autumn-Winter 2020 Haute Couture Collection.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerLewis Carroll's poem is read and followed by a free-form animated depiction of images and toys from childhood, repeatedly overturned by a live cat.
- DirectorTony SwanseyStarsMelissa Joan HartNick BakayLuke GanalonSabrina, the Teenage Witch was a huge show with their two stars, Melissa Joan Hart & Salem the Cat. The two reunite in this magical new video.
- DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsPierre BatcheffSimone MareuilLuis BuñuelLuis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí present 16 minutes of bizarre, surreal imagery.
- DirectorBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonKathryn McGuireJoe KeatonA film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.
- DirectorSarah JacobsonStarsKristin Bree CalabresePhil CalabreseCoreyMary was a good girl until she decides to kill all the "sexist pigs". She of course encounters many of which, and enjoys killing them.
- DirectorHector CeballosStarsAlex CastilloTina D'MarcoKenya KenyaWhen tragedy strikes a tight-knit group of transgender Latina women in Los Angeles, Fidelia plans her dear friend Alma Flora's funeral as a tribute to her life as a woman. Her parents, however, unexpectedly arrange to bury their son as a man. Fidelia must find a way to respect the parents' memory of their child and honor the way her friend would want to be remembered.
- DirectorLes BlankStarsKid ThomasAllen ToussaintBlue Lu BarkerA look at the spirit of New Orleans. First a funeral: Allen Toussaint explains that you arrive slow and cut up afterwards. Then it's food, with a lesson in eating crayfish at Frankie and Johnny's. Next, a St. Patrick's Day party: New Orleans celebrates holidays on the streets. Then it's preparation for Mardi gras, with roots in slave days, when slaves gathered on Sundays to prepare for the one holiday they could celebrate. The Wild Tchoupitoulas society makes Indian costumes to honor the help Indians gave slaves. At Mardi gras, we're with this society parading, singing, and partying. We end with the annual parade for St. Joseph, the saint of the people. More music, dance and ritual.
- DirectorVera ChytilováStarsMarta KanovskáJulián ChytilJosef AbrhámThe young Marta has made a break in her medical education to fully invest in her career as a model. We follow her for a day in her life, almost completely without hearing her voice. It is seldom that Marta gets the space to speak, instead she is mostly subject to the voice of others. Voices that determine and give orders that object and shed judgmental comments, and she begins to feel more and more isolated.
- DirectorEugene Lee YangStarsEugene Lee YangGrace YooIntae KimEugene comes out as gay in his original, deeply personal music video, featuring music by ODESZA.
- DirectorToby Fell-HoldenStarsCharlotte BeaumontHebe BeardsallSimon MeacockIn a neighborhood rife with racial tension, a local girl falls for a recent immigrant who is the victim of prejudice and shame.
- DirectorRalph WeisingerStarsFlorrie FisherJoe GivenA former drug addict tells her story to some high school kids.
- DirectorDavid ParkerThe dangers of LSD are driven home to teenagers in this classroom training film, which is "narrated" by an LSD tab. The "tab" tells kids that he is "a depth charge in the mind!" and various teenagers are shown babbling about their LSD experiences. "Experts" are presented who warn that LSD makes kids "paint themselves green" and has various other horrible side effects, the most serious of which is that it gives users a police record, and that there is "no known way of getting your fingerprints out of a police file once they're in there."
- DirectorJan SvankmajerStarsLudvík SvábBedrich GlaserJan KrausExamines the human relationship with food by showing breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
- DirectorCurtis HarringtonStarsMarjorie CameronA short film about the actress and artist Cameron (who used just her surname).
- DirectorCurtis HarringtonLong considered lost, THE ASSIGNATION was Curtis Harrington's first color film. It was shot in Venice, Italy, and follows a masked figure through the labyrinthine canals of the city, building to a spectacular climax.
- DirectorAlice GuyA heavily pregnant woman has a series of irrepressible cravings while walking with her family.
- DirectorHilary HarrisChaos and confusion seem to multiply in every corner of the Big Apple. Yet there seems to be some order in all that chaotic and relentless system and things seem to work just fine. The same can be said about the human body. Director Hilary Harris proves with this short documentary that cities and organisms are all-alike.
- DirectorAlice GuyAn upper class lady goes to the post office and takes her maid with her to help with the stamp affixing.
- DirectorLaura MossStarsElizabeth AshleyJordyn DiNataleJimi StantonA coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of Ted Bundy's execution in 1989.
- DirectorIshu PatelHow Death Came to Earth is a 14-minute cutout animation film by Ishu Patel produced in 1971 by the National Film Board of Canada. The film deals with an Indian myth of creation, and is notable for its trip visual style.
- DirectorCo HoedemanStarsPeter MathewsAdamie SivuarapiMina MathewsHaving outwitted and killed a giant, the man creates a river to escape the giant's wife. She, drinking the river waters to reach the other side, changes to fog.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsHank AzariaDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerWhen Homer forgets to buy Marge a birthday present, he contacts Balenciaga begging for help in supplying an extravagant gift which leads to all the inhabitants of Springfield being flown to Paris to take part in modeling at Fashion week.
- DirectorWallace McCutcheonEdwin S. PorterA large group of boys and girls enjoy a sleigh ride, have a snowball fight, and frolic in the snow.
- DirectorFrank E. KleinschmidtTwo children sneak out of their bedroom on the night of December 24, so that they can ask 'Santa Claus' where he lives and what he does the rest of the year.
- StarsSonny BonoA young girl relates what happened during her first LSD trip, when--among other things--her food began talking to her.
- DirectorCarey BurttStarsPeter WelbyBruce BennettHank FlynnDon't you want devoted followers? Helpful tips for luring people into your cult and psychologically manipulating them into devotion to you, and enforcing your powers. A satirical drama.
- DirectorCo HoedemanStarsAlootook IpellieToojatogak ItoacheakElatak NakashookThis short re-tells the old Inuit myth about how the Raven came to have its black feather colour as a result of a disagreement with the Owl.
- DirectorBig Red ButtonStarsPeter MullanJoanna ScanlanStephen McColeWhen Don, an elderly Scottish grump, finds himself the victim of multiple lightning strikes he begins to worry that his quiet, orderly life may never be the same again.
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsRico BuenoLauren CurryMark GonzalesA guy and a girl play copycat with each other from opposite sides of the street, that is, until a slightly abrupt & uncopyable event occurs.
- DirectorRik CarterStarsJeannie HawkinsDark HoffmanJohn JockinsenAll sorts of monsters, murderers, and bizarre accidents are unleashed upon an unsuspecting group of people who are dining at a restaurant.
- DirectorTodd HaynesStarsMerrill GruverMichael EdwardsMelissa BrownKaren Carpenter's battle with anorexia nervosa and the cultural influence of the Carpenters in the 70s.
- DirectorYôji KuriA desolate landscape contains a series of surreal creatures, some humanoid while others completely alien. Their lives intermingle, with interactions ranging from docile and symbiotic to excruciatingly violent.
- DirectorPaul Nagel Jr.StarsAnita BryantHolly DushkinShannon WallaceThis anti-drug film uses common childhood habits and activities, such as building a machine out of Lego blocks, to metaphorically illustrate the effects and dangers of drug abuse.
- DirectorGunvor NelsonStarsEllion NessThis skillfully photographed and edited film begins as a straightforward documentary of stripping. It continues the striptease beyond where any stage performance could go adding elements of humor and imagination.
- DirectorBernard NicolasStarsGay Abel-BeyMarva AndersonLarry BellSet to Nina Simone's haunting rendition of "Pirate Jenny" and concludes with Archie Shepp's "Things Have Got to Change."
- DirectorNorman McLarenStarsNorman McLaren
- DirectorOsamu TezukaA cowboy is hampered by the imperfections in the film print showcasing his story.
- DirectorDon HertzfeldtA hapless cartoon character is dragged through a spectrum of cinematic situations by his frustrated animator.
- DirectorMichael PohlStarsJophi RiesUdo KierMargit Gatzke
- DirectorVictor DiNapoliStarsFran BrillKevin ClashRick LyonCookie Monster gives a lecture on the history of motion pictures, with examples on film featuring Marshall Grover and Fred the Wonder Horse with half of the cast of Sesame Street.
- DirectorJordan BelsonAn experimental film which presents a variety of images of the light and color of galaxies, suns, and seas as experienced by individual awareness.
- DirectorErnie FosseliusStarsFrank RobertsonScott MathewsJeff HaleThis is a short parody of the movie Star Wars.
- DirectorVince CollinsFollowing the lyrics of a happy tune, the Escheresque animation shows how a long blue-haired man's life events come and go before his eyes. A bell, a cup, a duck, a kite and a girl.
- DirectorToshio MatsumotoA psychedelic visual accomplishment with a wide variety of elaborate textures (often composed of religious and other symbols) converging towards the center of the screen.
- DirectorShûji TerayamaA dreamlike portrayal of a hangover after a decadent party.
- DirectorGuy SherwinStarsGuy SherwinA live performance by Guy Sherwin employing projectors.
- DirectorTodd GrahamStarsMarlon BrandoRobert DuvallLaurence FishburneA collage of scenes from Winnie-the-Pooh cartoons overlain with dialogue from Apocalypse Now (1979).
- DirectorPaul BogartStarsAnthony PerkinsDorothy StickneyLarry GatesA man becomes part of a secret society of people who live in a department store and quickly falls in love with their leader's young maid.
- DirectorRichard GaikowskiStarsSusan PedrickA teenage woman's quest for a new look leads to a new personality as well.
- DirectorJames LorinzStarsDavid CarusoTony DarrowJames LorinzA city dwelling man with a giant ice cream cone for a head tries to commit suicide by melting in a warm bath.
- DirectorKenneth AngerA man in tight jeans buffs his car to the strains of "Dream Lover".
- DirectorRichard WenkStarsPeter LoewyBarry GomolkaKaren TullDracula travels to New York for a change of scenery.
- DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsFernando Garcia MarinGuadalupe Del ToroNapoA boy is tired of failing geometry, so he summons a demon.
- DirectorSuzie TempletonAn animated retelling set to Prokofiev's suite.
- DirectorRaoul ServaisStarsWill SpoorFran Waller ZeperSjoert SchwibethusAn unknowing man rescues a rather aggressive and demanding harpy.
- StarsArnold MorrisIn this theatrical short, a man dressed as a chef demonstrates a 12-piece kitchen cutlery set that is to be given to each lady patron of the theater, one piece each week. The set includes several innovative slicers and kitchen gadgets.
- DirectorSofia CoppolaStarsChristina TurleyAudrey KellyJulia VanderhamKate has been absent from high school for a week due to a broken foot. Upon returning, she learns her clique of girlfriends have devised a new secret plan based around the codename "Lick the Star".
- DirectorAntonio MerceroStarsJosé Luis López VázquezAgustín GonzálezGoyo LebreroA man gets trapped inside a telephone box and nobody is able to free him.
- DirectorHarold L. MullerStarsCharles R. BowersLowell ThomasA junk man travels to Africa to find a rare metal-eating bird.
- DirectorPESEveryday objects become delicious ingredients as we learn how to cook spaghetti through stop-motion photography.
- DirectorKevin FerminiStarsDan LevineSarah SchumLizzie FreilichWhen her big sister is taken under the spell of the dreaded Vampire King, Viola embarks on a mystical quest for revenge.
- DirectorCressa Maeve ÁineStarsJulia DurrA story of pride and acceptance told through Godzilla characters.
- DirectorTjebbo PenningStarsLeanne LittlestoneMarcel FaberAn inflatable sex doll comes to life, attacking its owner while quoting catchphrases and taglines from various thrillers.
- DirectorSally CruikshankA frog is called to the help of another frog, whose house is haunted.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerStarsNad'a MunzarováJirí ProcházkaBohuslav SrámekTwo puppets, Punch and Judy, do battle to the death over the custody of a live guinea pig.
- DirectorDavid GrayStarsDick Foley
- DirectorGerald HermanStarsHermione GingoldAnna StrasbergRoger MorganThe life of a witch is disrupted by the arrival of a boy and his mother. The intruders' presence makes her struggle to adjust to the modern world, and to change from bad to good witch. Based on the book "Old Black Witch" by Wende and Harry Devlin.
- DirectorCecelia ConditStarsValery Blythe
- DirectorPaul BartelStarsValorie ArmstrongRon GrathwohlChristopher St. JohnA doctor and nurse sneak away for a kinky encounter, only to be interrupted by a cop...with a secret of his own.
- DirectorJoey IzzoStarsMax BaumgartenIan BratschieDeMorge BrownThe disturbing physical torture and brainwashing a person endured at a secretive which was four-day business seminar in California in 1970.
- DirectorCurtis HarringtonStarsSean NepitaFabrice UzanCurtis HarringtonYoung writer Truman Jones travels to the home of old, eccentric poet Roderick Usher. He is seeking wisdom from an aging poet at his creepy mansion.
- DirectorRobert MaierStarsDolores DeluceEdith MasseyPat MoranA documentary about actress Edith Massey in which she talks about her life and her career in film.
- DirectorEdgar WrightStarsNick FrostRafe SpallLee InglebyParody of the British horrors movie trailers.
- DirectorTom RubnitzStarsSister DimensionJohn EppersonFriedaThe original documentary on the Wigstock festival. Back when it was a much smaller affair in Thompkins Square Park. A full day of peace, love, and wigs...
- DirectorBrendan MuldowneyStarsJill HardingWilliam O'SullivanPaula LeeSet in Ireland, a family moves to a new city neighborhood, taking residence in a large, old house that is rumored to have a dodgy past. Their young daughter Katie is caught in a power outage while the parents are out to dinner, and her father insists that she go down to the basement to fix the fuse. When they'd first moved in, Katie had a panic attack in the basement, brought on by stories that the devil once appeared down there. But with her father's help, she slowly descends the ten steps to the bottom, each step into darkness inducing more and more terror, building up the suspense in a most simple, yet THE most effective way.
- DirectorTony MoralesStarsBeatriz SalasCarmen SalasVirginia GómezA terrible phone call in the middle of the night shakes Laura's world. Meanwhile, little Ainara plays in her room. The appearance of an unknown being will test the mental and emotional stability of the two sisters.
- DirectorGrant MunroDon ArioliStarsNadia SalnickGrant MunroA chain-smoking woman has an encounter with a vampire.
- DirectorJirí BartaLaid-off old mannequins spend their cracked and broken lives in an old, abandoned warehouse. New mannequins are brought to the warehouse. They are old as well, but from a younger generation. The two groups must live together, but it's not easy at all.
- DirectorKjell BoersmaThao LamAs a child in Vietnam, Thao's mother often rescued ants from bowls of sugar water. Years later they would return the favour. Boat People is an animated documentary that uses a striking metaphor to trace one family's flight across the turbulent waters of history.