Chief
USA, 2008, 21 min.
A Samoan Chief now drives a taxi in Waikiki, where he's come to escape the memories that haunt him from his home and his past. Redemption beckons in the form of a young girl he encounters in the course of his nightly rounds.... more

The Death Strip Part 1
USA, 2007, 18 min.
An East German scientist finds herself at the center of unwanted attention due to her research, a position that she or her two sons can ill afford. In a desperate bid to save her children, she plans for an elaborate escape across the Berlin Wall.... more

It's My Turn (Bende Sira, Ich Bin Dran)
Germany, 2007, 10 min.
A group of boys, low on money, take turns going to the movies one by one, bringing back the stories to retell to the others with vivid animation. But when a little sister is brought into the mix, a new dynamic emerges.... more

The List
USA, 2007, 5 min.
A woman who seems to be at the mercy of her cruel interrogator turns the tables on her captor in the blink of an eye.... more

Lucky Escape
Ireland, 2007, 3 min.
A guy, nervously waiting for his girlfriend to arrive for a lunch at which he plans to pop the big question, finds himself the happy beneficiary of a delay in his window of opportunity.... more

Small Avalanches
USA, 2007, 16 min.
Based on a Joyce Carol Oates story, this atmospheric short tells the story of 13-year-old Nancy, still a child but longing to be an adult, who encounters her first real threat as a female when an older man aggressively pursues her on her way home one sultry summer afternoon.... more

Taua (War Party)
New Zealand, 2007, 15 min.
As a Maori war party returns from a raid, headed for the ocean with a captive strapped to their war canoe, a surprise awaits them in the jungle. This dazzling New Zealand tale of war and retribution is exotic and visually stunning in equal measures.... more