Disruptive Education
Genre: Documentary, Comedy
Country: U.S.
Subtitles: No
Rating: G
Runtime: 15
Director: Amanda Horvath
Producer:
Website : Amanda Horvath
Synopsis:
Maybe the problem with traditional education is adults; children in today’s society can teach themselves.
Out of Body
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: U.S.
Subtitles: No
Rating: G
Runtime: 9 min.
Director: J. Christian Jensen
Producer: J. Christian Jensen
Website : JCJ | Out of Body
Synopsis:
A woman challenges the limitations of her mind and body… and conspires against death.
Between Land and Sea
Genre: Drama, Nature
Country: U.S.
Subtitles: No
Rating: G
Runtime: 9 min.
Director: J. Christian Jensen
Producer: J. Christian Jensen, Sarah Berkovich
Website : JCJ | Between Land and Sea
Synopsis:
A couple living in a lighthouse on a tiny island experiences a collision of romanticism and reality.
3 Miles East
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Country: U.S.
Subtitles: No
Rating: G
Runtime: 11 min.
Director: Samuel Karow
Producer: Samuel Karow
Website :
Synopsis:
Filmmaker Samuel Karow pays tribute to his childhood home in this experimental documentary that is equal parts family portrait and personal rumination.
Over the course of one year, we discover the 40 acre farm property through Karow’s eyes as he faces a major life choice: stay and inherit his parents’ greenhouse business or leave to pursue a career in film.
Home In Mind
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Country: Germany
Subtitles: No
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 10 min.
Director: Tami Liberman
Producer: Tami Liberman
Website : Free The Mind
Synopsis:
Tami, a newcomer to the online 3D world of Second Life, approaches owners of virtual Second-Life homes in an attempt to re-discover her own lost home.
Blending Second-Life and real-life footage, Tami explores the experience of home in the virtual era, and the ability to capture it on film.
Food
Genre: Documentary, Animation
Country: China / U.S.
Subtitles: No
Rating: PG
Runtime: 3 min.
Director: Siqi Song
Producer: Siqi Song
Website :
Synopsis:
This is an animated documentary about FOOD! The documentary, in an ironic and sarcastic way brings attention to food, the way we see it, the way we eat it and the way we think about it. Ranging from vegetarians, vegans, pescetarians to some seriously dedicated carnivores, the conversation offers the perspectives of a wide variety of eaters from around the world.
By pairing real interviews with stop-motion animation, the film bring in discussion about various topics in the food industry including the factory farming, urban environment and life choices all in a slightly humorous, non threatening manner.
They Are The Last
Genre: Documentary
Country: Uruguay
Subtitles: No
Rating: G
Runtime: 4 min.
Director: Diego Vivanco, Ian Clark
Producer: Diego Vivanco, Ian Clark
Website : They Are The Last
Synopsis:
Leonardo Da Costa is a lighthouse keeper stationed in Cabo Polonio, a remote cape in a stretch of Uruguayan coastline rich in shipwrecks and sunken treasures.
Cabo Polonio’s light has been guiding ships since 1881, and Da Costa is the latest in a long line of watchmen who have operated the tower with care and attention. He leads an unassuming life, the tranquility of the almost intact landscape keeping him company. Serenity and silence merge with the daily tasks and chores he carries out. Da Costa represents a rare profession that still survives in a few countries.
Take some time to appreciate a gentle and enlightening way of life, for once it is gone, it will be missed.
White Earth
Genre: Family, Drama
Country: U.S.
Subtitles: No
Rating: G
Runtime: 19 min.
Director: J. Christian Jensen
Producer: J. Christian Jensen
Website : White Earth
Synopsis:
Set against the backdrop of a cruel North Dakota winter, “White Earth” is a tale of an oil boom that has drawn thousands to America’s Northern Plains in search of work.
Told from the perspective of three children and an immigrant mother whose lives are touched by the oil boom, each story intertwines with the others – exploring themes of innocence, home, and the American Dream.
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