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  • Talk To Me

    Talk To Me by Mark Craig

    In 1985, Mark Craig bought an answer machine.He then kept every message it recorded... for 20 years. 'Talk To Me' is a journey through life, conveyed entirely by real answer machine messages. "Back in 1985," says Mark, "the communication methods that we take for granted today were completely non-existent. There were no emails, no mobile phones, no texting. Even owning an answer machine at the time was considered a little bit ‘flash'. I began saving messages mainly because I thought they would make a nice ‘diary' of sorts. Each 60min cassette tape was duly numbered, dated and stored in a shoebox until finally, 20 years after I started, I felt the time was right to put something together…

  • 2men, 1war, 33 years on...

    2men, 1war, 33 years on... by Eric Trometer

    Having fought on opposing sides during the brutal Lebanese civil war, two men reconcile openly with their violent history to find forgiveness. All donations will go to the making of new short docs spreading hope and peace.

  • The Yes Men Fix The World - P2P Edition

    The Yes Men Fix The World - P2P Edition by The Yes Men

    THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD is a screwball true story about two gonzo political activists who, posing as top executives of giant corporations, lie their way into big business conferences and pull off the world's most outrageous pranks. This peer-to-peer special edition of the film is unique: it is preceded by an EXCLUSIVE VIDEO of the Yes Men impersonating the United States Chamber of Commerce. Because the Yes Men are being sued for this stunt, p2p is the only way that this film will get seen. Please spread the word!

  • Pioneer One S01E01

    Pioneer One S01E01 by Josh Bernhard

    An object in the sky spreads radiation over North America. Fearing terrorism, U.S. Homeland Security agents are dispatched to investigate and contain the damage. What they discover will have implications for the entire world.

  • Everything Unspoken

    Everything Unspoken by Anthony Ferraro

    Everything Unspoken follows a couple as they struggle to face up to their own—and each other’s—limitations and aspirations. In their early thirties, they’ve seen the initial promises of youth begin to fade. When it seems their passion for each other has begun to fade, too, they struggle with how to move on. It is a visceral, emotional experience that reveals the one life secret we all know, but struggle so hard to accept: life may not work out the way you planned, but what is important is the willingness to go on

  • Smalltown Boy

    Smalltown Boy by Moby Longinotto

    David has known since he was very young that he was different -- and now he's fifteen he's decided to come as gay. David feels the village where he lives has turned its back on him -- but the town's summer carnival gives him the chance to show everyone who he really is. Each year the prettiest young girl in the town is paraded through the main square as the carnival queen. But this year the festivities are going to be turned on their head -- David is the first ever gay male carnival queen.

  • Warring Factions

    Warring Factions by Justin Mashouf

    As forces in American government and media have fueled the perception of an unavoidable war with Iran, Warring Factions is a call to (dis)arms. An American-born Iranian breakdancer finds cultural awakening by exploring his multi-ethnic roots. Faced with dual nationality in two conflicting countries, he travels to Iran to examine the political issues first-hand while exploring his cultural identity with a group of Iranian b-boys. By combining documentary and studio reenactments, Warring Factions looks at the blurring of world borders, and the looming threat of another war in the Middle East.

  • Good Boys go to Heaven and Bad Boys go to Europe

    Good Boys go to Heaven and Bad Boys go to Europe by Fabrice Renucci

    "Good Boys.." takes us on a candid tour of russian youth culture...their dreams, their reality and the many suprising misconceptions of life in Tomsk, the cultural Athens of Siberia, in the 21st century, where a veritable renaissance is taking place.

  • Mixtape #1: VODO's favourite short films

    Mixtape #1: VODO's favourite short films by Various

    We're proud to be releasing this first VODO MIXTAPE. Actual tape might be a thing of the past, but before P2P, mixtapes were the most popular way of sharing popular culture the world had known -- and once called the 'most widely practiced American art form'. We want to resuscitate the spirit of the mixtape for this VODO MIXTAPE series: compilations of our favourite shorts, the weird, the wild and the wonky, all brought together in a temporary and uncomfortable company.

  • Prebloc

    Prebloc by Gilles Guerraz

    Winner of the "48 hour Film project International Shootout" competition. Written, Shot and edited in 72 hours. Theme was "the end of the world" and the film had to include a city identifier (it was shot in Paris). 'Prebloc' will screen at Filmapalooza (April 2010) and at the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner (May 2010).

  • Lilah

    Lilah by Nathaniel Hansen

    Lilah is a psychic, about 55 years old, who has lived within the same 2 block radius in downtown Boston her entire life. Her neighborhood once rife with crime, drug abuse, strip clubs and prostitution, is now home to luxury high-rise buildings and multiple college campuses. Her business and home, and a few of the other area taverns and restaurants, are the last of the “old time” holdouts. The idea of interviewing a psychic interested me early on in this project, as I pass several on my walking route each day. I worked up the nerve to buzz the psychic on the 2nd floor of one building in particular, and was immediately buzzed up. There I met Lilah who was very, very reluctant to be interviewed. I was quickly informed that 1-2 times each month she is asked for interviews by students, newspapers and magazines – and she turns them all down. I took my time, didn’t push, and enjoyed a 30-minute conversation about nothing much at all. I showed her the piece I did on Pat, whom she knows. At the end, she agreed to see me the next day but wouldn’t allow me to film her face. I reluctantly agreed. I suppose I could always film her hands? The next afternoon, I showed up at the appointed time, and we discussed my approach and how I thought the interview could best reflect her story. After 15 minutes of visiting and some gentle persuasion, she agreed to let me film her – face and all. We chatted for a little over an hour, and the final piece is my impression of that time, boiled down to 5 minutes.

  • Gilbert

    Gilbert by Nathaniel Hansen

    A documentary short about Gilbert, the Beacon Hill "town crier." For the last 9 years, since losing his job and becoming homeless, Gilbert has delivered the weather, sports, and breaking headlines from his spot on the Boston Common. Music (used with permission) in this piece is called "Blue Bicycle" by Dusseldorf-based pianist / composer Volker Bertelmann also known as Hauschka. Artistic Statement: This is the first in a series of profiles of people who I think are interesting, and who I see on almost a daily basis. I don't want to limit the series to people who live "on the fringe," but it would be appropriate to say that most of the people I interview are eclectic, eccentric, and just a little bit unique. The art is in the viewing - but I hope to turn my lens on individuals that don't always color in the lines, whether they can help it or not.

  • Ginger and snow

    Ginger and snow by Ageychev Oleg

    Film about one day of theater student's life. The absolutely meaningless comedy.

  • Luckiest One

    Luckiest One by Sean Donnelly

    Charley wakes up on his birthday and decides to throw himself a bowling party. His roommate is moving out soon, so they are showing their place to new potential subletters during the day. Nobody ends up showing up to the bowling party except for his current roommate and a potential new subletter who is mostly there to talk about the apartment. Things turn around though when Charley ends up having a bond with the potential subletter.

  • Watch Alice Bleed

    Watch Alice Bleed by Fredrik Andersson

    Watch Alice Bleed is a gore-filled stop motion animation. It opens with Alice being decapitated, and having her head fed to a dog. Then things start getting gruesome...

  • Maud & Leo

    Maud & Leo by jonny von wallström, tobias rydin, akram janzi

    Maud & Leo is a poetic roadmovie set in the very north of Sweden. Its a cinematic voyage through the visually stunning landscapes of Norrland. The movie starts when Maud, 58, travels to the mountain Galtis to take her life. By chance she accidently witnesses a man committing suicide. The situation is an eye-opener for Maud. She decides that she wants to live and to fullfill his last will – to drive his Alfa Romeo Spider -73 to his son. During her trip she meets Leo, a 22 year old hipster. Leo has just had a fight with his band and has been thrown off the tour bus when he hitches a ride with Maud. Through the movie we follow how Maud and Leo stop by lakes and mountains, how they talk and how they listen to the northern silence. And how they fight each other. Maud & Leo is a suggestive road movie and the enigmatic inner drama of two people of two different ages who meet, talk, fight, and are slowly forced to open up to one another.

  • Hunter

    Hunter by Federico Urdaneta

    Set deep in the woods of Sweden, Hunter explores the tension between the meditative and the violent nature of hunting. As we sit down and listen to the old stories of Rune, images of modern hunting come into the screen in lyrical counterpoint.

  • The Wintress

    The Wintress by Bill Elverman

    Mike's concern for a friend reveals secrets hidden deep within the cold forests of Wisconsin. The Wintress is the directorial debut of actor/screenwriter Bill Elverman

  • Archon Defender

    Archon Defender by David T. Krupicz

    Archon Defender follows the path of a young woman, Colette, as she seeks her way through adversity to redemption, as the world she once knew is torn apart by war and tyranny. Archon Defender is a solo production by Director David T. Krupicz, who created this 65 minute feature film during a 3 year production, using obsolete older versions of production software running on second hand computers.

  • The Lionshare

    The Lionshare by Josh Bernhard

    This the kind of film 'anyone' could have made -- 'anyone', that is, with the talent to prise dialogue (and in-jokes) from their own lives, use the backdrop of their own homes for scenery, friends as actors and their own experiences as scenarios -- and still make it pop. These stories are ours, and we think this is the start of a new kind of cinema.

  • Legacy

    Legacy by Grzegorz Jonkajtys

    Story of an alien arriving on planet Earth, in search of a human specimen.

  • Bitter Sweet

    Bitter Sweet by Yurat Safarov

    The trust between Moscow newlyweds is tested when an unexpected guest appears at their wedding photo shoot.

  • Awra Amba

    Awra Amba by Paulina Tervo

    They harness education, equal rights for women and men and a strong work ethic. They believe there is a way out of poverty, hunger and inequality, simply by working hard, reversing traditional values and getting rid of lengthy religious practices. ‘They’ are Awra Amba, a remarkable, home-grown rural community in the Amhara Region in Northern Ethiopia. Theirs is a story of belief in a better, more equal world where humans don’t have to suffer, but live in peace and harmony.

  • Laguna Negra

    Laguna Negra by Michael Watts

    Laguna Negra is a film that explores the core values of a subsistence farming community in Huancabamba (Peru), the way the fabric of this society has been threatened by large scale mining and the destructive outcome of imposing a capital intensive model of development on a society based on traditional values.

  • Manifestations - An Animated Tale of Love

    Manifestations - An Animated Tale of Love by Giles Timms

    Manifestations stars a cartoon critter named Mr. Chip who seeks anime love in a psychedelic, ever-morphing virtual world. "Il faut trouver l’amour"…one must find love. Performed by Cei Frost, www.cerifrostmusic.com Film by Giles Timms, www.gilestimms.com

  • Dead All Along || Ceri Frost

    Dead All Along || Ceri Frost by Giles Timms

    Enchanted by a pixie, a child called Yorick briefly journeys in the pixie kingdom, but when Yorick returns to his world he discovers that everything has changed. Performed by Ceri Frost, www.cerifrostmusic.com Film by Giles Timms, www.gilestimms.com

  • Pentagon

    Pentagon by Davor Radic

    A group of left-wing activists, rebelling against all and nothing, are holding a pair of right-wing fanatics hostage. An unfocused hitman is, sort of, hunting them down. It all ends in lots of blood without any obvious reason. At the end of the day it’s all about as politically incorrect as possible. Sort of...

  • Emperor

    Emperor by Juliane Block

    "Zero budget, zero damage." In Nov 2007, we (Adrian Lai and Juliane Block) got together to talk about our movie careers. We wanted to test ourselves to see if we could make a movie for nothing, so we worked around the mantra; "if you don't have money, you can't spend money." If there's zero budget, there's zero risk for damage. *** One of the key to successfully making this movie was, we had not 1, but 3 plan B's! "If this doesn't work, we do this. If this person doesn't turn up, we use this guy" kind of thing. The process was almost mechanical, with little or no space for experimentation. The results however, felt organic, because to a certain extent, it was ALL experiment. The main focus was to FINISH THE SHOOT. *** We literally did everything ourselves. Juliane was director, production manager, AD, secondary camera operator, SFX make-up artist, editor and graphic designer. Adrian was lead actor, DP, primary camera operator, sound supervisor, gaffer, driver, sound designer and music composer and score supervisor (for the 2 additional composers). However, credits were also given out deservingly as we had many dedicated helpers on set, and they made us look more heroic than it sounds. Consisting mainly of students and film buffs, we are proud to say that by the end of the "Emperor" shoot, they had graduated into a bona fide film crew. *** We are now in the process of finding our audience in the new era of social networking: Youtube and Facebook, to generate interest in the movie and ourselves as filmmakers. *** It is our sincere hope that you will help us on this journey. Cheers, Adrian Lai and Juliane Block

  • Evolving Minds-Psychosis & Spirituality

    Evolving Minds-Psychosis & Spirituality by Melissa Gunasena

    What is reality? Who defines it? Evolving Minds offers a fresh and radical perspective on alternatives to the mental health system. Presenting clear information in a humorous style it covers diverse topics such as shamanism, nutrition, psychotherapy, meditation and protest against draconian mental health legislation. Includes exclusive footage of British army experiments with LSD. Produced by Undercurrents & Melissa Gunasena, Evolving Minds explores the connection between psychosis and spiritual experience and provides techniques for people to explore and take control of their own minds. An invaluable resource that will educate, empower and inform.

  • Mimiking

    Mimiking by Matt Pasta

    Mimi is a Japanese girl with many collections. One of them is a shelf full of stones, a stone for every person who has ever hurt her. Kingston promises to never be on that shelf. A relationship drama with an eccentric twist, Mimiking explores sentiment, love and loss.

  • In Guantanamo

    In Guantanamo by David Miller

    Guantanamo naval base, "Gitmo", covers forty five square miles of Cuba inside an area under a controversial 'permanent lease' to the United States. Since 2002, the base has become synonymous with its detainment facilities for suspected terrorists. Although Barack Obama has given orders for the detention camp to be closed, the facilities remain open to this day. David Miller's quiet, powerful film is the result of three days the filmmaker spent touring the camps in May 2008 as part of a small group of media representatives allowed there. Although the event was presented as a chance to 'see inside' the working of Guantanamo, it was in fact a carefully staged PR exercise designed to yield predictable, stale, controlled media images.

  • The Death & Life of John Vaughan

    The Death & Life of John Vaughan by Michael Wormald

    Living in hard times with an alcoholic father, John Vaughan, an aspiring actor, struggles to make ends meet. He dreams of fame and fortune, while dealing with the reality of humiliating auditions, and a disinterested agent. As he becomes more desperate, a dark, menacing figure appears, with the offer of a lifetime. Is he about to make a Faustian pact with the Devil? Or enact his own brutal fantasy?

  • Weapon of Choice

    Weapon of Choice by Michael Wormald

    Jacob is a hard bitten minister. With years of experience, and a crack team of pastors, today he is going to take down his most troublesome adversary. She is Dianna French. An outspoken critic of the order, in a neighbourhood with more literature placed than any other, she seems to take personal pleasure in taunting Jacob.

  • The Age of Adaptation

    The Age of Adaptation by Janine Schall-Emden

    The 'Age of Adaptation' conveys an urgent message to move away from our current development model that pursues infinite growth at all costs. This documentary explains how global warming, social inequality and economic instability are converging into a systemic crisis affecting the whole planet. The 'Age of Adaptation' also uncovers the rhetoric behind many alleged techniques to resolve climate change, from clean coal to carbon offsetting, and concludes that only a general 'reboot' of our social and economic model can help us adapt to the challenges lying ahead. As part of the social communication campaign 'Global Reboot' (www.globalreboot.org), this documentary attempts to stimulate debate on how we can individually and collectively 'reboot' our system.

  • The Night Shift

    The Night Shift by Thomas Smith

    What if you could live for eternity?What if you had to spend eternity working in a cemetery whose inhabitants can get a little frisky? Rue Morgan has such a curse. Every night, with his trusted pal Herb, a limbless skeleton, he guards the cemetery, making sure nothing gets in or out. This is one of those nights…

  • THAW

    THAW by Marta Renzi

    THAW is a visual poem, which alternates superimposed images of water, women and swans in a winter landscape which gradually thaws over the course of this short video-dance.

  • Tale of the Tribe

    Tale of the Tribe by Jonathan Whittle

    A spiritual love story for the 21st century. (112 minute feature film)

  • Us Now

    Us Now by Ivo Gormley

    Can we all govern? Us Now looks at how 'user' participation could transform the way that countries are governed. It tells the stories of the online networks whose radical self-organising structures threaten to change the fabric of government forever. Us Now follows the fate of Ebbsfleet United, a football club owned and run by its fans; Zopa, a bank in which everyone is the manager; and Couch Surfing, a vast online network whose members share their homes with strangers.

  • Sargy Mann

    Sargy Mann by Peter Mann

    A unique and personal insight into how an artist can continue to make-work about a completely visual world after he has gone totally blind. During the film Sargy Mann goes from being registered blind, with only very peripheral vision in one eye, to total blindness, and not only continues to paint but also find new ways to experience the world in a way that feeds his visual imagination. The film is both about an artist overcoming a seemingly insurmountable obstacle and about how much visual perception is the work of the brain and not just the eyes.

  • Outsiders

    Outsiders by Beadie Finzi

    OUTSIDERS explores the wired and wonderful world of Outsider Music. Seeping out of the underbelly of American suburbia, this underground scene sticks two fingers up at smothering mediocrity and celebrates culture which is not perfect, pure or packaged. This film is a road trip into an extraordinary hidden sonic universe, music created by home recorded, self-taught misfits and eccentrics, exercising their right to dodgy rhythms and lack of conventional tunefulness, making music that is refreshingly naïve, disarmingly innocent and sometimes just plain bad. Featuring classic Outsider artists BJ Snowden, Bingo Gazingo, Peter Grudzien, Alvin Dahn and Shooby Taylor.

  • Crazy Golf

    Crazy Golf by Jamie Jay Johnson

    A twenty-four minute comedic documentary about the British Mini Golf team struggling not to take last place in the 2005 World Mini Golf Championships, held in Romania.

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