Phil Wang: Mellow Yellow(2016)

A People’s Radio – Ballads from a Wooded Country(fi)

A People’s Radio – Ballads from a Wooded Country is a carnivalesque portrayal of the Finnish landscape of the soul and abode. The short film is based on the iconic YLE programme “People’s Radio”, and its visual material has been created by the road movie method of driving across summery Finland. The film paints a panorama of what Finland looks like today. Its narration progresses through humour into civic anarchy, ultimately also towards the longing for human connection.

Phil Wang: Philly Philly Wang Wang(en)

Phil Wang explores race, romance, politics and his mixed British-Malaysian heritage in this special filmed at the London Palladium.

Box(en)

The execution was scheduled and the last meal consumed. The coolness of the poisons entering the blood system slowed the heart rate and sent him on the way to Judgement. He had paid for his crime with years on Death Row waiting for this moment and now he would pay for them again as the judgment continued..

Box(en)

8mm film by Swiss artist Roman Signer.

Box(ro)

Box is a story of two people who meet at a crossroad. Two different destinies, two different lives, face to face in a game of sweat, blood and tears. Rafael (19) is a young boxer who dreams to conquer the world; Cristina (33) is a single mother who lost her balance. Two lives; one running very close to the earth, the other trying to fly high up, too high.

The Current: Explore the Healing Powers of the Ocean(en)

The Current tells the story of individuals from all walks of life that have faced incredible obstacles, found the drive to overcome their disabilities, and have through water sports become real everyday heroes. - Bethany Hamilton, Missy Franklin, Mallory Weggemann, Anthony Robles, Jesse Murphree

Boy(en)

A story about two boys and a man who has to do something he doesn't want to.

Chameleon(en)

A scathing portrait of the Hollywood/LA arts milieu of the late 70’s, Chameleon follows the amorphous day of its lead character, an Armani-jacketed peddler of high-class dope, fraudulent art, and preening postures suited-to-fit the changing victims, though as with all such fakery, the real victim in the long run is the person who lives such a life.

The Red Thread(en)

Mostly shot in San Francisco and Northern California, material filmed (using the camera almost as a p[r/a]inter, a means of shaping the visual world as film, but without reflection) in response to what that world was opening in me. "Material!" - analogies between weaving and spinning thread and images already a pattern within film history (e.g., in Deren) is here carried into further ramifications of unraveling and patterning in fabric- and cinema-making, as well as in personal and mythic dimensions. The open unfolding structure, which pulls away from the balanced design of much of my work, gives equal weight to the sound composition. Involves "opening" with its perils and ambiguities.

Elvira(es)

Because of his lower class status, Alberto is rejected by Elvira. He then travels to the capital city to study Philosophy and return worthy of Elvira's love and approval.

Box(en)

A group of friends try to defeat an evil king, and meet some quirky characters along the way.

Box(fr)

Drug Stories! Narcotic Nightmares and Hallucinogenic Hellrides(en)

Rescued and restored 16mm gems from a neglected genre: the classroom drug scare film. From doped-up drag-racers to spiders on speed, the best of the bunch are collected and presented.

Thames River Scenery - Panorama of the Crowded River(en)

Filmed from the front of a steam launch in a late Victorian summer, this film offers a glimpse of our 19th century ancestors enjoying their leisure time. The River Thames is crowded with pleasure boats as we glide under Henley Bridge. Ladies in white lace dresses recline under parasols as gentlemen with impressive moustaches take the oars. But even in this antiquated idyllic scene, advertising hoardings on the riverbank try to persuade the moneyed classes to part with their cash. The technique of placing the camera on a moving vehicle, here a boat, was one of the most popular film effects in the very early cinema period. The waterside panorama method employed here was particularly popular for travelogues. Cecil Hepworth, who made this film, was convinced at the time that the cinema would prove to be used mostly for news reporting, but said that work such as this "showed some slight perception of scenic value". That makes this almost an early art film. -BFI

Together Again(ro)

An young agronomist insists to start using a new corn variety, but the collective farm chief is against it.

The Small Hours(es)

In Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, tradition, memory and folklore, walk the streets on the shoulders of a people who proudly displays a legacy rooted in their culture for centuries.

The Limit Of(en)

James Allen "Laurence O'Fuarain" is a successful, controlling, thirty-something banker living alone and working in Dublin city at the tail-end of the recession. When a family tragedy occurs at the hands of his employer he decides to take action which forces him to face a terrible childhood secret. Meanwhile, his mysterious co-worker Alison "IFTA - nominated - Sarah Carroll" has her own agenda, which puts her on a collision course with James, triggering a dark spiral of deceit, revenge, and murder. Director Alan Mulligan's first feature is a deliberate and slow-paced look at modern day greed and desire, and society's ever-growing need for control.

London Hughes: To Catch A D*ck(en)

London Hughes, the sauciest comedian to come out of the UK, takes us on a brilliant and bold tour of her d*ck catching history.

Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour(en)

A Todd Barry show consists of two things: amazing jokes and amazing crowd work. In September 2013, he went on a tour without the amazing jokes and did entire shows of riffing and bantering with the audience. Filmed in seven west coast cities, “Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour” was directed by Lance Bangs and produced by Louis CK.

Greg Fleet: Thai Die(en)

Greg Fleet took a holiday as a young man, a holiday that he intended to be a relaxing and inspiring journey to Thailand. What unfolded for the young Fleety was a bizarre and painful learning experience in which he was relieved of thousands of dollars by crooked Thai con men, escaped from these con men, fell in love, and included being bombed in Burma as he spent time with a rebel army.

Dan Levy: Lion(en)

Dan Levy works his way from a zebra to a lion in his new special Lion. From his personal trainer texting him at 4am, to watching the movie Frozen with his kids at 6am, to even getting mugged in Beverly Hills, Dan is not afraid to talk about his exhausting life. He also shares his crippling HGTV addiction and what it’s like raising a tiny Matthew McConaughey. Bonus: he’ll also teach you how to cheat the massage parlor system.

Colin Quinn: The New York Story(en)

The "SNL" veteran performs his off-Broadway show about the history of New York and the people who shape its personality.

All About Gila(es)

Popular Spanish comedians takes the stage — and pick up the phone — to honor the esteemed Miguel Gila, re-creating his most beloved stand-up performances.

Annie Hall(en)

New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.

Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim(en)

Paul Reiser brings his sophisticated observational humor to home video in this rare showcase of his acclaimed talent as both actor and stand-up comedian. Reiser goes out on a whim searching for "The Main Thing" in a unique blend of live stand-up comedy and an uprorious out-of-body experience feautring cameo appearances by Teri Garr, Elliott Gould, Carrie Fisher, Michael J. Pollard, Desi Arnaz Jr., Woody Harrelson, Carol Kane, and many others! Join Paul Reiser for his unique perspective on such subjects as exact change, dogs, valet parking, potato chips, "They" & "The Guy", Larry Storch and much more! Go out on a whime with Paul Reiser - you'll be beside yourself with laughter.

Billy Connolly: High Horse Tour Live(en)

Stand-up legend, Billy Connolly returns in his ‘High Horse Tour’. Even at the age of 72, the legendary Scot has a wild and manic energy—and is still as sharp as ever.

Vir Das: Outside in - The Lockdown Special(en)

Stage banter takes on a different — deeper — meaning as the comedian performs online shows to homebound viewers worldwide from his Mumbai residence.

Man of the Year(en)

The irreverent host of a political satire talk show decides to run for president and expose corruption in Washington. His stunt goes further than he expects when he actually wins the election, but a software engineer suspects that a computer glitch is responsible for his surprising victory.

Jim Gaffigan: Obsessed(en)

Jim Gaffigan bursts back on the scene with this eagerly anticipated fourth comedy special. Dubbed the "King of Clean Comedy" by The Wall Street Journal, Jim's obsession with all things food comes to fruition on Obsessed as he tackles a cornucopia of new food topics from fruit to seafood to donuts. Get ready for 70 minutes of non-stop laughs at Jim's twisted-yet-enlightened observations on the seemingly mundane topics that have made him a fixture in the comedy world for audiences of all ages.

Matt Rife: Lucid - A Crowd Work Special(en)

In Netflix's first-ever crowd work special, Matt Rife gets up close and personal with an unpredictable Charlotte audience to riff on all things dreams.

Abbuzze! Der Badesalz-Film(de)

Louis C.K.: Sorry(en)

Louis C.K.'s stand-up comedy special that discusses sex, society, the Boy Scouts, pandemics, and other topics.

Christina P: Mom Genes(en)

Comedian Christina P examines the joys and drags of parenting, partnering and more through a no-nonsense Gen-X lens in this special.

Mike Cannon: Life Begins(en)

Shot in New York City at the world famous Comedy Cellar at the Village Underground.

Anything Else(en)

Jerry Falk, an aspiring writer in New York, falls in love at first sight with a free-spirited young woman named Amanda. He has heard the phrase that life is like "anything else," but soon he finds that life with the unpredictable Amanda isn't like anything else at all.

John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown(en)

A semi-autobiographical one-man theater show, Klass Klown (later renamed Ghetto Klown), based on his memoir Pimps, Hos, Playa Hatas, and All the Rest of My Hollywood Friends: My Life.

Ellen Degeneres: For Your Approval(en)

In the final special of her historic career, Ellen gets candid about fame, parallel parking and her life since getting "kicked out of show business".