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A satirical take on the current-day reality, that revolves around a billionaire, a gang of amateur thieves, a veteran activist, and an immigrant techie on a fateful Monday. Touches the subjects of racism, police brutality and class differences on a lighter note.

Jake Chapman looks at the history of shocking art and tries to find the most shocking piece of art ever, and also to find out what artists who create such works think of other artists who create shocking works of art.

Antanas Sutkus. An in-depth look into the soul of a man who could capture attention and find a way to the hearts of people he photographed. Little did they know of the difficult experiences he kept in his heart.

Frances Scott explores the history and usage of plastic in this imaginative essay film. Using three-dimensional animations, distorted vocal recordings, and the words of Roland Barthes, she connects the founding of the first plastics factory in 1866 and the development of cellulose nitrate, a key element in the creation of film stock.

A Michael Ruocco Cartoon

Two young girls find a severely injured man while playing make believe in the forest. M is for Make Believe is a short film for the ABC's of Death 26th Director Competition.

The work aims to provide a space for people who have suffered under the UK’s border regime to speak about their experiences, whilst also celebrating the rich contribution that people who’ve moved to the UK from overseas have made to our shared social and cultural life. The work comprises 26 sections, each made in collaboration with a partner who has first-hand experience of the issues at hand. Each section is developed, and then collaboratively made, together. The Hostile Environment is the name given by then-Home Secretary Theresa May to a basket of government policies which aimed to co-opt large parts of UK society into policing the UK’s borders — from doctors to landlords, employers, homeless services and more.

A young boy has plans for Santa. Originally made for the ABCs of Death 2 director search contest.

A mime enacts revenge on his aggressor.

This propagandistic, race-car documentary is a vehicle for Werner Erhard (the founder of EST) to express his philosophy on motorized competition. Aphorisms and platitudes sprout up at every turn as the cars make their way around the track. Erhard and his group communicate in emotional terms when they do not win, filling the time between races with their viewpoints on life and living, and losing.

Still reeling after his wife's sudden death, Markus finds his life turned completely upside down when his 15-year-old daughter runs away. With his aged mother and her nurse in tow, Markus heads to Denmark to bring her back.

one of the top childhood mysteries.

A girl finds herself in a basement with no escape, and only a TV remote controlling music. As she presses play, the music takes over her body.

A splendid blend of live-action photography and Cohl's famous animation, Nothing... displays the realms man has conquered: Air, sea, the domains of music and machinery. The one thing man cannot conquer, Cohl posits, is gossip.

Having lost his wife eleven years ago, Adnan devoted all his attention to his daughter Nihal and his son Bülent. Adnan, who lives in one of the most prominent mansions along the Bosporus in Istanbul with a relative's son Behlül, and his children's nanny, meets Bihter who is also a socialite couple's daughter she is very elegant and beautiful, everyone who meets her get stunned and jealous of her, and he falls in love with her. While searching for peace, safety and happiness in Adnan's mansion, Bihter meets passion. Behlül and Bihter fall completely into each other and become drowned by their infatuation with each other. Their secret love affair will soon affect every member of the family.

“This unwavering attitude as well as his decision to develop his own film style under and with financially difficult circumstances are the empowering legacy for which I will always be grateful to Jonas.” (Friedl vom Gröller, 2019)

Based on the infamous "Baby Jessica" case, A heated custody battle between her biological and adoptive parents leaves a little girl caught in the crossfire.