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poster The Act

The Act

94mn - Crime, Comedy

A cynical political comedy where blackmail, a complex hotel heist, and Washington corruption converge in a twisted caper full of disguises and double-crosses, as union bosses, the President, and a band of…

poster Scullion's Dream

Scullion's Dream

7mn - Comedy, Fantasy

When the entire kitchen staff falls asleep from exhaustion, a dwarf appears and animates various objects via stop motion -- including their hands, which he cuts off while they snooze -- to do their work.

poster Heckle

Heckle

98mn - Drama, Comedy

A supermarket cashier with dreams beyond checkout lines discovers her calling when a washed-up comedian challenges her to face her fears on stage, launching a journey of self-discovery where bombing on st…

poster TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay - Away from Keyboard

TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay - Away from Keyboard

85mn - Documentary

TPB AFK is a documentary about three computer addicts who redefined the world of media distribution with their hobby homepage The Pirate Bay. How did Tiamo, a beer crazy hardware fanatic, Brokep a tree hu…

poster Photograph

Photograph

A photographer has his camera all set up to take a gentleman's picture. The subject checks his face in a hand mirror, and the photographer poses him. Just as the photographer is about to take the picture,…

poster The Ballet Master's Dream

The Ballet Master's Dream

2mn - Comedy, Fantasy

It's late in the evening, and the ballet master's bed has been prepared for him. But he cannot take his mind off of his work, and instead of going to sleep he paces the floor and tries out dance steps. Fi…

poster Abandoned in the Dark

Abandoned in the Dark

83mn - Horror, Thriller

Four strangers find themselves trapped in interconnected nightmares where their darkest fears become reality. As psychological horror unfolds through gripping real-life conflicts, each person must confron…

poster Manhandled

Manhandled

63mn - Romance, Comedy, Drama

Comedy which concerns the struggles of an ambitious department store sales clerk who is caught up in New York high society.

poster Traffic in King's Road, Chelsea

Traffic in King's Road, Chelsea

1mn - Documentary

Formerly lost film rediscovered in 1996, directed by William Friese-Greene.

poster Grave Images

Grave Images

Anthology suspense / horror film with the creepy caretaker of a cemetery introducing some of its occupants and how each was murdered. Segments include "Made for Each Other," "Art Lover," "Whodunit to Whom…

Perfect Profile

Brad Johnson is a successful young manager who owns a millions dollar heavy company. He believes the key to his success was trusting in the forecasts of his computers. So he wants to use the same method t…

poster Running a Cinema

Running a Cinema

7mn - Comedy, Animation

A comical satire of a cinema program and operation.

poster Barnum's Trunk

Barnum's Trunk

4mn - Comedy, Fantasy

A magician and some assistants put up a series of posters of music hall acts in a frame. Then the magician brings each poster to life.

poster Kamarinskaja

Kamarinskaja

1mn - Documentary

Three dancers do a Russian folkloric step dance, facing the camera, in traditional clothes, fur hats and leather boots.

poster Haunt Season

Haunt Season

81mn - Horror, Comedy, Thriller

A masked killer stalks cast members at a Halloween haunted house attraction, turning their staged scares into deadly reality as terror escalates beyond performance.

poster Liquid Bridge

Liquid Bridge

98mn - Drama, Action

Nick McCallum is mechanic who trades in his wrench for a surfboard, going against the wishes of his father– a former surfing legend who lost his ability to walk after a horrible accident on the water.

poster The Vain Parlor Maid

The Vain Parlor Maid

A housemaid is cleaning a studio. When she sees a sculpture of a nude woman in life-size, lying on a couch, she starts to compare this idealized body with her own. She takes off her clothes one by one, th…

poster Back Pay

Back Pay

This 1922 Frank Borzage film is a masterwork waiting to be rediscovered. Hester Bevins is a simple country girl who yearns for adventure. Though she has a handsome young man, Jerry, who is devoted to her,…

poster Big Business

Big Business

In this short the kids are managing their own barber shop, with harrowing results. No one gets hurt, but most of the customers wind up bald or close to it: one kid even gets a prematurely fashionable Moha…

poster The Mischance of a Photographer

The Mischance of a Photographer

A family goes to a photographer. The photographer pushes the boy around, and no one seems to care. The boy gets his revenge.

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