Xidzedze

Surrealism, avant-garde sound montage, and irreverent wit might be the last thing you'd expect from a government-sponsored film about wartime cookery. But director, artist, animator and all-round firework of a man Len Lye specialised in the unexpected. A simple tale of a mother cheering up her daughter with a pie from her rationing-stricken pantry (interestingly the war is never directly referred to) is skilfully crafted into a work of real artistic depth, while retaining an unpretentious charm.

Jamila reads aloud a stack of printed emails written to individuals and organisations delaying, postponing, or cancelling work due to illness from her sickbed.

A portrait of the Hopi tribe who live in northeastern Arizona.

Overview of the Navajo people and the relationship to their land in Northern Arizona.

Short about the daily life of the Apaches, including their ceremonies.

Documentary short written and directed by Vladimir Tatenko.

AT SEA is a visceral and poetic short film that blends docu-style realism with narrative fiction, following a group of faceless sailors navigating the unpredictable seas of Greece. Through the fragmented memories of an unreliable narrator, the film weaves together a non-linear story that shifts in mood with each chapter, offering a fresh perspective on the sea. Based on true events… almost.

A purely observational non-fiction film that takes viewers into the ethically murky world of end-of-life decision making in a public hospital.

Documentary recording of one day of children's play in the yard of a Warsaw housing estate.

Documentary that shows the preparation of the panela with which, in Quetzaltepec Mixe, Oaxaca, we sweeten our foods. It is a part of our lives, as indigenous peoples, in which we share work, joy and pain. It is also the fight to continue being self-sustaining through the production of our own food, and thus worry less about money.

Player Two is a short animation that explore the relationship that develops between two brothers of differing age growing up, and how video games foster that bond.

An incident from the early days of Québec's quiet revolution, tailor-made for the cartoonist. It is the story of a Montréal commuter train, a unilingual ticket collector and a bilingual passenger. The passenger appears on screen himself to describe his bid to have tickets requested in French as well as in English. What ensued, and how even the railway president became involved, is illustrated with wit and humor.