Badgered

United Kingdom, 2005, 7 Minutes

Two crows disturb a badger's hibernation. The badger climbs out of its hole once to try to silence the crows. When that doesn’t work, fate intervenes and the hill on which are the crow’s tree and the badger’s lair becomes an underground missile silo. The badger investigates, and events move beyond its control. Is sleep in the offing?

Curfew

USA, 2012, 20 Minutes

At the lowest point of his life, Richie gets a call from his estranged sister, asking him to look after his nine-year old niece, Sophia, for a few hours.

Sick Sex

USA, 2008, 13 Minutes

Amanda has a fever. Ken is horny.

Il Supplente (The Substitute)

Italy, 2006, 16 Minutes, Subtitled

In a noisy high-school classroom in Rome, a substitute teacher enters and immediately establishes control. He confiscates a student’s ball, accepts a small gift from another, and puts students through their paces, having them imitate animals, making fun of those who are too eager, rewarding those whose marks in the class roster are usually low.

All but one student tries to please him. Except for her — a quiet girl writing a poem — all are willing to discard dignity and camaraderie for a shot at a high mark. What lessons are being taught and learned here, and what about the ball?

The First Three Lives of Stuart Hornsley

USA, 2004, 29 Minutes

Stuart Hornsley discovers a way to travel through time. His mission: to right what was wrong with his true love at the one moment where he can change his destiny.

Starring Tunde Adebimpe, the lead singer for the acclaimed band, TV on the Radio.

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Mother

USA, 2005, 18 Minutes

Desperate to be rid of her toddler in order to have an affair, a dissatisfied Beverly Hills housewife hires a stranger to babysit and ends up getting much more than she bargained for. Mother is a dark and funny look at neglect and what it really means to get what we want.

Round About Five

United Kingdom 2001, 7 Minutes

Rushing off to meet his girlfriend, a young professional man is desperate for transportation — in a city the size of London, at rush hour, it is not so easy. He can’t get a cab, so he runs towards the station realizing time is running out. He spots a cyclist and persuades her to give him a lift on her bike rack.

The thing is... it’s more than just a quick ride.

Das Rad (The Wheel)

Germany, 2003, 9 Minutes, Subtitled

The stone-people Hew and Kew have seen a lot in their everlasting lives on top of their mountain. Therefore they’re only mildly amazed by the ongoings in the valley below. After all, they’ve got their own little problems to deal with. Then, all of a sudden, mankind is discovering and inventing and this new behavior starts to threaten Hew’s and Kew’s stoic peacefulness.

Barrier Device

USA 2002, 28 Minutes

A Korean-American researcher for a female condom study loses all objectivity when she realizes that one of her subjects is dating her ex-boyfriend. She then begins to pursue a friendship with the subject.

My Grandmother Ironed the King’s Shirts

Norway 1999, 10 Minutes

Written and directed by Oscar Winner Torill Kove, this film stars a grandmother who, during the Second World War, loses her job ironing the King’s shirts. Instead she gains access to the enemy’s uniforms, and she inspires her own brand of resistance fighters. The film was written, animated and and narrated by Torill Kove seven years before she won the Oscar for the Danish Poet.