Two Days of Luck (2015)

Short animation by Isabel Garrett

Jasmin gazes in delight at the screen of the laptop she uses to make video calls with her father in faraway Somaliland. She asks him if there are hedgehogs there—an important question, because soon she and her brother and sisters will be living there. Her father once fled the war in his native Somaliland. In Finland, he found a second home, and his four children were born there. But he missed Somaliland, and was tired of the racism in Helsinki, so he decided to return with his family.

'Rider on the Storm' is a short documentary about a group of young people faced with the death of their friend, Alexandre Lezzi. The film explores how the community opened up to one another and united to cope with their tragic loss. While it portrays a dramatic event, it also illustrates a unique moment of hope, solidarity and humility that leads them to question what is truly important in their lives.

Two hikers find themselves in a reluctant cuddle.

In a rhythmic, hard-edged and sometimes shocking reality, we see how plastic surgery and the cult of man-made beauty have become so ubiquitous that everyone becomes both a judge and a victim. Based on the compelling, yet disturbing, true story of a 17-year-old girl who gets cosmetic surgery.

Three characters from various regions in the Middle East seek to find peace of mind by challenging their contrasting political and personal identities before an act of senseless violence brings them together.

Two young lovers wander off to a forest on their wedding night where their fate is overcome by the darkness of self- destruction. Finding a field of poisonous strawberries in the forest, she has harmed herself in the worst way possible: losing him.

A Latin American fighting for representation of her community in the UK ends up trapped in a bureaucratic nightmare.

A callous and brazen gambler enters a holy place, risking all to obtain a great power. Cards and dice may be familiar tools of his vice, but they are also called “The Devil’s Playthings” and “The Devil’s Bones” for a reason.

After finding some videos she uploaded to YouTube when she was a child, Manuela attempts to follow the trail she herself has left on the Internet. A search that looks into all that things that won't never die and that, especially, thinks about the way we look at ourselves.

Gwen is 11 years old. As she experiences her first excitements, she catches her dog laughing.

A man forges iron statuettes of wild animals that mankind is about to make extinct. The animals are shown as well as their iron images until the two plots meet in the end.

The sky was covered with clouds and no one knew why the sun no longer rose in the morning. That night someone managed to enter the hacienda to try to put an end to that strange spell.

Made by a group of 6 teenagers, this ode to early 20th century film follows the tragic tale of Eurydice who must navigate through a bizarre world in order to cure her brother's sickness.

The city is a wordless visual symphony, inspired by the (un)wonders of Mexico City.

K8 is the desperate call for help from some police officers who were ambushed by members of organized crime. The impact of drug trafficking on society also has other facets. Animation of charcoal drawings on wood.

The Hunter tracks down a beast.

A poor Sicilian family of moles has to emigrate to the United States. On their journey, they meet a fox who offers to help them.

Directed by J. Antonisza