Bus 44 ( 车四十四 )

Based on a true story, Bus 44 takes place on the outskirts of a small town, where a bus driver (Gong) and her passengers encounter highway robbers. "Bus 44" carries a universal theme that travels across all boundaries and societies, trespassing the dark side and bright side of human behavior.
The film won awards at Venice Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, and was invited to Cannes Film Festival; the first time a Chinese short film won in all three festivals' history.

Directed by: Dayyan Eng

CECI N’EST PAS UNE MOUCHE (This is not a fly)

A story about a man in an art gallery, a painted fly that seems to be playing mind games on him, and an angry security camera that will not let him get too close to find out what is going on. "Ceci n'est pas une mouche" is a story inspired by the painting Saint Catherine of Alexandria by Carlo Crivelli and how it evokes the idea behind Magrittes Ceci nest pas une pipe (this is not a pipe). The film was completed as part of the Transcriptions: Animation project for the National Gallery London.

Directed by Carlos Fraiha

Halal

Halal (حلال, ḥalāl, Halaal) is an Arabic term designating any object or an action which is permissible to use or engage in, according to Islamic law. It is the opposite of haraam. The term is widely used to designate food seen as permissible according to Islamic law (Sharia).
The current short film is a very silly slapstick comedy demonstrating the proper Islamic way to slaughter chicken. It appeared in the 15Malaysia Short films Festival. Enjoy it!

With Adibah Noor in the lead role.
Directed by: Liew Seng Tat

SURFACE

“What would the world be like from an underground perspective?”

SURFACE is an experimental film, exploring the emotional journey from an underground urban perspective. This 'urban symphony' transforms human actions and street objects into beats that harmoniously compose a grand audio and visual composition. The film emphasizes the ideas of ‘point of contact’, ‘human identity’ and notion of ‘live footprints’.

SURFACE is a part of UND-VIS, a thesis project for MFA Design and Technology, Parsons The New School for Design. UND-VIS : Under Vision Experiment; explores the new visual language of an unconventional perspective from below.

Directed by: TU+// Varathit Uthaisri
Sound: Plum// Napat Snidvongs
DP: Jun Oshima
Production: Tong// Thitawan Chaiwong
Original Set design idea : Richi Owaki

More info. + behind the scene : surfacefilm.com

SURFACE : A film from underneath from TU+ on Vimeo.

Truth in Advertising

This short film is a boardroom mockery for an advertising agency. Thanks to it, now we finally know what really goes on in those "creative" meetings. Hilarious mock doc that makes public the subtext of every office meeting ever.
"Truth in advertising" received the Palme d'Or prize at the Festival de Cannes 2001, short films section.

Directed by: Tim Hamilton