This Crime Does Not Pay entry focuses on fake spiritualists. A mother is worried about her son, who is missing in action. Over time, she gives a con man all of the family savings to find reassurance that her son is all right. When she can no longer pay, events take a tragic turn.
Dorothy AdamsDr. Trykel's Associate
Morris AnkrumNarrator (voice)
Ralph DunnDetective Lester
Harry HaydenGus Conklin
Lloyd IngrahamHigh School Principal
Howard M. MitchellButcher
Frank ReicherPhilip Kenneson, Sr.
Arthur ShieldsDr. Rupert Trykel
Ann ShoemakerMrs. Martha Kenneson
Crane WhitleyInspector Becker
A volunteer, like people, utilizes a portal and awakens on a peculiar planet. He discovers a secure location concealing clandestine secrets within..... this short film tried to demonstrates what would happen if you don't use the portal in a true way
Despite the prayers of many for a drug-free city, the fact that alcohol shops remain open raises questions about the strength of our collective faith or whether it might not align with what some perceive as the will of God for a drug-free environment. The ongoing existence of these establishments creates a paradox, making one ponder whether our aspirations for a substance-free community are hindered by a lack of faith or if such a transformation is not in line with what some believe to be God's plan. This situation brings to light the complex interplay between faith, societal goals, and the challenges associated with achieving a drug-free status.
After falling in love with an erotic masseuse, a lonely parking booth attendant must step out of his comfort zone to liberate her from her oppressive boss.
A solitary dish washing robot living out his life in the back room of a restaurant is enlightened to the world that exists beyond his four walls, with the help of a small friend he breaks free of confinement to pursue his dream of exploration.
In an indeterminate future where it seems to be raining endlessly a man called Balthazar is waiting at home alone with his dog for a visit from an employee of an organisation called La Piqûre.
Strange experiences lead a grieving artist to reconsider his identity and beliefs in this meditation on grief, family and mental illness.
a lazy girl is depressed and confused of what to do next, after she realizes that she has grown up.
A grieving widower is offered a pill that can help ease his grief by erasing certain bad memories.
In search of an answer to that seemingly simple question, Carl, a curious child, sets off on a great voyage of discovery. As one question is answered, more appear. Soon enough, where once stood but a curious boy, a great scientist will rise.
The short film was made from material shot for a Levi’s commercial on which Gus Van Sant was given complete freedom. Van Sant delivered the ad, and separately made his own short film; one that feels complete in and unto itself. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.
THE WHITE DOOR, starring Giovanni Ribisi, is a more realized version of the Beck 'Lonesome Tears' music video from three years prior and now a love story.
A Christmas movie about family, the apocalypse and an immaculately pregnant man.
In the year 2204, the Earth has become a dystopian wasteland. In order to maintain strict population levels, any newborn is only permitted to live if another person's life is traded in and a receipt issued. Edward K. Wehling, Jr. sits in Chicago Lying-In Hospital waiting for the birth of his triplets, except he has no receipts to collect them.
Mumin, a precocious young boy, makes the long trip to Accra from his home in Ghana’s rural northern region. He leaves having just experienced his mothers death, her last words to him a directive to travel to Accra and find the father he has never met. Along the journey he experiences Ghana as only a child can and in so doing expands our view of what the country is and what it will be.
In Grenoble's Gypsy community, a young kick-boxing champion learns about manhood from his gay elder brother.
Two high school students, constantly seeking their identity through violence, will inevitably test each other's boundaries.
Brothers, a mother, songs from the seventies, Xanax, and a woman named Vicki. Stay Awake follows two teenage brothers through their weekly routine of finding their wandering mother and taking her to the hospital to detox from a prescription drug addiction. When it becomes clear that their mom may never get better, both brothers have to decide whether to remain in the cycle or move on.
Sami dance students Birit and Katja Haarla dance through the villages and lost woods of Sápmi all the way to where the important decisions are made. The polarity of Nature and the Western way of life is filtered through sharp humour.
Battling with his own inner demons, Jonathan is taken to an elite swimming academy deep in the English countryside by his soon to be step-mother. At the academy, Jonathan struggles to find his place among the group. He may be a top athlete in his field, but when it comes to the small world of Lakeside, swimming, sex and chauvinism combine to create something explosive and the potential for something very dangerous. This short movie was produced by extracting the story scenes from the adult movie "SwimBoy."