I watched a ton of skate and surf movie as a kid growing up in the hotbed of alternative sports culture, Southern California. I was an accomplished if not spectacular practitioner of both, and would eat up the opportunity to see new tricks, new athletes, performing at the top of their game, re-watching those VHS tapes to the point of destruction.
Beginning life back in 1995, when it was originally envisioned as a one-off short film event, the Encounters Short film and Animation Festival has developed into one of the world's leading lights in showcasing short films and their talented creators. A qualifying festival for the Academy Awards and a gateway to the BAFTAs and the Cartoon d'Or, if you're a short film buff and within reach of Bristol in the UK, then Encounters is a gathering you'll certainly want to be a part of.
A kaleidoscopic vision portraying mankind’s first meeting with alien life.
A family dynamic begins to unravel when a son decides to stand-up to his domineering father.
Three thugs in South London attempt to rob a petrol station, but are suddenly interrupted when a couple of stoners show up with a serious case of the munchies in this dark comedic thriller.
The story of an unfaithful girlfriend told from multiple viewpoints through to its gruesome conclusion. A dark and atmospheric look at the consequences of infidelity, and the intense emotions that come with it
A taxidermist attempts to profess his love for his neighbor - a nearsighted and forgetful woman who owns a scrawny, half-starved cat.
Patte and Randa Starr are hell-bent on happiness. After overcoming a dark past, these sisters are committed to living out the childhood they never had.
