Guns Found Here

When there’s a gun crime in America, there’s only one place to go to trace the gun back to its owner: the ATF’s National Tracing Center, which handles roughly 8,000 active traces per day — all while inside a government-mandated technology time-capsule that makes searching a database of gun owners impossible.

Festival November 19th, 2010

2010 Ottawa Animation Festival Winners

We like reading up on animation festivals because more often than not you can find several of the winning short films online already. Ottawa International Animation Festival is North America's premier showcase for animation, and having wrapped up at the end of October has proven itself no exception—some of its excellent winners are already up on the web.

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Documentary Michael Lucid 18 minutes

Dirty Girls

A group of 8th grade girls 'notorious for their crass behaviour and allegedly bad hygiene' share their beliefs in Michael Lucid's 1996 candid doc 'Dirty Girls'

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Drama Matthew Thorne 12 minutes

Where Do Lilacs Come From

A man suffering from Alzheimer's desperately tries to put together the pieces of his past.

Filmmaker Update July 8th, 2020

Oscar winning short film 'Hair Love' to be turned into 12-episode animated series

HBO Max has ordered a 12-episode season of 'Young Love'- a series based on characters from Oscar winning short 'Hair Love'.

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Fantasy Alberto Roldan 15 minutes

Everything & Everything & Everything

Director Shane Carruth stars in this unusual tale of a man whose life is transformed when he discovers a mystical blue pyramid that produces doorknobs in his apartment.

News June 17th, 2016

Premier VR Content Companies Get Large Investments

Multi-million dollar Series A funding rounds for two creator-lead VR production companies signals a shift in focus from technology to content.

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Documentary Hunter Ray Barker & Tucker Tripp 13 minutes

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Bunny

A tribute to the last truly glamorous star left in Hollywood: Sandie "The Goddess Bunny" Crisp.

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Comedy Job Roggeveen & 2 Others 21 minutes

Kop Op (Heads Together)

A surreal story about three friends who exchange heads by accident and are forced to adapt to each other's lives.

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Music Video Stéphane Berla 5 minutes

King of Sea

On the coast of Bretagne, a fisherman bids farewell to his family and sails off to sea, never to return... Years later his son goes in search for answers but finds something far more sinister than he ever imagined.