European Film College 2015/16
Films screened at EFC in 2015/16
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- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogScott RowlandStefan PashovFilm-maker Werner Herzog travels to the McMurdo Station in Antarctica, looking to capture the continent's beauty and investigate the characters living there.Faculty documentary screening
- DirectorTerrence MalickStarsMartin SheenSissy SpacekWarren OatesAn impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town, and her older greaser boyfriend, embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota Badlands.Faculty fiction screening
- DirectorChristine MolloyJoe LawlorIn a 10-minutes long-take camera moves on and over a park in London showing the regular fellows doing regular stuff in a holiday but - there is something more to it.Shorts screened instead of Beach Trip
- DirectorHattie DaltonStarsAdam CockerChris CoghillTina DeenA story about unrequited love, focused on a lonely scientist who toils away in a sperm bank.Shorts screened instead of Beach Trip
- DirectorJake PolonskyStarsJack DoolanSusan LynchChris MantStanley is a student who turns down his friend Gordon's invitation to cut class, saying that maybe today they'll learn something, maybe today the school will teach something. Sure enough, once Stanley's teacher gets the attention of the unruly class, she tells them that this lesson is the most important one they'll ever study - the meaning of life. She passes out a pamphlet, but runs out as she gets to Stanley, telling him that his surly seat mate, Garth, will have to share the booklet with him. She leaves, and Garth hordes the material. What's Stanley to do?Shorts screened instead of Beach Trip
- DirectorPeter Mackie BurnsStarsBrenda FrickerKathleen McDermottReluctant Jennifer must bathe Nan, her mischievous grandmother. Things are initially awkward between them until they begin to play and get to know each other again. Nan is scared of the water and asks Jennifer to protect her from drowning. Jennifer agrees but when Nan tricks her, she changes her mind.Shorts screened instead of Beach Trip
- DirectorAshvin KumarStarsJulfuqar AliSushil SharmaMegnaa MehttaThe movie revolves around Jamal, a 10 year old Pakistani Muslim boy. While he was playing cricket near the Indo-Pak border with some of his friends, he crossed the Indian side of the border separated by a fence in search of the ball. He was then spotted by the Indian security forces and they chased him to the village. Jamal managed to hide himself in an Indian village where a school master, named Bhola, provided him shelter and food. However, Bhola's niece Rani was sceptical about allowing a muslim boy in their home. But when the security forces came searching for Jamal they both protected him. Eventually, Jamal managed to return to Pakistan.Shorts screened instead of Beach Trip
- DirectorTaika WaititiStarsRangi NgamokiHutini WaikatoTe Ahiwaru Ngamoki-RichardsSometimes first love is found in the most unlikely of places, like in the carpark outside the Te Kaha pub.Shorts screened instead of Beach Trip
- DirectorMathieu KassovitzStarsVincent CasselHubert KoundéSaïd Taghmaoui24 hours in the lives of three young men in the French suburbs the day after a violent riot.Screened in place of the Five Obstructions
- DirectorRon FrickeStarsBalinese Tari Legong DancersNi Made Megahadi PratiwiPuti Sri Candra DewiFilmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.Student screening
- DirectorJørgen LethLars von TrierStarsClaus NissenMajken Algren NielsenDaniel Hernandez RodriguezFilmmaker Lars Von Trier challenges Jørgen Leth, the filmmaker behind The Perfect Human (1967), to remake his classic short under circumstances of increasing constraint.Screened as part of Secret Screening Double Bill
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsBrad PittDiane KrugerEli RothIn Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsKurt RussellZoë BellRosario DawsonTwo separate sets of voluptuous women are stalked at different times by a scarred stuntman who uses his "death proof" cars to execute his murderous plans.
- DirectorCarl Theodor DreyerStarsHenrik MalbergEmil Hass ChristensenPreben Lerdorff RyeFollows the lives of the Borgen family, as they deal with inner conflict, as well as religious conflict with each other, and the rest of the town.Student screening
- DirectorMike NicholsStarsDustin HoffmanAnne BancroftKatharine RossA disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.Screening Classics
- DirectorEmir KusturicaStarsBajram SeverdzanSrdjan 'Zika' TodorovicBranka KaticMatko and his son Zare live on the banks of the Danube river and get by through hustling and basically doing anything to make a living. In order to pay off a business debt Matko agrees to marry off Zare to the sister of a local gangster.
- DirectorArnold GlassmanTodd McCarthyStuart SamuelsStarsConrad L. HallJohn BaileyVilmos ZsigmondCameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography, illustrating their points with clips from 100 films, from The Birth of a Nation (1915) to Do the Right Thing (1989).
- DirectorLes BlankStarsWerner HerzogKlaus KinskiClaudia CardinaleA documentary following German auteur Werner Herzog as he deals with difficult actors, bad weather and getting a boat over a mountain, all in an effort to make his film Fitzcarraldo (1982).
- DirectorFax BahrGeorge HickenlooperEleanor CoppolaStarsDennis HopperMartin SheenMarlon BrandoDocumentary that chronicles how Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979) was plagued by extraordinary script, shooting, budget, and casting problems--nearly destroying the life and career of the celebrated director.
- DirectorChris SmithStarsMark BorchardtMike SchankTom SchimmelsDocumentary about an aspiring filmmaker's attempts to finance his dream project by finally completing the low-budget horror film he abandoned years before.
- DirectorTerry GilliamTerry JonesStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleKing Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on a surreal, low-budget search for the Holy Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles.
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsYôji MatsudaYuriko IshidaYûko TanakaOn a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime.Student screening
- DirectorAlejandro JodorowskyStarsAlejandro JodorowskyHoracio SalinasZamira SaundersIn a corrupt, greed-fueled world, a powerful alchemist leads a messianic character and seven materialistic figures to the Holy Mountain, where they hope to achieve enlightenment.Student screening
- DirectorErich von StroheimStarsGibson GowlandZasu PittsJean HersholtThe sudden fortune won from a lottery fans such destructive greed that it ruins the lives of the three people involved.Screening classics
- DirectorBanksyStarsBanksyMr. BrainwashSpace InvaderFollowing the style of some of the world's most prolific street artists, an amateur filmmaker makes a foray into the art world.Creative documentary faculty screening
- DirectorSimon EllisStarsTim CunninghamJuliet JonesPenny LinfieldThe morning after the night before, a rapid spiral of disastrous telephone calls chart the certain ruin of young Phil's day as he attempts to fib his way out of one scrape after another. Told entirely in animated captions.Simon Ellis Shortfilm Retrospective
- DirectorSimon EllisStarsAbigail FreemanHannah GerringJoel TrotmanThree pre-pubescent tales of unrequited love, unattainable cool, and unremarkable bras.Simon Ellis Shortfilm Retrospective
- DirectorSimon EllisStarsAllen MechenIshbel NicolPhilip WebsterMystery and misfortune, in spades.Simon Ellis Shortfilm Retrospective
- DirectorSimon EllisStarsTim CunninghamCatherine McKeeverBen RobinsonSimon Ellis Shortfilm Retrospective
- DirectorSimon EllisStarsJonny PhillipsMatthew O'SheaMichael SochaA father rediscovers his fear of confrontation at the worst possible time.Simon Ellis Shortfilm Retrospective
- DirectorSimon EllisStarsOliver WoollfordHelen BarfordJonny PhillipsRobert is stuck on a boating holiday with his parents in the English countryside. Impatient to grow and become a man, an unexpected sight cracks his world open.Simon Ellis Shortfilm Retrospective
- DirectorSimon EllisStarsMarc Ryan-JordanHolly LucasJoel MorrisA dinner party with beef stew and much punch spirals out of control when the host couple are sucked into a bout of light-hearted arm wrestling.Simon Ellis Shortfilm Retrospective
- DirectorSimon EllisSimon Ellis lecture
- DirectorSimon EllisEvery weekend, groups of English men celebrate an imminent marriage by visiting Hamburg's red-light district for the local "brass". The drinking begins aboard the low-cost flight.Simon Ellis lecture
- DirectorJonathan MillerStarsMichael HordernAmbrose CoghillGeorge WoodbridgeClassic BBC adaptation of an equally classic ghost story about a skeptical professor on vacation in Norfolk who finds a cursed whistle. Unlike most other episodes of this documentary series about music, this one is live action folk horror.Simon Ellis guest screening
- DirectorMike LeighStarsRoger SlomanAlison SteadmanAnthony O'DonnellA middle-class couple go camping in Dorset, but peace and quiet elude them.Simon Ellis guest screening
- DirectorRuben ÖstlundStarsBahador FoladiRamtin ParvanehLeif EdlundAn attempted bank robbery. Follows the thought process of two confused witnesses, the filmographer and the producer.Simon Ellis screening shorts
- DirectorJason StutterStarsCameron StevensKevin StevensA cautionary tale in which a boy becomes intrigued by his dad's wood-chopping axe - with nasty results.Simon Ellis screening shorts
- DirectorJens LienStarsPer Christian VebergA man with glasses sees a pair of glasses called "natural glasses" in a store, when he puts them on, he finds himself in a natural environment.Simon Ellis screening shorts
- DirectorTill NowakStarsLeslie BaranyBased on his childhood fascination for the strange atmosphere of amusement parks Till Nowak created the fictional documentary 'The Centrifuge Brain Project'. He collected footage and used digital animation to create a series of non-existing thrill rides. Dr. Laslowicz is convinced: Making his machines more powerful brings him comes closer to the solution for all our problems. An obvious mistake or just typical human?Simon Ellis screening shorts
- DirectorAndrew ZucheroStarsMartin StarrElla Rae PeckBen Pike4 uninspired friends try to come up with a terrific idea of how to spend their Saturday afternoon. The Apocalypse.Simon Ellis screening shorts
- DirectorNicolas ProvostStarsDennis HopperJon VoightStardust is the second part of the trilogy where Provost investigates the boundaries of fiction and reality by filming everyday life with a hidden high resolution camera and editing the cinematic images into a fiction film by using cinematographic and narrative codes from the Hollywood film language. The award winning 'Plot Point' (2007) that turned everyday life around Times Square into a thriller film being the first part of the trilogy, this time Provost takes his hidden camera to Las Vegas in 'Stardust' and films real Hollywood stars - Jon Voight, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson to turn the glorious and ambiguous power of the gambling capital into an exciting crime story.Simon Ellis screening shorts
- DirectorRoberto Pérez ToledoStarsRuth ArmasFran Rodríguez CastilloSimon Ellis screening shorts
- DirectorJohannes NyholmStarsHelmi Hellrand NyholmPrizewinning short about a baby placed in a virtual doll environment Las Palmas, getting drunk and goes bananas like any other uncivilized tourist would do.Simon Ellis screening shorts
- DirectorJay RosenblattStarsGarrison KeillorAFRAID SO is about fear and anxiety. It is based on a poem where each line forms a question with the implied response being "afraid so". Impending doom permeates the film.Simon Ellis screening shorts
- DirectorDuane HopkinsStarsPaul BillingTim DyerKevin FirkinsSimon Ellis screening shorts
- DirectorDavid LynchStarsJack NanceCharlotte StewartAllen JosephHenry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.Secret Screening
- DirectorGus Van SantStarsElias McConnellAlex FrostEric DeulenSeveral ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.Student screening
- DirectorJoshua WeigelStarsEduardo VerásteguiNick VujicicDoug JonesA circus troupe brightens the spirits of audiences in Depression-era America and inspires hope in a limbless man from a sideshow.Student screening
- DirectorMelvin Van PeeblesStarsMelvin Van PeeblesHubert ScalesJohn DullaghanAfter saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from "the man" with the help of the ghetto community and some disillusioned Hells Angels.Screened by Micah
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsJames StewartJean ArthurClaude RainsA naive youth leader is appointed to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. His idealistic plans promptly collide with corruption at home and subterfuge from his hero in Washington, but he tries to forge ahead despite attacks on his character.Classic screening
- DirectorFritz LangStarsSylvia SidneySpencer TracyWalter AbelWhen a wrongly-accused prisoner barely survives a lynch-mob attack and is presumed dead, he vindictively decides to fake his death and frame the mob for his supposed murder.Faculty screening
- DirectorEthan ManiquisRobert RodriguezStarsDanny TrejoMichelle RodriguezRobert De NiroAfter being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.Secret cinema
- DirectorKathy ConkwrightMary MakleyStudent screening - Kathy
- DirectorErrol MorrisStarsRandall AdamsDavid HarrisGus RoseA film that successfully argued that a man was wrongly convicted for murder by a corrupt justice system in Dallas County, Texas.Creative documentary screening
- DirectorAnna Sofie HartmannStarsAnnika Nuka MatthiasenSofia Nolsøe MikkelsenLaura GustafsenIn a small town in rural Denmark, adolescent Sara and young teacher Karen develop a connection. A quiet drama interested as much in the lives of its protagonists as in their surroundings.Anna Sofie Hartman screening
- DirectorMatthew PorterfieldStarsSky FerreiraZoe VanceJames Siebor Jr.A young man's untimely death unites a fractured family and their community through shared memory and loss.Skype Q&A screening
- DirectorRolf de HeerStarsNicholas HopeClaire BenitoRalph CotterillBubby has spent thirty years trapped in the same small room, tricked by his mother. One day, he manages to escape and, deranged and naive in equal measures, his adventure into a modern and nihilistic life begins.Secret Screening
- DirectorDavid LynchStarsKarolina GruszkaKrzysztof MajchrzakGrace ZabriskieAs an actress begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world becomes nightmarish and surreal.Student screening
- DirectorWoody AllenStarsMia FarrowDianne WiestMichael CaineBetween two Thanksgivings two years apart, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.Student screening
- DirectorVittorio De SicaStarsEmilio CigoliLuciano De AmbrosisIsa PolaFour-year-old Pricò becomes the subject of emotional folly by his capricious parents and negligent relatives.Screening classics - Neo-realism series
- DirectorSatyajit RayStarsKanu BannerjeeKaruna BannerjeeSubir BanerjeeImpoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work.Screening classic
- DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinVirginia CherrillFlorence LeeWith the aid of a wealthy erratic tippler, a dewy-eyed tramp who has fallen in love with a sightless flower girl accumulates money to be able to help her medically.Screening Classics
- DirectorJohn CassavetesStarsGena RowlandsPeter FalkFred DraperAlthough wife and mother Mabel is loved by her husband Nick, her mental illness places a strain on the marriage.Faculty screening
- DirectorDziga VertovStarsMikhail KaufmanElizaveta SvilovaA man travels around a city with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling invention.Creative Documentary
- DirectorVittorio De SicaStarsRinaldo SmordoniFranco InterlenghiAnnielo MeleTwo shoeshine boys in postwar Rome, Italy save up to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary lands them in juvenile prison; the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship.Neo-realism series
- DirectorGuðmundur Arnar GuðmundssonStarsÁgúst WigumEinar Jóhann ValssonValdimar Örn FlygenringThe film shows a strong bond between two brothers who live in a remote fjord with their parents. We look into their world through the eyes of the younger brother and follow him on a journey marking a turning point in the brothers' lives.Darin Mailand-Mercado Guest Screening
- DirectorVittorio De SicaStarsLamberto MaggioraniEnzo StaiolaLianella CarellIn post-war Italy, a working-class man's bicycle is stolen, endangering his efforts to find work. He and his son set out to find it.Neo-realism series
- DirectorSam MendesStarsKevin SpaceyAnnette BeningThora BirchA sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.Darin Mailand-Mercado Guest Screening
- DirectorYasujirô OzuStarsChishû RyûChieko HigashiyamaSô YamamuraAn old couple visit their children and grandchildren in the city, but receive little attention.Mamoun Hassan Guest Screening (Neorealism Master Class)
- DirectorHal AshbyStarsRuth GordonBud CortVivian PicklesYoung, rich, and obsessed with death, Harold finds himself changed forever when he meets lively septuagenarian Maude at a funeral.Student screening
- DirectorMicah MageeStarsDevon KellerAustin Chatillon-ReedDeztiny GonzalesLayla, a young 17 year old school girl, is just like any other. She's bright, comfortable with her body and surroundings but like most girls her age, she does not know what to do with her life, or even boys for that matter. When Layla becomes pregnant her parents refuse the option of an abortion, thus resulting in her keeping the baby. How will this impact Layla and those around her?Student screening - Micah
- DirectorGavin HoodStarsPresley ChweneyagaeMothusi MaganoIsrael Matseke-ZuluSix days in the violent life of a young Johannesburg gang leader.Secret Cinema
- DirectorSofia CoppolaStarsBill MurrayScarlett JohanssonGiovanni RibisiA faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo.Student screening
- DirectorSacha GervasiStarsRobb ReinerSteve 'Lips' KudlowTiziana ArrigoniSince 1978, Anvil has become one of heavy metal's most influential yet commercially unsuccessful acts. In 2006, after a fledging European tour Anvil sets out to record their thirteenth album and continue to follow their dreams.Student screening
- DirectorAykhan TanStarsOrkhan AtaAzad HeydarowArzuman MirzasoyStudent screening
- DirectorElia KazanStarsMarlon BrandoKarl MaldenLee J. CobbAn ex-prize fighter turned New Jersey longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses, including his older brother, as he starts to connect with the grieving sister of one of the syndicate's victims.Screening classics
- DirectorPaolo SorrentinoStarsToni ServilloCarlo VerdoneSabrina FerilliJep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.Student screening
- DirectorKevin AltieriBoyd KirklandFrank PaurStarsKevin ConroyDana DelanyHart BochnerBatman is wrongly implicated in a series of murders of mob bosses actually committed by a new vigilante assassin.Student screening - Batman Day
- DirectorJeppe RøndeOne city, three religions. An outsider looking for his lost faith.Jeppe Rønde Guest Screening
- DirectorJeppe RøndeStarsSabeloMr. ZuluYule MasitengA documentary on Johannesburg South African men who call themselves "Swenkas" and compete for cash and prizes in an event that's part fashion show, part choreography, and part moral code.Jeppe Rønde Guest Screening
- DirectorRobert AldrichStarsBette DavisJoan CrawfordVictor BuonoA former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.Student screening
- DirectorJeppe RøndeStarsHannah MurrayJosh O'ConnorAdrian RawlinsSara and her dad, Dave, move to a small village which is haunted by suicides among its young inhabitants. Dave, as the town's new police officer, tries to stop the mysterious chain of suicides.Jeppe Rønde Guest Screening
- DirectorJared HessStarsJon HederEfren RamirezJon GriesA listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.Student Screening
- DirectorJames FoleyStarsAl PacinoJack LemmonAlec BaldwinAn examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office.Secret Cinema
- DirectorDamián SzifronStarsDarío GrandinettiMaría MarullMónica VillaSix short stories that explore the extremities of human behavior involving people in distress.Student Screening
- DirectorAri FolmanStarsAri FolmanRon Ben-YishaiRonny DayagAn Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.Student Screening
- DirectorBrad BirdStarsEli MarienthalHarry Connick Jr.Jennifer AnistonA young boy befriends a giant robot from outer space that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy.Student screening
- DirectorAdam CurtisStarsGeorge BushGeorge W. BushJoanne HerringAn experimental documentary that explores Saudi Arabia's relationship with the U.S. and the role this has played in the war in Afghanistan.Student Screening
- DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsAlfonso MejíaRoberto CoboEstela IndaA group of juvenile delinquents live a violent and crime-filled life in the festering slums of Mexico City, as the morals of young Pedro are gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.Screening Classics
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsBibi AnderssonLiv UllmannMargaretha KrookA nurse is put in charge of a mute actress and finds that their personae are melding together.Faculty screening
- DirectorHubert SauperStarsElizabeth 'Eliza' Maganga NseseRaphael Tukiko WagaraDimond RemtuliaA documentary on the effect of fishing the Nile perch in Tanzania's Lake Victoria. The predatory fish, which has wiped out the native species, is sold in European supermarkets, while starving Tanzanian families have to make do with the leftovers.Creative Documentary Screening
- DirectorOle Christian MadsenStarsMikael BertelsenAnders W. BerthelsenJamie MortonChristian's wife leaves him for a top Argentinian soccer player. After 11 months of drinking his wine-store stock, he flies to Buenos Aires with his 16-year-old son Oscar after receiving divorce papers. Will he get his wife back?Ole Christian Madsen/Anders August Guest Screening
- DirectorOle Christian MadsenStarsAntony StarrIvana MilicevicUlrich ThomsenAn ex-prison mate friend of Sheriff Hood named Wicks shows up unexpectedly in Banshee. Wicks causes Hood to remember all the pain and torment he went through in prison. Proctor blackmails the local Reverend to sale his house.Ole Christian Madsen/Anders August Guest Screening
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael J. FoxChristopher LloydLea ThompsonMarty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.Student Screening - BTTF Day Double Feature
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael J. FoxChristopher LloydLea ThompsonAfter visiting 2015, Marty McFly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985...without interfering with his first trip.Student Screening - BTTF Day Double Feature
- DirectorAtiq RahimiStarsGolshifteh FarahaniHamid DjavadanHassina BurganIn a war ridden country a woman watches over the husband reduced to a vegetable state by a bullet in the neck, abandoned by Jihad companions and brothers. One day, the woman decides to say things to him she could never have done before.Veronica Meier Guest Screening
- DirectorPenelope SpheerisStarsMike MyersDana CarveyRob LoweTwo slacker friends try to promote their public-access cable show.Secret Cinema Comedy Double Feature
- DirectorStephen SurjikStarsMike MyersDana CarveyChristopher WalkenThe inseparable duo try to organize a rock concert while Wayne must fend off a record producer who has an eye for his girlfriend.Secret Cinema Comedy Double Feature