The Tom Machine

Confessions(en)

After the death of a friend, two nuns in their golden years contemplate what the future holds. One confession leads to another and before they know it, they’re embarking on a journey of self discovery.

Lupin the Eighth(ja)

Five generations after Lupin the Third, Lupin the Eighth plies his trade in an airship that flies above a futuristic Paris.

Pussy(pl)

A young woman spends the evening alone at home. She decides to give herself a treat, but not everything works out as smoothly as she imagined.

Trolls: It Takes Three(en)

It Takes Three is a CG-and-traditionally-animated short film included on the home media releases of Trolls Band Together. Taking place after the events of the film, the short follows Poppy, Viva, and Tiny Diamond as they get sucked into the Hustle-verse, only to discover that it is devoid of hustle.

Rainer's Ungodly Camera(fr)

While creating SHE IS CONANN, Bertrand Mandico also filmed two short films simultaneously to create an entire "Barbarian Cycle" that brings you deeper into the world that Mandico has created. Presented in this program are: Rainer, A Vicious Dog in a Skull Valley (26min); Apocalypse After (35min); and We Barbarians (27min).

Pandas in Love(de)

The tragic accidental death of Xiu the panda lady causes Nele, the cantankerous golf course employee, and Jonathan, the loneliest panda breeder in the world, to meet. Despite pain and anger - or perhaps because of it - the two fall in love.

Umbrella(ca)

With divorce on the horizon, a couple find out that a lunch meeting with the wife’s attorney is about to get very gruesome. Based on the story "Lunch at the Gotham Café" by Stephen King.

White Now Please(en)

Twelve-year-old Asian American Bryan Chen wants to be a hero, so he tries to become the thing he knows all heroes need to be...White.

Bird Hours(en)

In a dystopian near-future, a young couple slowly realizes their mega-corporation employer's VR work-from-home routine is draining the life out of their relationship and must decide whether to lose their humanity or break free.

The Last Brunch(en)

Sometimes you don't realize how thirsty you are until it's right in front of you.

NOELIO(es)

NOELIO is Santa Claus's biggest fan. In this interview for a documentary about Christmas, we will learn a little about him, the reason for his fanaticism for this iconic character and a little about his normal life.

The Waiter(en)

Simulant(de)

What's left for an actor who thinks he has done it all? Simon is convinced that he has played every possible character and no roles can challenge him anymore. He's grown bored of acting, but there is one thing that still gets him: The question of how to perfection the role of a dead person. Since no one has ever truly experienced that state and came back to tell the tale, it poses a difficult task. Simon's quest is to accomplish just that.

Chuchotage(hu)

During a professional conference in Prague, two interpreters in the Hungarian booth hilariously vie for the attention of one listener.

Clark(en)

A man kidnaps a boy to ransom back to his parents and receives a surprise when he discovers that the boy is much more than he appears to be.

Prangover(en)

Boy meets Girl but with no dialogue or contraception.

Life in the Alley(fr)

This is the story of four people: ODNEY, RAJNI, ALUKI and MUFEEDA. Four lives, four journeys that led them in a search for freedom. Together they decide to live on the fringe of society and to finally find a place where they can do things their way.

Who Are the Superheroes?(en)

Melvin, 12, is a fan of superheroes. Upon receiving his classmate, Sarah, Melvin would find the strength of its heroes to confess his feelings of love. But there is no super-powers and actions for this struggle to assume desires.

The Case of Jan Pampuch(pl)

An absurd comedy about a modest toy salesman who displays an advertising banner for his company. Unexpectedly, the banner becomes the subject of a worldview conflict that Jan has to resolve in order to keep his business.

Go-Go Reject(en)

A skinny, naive go go dancer meets with unexpected rejection when he attempts to fulfill his childhood 'Flashdance' fantasy.

2073(en)

Inspired by Chris Marker's iconic 1962 featurette La Jetée; the year is 2073—a not-so-distant dystopian future—and the setting is New San Francisco, the scorched-earth tech-dominant police state where democracy and personal freedom have been well and truly obliterated.

The Bed Sitting Room(en)

In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a 'nuclear misunderstanding' is producing strange mutations amongst the survivors, and the noble Lord Fortnum finds himself transforming into a bed sitting room.

Relax, I'm from the Future(en)

Casper is a time traveller who arrives in the 2020s in an attempt to prevent a major future catastrophe. He meets Holly, a queer black woman he befriends and draws into his plan by giving her his knowledge of the future so that she can make quick money. However, they unwittingly alter the future themselves with their actions, until Doris, another time traveller, arrives to stop them.

Afterburn(en)

Set against the backdrop of a postapocalyptic Earth whose Eastern Hemisphere was destroyed by a massive solar flare, leaving what life remains mutated from radiation and fallout. The story revolves around a group of treasure hunters who extract such objects as the Mona Lisa, the Rosetta Stone and the Crown Jewels while facing rival hunters, mutants and pirates.

Happy Accidents(en)

A comedy that pays tribute to the science fiction genre -- specifically, the sub-genre of time travel. But here the alternate reality is contemporary New York City where past and future experiences of trust, commitment and denial are cleverly put to the test. Just as Ruby is beginning to relish her first-ever healthy relationship, Sam begins muttering about being a time traveler from the year 2470.

Real Men(en)

A womanizing CIA agent and an insecure insurance agent are paired together to make sure a deal goes through with aliens for the future of mankind.

Snatchers(en)

After status-obsessed teen Sara has sex for the first time, she wakes up the next day nine months pregnant-with an alien.

Police(en)

Charlie is released from prison and immediately swindled by a fake parson. A fellow ex-convict convinces Charlie to help burglarize a house.

Convict 13(en)

A young golfer is mugged by an escaped convict and finds himself in a prison where he foils a jailbreak.

The Man in the White Suit(en)

The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out. Clearly he can make a fortune selling clothes made of the material, but may cause a crisis in the process. After all, once someone buys one of his suits they won't ever have to fix them or buy another one, and the clothing industry will collapse overnight. Nevertheless, Sidney is determined to put his invention on the market, forcing the clothing factory bigwigs to resort to more desperate measures...

The Congress(en)

An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.

Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales(en)

Mater the tow truck travels from country to country as he retells his infamous but unbelievable stories.

Why Worry?(en)

A hypochondriac vacations in the tropics for the fresh air - and finds himself in the middle of a revolution instead.

Slash/Back(en)

In a remote Arctic community, a group of Inuit girls fight off an alien invasion, all while trying to make it to the coolest party in town.

Watching the Detectives(en)

Neil, a self-proclaimed film geek and owner of Gumshoe video, has always been content to live vicariously through his favorite films noir. But when he meets Violet, a real-life femme fatale, his mundane world gets turned upside down and the line between reality and the movies quickly begins to blur.

Meet Cute(en)

A wildly inventive deconstruction of the romantic comedy built around the question: What would you do if you could travel to your loved ones’ past, heal their traumas, fix their problems, and change them into the perfect partner?

South Park: Joining the Panderverse(en)

Cartman's deeply disturbing dreams portend the end of the life he knows and loves. Meanwhile, the adults in South Park are wrestling with their own life decisions, as the advent of AI is turning their world upside down.

The House of Tomorrow(en)

The film tells futurist, architect, and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller's incredible story through two teens hoping to get laid, become punk gods, and survive high school.

My Wife's Relations(en)

Buster and a woman are mistakenly married and her initially unfriendly family begins to treat him nicely when they come to believe he has a large inheritance awaiting him.

Right at Your Door(en)

A dirty bomb goes off in Los Angeles, jamming freeways and spreading a toxic cloud.