Ouat Media (Firm)
Publisher
Ouat Media
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
“The World is made of floors, connected by stairs, and made of rooms”. Such is the vision of a child and his siamese head, bricked up by their mother in the family manor since they were born… until one day, when, after seeing a strange light, they swear to find… the end of the World.. Winner of the Silver Méliès at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film and nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the Santa Barbara International...
2) Fluffy
Publisher
Ouat Media
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A family of three are packing to emigrate to Canada from Belgrade. When Fluffy, a gigantic prize teddy bear turns up at the door, the parents must decide whether or not they have room for their daughter's new friend.. Official Selection at the Toronto International Film Festival. Nominated for the Golden Space Needle Award for Best Short Film at the Seattle International Film Festival. Winner of Best Live Action Short Drama at the Canadian Screen...
3) Facing Mecca
Publisher
Ouat Media
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
In this Academy Award-shortlisted film, pensioner Roli comes to Fareed’s assistance when the Syrian refugee is faced with the burial of his Muslim wife. Together they stumble into a bewildering forest of Swiss bureaucracy to which Roli finds beautifully a simple answer.. Winner of the Best of Festival Award for Live Action and the Student Award for Best Live Action Short Over 15 Minutes at the Palm Springs International ShortFest.
Publisher
Ouat Media
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Imagine a world where a band of tiny musicians follow you and play a soundtrack for your life – communicating your emotions, fears and hopes. In this world lives elderly Vernon; a lonely man whose crippling shyness causes his orchestral musicians to perform terribly out of tune.. When Vernon and his little band fall for their new next door neighbour and her classical ensemble, they find themselves presented with perhaps their last chance at happiness...
5) Shok
Publisher
Ouat Media
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Based on true events, SHOK is set during the escalation of the Kosovan War when the country was occupied by Serbia. Two young Kosovan boys, Petrit and Oki, are the best of friends. After Oki buys a bike, Petrit is desperate to have one of his own. Ever the businessman Petrit finds a niche dealing cigarette papers to the occupying Serbian troops. However with tensions and violence escalating in the country, many would see this as traitorous. Building...
Publisher
Ouat Media
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A crusty and reclusive superintendent (Roddy Piper) is thrown into the ultimate fight against evil when a couple of cultists open a portal to the ancient and mystical city of R'lyeh, awakening a slumbering god.. Winner of the DGC Team Award for Short Film from the Director's Guild of America. Nominated for Best Short Film at the Palm Beach International Film Festival.
9) Bon voyage
Publisher
Ouat Media
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Arabic
Description
A couple's compassion is put to the test when they come across a sinking ship of refugees while on a pleasure trip across the Mediterranean. Winner of Best Film and Best Live Action Over 15 Minutes at the Palm Springs International ShortFest, Best Short Film and Best Narrative Short at the San Diego Film Festival, and the Swiss Film Prize for Best Short Film.
10) Call of cuteness
Publisher
Ouat Media
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
All that is outsourced and kept out of sight, gets back to us in this consumerist nightmare. On a global playground the cat's body is devoured. Objects are fetishized & subjects made into things. They are the natural resources of a luxury they'll never know. The bodies reveal the causes and effects of power, pleasure and hate.
11) The Way of Tea
Publisher
Ouat Media
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Shortlisted for an Academy Award, WAY OF TEA features Alex, a young skinhead, who enters Malik’s grocery store somewhere in Northern France. The conflict that ensues sheds light on the violence and ignorance alive in contemporary Europe -- and indeed, around the world.. Nominated for Best Narrative Short at the Tribeca Film Festival and Winner of Best International Short Film at the Cleveland International Film Festival.. "Fouchard delivers a layered...
12) Been There
Publisher
Ouat Media
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Weekend trips, city breaks, a detour into nature or once around the world. Barely a few days off, you're already gone. Never before has the desire to travel been so widespread and visited places so overloaded. What do we get out of it, other than the picture proof that we have been there?
13) God of love
Publisher
Ouat Media
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
In this Academy Award-winning short, a lovestruck, lounge-singing darts champion finds his prayers are answered - literally - when he mysteriously receives a box of love-inducing darts.
Publisher
Ouat Media
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Inspired by a combination of tragically true first person testimonies, YUSSEF IS COMPLICATED follows the troubled tale of an Iraqi refugee, a war orphan struggling to deal with his new life at a local comprehensive school in the South of England.. Winner of the People's Choice Award for Best Short Film at the TIFF Kids International Film Festival and 2nd Place Winner at the Chicago International Children's Film Festival in the Live Action Short Film...
15) Red Apples
Publisher
Ouat Media
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A young Armenian bride's relationship with her husband is put to the test on their first day of marriage when her mother-in-law interferes.. Official Selection at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Austin Film Festival.
16) Ave Maria
Publisher
Ouat Media
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Arabic
Description
An Israeli settler family crash their car outside an isolated convent in the occupied West Bank. Their only hope of getting home rests with five nuns who have taken a vow of silence.
17) One Last Night
Publisher
Ouat Media
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
It's the last night of Noa and Orr together in Tel Aviv, before Orr leaves to Berlin. Outside the punk gig, the police arrive. Orr jumps to the help of a friend and both she and Noa get arrested. In the police station Noa will have to make a final decision about their relationship.. Official Selection: Toronto International Film Festival 2015, TLVFest 2015, Palm Beach International Film Festival 2016.
18) All Inclusive
Publisher
Ouat Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A workout on the sun deck, a conga line in the dining hall, a photo shoot with the captain, or a beauty contest for all ages: fun around-the-clock is guaranteed on a cruise, while you float along with your hotel room. The sea-faring holiday fortresses have come into vogue and business is booming. In the towering ship's wake, we are left behind with a hoard of digital memories and a cloud of exhaust fumes on the horizon.
Publisher
Ouat Media
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In this Icelandic dramatic short, tempers (and temperatures) rise between a couple on the tennis court. A group of old lesbians become intrigued with the goings-on, and one of them is inspired to take the opportunity to act on her desires and escape her daily routine.. However, after finding disappointment instead of the absolute bliss she hoped for, she has to live with the guilt of betraying her loved one and her identity.. Official Selection at...
20) Two Balloons
Publisher
Ouat Media
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Two adventurous lemurs navigate their dirigibles halfway around the world to a place where happenstance and fate threaten to disrupt their reunion. Winner of Best Animated Short Film **TIFF Kids International Film Festival**. Official Selection at the **Tribeca Film Festival**.