All Films

Het woord heeft mij gered

2009 • 53 min • Netherlands

'I can't remember the day my dreams started, but I know when my nightmares did.' These are the words of Rodaan Al Galidi, writer, poet, asylum seeker. Years ago, he fled his native Iraq and got locked up for years in various Dutch refugee centres. When his request for asylum is turned down, he goes into hiding in a student room. He keeps poems there that he wrote in Iraq and new, Dutch texts for which he has meanwhile won several awards. Rodaan turns out to be both a charming and melancholy man. He candidly talks about his life, his inspirations and passions.

Doorgaan

2009 • 10 min • Netherlands

Exerting strength at the right moment and releasing tension again at the right moment; that is what rowing is all about. As soon as someone does not slacken, the boat starts to rock. Especially with the eight, timing is of the utmost importance. With Laurens ter Keurst, 86 years old and the oldest competitive rower in the Netherlands, as its central figure, this film makes the magic of rowing tangible by means of rhythmic shots of eight elderly rowers.

No Through Road

2009 • 9 min • United Kingdom

On December 17th 2008 four 17 year old boys were found dead in their car at an abandoned farm, 10 miles from their hometown. This video contains the unedited footage from the camera belonging to one of the boys, also found in the car.

Jolly Old Farts

2009 • 28 min • Estonia

A portrait of two ageing cinema professionals who find motivation to live through endless quarrelling and challenging each other. An old film director and a camera man know a secret - when out of work you'll have to get fun and turn your own life into a film. And who would be a better partner than old colleague and mate. Their endless nagging is very much Estonian style, once one is up and the other down, and then it will all turn around.

Our Lady of Chaos

2009 • 40 min • United States of America

Lucy Lambourne is sent to Our Lady of Upir, the most prestigious girls reformatory in Europe. After a student's disappearance, Lucy takes it upon herself to solve the case.

Nothing Personal

2009 • 17 min • Croatia

Roko and Boris are getting ready to rob one house in the suburbs. Boris seams to be up to the task, while Roko is having trouble with it. When they ring the door bell, asking for help and claiming that their car broke down, the person who answers the door is, to their surprise, a priest.

Prey

2009 • 6 min

A stalker attacks a woman but he’ll soon learn that someone else has a gruesome plan for him.

Spade: The Last Assignment

2009 • 60 min

SPADE: THE LAST ASSIGNMENT is a new feature film (by Oliver Mbamara) about the career/adventures of Special Agent Spade, who goes on a last assignment to crack an international syndicate engaged in women trafficking and smuggling of African artifacts

The Betrayed Tigers

2009 • 30 min • Hong Kong

An anonymous love letter leads Bob to believe that his ex-wife had had an affair with one of his five close friends before they divorced. Eager to know who the clandestine lover was, he arranges a get-together with his old gang, the "Six Tigers", hoping to find out the truth at the table.

Nightmare Island: The Legend of Hookface

2009 • 22 min • Canada

When a wealthy landowner wishes to buy Nightmare Island, he puts a legend to the test by sending five sexy teens over to spend the night to see if it is truly haunted by the maniac Hookface.

Braver Hund!

2009 • 5 min • Germany

A rich young woman lives in a remote house with her dog. One evening she hears strange noises and suddenly someone is standing in her kitchen...

Breathing Room

2009 • 4 min

Examining nature through the lens of time. Light sweeps languidly across the tiles in a room. Outside, the flowers erupt in a riot of color. Created at Fundacion Valparaiso, an artist colony in Mojacar, Spain. Music by Edie Herrold.

Ladies, All The Ladies

2009 • 26 min

Ladies, All The Ladies is the result of Lady Lucy’s self-imposed search to meet other Ladies.

Very Humane

2009 • 32 min • Egypt

Mahmoud is a twelve years old child . He works alongside his studies on one of the buses, where he collects fares from customers. This is a profession that requires the owner to be young, but like any other child, he begins to grow, and only his honesty, frankness, and strength will intercede for him to overcome the challenges he faces.

The Most Fearful Stories by Junji Inagawa: Horrifying

2009 • 60 min • Japan

Junji Inagawa tells the latest stories in his "Most Fearful Stories" series.

The Dogs

2009 • 7 min

A battered wife and her young son seek refuge on a remote housing estate; they just need to cross a dark, open field. Adapted from a short story by Hanif Kureshi, The Dogs explores the paranoia and urban legends that inform modern life.

The Most Fearful Stories by Junji Inagawa: Reproachful

2009 • 60 min • Japan

Junji Inagawa tells the latest stories in his "Most Fearful Stories" series.

The Poot

2009 • 40 min

The Poot serves as a beautifully crafted tribute to the ancient Iranian tradition of carpet weaving, documenting the detail and precision that goes into each hand-loomed creation. No part of the process is overlooked: plants are ground into a range of colorful dyes, sheep are sheared and their wool spun into yarn, which is then plunged into enormous dye baths, plans for the next intricate pattern are diligently designed, rhythmic weaving turns string into mat, and a beautiful artifact takes shape before our eyes. In this pure visual treat, stunning cinematography and an ambient soundscape come together to celebrate handmade work in an age of mass-production.

Dead Serious

2009 • 5 min

One rainy night, a lonely man, our hero, is sitting alone in a dark room and wondering about his mysterious job concerning a woman.

Why the Moon Doesn‘t Have a Dress

2009 • 6 min • Georgia

Animation based on a popular Serbian tale about the moon and why it doesn‘t have a dress.

Code Name: Butterflies

2009 • 60 min • Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States of America

In the 1950s, Patria, Minerva, and María Teresa Mirabal - who were known by their codename "The Butterflies" - created an underground resistance movement against Rafael Trujillo, dictator of the Dominican Republic. On November 25, 1960, Trujillo had all three sisters assassinated. The assassinations turned the Mirabal sisters into national heroines and symbols of feminist resistance. The documentary interweaves interviews with over forty witnesses to the story, including the Mirabal family friends, colleagues, co-revolutionaries, teachers, and most importantly, their surviving sister, Dedé, along with dramatic reenactments and archival footage.

Signals for Survival

2009 • 38 min

From Cornell University's Lab of Ornithology and the Shoals Marine Laboratory, this movie documents with startling clarity the communication system of Great Black-backed and Herring Gulls. It is a perfect adjunct to courses in animal behavior, animal communication, and behavioral ecology. While it builds on the theme of the classic Lesser Black-backed Gull film by Nobel Laureate Niko Tinbergen, the logic and presentation are framed within current concepts and principles. Beautifully filmed at the Shoals Marine Laboratory in Maine and accessibly narrated, the core 38-minute presentation is divided into self-contained chapters entitled "Territoriality and Aggression," "Courtship and Mating," and "Parental Care."

Well

2009 • 12 min • Russia

A young man comes across a well whilst playing American football. He decides to descend it and has to pass various challenges before he can reach his goal.

Música de Câmara

2009 • 9 min

A diary/essay, a journey dreamt up by places I've been and people who inhabit me, judgments fired in various directions.