All Films

Zac Efron's Pool Party

2009 • 5 min • United States of America

Zac Efron's Uncle Hank and his girlfriend, Randi, crash Zac's pool party and they just can not be cool.

Liberation

2009 • 21 min • United States of America

In 1979, the Shah of Iran was overthrown by the country's Islamic Revolution. Forced into exile, he settled in an isolated mansion in Cuernevaca, Mexico and watched as his empire collapsed on television. A powerful examination of dictatorship and its psychological effects on a man, LIBERATION explores a key turning point in Middle-East History and the origins of the Iran we know today.

Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak

2009 • 40 min • United States of America

A loving look at one of the most cherished and controversial figures in children's literature, Maurice Sendak. In this deeply moving tribute, spend time with the man who spoke to children through his stories and illustrations in a way no one else could.

Undead Union

2009 • 10 min • United Kingdom

Michael Wolfe is finally directing his first feature film, a zombie flick with the world's biggest rising star, but unless he can control his lead actor's exploding ego the project of his dreams may soon become his worst nightmare.

Where Are You Going, Elena?

2009 • 5 min

When Elena, a middle-aged waitress with love-lorn love handles, can't take dishing up another plate of tater tots, she leaves her diner life forever. Or so she thinks. But the silverware has another plan. As plate after spatula after utensil hop after her, a new fate unfolds - Will she escape forever, or will the utensils win her back?

I'm Coming

2009 • 15 min • France

Driss, a 19-year-old black man, acts in a porn film for the first time. Encouraged by the film director, Driss rapes Joana, his partner in the film. After the shoot, he decides to follow the young woman through the streets of Paris.

Boxed In

2009 • 4 min

In this short film, a young woman of mixed ancestry struggles with an Equal Opportunity Form that requires her to respond to the dilemma: Ethnicity - Choose One.

Fumiko's Confession

2009 • 3 min • Japan

Fumiko, a schoolgirl who just confessed her love. However, she gets turned down because the boy wants to concentrate on baseball training. Crying and running downhill through the town, she gains more and more speed.

Muhammad and Larry

2009 • 53 min • United States of America

In October of 1980 Muhammad Ali was preparing to fight for an unprecedented fourth heavyweight title against his friend and former sparring partner Larry Holmes. To say that the great Ali was in the twilight of his career would be generous; most of his admiring fans, friends and fight scribes considered his bravado delusional. What was left for him to prove? In the weeks of training before the fight, documentarians Albert and David Maysles took an intimate look at Ali trying to convince the world and perhaps himself, that he was still “The Greatest.” At the same time, they documented the mild-mannered and undervalued champion Holmes as he confidently prepared to put an end to the career of a man for whom he had an abiding and deep affection

Elemi

2009 • 45 min • Japan

The silent scandal of a utility pole, secretly lighting the outskirts of the city. The story is set during the nostalgic time before cellular phones in Japan, and tells the love story of a human and a utility pole. Elemi the power pole becomes infatuated with electrician Mr.Takahashi. Pretending she is human, she decides to ring him. But this contact is forbidden in the law of power poles. Eventually, rumors spread all over town and Elemi is summoned to court.

Amanatsu

2009 • 14 min • Japan

In the near future, a girl yearning for death and a robot who has been near her since she was a child continue moving in eternity.

The Masquerade

2009 • 28 min • Sweden

Marlene turns 35 and celebrates it with a masquerade. One by one, they arrive - the egocentric father, the high-pregnant sister and the best friend with the flirtatious boyfriend. It's like made up for a heavy discharge.

63 Minutes Later

2009 • 45 min • Japan

A spin-off feature from Tokyo Gore Police centering on three characters from the movie who are each given a short story explaining how they became an “engineer”.

Insult to Injury

2009 • 58 min • United States of America

Ahate pasa

2009 • 12 min • Spain

Suddenly, ducks cross the screen.

最低

2009 • 34 min • Japan

Crumbs

2009 • 33 min • France

A worker woman lives in her little house, works in a factory, shops in a market. One morning, the factory starts moving and gets out of the field…

Locks

2009 • 6 min • United States of America

A young man in Oakland, California, wakes with a heavy heart and decides to take a walk through the neighborhood to the local barbershop.

Static

2009 • 7 min • United States of America

Static was filmed from a helicopter circling around the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbour. It was shot shortly after the monument was fully re-opened following the September 11th attacks. Flying alongside the statue, the camera presents us with startling close-up views of its oxidised copper surface. The continual sense of movement is disorienting, undermining its sense of permanence and stability.

Mehyô no ori: Ikenie rankô

2009 • 60 min • Japan

Keiko, a writer who is in a slump, goes for a walk and meets Claire. Claire, who is studying abroad from France and is an anthropology researcher, says that in ancient society there was a custom of welcoming strangers by giving them something precious, and sometimes the bodies of their wives and daughters were offered to travelers. He has a personal theory that by offering his body to others, he can discover a new version of himself...

Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'

2009 • 52 min • France

Documentary about the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 1946 film "Notorious."

Pumzi

2009 • 21 min • South Africa, Kenya

A sci-fi film about futuristic Africa, 35 years after World War III, 'The Water War'.

My Little Pony: Twinkle Wish Adventure

2009 • 44 min

When the wishing star disappears, Pinkie and all of her pony friends go on a journey to find it.

White House Revealed

2009 • 47 min

In this eye-opening documentary about the inner workings of the White House, the most famous residence in America opens its doors for a behind-the-scenes tour and a meet-and-greet with the staff who keep it running in tip-top shape. Highlights include bird's-eye musings from White House workers who've seen it all and an interview with former President George H.W. Bush, who shares his memories about living in Washington, D.C.