All Films

Chelsea Hotel Room 207

2008 • 8 min • United States of America

Crack induced euphoria amplifies a sexually charged environment. The cameraman is implicitly involved in the activities of two men in tightie-whities (one black/one white). Described by viewers as both horrific and so full of humanity. This work is not what-it-seems, or is it?

The Volume Zero: The Work of Charles Correa

2008 • 59 min • India

VOLUME ZERO is an hour-long documentary on the work and the ideas of Charles Correa, one of the world’s most important architects. It deals with his childhood, architectural training, formative years and the paradigm underlying his large and complex oeuvre spanning over five decades – as well as his pivotal role in addressing issues of urbanization in the Developing World. It uses first person narration by the filmmaker, combined with extended excerpts of interviews with Correa, live action, stills, diagrams, animation and archival footage to open up the thought processes that generate architectural space and form.

Festival of the Sacrifice

2008 • 6 min • Turkey

A family celebrating Eid al-Adha is terrorized by an assailant who has a very different idea of sacrifice.

Journey to the East

2008 • 2 min

The Journey to the West becomes a Journey to the East. Monkey, Pigsy, and Sandy travel across China to Beijing. Using magical powers to fight off various monsters and demons, they channel all sorts of Olympic sports in their passage to Bird's Nest stadium, lighting the flame.

Between the Folds

2008 • 56 min • United States of America

Depicts a cast of fine artists and eccentric scientists (from MIT and NASA) who have devoted their lives to the unlikely medium of modern origami. Through their determination to reinterpret the world in paper, they arouse a fascinating mix of sensibilities towards art, form, expressiveness, creativity and meaning

Booker Pittman

2008 • 15 min • Brazil

The life of jazz clarinetist Booker Pittman.

The End of Salò

2008 • 39 min • Italy

Documentary about the making of the film Salò by Pier Paolo Pasolini

Intruders: Abductees Speak Out!

2008 • 48 min • Canada

Intruders: Abductees Speak Out! presents an intimate portrait of self-proclaimed alien abductees who are coping with the daily turmoil of being regularly taken by entities not from this world. Are they simply mistaken or disturbed? Or are they - as some experts contend - unwitting participants in an ominous alien agenda?

Measure Twice, Cut Once

2008 • 40 min • United States of America

Measure Twice, Cut Once is a fun-filled building adventure that is centered around a tree fort building project, featuring six young men (ages 16 and under) tackling the adventure of constructing their own tree fort, and in the process teaching important carpentry skills.

Garuda

2008 • 1 min • France

A child chases after his dream.

Chicha, esperanza y dolor

2008 • 52 min • Argentina

"Chicha, Hope and Pain" addresses the emblematic figure of Chicha Mariani, founder of the "Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo." It is structured in two phases: that of hope, that of the young journalist Juan Martín Ramos Padilla, who wrote Chicha's biography; and that of pain, that of a woman who fought for 42 years of her life, not only to recover her stolen granddaughter, but also to restore justice and dignity.

Valli baar

2008 • 50 min • Estonia

All towns in the world have legendary bars and drinking places. Tiny Valli Bar in Tallinn links different times and people and the film is a portrait of Estonian drinking scene. Shooting months turned out jolly, but also dramatic. One of the participants was kicked out of home, two died soon after the filming. Drinking was definitely part in all that. We are not against or for drinking, we just want to see and understand it (if this is possible all together).

Fragile Planet

2008 • 25 min

Leave Planet Earth behind as you fly to the farthest reaches of the Universe. Float up through Earth’s atmosphere, and gain an astronaut’s view of your home — the only planet currently known to support life. Then travel to the Moon, Mars, and even beyond the Milky Way to search for habitats that might support extraterrestrial life.

Waiting Room

2008 • 9 min • United States of America

Three people trapped in a church by an unseen force from outside.

With My Own Hands

2008 • 15 min

In a huge abandoned shed, a woman inflicts the most various tortures on a man in order to get answers.

West Point

2008 • 57 min • France

West Point is a 'film noir', a story of family and emigration. It's La Cabo da Rocha, Portugal, the western-most point of the European continent. Opposite the USA, it's a metaphor of Ellis Island. It's the street dances and it's the part of what has been forgotten that Alexander and his sister Jeanne must accept in order to break free from the original crime, the feeling of abandonment and the color of wheat.

Le sorelle Diabolike

2008 • 52 min • Italy

Documentary about the creators of Diabolik.

Good Trip

2008 • 12 min • Uruguay

Sandra works at a toll booth. Her life and work are very ordinary and boring. A call will break her routine and she would have to make a decision that could change her life.

Qovğalı kəndinin gecələri

2008 • 49 min • Azerbaijan

Khasmammad, who never spoke a word of Russian in his life, suddenly starts to dream in Russian at night. This issue spreads throughout the village. His family takes him to the doctor. After seeing that this is not helping, they have to go to the mullah.

The Phone Next Door

2008 • 5 min • Brazil

A lonely woman takes up the habit of breaking into her neighbor's apartment, when he's out, to answer his phone.

Everything is Eventual

2008 • 8 min • Spain

A teenager with a special ability is hired by a mysterious company...

Bob the Builder: On Site - Houses & Playgrounds

2008 • 60 min • United States of America

Bob Mixes Real-Life Construction Action With Animated Fun To Show You How To Build The Perfect House And Playground!Get ready to rev-up and get dirty as Bob's world meets the real world! With footage from real-life construction sites you'll see giant diggers, trucks and mixers work together to build your dream house. From demolition to finishing touches, you'll learn everything you need to know to get the job done and have some fun! Top it off with building your fantasy playground while you are On Site with Bob!

Smilinguido em Histórias de Formiga 2

2008 • 57 min • Brazil

Pildas is chased by a bunch of unfriendly ladybugs. Meanwhile, some workers in the anthill plan a strike so they can have their old ministerial positions back. Faniquita still does not work and does not think about charges. She just wants to go out and play. Already Talento lives another dilemma: he feels he can be faster in his activities and thinks that Tolero, always stuck in him, is the great culprit because he is so slow. Smilingüido is more agile, but distracted with some friends involved in various situations and ends up forgetting Forfo, who is in trouble.

Making Mishima

2008 • 43 min

In this archival documentary, cinematographer John Bailey, production designer Eiko Ishioka, and composer Philip Glass discuss the conception of Paul Schrader's film, the image of Mishima that they had prior to committing to the project, the manner in which some of his ideas resonated with them, the unusual portrait of Mishima that the film offers, its form and visual style, etc.