All Films

Inertia

2008 • 27 min

The bleak outskirts of San Francisco act as the backdrop for this view into a jaded generation. Floating through their mid-twenties, four strangers interweave on one fateful day none of them are prepared for.

Thomas & Friends: Engines and Escapades

2008 • 49 min

Join the Narrow Gauge engines in these adventures and meet Madge, their newest friend. Adventures and surprises are around every corner, so hold on tight and watch as the Island of Sodor bustles with hilarious antics and non-stop action.

10 Years of Tomb Raider: A GameTap Retrospective

2008 • 42 min • United States of America

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: 10 Years profiles the creators, the games, the live-action models, and the fans who have collectively made Tomb Raider a pop culture phenomenon.

Lendas Brasileiras

2008 • 60 min • Brazil

The Last Trimate

2008 • 53 min • Indonesia

Narrated by Mel Gibson, The Last Trimate is a compelling account of the work of Birute Mary Galdikas -- who, alongside Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, is one of the three formidable women to have dedicated their lives to the great apes of the world -- she highlights the plight of the elusive 'red ape' and offers some hope for their survival as their very habitat is decimated at a startling rate.

See Through

2008 • 16 min • China

Two countries started a full-out war to take over an island.

Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights

2008 • 59 min • United Kingdom

Comedy icon Joanna Lumley pursues a life-long dream to track down the elusive and beautiful Northern Lights. She travels North across the Arctic Circle, up through Norway and finally to Svalbard, the most northerly permanently inhabited place on Earth, where she has to cope with temperatures approaching minus 30° C. Joanna’s journey takes her from train to boat and huskysled to snowmobile as she is pulled ever northwards and finally, in a breathtaking climax to the film, Joanna gets to see with her own eyes the spectacular beauty of the Northern Lights. As seen on ABC1.

Souvenir

2008 • 8 min • France

After spending the night together with her idol, Sinclair, Léa hopes to see him again soon. She still finds it difficult to quite grasp what has happened to her when a trivial accident brutally puts an end to her dream.

Le Jour où Ségolène a gagné

2008 • 13 min • France

May 6th, 2007: Alice, a socialist activist, still believes in Ségolène Royal and decides to do everything in her power to help the socialist candidate win. Unfortunately, nothing goes as expected.

Life Without Gabriella Ferri

2008 • 43 min • Estonia

A man and a woman lead a complicated love life, filled with erotic tension and despotic passion. Their son is an involuntary witness to all this, cooped up despondently in his room banging his head against the wall. To get away from the situation, he escapes into a virtual world. But when the man finds himself inopportunely stuck out on the balcony of the apartment, a burglar gets into the building. At the same time, in a neighbouring apartment, spies are getting ready to listen in on a group of scientists.

Sebastian's Voodoo

2008 • 4 min • United States of America

A voodoo doll must find the courage to save his friends from being pinned to death.

Maid on Fire!

2008 • 11 min • Sweden

A Maid slaves in a Swedish family high-etc kitchen in the year of 2008, serving some twin brats, a hungry Nosferatu-teenager and a father "dying" in a cold. All tensed up, she suddenly starts to burn and SELF-COMBUST!

Nazi Scrapbooks from Hell: The Auschwitz Albums

2008 • 47 min • United States of America

The film uncovers a part of the Holocaust that was once thought to be unrecorded, but thanks to Washington D.C. Holocaust Museum's work there is now documentation and photographic evidence of what life was like behind the fences of the death camp at Auschwitz. This film profiles a series of contrasting photos - one series portrays the banality of evil, while the other profiles the horror of life behind the wire.

The Clown

2008 • 11 min • Canada

Everybody's afraid of zombies... But try to imagine your self waking up from the dead... How would you feel?

Western Spaghetti

2008 • 2 min • United States of America

Stop motion movie showing the cooking of spaghetti using everyday objects instead of food.

This Way Up

2008 • 9 min • United Kingdom

A.T Shank & Son have a bad day at the parlor when a falling boulder flattens their hearse. Emotional and literal pitfalls lie in wait for the odd couple as they make their way cross country with just a coffin for company. This short animated caper puts the fun back into funeral as their journey and relationship unravel on an epic scale.

The Mewlips

2008 • 3 min • Sweden

The Mewlips are nasty creatures that hobbit parents scare their children with, so the kids don't wander off with foolish ideas of adventure.

With the Dust

2008 • 19 min • Belgium, Luxembourg

At the frontier between youth and adulthood, François is in love with Michel. Michel doesn't seem to care. The arrival of Alice, a capricious young woman, threatens to disturb this strange balance.

Nikita the Tanner

2008 • 15 min • Russia

Nikita, a simple craftsman, is fighting the Gorynych Serpent.

The Life & Death of the Army of Northern Virginia

2008 • 50 min • United States of America

This is a full-color, live-action, authentic record of the Soldier of this period. This documentary studies the devolution of the southern soldier of Virginia and North Carolina who marched from triumph to triumph, unstoppable... until after the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg and eventual defeat and disgrace in April 1865. The film analyzes the uniforms, drill, camp life, food, weapons, equipment, etc. of the Confederate soldier of the eastern theater.

Nieves: The Engkanto Slayer

2008 • 53 min • Philippines

After the tragic loss of her husband, Nieves resigns from her post as the town's Engkanto Slayer. When strange and unexplainable attacks begin to strike the whole town, Nieves, together with her slayers in training, must team up to save the townsfolk from the murders.

Russell Peters: Red, White and Brown

2008 • 57 min • United States of America

In this sold-out performance, Canadian comic Russell Peters skewers racial stereotypes as he offers his audacious take on multiculturalism--including his Indian heritage and culture clashes around the world. Recorded live at Madison Square Garden's WAMU theater and broadcast on Showtime, this stand-up concert is not to be missed. Red, White and Brown is the second stand-up comedy album by Canadian comedian Russell Peters, recorded at the WAMU Theatre in Madison Square Garden on February 2, 2008.[3] The CD/DVD was released in Canada on September 30, 2008, and in the U.S. on January 27, 2009, debuting at #3 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[4] The hip hop theme music was produced by Marco Polo, and legendary MC Melle Mel introduced Peters to the stage.

Dirty Magazines

2008 • 40 min • United States of America

Based in the '80s, this coming-of-age comedy revolves around a woman determined to be the perfect mother. After she finds gay porn under her son's bed on the morning of his 16th birthday, the two go on an absurd, yet earnest, cat-and-mouse ride to find out what this "really means."

Trapped: Concrete Cell

2008 • 15 min

Jake wakes up to a terrible dream as he finds himself locked away in a small concrete cell. He must fight to survive the claustrophobic isolation as he tries to hold onto sanity. How will Jake escape his imprisonment? Will he? Only time will tell.