All Films

A General's Widow

2008 • 20 min • Greece

Ever since her husband, Andreas, died, Mrs. Antonia only has his picture to talk to. She is almost certain that he can hear her.

Aus dem Tritt

2008 • 29 min • Germany

Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You

2008 • 26 min • United States of America

The director's son gives interesting anecdotes about Frank Capra's making of the 1938 hit comedy, "You Can't Take It With You."

Six: Inside Hothouse 5

2008 • 22 min • Canada

Director Carrie Haber delves deep into the anxiety, thrill and uncertainty of six aspiring animation artists as they are plunged into the twelve-week trial-by-fire that is the NFB's Hothouse for animation filmmakers.

Portraits of a Lady

2008 • 40 min • United States of America

In October 2006, 25 artists came together to paint Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. The result was a collection of vastly different images of this iconic figure. This film chronicles the process from the initial setting (where Justice O'Connor entertained the room) to the evening when the paintings were unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery.

Escape

2008 • 22 min • Germany

A woman opens her eyes: she finds herself in a kind of torture chamber. Footsteps approach, but at the last moment she finds a way to escape. On her way out of her prison, she descends deeper and deeper into her personal hell.

Memories of Moab

2008 • 13 min • United States of America

Bruce Campbell discusses his memories of making Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat.

Dark Fellowships: The Vril

2008 • 50 min • United Kingdom, United States of America

Dark Fellowships attempts to uncover the truth about a bizarre occult group, whose members allegedly included many leaders of the Nazi Party, even Hitler himself.

Unlocking the Secret

2008 • 57 min • United States of America

"The Secret" is out, and it's sweeping the world. Some claim the Law of Attraction is the key that unlocks the greatest treasure chest of all; the power of the universe. And by using this amazing tool, you can fulfill all your dreams and desires. But is the most important part of The Secret yet to be revealed. In this compelling investigation, you'll hear directly from some of the world's leading experts about what makes the Law of Attraction work, find out the reasons why it sometimes doesn't work, and learn how you can avoid these mistakes and use the Law of Attraction to its fullest.

A Morte de Tchaikovsky

2008 • 10 min

Pyotr Tchaikovsky is an acclaimed composer of classical music who died on November 6, 1893, in St. Petersburg, victim of an unidentified cause. Following the process of musical creation of this mythical composer, we understand that his works do not come from where we think. It is revealed, then, that the speculation surrounding his death has a plausible cause. Suicide? Anger? Assassination? How did this immortal composer die?

Maybe Tomorrow

2008 • 12 min • France

Harry wakes up next to a woman he met the day before. Just another woman. Harry’s a regular womanizer, but that day he starts wondering where his life is going.

Proud Iza

2008 • 20 min

Fresh look at a classic… Great writers have left us with characters that still exist today, it is simply their backdrop that has changed. PROUD IZA is a contemporary retelling set in New York City of "The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant. First published in 1884, the stirring story of greed, pride, and vanity has become one of the author’s most popular works and is notorious for its surprise ending.

2008mm

2008 • 8 min • Japan

Color short film shot in 8mm

Robin

2008 • 20 min • Germany

Robin is eight when his mother Sabine becomes pregnant again. Because Sabine is overwhelmed with her child, new boyfriend and pregnancy, Robin has to go into care. When he returns home three months later, the situation has by no means improved. His mother's new boyfriend drinks, his little sister screams and the adults are constantly arguing. Then the woman from the youth welfare office turns up at the door, Robin is alone at home and his sister starts to cry...

Rescue Squad Mater

2008 • 3 min • United States of America

Lightning McQueen and Mater are driving in Radiator Springs and drive past Red, who is hosing some plants near Stanley. Mater tells Lightning that he used to be a firetruck, but Lightning doesn't believe Mater.

Don't Mess with Texas

2008 • 9 min • United States of America

A comic morality tale about two cocky young lesbians who bite off more than they can chew at a Texas roadside diner.

Gina Yashere: Skinny B*tch

2008 • 57 min • United Kingdom

Gina Yashere's performance on American TV's Last Comic Standing has led to commitments in the USA. Back in the UK for just a month, here she is on a tour doing all her best bits, new and old.

A Mate

2008 • 7 min • Finland

Pera wants to try something kinky in the bathroom, so he asks his mate to help him. However, Pera’s wife comes home a bit too soon…

Hoover

2008 • 17 min • Macedonia

What happens when the boring everyday life of an old woman and the exciting fun of four young girls become intertwined?

Grand Central

2008 • 51 min

On February 1, 1913, more than 150,000 people eagerly rushed to Grand Central Terminal to gaze at New York City's newest landmark. A marvel of engineering, architecture, and vision, the new Beaux Arts structure on 42nd street housed an underground electric train station that would revolutionize the way people traveled and transform midtown Manhattan.

Mon Ami Charly

2008 • 8 min • France

A ten-year-old girl disobeys her mother to join her friend Charly.

Here Be Dragons

2008 • 40 min

Most people fully accept paranormal and pseudoscientific claims without critique as they are promoted by the mass media. Here Be Dragons offers a toolbox for recognizing and understanding the dangers of pseudoscience, and appreciation for the reality-based benefits offered by real science.

X-Mess Detritus

2008 • 1 min

Produced for Glass Eye Pix as part of their 2008 Creepy Christmas Online Film Festival, in which each short was inspired by the inhabitants of a Christmas diorama advent calendar. Each filmmaker was assigned a specific date and given the props that were used in that window to use in their short. This is the eighteenth film in the series.

Minor Revelations

2008 • 55 min • France

"The choice of each period is intimate, as each period awakens a particular emotion in me. This emotion reflects what is around me, not everyone is able to recognise it -- that is the risk I take. I think that this is good enough reason to make a film that will make visible small yet revealing things in differeent ways. I believe in tropisms and that is what interests me in this film." -- Marie Vermillard [taken from London Film Festival 2006 catalogue]