All Films

Death in Venice: The Sinking Palazzo

2008 • 24 min

Short behind the scenes making-of documentary about the filming of the sinking house palazzo and the Venetian piazza chase from the James Bond movie Casino Royale (2006).

Ballerina

2008 • 15 min

The film tells the story of an aspiring dancer who from Eastern Europe is reached in Italy with the mirage of realizing the dream of her life which instead turns into a nightmare. Against her will she will be forced into prostitution.

Manson's Missing Victims

2008 • 48 min

It is almost universally believed by those who were involved with, or who have studied, the Manson murders that there are far more victims still out there. This documentary looks for some of their graves.

Lisa

2008 • 18 min • France

Lisa, a little ten-year-old girl, lives in a remote house with her parents and two brothers. Her father, a violent man, domineers over his family, imposing perfect order.

One in Four

2008 • 19 min

Haunted by his involvement in a suicide, train driver Sion struggles to comprehend the consequences somebody else's decision could have on his own life.

Unraveling the Legacy of the Mummy

2008 • 8 min • United States of America

Documentary on the Mummy film(s) by Universal Studios.

Carne

2008 • 13 min • Brazil

A woman finds herself preparing a piece of meat at the kitchen while disturbing scenes are playing on the TV

Le Poisson Noyé

2008 • 18 min • Tunisia

This fable tells of an old fishmonger who dies and resuscitates several times. The man is a despicable character and his resurrections gives rise to general curiosity. But superstition soon takes over in the villagers’ hearts, they believe nature should reclaim its rights.

3 Stories About Evil

2008 • 22 min • United States of America

A very black mix of comedy about relationships, the media, children's beauty pageants, sex change operations and personal problems.

Red Earth

2008 • 18 min

An immigrant mother writes and narrates letters to the family she left behind.

Herdswoman

2008 • 58 min • Sweden

Travelling across vast swathes of the Scandinavian hinterland, the life of the herdswoman is under threat from the ruthless global appetite for resource.

The Theory of Evolution

2008 • 3 min • Japan

The story of evolution, from the first aquatic organisms to modern man (and woman).

Stripped for Action: The First Doctor

2008 • 16 min • United Kingdom

A look at the First Doctor's comic strip adventures. Featuring interviews with artist Bill Mevin, comics historians Jeremy Bentham and John Ainsworth, and former Doctor Who Magazine editors Gary Russell and Alan Barnes.

Mon Clown

2008 • 40 min • France

Documentary from French TV channel Canal+ about Marion Cotillard's road to the Oscar for her performance as French singer Édith Piaf in the 2007 film 'La Vie en Rose', also featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the film.

Ancient Mega Tsunami

2008 • 45 min

In 6,000 B.C., 8,000 years before the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, waves taller than the Statue of Liberty ravaged the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea, devastating ancient villages and killing untold numbers. Watch as a team of scientist's piece together evidence of this mega storm and reveal the face of this ancient tsunami for the first time.

Ernst-Hugo

2008 • 57 min • Sweden

A gripping portrait of the dramatic, extravagant and ego-centric actor Ernst-Hugo Järegård (1928-1998) who would always be at the center of everything. On the out side he was a hailed and confident diva. In his solitude he was plagued by insomnia, anxiety and a complicated relationship with his father. Includes Ernst-Hugo Järegårds last performance "Aktörens läte/ The sound of the actor" (1998) and "Abstract Poker" (1971).

Zombiemania

2008 • 48 min • Canada

The evolution of the zombie from its roots in Haitian voodoo to its coveted role as the world's most popular monster: from being a clumsy corpse to becoming a cannibal killer and the main agent of every infectious pandemic, the zombie has come a long way in seventy years. A look at the rising tide of zombie culture examining why something so dead has so much life in viewers' nightmares and at the box office.

Sunday Afternoon

2008 • 15 min • Canada

It is a Sunday afternoon in the universe. When a mysterious musical force causes scorching heat, tornadoes, and raging fires to devastate our planet, four very different people await the impending disaster at a local corner store. A film about the human ties that bind us when catastrophe is imminent.

Mike Birbiglia: What I Should Have Said Was Nothing

2008 • 60 min • United States of America

Mike says, "A few years ago my therapist suggested I keep a journal of all the crazy things that were going on in my life, so that I could keep things in perspective. Around the same time audiences were demanding more material, and I realized that other people might enjoy these stories-so I started sending them out to my mailing list. Now, my Secret Public Journal has become a Comedy Central special and DVD for all the world to see. Not sure this is what my therapist had in mind."

Gimme Shelter

2008 • 5 min • United States of America

Gimme Shelter shows the work that UNHCR is doing to fulfill its mandate of protecting and supporting refugees around the globe by illustrative examples of critical UNHCR emergencies around the Democratic Republic of Congo and the impact on neighboring countries, Uganda and Rwanda.

A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!

2008 • 60 min • United States of America

Hark! The Herald Pundit Sings! America’s favorite Christmas tradition is now on DVD! Families have gathered around the TV to enjoy Stephen Colbert’s Christmas specials every year since 2008. Now, you can experience the joy over and over! Join Stephen and his friends—Toby Keith, Elvis Costello, John Legend, Feist, Willie Nelson, and Jon Stewart —for a yuletide evening of song, dance and nog-induced dementia. (Parental discretion is advised.) Remember, every time you buy a copy of Stephen Colbert’s Christmas Special, an angel gets his wings.

Knocked Down

2008 • 22 min

Short film by Ted Collins.

Papa Hao

2008 • 11 min • Indonesia

A boy asks his dad about their difference in skin color and eyes.

Menzies and Churchill at War

2008 • 55 min • Australia

The true story of the dark days of 1941 when Menzies battled with Winston Churchill over the strategic direction of the Second World War with the fate of Australia hanging in the balance.