All Films

König Drosselbart

2008 • 58 min • Germany

A king has a daughter, Princess Isabella of Geranium, who is so beautiful that kings and princes come from miles around in hopes of winning her hand in marriage. But although she is beautiful, she is also proud and arrogant, and constantly insults and rejects her suitors. She even rejects noble Prince Richard of Begonia, and mocks him as "King Thrushbeard," even though she secretly likes him. Finally, her father loses patience with his rude daughter and declares that since she has rejected every man who has come to court her, she will be married to the first beggar who comes to the gate.

Lili

2008 • 14 min • Estonia

A herd of war-torn and hungry rats tries to get an answer to the question of who is Lili Marleen from a mortally wounded young soldier stuck in a projectile funnel. Is it a reminder of first love or first relationship with a prostitute earning her daily bread? Lili Marleen is not just a distant heroine from a song. Every soldier boy has her own Lili, be it his first love from school or just an imagination. But always, no matter what happens, she is waiting for her soldier underneath the lantern by the barrack gate...

Majken

2008 • 28 min • Sweden

Dolly, a 67-year-old cleaning woman, gets mad at the Coop Supermarket. She thinks they're only pretending to be environmental because they still shrink-wrap their vegetables in plastic. She calls Coop and gets put through to Majken. Meeting Majken changes Dolly's life. You can't shut people down forever.

Signs

2008 • 12 min • Australia

Where do you find love? Sometimes all you need is a sign.

Burn·e

2008 • 8 min • United States of America

What lengths will a robot undergo to do his job? BURN·E is a dedicated hard working robot who finds himself locked out of his ship. BURN·E quickly learns that completing a simple task can often be a very difficult endeavor.

Humanzee!

2008 • 7 min • United States of America

Half human, half chimpanzee. 100% abomination.

Varmints

2008 • 24 min • United Kingdom

Adapted and directed by Marc Craste, Varmints is a 24-minute film based on the award-winning book of the same name by Helen Ward and illustrated by Craste, that tells the story of one small creature's struggle to preserve a world in danger of being lost forever through recklessness and indifference. A crew of 35 people worked in three countries over a two year period to make the film, and an original score by Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson and sound design by Adrian Rhodes complete the picture.

Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Armored Darkness - STAGE II: The Immortal Wicked Armor

2008 • 24 min • Japan

While the Subordinate weeped, Mirai informed him that Ryu was alive, saved by the power of Ultraman King. He revealed that after Alien Emperor's defeat, Armored Darkness had been known for some time and Ultraman Hikari was sent by Ultraman King to destroy it before it could reach Earth, but the Armor's strength overpowered him and possessed him.

Mariinsky Theatre

2008 • 50 min • United Kingdom

A look at the rich history of the Mariinsky Theatre in the birth and growth of the Russian tradition in opera, music and ballet.

Tokyo Mater

2008 • 6 min • United States of America

A routine tow lands Mater in Tokyo, where he is challenged to a drift-style race against a nefarious gang leader and his posse of ninjas. With the help of his friend, 'Dragon' Lightning McQueen, and some special modifications, Mater attempts to drift to victory and become Tow-ke-O Mater, King of all Drifters.

Frau Holle

2008 • 58 min • Germany

A widow has two daughters. Louise, lazy she spoils and Marie who dutifully and eagerly helps her mother around the house. One day Marie falls into the well and wakes up on a flowery meadow in a land of dreams, where even bread and apple tree can talk.

Roadrunner

2008 • 7 min

Two Aussie hicks drive a masked man out into the middle of the desert and to kill him, but things don’t quite go to plan.

Drupadi

2008 • 40 min • Indonesia

Adapted from the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata, this movie depicts the story of Drupadi, the wife of five brothers known as the Pandawas.

Desert Wedding

2008 • 14 min

Marissa, an excited bride-to-be, turns into a raging "bridezilla", when she learns her maid of honor has lost her bouquet. Furious about her missing flowers, she throws a hysterical fit, until a tragic accident unravels her momentous day.

Gone Fishing

2008 • 13 min

The touching story of a boy and old man coming to terms with bereavement through their shared love of fishing, and the legend of Goliath, the biggest pike ever caught.

Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!

2008 • 35 min • Japan

Following the defeat of Majin Buu, Son Goku and friends travel to Mr. Satan's newly-opened hotel for an all-you-can-eat banquet, when they are paid a visit by Vegeta's younger brother Tarble. They are informed by Tarble that the terrible brother duo of Abo and Cado have terrorized his planet and are on their way to Earth.

Ooit

2008 • 40 min

Jos is mentally-challenged and still living with his mother. On his 34th birthday his life is about to change dramatically.

In Search of Gandhi

2007 • 52 min • Ireland

What kind of democracy does India have today? Using Gandhi’s famous Dandi salt march through Gujarat as a starting point, this road-movie style documentary looks at contemporary India, the world’s biggest democracy, and explores the significance of the Gandhian legacy of peace and non-violence for democratic movements in the twenty first century.

Emile Norman: By His Own Design

2007 • 57 min

Artist Emile Norman is the subject of this compelling documentary profile, which chronicles the 88-year-old's personal life as an "out" gay man long before it was the norm, as well as his lifelong dedication to his art. Norman, whose mixed-media works include the grand marble relief and ornate mosaic window of San Francisco's Masonic Auditorium, found success in New York but retreated to Big Sur, Calif., where he founded an artists' haven.

In Memoriam

2007 • 8 min • France

An old watchmaker turned toy maker is spending the last days of his life trying to recreate his happiest moment in life through a miniature set and a bunch of mechanical toys.

Looking Glass

2007 • 5 min • Denmark, Finland, Sweden

A dark stormy night. A little girl is home alone, but is she really?

Soul Research Laboratory - IV. Search and Hide

2007 • 4 min

Experimental short.

Chuck's Chicken

2007 • 10 min

Despite being held captive and enslaved to work for her father and his fast-food worshiping, cult-like family, Samantha is determined to find love and possess the boy of her dreams. Chuck's Chicken is a morbid, surreal comedy that dares you to laugh.

Crow Moon

2007 • 5 min • United Kingdom

A fable about the creation of the stars and moon in the sky.