All Films

Jeff Wall: Retrospective

2007 • 59 min • United States of America

Jeff Wall is one of the most important and influential photographers working today. His work played a key role in establishing photography as a contemporary art form.

The Draughtsman

2007 • 18 min • Latvia

To touch the paper, to hear the sound of the pencil and to always trace himself - those are the rules of Latvian artist, Ilmārs Blumbergs. The story of a man who does not create art for around or within, but has instead made it a constant state of being.

A Shout into the Wind

2007 • 55 min • Finland

The fate of a culture lies on the shoulders of few determined individuals.

The Shock Doctrine

2007 • 6 min • United States of America, United Kingdom, Canada

Drawing surprising connections between market methods and CIA torture techniques developed in the 1950s, the film explores how well-known events of the recent past have been theaters for the shock doctrine, from Pinochet's coup in Chile, to the Tiananmen Square Massacre, to the war in Iraq today.

Eyewitness DVD: Weather

2007 • 29 min

Narrated by Martin Sheen, Eyewitness: Weather captures footage of Mother Nature dishing out some of the most horrific weather conditions she can muster. This program offers up close images of typhoons, hurricanes, and tornadoes.

Attack of the Hot Female Alien Man Eaters

2007 • 8 min • United States of America

Two super hot female aliens search Earth for meat and men.

Binka: To Tell a Story About Silence

2007 • 48 min • Bulgaria

A film pioneer, Binka Zhelyazkova was at the forefront of political cinema under Bulgaria's Communist dictatorship. Though she remained faithful to the communist ideals she became an avid critic of the regime and brought upon herself the wrath of its censorship. As a result four of her nine films were shelved and released to the public only after the fall of the regime in 1989, and Binka Zhelyazkova became known as the bad girl of Bulgarian cinema. A provocative portrait that reveals the pressures and complexities that arise when art is made under totalitarianism.

Blood 'n Fire Memories with Tom Savini

2007 • 18 min • United States of America

A reflection on the making of the cult classic slasher The Burning with master of gore Tom Savini.

Aunt Tigress

2007 • 15 min

Based on a Chinese fable, "Aunt Tigress" tells the tale of two children who, when left home alone, make the deadly mistake of opening the door to a stranger.

Caught

2007 • 3 min

A guy gets caught while sneaking out of bed after a night with a blonde beauty. Caught is a short story which contains a little bit of love, considerable violence, but mainly humour. It gives us an insight into a situation that most people can relate to, a situation that a lot of people have already experienced, but everyone desperately wants to avoid… or don’t they? Though the film is short, it’s larger than you expect.

The Ant and the Cicada

2007 • 10 min • Hungary

Adaptation of Péter Hajnóczy’s short story, The Ant and the Cicada.

George Melly's Last Stand

2007 • 60 min • United Kingdom

Following the legendary and irrepressible jazz man George Melly through his last months as he shrugs off dementia and double lung cancer and continues to tour the country. A joyous exploration of an amazing man and a rare insight into the end of a life.

Endgame

2007 • 55 min

As the United States begins one final effort to secure victory through a “surge” of troops, FRONTLINE investigates how strategic and tactical mistakes brought Iraq to civil war. The film recounts how the early mandate to create the conditions for a quick exit of the American military led to chaos, failure, and sectarian strife. In Endgame, producer Michael Kirk (Rumsfeld’s War, The Torture Question, The Dark Side, and The Lost Year in Iraq) traces why the president decided to risk what military planners once warned could be the worst way to fight in Iraq — door-to-door — and assesses the likelihood of its success. Top administration figures, military commanders, and journalists offer inside details about the new strategy.

Boy in Cage

2007 • 28 min • China

The short Wang Jing made as the graduation project in Beijing Film Academy.

Historia de un letrero

2007 • 5 min • Mexico

One stranger on his way to an important meeting will transform the afternoon for another man in this emotionally stirring short film.

Will of the Wisp

2007 • 10 min • Canada

Inspired by Neosurrealism and Poststructuralist Feminist Theory, WILL OF THE WISP is a sensual and lyrical visual poem, or rather, a series of provocative signifiers 'in conversation'. The work is an uplifting and heartfelt portrait of hope, documenting one woman's journey to overcome childhood assault and reclaim her body, her sexuality and her[self].

Off Hour

2007 • 14 min

Bruno’s first day on the docks takes an unexpected turn.

The Church Will Arrive in the Evening

2007 • 52 min • Latvia

In the ice-free months of the year Father Gennady captains a barge transformed into a floating Orthodox Church on a mission trip along the Volga-Don Canal to the remote Russian villages. At each port of call Father Gennady leads church services, distributes holy sacraments and hears confessions. But some unexpected circumstances cause the mission to suddenly take a rather different turn.

Uma Vida e Outra

2007 • 18 min

Nara is pregnant. They say she won't be a good mother. But everything in life is a matter of choice.

City of Cranes

2007 • 14 min • United Kingdom

'City of Cranes' takes you on a journey high up in the sky, to look at the world through the eyes and words of crane drivers. Ever wondered what it is like to work hundreds of feet above the ground, only surrounded by a small metal cage?

Bug Rangers: Submarine Sandwich

2007 • 35 min • United States of America

Open your eyes wide! And you will discover the singing world of insects. Three friends will take you on an adventurous journey where the past meets the future, tradition meets the present. Where the Bug Rangers are messing up! Join them - don't wait!

Dorotea in the Kingdom of the Dead

2007 • 9 min • Sweden

Dorotea wakes up one morning and doesn't find her pulse. Is she dead?

Dummy

2007 • 32 min • Ukraine

A strange man intervenes between ex-spouses on a matter directly related to a large sum of money one of them had secured after selling a piece of property.

John, Paul, George and Ben

2007 • 12 min • United States of America

This humorous and factual history of five lads who grew up to become Founding Fathers brings the early days of American history to life with sass and substance, in Lane Smith's inimitable style.