All Films

Luminous People

2007 • 16 min • Portugal, Thailand

A recreation of an event to commemorate the presence of the dead and the decayed memories of the living, of filmmaking

My New Picture

2007 • 43 min • France

A woman wearing a pair of headphones listens to music. Using their eyes and ears, the audience shares this sensory experience through the mental pictures generated by the music.

Bill Engvall: 15º Off Cool

2007 • 60 min • United States of America

One of America's top-selling comics and one of Country's top comedians, Bill Engvall has scored #1 albums, earned platinum and gold, and outsold Chris Rock, Adam Sandler and Jerry Seinfeld. He has also starred in "Blue Collar TV" and the Blue Collar Comedy Tour movies, whose original documented the most successful comedy tour in years. He recently participated in the finalinstallment of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, appearing on the One For The Road CD and DVD. His newest CD and DVD,15º Off Cool, filmed at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, TX, features all-new material.

Thanks

2007 • 12 min

Gunna is driving a lonely mountain road when she suddenly runs out of gas. Luckily she sees a car parked a little further by the roadside. Clueless, she doesn´t notice that Jon, the driver, is planning a suicide, but asks him for help. Their acquaintance leads to a new turn of events.

Scary True Stories: Grudge 2

2007 • 60 min • Japan

11th installment in Broadway's "Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi" series.

O Lobinho Nunca Mente

2007 • 10 min • Brazil

A young man wakes up paralyzed in his house's floor due to a domestic accident.

Bump ‘N Grind: Emily Booth Explores The World Of Grindhouse

2007 • 19 min • United Kingdom

A brief history of Grindhouse cinema presented by Emily Booth

Tomb Raider Ascension

2007 • 60 min • United States of America

Tomb Raider franchise, taking the story back to the beginning of Lara Croft's journey and showing her rise to become "Tomb Raider". A sacred artifact created by the ancient Mayan Civilization in Mexico hundreds of years ago, believed to hold the secrets behind the end of the Mayan calendar in 2012. With the family butler, Winston, educating her about everything he has learned from her Father about the Ascension Stone, Lara heads off to follow her first lead buried in an ancient mine deep in the heart of England. Once down there she discovers more than she had ever hoped for and soon realizes her Uncle has answers to questions she has been asking for a long time.

Dead Girls

2007 • 45 min • Japan

It's the future of New York. Kate, Rose, Rachel, and Claire lead the normal school life and a new transfer student comes... The transfer student, Louis wants to be friends with Kate. However, something happens to "Red Garden". What is the truth behind this and the real purpose.

Directed by Almodóvar

2007 • 27 min • United States of America

A documentary produced for Viva Pedro: The Almodóvar Collection featuring interviews with many of his frequent collaborators.

Twilight Cameraman

2007 • 14 min

A Great Historical Program for a Visual Effects Class. Twilight Cameraman gives a rare glimpse into the remarkable craft of optical printing which was of great importance in the field of visual effects. It demonstrates the step-by-step procedures used to shoot film opticals. Before his transition into digital, Visual Effects cameraman Mark Sawicki documented the old style craftsmanship of the traditional optical cameraman. This program is a wonderful companion piece to the Albert Whitlock: A Master of Illusion as Sawicki worked as cameraman for Whitlock's protg's Bill Taylor and Syd Dutton (now effects supervisors). This program pays homage to an exciting craft that was handed down from one camera person to another in the last age of apprenticeship.

Viva Pedro: The Life & Times of Pedro Almodóvar

2007 • 25 min • United States of America

The genius that is Almodóvar is expressed in this film with interviews from his family, co-workers, and Almodóvar experts.

Louis C.K. Animation Short

2007 • 2 min • United States of America

Louis hates his Dad in Animation

This Is the Way the World Ends

2007 • 9 min • United States of America

A young octopus learns the solemn story of mankind's extinction and how their greatest achievements were buried on the ocean floor. An animated companion film to Southland Tales.

Gangs of Iraq

2007 • 55 min

Day after day scores of bodies litter the streets of Baghdad. To staunch the violence, the U.S. has spent billions to “stand up” the Iraqi forces. In Gangs of Iraq, a joint production of FRONTLINE and the “America at a Crossroads” series, FRONTLINE takes a hard look at how the four-year training effort has fared and how the coalition-trained forces have themselves been infiltrated by various sectarian militias. Now, with President Bush sending new U.S. troops to Iraq, it remains to be seen if America and its allies can build a national Iraqi army and police and restore order.

Death of Shula

2007 • 24 min • Israel

The film depicts the day where Yosi (73), the father of the Korman family, redeems the family dog Shula from agonized dying of numerous diseases by putting her to sleep. Yosi decides to take Shula's inanimate body with him and bury it in the sands, nearby home. The participants in the film (the director himself, and the members of his family) play themselves in a cinematic story based on true event.

This Is My Element

2007 • 50 min • United States of America

Element's 8th skateboarding video featuring Nyjah Huston, Chad Muska, Brent Atchley, Chad TimTim, Justin Schulte, Jimmy Lannon, Bam Margera, International Team, Mike Barker, Levi Brown, Mike Vallely, Bucky Lasek, Collin Provost, Tosh Townend, Darrell Stanton, and Tony Tave

It Wasn't God's Will

2007 • 15 min • Portugal

The story of Ramiro, a young boy, who is leaving to war; his return and his missing with the love of his life, Laurinda.

Marionette

2007 • 10 min • Greece

Once upon a time and place, there was a toy-maker, living alone, in a cabin up on a mountain. He created a wooden puppet, as an opponent for his games of chess. But can a puppet become a worthy opponent? Unless...

Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920

2007 • 32 min • United States of America

A documentary about the early days of animation.

Cymatic Cocoon

2007 • 1 min • United States of America

This film explores cymatics and telepathy among twins

Black Santa's Revenge

2007 • 21 min

A down-and-out Santa is robbed of all the toys for all the poor kids in town. He searches for the thugs responsible and serves up his own brand of holiday cheer.

Kyrie Eleison

2007 • 15 min • Sweden

Lars-Lennart Forsberg's 15 minute long film, based on Marianne Hall's sculptures. The music, Prayer of the Heart, is written by the English composer Sir John Tavener and performed by Björk.

Ella Jenkins Live at the Smithsonian

2007 • 60 min • United States of America

A special concert celebrating the music of children's music entertainer Ella Jenkins, based on the Grammy award-winning album.