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From the Ground Up

From the Ground Up

2007 • 54 min
With few words and no polemics, From the Ground Up shows how an ordinary cup of coffee occupies center stage in the world economy. Traveling with the filmmaker from Guatemala to South Carolina to New York City and seeing each phase of coffee production unfold—the growing, picking, processing, distribution, brewing and selling—one comes to understand that most products we use have passed through the hands, and lives, of countless people in numerous countries. As the world’s second most traded commodity after oil, it’s all about the coffee, and about everything else we consume, consume, consume….
There is Nothing to Be Silent About

There is Nothing to Be Silent About

2007 • 23 min • Poland
It's not easy to find the one - especially when you are shy. And if we fall in love at first sight, is it worth to trust Cosmopolitan and seek advice from a seer?
In the Wall

In the Wall

2007 • 26 min
The Telltale Heart meets It's Alive in this gruesome short. A man murders his pregnant wife & walls up her body - only to find being deranged runs in the family, and he just woke the baby...
After the Revolution

After the Revolution

2007 • 55 min • France
Staying in the Argentinian capital, Vincent Dieutre compares his memories of a Buenos Aires magnified by the Argentinians in exile at the end of the 1970s, and with whom he associated, with what the city offers him today. His film rings out like an adieu to the fantasies of the past, while fulfilling a promise: the unfailing welcome reserved for the poetic powers of the present.
Voyage: Killing Brigitte Nielsen

Voyage: Killing Brigitte Nielsen

2007 • 60 min • Greece, United Kingdom
Extreme hidden camera comedy at its finest. Six unsuspecting Men and Women think they are there to experience Greece at its finest but they are very wrong. They think they are making a pleasant documentary on sailing but take part in one of the most interesting and bizarre human experiments ever captured on tape. Whilst on a tour of the islands the motley team of documentary makers chance on Brigitte Nielsen the movie-star, on holiday. After several carefully orchestrated mishaps, Brigitte falls in love with one of the Volunteers. Brigitte is murdered by drug traffickers, and the Volunteers quickly find themselves with blood on their hands! After a series of even more bizarre events, they all end up in a Greek jail where they are filmed whilst under interrogation. A prison break ensues, followed by the big reveal.
To Live and to Die in Samarkand

To Live and to Die in Samarkand

2007 • 39 min
Having gone to Samarkand in search of traces of colonial culture, of which there were quite a few left there, having carefully photographed them, we suddenly discovered that it was not the dead buildings that were much more interesting, but the living carriers of this very colonial culture. The result is a film about people who live on the ruins of an empire.
Tropic of Gallagher

Tropic of Gallagher

2007 • 60 min
Gallagher rants about homosexuality, individuality and Spam then has some fun with audience members. Then it's time for the sledge-o-magic.
Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic

Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic

2007 • 60 min
Tony Bennett's most recent album Duets: An American Classic featured Bennett recording duets of his greatest hits with today's greatest stars including Bono, Elton John, Paul McCartney, John Legend, Sting, Billy Joel, Michael Buble, Barbra Streisand, James Taylor, and many more! Now, Duets: The Making Of An American Classic goes into the studio for a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Tony Bennett's acclaimed 2006 album. Features Elton John, Bono, Barbra Streisand, Stevie Wonder, Sting, the Dixie Chicks, and others who participated in this musical celebration of Bennett's 80th birthday.
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire

Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire

2007 • 52 min • Germany, France, Netherlands, Austria, Romania
On Valentines Day, 1931, Universal Pictures released the film Dracula - the first true horror movie. Its worldwide success catapulted the film's lead actor, Romanian-born Bela Lugosi, to overnight stardom. "Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire" traces the life and career of this mysterious man whose name became synonymous with the evil, yet magnetically compelling Count Dracula. Using archival still and film clips as well as interviews with film historians, actors and Lugosi himself, the special chronicles the meteoric rise and then precipitous decline of a talented yet tragic man who forever changed the face of horror films.
The Kylie Show

The Kylie Show

2007 • 47 min • United Kingdom
The Kylie Show is a one-off television special from Australian artist Kylie Minogue that aired on ITV on 10 November 2007 and was recorded at The London Studios. The show celebrated her 20 years in pop music and acted as promotion for the release of her tenth studio album, X. The show featured the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra as well as the Crazy Horse Girls as her backing dancers, flown in from Paris to perform especially for the show. The show also featured memorable sketches: in particular, one in which her ex-boyfriend and former co-star Jason Donovan fails to recognise her; and another where she has a catfight with her sister, Dannii, and winds up punching Simon Cowell in the face. At the conclusion of the program, Minogue turns around in her makeup chair, revealing herself to be Joan Collins.
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

2007 • 56 min
A full-length documentary chronicling filmmaker Richard Linklater and author Eric Schlosser throughout their journey making the movie 'Fast Food Nation,' featuring Linklater and the cast of the movie in rehearsals, shooting, and interviews.
Philip Madoc: A Villain for all Seasons

Philip Madoc: A Villain for all Seasons

2007 • 10 min • United Kingdom
A retrospective of actor Philip Madoc's many roles as a Doctor Who villain.
Love on Uranus

Love on Uranus

2007 • 23 min • Brazil
A couple in crisis is about the Brazilian middle class.
The Velveteen Rabbit

The Velveteen Rabbit

2007 • 8 min
A toy rabbit yearns to become 'Real' through a child's love. Through his journey, the Velveteen Rabbit learns the mystery of Nursery Magic and becomes Real in more than one way.
Tony Bennett: An American Classic About the Songs

Tony Bennett: An American Classic About the Songs

2007 • 32 min • United States of America
Tony Bennett's 80th Birthday Celebration continues! In support of his Platinum and Grammy Award-winning CD, Duets: An American Classic, comes this revealing new documentary that highlights 12 of the groundbreaking Tony Bennett hits before they became Duets. About the Songs is a 30-minute documentary that chronicles the stories behind some of the great songs that defined Tony's career and played an undeniably important role in the American Songbook, such as RAGS TO RICHES, FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE and I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO. Joining the discussion is noted George Washington University musicologist, Richard Golden, who provides great insight as both a music expert and Tony's friend. Hundreds of archived and rare photographs and memorabilia add to this intimate look into the life and memories of Tony Bennett and his music. Experience the stories behind the songs that have shaped the unprecedented career of this music and cultural icon.
Elements of Nothing

Elements of Nothing

2007 • 19 min • Japan
For this film, Takashi Makino allowed himself to be inspired by the earth. In a never-ending stream of images, we recognize elements from the forest that he then reduces to an abstraction. The film came about as a classical composition in which the picture and the musical contribution of Jim O’Rourke link up seamlessly and lead the mood in turn. A sense of freedom is what predominates.
28 Weeks Later: 28 Seconds Later

28 Weeks Later: 28 Seconds Later

2007 • 3 min • United Kingdom
Official short film supporting the release of 28 Weeks Later, produced by Lawrence Glover and directed by Damien Wasylkiw and Phil Stoole.
Bruno

Bruno

2007 • 34 min • United States of America
Bruno is the story of an asthmatic misanthropic bicycle enthusiast named Derek and his sensitive all-American sitcom-loving cousin Bruno.
Ah Ma

Ah Ma

2007 • 14 min • Singapore
Ah Ma is lying in the hospital, her life hanging by a thread. Her family gathers by her deathbed to send her off. Overwhelmed by sadness, they struggle to find their own way of coming to terms with the impending end.
Little Vasilisa

Little Vasilisa

2007 • 15 min • Russia
A kind and beautiful story is a collective image of many well-known Russian folk fairy tales. The production part is based on the patchwork technique — "petchwork".
Anna and the Moods

Anna and the Moods

2007 • 26 min • Iceland
There once was a girl named Anna Young. One day, her family is waiting for their perfect daughter to arrive at the breakfast table and kiss them good morning as always. But this morning Anna wakes up with a horrible illness. She looks like a sad version of Marilyn Manson and is terribly moody. Not realizing what is “wrong” with their daughter, Anna’s parents decide to take her to Dr. Artmanns’ clinic for kids with behavioural problems. In his analysis of Anna, Dr. Artmann uses a huge labyrinth where Anna is exposed to various tasks. The only way out of the maze for Anna is to complete her tasks in the right manners. But the right way is not necessarily what the parents think to be the right one.
Ton demo horror series Oh! The lifeline is broken!

Ton demo horror series Oh! The lifeline is broken!

2007 • 50 min
Straight to video horror/comedy directed by Minoru Kawasaki
Shred of Hope

Shred of Hope

2007 • 27 min
Shred of Hope (2007) It is winter, Julian is heading to work, as always. On his face signs of trouble are noticeable, but maybe it isn't so, maybe it's nothing, just another ordinary day at work
The Son of Sam's Daughter

The Son of Sam's Daughter

2007 • 9 min
The violent daydreams of an eccentric young woman take a turn for the worse when her love affair with a mysterious criminal turns sour.