All Films

Meatball Machine: Reject of Death

2007 • 10 min • Japan

Shortfilm sequel to the movie Meatball Machine. There is no real action but we'll see a bunch of aliens kill both each other and humans.

Surface

2007 • 14 min • Portugal

No matter how calm the surface of the ocean appears to be, each time we cross the line that divides land and water we enter an unknown and unexpected world. Does our world remain the same when we come back on shore?

Nicky Nicky Nine-Door

2007 • 1 min

Deleted scene from Nirvanna the Band the Show. Nicky Nicky Nine Doors up and down the Scarborough Bluffs.

Notes from the Rogues Gallery

2007 • 45 min • United States of America

What if you decided to become... a super hero?

Fritt fall

2007 • 27 min • Sweden

Voch is ten years old and lives with his uncle Ishvan as an illegal refugee in Sweden, where they get by begging for money in the subway. One day the two of them get separated from each other, and suddenly Voch is completely alone in a strange city in a foreign country. That’s when he meets Agneta, a bitter and lonely woman.

Rússia

2007 • 26 min • Spain

A poetic portrait of Lluís Serrat Massanellas, an unprofessional actor and friend of Albert Serra since working with him on Honour of the Knights, and his father, Lluís Serrat Batlle.

Country Life

2007 • 16 min • Switzerland

Julian, a simple farmer's son from the country side, loves his home in the mountains. He is gay and just recently outed himself to his best friend Simone. Although Simone has a hard time believing that he's gay, she arranges a meeting with Adi from Zurich. Adi lives a very urban life and frequently goes to gay clubs. Two worlds collide...

Gifted and Challenged: The Making of 'Shortbus'

2007 • 31 min • United States of America

A look at the unusual process used in the making of the film Shortbus (2006) featuring interviews, behind the scenes footage and clips from the feature film. Director John Cameron Mitchell starts with the concept of using real sex in a film with a positive message. The cast of unknowns is selected from homemade audition tapes and then a callback audition workshop. More acting workshops are used to develop the characters and script. The project overcomes a number of obstacles and the rest of the film's development is followed up until its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.

Dog Altogether

2007 • 16 min • United Kingdom

Joseph is a man plagued by a violence and rage who is driving him to self destruction. As he falls further into turmoil, Joseph scours the landscape in search of a single grain of redemption that might restore hope to his fractured life.

Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Blossom Festival

2007 • 44 min

The Berry Blossom Festival is underway and everyone in Strawberryland is having a Grand Time, thanks to the selfless help of Strawberry Shortcake: she's really giving this festival all she has! The others decide to recognize her hard work by crowning her the Berry Blossom Queen!

Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young

2007 • 50 min

A documentary consisting of twenty-two Korean directors' interviews about Kim Ki-young and respect for his work and the influence

The Rise of the Nutters

2007 • 60 min • United Kingdom

With Hugh in Australia and Glenn in Wales, Ollie is left in charge, feeding policies to junior minister Ben Swain. He is one of the 'Nutters', the group keen to take power when the P.M. resigns and keen to make a name for himself - which he does in the wrong sense when Jeremy Paxman skewers him on 'Newsnight'. This is music to Tucker's ears as it is in his interest for the P.M. to remain in power for as long as he can. Ollie's new girlfriend Emma is working for Shadow Minister Peter Mannion and hopes to impress by stealing one of Ollie's idea for use on their immigration policy though things do not go fully to plan.

Ratatoing

2007 • 44 min • Brazil

Marcelle Toing, owner of the best restaurant in Rio de Janeiro, must go on missions to steal ingredients from human restaurants to keep his meals the best.

Mushiking: Super Battle Movie ～Altered Beetles of Darkness～

2007 • 50 min • Japan

Adder, the Fairy of Darkness, schemes to invade a peaceful paradise that the beetles, Popo and the other Fairies of the Forest call their home.

Hollywood

2007 • 11 min • United States of America

Hollywood, CA, a place of refuge for dreamers from all over the world. Enter a small town girl from Kansas who comes to LA to hit it big....a jaded Detective who's looking for a way out....and her disappearance that binds them. Perhaps he would find her, perhaps he would find himself.

Silver Jew

2007 • 51 min • United States of America

An intimate portrait of reclusive poet/musician David Berman and his band the Silver Jews. In the midst of their first ever world tour in the summer of 2006, David, his wife Cassie, and the rest of the band--Tony Crow (keyboards), Brian Kotzur (drums), Peyton Pinkerton (guitar), and William Tyler (guitar)--stopped off in Israel to play two shows in Tel Aviv and visit Jerusalem.

Can You Wave Bye-Bye?

2007 • 16 min • Canada

An adaptation of the short story by Elyse Gasco, the film stars Miranda Handford as a young new mother suffering from postpartum depression.

Robot Chicken: Star Wars

2007 • 23 min • United States of America

A series of 30 sketches, following the hilarious antics of various characters from a galaxy, far, far away.

Love in the Crossroads

2007 • 60 min • Japan

Shingo dreamed of becoming a news photographer and is now working as an AV cameraman. He lives a life largely driven by his own dreams, and is abandoned by Mio, who was living with him. Afterwards, Shingo sees a job posting for a photographer with an unbelievable salary, goes for an interview, and is immediately hired. The task was to take a private video of Nakajima...

Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars

2007 • 57 min • Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America

A gang of sharp witted street kids save Sherlock Holmes from an accusation of murder and to help foil an audacious robbery.

Who is Doi?

2007 • 6 min • Japan

Follows a truck driver on his day off, trying to buy a doll for his daughter, shortly before tragedy strikes. Loosely set in the Meatball Machine universe.

The Hatching of Spider Baby

2007 • 32 min

Documentary focusing on Jack Hill's classic film, Spider Baby. Featured on the new Special Edition DVD.

Lightborne

2007 • 15 min • Spain

A family faces the last night of its eldest member, showing their different ways of dealing with a life's ending. In a surprising manner, overcoming fear and taboo, one of them will guide the passing.

Dirt Devil

2007 • 2 min • Spain

Notodofilmfest short.