All Films

Binding Silence

2006 • 13 min • United States of America

William Barner works with his uncle Henry in the family owned bookstore. As Henry attempts to solve their current financial burdens he begins to notice an unnatural obsession taking hold of William. Their confrontation will put far more than the fate of the store at risk.

Death from Beyond

2006 • 37 min

A demon that feeds off sexual energy preys on the cast and crew of an amateur porn film.

Tower Bawher

2006 • 4 min • Canada

This animated short by Theodore Ushev is like a whirlwind tour of Russian constructivist art and is filled with visual references to artists of the era, including Vertov, Stenberg, Rodchenko, Lissitsky and Popova.

Hear That Train a Comin'

2006 • 46 min • United States of America

Meet the crew of the Union Pacific Challenger No. 3985, the largest and most powerful steam engine in the world. This colorful documentary is a behind-the-scenes look at the conductors, engineers and mechanics who keep this fickle train running, an engaging history of steam power, and a scenic tour the Great Plains -- from Cheyenne, Wyo., through Denver and across Nebraska to the Omaha headquarters of the Union Pacific.

Forgiveness

2006 • 30 min • United States of America

A young couple, Steven and Jessica are faced with the life changing choice of whether or not to have a child or have an abortion. The story is seen through the eyes of Steven and the days leading up to their decision. FORGIVENESS offers a compelling and heart wrenching look at love, family, and the search for forgiveness.

A Gente Luta Mas Come Fruta

2006 • 40 min • Brazil

Asháninka videomakers create a loving portrait of their own community, located in Acre, Brazil, near the border with Peru. The people organized to preserve a sustainable way of life on their forest lands, threatened by logging. Their efforts were recognized in 2007 with the Chico Mendes Prize for the Environment.

Leviathan

2006 • 15 min • Croatia

Jerky but smiling characters from this short film will take the audience through this animated pageant inspired by a book by Thomas Hobbes called 'The Leviathan', written in 1651.

Deneweti

2006 • 15 min • France, Senegal

Dakar, Senegal. Ousmane, a 7 year old child, begs in the streets. He decides to write a letter to Santa Claus.

Your Dark Hair Ihsan

2006 • 13 min

A man remembers his past during a journey that takes him back to his country of origin.

Sprout

2006 • 8 min • Germany

The story of a woman who grows her dreamchild in a flower pot. But the perfect motherhood has unexpected side effects.

The Beginning of the End

2006 • 7 min • Brazil

He should flee, he should resist. But this man accepts - no - embraces the fate that comes to him in thundering Dolby Surround.

Cinema 500 km

2006 • 45 min • Saudi Arabia

From the only country in the world with no cinema theaters, a movie young fan crosses borders for the first time ever so he can watch a movie in a cinema for the first time.

Le Corps Humain

2006 • 4 min • Canada

This film is an in-camera portrait of my niece, Mia Larose (who was six months old at the time) captured during a winter family reunion in Lac Saint-Charles, Québec. Shot on a single roll of super 8mm film and hand-processed.

The Wild Gang

2006 • 57 min • Mexico

José Alfredo Jiménez is a cab driver. His friend Reinaldo Cruz (a fascinating, most endearing, one-of-a-kind character) is a shoeshiner. Both live on the outskirts of Mexico City and share a dream: participating in the “jaripeos”, this is, in those rodeos where bulls are ridden. The experience they have in these matters is non-existent and, nevertheless, they challenge some scary pros.

No Passport Needed

2006 • 8 min

Short about a guy who wants to leave the Philippines.

Asthma Tech

2006 • 7 min • Canada

In this animated short, young Winston, who suffers from chronic asthma, isn’t able to participate in the everyday activities of his peers and classmates. He copes with the predicament through his vivid imagination, with paper and crayons. On one particularly rainy afternoon, Winston discovers that the magic of imagination has the power to transform and empower, and his skills and talents save the day.

L'attente

2006 • 7 min • United States of America

The story of one man's suffering for coffee and the search for God.

Where Did This Begin?

2006 • 15 min

An increasingly surreal birthday party.

Eggs for Breakfast

2006 • 4 min • Mexico

After a romantic night, even the simple things like cooking breakfast can highlight impending difficulties.

Yellow Box

2006 • 53 min • Taiwan

The film shows the narrow perspective in the rapid way of life that has burst into Chinese culture.

Banal

2006 • 11 min • Spain

As all teenagers, Ainoa has had an exhausting school day. So this summer, for the first time, she has decided to go on holidays wherever she pleases, and not were her father decides.

The Tears of Junichi the Rough

2006 • 2 min • Japan

McLaren's Negatives

2006 • 10 min • Canada

An intimate look at cinematographic creation, this visual essay shares with us secrets of the legendary Canadian animator Norman Mclaren and his personal view of filmmaking.

Magic Shop

2006 • 10 min • Belarus

Full of fantasy and humor, an extraordinary story that happened on the eve of the New Year. Going to the city for shopping at the New Year's table, the Kid and Daddy find themselves in a mysterious magic shop, where the play of imagination comes true, changing the real world and making you believe in a fairy tale.