All Films

The Saviour

2005 • 17 min • Australia

A young Church elder struggles with his faith when the married woman he has been seeing breaks off their relationship.

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

2005 • 10 min • United States of America

One of the most exciting and memorable stories in the history of the World Trade Towers is that of Philippe Petit, a French man who walked a tightrope between the massive monuments in 1974. Narrated by Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, this is an animated adaptation of the lyrical Caldecott Award-winning book by Mordecai Gerstein. Directed and animated by Michael Sporn, with music by Michael Bacon (of the Bacon Brothers).

A Thousand Roads

2005 • 40 min • United States of America

The film threads together four stories, taking us into the life of a stressed-out Mohawk stockbroker in Manhattan; a young Inupiat girl sent to live with her grandmother in Barrow, Alaska; a Navajo gang member who must find his core values in his reservation on the mesas of New Mexico; and a Quechua healer in Peru, attempting to save a sick child. Each story explores what it means to belong to a specific community.

Monster Hotel

2005 • 24 min • France, Italy

In a monstrous hotel some creatures find themselves involved in funny events

Somewhere

2005 • 9 min • United Kingdom

A disturbing glimpse of the future of internet gaming and how far people will go for fame.

Bernafas Dalam Lumpur

2005 • 18 min • Malaysia

A photographer, Azman, is in love with Lina, whose husband Meor has just been released from prison.

Craig & Walter

2005 • 1 min

Craig, the Narwhal, discusses some lifestyle changes with his friend Walter.

Autumn of Blue

2005 • 48 min • Taiwan

A menopausal woman thought her husband had an affair because she was no longer beautiful. Imagine that a rival competitor is a young and beautiful woman, struggling to maintain a seemingly complete and happy home.

About A Cat Who Fell From The Sky

2005 • 9 min • Ukraine

One winter day, a cat-mother left her children at home going to find food for them. But somehting unbelievable happened – she got to Egypt after an accident right through the sky, where, as we know, cats have been considered divine creations for many centuries. There our hero will meet its foreign tribeswoman.

Giovanna Z., una storia d'amore

2005 • 13 min

The Secret Language

2005 • 14 min • Ireland

James and his dad Michael use Irish as a secret language to discuss their secret spy business. They must never let James' mum know about their covert missions. But soon everything will be thrown into the open and life will never be the same again...

Christopher and Gordy

2005 • 5 min • Norway

Christopher and Gordy have very different life paths. How will they be judged in the end?

Dirtyglitter 1: Damien

2005 • 14 min • United States of America

A precariously intoxicated hustler finds photographs of himself in a gallery and sets out on a cross-town mission to find the mysterious artist who created the enigmatic images, unaware of just how much impact the man may have on his own imminent salvation/demise. Shot entirely on greenscreen and stylishly animated, dirtyglitter 1: Damien explores pansexual excess and the dichotomous world that unhinges the boundaries between filth and glam.

Sweet as a Peach

2005 • 60 min • Japan

Sweet as a Peach follows three beautiful women as they compete for one of Japan’s most coveted positions….a spot in “Miss Fruit International” of course!! This is a ruthless competition, and no one is pulling any punches. Miki is our leading lady in this film, and she must keep hidden the deep and dark secrets that would destroy her! The busty and luscious Sakie tries desperately to use her body and sexuality to get what she wants, but will it be enough?!

The Glenmoore Job

2005 • 52 min • Australia

Warren steps out of prison and straight into a self-help group whose idea of therapy is to play board games. But if he has to humour these weirdos so the cops will leave him alone while he does a 'job' for a mate on the inside, then 'roll the dice...'

The Abortion Diaries

2005 • 30 min

The Abortion Diaries is a documentary featuring 12 women who speak candidly about their experiences with abortion. The women are doctors, subway workers, artists, activists, military personnel, teachers and students; they are Black, Latina, Jewish and White; they are mothers or child-free; they range in age from 19 to 54. Their stories weave together with the filmmaker’s diary entries to present a compelling, moving and at times surprisingly funny “dinner party” where the audience is invited to hear what women say behind closed doors about motherhood, medical technology, sex, spirituality, love, work and their own bodies.

Spin

2005 • 8 min • United States of America

A mysterious DJ is sent to a city block to mend a series of chain reactions that occur in our everyday lives.

Homo Father

2005 • 56 min • Poland

Gabriel and Robert have been together for three years. Robert is hiding their relationship from the world. Gabriel wants the opposite: he would like everyone to find out how much he and Robert love each other. One day, Natalia, a girl with whom Gabriel had a one-night stand three years ago, pays them visit. She brings a little girl Amelia with her and leaves the child with Gabriel. Later, Natalia calls and tells Gabriel that Amelia is his daughter.

Manue Bolonaise

2005 • 45 min • France

Eleven-year-old Manue and Sophie are best friends. Be it one or the other, their main topic of conversation concerns going out with boys. Manue, her time taken up with a succession of passing fancies, progressively neglects Sophie, who really doesn’t try to grow up. Their shared secrets become shameful and their bond childish. Sophie is betrayed, an incomprehending victim; in some ways, this is her first deception in love.

Far Out!

2005 • 33 min • Netherlands

Humorous, melancholy documentary about copywriter, photo model and poet Frans Vogel (1935-2016). A handsome kid who became involved in the art world of the 1950s. Thanks to his absurd humor and provocative behavior, Vogel became a familiar face on the Rotterdam art scene.

All That You Love Will Be Carried Away

2005 • 11 min • United States of America

After 25 years on the road selling frozen food, Alfie Zimmer has reached his breaking point. But letting go isn’t easy—especially when a notebook of bathroom graffiti keeps holding him back.

Crash

2005 • 17 min • Turkey

Three men. From different corners of the crime world: A hired gun, Musta; a con man, Cem; and a thief, Ali. By a twist of fate their paths crosses at Central Station and start to work as a team. But their past won't let them go too faraway...

Now You See Me, Now You Don't

2005 • 30 min

It seemed like an ordinary day. Dad is experimenting in the lab, Mom is at home boiling water, while their six year old son, Alex is playing around her. But this day is different. This day Dad brings something home from the lab. And the next morning...Alex becomes invisible.

Daphne Ashbrook in the UK

2005 • 53 min • United Kingdom

In 1996, Doctor Who returned as a TV Movie, filmed on location in Vancouver, Canada. Actress Daphne Ashbrook was cast as the eighth Doctor’s assistant, Grace Holloway. Bold and new, the film gave Paul McGann the chance to play Doctor Who and Daphne made Grace a powerful and uncompromising character … and a controversial love interest for The Doctor! In the Summer of 2004, Daphne visited the UK to make some personal appearances and re-join the world of Doctor Who, by recording an audio play, The Next Life, for Big Finish! In this unique programme, featuring interviews, appearances, signings … and film of Daphne’s Big Finish recording with Paul McGann, we discover much about this talented actress and her memories of filming the Doctor Who TV Movie.