All Films

Fractalus

2005 • 26 min

A motley group of astronauts travel unimaginable distances across time and space on a quest for a glimpse of something beyond known reality.

Falling Leaves

2005 • 8 min

Falling Leaves is a heartfelt and quirky short film by Taika Waititi, blending his signature humor with poignant storytelling. Set in a small New Zealand town, the film explores themes of love, loss, and the passage of time through the eyes of its offbeat characters. With striking visuals and a tender yet comedic tone, Falling Leaves captures the bittersweet moments of life and human connection, offering a glimpse into Waititi's early creative brilliance.

Burnt Toast

2005 • 51 min • Canada

An irreverent and hilarious spin on opera, domestic drama and the hallowed institutions of love and marriage, Burnt Toast is an hour-long television opera comprised of a series of eight comic operas each depicting a different stage of romantic love. The relationships depicted run the gamut: from the passionate to the fantasized, the bored and of course the dead relationship, each as recognizable as the last.

Munto 2: Beyond the Walls of Time

2005 • 60 min • Japan

Two years have passed since the catastrophic event known as the "Continent's Dropping" from the first OAV episode. Yumemi still has not forgotten her ability to see the world above, but now she's in the last years of middle school, tests and real life take over. Unknown to the people of the world, Akuto the world still thrives, but the war rages on. In need of help, Gaz, sends Munto down into Earth once more to find the "Girl of Destiny" in order to save Heaven from its ultimately demise. Yumemi must once confront the only world she sees, and not even her friends Ichiko and Suzune can help her.

Rings

2005 • 16 min • United States of America

Some time after the events of The Ring, a subculture of people voluntarily watch Samara Morgan's video and wait to see how close to the seven-day deadline they can get before showing it to the next person. They record everything they see and share their experiences on a secret website dedicated to the videotape. No one has ever recorded a day seven.

Homecoming

2005 • 58 min • Canada, United States of America

A hotshot White House speech writer deals with the publicity nightmare of his life when recently deceased soldiers return from beyond the grave.

Milk

2005 • 10 min • United Kingdom

Reluctant Jennifer must bathe her mischievous grandmother. Once close, they are now virtually strangers. The enforced intimacy of the situation results in an awkwardness that they can neither deny nor overcome until they begin to play together in the water.

Solidarity

2005 • 22 min

Set in 1982 communist Poland, a couple celebrates their wedding anniversary with their closest friends. But a simple accident creates an unexpected and terrifying turn of events, and in a matter of minutes, life long relationships are destroyed.

xxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream

2005 • 60 min • Japan

Invited to a wealthy client's mansion, time-traveling witch Yuko and her companions arrive to find a group of collectors assembled to participate in a mysterious auction. And the mystery only deepens when the collectors go missing one by one. As more guests disappear and strange occurrences abound, Yuko and her friends realize they must solve the mystery before they vanish as well.

Echo

2005 • 17 min • United States of America

A goddess named Echo falls in love with a narcissist.

Jenifer

2005 • 58 min • United States of America

After a detective rescues a mute disfigured woman from being murdered, he takes her into his home to prevent her from staying in a mental hospital, a move which alienates his family and soon turns to obsession.

Musashi Samurai Legend

2005 • 22 min

Master Mew sends Musashi into the heart of evil Gandrake Enterprises to rescue the captured Princess Mycella and thereby save the world.

One Too Many

2005 • 16 min • Spain

After his wife leaves him, Joaquín brings his mother-in-law back home to look after him and his son.

The Intervention

2005 • 15 min • United States of America

Sometimes one's friends may gang up on you to get you admit you're an alcoholic (after all its for your own good). What if they ganged up on you to get you to admit something else?

Smudge

2005 • 12 min • Canada

This short documentary follows three Indigenous women as they practice ancestral forms of worship: drumming, singing, and using sweetgrass. These ancient spiritual traditions may at first seem at odds with urban life, but to Indigenous people in Canada who are used to praying in natural settings, the whole world is sacred space.

Furby Island

2005 • 45 min

Story about a young girl, Maddie, her brother, and their explorer parents, who travel the world looking for rare plants and animals. When Maddie tries to find a lizard, they discover Furby Island.

Telma demain

2005 • 48 min

Telma, twelve years old, is passionate about literature. She assiduously prepares a competition for budding writers. But her mother has other ambitions for her. Telma and her mother clash...

Kino's Journey: Life Goes On

2005 • 29 min • Japan

In this prequel to the Kino no Tabi series, young Kino is being trained by their teacher. They learn how to ride their motorrad Hermes and develops their gift of excellent marksmanship. However, their guilt concerning the real Kino is with them when they decide to set off on a journey. All the while, Kino is becoming confused about their real identity.

Black Jack: Dr. Pinoko's Forest Adventure

2005 • 7 min • Japan

Dr. Black Jack forgot his doctor's bag, and his assistant (plus self-claimed "wife") Pinoko rushed to deliver the bag but found herself lost in the forest. Guided by a butterfly, she found that many animals in the forest are sick or injured, and Pinoko used her knowledge to help those animals.

Mahou Sentai Magiranger the Movie: Bride of Infershia

2005 • 39 min • Japan

Kai and the Magiranger travel from the heights of Magitopia to the depths of Infershia in order to save Yamazaki from becoming the bride who releases a Hades Beastman's phantom army!

Into Pieces

2004 • 2 min • Brazil

A man tries desperately to complete a simple wooden puzzle. He is visibly frustrated by his numerous attempts to solve the puzzle. A superhero flies in to his rescue, only to be deflated and mocked when the superhero's true self is revealed.

Recently 5

2004 • 13 min • Germany

Neulich 5 is the fifth part of a series of cinematic notes on everyday life. The protagonist enters a brothel, caught between dream and reality, morality and eroticism. The prostitute reveals the town’s involvement, including his family, rather than introducing him to sex for sale. Kuhn’s manner humorously critiques small-minded moralism, while the films highlight painting’s fluidity.

Against the Odds

2004 • 44 min • Canada

Against The Odds describes different forms of resistance that existed in the German concentration camps like: smuggling of medicines, sabotage in weapons factories (especially the large effect it had on the German secret weapons programs), preparations for rebellions and escapes, and the mission of Capt. Pilecki, a Polish officer who purposefully got himself sent to Auschwitz in order to set up an underground organization in that Camp.

Panihari: The Water Women of India

2004 • 30 min

Indian-American filmmakers Abi Devan and Sudhi Rajagopal explore life in the desert communities of Rajasthan, India, in this visually lush documentary. The Panihari are lower-caste women who fetch water every morning, often walking 10 or 15 miles each day. This compelling film follows one such woman, Paru, a shoemaker's wife, as she struggles for self-reliance and to attain security for her family in the face of unimaginable hardship.