All Films

Forces Of Nature

2004 • 40 min • United States of America

Witness the awesome power and the unimaginable destruction of explosive volcanoes, ground-buckling earthquakes, and deadly tornadoes as you head into the field with scientists who risk their lives exploring the origins and behaviors of these fearsome natural disasters.

The Hitch Hiker

2004 • 28 min

A haunting visual adaptation of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre radio performance. We are introduced to Ronald Adams: a man who, during a cross country trip, is slowly driven to madness.

All About a Girl

2004 • 6 min • United States of America

In All About A Girl, an ordinary game of "let's pretend" turns uncanny as, alone in the woods, a young girl projects life, voice and ultimately her own identity onto an unexpected surrogate in a doll's dress.

Stars of the Pharaohs

2004 • 36 min • United States of America

Travel to ancient Egypt to see how science was used to tell time, make a workable calendar, and align huge buildings. You'll learn about the connection the ancient Egyptians felt with the stars and various astronomical phenomena, and experience some of the most spectacular temples and tombs of the ancient world recreated in all of their original splendor. Telly Award winner. Narrated by John Rhys-Davies, of the Indiana Jones films and The Lord of the Rings films.

Stig Dagerman

2004 • 42 min • Sweden

Fifty years after the Swedish author Stig Dagerman took his own life we view his short but intense career in retrospective.

Banned from Broadcast 3: Stalker Hell Chapter

2004 • 46 min • Japan

A woman agrees to have confrontations with her stalker recorded by hidden cameras.

Buscando la Película Perdida

2004 • 9 min • Brazil

The debut of actor E.B.Toniolli ("The Vegetable Monster from Space", "They Eat Your Meat") as a director / screenwriter in this fun short film that pays homage to the ridiculous monster films of the 50s. A job for nostalgic people.

Thomas & Friends: Steamies vs. Diesels

2004 • 38 min

On the Island of Sodor, two kinds of engines help keep Sir Topham Hatt's railway running smoothly - steamies and Diesels. But is the island big enough for both? It's not always easy for these engines to put aside their differences and work together. See what happens when the diesels tease Thomas. Will Thomas come to their aid when they need this Really Useful steamie's help? And when Gordon develops some very loud squeaks and rattles, will Sir Topham Hatt retire him to the yard for good? That's what the diesels say! Get on board with the steamies and the Diesels and see how they finally learn that, from brake pipe to buffer, all engines are more alike than not.

Lion Battlefield

2004 • 50 min • United Kingdom

Lion Battlefield is a story about a pride of lions, and how daily interactions with their prey, their competitors and their deadly enemies, could affect the lives of their cubs. A chance encounter with a herd of buffalo could provide the pride with food for a week, but these hefty animals form a co-ordinated unit of advance guards, flankers and rear guards that can turn the tables and decimate a pride.

Kathy Griffin: The D-List

2004 • 40 min

Inspired by the down-and-dirty weekly standup routine at the Laugh Factory in West Hollywood, Kathy Griffin's first special for Bravo has the Hollywood elite trembling.

Bats in the Belly

2004 • 18 min • Switzerland

Not having bitten anyone at the age of 25 makes the young vampire Victor feel quite inadequate. New hope blooms, however, when he meets Sophia, a young doctor.

Goldfinger: Live at the House of Blues

2004 • 48 min • United States of America

One of the leading bands of the ska-punk explosion, Goldfinger gives fans at home a taste of its on-stage energy in this concert video. Recorded using a full multi-camera crew and 24-track mobile studio, Goldfinger: Live at the House of Blues was directed by Joe Escalante and mixed by Goldfinger's John Feldmann to capture the band's red-hot sound with true accuracy. These two Punk veterans have teamed up to bring you a concert that is both visually and sonically stunning, while the hits keep coming. Combine this with some really sick stuff done with a twinkie and you have the crown jewel of Kung Fu's DVD series thus far. Enjoy.

Revenge of the Grenerds

2004 • 45 min

For years the Grenerds have been picked on, ridiculed, and made the buff of cruel jokes. Join Danny Kass, Kyle Clancey, Collin Langlois, Bryan Iguchi, Gabe Taylor, Shane Flood, Lane Knaack, Sketchy-D and the rest of the Grenerds as they travel the globe turning heads in their quest for Grenerd Liberation the world over. Not only do we offer fabulous Brittish accents, but also panty raids and Ahmon Stamps as you have never seen him before . . . in drag! Youll laugh, youll cry, you may even want to go snowboarding!

The Goddess: How I Fell in Love. Film about the film

2004 • 13 min • Russia

Documentary about the making of Renata Litvinova's 2004 film: "The Goddess: How I Fell in Love."

Behind the scenes: Last Tango in Paris

2004 • 55 min • France

A behind the scenes look at Bernardo Bertolucci’s classic film about the dark side of the sexual revolution: Last Tango in Paris, starring Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider.

Boondocks Pilot

2004 • 7 min • United States of America

Original Boondocks pilot sent to Fox Studios before airing on Adult Swim.

Living with AIDS

2004 • 28 min • Slovenia

The film has two parallel narrative lines. The first which follows the fate of a Slovenian "rebel without a cause" from the provinces, rocker and world traveler who contracted HIV in Africa. In the second line, in parallel, the history of the AIDS epidemic, the specific nature of the virus and the analysis of the drugs that enable the cure of the disease are presented. That virus is, for now, incurable, and is considered a plague of the modern world. Jovanović and his team recorded all the material in a large number of countries in America, Europe and Asia.

Barbershops Uncut: East Coast

2004 • 57 min

A raw and uncensored look at what really goes down in urban barbershops.

The Restoration of John Cassavetes' 'Shadows'

2004 • 12 min • United States of America

Documentary short chronicling the process of restoring John Cassavetes' debut feature, Shadows (1959)

De Raíz

2004 • 8 min • Mexico

Confrontation between creation and intolerance

Inside the Hothouse 2

2004 • 11 min • Canada

An informal look into the personalities and frenzy behind the second edition of the NFB Animation Hothouse. The six Hothouse filmmakers and their NFB collaborators comment on the nature of auteur animation, the place and role of the NFB in that world and the excitement and fear of making a first professional film.

Kounandi

2004 • 49 min • Burkina Faso

A dwarf born into an intolerant village meets a farmer who teaches her about love, friendship and sacrifice.

Maid in Singapore

2004 • 50 min • Philippines, Singapore

Overseas Filipino workers, more so those who break their backs in Singapore, have always lived under the large shadow left by the death of Flor Contemplacion and her fate as a domestic helper in a foreign country. In this documentary, Clodualdo del Mundo, Jr. explores what’s beyond this shadow, the lives of Myla, Vhickie, and Bing that revel in small joys and deep sadness; the empathies of places such as Lucky Plaza, Orchard Road, and St. Andrew’s Cathedral where their hopes and dreams are recollected; and the solidarity of spirit that defines the Filipino.

The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree

2004 • 45 min • Canada, United States of America

Set after the Second World War, Timothy, an eight year old boy, befriends an abandoned, broken light bulb. Timothy's belief in the light bulb is so strong, that when his town suffers a blackout from a winter storm, the light bulb shines and lights the way.