All Films

Henri-Georges Clouzot: An Enlightened Tyrant

2004 • 52 min • France

Documentary about the life and career of French director Henri-Georges Clouzot.

The Colonial Friend

2004 • 9 min • Germany, France

In 1940 France went to war against Germany and announced not only the mobilization of its territory, but also of its colonies. Senegalese family man Aby enlists in the army, distinguishes himself in battle, and is captured. But when he returns to his country, the French army refuses to pay him for his services.

Bumfights: A Video Too Far

2004 • 46 min • United Kingdom

Documentary about the controversial BUMFIGHTS: A CAUSE FOR CONCERN phenomena. It covers the video itself, as well as the copycat cases that followed.

The Rubber Soul Project

2004 • 52 min • Serbia and Montenegro

Visual artist Rastko Ćirić, professor of Illustration and Animation at the Belgrade Faculty of Applied Arts and horror and science fiction writer Goran Skrobonja, inspired by the titles of songs the Beatles never released, set out to write lyrics and music in the manner in which the Beatles would have done it. They then decided to record the album with their songs. In 1995, the band, named The Rubber Soul Project (in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Beatles Rubber Soul album), was formed.

Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier'

2004 • 18 min • United States of America

Retrospective documentary on the making of the film Universal Soldier (1992).

Mm

2004 • 13 min

Documentary about architectural structures in the UK.

Eaude

2004 • 1 min • Canada

Thea Pratt explores the exhilarating moment of a poetic dive. The movement of the puppet diver is influenced by Norman McLaren, Leni Riefenstahl and Busby Berkeley. Dancing light, frothing oceans, rolling rivers and calm lakes describe in photographic images the diver’s own stream of consciousness. This film was made as part of the second edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.

Viva Bunda

2004 • 9 min • Brazil

Psycho-philosophical study about life in society, it talks about the embryos of Bolsonarism that appeared in Brazil at the beginning of the 21st century. We warned, but nobody paid attention, so it happened!

No More Souls

2004 • 6 min • United States of America

Earth has been silenced, and mankind eradicated by one final war. Now, in the bowels of Hell, Pinhead – leader of the Cenobites – finds himself bored, tortured by his own immortality, and facing the fear that his own dark legion will eventually turn upon him. The only thing left to do? The last possible slice of sensation he can experience? To open the puzzle box himself...

Farmer Johns World

2004 • 5 min

The film gives live to images and ideas from an old Icelandic manuscript written and illustrated by a man named Jón Bjarnason in the 19th century. It gives an interesting insight into his world view which was narrowed by limited access to literature.

The Ten Steps

2004 • 10 min • Ireland

A teenage girl is babysitting in an old house rumoured to be haunted when a power outage forces her to descend the ten steps to the basement to fix the fuse. As she walks into the darkness, panic and terror begin to rise…

La culpa del alpinista

2004 • 14 min • Spain

The story of two girls and their strange relationship with the cold. Ana has a phobia of cold and, especially, of snow. Her mother has moved her to live in the south, near the beach. But her fears don't go away; on the contrary, they get worse.

Gretchen & the Night Danger

2004 • 26 min • United States of America

An awkward teenager wrestles with whether or not to let her boyfriend go up her shirt.

La peur, petit chasseur

2004 • 9 min • France

A child waits in silence in the quiet of his home garden, in the deep countryside, alongside with his German Shepherd. He looks for his mother, looks around, checks in a shed, until he sees her leaving the house. But it’s as if she doesn’t see him. Something soon brings her back into the house, and the child is left alone with his nightmares.

Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy

2004 • 14 min • United States of America

A group of filmmakers talk about their appreciation for "GoodFellas" (1990) and how it has influenced their work. Jon Favreau, Allan and Albert Hughes, Joe Carnahan, Richard Linklater, Antoine Fuqua and Frank Darabont are interviewed about the film.

Brian Regan: I Walked on the Moon

2004 • 55 min • United States of America

This contains some of Brian Regan's best stand-up comedy including: Emergency Room, Visiting the Doctor, Food, UPS, Refrigerator, Phones and Codes, Airline Stuff, Inventions, Eye Doctor, Dinner Party

Lady by the Sea: The Statue of Liberty

2004 • 47 min • United States of America

Lady by the Sea: The Statue of Liberty (2004) explores the enduring symbolism of America’s most iconic monument. Directed by Kent Jones and Martin Scorsese, the documentary reflects on the Statue of Liberty’s evolving meaning throughout the twentieth century and in the aftermath of September 11, 2001—examining how she has represented hope, freedom, and resilience to generations of Americans and newcomers alike.

Blade: Blood Thirsty

2004 • 6 min

This short film was included in "Blade Trinity: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Deluxe".

Alone in the Wilderness

2004 • 57 min • United States of America

Dick Proenneke retired at age 50 in 1967 and decided to build his own cabin in the wilderness at the base of the Aleutian Peninsula, in what is now Lake Clark National Park. Using color footage he shot himself, Proenneke traces how he came to this remote area, selected a homestead site and built his log cabin completely by himself. The documentary covers his first year in-country, showing his day-to-day activities and the passing of the seasons as he sought to scratch out a living alone in the wilderness.

Happy Tree Friends- Winter Break

2004 • 20 min • United States of America

Cute, cuddly and horribly wrong…It’s the Happy Tree Friends! No matter how innocently their day begins, it always ends in mayhem. But the ensemble cast of Cuddles, Handy, Giggles, Lumpy, Flippy and the others are just so damn cute you’ll want to squeeze them until their little eyes pop out! This Holiday DVD is the ½ hour "Winter Break" special that aired on MTV International and MTV2.

O homem que sabia javanês

2004 • 50 min • Brazil

One Fine Day, a Hairdresser

2004 • 13 min • France

How do you ask a wild, impetuous hairdresser on a date if you're a pathologically timid philosophy student with no social skills?

Ryukyu Kingdom: Made in Okinawa

2004 • 18 min • Japan

A Ryūkyū man dressed in a traditional bashōfu (芭蕉布 / banana plant cloth) kimono lies on the beach looking out to the sea. As he lies there, we witness the passage of time on the islands. At first there is peace and time seems to move slowly. Only the music and the occasional movements of the man indicate the passage of time. Finally a man carrying water passes by, followed by other people representative of times past: market vendors, peasants, the red-cheeked god dancing at a matsuri (festival). But as the film progresses, the islands prove to be the meeting place of many cultures.

The Sisters of Mercy

2004 • 17 min • United States of America

A documentary concerning the periods between the actual takes during the production of Hartley's short film "Iris," revealing the imagination, diligence and patience that goes into composing a shot.