All Films

50 Things to Eat Before You Die

2004 • 60 min • United Kingdom

Savour the top gastronomic delights that every diner should sample in their lifetime, as voted for by members of the public. It's a mouth-watering journey through childhood favourites, exotic dishes and bizarre but delicious fare.

Stalin My Neighbour

2004 • 15 min • United Kingdom

Annie wants to find her cat and forget her past. She walks the streets of the East End of London, in the footsteps of Josef Stalin and Mahatma Gandhi. Annie's obsessive journey through local history triggers an unravelling of her own life.

Making of House of Flying Daggers

2004 • 44 min

Main Characters/Performers: 1. Xiao Mei - first appearing as new star dancer in lavish Peony Pavilion brothel, Mei is believed to be the blind daughter of a rebel group's recently assassinated leader- played by Zhang Ziyi . 2. Jin - police captain in the ruling Tang emperor's service, enlisted by his superior Leo to play the role of double agent by helping Mei escape and getting her to lead him - and government troops - to the rebel stronghold - played by Takeshi Kaneshiro. 3. Leo - introduced as a high ranking policeman in the Tang emperor's service, Leo turns out to a mole planted years earlier by the rebels working to overthrow the corrupt ruling Tang government - played by Andy Lau.

Skagafjördur

2004 • 33 min • United States of America

A film documenting the landscapes of northern Iceland.

Bico

2004 • 6 min • Finland

A lyrical documentary captures a small mountain village in Portugal, showcasing its timeless essence amid historical changes. As men leave for stone-cutting work, women take charge in their absence, surrounded by snowy mountains and wandering sheep and cattle, with dogs guarding against wolves.

Mabel's Saga

2004 • 15 min • Canada

This short animation celebrates menopause through the story of Mabel. She’s juggling work, teenagers and an elderly mom. Now she’s got hot flashes and chin hairs! Before you can say "estrogen," purple-haired Mabel finds herself the heroine of her own adventure. Colourful computer animation and a rich musical score offer a reassuring look at one of the most important passages in a woman's life.

Belly Button

2004 • 10 min • United Kingdom

Six strangers from differing backgrounds are drawn together at one moment, after which nothing will be the same.

LA BATALLA FINAL: Domo Arigato

2004 • 25 min • Argentina

Short film directed by Juan Bautista Dartiguelongue, action choreographer of the PLAGA ZOMBIE saga, FILMATRON and other films by FARSA Producciones.

Fields of Mudan

2004 • 23 min

A young Asian girl, Mudan, is forced into modern day slavery by a brutal child brothel owner. Mudan soon befriends another young girl in the brothel, and starts dreaming of a better life with her mother in America.

The Christmas Dinosaur

2004 • 47 min

Eight-year-old Jason Barnes is a dinosaur freak. All he wants for Christmas is a high-tech robotic toy called Dino-Bot. Unable to wait, he opens one of his presents early. What he finds, however, is a petrified dinosaur egg. The egg hatches and a baby dinosaur begins to grow at an alarming rate. Jason realizes that he needs to find it a bigger home! Now if only he can keep it hidden from his parents long enough to reunite the baby dinosaur with his family in time for Christmas.

Mario Bava: Operazione paura

2004 • 54 min • Italy

Mario Bava Operazione Paura", hosted by Joe Dante, is an hommage of the Master of the Terror, the italian director Mario Bava

Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'

2004 • 10 min • United States of America

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Rob Schmidt's 'Wrong Turn'.

One Wedding and a Revolution

2004 • 19 min • United States of America

This short film reveals the inspiration, motivation and political challenges at San Francisco City Hall during the frantic days leading up to the first government-sanctioned same-sex marriage.

The Iceman and the Psychiatrist

2004 • 48 min • United States of America

For the third time, HBO cameras go inside Trenton State Maximum Security Prison--and inside the mind of one of the most prolific killers in U.S. history--in this gripping documentary. Mafia hit man Richard Kuklinski freely admits to killing more than 100 people, but in this special, he speaks with top psychiatrist Dr. Park Dietz in an effort to face the truth about his condition. Filled with more never-before-revealed confessions, it's the most chillingly candid Iceman special yet as it combines often-confrontational interview footage between Kuklinski and Dietz with photos, crime reenactments and home movies that add new layers to this evolving and fascinating story.

My Generation G... G... Gap

2004 • 6 min

We see Porky Pig taking his teenage daughter (Peta Pig) to a rock concert. When he realises just how wild the concert is, he will stop at nothing to get inside.

Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'

2004 • 32 min • United States of America

Explores the making of 'Spider-Man' (2002).

The Autopsy

2004 • 26 min • France

A documentary about the making of Brian De Palma's 1973 film "Sisters" including interviews with the cast and crew.

The Drujes

2004 • 14 min • Canada

On Christmas Eve, two young women are stranded when their car breaks down.

Minema Cinema

2004 • 22 min

A collection of bizarrely original animated stories from scripts written by young children. Emulating the approach of New York’s 52nd Street Project and London’s Scene & Heard theatre groups, the film is voiced by professional adult actors and directed to render the children’s dramatic intentions as sincerely as possible. Three short films within one film: Revenge Is Cold – Woody the box of matches dreams of becoming a lighter. Love Then First Fight – Bob Brakinlot the crowbar is a reformed criminal, determined to give himself a second chance. Keep Going – A young egg, Stuart, escapes from his fridge in Scotland on a mission to meet his hero, Michael Jackson.

Chiaki Kuriyama 栗山千明

2004 • 42 min • Japan

digi+KISHIN DVD Chiaki Kuriyama. Chiaki Kuriyama is an actress who has become world-famous for appearing in Tarantino's "Kill Bill". Photography by one of Japan's most famous photographers, Kishin Shinoyama.

El mal

2004 • 4 min • Chile

The clouds over a couple give rise to a story about the small everyday gestures of a world that stops around the disturbing spaces of everyday life.

Taverne

2004 • 40 min • Armenia

A large pink bunny has adventures and many drinks at the tavern in between.

The Lost Tape: Andy's Terrifying Last Days Revealed

2004 • 17 min • United States of America

During the film Dawn of the Dead, the survivors in the shopping mall communicate with a lone man named Andy, who is on the top of a building across the street. This is the footage from Andy's last days.

Woman Hollering Creek

2004 • 15 min

A woman without very much money struggles to balance her work, family and housing situation.