All Films

Puleng

2004 • 3 min • United Kingdom

On a small Kalahari farm things look bleak. It hasn't rained for ages and the well has run dry and the residents are just about hanging on with what little they have. As the farmers' daughter prepares to gamble on the final few seeds they have left something appears on the horizon which could be the salvation they have been praying for.

Full fart med Mulle Meck

2004 • 60 min • Sweden

How does a boat work? When did you start building boats? When did the first trains come? Mulle Meck talks about all this and much more in the second film about Mulle Meck, for children who want to know a little more.

Det nya livet

2004 • 60 min • Sweden

It has been three years since Tom Alandh made the film "Det svåra livet" about homeless drug addict Pia. This film shows what has happened to her since.

The Other Side of Burka

2004 • 52 min • Iran

The Other Side of Burka is a 2004 Iranian documentary directed by Mehrdad Oskouei. In the southern island of Qeshm, Iran, which is a very strict region in point of tradition and African-Arabic rules, all women are under the pressure of patriarch society. Their sufferance is manifested by different mental (Zar, Possession) and physical diseases which must be only treated by Zar Ceremony. For the first time, despite the danger these women face, this film tells us the sad story of their life and shows their confection in front of the camera. It tries to be an honest mirror which reflects their sufferance and unveils their Burka to reveal their real characters.

The Lunar Pack

2004 • 58 min

Let Mistress Misty (Debbie Rochon) guide you through three tales of the full moon as she follows the stories of different werewolves and how they handle their curse, gift or simple way of life.

Zamboni Man

2004 • 14 min

Zamboni Man is a short story that peers into the lives of two unique and unlikely characters: Walt, a Zamboni driver and Tyler, a young graceful figure skater. The story takes place in the quietness of a vacant ice rink during a late night, after hours, practice session where Tyler rehearses her current skating program. On the evening of our story we witness their improbable and ironic relationship. What these two share by story's end reminds us of the power of imagination and delivers an unexpected message of hope.

Regarding Soon

2004 • 10 min • United States of America

A behind the scenes look, including an interview with Hal Hartley, surrounding his play "Soon," a production inspired by the 1993 events in Waco, Texas involving the religious sect called the Branch Davidians and their collision with the US Federal Government.

One Step Ahead

2004 • 4 min • United States of America

An office worker tries frantically to outpace his co-workers in this lighting fast dash across the big city. Commissioned for Art of Speed at Nikelab.

Always on a Tuesday

2004 • 28 min • Sweden

Sanna and Moa are best friends. One afternoon a week the two girls are allowed to be home alone instead of going to After-school. It is exciting and of course they have to try everything they normally aren't allowed to do. But after a while the games become more serious and Sanna has a hard time finding a way out.

Ausência

2004 • 8 min • Brazil

Brazilian short film, directed by Julia Murat.

Rotweinrock und Lammfellmantel

2004 • 53 min • Germany

A documentary about Waltraud Koehler - a local institution - and her laundry. For twenty years, day after day, she has run her business in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg. Every minute simply shows her devotion for her shop and her customers. But at the age of almost 70 it is time to go.

Great is the Mystery of Godliness

2004 • 12 min • Germany

When an intergalactic space god shows up in the form of a German potato and turns your teeth into drunken, blathering idiots… it’s time to take the chicken and hit the fire escape. That is… unless you really dig having your domicile over run by dirty pots and pans.

A Boy on a Dock Blowing his Nose

2004 • 16 min • Canada

Barry Doupé's lusty A Boy on a Dock Blowing His Nose features vaguely articulated, quasi-human doodles and Spirographs animated within a bizarre netherworld of its own humid imagination.

Cinco hipótesis acerca de las turbulencias que pueden ocurrir una noche en una pieza de hotel

2004 • 8 min • Chile

A man spends the night at an hotel in an unnamed city in southern Chile. It's late and he finds himself unable to sleep. He's bored. He feels confused about what to do next. He wishes to eat and to urinate. He's sexually excited. The image of a naked woman appears on the TV screen.

Biografia do Tempo

2004 • 8 min

My German Boyfriend

2004 • 18 min • Canada

A gay Chinese-Canadian is searching for his ideal lover. A comedy about alleged cultural identities, a diary about migrant isolation and a love letter.

The Fatal Eleven

2004 • 43 min • Germany

Football and Nazism is at the core of this powerful film that tells the true story of the ‘The Fatal Eleven’. In August 1942, a football game between forced Ukrainian labourers & the German Air Force took place with tragic consequences.

The Great Nazi Cash Swindle

2004 • 49 min • United Kingdom

Documentary examining Operation Bernhard, the counterfeiting scheme devised by the Nazis during World War Two to undermine the British war effort.

Sundowning

2004 • 18 min • United States of America

While Corey and his friends are spending spring break at Grandpa's cabin, The Boss and his henchmen devise a plot to acquire Grandpa's land. Little do they know that when the sun goes down Grandpa has some plans of his own.

Cycle: The Bloody Summer of 1999

2004 • 20 min • Germany

In the summer of 1999, an old hospital was the scene of one of the most horrific crimes in German post-war history. This film traces the almost unimaginable events and is only recommended for people with extremely strong nerves.

Running With the Herd

2004 • 55 min

Running with the Herd is a unique and beautiful film. Director Thorfinnur Gudnason and his team bring to life a dramatic tale with sharply defined characters – all of them horses. Stretching the limits of the nature documentary has been Gudnason´s forte and his earlier film, Woodmouse: Life of the Run, has been shown around the world. Here he takes us into the world of horses running wild in the stark but majestic highlands of Iceland. Without humanising the animals in any way, the film tells a story full of drama and emotion, character, danger, and resolve.

Who is Barði?

2004 • 29 min

A documentary following the life of Barði Jóhannsson and his band Bang Gang while they record their new album, but not everything is at seems to be.

Countdown to Nothing

2004 • 13 min

An “autobiographical self-activation musical around hypnosis and friendship”. Made in collaboration with musician Kevin Blechdom, the musical “Countdown to Nothing” tells the story of two women meeting around a tree, somewhere, maybe in a park. One of them is flying around, can’t put her feet on the ground while the other is tangled in flesh web. With the help of hypnosis, they will solve their problems by traveling through their psychedelic subconscious (www.argosarts.org).

Driving Volkswagen

2004 • 7 min • Germany

Jürgen likes Lisie. And Lisie also has a crush on Jürgen. Anton, Lisie's little boy, frankly doesn't like Jürgen. But Lisie just puts the boy in Jürgen's Passat. When he begins to tell a moralizing anecdote, the world outside the car changes unexpectedly...