All Films

Flowers on the Razorwire: Chance Meeting

2004 • 29 min • United States of America

True crime author Doug Shanks thought he'd seen it all until the day he dialed up a two legged nightmare, the psychotic dominatrix Flower. She ties him up and tortures him mercilessly until it's time to tell her a story. Doug stutters out a tale of a young Asian girl trapped in a broken down elevator with a boiler repairman who might just be Los Angeles' worst serial killer ever!

El tesoro de los caracoles

2004 • 16 min • Chile

After finding a valuable treasure, Quique commits a crime. His mother arranges a plot to hide the act and keep the gems, but to make it, she'll have to surpass both the stupidity of Quique and the smartness of the policemen who investigate the case.

Looking for Fidel

2004 • 57 min • United States of America, Spain, France

Oliver Stone's second documentary on/interview with Fidel Castro specifically addresses his country's recent crackdown on Cuban dissidents; namely, the execution of three men who hijacked a ferry to the United States.

Lewis Black: Black on Broadway

2004 • 58 min • United States of America

Lewis Black goes on tirade after tirade about stupidity in America. He covers everything from corporate greed and Martha Stewart to WMDs and homeland security.

Polly Pocket

2004 • 20 min • United States of America

Join Polly and her friends as they travel to her father's island in the Pacific to do research on lunar eclipses. But the pressure is on! If they don't get a good grade for the project, Lila will be grounded and Polly's band, "Polly and the Pockets" won't be able to play at the school dance! Will they ace the project and get to play? Or will frenemies get in the way...

Ten Minute Movie

2004 • 9 min

A lowly extra gets a shot at stardom. Now the glory, and the girl, are at Sam's fingertips. But suddenly his best friend is packing heat and his femme has gone all fatale. Sam's got ten minutes to stop the plot twisting out of control.

If It Where Always Like This

2004 • 5 min • Brazil

Video installation, in 16mm film.

The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan

2004 • 52 min • Austria, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Romania

The glorious and tragic story of American athlete and actor Johnny Weissmuller (1904-84), Olympic swimmer, water polo player and the only true Tarzan, an archetypal character and myth of cinema, that of the original Hollywood blockbusters (1932-48).

The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember

2004 • 50 min • United States of America

The cast members reminisce about the show and present exclusive blooper footage never shown on television, as well as an update on their current activities.[1][2] The reunion took place at Fran Drescher's oceanside home in California. The entire cast was present except for Daniel Davis, who was performing in the musical La Cage aux Folles on Broadway at the time and was unable to attend. Also at the reunion were Drescher's mother and father, Sylvia and Morty, who made several appearances on the show. In the special, Daniel Davis, or "Danny", was said by Drescher to have gotten "lost". At the end of the special, "Danny" (actually Danny Bonaduce), makes an appearance.

The Open Doors

2004 • 12 min

The Open Doors is a short British film based on a short story 'The Open Window' by Saki (H. H. Munro) starring Michael Sheen, Charlotte Ritchie and Cherie Lunghi

From Avalon to Argolis

2004 • 14 min • United Kingdom

Writer David Fisher and script editor Christopher H Bidmead examine the making of The Leisure Hive from the screenwriter's point of view.

Miracle In Toyland

2004 • 49 min • United States of America

Living with a single father whose military career frequently takes him away on business, Jesse is a lonely little boy who has never learned the true meaning of caring. When his father is suddenly called away on Christmas Eve and and he is sent to stay with his cousin, Gabriella, Jesse discovers a magical realm where toys spring to life to help him learn a lesson or two about love and family.

The Naked Feminist

2004 • 58 min

THE NAKED FEMINIST challenges the myths surrounding women in the porn industry while exploring preconceived notions of control, pleasure and exploitation. Through candid behind the scenes interviews with pornstars, academics and feminists this informative and straight-talking documentary strips away the ideological straitjacket surrounding the decades-old porn versus feminist debate by demonstrating that strong, inspirational women are found in all walks of life - including pornography.

Perfection

2004 • 7 min • United States of America

From infancy, an Asian American woman learns the game of perfection - but if your goal is perfection, will the game ever end?

Naked in the 21st Century: A Journey Through Naturism

2004 • 46 min • United States of America

A documentary comparing and contrasting the origin of the nudist movement with how it is practiced today. The film also offers a look at the making of a nudist movie and a retrospective of nudist films from the 1930s to the 1960s.

Roy Lichtenstein: Pop Idol

2004 • 30 min • United Kingdom

Paul Morley investigates the lasting appeal of art's very own Pop Idol. From failed Abstract Expressionist to pioneering Pop Art hero, Roy Lichtenstein revolutionized the art world with his big, bold, brash cartoon images of American culture. Even before Andy Warhol had picked up his can of Campbell's soup, Lichtenstein was making merchandise into art and cultivating his own durable brand, turning out work that was highly consumable and tirelessly reproduced.

The Kiss

2004 • 25 min • United States of America

THE KISS is a supernatural thriller that revolves around three bachelors... Kyle, Mike, and Jim. What starts as an afternoon hike leads to a late-night rendezvous with a beautiful seductress full of centuries of rage. In the 28 days that follow, Kyle will experience physical and psychological changes that endanger the lives of everyone around him.

Christmas in Washington

2004 • 46 min

Directed by Michael Stevens. With Michael McDonald, Phil McGraw, LeAnn Rimes, Ruben Studdard.

The Diary from the Past

2004 • 21 min

A writer (Hidetoshi Nishijima) who has an artistic crisis purchases a stack of diaries written by a teenage girl (Yû Aoi) who is fatally ill. Living in different time lines both are able to communicate via writing diaries…

Running Without Sound

2004 • 12 min • United States of America

Sean is deaf, a high school student and a cross country runner. He's also a closeted gay teenager who's just coming to terms with his sexuality and his attraction to a fellow team-mate.

9:30

2004 • 13 min

Chan Kin Fai flies to Los Angeles from Singapore to forget the person he loves. But he ends up calling his love everyday at 9:30 Singapore time.

The Man Who Returns from Above

2004 • 26 min • France

What compels a man to push the limits of what is attainable ever higher? After thirty years of relentless struggle with the highest peaks on earth, Marc Batard has finally found the answers to these questions. He had to reach the summit of Everest twice, once shattering the record for fastest time in 24 hours without oxygen, and climb the most difficult faces of the Alps to glimpse the path to inner healing. It was through physical suffering that he was able to confront the pain of his soul. He was finally able to talk about the violence of his childhood, the shock he carried like a ball and chain for decades. Having completed his summit therapy, Marc Batard tells his story in this documentary by Gilles Perret.

Hospital City

2004 • 48 min • Canada

As debate in Canada and the world rages over health care, Hospital City offers a moving, human portrait of the people whom the issues touch most closely.

Rent-A-Person

2004 • 12 min

A lonely bathroom attendant starts a business renting passengers to freeway commuters who want to utilize the carpool lane.