All Films

A Gamer's Day

2004 • 39 min • Germany

The Value of a Single Human Being

2004 • 6 min • United States of America

Abby Mann discusses his Oscar-winning screenplay and his inspirations.

The Last Survivor

2004 • 35 min

Scott Irwin lives alone with his father. He returns home one day and finds his father with his throat slit. He opens a package, and reads a letter before going to the meeting place set by Mr. Floyd, the creator of a dangerous game similar to 'Battle Royale'. He quickly becomes friends with Greg and Eve... but only one survivor can remain...

Nausea II

2004 • 57 min • United States of America

Two adult film stars become crippled with doubt, quit the business and go shopping.

Svensk Filmindustri: La grande aventure du cinéma Suédois

2004 • 54 min • France

Rarely in the history of the cinema, a company films productions will have marked the history and the culture of its country like "Svensk Filmindustri". Since its creation in 1919 by Charles Magnusson, Svensk Filmindustri have produced 1200 films including the major works of Mauritz Stiller, Victor Sjöström and Ingmar Bergman. The uncontested talent of the actresses Greta Garbo and Ingrid Bergman have given Swedish cinema a world recognition, a cinema that celebrates the power of the forces of nature, and where the inner life of its characters remains in our memories.

Filming 'Tess'

2004 • 26 min • United States of America

Documentary about the making of Roman Polanski's 1979 film "Tess."

We Have Decided Not to Die

2004 • 11 min • Australia

Three wordless rituals: birth, between, and rebirth. A woman lies at the bottom of a swimming pool, alone. The camera pans her body. She starts to rise, then sinks; convulsions follow and then she rises and hovers above the pool. A shirtless man in white pants stands in an asphalt lot, a car visible on either side. Convulsions begin. The cars back up, still facing him and each other. They pause; they race toward him. He leaps. A youth, shirtless and in white shorts, stands in front of a tall building. Doors open, he enters and walks to an elevator. Convulsions strike him as he rides to a top floor, exits the elevator, pauses, and runs toward a window. He crashes through.

Punchinello and the Most Marvelous Gift

2004 • 40 min • United States of America

The whole town is bustling to get ready for Maker Day. Hans is baking his seven-layer Chocolate Cherry Truffle Cake with Double Butter-cream Frosting. Violet is putting the finishing touches on her mountainous bouquet. Lucia is warming up for her solo, featuring the amazing Dr. Marvel and his Marvelaphony-organoni. And Punchinello is just baffled. He has nothing that would even compare to their fabulous creations, and especially nothing wonderful enough to honor Eli on Maker Day. Yet, in the midst of the celebration, something goes terribly awry and Punchinello comes to the rescue with the most precious gift of all-a gift from the hearts of all Wemmicks to honor the Maker on His special day.

Fin

2004 • 53 min

For as long as there have been surfers, there has been an accepted standard of what was normal-finless redwood planks in the 20s, longboards in the 60s, single-fins in the 70s, thrusters in the 80s and 90s. But today, there is no standard; there is no norm. There is only a group of surfers that are going their own way. FIN is an examination of the current state of the art, a time in surfing culture when surfers are compelled to ride whatever they want in order to facilitate a style that suits them best. FIN is a study of the end of one mentality, a look at the current epoch of surfing history, and a celebration of a time in surf culture when what you ride means nothing, but how you ride it means everything.

Prisoner

2004 • 13 min • France

I knew someone who lived in an attic for a long time. He told me that it was because of an upset in love. He didn't want to elucidate! I like this mystery.

A Pure Spirit

2004 • 3 min • France

On a wintery January afternoon, a girl walks in a park by herself. As groups of boys play football, she strolls about, observing the activities of her fellow park-goers.

The Making of King Arthur

2004 • 24 min • United Kingdom

Short documentary of the making of Antoine Fuqua's King Arthur (2004).

Deed Poll

2004 • 42 min • Germany

Two drug-addicted, incestuous, rich siblings kill a call-boy to make playing cards out of his skin.

Peter Kay: Live at the Manchester Arena

2004 • 47 min • United Kingdom

Peter Kay is back with this DVD, featuring his final performance at the Manchester Arena to a 9,000 sell out crowd on the 'Mum Wants A Bungalow Tour'.

Poēm pa kulšen

2004 • 13 min • Latvia

A cinematographic animation film directed by Jānis Cimmermanis. The screenplay is based on a work by Fricis Dziesma published in 1948, on the tradition of grain threshing in the Kurzeme region. Alongside the human lives, there are also the joys and woes of the little animals, and the lively whirl of intertwining events carries the viewer into the distant past, perhaps recognizing the fond memories shared by their parents or grandparents.

Há Sempre Alguém Que Te Ama

2004 • 56 min

Filmed immediately after the end of the civil war in Angola, Há Sempre Alguém Que Te Ama records the return of Pocas Pascoal to the country where she was born, in an attempt to reconstruct the episode that, in 1975, led to the capture of the director along with her mother and sisters. An intimate documentary about memory and self-(re)construction.

Eclipse

2004 • 3 min • United States of America

In "Eclipse" enigmatic images trail the path of a poem, exploring one aspect of grief when a life is eclipsed. The often-controversial subject of a woman's right to choose is depicted from a perspective that is pointedly more personal than political.

The Doctor Down Under

2004 • 51 min • United Kingdom

Australian Doctor Who fandom developed in a completely different way to either the British or American experience. In a vast country, half way round the world, with a population of only 20 million (compared to 60 million in Britain and 250 million in the USA), Australian fans were in many ways isolated from the programme they loved and the people who made it. Here, in this absorbing documentary, we travel round Australia talking to fans and finding out how they managed to pursue their interest in Doctor Who with so many obstacles in the way… the first of which was ABC’s decision to stop showing the programme!

A Touch Of Greatness

2004 • 26 min • United States of America

In an era when Dick, Jane, and discipline ruled America's schools, Albert Cullum allowed Shakespeare, Sophocles, and Shaw to reign in his fifth grade public school classroom. Through the use of poetry, drama and imaginative play, Cullum championed an unorthodox educational philosophy that spoke directly to his students' needs. Many of Cullum's projects were recorded on film by then novice filmmaker Robert Downey, Sr. Weaving stunning black and white footage and rare archival television broadcasts together with interviews of Cullum and his former students, this is a portrait of a maverick teacher who transformed a generation of young people by enabling them to discover their own inner greatness.

Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess

2004 • 21 min • United States of America

Documentary short focusing on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 1953 film I Confess.

Kelly Osbourne ‎– Live In London

2004 • 53 min

A recording of Kelly Osbourne's London Electric Ballroom concert from June 25th 2003. A collection of her greatest hits are performed including 'Papa Don't Preach' and 'Shut Up'.

Chocolate - Hot Chocolate

2004 • 54 min • United States of America

Hot Chocolate is a documentary that chronicles the 2003 Chocolate skateboard team tour. The video showcases the talents of new additions Marc Johnson, Justin Eldridge and Chris Roberts as well as day-oners like Chico Brenes and Daniel Castillo. Interviews and voice-overs give insight into the team's personality and life on the road. Special features include: Girl High Fives on the I-5 tour, a slide-show, and an emotional opening with a tribute to the late Keenan Milton.

Sliding Flora

2004 • 12 min • Israel

Flora was born in the field, that's what she keeps telling everyone, that is. She is a waitress in a coffee shop that requires complex acrobatic skills. Flora cannot take it anymore. But she still hasn't lost her dramatic talent...

Das Stargeschäft- Hinter den Kulissen des schnellen Ruhmes

2004 • 43 min

A documentary about Big Brother S2 inhabitant "the nominator" Christian Möllmann and about DSDS contestant Daniel Küblböck. The highs and lows of short-lived stardom.