All Films

Our Father

2004 • 28 min • United States of America

When their father dies, two young men discover a stack of love letters although they knew of no one in his life. Tensions rise when they begin to suspect that the writer of the letters was another man.

Mercy

2004 • 14 min • United Kingdom

A young boy, Ben, lost in a vortex of poverty, is bullied at achool and neglected at home. He takes control of his life and rids himself forever of his aggressors.

The Last Farm

2004 • 17 min • Iceland

An Oscar nominated Icelandic short film about an old man who might leave his farm but keeps a secret.

Sold Out

2004 • 3 min • Australia

The mystery of a vacant seat at a sold out cricket match.

Remembering Ragtime

2004 • 18 min • United States of America

Memories from the making of the classic Milos Forman film "Ragtime".

Finding Kate

2004 • 13 min • United States of America

Kate rejects her boyfriend Jess for a fling with her philandering cousin, Victoria. Her love for the older woman is implicitly unrequited.

The Spear of Longinus

2004 • 40 min • Japan

A war rages on, its end unknown, covering the world in despair. At a military field hospital, a group of soldiers bring in one of their own, wounded by a large, vicious, bite-like wound, along with a large box. The soldiers are visibly shaken. Suddenly, an enigmatic man appears. As he starts to tell them the legend of the Lance of Longinus, their night of unimaginable terror begins.

Faster & Faster

2004 • 48 min

Faster & Faster brilliantly captures the events which made the 2003 and 2004 MotoGP seasons so extraordinary: the tire-smoking arrival of the 215mph Ducati missiles; the shocking death of rising star Daijiro Kato; the drama of Sete Gibernau's wild battles with Valentino Rossi; and the Italian's switch from the all-conquering Honda to the underdog Yamaha – a move which was to seal the Rossi legend. This is the story of an epic time in MotoGP, in the words and actions of the world's greatest motorcycle racers.

The Isle

2004 • 8 min • Denmark, Malta

A foreigner comes to Malta, to take pictures of dilapidated buildings. He photographs ruins that look like they could be on Bocklin's "Isle of the Dead." Soon he finds, however, that crumbling edifices are not the only similarity between the two Isles.

Heartbeat

2004 • 15 min • Sweden

A dazzling musical about a young Arab woman facing deportation just as she is about to receive a heart transplant.

Cut & Run

2004 • 14 min • United States of America

A rough and tough bounty hunter enlists in beauty school and all havoc ensues.

No Biggie

2004 • 57 min • Croatia

Two Croatian students meet at a party. One, Marina, dedicated to their degree, the other, Marko, somewhat of a rebel. They have a brief fling, have sex, but Marina gets pregnant.

Luckey Quarter

2004 • 12 min • United States of America

Darlene, a single mom and flat-broke chambermaid in a ramshackle Carson City, NV hotel receives a quarter for a tip. "A lousy quarter", she says. As she's soon to find out, both it and she are lousy...with luck.

Words of Truth

2004 • 54 min • Spain, Uruguay

The documentary looks in the life and work of Mario Benedetti, especially in his poetic work, the keys to an illustrious Montevideo. A man who has had to live several exiles and has received all the awards that this world can give. But above all, the affection of an unconditional, massive and faithful audience that follows him everywhere and pampers him every day with their applause and reading. A sad childhood, a youth full of work and reading, and a maturity full of commitments marked Benedetti. His work testifies the history, that which only artists can tell.

The Persuaders

2004 • 55 min

PBS Frontline takes an in-depth look at the multibillion-dollar "persuasion industries" of advertising and public relations and how marketers have developed new ways of integrating their messages deeper into the fabric of our lives. Through sophisticated market research methods to better understand consumers and by turning to the little-understood techniques of public relations to make sure their messages come from sources we trust, marketers are crafting messages that resonate with an increasingly cynical public.

Joe Blow

2004 • 5 min • United States of America

Poor Joe puts his all into making his first date a perfect evening, only to have the effort of seduction get the better of him.

Netrun-mon the Movie

2004 • 29 min • Japan

Conceived by Netrunner Magazine to celebrate their 5th birthday. This 30-min OVA is directed by Poyoyon Rock (of "Popotan" fame) and stars cute Netrunner characters Nin'i-tan and friends.

L'Armadio

2004 • 14 min • Italy

Fragment from Adaghietto from 5th Symphonie by Gustav Mahler.

Twisted Tango

2004 • 6 min

The film takes us into the dreams and desires of a beautiful woman who abandons herself to the arms of Morpheus. A man approaches and dances with her a languorous tango....

Astro Boy: The Glorious Earth

2004 • 20 min • Japan

A boy is chased by a robot through some ruins. There, he finds an Earth ruled by a computer called "Gaia," who has lost patience with humans who repeatedly cause war and environmental destruction. While desperately trying to escape, the boy discovers Atom, which had been put on display 200 years ago after it had finished its role.

Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger THE MOVIE: Full Blast Action

2004 • 39 min • Japan

The Dekarangers must deal with a mysterious undercover agent from another planet while trying to save her world and Earth from one of the universe's toughest Alienizer gangs.

Flame of Recca: Final Burning

2004 • 32 min • Japan

A retold ending based on the final few chapters of the Flame of Recca manga series.

This Car Up

2003 • 16 min • United States of America

In this comedy of errors and elevators, a bike messenger and a businessman can't stop thinking about each other after their paths cross.

Terminal Bar

2003 • 23 min • United States of America

A fascinating pictorial history of a New York City bar whose customers, from the hard-drinking working class Irish to the coiffed African American gay male, continually transform its focus during its 10-year reign.