All Films

La culpa del alpinista

2004 • 14 min • Spain

The story of two girls and their strange relationship with the cold. Ana has a phobia of cold and, especially, of snow. Her mother has moved her to live in the south, near the beach. But her fears don't go away; on the contrary, they get worse.

Gretchen & the Night Danger

2004 • 26 min • United States of America

An awkward teenager wrestles with whether or not to let her boyfriend go up her shirt.

La peur, petit chasseur

2004 • 9 min • France

A child waits in silence in the quiet of his home garden, in the deep countryside, alongside with his German Shepherd. He looks for his mother, looks around, checks in a shed, until he sees her leaving the house. But it’s as if she doesn’t see him. Something soon brings her back into the house, and the child is left alone with his nightmares.

Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy

2004 • 14 min • United States of America

A group of filmmakers talk about their appreciation for "GoodFellas" (1990) and how it has influenced their work. Jon Favreau, Allan and Albert Hughes, Joe Carnahan, Richard Linklater, Antoine Fuqua and Frank Darabont are interviewed about the film.

Brian Regan: I Walked on the Moon

2004 • 55 min • United States of America

This contains some of Brian Regan's best stand-up comedy including: Emergency Room, Visiting the Doctor, Food, UPS, Refrigerator, Phones and Codes, Airline Stuff, Inventions, Eye Doctor, Dinner Party

Lady by the Sea: The Statue of Liberty

2004 • 47 min • United States of America

Lady by the Sea: The Statue of Liberty (2004) explores the enduring symbolism of America’s most iconic monument. Directed by Kent Jones and Martin Scorsese, the documentary reflects on the Statue of Liberty’s evolving meaning throughout the twentieth century and in the aftermath of September 11, 2001—examining how she has represented hope, freedom, and resilience to generations of Americans and newcomers alike.

Blade: Blood Thirsty

2004 • 6 min

This short film was included in "Blade Trinity: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Deluxe".

Alone in the Wilderness

2004 • 57 min • United States of America

Dick Proenneke retired at age 50 in 1967 and decided to build his own cabin in the wilderness at the base of the Aleutian Peninsula, in what is now Lake Clark National Park. Using color footage he shot himself, Proenneke traces how he came to this remote area, selected a homestead site and built his log cabin completely by himself. The documentary covers his first year in-country, showing his day-to-day activities and the passing of the seasons as he sought to scratch out a living alone in the wilderness.

Happy Tree Friends- Winter Break

2004 • 20 min • United States of America

Cute, cuddly and horribly wrong…It’s the Happy Tree Friends! No matter how innocently their day begins, it always ends in mayhem. But the ensemble cast of Cuddles, Handy, Giggles, Lumpy, Flippy and the others are just so damn cute you’ll want to squeeze them until their little eyes pop out! This Holiday DVD is the ½ hour "Winter Break" special that aired on MTV International and MTV2.

O homem que sabia javanês

2004 • 50 min • Brazil

One Fine Day, a Hairdresser

2004 • 13 min • France

How do you ask a wild, impetuous hairdresser on a date if you're a pathologically timid philosophy student with no social skills?

Ryukyu Kingdom: Made in Okinawa

2004 • 18 min • Japan

A Ryūkyū man dressed in a traditional bashōfu (芭蕉布 / banana plant cloth) kimono lies on the beach looking out to the sea. As he lies there, we witness the passage of time on the islands. At first there is peace and time seems to move slowly. Only the music and the occasional movements of the man indicate the passage of time. Finally a man carrying water passes by, followed by other people representative of times past: market vendors, peasants, the red-cheeked god dancing at a matsuri (festival). But as the film progresses, the islands prove to be the meeting place of many cultures.

The Sisters of Mercy

2004 • 17 min • United States of America

A documentary concerning the periods between the actual takes during the production of Hartley's short film "Iris," revealing the imagination, diligence and patience that goes into composing a shot.

Honka

2004 • 22 min • Latvia

Forty years have passed, and the protagonist meets his childhood fear - an animated character named Honka.

Anatomy of a Working Stiff

2004 • 21 min

A behind the scenes look at the making of simulated corpses for the TV series "Six Feet Under".

The Revamping of Dracula

2004 • 39 min

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Dracula" (1979).

I'm an actrice

2004 • 24 min • France

Baba, a preteen from Belleville, Paris, must deal with her mother's determination to turn her into an actress.

A Single Tear

2004 • 2 min • Canada

An “epic” adventure and a magical environmental fairy tale. Amy Lockhart uses cutouts, drawings and collage (captured and manipulated as digital multi-plane animation) to conjure up her whimsical world. This film was made as part of the second edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.

Los ríos en tiempos de lluvia

2004 • 5 min • Mexico

A shortfilm by Julian Hernandez

After Much Thought

2004 • 13 min • France

Jacques summons to lunch his two children, adults already. He is about to break up with their mother and the time has come for him to return, in a most honest possible way, on the stories of his past and present love life.

Sex, Secrets and Frankie Howerd

2004 • 48 min • United Kingdom

A frank documentary about the scandalous private life of Frankie Howerd.

Strip Search

2004 • 56 min • United States of America

Strip Search follows several parallel stories examining personal freedoms vs. national security in the aftermath of 9/11; two main subplots involve an American woman detained in China and an Arab man detained in New York City.

Oh Mummy!

2004 • 7 min • United Kingdom

After the destruction of his home, Sutkeh the Destroyer struggles to find work and acceptance in an unforgiving world.

The Japanese Wife Next Door

2004 • 60 min • Japan

Office worker Takashi shares a drink one night with two women: Ryoko and Sakura. Fate intervenes and he subsequently ends up marrying Sakura. The newlywed couple move into Takashi’s family home (shared with his sister, father and grandfather), but Sakura’s nymphomaniac sex drive soon starts to cause tensions.