All Films

Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth

2004 • 58 min • United States of America

Comedian Dave Chappelle does what he does best in this outrageous and hilarious standup performance, which allows him to push the envelope far beyond what he does on his TV show. Taped in San Francisco at the famed Fillmore, Chappelle lets loose on such topics as black celebrities, what it's like to have raunchy fans of his TV show approach him while he's trying to enjoy Disneyland with his kids, Michael Jackson, Kobe Bryant... and crackheads, of course. It's comedy Chappelle-style and, for what it's worth, no one is safe from his barbs. But you already knew that!

Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane

2004 • 18 min • United States of America

A behind-the-scenes featurette that focuses on John Frankenheimer's approach to the 1998 film "Ronin."

Passing Hearts

2004 • 15 min • Sweden

This film shows a boy named Daniel going about his daily life. He seemed like he's depressed, as he doesn't join the other kids in sports and his emotions are very flat. The next day, he pretends to be sick so he can stay home from school. However, after his mother leaves, he sneaks off on a cross-country adventure.

Something About Sydney Pollack

2004 • 59 min • France

In this archival documentary, Sydney Pollack discusses his career and relationship with various actors, directors and producers. A large portion of the documentary examines Pollack and Robert Redford's friendship, as well as the various films they did together during the years.

The Workaday Gangster

2004 • 7 min • United States of America

A short Goodfellas documentary featuring interviews with the actors, Martin Scorsese, and Henry Hill.

No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat

2004 • 30 min

A documentary exploring the historical concept of the narrative of Stanley Kubrick's 1964 film "Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb." This short documentary compares the film with the actual events concerning the Cold War and the Cuban Missle Crisis.

Sur Le Fil Des 4000

2004 • 50 min • France

Sur le fil des 4000 is a documentary film by Gilles Chapaz, which traces the last rope of the mountaineering duo Patrick Berhault and Philippe Magnin. The objective of the roped party was to climb the 82 peaks over 4000 meters in the Alps, by carrying out the connecting routes on foot, on skis or by bike. All at the end of winter and the beginning of spring. They left on March 1, 2004, from Saint Christophe en Oisans. The film shows us in images this alpine adventure, from which the spirit of competition is excluded, to make way for the simple pleasure of being in the mountains. This posthumous film was edited after the disappearance of Patrick Berhault, which occurred during the expedition on April 28, 2004.

The Ecology of Love

2004 • 18 min • United States of America

A stylish romance centering on a brokenhearted urbanite who, only after breaking down and getting stranded in the desert, unearths the resources to woo a French-speaking woman at a lonely motel.

The Survival Guide to Soviet Kitsch

2004 • 13 min • United States of America

A collection of video clips accompanying the songs 'The Flowers', 'Carbon Monoxide', 'Ode To Divorce', 'Us' and 'The Ghost Of Corporate Future' from Regina Spektor's 2003 album 'Soviet Kitsch'.

A Trip to the City

2004 • 19 min • Romania

A shy teacher and a versatile driver from a small vilage are gonig to town send by the mayor to bring a computer for the Mayoralty and a lavatory for the mayor, but things don't end like they suposed to.

Universal Soldier: A Tale of Two Titans

2004 • 14 min • United States of America

Biography style segment that gives us some interesting background information on Van Damme and Lundgren. Though they come from different parts of Europe, they followed a similar path on their respective trips to Hollywood stardom. The mini documentary follows them from their early days in Europe through to their current careers in America and uses lots of personal archive photos and footage to tell its tale.

Kaluoka'hina: The Enchanted Reef

2004 • 30 min • Germany

The vastness of our planets oceans guards unimaginable secrets. One of its most precious is Kaluokahina, the enchanted reef whose magic protects it against humans finding it. Kaluokahinas colorful inhabitants have thus always lived in peace... until the volcano erupts, and the spell is broken.

Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!

2004 • 60 min • New Zealand

The documentary looks at the rise to celebrity status of NZ actor and musician Bret McKenzie, who appeared for 3 seconds as an extra in "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", during the Council of Elrond scene. His brief appearance sparked a huge internet fan-base dedicated to his "brooding pout" and "elvish good looks". McKenzie has been dubbed "FIGWIT", an acronym of "Frodo is Great; Who is That!!?"

Steve-O: The Early Years

2004 • 44 min • United States of America

How did a college drop-out with a drug and alcohol problem use a home video camera to become an international icon of bad behavior? Don't Try This At Home presents Steve-O: The Early Years, a documentary full of footage that censors would never allow on television. Follow Steve-O through his childhood skateboarding and drug-dealing days, first life-threatening stunts, time in the circus and, ultimately, international stardom. You will not believe what a buttnut this guy really is.

A Metaphysical Education

2004 • 3 min

A champion runner finds himself torn between winning a race and compulsively amassing any object he finds on his way. The film came about from a workshop run by Balázs Lóth in Budapest called Celluloid Műhely. Each participant was given complete freedom to make anything as long as the production didn’t exceed one roll of 16mm film, which was donated by the workshop.

Last Stand of the Great Bear

2004 • 60 min

National Geographic embarks on a 250-mile adventure through unspoiled territory along the coast of British Columbia called the Great Bear Rain Forest. It is here that bear-hunting wolves take to the sea, grizzlies clash in titanic battles, and wild salmon are the pulsing lifeblood of an entire ecosystem. As this precious habitat faces an uncertain future, threatened by chainsaws and fish farms, a team of dedicated scientists is racing to prove that it must be protected. Forming a wilderness detective squad, these experts are searching for the rare white spirit bear and collecting clues that will decipher the secret life of the forest's elusive inhabitants.

Pilou

2004 • 12 min • France

Léo, a mute boy, behaves increasingly strangely after his father runs over his dog.

Hitler & Stalin: Roots of Evil

2004 • 45 min

An examination of the paranoia, cold-bloodedness, and sadism of two of the 20th century's most brutal dictators and mass murderers: Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin.

The Population of Colonial Spanish America

2004 • 20 min

Massacre! Famine! Violence! Infant mortality! Slaves! Natural disasters! Fornication! Rape! Learn everything you ever wanted to know about the relations between the Spanish and the indigenous people in minute and unspeakable detail, in this ultra-realistic blockbuster filmed in beautiful Mexican locations.

Stan Winston: Monster Mogul

2004 • 5 min • United States of America

Featurette on special make-up effects creator Stan Winston

Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers

2004 • 52 min • United States of America

To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS, we revisited our edit of the film and interviews with director Gillo Pontecorvo and producer Saadi Yacef, who discuss the process of representing Algeria's struggle for independence and the challenges of presenting a balanced view of the conflict.

Zombie Psycho STHLM

2004 • 13 min • Sweden

Klas has a mission from God. He is a crusader born to fight against the horrible unknown that is threatening the city of Stockholm... But who and what is the threat?

Hollywood by Accident

2004 • 12 min

All his life, Adrien Perreti looked like a girl. So, whatever: he decided to become a diva, in Hollywood...by accident.

Diary of a Fly

2004 • 10 min • United States of America

The day to day existence of a little fly that wants to be a superhero and is not afraid to dream really big.