All Films

Danny MacAskill - Way Back Home

2011 • 25 min

Way Back Home is the incredible new riding clip from Danny MacAskill, it follows him on a journey from Edinburgh back to his hometown Dunvegan, in the Isle of Skye.

Pendarvia

2011 • 30 min • United States of America

Pendarvia is a 30 minute film that documents the recording process of The Decemberists album "The King Is Dead" (Capitol, 2011). The album was recorded in a barn in rural Oregon. Pendarvia is heavily driven by the natural surroundings of the area, inter-cutting music with beautiful shots of the surrounding scenery. The film follows the abstractly linear narrative of the recording process, inter-cutting found moments of dialogue from the band, producer Tucker Martine, collaborators and friends. The film is a beautiful audio/visual collage that explores the trials and tribulations of the creative process.

Barney: 1 2 3 Learn

2011 • 44 min

Barney can't wait to show you that shapes, numbers and letters are the ticket to fun and friendship in this Tee-riffic adventure!

That's Fine

2011 • 34 min • Canada

Voleurz' That’s Fine documents the antics and exploits of the infamous Voleurz Family, comprised of skiers, snowboarders and skateboarders, making the multi-sport offering one of the most well-rounded and diverse films in the action sports world. Highlights include snowboarder Justin VDP slaying pillow lines in the Whistler backcountry, freeskier KC Deane's jaw-dropping big mountain segment, a raucous urban trip to Ontario with Scott Sych & Matt Brindisi, the unique style of one of skiing's most imaginative individuals, Max Hill (along with the highly entertaining return of Max Hill vs The Intern), skateboarding the streets of Vancouver with Tyler Holm, and of course, the hilarious and not-to-be-missed Winter Volympics. As voted by fans, That’s Fine won Best Web Video of 2011 on ESPN.

Woman with Flowers

2011 • 16 min • United States of America

A Mexican flower seller’s story of personal tragedy is delicately illuminated in an intimate and moving act of portraiture that is both unsettling and liberating. In her final film, Chick Strand mixes brutal heartbreak and palpable joy into a transformative vision of dignity and vitality.

An Iranian Odyssey

2011 • 51 min • United Kingdom

An Iranian Odyssey demystifies the current perception of Iran as an irrational and erratic pariah state. The film is not only a historical documentary. It is a relevant modern story that clearly tells the reasons behind the current stand-off between Iran and the West.

National Geographic The Truth Behind The Loch Ness Monster

2011 • 45 min • United States of America

For centuries, people have reported sightings of a strange creature lurking within the gloomy waters of Scotland's infamous Loch, but are these accounts true or are they just another myth or giant hoax? Despite years of investigation and countless eyewitness testimonies, the riddle of this legendary brute has continued. Now, dive into the depths of this controversy using a mix of science, eye witness testimony, zoology, and psychological testing.

The Twin

2011 • 29 min • Sweden

Gustav is practicing free diving. On land he keeps his breath. All the time. When driving a car. When he works. When he is asleep. He keeps his girlfriend awake at night.

King Dong

2011 • 23 min

King Dong dips us into the aesthetically manicured world of never-known comedy filmmaker Len Cella. Making films and videos since the 1960s, this one-man production unit makes the lowest-brow art with all the seriousness of an auteur. His apartment is a living film set, his day job as a house painter is interrupted by stints on national television, and growing old only makes him stronger- physically and artistically. Come take a VHS-tinted glimpse into Broomall, Pennsylvania's comedy shorts anti-legend.

Contour

2011 • 15 min

The trilogy Spin/Verso/Contour (2011) emphasizes the corporeal act of vision and of revision. It becomes the pivotal point of a dream-like situation where images reach into the spectators’ remembrance by means of repetition and rhythmical shifts.

Susya

2011 • 15 min • Israel, Palestinian Territory

A father and son return to their village after twenty-five years. They must buy an entrance ticket because their village is now an archaeological site of ruins of Jewish buildings dating back to the time of the Roman Empire. As these two Palestinians meander about the village, every step is watched keenly by young Israeli soldiers.

Jandamarra's War

2011 • 55 min

In Jandamarra's War, we learn how in the 1890's the European colonialists arrive in the Kimberley with vast herds of sheep and cattle, determined to make their fortune by feeding a rapidly growing population in the South. But the settlers soon discover they are in land populated with indigenous tribes, ready to fight the red-faced invaders.

Bleu Nuit

2011 • 8 min • Canada

Bleu Nuit is a track from Le Révélateur's LP on Gneiss Things, Fictions.

Franklin and Friends - It's Halloween, Franklin!

2011 • 45 min

Franklin and Beaver help each other conquer their fears to navigate Aunt T's spooktacular Halloween Maze. By helping each other overcome their fears, they see the maze to the end.

One Day in the Life of a Men's Monastery

2011 • 26 min

Documentary about daily life of a Men's Monastery in Abkhazia

X-Why

2011 • 18 min

Shot over two years, this film accurately reflects some of the natural changes, both physical and emotional, that a young transman undergoes during transition.

Rogér100 Ceni

2011 • 56 min • Brazil

Turning Japanese

2011 • 20 min

A couple struggling with their finances stumble upon an unknowing roommate and exploit her nightly episodes.

Meeting My Father Kasper Tophat

2011 • 29 min • Denmark

Lea never met her father. One day, she was told by the police that he had committed suicide after 14 years in prison. This is a story about a father, a bank robber and a magician and about how his daughter got to know him backwards.

The Stylistics: Live in Norfolk 2005

2011 • 60 min • United States of America

One of the best known and classic Philly soul groups captured live in concert in Norfolk, Virginia in 2005.

Aquadettes

2011 • 11 min • United States of America

A group of elderly swimmers from a retirement community regularly practices routines and water stunts to maintain health and strength.

Why Isn't Peter Happy?

2011 • 14 min

40 year old Peter is married to a man he loves, has a successful business, basically all the things he wanted. But the appearance of an attractive 20 year old boy in his cafe brings up questions in Peter's mind about how happy he really is.

Brouillard #5

2011 • 1 min • Canada

A colour reversal film shot on 35mm.

Anticipation #4

2011 • 1 min

Festival 2011 (13th edition of the Festival of Different and Experimental Cinemas of Paris): Anticipation # 4 by Alexandre Larose.