All Films

Dominic

2011 • 15 min

Ten years after his lover's inexplicable suicide, Dominic is consumed with a need for absolution. But he is unable to let go and instead discovers an elaborate method of coping with his loss.

Witness: Disaster in Japan

2011 • 45 min • United States of America

On March 11, 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck 75 miles off the eastern coast of Japan. Almost immediately, tsunami warnings blared, urging residents along Japan's coast to quickly move to higher ground. For the next several hours, residents watched in stunned horror as a series of massive waves slammed into the coast, inundating entire towns and sweeping across the countryside, laying waste to everything in its path. Throughout, amateur videographers, news crews, government agencies, tourists, and countless others were recording the sights and sounds of the unfolding catastrophe. Weaving together their footage, Witness: Japan's Disaster reconstructs the earthquake and tsunami as they happened, entirely through the eyes of those who experienced them.

Não Permita Deus Que Eu Morra Sem Que Volte Para Lá

2011 • 54 min • Brazil

Dálvaro José de Oliveira survived the German attack that sank two Brazilian ships in 1942.

Garagouz

2011 • 24 min • Algeria

Mokhtar earns his living as a puppeteer, aided by his son. Using his old van, he moves between the few schools scattered in the gloomy countryside.

Twelve Stories about the Flood

2011 • 23 min • Taiwan

This documentary tells the sorrow and helplessness faced by villagers in Nansalu Village (Ming Tribe) of Namaxia Township at southern Taiwan, a hard-hit area by typhoon Morakot. The twelve short stories about homes depict the kind of emotional entanglement experienced by the tribal people after going through a drastic disaster. These stories portray the cruelty of reality and allow the audience to see how it forges endurance of life.

Tupac Uncensored and Uncut: The Lost Prison Tapes

2011 • 44 min • United States of America

As Tupac's interviewer announces, 'Tupac, this interview is not about your trial, or your court appeals it is about Tupac, the inner man, then, and now.' Featuring an uncut and never-before-seen interview at the Clinton Correctional Facility, TUPAC UNCENSORED AND UNCUT: THE LOST PRISON TAPES presents a raw look into Tupac's world, as the rapper riffs on topics ranging from his involvement with gang life to prisons in America to his relationship with his mother. What emerges is a moving self-portrait of an artist who sees himself as fundamentally misunderstood: He may have diagnosed thug life, but he didn't invent it, and he is determined to uplift not destroy the black community. Capturing the intensity and passion of a fierce talent, TUPAC UNCENSORED AND UNCUT: THE LOST PRISON TAPES offers a glimpse inside the mind of the enigmatic artist whose music is, in his own words, 'all about life.'

I Love You Like Crazy

2011 • 22 min

Dan is crazy. He's schizophrenic, he has delusions that he's a rock star, and he's haunted by the voice of a controlling band manager who doesn't actually exist. When he gets thrown in the psych ward again, he meets Melody, a feisty punk girl who teaches him how to love. Like crazy.

Attic

2011 • 3 min • France

Foreword to Guns for Banta

2011 • 27 min

Originally an analog slide show made for two projectors, this work recounts the making of Sarah Maldoror's lost and surely never-to-be-seen first film Guns for Banta.

Goyo Cardenas: Spree Killer

2011 • 17 min

A documentary about the inspiration for Santa Sangre

Move

2011 • 1 min • Australia

3 guys, 44 days, 11 countries, 18 flights, 38 thousand miles, an exploding volcano, 2 cameras and almost a terabyte of footage - a short devoted to motion and travel.

Walt Disney's Taxi Driver

2011 • 4 min

Walt Disney's re-imagineering of Martin Scorsese's classic film Taxi Driver follows Mickey Mouse-obsessed Travis Bickle as he looks for love in a rapidly transforming New York City. A 'fair use' parody by Bryan Boyce.

Heraut

2011 • 40 min

Living on an island, four isolated characters, unexpectedly come in touch with each other, so their day is different than usual. For that one day they decide to pull together and for the first time in many years, they finally seem to be able to connect with other people.

Why Did the Dinosaurs Disappear?

2011 • 3 min

Short film based on the idea of what it would be possible to see the earth from a distance so that allowed us to see their past, see the dinosaurs, Romans, our grandparents.

LoveMEATender

2011 • 52 min

How did meat become something so commonplace on our plates? LoveMEATender is a Belgian documentary that reveals the truth hiding behind our steak.

Brava Victòria!

2011 • 52 min • Spain

A great documentary about the great soprano Victoria de los Angeles. Many unseen footage, filmed by the same soprano in his travels are one of the attractions of this "Brava Victoria".

The Book of Natural Magic

2011 • 3 min

An exploration of the properties of mirrors and other devices of illusions inspired by the encounter with an old edition of Giambattista della Porta’s Magiae Naturalis.

The Sacrament of Care-Free Play

2011 • 25 min • Japan

The heroine is played by Amane Kazama, daughter of Visual Brains, and the film also features dolls by Dollhouse Noah and regular artists Anran, Ochazuke Nori, Hisashi Kishida, Shoichi Motohara of MONT★SUCHT, and Mame Yamada.

Gisela

2011 • 17 min

Gisela lives with her husband, Roberto, and their maid, Luiza, in an upper-middle class apartment in Rio de Janeiro. Roberto is always away, and Gisela ends up spending most of her time alone with Luiza. She feels something is not right with Luiza, but doesn't know exactly what it is. Soon, strange events start happening in the apartment, but, who is causing them?

Scripting a New Slasher Super-Villain: Larry Cohen on Matt Cordell

2011 • 20 min

Larry Cohen remembers the genesis of Maniac Cop and his part in the creation of the film in this documentary shot exclusively for the Arrow UK Blu Ray release of the movie in 2011.

Dry Shampoo

2011 • 3 min

Dry shampoo - for in-between. Dry shampoo is the ideal dry wash between normal shampoos. The hairstyle is preserved, is fresh from the ground up and plenty again. It is best not to wait until the hair is stringy. Application: 1.) Brush the hair thoroughly. 2.) Spray evenly and economical from a distance of 20cm on every strand of hair. 3.) Rub the hair with a towel and carefully and thoroughly brush out the shampoo.

Perfect Mountain

2011 • 10 min

High up on an alpine glacier, a photostudio produces portraits of an endless stream of visiting tourists, most on their grand European tour from Middle and Far Eastern countries.

Pass Out

2011 • 14 min

A violent childhood game becomes a tool for revenge when a dedicated rock drummer must fire his best friend from their band.

Come Hell or High Water

2011 • 42 min

Bodysurfers discuss their experiences with the sport.