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2011 • 1 min • Japan

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The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust

2011 • 41 min

In this fascinating and well executed documentary film theorist and cult expert Xavier Mendik places "Cannibal Holocaust" in a broader context.

The Tobacco Conspiracy: The Backroom Deals of a Deadly Industry

2011 • 52 min

This French-Canadian co-production goes behind the scenes of the huge tobacco industry, whose economic power has been expanding for five decades at the expense of public health. A gripping investigation covering three continents, Nadia Collot's film exposes the vast conspiracy of a criminally negligent industry that conquers new markets through corruption and manipulation. To confront the tobacco cartel, anti-smoking groups are organizing and scoring points, but the fight remains fierce. With ist diverse viewpoints, shocking interviews and riveting images, The Tobacco Conspiracy deftly defines the issues in a complex situation where private interests and the public good collide. Enlightening and engrossing, this documentary is a hard-hitting critique of an industry gone mad.

The Truth Behind: UFOs

2011 • 45 min

UFO sightings have been on the rise since the 1940s, with thousands reported every year -- but is alien existence all a figment of our imagination?

Vivement le cinéma

2011 • 52 min

This documentary situates the start of filmhistory a century before the Lumières. Without Robertson, Reynaud, Plateau, Muybridge and Marey: would there be cinema ? The pioneers of optical toys and photographic studies of movement are given their due in this playful media-archeological essay.

The Black Room

2011 • 4 min • France

Everyday, the main character, who is confined in a dark room, sees sunlight coming through the window: he flees from the closed place to an infinite one.

Wogan on Wodehouse

2011 • 59 min • United Kingdom

Terry Wogan looks at the life and work of the writer P.G. Wodehouse, including interviews from rarely seen archive footage.

The Sweet Algorithm

2011 • 2 min • Italy, United States of America

As digital multiples and shuffles of Anita Ekberg and Marcello Mastroianni wade through the Trevi Fountain from LA DOLCE VITA, THE SWEET ALGORITHM continues Gregg Biermann's series of films dissecting and repurposing classic film scenes into pulsating, almost hypnotic collage works.

view from a cemetery

2011 • 3 min

a view from a cemetery (Jake Barningham, 2011)

Heartbreak Bridge

2011 • 3 min • United States of America

Wile E. Coyote attempts to keep the Road Runner from leaving the bridge by blowing up both sides. However, things become way complicated for the coyote to get to the other side with the Road Runner there.

The Family Journey: Raising Gender Nonconforming Children

2011 • 14 min

A short film that follows the journey of the parents and siblings of young people who are questioning if they’re a boy, a girl, or something in between. What about your thinking needs to change? How does your whole family come together to nurture and support them? The frank, vulnerable interviews with families living through this potentially scary transition demonstrate how loving and accepting your gender nonconforming child in the face of ignorance and outright hostility from the community have made them more compassionate human beings. At its heart, it’s about how acceptance and unconditional love allow these kids to be who they are and not just survive, but thrive.

Sk8mafia - the Sk8mafia Video

2011 • 60 min

Jamie Palmore opened it and Tyler Surrey closed it. About half the dudes had two-song parts.

Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz

2011 • 2 min

Join Harold & Kumar as they sing all of your favorite holiday classics... and some songs they just made up while they were high.

Learn

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 the exploration and learnig through travel.

Chuck & Friends: Big Air Dare Movie

2011 • 44 min

CHUCK THE DUMP TRUCK and FLIP THE RACE TRUCK meet for the first time. Each truck shares his special talents. Chuck is great at lifting and building. Flip can race fast and do incredible stunts. Competition sparks, and the trucks challenge each other to a contest. Chuck creates a stunt course and tries to do better tricks than Flip. Flip builds a tall tower and tries to climb higher than Chuck. In the end, the trucks learn a valuable lesson: they need each other to succeed. Will the trucks become friends? Find out in this action-packed adventure!

Schoolfeest

2011 • 38 min

Edwin has been working as assistant principal at a high school. After a tiring day, the old gym teacher wants to drinks some beers...

The Horse of the Prophet

2011 • 2 min

Shot in slow motion across rural Kenyan landscapes, the film unfolds like a hypnotic visual poem.

Silencing the Song: An Afghan Fallen Star

2011 • 35 min

In this follow-up to 'Afghan Star,' filmmaker Havana Marking returns to Afghanistan to check in on infamous contestant Setara from the popular Afghan talent show of the same name. The film looks at where Setara is now and the impact that her controversial performance has had on her life and her country, including ever-present threats to her safety.

The Brady 6

2011 • 48 min

An ESPN Documentary on New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady. Six QBs were taken ahead of Tom Brady in the 2000 NFL draft. The six - Tee Martin, Marc Bulger, Chris Redman, Spergon Wynn, Chad Pennington, and Giovanni Carmazzi - are profiled along with an analysis as to why Brady wound up being taken 199th overall.

Peter & The Wolf

2011 • 31 min

Peter and the Wolf, Prokofiev's musical fairy tale, has been delighting children since 1936. Nearly 60 years later, in 1995, the young choreographer Matthew Hart created a witty choreographed version for the Royal Ballet School with designs by Ian Spurling. Described as ‘an utterly delightful ballet and a perfect showcase for the younger students,’ by the Royal Ballet's Director, Monica Mason, it was staged again – and recorded for this DVD – in 2010.

Gay Dad, Straight Son

2011 • 4 min

A gay father and straight son tell the story of their relationship.

Lady Gaga: Inside the Outside

2011 • 41 min • United States of America

A one hour interview aired by MTV. In this interview, Lady Gaga recounts never-before-heard life experiences that shaped her early years and brought her to where she is today.

The Lighter

2011 • 15 min

Ricardo has brought George out to a bar to meet some ladies. George is reticent, Ricardo reassures him, then leaves him to buy some drinks. Having bought some drinks, George drops his change on the floor but discovers a lighter. A beautiful girl walks up to the bar and a rich voice over speaks George's thoughts. On eyes meeting, they go on a romantic montage through time. Only to crash back to reality to be told she is gay. George leaves the bar and bumps into another girl. It is Maria, the twin sister of the girl in the bar. She picks up his lighter, and we leave them knowing they are a match.

Angst

2011 • 54 min • Portugal, United States of America

Nothing of what we have created or discovered has distinguished us from the other animals as formidably as we would have wished. We have simply created a world of illusions, without which we will not ourselves survive. This film is just that.