All Films

Diego and His Brothers

2011 • 27 min • Philippines

It is World War II and the Japanese have begun occupation in the Northern part of the Philippines. Three brothers now find themselves on a journey in search of an aircraft to help them escape from the Japanese occupation. For the youngest brother, Diego, this journey is all but a game created by his eldest brother, Tomas. However, for Tomas, it is a constant struggle to find a balance between attending to the needs of Diego whilst still focusing his energy to help their other brother, Anton, find the aircraft.

Modern

2011 • 6 min • Japan

Short experimental animation by Mirai MIzue

O Veneno Está na Mesa

2011 • 50 min • Brazil

The film comes to show how we are eating poorly because of an agrarian model based on agribusiness. The danger is both for the workers, who manipulate the poisons, and for the entire population of the countryside and cities, who consume agricultural products with pesticides.

Top Gear - Albania Special

2011 • 33 min

As Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May head to Albania to test the super luxurious Rolls-Royce Ghost and Mercedes S65 AMG, they hit a spot of bother. Testing out the speed of the cars, the trio decide to rob a bank. But with the Albanian police hot on their heels can the team escape to the ferry in time?

Empire's Cross

2011 • 14 min

film by Jon Jost

The Latino List

2011 • 60 min • United States of America

Documentary film interviews leading Latinos on race, identity, and achievement.

Kevin Smith: Smodimations

2011 • 58 min • United States of America

SmodCo Animations gathered in one big collection. (With excerpts from SModcast.com’s own Hollywood Babble-On and Jay & Silent Bob Get Old!)

The Lost Genius of British Art: William Dobson

2011 • 59 min

Has one of Britain's greatest artists been unfairly forgotten? Waldemar Januszczak thinks so. In this documentary, Januszczak argues that the little known 17th-century portrait painter William Dobson was the first English painter of genius. Dobson's life and times are embedded in one of the most turbulent and significant epochs of British history - the English Civil War.

Dick Elves

2011 • 4 min • United States of America

Two rebellious elves start to bother their colleagues who are just trying to do their job as santa’s helpers

Deities & Demigods

2011 • 7 min

Dissonance of the digital and physical archive.

The Colonel's Outing

2011 • 17 min

Eighty-something Tristan Arthur Jones used to write about fictional war heroes, and fell in love with every single one. He always hoped he'd meet one for real, and with the arrival of Colonel Robert Leadley at his rest home, it seems like his dreams have come true.

Because of You

2011 • 11 min • Philippines

Gym Lumbera’s Dahil Sa’yo situates its melancholic romance between an old man and a banana tree set in the director’s native Batangas. Lyrically shot, sparingly paced, and thematically succinct, the short film makes use of very relatable human emotions as expressed through the popular ballad sung by the old man to his beloved tree to depict the despair in humanity’s relationship with his environment.

紗綾　the Game　モウ、キミハボクノモノ

2011 • 50 min • Japan

2011 release

R-15 Ova

2011 • 29 min • Japan

An OVA for R-15 bundled with the tenth volume of the novel.

Rick Stein Tastes the Blues

2011 • 59 min

Ever since the early 1960s, Rick Stein has been in love with the blues and years later he is fascinated by the dishes ingrained in its lyrics - fried chicken and turnip greens, catfish and black-eyed peas, and the rest. In this film, Rick pays homage to the musicians who created this music and to the great dishes of the Mississippi Delta that go hand in hand with the blues.

Maroon 5: Live at Casino de Paris

2011 • 53 min

Adam Levine and Maroon 5 perform their hits including "She Will Be Loved", "This Love" and "Harder To Breathe" live at the Casino de Paris in 2011.

Talking to Americans

2011 • 46 min

Rick Mercer interviews Americans on the street, convincing them to agree with ridiculous statements about their northern neighbour, Canada. Co-produced between Island Edge and Salter Street Films.

Toots and the Maytals Reggae Got Soul

2011 • 59 min • United Kingdom

This is the never-before-told story of one of the most influential artists ever to come out of Jamaica, Toots Hibbert. It features intimate new performances and interviews with Toots, rare archive from throughout his career, and interviews with contemporaries and well-known admirers including Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Jimmy Cliff, Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Marcia Griffiths and Paolo Nutini.

Minor/Major: The TV on the Radio Tour Documentary

2011 • 30 min

This documentary is a portrait of the band, TV on the Radio as they transition from indie darlings to a major label success. We watch as they struggle to come to terms with the business side of the music business while trying to maintain artistic integrity. Also, there are songs.

Nine Types of Light

2011 • 60 min

Brooklyn's indie favorites TV on the Radio just released a film set to the music of their acclaimed 2011 album, Nine Types of Light. The movie, which runs for just more than an hour, includes music videos for each song on the album and is supposed to represent a visual interpretation of the record. Lead singer Tunde Adebimpe not only directed the Nine Types of Light film, but also storybooked it and helmed the video for "Forgotten." Additionally, the rest of the band worked with friends and filmmakers to help conceptualize and direct the rest of the music videos.

Marie Curie: Beyond the Myth

2011 • 52 min • France

From her birth in Warsaw to her entry into the Pantheon, Marie Curie's work and career is a myth. Honored throughout the world and embodying a model of excellence, its history and life remain unknown in France. An intimate portrait of an exceptional scientist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 100 years ago.

Vox Pop: How Dartford Powered the British Beat Boom

2011 • 30 min • United Kingdom

In the early 1960s British pop groups conquered the world. But as the Beatles, the Stones, the Shadows, the Dave Clark Five, the Yardbirds and many others took to the stage they had one thing in common - they shared the platform with Vox amplifiers. Some of the nation's top professional musicians including Brian May, Justin Hayward, and Bruce Welch, along with the factory workers of the time, recount the story of how an unlikely small company in unglamorous Dartford hit the big time and defined the sound of the 60s in Britain.

Inside

2011 • 52 min • United States of America

Christina Perasso is a tough, resilient, 24-year old girl. She wakes up trapped in a room and has no idea where she is being held or who did this to her. She has been left access to her laptop. Through the use of an intermittent Wi-Fi signal, she reaches out to friends, family and the general, growing audience through social media. She lists facts, clues, pictures and videos to aid the audience in figuring out where she is, who her captor is, and why she was kidnapped.

Sean Lock: Rogue Landlord

2011 • 5 min • United Kingdom

A host of British actors and comedians have teamed up with Shelter to help spread the word about our campaign. Sean Lock, Mike Fielding, Oliver Chris and Sally Bretton star in a short film about the danger posed by rogue landlords. Despite the amusing script and characters, the horrifying conditions shown in the film are the sad reality for thousands of people in this country.