All Films

The Best Birthday Present Ever

2009 • 3 min

It's this dudes 21st birthday and his girlfriend wanted to make sure he got the best birthday present ever.

The World of Gaston Rébuffat

2009 • 52 min • France

The World of Gaston Rébuffat is a documentary on mountaineering which takes place at Gendarme Du Pic Du Roc and Grande Candelle. Directed by Gilles Chappaz in 2009 and produced by Seven Doc, we find Christophe Profit, Françoise Rébuffat, Thierry Renault, Jean-Olivier Majastre, René Vernadet, Sam Beaugey and many others. Friendship of his rope companions, friendship of the mountain, friendship of all of nature, he spoke of the mountain with simplicity and happiness. A precursor, a visionary, Gaston Rébuffat was a resolutely committed person, without ever having spoken of an exploit, let alone a fight (among other achievements, he was the first to climb the six north faces of the Alps in a lifetime as a mountaineer).

Alien Workshop - Mind Field

2009 • 60 min

Filmed and built over the span of 2005-2009, Mind Field is the 4th full lengh audio/visual offering by AWS. A document of the team's raw talent and eclectic personalities interlaced with the workshop's undying pursuit of visual individuality and creative freedom.

Varjot

2009 • 15 min • Finland

As a child, Anna was afraid of fairy tales, and as an adult, she's afraid of reality. The story begins as Anna revisits her childhood home and realizes that her childhood world no longer exists.

The SanMei-sama: 5 seconds before they go wow.

2009 • 53 min

The seventh in a series of sitcoms in which Matsun, Mickey and Jumbo dabble in family restaurants. Mickey receives a warning email! He has to forward it to someone within an hour... What will Mickey do?? Includes 10 complete short stories, including ‘I don't care’.

Happy Valley

2009 • 18 min • China

The inhabitants of the village of Xi Yang Tang lead lives of extreme poverty and hardship. The children spend most of their time looking after their little brothers and sisters, and helping their parents with everyday chores.

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2009 • 44 min

Holly Hobbie and Friends: Marvelous Makeover

2009 • 44 min

Holly Hobbie Cover Girl Holly moves to Clover and can't wait to start school with Amy and Carrie! But assigned to a different class than her friends, she befriends a shy, unpopular girl named K.T. McGee. Soon Holly is an outcast too for hanging out with "McGeek."

Making of Death Note

2009 • 50 min • Japan

Documentary on the first live action Death Note film.

Strip for Action

2009 • 53 min

Twins Crystal & Jocelyn Potter introduce a series of sexy clips while horsing around in a bubble bath together.

Turbo

2009 • 23 min • United States of America

TURBO is a high adrenaline short film that tells the story of Hugo Park (Justin Chon, Twilight) a misspent youth whose only outlet for angst is a 4D fighting videogame called “Super Turbo Arena”. When Pharaoh King (Jocko Sims, Crash the Series), the Michael Jordan of cyber-sports, announces a tournament to determine who will join his pro-team, Hugo sets his eyes on the prize.

Zebra's Striber

2009 • 56 min • South Africa

Rashid was born into a Christian family, shortly after an attack on his village, he was kidnapped and his mother killed. The boy was saved by a Muslim family, who raised him as their own child, but the memories challenged him to rediscover his true identity. In this amazing film you will discover the drama of confessing the Christian faith in a Muslim parent.

The Unmentionables

2009 • 14 min

Frisco anxiously awaits the pyrotechnic birth of a New Year while the remnants of holiday greenery still burn bright in all the right places. One of those places gives shelter to an Abyssinian animal of lethargic nature, while all about her the rumblings of tummies in turmoil foreshadow the gluttony of her bipedal guardian.

I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story

2009 • 45 min • United Kingdom

A biopic of Susan Boyle's journey from a small village in rural Scotland to international fame and fan-fare following her inspiring performance on “Britain’s Got Talent,” the British reality competition series executive produced by Simon Cowell that rocketed her to superstardom.

Romeo & Julius

2009 • 26 min • Denmark

A young group of actors are preparing an updated version of Shakespeare's ROMEO & JULIET. Two boys perform the central roles - both of them struggling with their own questions of love alongside their roles on stage. And as rehearsals begin, reality soon starts to interfere with the play.

Disneynature: Migration

2009 • 25 min

Disneynature Migration sweeps across the surface of the planet to witness the mysteries of migration. To answer the questions of why and how hundreds of thousands of animals, birds and insects leave their homes to travel up to thousands of miles before returning, we’ll follow several species as they make their miraculous journeys. Along the way, we’ll see how both man and nature may conspire against these creatures, making their remarkable treks even more impossible.

Miles Fisher: This Must Be The Place

2009 • 5 min

Music video for Miles Fisher's cover of the song 'This Must Be The Place' by the Talking Heads, based on the 2000 black comedy/horror film American Psycho.

Für Miriam

2009 • 58 min • Germany

Karen, a maths teacher, finds herself involved in a traffic accident for which she is not to blame. The accident causes the death of a girl on a scooter. Although innocent, the young woman is distraught, more so when she discovers that the dead girl – Miriam – is none other than the sister of her pupil, Lukas. The more everyone around her assures her that she is not to blame for the girl’s death, the guiltier Karen feels. To her, the accident is like an equation that just doesn’t add up. In an attempt to make up for her actions at least in part, she begins to give Lukas extra maths lessons. But, consumed by his pain, the boy wants much more from her.

Primitive

2009 • 29 min • Thailand

A series of short films in which the history of the Thai border town of Nabua is re-imagined as an elusive science fiction ghost story rooted in Thai folklore.

Giardini

2009 • 30 min

Giardini, a visually sumptuous film of 30 minutes, is composed of two projections set side-by-side, which steadily gather a series of evocative vignettes. As the title suggests, the film is set in the famous exhibitions grounds in Venice – as T.J. Demos writes in his essay in 'Giardini Notebook' "the location of the ageing national pavilions. These otherwise well known monuments are shown here in an unexpected light, during the interim between biennales, in the down-time and during the nights, in the shadows of spectacle."

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

2009 • 52 min

Famous New Yorkers and the pooches they love are the focus of this refreshingly honest and endearing series of interviews that celebrates the meaningful connections people share with their pups. Gossip columnist Cindy Adams, playwright Edward Albee, designer Isaac Mizrahi, and actors Glenn Close, Edie Falco and Richard Gere are among the many celebs who pay tribute to their beloved canine companions.

Stealth

2009 • 19 min

Stealth steers audiences through the secretive and shocking events surrounding transgender Veronica Terranova. Sitting alone in a dark hotel room, a dead and dirty politician by her side, Veronica must make the difficult decision to call Jeannine, her younger sister, who has always been there for her. Panic stricken, Jeannine secretly calls their eldest sister, Celia, the only one who can truly help...but will she?

Afterday

2009 • 20 min

Emma is in a happy relationship with Jef. But she still meets up with her good friend Thomas to share a strange secluded weekend.

The 8th SAMURAI

2009 • 28 min