All Films

On the double dragon hills

2008 • 15 min • China

A two-channel video projection film.

Following Piece

2008 • 12 min

Based on Chuck Baudelaire's concept of the "Flaneur", Jean Baudrillard's ideas of "simulacra," and after Vito Acconci's "Following Piece (1969)," Following Piece (2008) is not quite a re-enactment, but a reinterpretation imported into the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas virtual dystopia.

Dolls

2008 • 10 min

When teenager Thomas rediscovers his dolls in the attic, his mother demands they sell them. She insists that Thomas work the annual garage sale where a devilish ten-year-old boy defaces Thomas's toys. As Thomas struggles to save his dolls, his mother begins to see the part of her son she always overlooked.

Encountering Eloyi

2008 • 56 min

This documentary, directed by Richard Werbner, features the religious beliefs of the Eloyi in Botswana.

Shinonome Omogo Ishizuchi

2008 • 15 min • Japan

“This work was commissioned by the Kuma Museum of Art (Ehime Prefecture). It revolves around scenery in Ehime Prefecture and Matsuyama-born film director Itami Mansaku. It begins in Shinonome, the setting of a short story by poet Nakamura Kusatao which is thought to be a depiction of his friendship with Mansaku, and follows Mansaku as he return to Matsuyama from Kyoto where he has become a film director and visits Omogo and Ishizuchi.” (from the catalog of Image Forum Festival 2010)

The Whitest Boy Alive Mini Documentary

2008 • 10 min • United Kingdom

A short documentary on the band „The Whitest Boy Alive“ produced by Channel4 in the UK.

Red Caution

2008 • 30 min • Taiwan

On the eve of World Human Rights Day, the Taiwan Society and Friends of Taiwan released the documentary "Red Martial Law" yesterday, which aims to restore the historical truth through images of the various brutal human rights violations committed by the military and police in the Chen Yunlin incident.

Semaphore

2008 • 10 min

Semaphore is a cinematographic installation that emphasizes a subdued and meditative state by submerging the audience in a world of pulsating and shifting shapes. The work is created from two basic compositional premises; pulse and feedback. The backbone of the composition is a stream of visual and sonic pulses, leaving its intervals to be explored and brought to life by a feedback generating a network, consisting of envelopes, gates, compressors, and masks. The intertwining layers provide the experience of an elaborate audiovisual time-space-continuum. Running almost entirely without input from the outside world, the system becomes a magnifier of its own rudimentary functions and algorithms.

The Rocking Horse

2008 • 14 min

Roger, the overly charming, married CEO of Cavendish Surveillance Technologies, invites his naive, newly promoted protégé, Gary, to his office for after hours drinks and then blackmails him. A twisted game of hunter and prey ensues.

Valentine Live At Firefest IV

2008 • 53 min

Recorded live during Firefest IV at Rock City, Nottingham on October 27th 2007. The DVD release also featured interviews with the band members, and bonus live footage of the Open Skyz concert recorded at the The Mirage, Minneapolis in March 1994.

Electric City: Far from Normal

2008 • 26 min

Dennis Neal Vaughn's autobiographical short film, "Electric City" - Far From Normal, tells his personal life story of a man's journey from rural Central Illinois and a town named Normal to begin a new life in San Francisco. The short film deals with his coming to terms with his AIDS diagnosis and how he must adapt to changes and grow from the experience.

Scenic National Parks: Grand Teton

2008 • 50 min

Marvel at monumental mountains rising sharply above flowered meadows. See pine forests and glistening glacial lakes. Witness breathtaking vistas amidst a precisely balanced ecosystem. Teton Range Monumental Mountains. Breathtaking Wildlife and Vistas. Jackson Hole. Geological Formations. Challenging Rock Climbing. Discover Park Secrets and Private Places. Extra Features: Circle of Life – Wildlife of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The Story of National Elk Refuge.

Maam Kumba

2008 • 26 min • Belgium, Senegal

Maam Kumba Bang is the spirit of the waters of the island of Saint Louis. Its mysterious and mythical presence governs the city and river and the collective imagination has built up a vivid picture around it. But only a few people can say that they have met this divinity. The film, through some accounts, re-evokes this ancient legend which continues to live.

Burgoo! Legendary Stew of the South

2008 • 56 min • United States of America

A stew prepared by farmers and hunters, burgoo dates to the pioneer days of the Kentucky frontier. The origin of its name is unclear, and ingredients vary regionally, but the passion for burgoo is reflected in the title given to the chefs: “Burgoo Kings”. Loyal stew masters rigorously maintain recipes and cooking traditions across generations. And with making burgoo comes a lot of leg-pulling, tall tales, and fellowship around the pot.

Back to the Basics: The Story of Luckenbach, Texas

2008 • 20 min

Journey to Luckenbach, Texas, the place "where everybody's somebody." The documentary film Back to the Basics traces the history of Luckenbach from a one horse crossroads to its iconic status as a cultural mecca with its unique country flavor and distinct musical legacy.

The Drunken Concubine

2008 • 13 min • Taiwan

Hockeyhjärtan

2008 • 59 min

A swedish hockeydocumentary

The Pit Bull

2008 • 1 min • Brazil

Against the backdrop of Ipanema beach, one of the most beautiful and popular in the world, two apparently so different people have something in common!

Astro Black: Armageddon in Effect

2008 • 6 min

An episode in Soda_Jerk's multi-channel digital-video installation cycle entitled "Astro Black". This episode considers the politics implicit in Public Enemy’s claim that we’re already living [in] armaged-don. It begins with the discovery of an ancient stone crosshairs at an archeological site in Egypt. Sixty years later a giant alien mothership emerges from a mena-cing cloud over New York City, hijacking President Ron-ald Reagan’s TV statement in order to transmit a pirate broadcast from Chuck D, Flavor Flav and Sun Ra. Like Sun Ra’s mantra that ‘it’s after the end of the world’, Public Enemy invoke armageddon to insist upon the critical moment in which we already live.

Short Message.

2008 • 1 min • Netherlands

Short animation, whereby a strange man harasses a man who is trying to use the toilet. The soundtrack is ripped from a soup commercial (1991 NL) and used to comically bizarre effect.

David Ogilvy: Original Mad Man

2008 • 60 min

Documentary about pioneering British advertising executive and self-proclaimed genius, David Ogilvy, who led a revolution in advertising, feeding dreams and shaping aspirations with famous campaigns, slogans and jingles. He started what eventually would become conglomerate Ogilvy and Mather in 1948 and the film reveals the extremes and eccentricities of the man through interviews with those who knew him and worked with him, including his widow and son and authors Peter Mayle and Fay Weldon.

Steini's Inferno

2008 • 19 min

With Steini, a concept conceived in the spirit of Sturm und Drang, a new musical movement has begun. The band Steini, led by the romantic loser Steini and the guitar wielding Golden Boy, has emerged on the scene on a cosmic mission to immunize the listeners from cooties with songs from the depths of doomed love and divine redemption.

Kuripuri・kuripura

2008 • 6 min • Japan

A short film by Taku Furukawa.

People Like Us

2008 • 8 min • United States of America

Following the passage of an ordinance outlawing the feeding the homeless in public parks, Orlando's community was left with one question: Is food a right, or a privilege?