All Films

Hubble's Amazing Universe

2008 • 50 min

Responsible for unlocking many mysteries of the final frontier, the most renowned telescope in the world is in danger of being lost forever. The Hubble Space Telescope has explored the creation of stars and planets, the glory of supernovas and the formation of super massive black holes, charted dark matter and changed forever our understanding of reality itself. Now, it's spiraling toward the Earth, and astronauts are embarking on a dangerous mission to fix it. In Hubble's Amazing Universe, glimpse the far ends of the universe as seen through the amazing Hubble Space Telescope, and meet one of the astronauts risking everything to save it.

The Sound of Silence: The Making of 'The Lodger'

2008 • 24 min

A "The Making of..." documentary about Alfred Hitchcock's 'The Lodger (1927)'.

The Neighbor

2008 • 4 min • Germany

A young woman meets her new neighbor in an unusual way. The idea for this short film was based on a true story.

A Migrant's Masterpiece: The Life and Legacy of Patrick Flores

2008 • 58 min • United States of America

Spanning a period of almost eighty years, this inspirational and compelling film captures the life and legacy of Patrick Flores, the first Mexican American to be appointed Bishop in the history of the Catholic Church. The film chronicles his childhood and early years as a migrant farm worker, high school drop- out and cantina musician. Patrick Flores dreamed of becoming a priest, a nearly impossible goal for a Mexican American in those days in Texas. The film is a microcosm of the struggles and triumphs of Mexican Americans. The film captures Patrick's amazing journey to the top hierarchy of the Catholic Church, becoming one of the most influential Latino leaders in the United States.

It's Not The Image, It's The Object

2008 • 12 min • Spain

“How many hours could you spend watching this card?”, Pedro P. tells José Sirgado on the film ARREBATO (Rapture, Ivan Zulueta). I keep also my favorite album from my childhood. It’s called “Man, Races and Customs”. Every page reveals new interpretations, sometimes they are imprecise and weird about who we are and what the world is. – Andrés Duque.

The Young Gods: Live at Moods

2008 • 48 min

1. I'm The Drug 2. Gasoline Man 3. Speak Low 4. Ghost Rider 5. Lounge Route 6. She Rains 7. Everything Is In Its Right Place 8. If Six Was Nine 9. Charlotte 10. Gasoline Man 11. I'm The Drug

Organ Molly

2008 • 7 min

Usama Alshaibi-directed short film.

Runaway

2008 • 2 min

Usama Alshaibi-directed short film.

Morning Suits

2008 • 6 min

Charlie wakes up the morning after the night before with a sore head and an unexpected house-guest. Nothing new there, expect this is not just any morning and Gaz is not just any house-guest. A nearly-romantic romance about two guys with jobs to do this morning.

Wonderland: The 92 Year Old Danger Junkie

2008 • 60 min • United Kingdom

Filmmaker Daniel Vernon follows the veteran escapologist Ron Cunningham(The Great Omani) for more than five years and the result is this poignant documentary about the great entertainer. In the final years of his life, Cunningham was a shadow of his former self, being career by his limelight hating son who got roped into helping his father with stunts over the many decades. Ron is battling cancer and is also partly wheelchair-bound by a series of strokes. However, this remarkable man continued to perform with specially choreographed routines which saw him set himself alight and shower himself in glass. Two years before his death, he was still as fired up as ever and preparing himself for one final ‘farewell’ stunt.

Appleseed Saga: Ex Machina - East Meets West

2008 • 19 min • Japan, United States of America

Examining the anime phenomenon from the perspectives of both the Eastern and Western cultures, while exploring the similarities and differences in the ways that fans enjoy the art form. Short documentary, part of the "Appleseed Ex Machina" Special Edition.

Origin of flowers

2008 • 7 min • Japan

This film is dedicated to my 1-year-old daughter Hana/花(which means “flowers”) and my 3-year-old daughter Nemu/眠(which means “sleep”) who learns Hiragana recently. The reason why I created this film is that I wanted to show them “the magic” that their favorite Teddy bear can move.

Supertromp

2008 • 1 min • France

A young apprentice god and his trusty mount have a job to do: nudge the moon and bring about the day.

The Verve - V Festival 2008

2008 • 60 min

The Verve close the V Festival with a headlining show at the Chelmsford leg of the event.

Street Fighter IV: Aftermath

2008 • 16 min • Japan

A series of four animated prequels to Street Fighter IV, each centered on a different character. They depict events set after Street Fighter II.

Lot's Wife

2008 • 10 min

Lot's Wife is a modern day tale of Sodom and Gomorrah set in a shantytown located on the outskirts of Istanbul, Turkey. Mehmet is a young hardworking guy who lives in a small house that belongs to his uncle Seyfeddin. Unbeknownst to Seyfeddin, Mehmet is living with his lover Ali. On one summer day, Seyfeddin along with his wife Meryem, and two brothers, Hidir and Mikail barge into Mehmet's apartment, threatening to destroy everything he hopes for and had created with Ali so far.

The Way He Always Wanted It II

2008 • 27 min

HE WAY HE ALWAYS WANTED IT II, 2008, is a 35mm film, shot at Ford House, a Bruce Goff-designed home in Aurora, Illinois, with a musical score derived from fragments of music written by Goff before he abandoned music composition at the age of thirty, with the defense that there were fewer great modern architects than composers so that he would have a better chance at leaving his mark as an architect.

Lyric. Andrey Voznesensky

2008 • 52 min • Russia

A documentary about Andrei Voznesensky, in which the poet, who has already lost his voice from illness, whispers his last poems, talks about himself, about the past and future of Russia.

A Mr. Minister

2008 • 16 min

Bakur Kvezereli is 27 years old. He leads the Georgian ministry of agriculture and is the youngest minister in the government of Saakashvili. He says that there is nothing he dislikes about himself. Filmed in 2008, right after the Georgia-Russia war, the film is a short insight into the government of Georgia.

Susana & David

2008 • 4 min • Spain

A first date takes an unexpected turn

Western Sahara, a nation that wants to exist

2008 • 33 min • Italy

The documentary gives as overview of the history of the Sahrawi people and their current situation in the refugee camps and in the liberated territories of Western Sahara. It describes how water, education, land etc. are managed.

El closet

2008 • 31 min

One day in the life of a young software code writer, who in a distant future wakes up and can not remember anything.

Sombrero

2008 • 12 min

James and Raymond meet for a blind date in a Mexican restaurant. As the two men learn more about each other, their rocky date takes an unexpected turn toward the absurd.

Mannequin

2008 • 2 min • United Kingdom

Alice Hawkins indulges her obsession with Page 3 girls and the domestic politics of sex, gender and taste in a paean to glamour model Danni Wells.