All Films

Audrey Hepburn: The Magic of Audrey

2008 • 47 min • Australia

The charismatic actress was known for her style and charming on-screen presence. This doc delves into her rise from difficult circumstances.

One Smoky Day

2008 • 10 min

Hye-jin, a teacher at a supplementary instruction institute, is object of gossip and tries hide her smoking habit. Eun-ho, a student at the institute, is also made fun of because of rumors that he's gay. By chance, the two meet on the school's rooftop and share their secrets.

The Initiate

2008 • 3 min • Portugal

A rite of passage.

Anders & Harri

2008 • 13 min • Sweden

Anders and Harri are best friends. They share an interest in music. Anders is also very fond of trains. They decide to go to Getå, where the biggest train-accident in Sweden took place in 1918. Suddenly there is music in the air. A film about friendship, fears and trains.

The Spot

2008 • 17 min • United States of America

November 22, 1963. A day that America and the world will never forget. Four decades later, as the rest of Dallas makes strides as a 21st century city, the spot where President Kennedy was shockingly assassinated remains eerily and forever frozen in time. A reflection on the melancholy and exploitation of a place forever branded in the American psyche, this impressionistic and voyeuristic film exposes the bizarre happenings taking place every day around Dealey Plaza--a prosaic site, made significant by the event that has come to define it.

Sexe 1

2008 • 9 min

Three women talk about how they discovered sexual pleasure and their current practices. Men's faces seem to be listening.

His Name Was Arthur Leigh Allen

2008 • 42 min • United States of America

“Prime Suspect: His Name Was Arthur Leigh Allen” delves into the life of chief suspect Arthur Leigh Allen with interviews from those who knew him, interviewed him, or briefly met him. By the end of this 41½-minute feature, you may find the quandary of the Zodiac’s identity is still frustratingly present.

Orgesticulanismus

2008 • 9 min

Animator Mathieu Labaye's tribute to his father, who suffered from multiple sclerosis and was confined to a wheelchair.

Over da Rainbow

2008 • 20 min

A homophobic gangster rapper wants to sample a 1980's hair-metal song for his next anti-gay hit.

Alma: The Master's Muse

2008 • 13 min • United States of America

Few people outside the director's inner circle knew that Alfred Hitchcock's chief collaborator throughout his career was his wife and muse, Alma Reville Hitchcock. Through interviews with Hitchcock family members and biographers, fascinating stills and never-before-seen home movies, this documentary brings to life the enduring love affair and creative partnership that shaped the work of one of Hollywood's greatest artists.

Undisclosed Beauty

2008 • 3 min • Sweden

An Anders Weberg Short Film. Part of his Peer to Peer project

Pescaria de Merda

2008 • 8 min • Brazil

A group of filmmakers goes fishing on the Pinheiros River in the city of São Paulo.

The End of Hunger

2008 • 1 min • France

Expeditious.

Symphonie métallique

2008 • 48 min • France

A featurette on "The Things of Life"

Exit

2008 • 41 min • United States of America

Five static shots of workers leaving a factory. Filmed in the spirit of the Lumiere Brothers.

winnipeg stories: sacrificial memories

2008 • 5 min • Canada

An experimental film made from discarded film footage found in thrift shops and flea markets in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Nightwish: Live at Lowlands

2008 • 49 min

1. Bye Bye Beautiful 2. Dark Chest of Wonders 3. The Siren 4. Dead to the World 5. Amaranth 6. Wishmaster 7. Sahara 8. Nemo 9. 7 Days to the Wolves 10. Wish I Had an Angel

The Herd

2008 • 5 min • Ireland

A farmer finds a deer befriending his herd of cattle.

Empire

2008 • 48 min • United States of America

A re-make of Andy Warhol’s Empire from high atop the Manhattan Island of Grand Theft Auto IV (“Liberty City”), far from the madding crowd of thieves, cops, prostitutes and murderers down below. I hijacked a copter, leaped onto the rooftop of an adjacent building, spawned a scooter out of the thin air and then gingerly drove it to the very edge of the precipice in order to roughly approximate that familiar view from July 25-26, 1964.

Chirico

2008 • 4 min • Japan

A wordless short homage to the maestro of pittura metafisica.

After Writing

2008 • 3 min

Scraps of text gathered from molding filmstrips and peeling chalkboards are photographed and intercut with pinhole shots from a schoolhouse.

Sans Howard

2008 • 30 min • France

François, a young photographer is hitch-hiking on a Mexican road. He comes across two strange ladies called Colette and Evelyne, they stop and take him in their car heading to some hot springs in the middle of the desert.

Titus: The Gorilla King

2008 • 48 min

The compelling story of one of the most successful mountain gorillas that has ever lived - a huge silverback called Titus. The programme starts in 1967, when the researcher Dian Fossey first made contact with a group of mountain gorillas in Rwanda. She opened up a window on to their secret lives. Forty years on, this film reveals the complete and dramatic life story of one individual animal. Titus's father was murdered by poachers in front of his very eyes. His mother abandoned him in the subsequent chaos. His family disintegrated. He should have died. But we reveal how Titus survived against all the odds. Titus's present day trials and tribulations take the viewer back in time to reveal key moments in Titus's history. Using testament from eyewitnesses, the film relives one individual mountain gorilla's extraordinary battle for survival.

The World of Vija Vētra

2008 • 48 min

This documentary tells the fascinating story of Vija Vetra, a world-renowned Latvian dancer, choreographer and teacher. At the age of 84, Vetra remains a vital and creative force, and her tale offers inspiration for both artists and lovers of the arts. In a career spanning seven decades, she has mastered diverse styles ranging from ballet to traditional Indian dance, and her talent has won her acclaim as a 'spirit in human form' and 'the bridge between East and West.' Her life is a celebration of the power and beauty of the art of dance, but is also a powerful story of struggle, loneliness and sacrifice. Her creative , positive spirit stands alone against a materialistic world that is constantly changing. Her wise soul, her point of view and criticism towards the modern world push us to think about secret meanings, symbols and the simplicity of life.