All Films

Speaking Freely Volume 4: Chalmers Johnson

2008 • 52 min

Author of Blowback, The Sorrows of Empire, and Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic, Chalmers Johnson has literally written the book on the concept of American hegemony. A former naval officer and consultant to the C.I.A., he now serves as professor emeritus of UC San Diego. As co-founder and president of the Japan Policy Research Institute, Mr. Johnson also continues to promote public education about Asia's role in the international community. In this exclusive interview, you will find out why the practice of empire building is, by no means, a thing of the past. As the United States continues to expand its military force around the globe, the consequences are being suffered by each and every one of us.

Sleeping on Dark Waters

2008 • 53 min

A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of Ming-liang Tsai’s I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone.

Rumi: The Dance of Love

2008 • 59 min • Turkey

A dramatised documentary about the life of Rumi, a Persian mystical poet whose images of universal love and divine mystery continue to be celebrated more than 700 years after his death.

Dialogue

2008 • 4 min • Canada

From the starting point of the alphabet as a series of abstract symbols, a visual representation of the spoken word, this film explores the acoustic and visual rhythm of type. Working directly onto the surface of 16 mm and 35 mm film stock using letterpress, Poirier utilises an aleatoric approach to animation, generating intuitive compositions governed by elements of chance and surprise. The typographic forms, once translated as a soundtrack, vary from the harmonious to the discordant.

Destiny in Alice

2008 • 27 min

In the Heart of Australia, one of the harshest places on the planet, the town of Alice Springs has become a haven for lesbians, confronting the challenges of loving across racial and cultural gaps.

Summer Bay Slaughter

2008 • 15 min

A three-part series of dubbed black comedy shorts by Mr. Doodleburger.

Extra Action

2008 • 57 min • United States of America

Photographer Richard Kern asks his models to "roll around and do something interesting for a few minutes". Extra Action documents 60 of these innocent amateur incidents set to an original musical score by Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth.

Choir

2008 • 40 min

Conceived as a manifesto for the label, Choir is an audiovisual experiment, that takes the shape of an installation and live media event, as well as a limited edition video work. The image and sound is a superposition of source material selected by the artists and overlayered in order to produce a ghostly image an "hypnotic tantric metal experience" as some of the irst viewers of the piece told. Choir is an hypnotic journey into the imaginary of this two artists.The sound is asynchronous and comes from different selection creating an amalgam of sources and inluences. This release presents the Ghostly Choir of the inluences and imaginary background of these two artist.

Loving Loretta

2008 • 22 min

A small-town waitress finds the courage to accept her true desires in this film about longing and loving - Loretta.

Speaking Freely Volume 5: Hugo Chavez

2008 • 52 min

In this special volume of the series, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speaks to members of the international press corps about the advantages of socialism over capitalism and explains why true democracy cannot exist under the latter. Noting that the American empire's practice of privatization, foreign intervention, and violence is not conducive to a humanistic society, Chavez instead offers that the healthiest government is one in which all of its citizens play a role in its construction and development-that the ultimate voice is the voice of the people and that Venezuela will always be committed to maintaining that ideal. Taped on location in Caracas, this briefing is one that will never be shown on American network news and one that should be viewed by anyone who is intrigued by this controversial world leader.

The Little Story of Gwen from French Brittany

2008 • 5 min • France

In 2007, the French filmmaker and my dear friend Agnès Varda called me before coming to L.A. with a question: would I agree to let her film my L.A. story? The video you are about to watch is the story of our first encounter in Paris in 1996 and in the years since, how our shared reverence for cinema formed the bonds of an everlasting friendship, and how the Cinematheque became like home.

Impact of the Apes

2008 • 12 min • United States of America

Discusses the merchandising of the 'Planet of the Apes' franchise.

From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel

2008 • 22 min • United States of America

Documentary on the making of 'Beneath the Planet of the Apes' (1970).

Adamski

2008 • 4 min • Japan

A subjective view of an UFO. Shot frame-by-frame along the Tama River.

Wet Heat

2008 • 55 min

WET HEAT pays homage to the spy genre as Teenape is sprung from prison to track down the kidnapped "President of Show Business" before all of Hollywood crumbles!

Men and Bergman

2008 • 52 min

Ingmar Bergman himself has often stressed how important the actors are to his work, and that they constitute his greatest source of inspiration. From this perspective it is therefore interesting to look at Bergman through their eyes. ”The Men and Bergman” is dedicated to the late Ingmar Bergman where several prominent Swedish actors; Thommy Berggren, Börje Ahlstedt, Thorsten Flinck and Erland Josephson discuss their work with Bergman in film and theater. We are given a unique portrait of Ingmar Bergman as a personal instructor and coach, as a human being, spanning from the earlier years in the 1950’s to his last theater productions fifty years later. We are treated to stories about Bergman the director as well as personal anecdotes about Bergman the man. Renowned Swedish film critic Nils Petter Sundgren, who has followed Ingmar Bergman throughout his career, hosts the program.

Le baiser

2008 • 10 min • France

A man speaks to a woman who only wants one thing: to kiss him.

The Wiggles: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing

2008 • 60 min • Australia

'We sincerely hope this new music from us to you makes you feel like dancing! Putting the songs together wasn't so hard, criteria…well, the music had to make you start tapping your feet, start nodding your head and make you start smiling like you had just eaten your grandmother’s homemade biscuits, you know what I mean…joy! So let's get dancing everyone, happy wiggling!' – Anthony Wiggle The Wiggl

Clear Skies

2008 • 40 min • United Kingdom

Clear Skies follows a trio of down-and-out misfits who've seen no end of bad luck. John Rourke is the obstinate captain of the Clear Skies, a Tempest class battleship manufactured by the downtrodden Minmatar race of New Eden. Rourke's attitude toward his hazardous chosen lifestyle is cavalier, although this does not sit well with his friends among the crew.

Terra Incognita: Making the Andromeda Strain

2008 • 26 min

A behind the scenes look at the background and making of the 2008 TV mini-series

En el lado de la vida

2008 • 13 min

Short film made to promote organ donation in Spain.

Big Mouth Bob

2008 • 45 min

On his live tour "Wicked Funny"

Let the Games Begin

2008 • 2 min • United States of America

Ben and Gwen are playing picture bingo and Ben is losing, so he transforms into XLR8 to spot things that are on his card by the road they are driving on.

Pinoy Kamasutra 2

2008 • 45 min • Philippines

Myles is a woman in need of sexual healing until she comes across an erotic email sent to her. Echo is a sexually active email sender in search of the ultimate amorous encounter. While in hot pursuit to unravel the identity of her erotic e-mate, she's also bound to discover her hidden carnal creature- her sexual alter ego. As the two become constant chat mates, Myles' lust is finally re-awakened. Aided by the four fundamental elements: fire, water, earth and air, the two delve into amorous experiences far beyond their wildest dreams.