All Films

A Slippery Tale

2004 • 7 min

They say that love is blind and there must be some truth in it, because in this comic tale, a good-looking frog falls for the velvety skin of an imitation lady-frog that graces a pair of slippers belonging to the farmer's wife. But their happiness is short-lived, because real frogs can't really fall in love with imitation frogs... can they?

Turning

2004 • 9 min • Canada

Throughout the journey, meanings that symbols once held for us shift and change as black and white blend to form grey. We see ourselves reflected in the world around us and the world around us envelops us. Things that were once threatening become comforting arms of solace while things that were once sanctuaries threaten to drown us. Water has the power to cleanse as well as the power to drown while the forest is both protective and foreboding.

The Elves and the Shoemaker

2004 • 10 min

Retold and illustrated by Jim LaMarche; Narrated by Patrick Stewart A pair of elves secretly create and amazing pair of shoes for a poor by kindly shoemaker.

Rockt das Brot

2004 • 59 min

Digital Aberration

2004 • 3 min

Every cheap visual effect in the editing package and a sound track made with free software from a corn-flakes packet.

We are winning don't forget

2004 • 7 min

We are many. We are uniforms. We smile in the picture. But We are NOT happy

Aïcha

2004 • 13 min

Aunt

2004 • 60 min • China

Zhang Ming went back to hometown to visit his aunt.

Lightning: Nature Strikes Back

2004 • 60 min

It is five times hotter than the sun and turns sand to glass in an instant. It can shoot 80 kilometres up above storm clouds. And it may even have provided the original spark that created life itself. This pacy, stylish documentary reveals the full power of lightning, why it is so dangerous, and what scientists are doing to protect us. Statistically, you are most likely to be struck in Florida, playing golf on a Sunday in July. Hear victims tell touching stories of the real experience, and why they feel it has changed them forever. View cockpit footage of NASA pilots flying through active lightning storms and find out why some scientists think the pollution in big cities could be 'baiting' lightning on an incredible scale. The more we learn about this maverick force of nature, it seems, the more we have to fear...

Credit Role

2004 • 8 min

Two small-time actors debate the merits of watching the credits at the end of a Hollywood flick. They discover that with the right attitude, the uninspired crawl of anonymous names can be transformed into a life-affirming parade of comradeship. Who knew that credits could be so cathartic?

60 Seconds

2004 • 1 min • Germany

A found-footage film in which time ticks away on the watches of the film industry. They do not just function as dramatic signs for expectation and suspense, but also as icons for the limitation of film (and its shelf life).

Mr. Connery Goes to Hollywood

2004 • 9 min • United States of America

A brief overview of Sean Connery's life and career, with comments from the man himself.

Goannai Shimasu Another World e

2004 • 16 min • Japan

An unnamed salaryman complains about Japanese tax rates. He is overheard by a mysterious stranger who traps him in a version of his everyday life in which there are no taxes. Part of a series of animated short films produced to educate young people about taxation.

Bridge Visitor (Legend-Trip)

2004 • 19 min

Legend Trip, a teenager’s story about exploring a haunted site at night, reconstitutes a childhood memory of Mike Kelley’s. It retraces, step by step (initiation – completion – retrospection), an invocation of Satan and a divination using the melted remains of plastic garbage bags that were burned during a ritual and in which shapes and faces appear.

Rotten Shaolin Zombies

2004 • 23 min • Canada

AN EPIC TALE OF BROTHERLY LOVE, BAD SUSHI & ASS-KICKING ZOMBIES... Two brothers, the best of friends, devout martial artists, inseparable. One fateful sushi dinner would forever change the nature of their relationship and send them on a crash course to death and destruction. Thinking his dear brother has been killed by the toxic venom of the dirty lungfish that tore out his eye, Lone Brother trudges through life, wondering how he will ever be able to continue on all alone. Little does he know his brother has returned to walk the earth as the undead, pissed off and craving human flesh. The stage is set for an epic battle where brother must face brother, zombie versus the living, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance!

Dimmu Borgir: Live at Ozzfest

2004 • 29 min

Dimmu Borgir, a Norwegian metal band, delivered a powerful performance at Ozzfest 2004 at the Verizon Amphitheater in San Antonio, Texas. With their symphonic black metal sound, intense stage presence, and elaborate visuals, Dimmu Borgir captivated the audience and left a lasting impression at the festival. Their performance showcased their musical prowess and theatrical approach to metal, solidifying their place in the metal scene. The setlist included: 1. Spellbound 2. Vredesbyrd 3. King Of The Carnival Creation 4. Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse 5. Mourning Palace.

SEGAROCKS Live in Japan

2004 • 17 min • Japan

Recorded live in Tokyo on September, 2004, SEGAROCKS brings powerful rock renditions of classic SEGA music with enchanting lifelong fans in attendance!

On a Wednesday Night in Tokyo

2004 • 6 min • Germany, Japan

A regular Wednesday night in Tokyo's subway. The train is filled with more and more people...

How Many?

2004 • 7 min

Three women successively answer the question: How many? Whether they fail or succeed, the question always comes up. The surprise passed, the consequences are very different for the three women and their partners.

Shape Shift

2004 • 10 min

In Shape Shift, Stark uses two cameras positioned opposite each other to reveal, as Stark writes, “a body transposed upon itself.” In his boxers, Stark performs a simple and almost ritualistic dance sequence. He creates a “flicker” effect by rapidly switching between the images captured by these cameras, shifting the spatial perspective from one side to the other. This effect becomes especially interesting when Stark does things like look side to side, or sway his right arm, then the left. He showcases his ability to confuse and distort his body’s own form.

Patrice O'neal: Live at the Comedy Store in Hollywood

2004 • 57 min

Patrice O'Neal one hour set at the Comedy Store in Hollywood, California 2004

Lowcut - Frankenjura Bouldering

2004 • 55 min

Lowcut, the new film by Hannes Huch, is dedicated to the past and present of Frankenjura bouldering. Follow the top local climbers crushing in Germany’s infamous Frankenjura as well as explore the history through a blend of stills photography and rostrum shots.

Disco Demolition: The Real Story

2004 • 60 min • United States of America

Shock jock pioneer, Steve Dahl declared that July 14, 1979 would be the end of disco when he blew up thousands of disco records in the outfield at Comisky Park in Chicago. Ten thousand Loop fans stormed the field in the middle of a White Sox/Tigers doubleheader, rioting, setting fires and the event made national headlines...and made Dahl a household name...and a Chicago legend. Combining new interviews with archival footage, this 2004 documentary offers viewers an unprecedented inside look at the night that disco died.

Synaesthetic Anaesthesia

2004 • 19 min

The optical printer is used to manipulate archival imagery from the colonial era, forming a layered tapestry with contemporary images of landscapes, architecture and phenomena. By means of montage and optical recombination the film takes these historical fragments and builds them up to a frantic pitch. The film seeks to depict the frenetic digital information age but entirely through traditional photomechanical methods, a reversal of the norm. The sound design enhances the film's transformations, and provides a sensitive counterpoint to the "colonial eye." The role of the colonist as exploiter of natural and human resources is evident, the filmic mediation brings these images into a contemporary context.