All Films

Life Without Gabriella Ferri

2008 • 43 min • Estonia

A man and a woman lead a complicated love life, filled with erotic tension and despotic passion. Their son is an involuntary witness to all this, cooped up despondently in his room banging his head against the wall. To get away from the situation, he escapes into a virtual world. But when the man finds himself inopportunely stuck out on the balcony of the apartment, a burglar gets into the building. At the same time, in a neighbouring apartment, spies are getting ready to listen in on a group of scientists.

Sebastian's Voodoo

2008 • 4 min • United States of America

A voodoo doll must find the courage to save his friends from being pinned to death.

Maid on Fire!

2008 • 11 min • Sweden

A Maid slaves in a Swedish family high-etc kitchen in the year of 2008, serving some twin brats, a hungry Nosferatu-teenager and a father "dying" in a cold. All tensed up, she suddenly starts to burn and SELF-COMBUST!

Nazi Scrapbooks from Hell: The Auschwitz Albums

2008 • 47 min • United States of America

The film uncovers a part of the Holocaust that was once thought to be unrecorded, but thanks to Washington D.C. Holocaust Museum's work there is now documentation and photographic evidence of what life was like behind the fences of the death camp at Auschwitz. This film profiles a series of contrasting photos - one series portrays the banality of evil, while the other profiles the horror of life behind the wire.

The Clown

2008 • 11 min • Canada

Everybody's afraid of zombies... But try to imagine your self waking up from the dead... How would you feel?

Western Spaghetti

2008 • 2 min • United States of America

Stop motion movie showing the cooking of spaghetti using everyday objects instead of food.

This Way Up

2008 • 9 min • United Kingdom

A.T Shank & Son have a bad day at the parlor when a falling boulder flattens their hearse. Emotional and literal pitfalls lie in wait for the odd couple as they make their way cross country with just a coffin for company. This short animated caper puts the fun back into funeral as their journey and relationship unravel on an epic scale.

The Mewlips

2008 • 3 min • Sweden

The Mewlips are nasty creatures that hobbit parents scare their children with, so the kids don't wander off with foolish ideas of adventure.

With the Dust

2008 • 19 min • Belgium, Luxembourg

At the frontier between youth and adulthood, François is in love with Michel. Michel doesn't seem to care. The arrival of Alice, a capricious young woman, threatens to disturb this strange balance.

Nikita the Tanner

2008 • 15 min • Russia

Nikita, a simple craftsman, is fighting the Gorynych Serpent.

The Life & Death of the Army of Northern Virginia

2008 • 50 min • United States of America

This is a full-color, live-action, authentic record of the Soldier of this period. This documentary studies the devolution of the southern soldier of Virginia and North Carolina who marched from triumph to triumph, unstoppable... until after the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg and eventual defeat and disgrace in April 1865. The film analyzes the uniforms, drill, camp life, food, weapons, equipment, etc. of the Confederate soldier of the eastern theater.

Nieves: The Engkanto Slayer

2008 • 53 min • Philippines

After the tragic loss of her husband, Nieves resigns from her post as the town's Engkanto Slayer. When strange and unexplainable attacks begin to strike the whole town, Nieves, together with her slayers in training, must team up to save the townsfolk from the murders.

Russell Peters: Red, White and Brown

2008 • 57 min • United States of America

In this sold-out performance, Canadian comic Russell Peters skewers racial stereotypes as he offers his audacious take on multiculturalism--including his Indian heritage and culture clashes around the world. Recorded live at Madison Square Garden's WAMU theater and broadcast on Showtime, this stand-up concert is not to be missed. Red, White and Brown is the second stand-up comedy album by Canadian comedian Russell Peters, recorded at the WAMU Theatre in Madison Square Garden on February 2, 2008.[3] The CD/DVD was released in Canada on September 30, 2008, and in the U.S. on January 27, 2009, debuting at #3 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[4] The hip hop theme music was produced by Marco Polo, and legendary MC Melle Mel introduced Peters to the stage.

Dirty Magazines

2008 • 40 min • United States of America

Based in the '80s, this coming-of-age comedy revolves around a woman determined to be the perfect mother. After she finds gay porn under her son's bed on the morning of his 16th birthday, the two go on an absurd, yet earnest, cat-and-mouse ride to find out what this "really means."

Trapped: Concrete Cell

2008 • 15 min

Jake wakes up to a terrible dream as he finds himself locked away in a small concrete cell. He must fight to survive the claustrophobic isolation as he tries to hold onto sanity. How will Jake escape his imprisonment? Will he? Only time will tell.

The Ravier Brothers - The Pyrenees Adventure

2008 • 53 min • France

The two brothers Jean and Pierre Ravier have opened almost all the "classic" (difficult) routes in climbing and mountaineering in the Pyrenees. Roped together at the waist using a few flat knots and little equipment, the two twin brothers achieved more than 200 firsts across the entire massif. A unique style and commitment, a state of mind made up of adventure, literature, inventiveness and friendship. Unclassifiable and outgoing, after 60 years of Pyrenees, their desire for the mountains is intact. When does a race start? How does the idea, the desire, come about? What sense does it make to only achieve firsts? And what is the role of the Pyrenees themselves in this reciprocal and endless game of attraction?

O Dia M

2008 • 14 min

Before It's Gone is a dramatic and dark-humored story about Almeida, a regular 30 year old man who discovers he's got only one week left to live. In this week, he has to make arrangements for his own death, such as inviting relatives and friends, getting his own death certificate and meeting with his ex-girlfriend.

The Past is My Stick

2008 • 50 min • Italy

We started to make an extra to be included in our first DVD "Democratic Optimism", a collection of short films in black and white we shot between 1990 and 1999.

The Night Before

2008 • 12 min • United States of America

A young man with amnesia tries to figure out who killed his brother.

The Story of Charles Riverbank

2008 • 10 min • United States of America

This is the story of a man named Charles Riverbank, who, upon losing his home, wanders into various adventures (and a lot of dirty looks).

Flow

2008 • 16 min • Portugal

He is a miner, everyday tries to go with the river flow. She dreams of escaping too, but she’s trapped...

Five Minutes Ago

2008 • 4 min • United States of America

A young man pretends to sleep while he watches his lover go through her morning routine.

O Vampiro do Meio-Dia

2008 • 20 min • Brazil

During the hottest summer of his life, teenager discovers pleasure among buses, balloons, Darth Vader and Newton's laws.

Dog Lovers

2008 • 4 min

Two potential lovers meet to talk about their affection for dogs... and genitalia.