All Films

The Perfect Vagina

2008 • 51 min • United Kingdom

Lisa Rogers investigates vaginal cosmetic surgery and why more and more women consider this surgical procedure.

Five Wheelchairs for Egypt

2008 • 52 min • France

For two years, five young adults affected by Cerebral Palsy (CP) have followed the crew of the sailboat Kifouine during their sail around the world through daily mail exchanges. Until they felt ready to break the moorings and take up the challenge to join the sailors. They spent two weeks on board of the Kifouine in Egypt. An exceptional experience that has, in many ways, changed their way to look at things, and the way they're being looked at...

The Bleu Cheese Brothers

2008 • 36 min • United States of America

The Bleu Cheese Brothers is an out of this world Ernest Fan Film which shows you, the ERNEST fan, what happened after his untimely death. Two geeky and awkward brothers set out on an adventure with their shitty friend, Gothorella, to bring back Ernest from the dead, so he can finish the Last Ernest Film, "A Nightmare on Vern's Street". Before they can do so, they must battle with The Devil, who is a busty she wench that loves show tunes and EVIL. She sends her minions, Dametrie and Mendoza the Giant Boobed Porn Demon, to thwart the brothers plans to resurrect Ernest from his hellion cage.

Vida

2008 • 27 min • Japan

VIDA, starring AV actress Hotaru Hazuki, is an erotic work aiming directly at the Hypothalamus. DEATH is an event that makes life emerge in a different language. The film was entirely self-developed at home

Gaandeweg

2008 • 24 min

Sophie just finished high school and is going to college. This means she will have to move out of town and say goodbye to her mother, brothers, sisters and her family home. Sophie wants to live on her own and and become independent, but at the same time she longs to be in her mother's arms, to the safety of her home and to prolong the scary and unknown.

Sexy Sisters of Sorrow

2008 • 60 min • Japan

Eiko has an unsatisfying marriage, and finds satisfaction in the arms of the younger Mitsuo. After a passionate spell between them, Eiko feels she can't keep living this way and breaks up with him. Two years later, Eiko’s younger sister, Yuiko is happily engaged to marry, and introduces her fiance to Eiko. The fiance is no other than Mitsuo. Mistuo and Eiko pretend to meet each other for the first time. Will they be able to keep living this lie? This romantic drama was shot beautifully by one of Japan's leading cinematographers, Shoji Shimizu.

Bandages

2008 • 2 min

Bandages stalks his latest victim but has he bitten off more than he can chew?

Reserved to Fight

2008 • 57 min

In May 2003, Fox Company of Marine Reserve Unit 2/23, returned home from active combat in Iraq. Reserved To Fight follows four Marines of Fox Company through three years of their postwar minefield of social and psychological reintegration into civilian life. The return to their communities proves as formidable a battle as the more literal firefights of previous months. Living among loved ones who don't yet understand them and how they have changed, contending with a media focused on the politics rather than the human experience of war, and suffering from a psychological disorder that is difficult to acknowledge, these young veterans grapple to find purpose and healing.

Zoey 101: Goodbye Zoey?

2008 • 47 min

Zoey is offered a chance to move to London with her parents.

Operation Valkyrie: The Stauffenberg Plot to Kill Hitler

2008 • 44 min

July, 1944. As WWII raged on, a group of conspirators, led by Claus von Stauffenberg, plotted to assassinate Hitler and end his reign of terror. Using rare color footage, painstakingly recreated dramatizations, detailed CG reconstructions and exclusive interviews with leading historians, this thrilling documentary presents the definitive record of what happened before, during and after these pivotal events.

The Closet

2008 • 4 min

An old man recalls the moment that defined his life, in which his innocent friendship with a neighboring boy is crushed by the boy’s angry father.

Ai

2008 • 13 min • United States of America

The traces left by the era of the samurai are still with us today. From this rich history of this ancient warrior culture comes a tale of honor, vengeance and redemption with a dark, sense of meaningless fatality. It is the origin story of a cursed vigilante, Ai, hell-bent on disposing those responsible for her clan's demise. Inspired by the great tradition of samurai cinema, Ai is an exploration of the era of the samurai and explores the themes of dormant fury for those who have lost loved ones and are driven to the point of madness with revenge.

Katie Morgan's Sex Tips: Questions, Anyone?

2008 • 26 min • United States of America

Ever-naked adult-film star Katie Morgan answers an arousing series of sex questions posed by viewers, callers, e-mailers, and others.

M2M 3: Versus

2008 • 42 min • Philippines

A tale of two male hunks undergoing the different stages of realization and of falling in and out of love. Their story reels off in their minds and is carried out in a rather sensual and provocative manner. What actually goes on...? And what are the complexities in the process of carrying out, staying in and moving on from this kind of relationship? Masterfully crafted as the previous M2M features- this video shows the intricacies and dynamics of male to male relationship.

John's Lonely Trip to Coney Island

2008 • 9 min • United States of America

John embarks on a trip to Coney Island for a day of fun and happiness. Things don't quite work out as planned.

The Road to Casino Royale

2008 • 26 min

Documentary that traces the tangled rights to Ian Fleming's "Casino Royale," the first James Bond story, which took over a half century to reach the screen in recognizable form.

Merritt College: Home of the Black Panthers

2008 • 58 min

A comprehensive and informative historical documentary that chronicles the birth of the Black Panther party during the late 1960s in Oakland. Narrated by Congresswoman Barbara Lee, this documentary provides personal accounts told through rare interviews with original, surviving party members and other key players, who were Merritt students at the time, and features original artwork and photos from the many party publications.

Less and Less

2008 • 7 min • France

Lisa, a young woman, tries to remember moments of her life with the help of her doctor. Voices resonate, images intermingle... moments of happiness suddenly appear. A few seconds later, she has already forgotten. The disease progresses. Life fades away.

The Little Princess School 2

2008 • 41 min • Brazil

In an enchanted world, five little princesses study at a magic school. Despite being diligent, Cindy, Bianca, Hime, Iriá and Zade always get into trouble.

Summer Afternoon

2008 • 15 min • Taiwan

A masterful minor exercise in telling a story with a twist and an equally masterful exercise in the dramatic use of what's known as a Steadycam, a camera with flowing motion. The car journey with one lover too many gets completely out of hand. And after the twist, another one follows.

Rita Rudner: Live from Las Vegas

2008 • 60 min • United States of America

Renowned for her sweet-as-pie delivery of shrewdly hilarious observations about life and relationships, award-winning comedian Rita Rudner performs this 2,000th show from her record-breaking Las Vegas run. Recorded live at Harrah's Casino.

Memento Mori – Remember You Shall Die

2008 • 50 min • Norway

Charismatic Hans Petter has incurable cancer and little time left. Now he is keen to use the weeks and months that remain as best as possible. He does everything to ensure that his wife Eva is well when he is away. But it is not as easy for Eva. She would like to have more time with Hans Petter, instead of him finishing all his projects.

Transmission 14: The Last Broadcast

2008 • 3 min

A short film set in the universe of "The Signal" (2007).

Stories of Activists

2008 • 38 min • Uruguay

This documentary tells the story of a group of Uruguayan political and social activists who began or intensified their activities in the 1960s. What emerges is how diverse the Uruguayan left was in thought and action in fields like attitudes to armed struggle, the place of women and children, the historical significance of the Frente Amplio Party and the ways in which the old ideals have found expression - or not, as the case may be - under the first left wing national government in the history of the country. The documentary was made for Casa Bertolt Brecht, and is geared to stimulating debate and training new generations of activists.