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Here's Johnny

Here's Johnny

2008 • 60 min • United States of America
This eloquent documentary enters the surreal world of renowned graphic artist Johnny Hicklenton (the comics Judge Dredd and 2000 AD), who is battling the disease multiple sclerosis. Living in an increasing state of immobility and frustration, Johnny escapes the confines of his front room through his artwork. Through the expression of his brilliant and sometimes troubled imagination, we learn about the disease that he cannot escape from.
Running with Mum

Running with Mum

2008 • 53 min • United Kingdom
A mother relives being 7 years old in a town destroyed by firestorm on September 11th, sixty years ago.
We Were Fine

We Were Fine

2008 • 13 min • Argentina
Three teenagers spend a summer together in the mountains. Tensions grow between them as well as violence which emerges at some point. The seriousness of the situations they experience and their consequences will be unsuspected.
John Oliver: Terrifying Times

John Oliver: Terrifying Times

2008 • 56 min • United States of America
American viewers may know him best as the British correspondent on "The Daily Show," but John Oliver is also an accomplished stand-up comic. In his first Comedy Central special Oliver tackles the topics that perplex him about the United States. He takes well-aimed shots at the American political process and the invasion of Iraq (including how the Brits would have done it differently), and argues for reparations from the Revolutionary War.
Discount Everything

Discount Everything

2008 • 2 min • Canada
Found-footage tribute to Winnipeg salesman and video artist Nick Hill.
Ukiyo-e: Floating World Images

Ukiyo-e: Floating World Images

2008 • 52 min • Belgium
400 years ago, in Japan, a revolutionary art was born and would influence the greatest Western artists of the late nineteenth century, the Ukiyo-E "floating images of the world." A wonderful trip in a world of beauty and discovery. The concept and objectives of this documentary are, on the one hand, to show, teach and discover Japanese art (Japanese stamps and prints) and, on the other hand, to demonstrate the influence of Japanese stamps on Western modern art, showing in comparison some of the Most famous paintings (impressionism or paintings by Van Gogh).
Legacy

Legacy

2008 • 6 min • Finland
The meaning of life is a piece of cake.
Murray Walker's Motorsport Madness

Murray Walker's Motorsport Madness

2008 • 60 min • United Kingdom
Aaand they re off...! Crash! Buckle up your seat belts and get ready for the ride of your life as the legendary Voice of Motor sport Murray Walker takes us on a white-knuckled, hair-raising ride of motorsport madness. Bang! Witness F1 star Jenson Button take on a superbike and an F4 powerboat at London City Airport, Moto GP legend Valentino Rossi s heavy-metal spins, and incredible death defying crashes from the World Rally Championship. Wallop! From F1 stunts to British Touring cars, Moto GP, GT Racing and the crazy world of Aero GP along with many, many more this is the ultimate DVD for lovers of high-octane motor sport madness, mayhem and mishaps!
Marvel Zombies: The Movie

Marvel Zombies: The Movie

2008 • 2 min
Short fan film based on the "Marvel Zombies" comic books. Mary Jane encounters Spider-Man who has been turned into a flesh-eating zombie by a virus. Spider-Man then encounters the Hulk who has also been turned into a zombie.
The Beast-like Wife

The Beast-like Wife

2008 • 60 min • Japan
In a rural town. A thug named Hideo is entrusted with his girlfriend Masami by his elder brother Kondo for the night. Although he was warned not to make a move on her, Masami seduces Hideo and he sleeps with her. The next morning, Kondo finds out and orders him to bring 100,000 yen by the next day as a settlement. At a loss, Hideo goes into a restaurant and puts a hair in a bowl to try to make a fight, but at that moment a middle-aged woman runs out and dries up. Taking advantage of the confusion, Hideo also leaves the restaurant, and the two of them successfully escape. When the woman, Takako, finds out that Hideo has no money, she offers him 1 million yen if he does what she says. Takako seduces Hideo by taking him to her villa. Afterwards, Takako tearfully tells him that after her father's death, her husband took over the company, and seems to be cheating as much as he wants and doing dishonest things. Hideo is framed for a fake kidnapping planned by Takako...
The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poem

The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poem

2008 • 11 min • United States of America
Tim Burton's original poem narrated by Christopher Lee.
Black Breakfast

Black Breakfast

2008 • 3 min • China
Short-movie from Stories on Human Rights, 2008.
Willem Wilmink: Dichter in de Javastraat

Willem Wilmink: Dichter in de Javastraat

2008 • 53 min • Netherlands
A documentary about the life and work of the Dutch poet and lyricist Willem Wilmink (1936-2003).
Gold Eye Ball

Gold Eye Ball

2008 • 1 min
Produced for Glass Eye Pix as part of their 2008 Creepy Christmas Online Film Festival, in which each short was inspired by the inhabitants of a diorama advent calendar. Each filmmaker was assigned a specific date and given the props that were used in that window to use in their short. This is the third film in the series.
The Jewish People: A Story of Survival

The Jewish People: A Story of Survival

2008 • 60 min • United States of America
Documentary hosted by journalist Martha Teichner that traces the history of the Jewish people, explaining how this vibrant culture has endured and thrived despite more than 4,000 years of slavery, oppression, antisemitism and near-genocide.
Cut Offs

Cut Offs

2008 • 2 min
A selection of deleted footage from the short film Bandages.
El ojo único

El ojo único

2008 • 18 min • Argentina
In this dark and futuristic story set in the Buenos Aires of 2068, a motorcycle courier is sent on a routine delivery to the Grupo Crinal television group, where he unknowingly stumbles upon a truth that will change his life forever. He discovers a labyrinthine world where nothing is what it seems, and a truth that he must accept to reclaim both his identity and that of Buenos Aires.
Blind Side

Blind Side

2008 • 44 min • Philippines
A young playboy beds his sexy officemate, only to discover she has an equally delectable younger sister. The catch: little sis just recently lost her sight (and her boyfriend) in a car crash. The upside: she walks around in the nude thinking she's all alone in the house with big sis
Passage

Passage

2008 • 15 min • Canada
Exquisitely filmed in black-and-white, this experimental narrative follows four friends on a road trip as they discover the complicated arena of unseen desire that arises when ecstasy and sexuality mix.
Cute Couple

Cute Couple

2008 • 14 min
Zach and Kendra are considered the cutest couple within their peer group. Unfortunately, that all ends when Tim and Tammy move into the neighborhood, knocking them off of their pedestal and forcing them to find a new identity amongst their friends.
My Friend Yuri Khashchevatsky

My Friend Yuri Khashchevatsky

2008 • 32 min • Russia, Belarus
Heaven for Insanity

Heaven for Insanity

2008 • 32 min • Indonesia
Through the adventures of an allegedly insane man named Watmo, we're brought into the abyss of a society not caring enough for its mentally challenged. One day, Bakti, one of the administrational chairpersons of the neighbourhood suggests bringing Watmo to a mental institution in the suburb. Here, Watmo must live by other people's rules; the rules of the institution. Even though the neighbors and the manager of the shelterhouse meant well, we can’t help to see that there are still many things to be done, before we can consider ourselves a compassionate society. Meanwhile, Watmo seems to decide that eventually, heaven is a state of mind.
Our Wonderful Nature

Our Wonderful Nature

2008 • 5 min • Germany
It is mating season for the water shrew. When two male shrews find a female, the males engage in a fierce battle that becomes unexpectedly epic.
Lost Cities of the Amazon

Lost Cities of the Amazon

2008 • 45 min • United States of America
Over the centuries, explorers traded tales of a lost civilization amid the dense Amazonian rainforest. Scientists dismissed the legends as exaggerations, believing that the rainforest could not sustain such a huge population—until now. A new generation of explorers armed with 21st-century technology has uncovered remarkable evidence that could reinvent our understanding of the Amazon and the indigenous peoples who lived there. Using CGI and dramatic re-creations, National Geographic re-imagines the banks of the Amazon 500 years ago, teeming with inhabitants living in the Lost Cities of the Amazon.