All Films

Night of the Living Jews

2008 • 20 min • United States of America

On the first night of Passover the residents of a remote Jewish bungalow colony are turned into flesh-eating zombies by matzo with a dark history. In the hunt for human flesh these Hasidic zombies descend on an unsuspecting gentile family in their quiet farmhouse. The loving mother and father and their mischievous son and nubile teenage daughter face an almost certain end until a mysterious stranger miraculously appears to save the day.

I Live in the Woods

2008 • 4 min • United States of America

A woodsman runs amok.

Two Witch Sisters

2008 • 7 min • United States of America

Twin witch sisters are causing magic-induced havoc at a park.

Kingdom of Ends

2008 • 6 min • United States of America

A detective finally getting his long-time enemy, a serial killer named Buddy Kant who leaves greeting cards at his victim's bodies, comes face to face with him for one final showdown. But is it too good to be true?

In Uranias

2008 • 16 min • Germany

On the visual layer 'In Uranias' is like a diary film made while travelling through Iran and USA in early 2007. The text layer is more like a journey through the emotional landscapes of an iranian-american muslim. These two layers are intertwined - sometimes converging, sometimes diverging - to create an audio-visual anagram: Uranias.

The Girl with X-Ray Eyes

2008 • 23 min

Natasha Demkina is the girl with X-ray eyes. Her claim, to be able to see unaided, directly inside of bodies.

Hulahoop Soundings

2008 • 7 min • Indonesia

Was it black magic that took him from her? Or the vision of her rival's swaying hips? Lana works at a phone sex company, and hula-hoops when calling her customers to make moaning sounds.

Judas & Jesus

2008 • 15 min • Germany

Judas is the hero and Jesus is the villain in this lewd retelling of the classic Bible story. Depicted through anthropomorphic animals, we see a unique alternative perspective. Judas (an unscrupulous black goat) has been at odds with Jesus (a self-righteous white sheep) ever since childhood. However, when an opportunity arises to sell Jesus out for the 30 Euros he needs to get into Maria Magdalena's sex show, things finally seem to start going Judas' way. But what will Jesus' adoring fans have to say about it?

The Devil's Bible

2008 • 51 min • United States of America

At 165 pounds, and allegedly made from the skins of 160 donkeys, the Codex Gigas is the world's largest and most mysterious medieval manuscript. Filled with satanic images and demonic spells, according to legend, the cursed text sprang from a doomed monk's pact with the Devil. Now, Nat Geo follows a team of scientists as they embark on an unprecedented quest to unravel the secrets behind the book's darkened pages. Using ultra-violet fluorescence imaging, handwriting analysis and a re-creation of the text, forensic document experts attempt to uncover the cryptic truth behind this ancient Devil's Bible.

In the Closet

2008 • 15 min • United States of America

An anonymous bedroom inside a typical apartment somewhere in Los Angeles. A pair of young men enter, one having scored a one-night stand, the other giving away little as to his true intentions.

Tess and Nana

2008 • 11 min • United States of America

13-year-old Tess wants nothing more than to escape the dilapidated house she shares with her sick grandmother, Nana, so she does something drastic to get the attention of her real estate agent mother.

Descendants

2008 • 14 min

A 3-D animated film about the dream of reaching the unreachable and about the fact that something good can evolve from something evil.

Dry Rain

2008 • 23 min

Dry Rain takes place over the course of an afternoon in a non-descript lifeless time warp characteristic of America's Heart-land. Stil, a broken man in his early forties, is in a drought. His family, his financial means, and his power to do anything about either, have evaporated and he crosses the line as he desperately, aimlessly, and unrealistically grasps for hope in his past. Stil has stolen away his nine year-old son, Joey, from his ex-wife, Tracy. The question is whether he has taken him on a "vacation", as Stil calls it, across the border into Canada, or has abducted him with the intent to receive a ransom for his return.

Good Night

2008 • 22 min

Do-jin a high school senior had a 'sleep hold operation' with the demand of the mom. But he come to suffer from the side effect although he runs the successful road through that. Finally, he resort to the extremity ....

There's Nothing You Can Do

2008 • 4 min • United States of America

The Safdie brothers repurpose reality television’s vocabulary of confrontation and cramped cinematography for a miniature study of urban maladies.

Wedding For One

2008 • 15 min • United States of America

The Assastant

2008 • 15 min

When Staniel, an assassin's assistant, takes on a job solo it has unintended consequences for himself and his boss, Red Cobra.

Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

2008 • 30 min • United States of America

A behind-the-scenes mockumentary of Tropic Thunder.

Symphony

2008 • 5 min

'Symphony' portrays a sentient creature trying to escape from a reality of being swept away and assimilated into the mainstream, regardless of its own will. The topic of this abstractedly crafted animation applies to anything that struggles to be free. It can be a phenomenon occurring deep within the mind, or an individual confronting the standardized masses. There is no concrete answer to these questions; the only role I play is to showcase reality. The solution and conclusion of the story is open for interpretation.

La chanson 'Lola'

2008 • 3 min • France

Michel Legrand, Agnès Varda, and Anouk Aimee share the story behind the song they created for Jacques Demy's first feature film, LOLA, “C’est moi, c’est Lola".

I Kicked Luis Guzman in the Face

2008 • 20 min • United States of America

Jason, a young introvert devoid of a life outside his own head, told a little white lie to 50 million people that changed his life forever. That was until the one person who couldn't find out about it did. And now, Jason's going to regret ever saying, "I KICKED LUIS GUZMAN IN THE FACE."

Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart at Home!

2008 • 12 min • United States of America

Timon and Pumbaa discover what to look for in order for a house to be safe.

Toots Thielemans, a Jazz Legend

2008 • 52 min • Belgium

Everyone knows Toots Thielemans, the musician who won the world over with his harmonica, his unique smile and his famous song “Bluesette”. Yet few know who he really is. His life is extraordinary – from his childhood in the Marolles, a working-class neighbourhood in Brussels, to the full house at Carnegie Hall in New York at the age of 84 in 2006.

Mais Uma História no Rio

2008 • 22 min

Rodolfo Guerra, a young man from the upper class of Rio de Janeiro, has his fancy imported car taken from him at gun point in front of his condo by two men. With the help of the alarm system installed in car and the police, he captures one of the suspects. He will find out that the suspect can also be the victim!