All Films

The Face of the Earth

2008 • 19 min

An edgy, visceral journey that briefly explores a dysfunctional friendship between two working class men and the overwhelming personal loss that haunts them both.

Gordon B. Hinckley: A Giant Among Men

2008 • 53 min • United States of America

This is the first film to dramatize how President Hinckley was prepared by the Lord from his youth. From boyhood lessons, to tender moments with his mother in their library, to overcoming rejection in the mission field, you will feel the warmth that endeared him to so many later in life. In the railroad yard, behind a typewriter, and hand-in-hand with Marjorie, the love of his life, Gordon B. Hinckley grew to become a giant among men.

Lost Paradises

2008 • 30 min • France

Paris, 1968. Overnight, Isabelle, a young high school student, comes home in shock after what she saw in the streets. Her parents decide to take her to the countryside to escape the disorders. From then on, Isabelle has only one thing in mind: get back to Paris. Instead, her life will take a whole different direction.

See You in Sarajevo

2008 • 14 min • Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia

Going from the emotion that lied down inside of me back from 2005. and all these magical things which was cast on me by the town of Sarajevo, little story about love and life was born…

My Rabit Hoppy

2008 • 4 min • Australia

Henry's Show and Tell school project about a pet rabbit goes horribly wrong. The film was made entirely by the Lucas family in their backyard.

The Boy Artist

2008 • 9 min • United States of America

A young man finds himself in a modern day Garden of Eden. As he spends a day wandering through the garden he realizes that to create something out of nothing, his role as a man is as important as his connection to nature.

Car of the Future

2008 • 54 min • United States of America

Click and Clack from NPR's Car Talk look at the future of motor vehicle transportation. New designs, new construction materials and new fuel sources are all discussed. Social and Political issues are also touched on lightly.

The man is the only bird who wears his own cage

2008 • 12 min • France

Experience a cold world full of people whose heads have been replaced by a cage filled with a rubber balloon.

The Replacement Child

2008 • 25 min • United States of America

After spending a year in a juvenile center for beating up his stepfather, Todd Turnbull returns to his backwoods hometown a repentant, deeply religious boy. When he finds his best friend, Michael, withering away without any medical attention due to the family's spiritual beliefs, Todd must make a choice: let his friend die; or break his oath of non-violence and take matters into his own hands.

The Beautiful Ones

2008 • 27 min • Macedonia

A fantastic psychological thriller that tells a touching story about the untamed, indestructible power of a true lifelong love between two lovers.

The Screaming Skull

2008 • 10 min

Spencer Penraddon returns from the 1st World War to his ancestral home. His sister has succumbed to the blight that has cursed the family since the hall was erected in the 17th century...and symbol of the family curse is the mysterious 'Screaming Skull'. Legend has it that the skull belonged to the loyal slave of 18th century Magistrate Azariah Penraddon. Upon his death the slave wished his remains to be returned to the West Indies. But for reasons unknown Azariah did not grant the slave's final wish and his remains were interred on the edge of the family plot. It was soon after that the disturbances began... If moved the skull was believed to emit terrifying screams and terrible commotions would sound through the house.

Smile Pinki

2008 • 39 min • United States of America

Pinki is a five-year-old girl from a village in the Mirzapur District, India, born into a desperately poor family, and with a cleft lip. Pinki never realized that this condition required just one simple operation until she met Pankaj, a social worker traveling from village to village gathering patients to go to hospital in Varanasi that provides free surgery to thousands each year. This real-world fairy tale follows its protagonist journey to a dream smile from isolation and shame.

The Chef's Letter

2008 • 14 min • United Kingdom

In the early morning hours, a chef struggles to write the letter that could overturn his ordered life forever.

Trimming the Fat

2008 • 16 min

When a hotel barman discovers a guest is an old school friend he becomes determined that they hang out for the night. As boundaries are crossed it can only be a matter of time before it all ends in tears.

The Cousin

2008 • 15 min • United States of America

A sheltered, sensitive teenager visits his tough, older cousin in Laredo, Texas and learns a hard lesson about what it means to be a man.

Plan Bee

2008 • 42 min • United States of America

Bing loves being a bee in DC. He loves the fresh air, the fragrant blossoms, and the honey. But when a ruthless queen hijacks the hive, Bing's world is turned upside down.

The Powerpuff Girls Rule!!!

2008 • 23 min • United States of America

The Powerpuff Girls face their greatest challenge in this 10th anniversary special episode. There exists a Key to the World, which is handed from city to city on an annual basis. Whoever possesses the key rules over the entire world. When the key is delivered to Townsville, every villain in Townsville attempts to retrieve it. When the girls procure it for themselves, they quickly get sucked into a power struggle, fighting the villains and themselves over who gets to rule the world.

The Tell-Tale Heart

2008 • 26 min • United States of America

The short movie tells the well known story by E.A.Poe about a murderer, who tries to persuade the readers/audience of his mental stability, while telling the tale of the brutish act of killing an old man. He denies that he suffers from mental illness and openly boasts of his cleverness and cunning behavior. He kills the man though he loves him, holds no grudges against him and murders without any motive. The movie works heavily with green screen and computer coloration to achieve interesting special effects with the real life actors and the environment.

The Japanese Sandman

2008 • 12 min

At once wryly comedic travelogue and heartbreaking tale of love lost, THE JAPANESE SANDMAN is a visual interpretation of a letter William Burroughs' wrote to Allen Ginsberg in 1953, recounting his travels in Central America. Told through Burroughs' wickedly incisive voice, cocaine snorting in Panama and post-prom hand-jobs in 1931 St. Louis become a meditation on loss, memory and the human condition.

Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930

2008 • 28 min

A documentary about the early days of animation.

Waiting for Yvette

2008 • 14 min

Yvette is having second thoughts on the eve of an operation that will change her forever. A heartfelt comedy about friendship, denial, and finding the deeper truth of ourselves beyond the one we tell.

A Bela P...

2008 • 24 min

The human body in 5 parts.

The Last Days of Marlon Brando

2008 • 52 min • France, United States of America

July 1, 2004, Hollywood lost one of its biggest stars - Marlon Brando. He succumbs to pulmonary fibrosis at the age of 80. Even during his lifetime, the versatile actor was a legend. Surrounded by a unique aura and blessed with great talent, he advanced to become a celebrated star. But his private life resembles a Greek tragedy.

Cookie

2008 • 6 min • Mexico

All that was once beautiful someday will rot.