All Films

Nora

2008 • 35 min • United Kingdom, United States of America

"Nora" is based on true stories of the dancer Nora Chipaumire, who was born in Zimbabwe in 1965. In the film, Nora returns to the landscape of her childhood and takes a journey through some vivid memories of her youth. Using performance and dance, she brings her history to life in a swiftly-moving poem of sound and image. A girl who is constantly embattled - struggling against all kinds of intimidation and violence - but who slowly gathers strength, pride and independence.

The Second Coming

2008 • 28 min • Estonia

After a furious battle Thomas doesn't bury his twin brother, hoping for his resurrection.

El contrabajo

2008 • 15 min • Argentina

On the banks of the city of Buenos Aires, among the rubble that forms the coast of her ecological reserve, she listens attentively to the confession. The rest, what follows, will be mere inconveniences and questions between a corpse and a double bass, between the imperfect city and its river, which will sow doubt about the resistance of its revenge.

Pikachu's Ice Adventure

2008 • 22 min • Japan

Under the shining sun and clear blue sky, Pikachu and friends visits a beach to play! Excited, Piplup and Buizel start to test their speed in the ocean. Meanwhile, Meowth and its team bring the surf board saying "We are going to catch the Big Wave and become the Legend!" Trying to scramble for the play space, all the Pokemon get into a big fight! All of the sudden, a huge snowstorm blows everyone away from the play space. After the incident, Pikachu and friends wake up in a world of ice! Pikachu, Piplup and Meowth found themselves separated away from everyone by the snow storm. What was the cause of the storm? Can Pikachu and everybody come back to where they came from safely? Pikachu and friends' adventure begins in a world of ice!

Ginger Sand

2008 • 9 min • United States of America

David hosts a potential new fling Brandi, and a definite old friend Eric on the same weekend. A coincidence in scheduling that leads to personality conflict.

Stanley Baxter: Now and Then

2008 • 50 min • United Kingdom

Comedy legend Stanley Baxter returns from retirement and returns to the Christmas schedules with a trawl through the very best of his classic sketches and routines, his memories of making the shows, plus some brand new material, including his contemporary take on the Queen's Christmas Message to the Commonwealth.

In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship

2008 • 55 min

The essence of progress in civilization has always been handiwork. In traditional Chinese civilization, the emperor was supreme. Vested with the authority to enjoy the best of handiwork, all crafts used for residence, clothing, food, and travel were the most refined and splendid.

Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam

2008 • 12 min • United States of America

This 12 minute short was released as part of the Choose Your Own Adventure option on the H&K Guantanamo Bay DVD. The blurb is: "Ever wonder what would have happened if Harold & Kumar had not been sent to Guantanamo and simply made it to Amsterdam? Here's a little something director Jon Hurwitz shot guerrilla-style all over Amsterdam in 3 days."

Reflections

2008 • 16 min

When Carol looks into a mirror -- any mirror -- she sees images that horrify and repulse her. She's not a Medium, she's not a Ghost Whisperer, she's a frightened young woman on the edge of madness. Will the handsome stranger who offers to help turn out to be her salvation, or her final vision of terror?

Three Men and a Fish Pond

2008 • 52 min • Latvia

Three elderly country bachelors idle away their time amidst semi-wild nature, closer to birds and pond fish than to humans.

Mangertooth

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 Christmas 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 fifth film in the series.

In Twilight's Shadow

2008 • 12 min • United States of America

A female immortal caught between two worlds. Unable to exist with the consequences of her choice in accepting the dark gift, Carlisle isolates herself in a suspended state between light and dark. But when the leader of her Coven takes revenge against the mortal she loves, Carlisle is summoned to rise and face the creature that lurks within.

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

2008 • 9 min • Russia

A poor misunderstood wolf tells the real story of what happened

Lies

2008 • 13 min • Sweden

Three perfectly true stories about lying. In three episodes based on documentary interviews we meet the burglar who, when found out, claims to be a moonlighting accountant, the boy who finds himself lying and confessing to a crime he didn't commit and the woman whose whole life has been a chain of lies.

Honey Trap

2008 • 28 min • Sweden

Jacob has been struggling hard for several years, which has paid off. During a dramatic day, when Jacob's entire life is turned upside down, he is forced to decide whether that price is worth paying.

Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster

2008 • 13 min

Documentary on Alfred Hitchcock and early spy and espionage films.

The Hiding

2008 • 40 min • Japan

Strange and violent things start to happen when a reclusive woman is held captive in her own home.

Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight

2008 • 45 min • United States of America, United Kingdom

Delve into the world of Batman and the vigilante justice that he brought to the city of Gotham. Batman is a man who, after experiencing great tragedy, devotes his life to an ideal--but what happens when one man takes on the evil underworld alone? Examine why Batman is who he is--and explore how a boy scarred by tragedy becomes a symbol of hope to everyone else.

The One Note Man

2008 • 14 min

The One Note Man, is a percussionist plays in the last row of a symphonic orchestra without been noticed and appreciated by others. During the concerts, he has only one note to play with his cymbals to attract the attention of a woman among the audience.

Boseiai no onna: Hiruma kara shitai!

2008 • 60 min • Japan

A wife of a couple who are not blessed with children is devoted to her volunteer work out of an abundance of maternal love. One day she starts to take an interest in a young man who came to do electrical work, and she develops a maternal love for him. The young man had also lost her mother at an early age and develops a liking for her too. She learns of his upbringing, when as a young man he had a desire to study but was unable to get higher education due to his family background. She starts teaching him English conversation, and the two grow closer and closer until they finally cross the line. Meanwhile, her husband is having an affair with a young woman. Eventually the couple return to a normal life, but the young man will turn to some extreme measures to show her his love

The Nail

2008 • 16 min • Iceland

Robert is an important man with big responsibilities. One day he has an accident that blurs the border between the man and the beast within. Robert acts out and suffers the consequences.

Even in My Dreams

2008 • 8 min • United States of America

A macho sex doll triggers the belated discovery of an older man's hidden inner self.

Island Home Country

2008 • 52 min • Australia

A poetic cine-essay about race and Australia’s colonised history and how it impacts into the present offering insights into how various individuals deal with the traumatic legacies of British colonialism and its race-based policies. The film’s consultative process, with ‘Respecting Cultures’ (Tasmanian Aboriginal Protocols), offers an evolving shift in Australian historical narratives from the frontier wars, to one of diverse peoples working through historical trauma in a process of decolonisation.

How Can It Be

2008 • 9 min • France, India

The story of Zainab and Arif, who live their son, Munna, in Brooklyn. Zainab makes the complicated decision to leave her protected life and follow her heart. One of eight shorts commissioned by the United Nations on themes concerning global society.