All Films

Tokyo Mater

2008 • 6 min • United States of America

A routine tow lands Mater in Tokyo, where he is challenged to a drift-style race against a nefarious gang leader and his posse of ninjas. With the help of his friend, 'Dragon' Lightning McQueen, and some special modifications, Mater attempts to drift to victory and become Tow-ke-O Mater, King of all Drifters.

Frau Holle

2008 • 58 min • Germany

A widow has two daughters. Louise, lazy she spoils and Marie who dutifully and eagerly helps her mother around the house. One day Marie falls into the well and wakes up on a flowery meadow in a land of dreams, where even bread and apple tree can talk.

Roadrunner

2008 • 7 min

Two Aussie hicks drive a masked man out into the middle of the desert and to kill him, but things don’t quite go to plan.

Drupadi

2008 • 40 min • Indonesia

Adapted from the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata, this movie depicts the story of Drupadi, the wife of five brothers known as the Pandawas.

Desert Wedding

2008 • 14 min

Marissa, an excited bride-to-be, turns into a raging "bridezilla", when she learns her maid of honor has lost her bouquet. Furious about her missing flowers, she throws a hysterical fit, until a tragic accident unravels her momentous day.

Gone Fishing

2008 • 13 min

The touching story of a boy and old man coming to terms with bereavement through their shared love of fishing, and the legend of Goliath, the biggest pike ever caught.

Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!

2008 • 35 min • Japan

Following the defeat of Majin Buu, Son Goku and friends travel to Mr. Satan's newly-opened hotel for an all-you-can-eat banquet, when they are paid a visit by Vegeta's younger brother Tarble. They are informed by Tarble that the terrible brother duo of Abo and Cado have terrorized his planet and are on their way to Earth.

Ooit

2008 • 40 min

Jos is mentally-challenged and still living with his mother. On his 34th birthday his life is about to change dramatically.

In Search of Gandhi

2007 • 52 min • Ireland

What kind of democracy does India have today? Using Gandhi’s famous Dandi salt march through Gujarat as a starting point, this road-movie style documentary looks at contemporary India, the world’s biggest democracy, and explores the significance of the Gandhian legacy of peace and non-violence for democratic movements in the twenty first century.

Emile Norman: By His Own Design

2007 • 57 min

Artist Emile Norman is the subject of this compelling documentary profile, which chronicles the 88-year-old's personal life as an "out" gay man long before it was the norm, as well as his lifelong dedication to his art. Norman, whose mixed-media works include the grand marble relief and ornate mosaic window of San Francisco's Masonic Auditorium, found success in New York but retreated to Big Sur, Calif., where he founded an artists' haven.

In Memoriam

2007 • 8 min • France

An old watchmaker turned toy maker is spending the last days of his life trying to recreate his happiest moment in life through a miniature set and a bunch of mechanical toys.

Looking Glass

2007 • 5 min • Denmark, Finland, Sweden

A dark stormy night. A little girl is home alone, but is she really?

Soul Research Laboratory - IV. Search and Hide

2007 • 4 min

Experimental short.

Chuck's Chicken

2007 • 10 min

Despite being held captive and enslaved to work for her father and his fast-food worshiping, cult-like family, Samantha is determined to find love and possess the boy of her dreams. Chuck's Chicken is a morbid, surreal comedy that dares you to laugh.

Crow Moon

2007 • 5 min • United Kingdom

A fable about the creation of the stars and moon in the sky.

O Paradoxo da Espera do Ônibus

2007 • 3 min • Brazil

A man waits for the bus in vain. In vain? Well, if the bus is delayed, then it's coming soon.

Blue

2007 • 10 min • Netherlands

A short fictional film about a boy struggling with his feelings.

Goiânia, Sinfonia da Metrópole

2007 • 8 min • Brazil

Dji vou veu volti

2007 • 11 min • Belgium

An animated light opera. In the garden of the Royal castle, a troubadour sings a serenade for a beautiful princess. But the song doesn't fall in the liking of the subtitle, whom tries to turn the story to his desire...

Molly Brown: Biography of a Changing Nation

2007 • 27 min

The life of Margaret Brown spanned one of the greatest periods of change in American history. Her true significance was obscured by Hollywood and its manufactured moniker, Molly, but the real Margaret Brown story eclipses the movie mythology, revealing the rhythms of life in a rapidly changing nation. Molly Brown: Biography of a Changing Nation provides an authentic portrait of the progressive reformer who embodied the great movements of her time and the power of individual action.

The Lost World of Red Robbo

2007 • 30 min • United Kingdom

Documentary about the controversial 1970s union boss Derek Robinson, who led the British Leyland workers into a series of strikes

My Little Brother From the Moon

2007 • 6 min • France

A girl talks about her autistic little brother and why he isn't like other children.

Lipari

2007 • 10 min • Netherlands

On the idyllic island of Lipari near Sicily a few traditional swordfish hunters are still active. The days are over where these fishermen were self-evidently succeeded by their sons. On board Nino’s ship, the reigning peace is not what it appears to be. The twelve-man crew that mans the small boat is in complete concentration. They peer at the water surface, looking for their prey. While the diesel engine stamps monotonously, the hours pass and we wait patiently. Then an excited noise erupts from the crow’s nest: a swordfish couple has been spotted! Lipari pays homage to an almost extinct profession.

Bhutan: Taking the Middle Path to Happiness

2007 • 56 min • United States of America

Imagine a country where happiness is the guiding principle of government. Imagine a people who see all life as sacred and the source of their happiness, a place with an abundance of clean and renewable energy, a nation committed to preserving its culture and whose progress is measured by obtaining Gross National Happiness for its people. Where is this Shangri-La? Bhutan. But can a place like Bhutan really exist? Can such ideals be realized? Can this small, geographically isolated country tucked away in the Himalayans truly protect its environment and culture as they open their doors to the West? The answer is rooted in the Bhutanese view of the world, anchored in Buddhism, with the simple message that happiness can only be found by taking the middle path the path that balances the needs of man with the powerful spirits of nature.