All Films

Caught

2007 • 3 min

A guy gets caught while sneaking out of bed after a night with a blonde beauty. Caught is a short story which contains a little bit of love, considerable violence, but mainly humour. It gives us an insight into a situation that most people can relate to, a situation that a lot of people have already experienced, but everyone desperately wants to avoid… or don’t they? Though the film is short, it’s larger than you expect.

The Ant and the Cicada

2007 • 10 min • Hungary

Adaptation of Péter Hajnóczy’s short story, The Ant and the Cicada.

George Melly's Last Stand

2007 • 60 min • United Kingdom

Following the legendary and irrepressible jazz man George Melly through his last months as he shrugs off dementia and double lung cancer and continues to tour the country. A joyous exploration of an amazing man and a rare insight into the end of a life.

Endgame

2007 • 55 min

As the United States begins one final effort to secure victory through a “surge” of troops, FRONTLINE investigates how strategic and tactical mistakes brought Iraq to civil war. The film recounts how the early mandate to create the conditions for a quick exit of the American military led to chaos, failure, and sectarian strife. In Endgame, producer Michael Kirk (Rumsfeld’s War, The Torture Question, The Dark Side, and The Lost Year in Iraq) traces why the president decided to risk what military planners once warned could be the worst way to fight in Iraq — door-to-door — and assesses the likelihood of its success. Top administration figures, military commanders, and journalists offer inside details about the new strategy.

Boy in Cage

2007 • 28 min • China

The short Wang Jing made as the graduation project in Beijing Film Academy.

Historia de un letrero

2007 • 5 min • Mexico

One stranger on his way to an important meeting will transform the afternoon for another man in this emotionally stirring short film.

Will of the Wisp

2007 • 10 min • Canada

Inspired by Neosurrealism and Poststructuralist Feminist Theory, WILL OF THE WISP is a sensual and lyrical visual poem, or rather, a series of provocative signifiers 'in conversation'. The work is an uplifting and heartfelt portrait of hope, documenting one woman's journey to overcome childhood assault and reclaim her body, her sexuality and her[self].

Off Hour

2007 • 14 min

Bruno’s first day on the docks takes an unexpected turn.

The Church Will Arrive in the Evening

2007 • 52 min • Latvia

In the ice-free months of the year Father Gennady captains a barge transformed into a floating Orthodox Church on a mission trip along the Volga-Don Canal to the remote Russian villages. At each port of call Father Gennady leads church services, distributes holy sacraments and hears confessions. But some unexpected circumstances cause the mission to suddenly take a rather different turn.

Uma Vida e Outra

2007 • 18 min

Nara is pregnant. They say she won't be a good mother. But everything in life is a matter of choice.

City of Cranes

2007 • 14 min • United Kingdom

'City of Cranes' takes you on a journey high up in the sky, to look at the world through the eyes and words of crane drivers. Ever wondered what it is like to work hundreds of feet above the ground, only surrounded by a small metal cage?

Bug Rangers: Submarine Sandwich

2007 • 35 min • United States of America

Open your eyes wide! And you will discover the singing world of insects. Three friends will take you on an adventurous journey where the past meets the future, tradition meets the present. Where the Bug Rangers are messing up! Join them - don't wait!

Dorotea in the Kingdom of the Dead

2007 • 9 min • Sweden

Dorotea wakes up one morning and doesn't find her pulse. Is she dead?

Dummy

2007 • 32 min • Ukraine

A strange man intervenes between ex-spouses on a matter directly related to a large sum of money one of them had secured after selling a piece of property.

John, Paul, George and Ben

2007 • 12 min • United States of America

This humorous and factual history of five lads who grew up to become Founding Fathers brings the early days of American history to life with sass and substance, in Lane Smith's inimitable style.

Diana: The Inquest

2007 • 60 min

The death of Diana, Princess of Wales in August 1997 shocked the world, and left behind a series of mysterious and sinister conspiracy theories. Explore the search for truth in this documentary.

One of the Lucky Ones

2007 • 25 min

In the early hours of March 24th 2002, Wendy Chandler awoke to a stranger taking off his clothes. He held her down, raped her and fled. Despite her ordeal Wendy came to realise she was one of the lucky ones.

What Do Those Lunatics Want?

2007 • 52 min • Serbia

Zelimir Zilnik has always been discussing the communist's regime taboos , with his early documentaries , but especially with his film about the student's riots in 1968: Lipanjska gibanja (June Turmoil). His featured film Rani radovi (Early Works) got to trial, because it made important politicians, including Tito himself, very angry. However, it was free of all charges, thanks to the really honorable judge. The Golden Bear, the prime award of the Berlin Film Festival, was given to Zelimir and it was interpreted as the biggest provocation for socialist Yugoslavia. Therefore, the film was put away for years and was not available for the audience.

Hearts and Hotel Rooms

2007 • 13 min • United States of America

Brian and Jimmy go their separate ways after an unforgettable night. Will their hearts lead them to each other again? When Jimmy returns to room eight of a charmingly convenient hotel, he reminisces on a one-night stand that took place there. Flashbacks from a year earlier-- checking in, simple conversation, discovering love-- bring into question whether or not Brian will return as well

A Real Summer

2007 • 45 min • United Kingdom

It is 1958, and the final debutante 'season'. Mary, a brilliant young writer and critic is befriended by Geraldine, a seemingly friendly young debutante of a similar age but a very different background. What starts as a friendship becomes something altogether more unsettling. This companion drama to Capturing Mary, charts Mary’s progress before she enters the dangerous world of Mr. Graham’s house and Greville White’s sphere of influence.

Diving Women of Jeju-do

2007 • 25 min • United States of America

Jeju-do is the largest of Korean islands and lies between Korea and Japan. There, for hundreds of years, women dive without breathing apparatus, to the ocean floor and collect shellfish, octopus, and urchins that they sell. The divers are in their sixties and seventies and their daughters do not want to inherit their work, lifestyle, and health problems that go with diving. As a filmmaker I was privileged to meet many of these women and dive with them. Their stories of hardship and pride confirmed my desire to record this unique and ancient tradition.

Before Tomorrow

2007 • 25 min • Portugal

Quédate

2007 • 15 min • Venezuela

During a long bus trip Manuel, bored by the world around him hopes for something or someone to come and change his life, forever. When he sees Graciela he can almost see his wish come true. Over the trip Manuel struggles to talk to Graciela, as he sees his Thoughts haunting her like a ghost, whispering to her ear everything he wishes he could say.

Dino Death Trap

2007 • 52 min • United States of America

The Pit of Death is what some scientists are calling it, others "Dinosaur Pompeii". Envision dinosaur corpses stacked one on top of each other, piled four and five high. But not just any old dinosaurs, new, well-preserved skeletons - many that have never been seen before. A bizarre T. rex ancestor, a triceratops ancestor, an ancient crocodilian and nearly 40 different species dating back 160 million years, a time in dinosaur history of which little is known. The graves of these new species are uncovered deep in the dry and desolate Junggar Basin of western China and a team of palaeontologists unearth answers to this virtual black hole in dinosaur evolution. Watch as the bones are examined, reconstructed and brought back to life, using high resolution CGI, and slowly probe the mystery of who these dinosaurs were, how they died and what they can tell us about the Lost Age of the Dinosaurs.