All Films

Roads of Kiarostami

2006 • 32 min • Iran

Static shots of his photos alternate with footage of director Abbas Kiarostami's car winding through mountain roads, as the Iranian filmmaker muses in voice-over on the significance of the journey and on the path of his work and Persian literature as a whole.

Men from the Forgotten Army

2006 • 56 min • Estonia

After World War II, Estonian (Latvian and Lithuanian) soldiers, airmen and sailors who had fought (been conscripted) on the German side ended in POW camps on the US side. They were the lucky ones. The others went to Siberia. This story is about those soldiers who were sitting in their POW camps when all of a sudden they were conscripted yet one more time, this time into a civil variant of the US Army.

Lovecraft's Pillow

2006 • 10 min • United States of America

A horror short film based on a suggestion from Stephen King.

Thomas & Friends: Thomas & the Really Brave Engines

2006 • 33 min

Adventures abound on the Island of Sodor for Thomas and Friends! Watch as Oliver discovers the magic of snow during the Winter Festival. It's Thomas to the rescue as Fergus breaks the rules and learns a very valuable lesson. As Duncan attempts to deliver an elephant to the new park, he learns about following the rules. A surprise is in store for James when he is asked to pick up the Queen of Sodor. One of Toby's favorite places, The Windmill, is damaged during a lightning storm. Will he be able to fix it? Is there a monster lurking in the misty valley at Castle Loch? Twin engines Donald and Douglas find out! Come aboard for all the fun!

When Lineker Met Maradona

2006 • 45 min • United Kingdom

Twenty years since they last shook hands on a football pitch in Mexico, Gary Lineker travels to Buenos Aires to spend the weekend with Diego Maradona.

The Institute of The Dream

2006 • 10 min • Estonia

The man in the sand distributes dreams to a group of strange characters.

My Ambition

2006 • 8 min • United States of America

Jules Walters' unhealthy obsession with vampires leads to his dismissal from school. But when he steals a bat from the local zoo, his obsession may lead to his demise.

Aires 06

2006 • 26 min

A survey of various gay cruising sites around France.

Trillizas Propaganda!

2006 • 15 min • Argentina

Violeta, Rosa and Celeste, orphan triplets, are unbeatable champions in synchronized swim. They have been promoted by a small town Colonel that transformed them into the symbol of his political propaganda. Everything is arranged to participate in the Olympic Games, but Rosa falls in love.

Where is the Land of Christmas?

2006 • 25 min • Denmark, Sweden

An animated Christmas story for children.

Magic Lessons - The Red Clover

2006 • 25 min • Italy

Ding Dong Denny’s History of Ireland

2006 • 5 min • Ireland

A tourist walks into a Dublin pub looking for directions and encounters Ding Dong Denny O’Reilly at the bar. Ding Dong insists on telling him the ‘real’ history of Ireland over a number of pints. From the Normans to the Famine to 1916 and the sex shops of O’Connell Street, we hear Ding Dong Denny’s delusional take on events that shaped this nation. Ding Dong is a comic creation of comedian Paul Woodful, and is his first adventure into animation.

Last Riot

2006 • 23 min • Russia

The virtual world generated by the real world of the twentieth century is growing exponentially, like an organism in a Petri dish. Crossing its own borders in to new zones, it absorbs its founders and mutates in to something absolutely new. In this new world real wars look like a game on americasarmy.com. Prison torture appears more like the sadistic exercises of modern-day valkyries. Technologies and materials transform the artificial environment in to a fantasy landscape of a new epoch. This paradise is a mutated world where time is frozen and the past is neighbor to the future.

Taylor Swift: A Place in This World

2006 • 23 min • United States of America

The first documentary made about Taylor Swift, which aired in 2006 as part of GAC’s “Shortcuts” series.

Itse valtiaat -länkkäri: Haaveratsastajat

2006 • 41 min

An animated tv movie satirizing Finnish politics of the era

The Common Sense Farm

2006 • 17 min

‘The Common Sense Farm’ is a documentary short that brings us into the world of the Twelve Tribes, a communal Judeo-Christian religious group often referred to as a cult. Their insulated way of life has led to a fragile relationship with the outside world, sparking controversies, conflicts and misunderstandings on both sides of the fence.

Mouse in the Square

2006 • 1 min • Lithuania

Immortality

2006 • 1 min • Russia

The daily process of cooking fried eggs becomes a parable about chick's life after death.

Blacklist

2006 • 10 min • Lithuania

Is It Just Me...

2006 • 3 min • United Kingdom

About small vexations in private life. You think you're the only one, but you're not.

It's Time

2006 • 43 min • United States of America

C1RCA Footwear presents it's full length video with team members Adrian Lopez, Jon Allie, Colt Cannon, Peter Ramondetta, and others.

Robber of the Cruel Streets

2006 • 59 min • Germany, United Kingdom

This program presents the life and ministry of George Muller, who cared for thousands of orphans in 19th century England. He never asked anyone for money. Instead he prayed, and his children never missed a meal.

Evicted: The Hidden Homeless

2006 • 60 min • United Kingdom

In a country where people can own two or three homes, these are the stories of those who don’t have one.

The Story of Bubbleboy

2006 • 6 min • Australia

In a stab-happy world, a sad outcast wrestles with his demons. The Story of Bubbleboy is a film about being trapped by the past and redeemed by the future.