All Films

Steps

2006 • 6 min • Israel

Imagination and naivety lead a crippled girl, to dream about becoming a dancer. On the way she discovers that society cannot accept her dream. Her confidence shatters, yet her father's love Helps her to fulfill her dream.

Pop Star

2006 • 10 min

When a spoiled British pop star is sent to the hospital before his first big tour, he meets a girl who gets him to see himself in a new light.

Cult Killer

2006 • 48 min • United Kingdom

On January 7th 2005, 29 year old Rick Rodriguez murdered his former nanny and then killed himself on a lonely desert highway. Hours earlier he had videoed his suicide note and this final message provided a remarkable insight into a deeply damaged life. It also lifted the lid on one of the most notorious religious cults to emerge out of the 1960s counter culture: The Children of God sect.

Execution of a Teenage Girl

2006 • 49 min • United Kingdom

On 15 August 2004, a 16-year-old girl was hanged in a public square in Neka, a small Iranian town by the Caspian Sea. Atefeh Sahaaleh's death sentence was for "crimes against chastity". Despite Iran being a signatory to an international convention that promises not to sentence to death or execute those under 18, permission was obtained from Iran's Supreme Court by the local mullah and head of the city's administration to do exactly that. Eyewitness accounts and dramatic reconstructions, plus undercover filming in Atefah's hometown tell the powerful story of the life and tragic death of an ordinary girl.

Our Business

2006 • 12 min • United States of America

A successful businessman must make a moral decision that goes against a sound business ploy, while another employee comes to the aid of her coworker.

The Aquarium

2006 • 22 min • United States of America

Filmed primarily in Alaska, The Aquarium contrasts the openness of the primeval Arctic landscape with the entrapment of captured sea mammals in aquariums. It speaks of the progressive destruction of these animals’ habitat, seeing beyond the alluring spectacle.

Some Analog Lines

2006 • 7 min • United States of America

Some Analog Lines is a playfully philosophical, surprisingly personal essay film that examines the dichotomy between digital technology and the artistic process of filmmaking. It is about animation, computers, clay, celluloid; a paper mask; a wooden shelf. More importantly, it is about what we respond to when we watch a film, and why.

Stereophonics: Language.Sex.Violence.Other?

2006 • 50 min

Presented and produced by Stereophonics themselves, this exclusive DVD tracks the band from the spring of 2004 through the winter of 2005. Packed with never-before-seen interviews, behind the scenes footage, live tracks and promo videos, this is the closest look at the band yet. Language. Sex. Violence. Other? includes an in-depth documentary with personal footage from the band and co-producer Jim Lowe. It covers the journey of the bands's fifth studio album, the addition of drummer Javier Weyler and finishes with 10 tracks from the 2005 world tour featured on "Live From Dakota".

Kreating Karloff

2006 • 55 min • United States of America

For the first time in 75 years, A young actor brings back to life two of Universal's iconic Karloff monsters,"The Mummy" and "Frankenstein" for an elaborate screen test and tribute to the legendary Boris Karloff.

Tales from The Grudge

2006 • 7 min • United States of America

"Tales from The Grudge" is a series of three short segments that were released for "The Grudge 2" promotion, with an introduction from one of the producers of "The Grudge," Sam Raimi. The three segments expand the curse of the Saeki house as it finds other ways to spread itself, affecting other victims.

Nose Iranian Style

2006 • 52 min • Iran

A look at the reasons why every year 70,000 Iranians have a nose job.

Tempbot

2006 • 15 min • United States of America

The film follows a 'tempbot', a robot assigned for a short period of time at an ordinary office, and his romantic endeavours with the Human Resources manager.

Rick Jeanneret's Top Shelf

2006 • 30 min • United States of America

A Video Documentary of Buffalo's Legendary Play by Play Man

Machinations

2006 • 8 min • United States of America

Up-and-coming politico Robert Soxer is making a last-minute campaign appearance at a small kitchen and bath remodeling shop. The shop’s owner, Leon, is an ardent supporter, and takes Soxer and his entourage on a quick tour. Meanwhile, shop worker Rachael, despondent over her recent breakup with coworker Rick, makes a startling discovery — the candidate is far from what he appears to be, giving new meaning to the term “political machine.” As the group leaves, Rachael tries to convince Rick of what she’s seen, but he misinterprets her warnings. Will Rachael be able to stop Soxer’s ascent to power and redeem herself in Rick’s eyes?

The Love Within

2006 • 14 min

Three college students - Ethan, Meg and Josh - share an intense friendship that turns emotionally cataclysmic when unspoken attractions come to light. The inescapable truths of the heart will either strengthen or destroy their seemingly fragile bond, but only if they can overcome the fears of trusting each other -- and themselves.

Hotel Vladivostok

2006 • 35 min • Canada, Russia

In a hotel overlooking the Sea of Japan, six disparate stories inter-connect giving time a shape, like a series of liquid transparencies, one laid on top of another. Murder, sacrifice, betrayal, longing and regret weave into a tapestry of souls remembering and forgetting.

Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades

2006 • 15 min • United States of America

A featurette about 'Footlight Parade'.

The Frozen Sea

2006 • 28 min • Austria, Germany

Eight year old Marco finds out, that his parents are keeping something from him and take them to a test.

Horst - The Harmonica Man

2006 • 29 min • Sweden

Horst Holtfreter, born in Germany came to be known as Munspelsmannen (The Harmonica Man) as he, homeless on the streets of Stockholm could be found playing his harmonica throughout the evening. This short documentary depicts Horsts life through interviews and footage of his street-based-performances.

Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street

2006 • 27 min

D-Roc, Dee-Dee, DJ, Money, Lissette, Slim, Chad, Gwenny, and Soo Young are working together to find a way to bring the true meaning of Christmas home to less fortunate young Gavin and his family.

Ready and Done

2006 • 26 min • Latvia

Sigurds operates a hundred-year-old lift in a large hospital in Riga, absorbing the sounds of daily hospital life while between floors. Meanwhile, in the adjacent shaft, a new, automatic lift is being installed.

La Morte Rouge

2006 • 34 min • Spain

Spanish filmmaker Víctor Erice talks about the first movie he probably ever saw, Roy William Neill's The Scarlet Claw (1944), starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. The remembrances of such a formative cinematic experience leads him to recall the dark days after the end of the Spanish Civil War, to confess the many fears stalking children and to reflect on the nature of memory itself.

The Sinking of the Andrea Doria: The Untold Truth

2006 • 60 min • Italy

Sixty years on from the disaster, the time has come to reveal the mysteries behind one of the worst marine incidents in history. Including new and exclusive images, finally the pieces of the puzzle can be put together to compile the whole truth about what actually happened to the Andrea Doria on that fateful day.

Memórias da Chibata

2006 • 15 min • Brazil

Juca, a black kid, sees his friends and his mother being hit by his stepfather, without being able to do anything against it, but when he knows that he is the great-grandson of João Cândido, the leader of the sailors rebellion against the chibata hits adopted by Brazilian Navy till 1910, he takes an extreme attitude towards changing the course of his life.