All Films

The Safe Side: Internet Safety

2006 • 29 min

Safe Side Superchick comes to the rescue of children as the creators of Baby Einstein bring a new wave of educational films to families. Safe Side Superchick entertains and educates adolescents about "Safe Side Adults". The Safe Side is an entertaining way to teach kids about the dangers of strangers and kidnappings.

Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line

2006 • 22 min • United States of America

A documentary about the life of Johnny Cash and the making of Walk the Line (2005).

Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic

2006 • 45 min • United Kingdom

Last week Freddie Mercury would have celebrated his 60th birthday. To mark the occasion, celebrity fans Robbie Williams, McFly and Mike Myers talk about what they think made him so special. Photographs, home video footage and rarely heard interviews with the man himself are featured and some of Freddie's close friends and family reveal the man behind the magic.

The Floating Brothel

2006 • 55 min

Three women uncover the rags-to respectability tale of their ancestors?the feisty convicts who became the unlikely founding mothers of modern Australia. This is the rip-roaring tale of The Lady Juliana and the boatload of streetgirls, thieves and con-women who sailed to the ends of the earth to breathe life into a dying colony.

Come Back, Come Back

2006 • 16 min • Mexico

Jorge is an ambitious lawyer on his way to Acapulco, where he hopes to receive a promotion. His girlfriend Mónica is traveling with him. When their car breaks down, Jorge desperately starts hitchhiking. Finally, a car pulls over, and their journey continues—only to reveal that some past connections are never truly left behind.

Derren Brown: The Heist

2006 • 48 min

Derren Brown uses his skills on selected participants who answered an advertisement. Under the guise of attending a 'motivational seminar', Derren recruits a number of participants, and can he persuade any of his group of responsible, middle-management businessmen and women to steal £100,000 in an armed robbery?

The Lost One

2006 • 15 min

Follows the night-time journey of 19-year-old Emma, cruising the city in search of love. But in this psycho-sexual drama, momentary joy in the arms of strangers does nothing to stop her terrible past from intruding.

Doctor Who: Origins

2006 • 54 min • United Kingdom

A 55-minute documentary, detailing the creation of Doctor Who, including a rare interview with creator Sydney Newman, and new interviews with producer Verity Lambert, directors Waris Hussein and Richard Martin, actors William Russell and Carole Ann Ford, title sequence designer Bernard Lodge, and TARDIS sound effect creator Brian Hodgson

Under Pressure

2006 • 20 min • United States of America

A reclusive rescue diver is hired to find the body of a missing girl in a mountain lake. He searches for several days with no luck, but after he befriends a mysterious local boy strange things start to happen.

Finding Llorona

2006 • 20 min • Canada

Sofia yearns to sing with the heartbreak voice of the ranchera singers she admires. One day, she receives an unexpected invitation to visit the mysterious "Paloma Negra" bar. There, she is shocked to see her favourite singer, Pieta, who had all but disappeared at the height of her career, singing to the sad souls in the bar. Sofia gathers her courage to sing for Pieta, only to be told that her voice is devoid of the suffering and heartbreak necessary to sing the songs. Determined to fill her voice with the necessary pain, she learns a hard, but valuable lesson about the reality of heartbreak.

Tripe and onions

2006 • 6 min

Two men one food

High Maintenance

2006 • 9 min • Germany

In the near-future, a woman whose robotic husband fails to meet her standards returns and upgrades him for a better version with standards that she now fails to meet.

Doris

2006 • 23 min • United States of America

Doris is stranded in a small boat off the coast of a desolate winter beach town. The water is rough and cold, and Doris is in need of immediate medical attention. A short film by Sean Durkin.

My Little Pony: Pinkie Pie and the Lady Bug Jamboree

2006 • 9 min • United States of America

The ponies are about to perform a magical musical on stage and everyone is practicing but no one is playing together.

Bad Dreams

2006 • 25 min • Sweden

Constantly waking up but never awake, Theo finds it hard to differ the reality from his dreams.

Jackie Gleason: Genius at Work

2006 • 57 min • United States of America

This special is a thorough retrospective of Jackie's most popular characters from his 1950's television series, characters that include: Ralph Kramden, Reginald Van Gleason, III, the Poor Soul, Fenwick Babbit and Joe The Bartender. Many of the sketches have not been available or even viewed since their original live broadcasts. Jeff Garlin of Curb Your Enthusiasm hosts the program with feature commentary from Mrs. Marilyn Gleason.

Tight

2006 • 10 min • Spain

A young girl suffers the visit of an evil presence. Nobody can help her, not even her family. Day by day, the threat is bigger, and she will not be able to avoid it for much more time.

(Almost) A Mischance

2006 • 10 min • Indonesia

A young woman keeps meeting another man at the same train. Both assumes that if fate would have it, then they will have a chance to meet the next time. Will fate be on their side?

Revelation 666

2006 • 22 min

A half hour special that explores the significance of the devilish numerical sequence "666" in today's world. Through interviews, historical research and educated speculation, the show balances historical and scientific fact with supernatural revelations.

Watching it Rain

2006 • 14 min • Mexico

Two friends in a small town are growing apart.

Gas

2006 • 19 min • Greece

The father is unemployed. His son is sick. It is cold outside.

Spider's Web: A Pig's Tale

2006 • 48 min • United States of America

Walter Pembroke III is a pampered pig who enjoys free food, a posh pen, and a flattering entry in the exclusive Barnyard Social Registry. Walt's best friend is Tiffany, a tough-talking spider who gets little respect and few handouts. But it is not the disapproval of Walt's snobby pals that is driving this pair of unlikely friends apart. It is Walt's expanding web of lies. When a pie disappears, Walt blames UFO's. When a bowl breaks, it's the ghost's fault. When homework goes missing, well, the dog was involved. Now Walt has fallen under the spell of Noiman Ja Rahr, a sneaky snake who schemes to take Walt to the corrupt Viperwood. Can the spider convince the pig that lying doesn't pay, or will Walt end up trapped in a frightening world where no one can be trusted?

Egypt's New Tomb Revealed

2006 • 50 min • United Kingdom

American archeologists have found a new tomb in the desert valley. This is the first find of this magnitude since King Tutankhamun's tomb was uncovered in 1922, according to Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities. Called KV 63 - it is the 63rd discovered since the valley was first mapped - the new, intact tomb was found just 16 feet away from King Tut's resting place. A team of archeologists led by Otto Schaden discovered the tomb by accident while conducting "routine digs" on the nearby tomb of King Amenmesses, a 19th Dynasty pharaoh. Explore the wonders of the magnificent lost era.

The Amazing Screw-On Head

2006 • 22 min • United States of America

Based on the award-winning comic book by Mike Mignola (creator of Hellboy), The Amazing Screw-On Head chronicles the adventures of a Civil War-era secret agent with an extraordinary special power who serves under president Abraham Lincoln.