All Films

Why Thee Wed

2005 • 50 min • Canada

This documentary profiles the eight couples who challenged marriage laws in British Columbia in court until same-sex marriage was recognized in 2003. As controversy swirls around this issue worldwide, Why Thee Wed? offers surprising and diverse perspectives on what it means for gay and lesbian couples to walk down the aisle and to fight for the right to do so under the law.

Butler

2005 • 9 min • Sweden

The spark has gone out of their marriage. That's when the butler might come in handy.

Lee Marvin and Angie Dickinson in Steve Reich's 'Clapping Music'

2005 • 7 min • Netherlands

Lee Marvin and Angie Dickinson perform Steve Reich's minimal piece 'Clapping Music' with footage taken from Point Blank (John Boorman, 1967).

The Baseball Card Shop

2005 • 7 min

Opening day may be rained out, but in an empty baseball card shop, the cards magically come to life to play one more game.

Interior Bathroom Night

2005 • 15 min

A woman locks herself in the bathroom. It’s late at night and everything -and everybody- will remain outside her small, claustrophobic world. But before the new day arrives he will knock at the door. This is a combination of dance and the cinematic exploration of the tension between loneliness and contact, a tension we could call intimacy.

Prenez mon sang, prenez mon corps, en souvenir de moi !

2005 • 7 min • France

Michael

2005 • 6 min • United Kingdom

Michael is the story of a boy who realizes that, even though he appears to have nothing, he in fact has more than most.

Truant

2005 • 14 min • New Zealand

Evan rides the bus all day instead of going to school. But when he gets off to follow Romy, she teaches him a lesson about life.

Tango nero

2005 • 12 min • Belgium

In Venice, a thief makes a robbery in St-Marc for the mob and catch a tourist who witnesses him as he was stealing a precious stone in St-Marc. He tries to get rid of her. In the struggle that follows, she swallows the stolen stone.

Boris: Bootleg -Feedbacker-

2005 • 35 min • Japan, United States of America

Despite its name, this is an official live recording of the album Boris at Last: -Feedbacker- on October 16th 2004 at Skylight, New York.

A Velha e o Mar

2005 • 13 min • Brazil

Dona Alzira is an old lady who lives on an old abandoned bridge and survives from her fishing. Gradually she reveals her past and present history while waiting for the future.

Jag vill se ut som Gregory Peck

2005 • 45 min • Sweden

The film follows Helen and Peter who attend Konstskolan LINNEA, a School of Art that provides a post-secondary supplementary education for people with intellectual disabilities.

Park Football

2005 • 2 min • United Kingdom

A short film on a small scale about the beautiful game, from director Grant Orchard. A precursor to the LOVESPORT films.

Amal

2005 • 17 min • France, Morocco

Amal is a 12 year old girl who lives in the Morocco countryside. Serious and passionate pupil, her dream is to become a doctor.

The Big Fall

2005 • 5 min • Lebanon

It's dark. It's raining. The streets are empty. A hit man is on his way to Basin Street. Nothing will go as expected.

Venus Flytrap

2005 • 59 min • United Kingdom

Doctor Mordred wants to replace humans with plants. A misanthrope, he lures Dr. Falicia Fairweather into Venus' trap. Represented by six incarnations, she wrestles with Mordred. Are they different versions of one another? We follow their battle via images of light, air, dance, horror, water, fire, tarot cards, masks and swords. Supervised by a Master of Ceremonies, each gender makes 'love'. Who will win? Can you wait till the end to find out? Starring: Jonathan Bowden, Lisa Garner, Nicola Henry, Jane Robinson, Katie Willow, Nicole Wiseman, and Claudia Minne Boyle. Directed by Andrea Lioy. Produced by Jonathan Bowden. Screenplay by Jonathan Bowden & Andrea Lioy. Based upon the short story by Jonathan Bowden.

Cherry

2005 • 13 min

Meet Whipper. Cherry describes a short, but pivotal episode in the life of Whipper, a 16 year old growing up in the North East of England in the early 90's. We encounter Whipper at a difficult age - socially awkward and saddled with the seemingly impossible task of losing his virginity to his 15 year old girlfriend, Alison. This issue gnaws at him daily until he hears his mate Steve brag about his sexual encounter with an older girl called Liz. Whipper is instantly convinced that this girl is the answer to his long-standing problem. When his chance comes, though, he is led into a hilarious and utterly cruel final denouement that sees him learn some lessons about love and sex.

Querelle. The Murder of Joachim or What Fassbinder Didn't Film

2005 • 18 min

Based on a scene from Jean Genet's novel "Querelle".

Maid In America

2005 • 58 min • United States of America

Three years in the making, this documentary takes an intimate and emotional look into the lives of three Latinas who work as nannies and housekeepers in Los Angeles, three of the nearly 100,000 domestic workers living in that city today.

Liberty Avenue

2005 • 37 min • Taiwan

A Vingança da Bibliotecária

2005 • 5 min • Brazil

A librarian's strategies for silencing noisy readers are shown with horror and comedy. The setting and suspense guarantee the entertainment value of this horror short film full of frightening images.

The Little Girl Who Was Forgotten By Absolutely Everyone (Even the Postman)

2005 • 8 min

Peixe Podre

2005 • 20 min • Brazil

A fish caught in the lake in the Perocão region, in Garapari, Espírito Santo, contaminates the people who eat it, turning them into zombies thirsty for human flesh.

The Man Who Got Nowhere

2005 • 3 min • Sweden

A man that no one knows is walking in the park without getting anywhere. When the winter arrives and he dies the local government arranges a big fair in the park. The people are happy and buy things.