All Films

No Ordinary Joe

2005 • 13 min • United Kingdom

Closeted gay boy Matthew is having a bit of trouble keeping his feelings to himself and Joe Orton out of his daydreams.

L'Avocat du diable

2005 • 52 min • Belgium, France

Documentary on Xavier Magnée, defense lawyer of Marc Dutroux, the Belgian who was sentenced to life imprisonment for rape of minors, murdering several girls as well as his alleged accomplice. The film concentrates on how a man can represent the "devil".

Death of an Idealist

2005 • 49 min

Rachel Corrie was aged 23 when she was killed by an Israeli Army bulldozer.

Farm Life's A Killer

2005 • 38 min

When a group of teenagers go to an abandoned farm for a party, they find they’re not alone and must fight to survive being taken by the urban legend: The Dark Killer.

Animal

2005 • 28 min • Finland

A farmer finds out that a wolf's bite has turned him into a voracious beast. Worse still, his only son seems to have swapped brains with one of his sheep.

Zoopraxiscope

2005 • 11 min • Poland

A tribute film in honor of the zoopraxiscope inventor Eadweard Muybridge.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1977

2005 • 29 min • Germany

Rainer Werner Fassbinder reflects on the various stages of his career, discusses how his motives behind filmmaking evolved up his film Despair.

The First Christmas

2005 • 59 min

When Amelia's parents decide to share their Christmas with a family in need, Amelia has a hard time figuring out if she should do the same. Though hesitant to join in at first, Amelia discovers the true spirit of Christmas through the stories of Mary & Joseph, Elisabeth & Zacharias, and a pair of shepherds named Sharif & Omar. Watch the Christmas story as you've never seen it before, through the imagination of a young girl who discovers for herself the true meaning of Christmas. Featuring all original songs, this heart-warming musical is perfect for families of all ages.

Time of memory

2005 • 8 min • Peru

Short film about "Yuyanapaq", the photo exhibition of the armed conflict in Peru, at Casa Riva Agüero, Chorrillos, Lima-Peru.

Alaska: The Inside Passage

2005 • 55 min • United States of America

From the Puget Sound to the southeastern tip of Alaska, witness the breathtaking scope of the North American sea route known as the Blue Highway. Discover one of the most beautiful waterways in the world the Blue Highway, a North American sea route that stretches 1,000 miles from the Puget Sound to southeast Alaska! Explore the history, cultural diversity and natural beauty of the Inside Passage.

Gaston Méliès and his Wandering Star Film Company

2005 • 52 min • France, Singapore

In 1912-1913, movie pioneer Gaston Méliès, brother of Georges Méliès, did a ten month long trip around Asia-Pacific, shooting both documentaries and fictions on location in Polynesia, New Zealand, Australia, Java, Singapore, Cambodia and Japan. He wanted the “real” thing” he filmed, with the locals, being one of the first to give Polynesians, Maoris, Aborigines and Khmers a chance to appear on screen. His hybrid cinema dealt with questions of alterity, identity and representation.

Everything Is Beautiful: Lines, Signs, Design

2005 • 24 min • France

A documentary focusing on the architecture in Jacques Tati's 1958 film MON ONCLE.

Broken Flesh Ecstasy

2005 • 16 min • Canada

The prey becomes the predator on a quest for murder-fuelled orgasm.

The Armenian Genocide

2005 • 57 min • France

More than one million Armenians perished between 1915 and 1916 in massacres or brutal deportation programs. Turkey still denies it ever happened. Laurence Jourdan examines massacres of Armenians in the decades leading up to the mass murder, and the geopolitical situation both before and after the genocide. Contemporaneous reports and documents written by Western diplomats stationed in the Ottoman Empire describe the methods used and the deportation routes. These accounts are mixed with personal stories from the living survivors and archive footage from Ottoman authorities.

West Bank Story

2005 • 21 min • United States of America

A musical comedy set in the fast-paced, fast-food world of competing falafel stands in the West Bank... David, an Israeli soldier, falls in love with the beautiful Palestinian cashier, Fatima, despite the animosity between their families' dueling restaurants. Can the couple's love withstand a 2000-year-old conflict and their families' desire to control the future of the chickpea in the Middle East?

Good Friday

2005 • 41 min • Italy, Latvia

On the islet of Procida near Naples, Italy, the Mystery Procession commencing at dawn on Good Friday of each year, has been traditionally conducted by the “Turchini Fraternity” since 1627... The film captures portraits of Procida’s inhabitants during the procession and in effect reveals characteristics of the Italian people.

Peace Talk

2005 • 14 min • Sweden

The tale of two youngsters, Jonna and Emilie, who play soldiers with one another. They then earn the disapproval of Jonna's mother when the game takes a dark turn.

2005 Space Odyssey

2005 • 1 min • Japan

Experimental short film by Michio Mihara.

A Água, a Mulher e o Regador

2005 • 6 min • Brazil

Experimental short, focusing on both a woman and a watering can sharing the same swimming pool.

Harsh Beauty

2005 • 53 min

For centuries, Eunuchs have been an important part of Indian society. But the elevated role they once held has now faded. Today they live in isolated communities, working as prostitutes and beggars. Life may be hard but inside the community, there's a real sense of warmth and camaraderie. 'Harsh Beauty' follows the lives of Jyothi, Usha and Hira Bai, three Eunuchs who struggle for acceptance in a culture splintered by religion, caste and politics. Filmed over four years and accompanied by a vibrant soundtrack, it's a warm and poignant look inside this usually hidden group.

Sen - The Lost Light

2005 • 19 min • Germany

When Nadine wakes up, her daughter is missing...

Time to Duel

2005 • 46 min

Adaptation of the hit TV cartoon Yugioh. Yugi and his friends learn to help each other out as they go up against tough duelists. Seto Kaiba challenges Yugi to a duel. Who will win in the end?

Scissorman

2005 • 5 min • Latvia

Little children have a bad habit of sucking their thumbs, so in the old days mothers used to frighten them with the Scissorman - a tailor who will cut-off fingers with a big pair of scissors. This film is about the Scissorman.

How Happy Can You Be?

2005 • 52 min • Norway

How happy can you be? is an attempt to make the practical manual – “Your guide to happiness” by using a modern, scientific approach: science, practical empirical attempts to measure happiness.