All Films

A visual experience putting in context the way the CFH Telescope sees the Universe: within sequences of captivating daytime and nighttime terrestrial timelapse footage of the telescope domes, Mauna Kea, and Hawaii ; all free of any computer generated imagery.

A Documentary about Kianoush Ayari by Shahram Mokri

A coming of age musical extravaganza about a child raised by his mother and grandmother who allowed him to express himself in a most unconventional way. This documentary includes actual footage of Mark Payne as a childhood performer. By age 13 Mark was working with many luminaries including Bob Hope and Milton Berle! Early in his life, Mark designed clothes worn by Madonna and Cher as well as establishing a successful singing career. He has evolved into one of the most sought after makeup artists in Hollywood.

This short film exposes the lives of three lonely gay men over an emotion fueled weekend in Los Angeles.

An extract of our floor projected HD video installation. It consists of five parts that can be seen as either a single screen or installed as separate projections around the space.

In this documentary, film historian Natacha Laurent places Eisenstein's work in the context of the Communist Revolution and contemporary Soviet filmmaking.

Tel Aviv, 2007. A man is so annoyed by a cat's on-going meows, that he decides to abduct the cat and deport it to the West Bank. He thus embarks on a long and complicated journey with the sole purpose of ridding himself of this unpleasant neighbour.

Karin's specialty is cleaning crystal chandeliers. With the new deduction options for household-related services, Karin has gained momentum in her individual company.

This event was part of Arika’s Kill Your Timid Notion Tour in 2008, preserved as part of their archive.

During the Annecy festival, while the young festival goers flock to the screenings, a producer relaxes on the lake.

Short film by Cristóbal León & Paula Salas.

What is a griot? Historically, they are wandering African musicians considered to be a repository of the oral tradition. This film focuses on a master drummer, Adame Drama of Burkina Faso, a descendant of a long line of griots. He is a contemporary griot whose mission in life is to preserve his heritage and pass it on to the next generation. Resisting the lure of monetary rewards of an artistic career in Europe, Adame has elected to remain in his country and for forty years has pursued his music there. This colorful film is filled with music and dance as we see him perform on stage with other musicians and in celebrations on the streets and in courtyards. He reveals the secrets of his instrument and of his style of playing. Above all, he is a proud African who had rejected cultural colonialism in favor of maintaining his identity and that of his art.

In this three-channel video installation, Köken Ergun points his camera at various Turkish wedding ceremonies and marital rituals performed in Berlin, depicting them as mirros of cultural production. Shot by shot, he creates a fictive documentation of the entire process.

A Utopian counter-proposal to the sad dogma of the division between mind and body, sensuality and intelligence, pop culture, craft and fine art, his works expresses the eroticism of knowledge and reconciles the dream with experience.

Mónica is a 27-year-old stripper that feels every day is the same. Darío, a thief in his 30s, no longer knows where to go. One morning they find themselves fleeing and when they look into each other's eyes anything can happen.

The finest surfers from Santa Barbara and Ventura come to life in 805 the movie. Filmed completely in Santa Barbara and Ventura, California. Highlights: Bobby Martinez steals the show with his ten second tube rides, filmed during one of the best winters in Santa Barbara history. Huge and perfect tubes at Sandspit.

Gintaras now drives a tow truck from Lithuania to the north of Norway. Ten years ago, he was a piano teacher. He accepts harsh conditions gently and does not feel lost. The mountains and roads replace him a warm pillow, and the loads' and cars' hum replace music.

In the dangerous days of World War II, there were few roles more glamorous - and dangerous - than that of the fighter pilot. And while the rest of the country lined up to do battle, African Americans were no different. They wanted to show their patriotism by taking to the skies, fighting the enemy and protecting their country. But first they had to conquer formidable foes already firmly entrenched on the home front - racial prejudice and discrimination. "FLY BOYS: WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA'S TUSKEGEE AIRMEN," tells the story of the brave men who battled in the air and on the ground. Reportedly, more than 56 men from Western Pennsylvania served as Tuskegee Airmen and many are alive and well today. "FLY BOYS" tells the personal stories of many of these remaining heroes and revisits that heady and heart breaking time.

President Bush's call for an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to enshrine a heterosexual definition of marriage ignited a wave of civil disobedience same-sex marriages across the USA. "One Summer in New Paltz" focuses on the small village of New Paltz, NY, where the mayor, Jason West, began performing same-sex marriages on the steps of village hall and 1000s of couples flooded the village seeking to be married. The film goes on to document civil disobedience same-sex marriages and demonstrations across New York State, the Nyack Ten legal suit against New York state and the first day of legal same-sex marriages in Boston Massachusetts in May 2004. "One Summer in New Paltz", probes into the debate on same-sex marriage examining the intersection of same-sex marriage, war, the Constitution, race and the family. A strong work about grass roots organizing, straight/gay alliances and confrontation with state repression.

INTERVAL II explores our transient relationship with the built environment through the juxtaposition of two contrasting types of architecture: a cast-iron pier in Northwest England and a rammed-earth roundhouse in Southwest China. Chan uses time-lapse to accentuate the transitory movement of light over the structures, highlighting their physical form within the altered landscape. Shifting from micro to macro, she investigates traces of human presence within the buildings, as well as the social and cultural shifts within the respective societies. The atmospheric soundtrack combines ambient field recordings including conversations, songs, traffic and natural sounds with old recordings of her grandmother's Hakka songs.

Short doc surrounding Paul Rudd's clear glasses that came to Sam's door from a time when the world was different.

While trying to get super powers from Hirako to beat Anpanman Baikinman is accidentally turned into a baby.

In Paris, three gay sportsmen train hard to participate in the international synchronized swimming event of the Eurogames. To compete in Barcelona, they will have to surmount their doubts and push themselves to their limits, supported by Isabelle, their coach, and the gay and lesbian associations.

"Afternoon shift in Marseilles coupled with the stormy mistral. I love Bauhaus and filmed a big complex by Le Corbusier 'Unité d'habitation' in which, besides apartments, there were originally shops, a hotel, a kindergarten and everything necessary. What's interesting for me, however, is above all to try to get a fragmentary, cinematic feel of the three-dimensional concrete sculpture, thereby experiencing the natural power of the mistral. An intense blue, recurring stage-like views that open up a second level of the image, and a captivating depth of field linger in the memory of the viewer.” —Milena Gierke