All Films

Der die Tollkirsche ausgräbt

2006 • 40 min • Germany

The film is set in a country house in Germany on that summer day in 1918 when Germany became a republic and the former emperor left the country. Cecilie, the daughter of parents loyal to the emperor but impoverished, is to be married to the rich Alfred. But on this day, a punk from the future appears, with whom Cecilie immediately falls in love. Communication is difficult, however, as the punk can speak but the other characters are mute and can only be understood through intertitles and exaggerated gestures.

Faulty Fathoms

2006 • 15 min

A wide screen portrait of people, pets and places, this Frisco based video immerses the viewer in a placid flow of images that hint of darker depths here and there. Let’s face it: it’s fun to float, but the undercurrents can pull off your facade if they get their teeth into it.

Al Jarreau - 40th Montreux Jazz Festival

2006 • 50 min

01. Take Five 02. Drums solo (Mark Simmons) 03. Step By Step 04. Breakin' Away 05. I Will Be Here For You 06. Boogie Down 07. Voice improvisation (with Mark Simmons) 08. Roof Garden 09. Voice improvisation 10. Waltz For Debby 11. Something That You Said (A Remark You Made) 12. Summertime Al Jarreau: Vocals Mark Simmons: Drums Ross Bolton: Guitar Lawrence Williams: Keyboard Joseph Turano: Keyboard, saxophone Chris Walker: Bass

Clones at Greaser's Palace

2006 • 9 min

Luana Anders portrays multiple characters in this comic short. Made in 1980.

Explore the Wildlife Kingdom: The Hidden World of Africa

2006 • 50 min

Barely visible to the human eye, a truly fascinating universe lives in the bush and savannas of Africa. Here, creatures small, smaller and nearly invisible share a world with gigantic animals. Usually overlooked, often feared and despised, theirs may be a small world, but it's an important one.

Don't Worry

2006 • 5 min

A young woman disappears from her home after recording a video message in which she implores her parents not to worry, leaving the people who know her to speculate as to her motivations. "Don't Worry" was written, shot and edited in 48 hours for the Sidewalk Scramble film festival, and went on to win Best Film, Best Director, Best Editing, and Best Cinematography.

14e Arrondissement

2006 • 7 min

“14e Arrondissement” is the last of the eighteen short films by well-known filmmakers that make up the anthology film Paris Je’ Taime. Richard Brody in his New Yorker review argues that “this mixed bag [Paris Je T’Aime]. . . is mandatory viewing for its one absolute masterpiece, by Alexander Payne.” It has been shown separately online and theatrically.

Atalanta: 32 Years Later

2006 • 5 min

A retelling of the age-old fairy tale of the beautiful princess in search of the perfect prince. In 1974, Marlo Thomas’ hip, liberal celebrity gang created a feminist version of the children’s parable for mainstream TV’s “Free to Be You and Me”. Now in 2006, Sachs dreamed up this new experimental film reworking, an homage to girl/girl romance.

Winter In America

2006 • 4 min

Winter in America is a stop-motion animation video that recreates the events leading up to the robbing and murder of Hank Willis Thomas’s cousin, Songha, in February 2000 outside a club in Philadelphia. Basing the narrative on eye-witness accounts, the artists use G.I. Joe action figures, similar to those they played with during childhood, to tell the story. The video examines a culture in which young boys are encouraged to act out such violent scenarios before they can even read. More generally, it is critical of America’s unquenchable thirst for material goods.

Home Base: The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

2006 • 57 min • United States of America

Nestled between the Adirondacks and the Catskills in central New York State, the pastoral village of Cooperstown has a mighty mission: to preserve and protect the story of America’s Game at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Baseball has been America’s national pastime for nearly 150 years. Founded in 1939, today’s museum preserves history, honors excellence and connects generations through the story of baseball and America, featuring more than 35,000 artifacts, two million documents, 500,000 historic photographs, and 10,000 hours of original TV and radio recordings. The adjoining Hall of Fame contains the plaques of more than 275 of baseball’s immortals, including the first five men elected in 1936 – Babe Ruth, Christy Mathewson, Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb, and Walter Johnson.

Spacemen, Go-Go Girls and the Great Easter Hunt

2006 • 18 min

An evil alien Space Bunny has come to Earth and replaced the Easter Bunny. The aliens and the go-go girls are forced to team up to bring this evil monster to justice!

Kodak

2006 • 44 min

Experimental documentary about the now closed Kodak factory in Chalon-sur-Saône where they made 16 mm film.

The Donny & Marie 1978 Christmas Show

2006 • 60 min

America's Favorite siblings celebrate Christmas with the whole Osmond Family. Enjoy a white Christmas at the Osmond cabin, complete with horseback riding, snowmobiling, skiing, singing, cooking, entertaining and more! Share the memories and laughs with the whole clan, including a first time ever performance by the Osmond wives, meet Donny's new bride, Debbie, and enjoy performances by the Osmond brothers.

Ghost Stories II: Workplace Ghost Stories

2006 • 55 min • Japan

The second installment in the "ghost story" series by Kiyoshi Yamamoto, a film crew visits an abandoned house to record a TV program called "The Ghost Special Investigation Headquarters". The crew plans to create a bizarre phenomenon and invites a beautiful young horror novelist to join them, but...

秋山奈々pupil

2006 • 50 min • Japan

2006 release

On Assignment: 'His Girl Friday'

2006 • 9 min • United States of America

In this documentary short, film historian David Thomson and critic Molly Haskell analyze the themes of Howard Hawks's 1940 film "His Girl Friday."

Rob Loves Kerry

2006 • 13 min

Sindy The Fairy Princess

2006 • 46 min • Netherlands, United Kingdom

Sindy awakens in a fairytale land where an evil wizard is attempting to overthrow the royal family in order to stop this Prince Hugo must find his true love and marry her within the next day and receive his mother and father, the king and Queens magical powers in order to stop the wizard taking over. Sindy with the help of 3 fairies and a magical unicorn attempt to help Hugo achieve his destiny.

Timeless... A National Parks Odyssey

2006 • 50 min

Timeless: A National Parks Odyssey combines beautiful natural footage of America's landscapes and combines them with a soothing, but moving score from Patrick O'Hearn. The DVD release of this program includes a captions option that will describe the locations as they are on the screen, and maps of the areas.

Steal This Film

2006 • 32 min • Sweden, United Kingdom

Steal This Film focuses on Pirate Bay founders Gottfrid Svartholm, Fredrik Neij and Peter Sunde, prominent members of the Swedish filesharing community. The makers claimed that 'Old Media' documentary crews couldn't understand the internet culture that filesharers took part in, and that they saw peer-to-peer organization as a threat to their livelihoods. Because of that, they were determined to accurately represent the filesharing community from within. Notably, Steal This Film was released and distributed, free of charge, through the same filesharing networks that the film documents.

Honto Ni Atta!! Toshi Densetsu: Saikyo-ban

2006 • 56 min • Japan

The 18 best urban legends from the "Honto Ni Atta!. Toshi Densetsu" trilogy have been selected in this scariest edition.

The Madness of Boy George

2006 • 48 min

Documenting the days and weeks preceding Boy George's appearance in a New York courtroom in June 2006 for cocaine possession and his subsequent sentencing to 5 days community service as a street cleaner by order of the US justice department.

Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero

2006 • 60 min

Rock Milestones: Nirvana - In Utero documents the recording of this popular album. In addition to footage of the band performing songs from the record, musicians and critics help explain why the work was a critical and commercial success.

L'étoile de mer

2006 • 23 min

Marc and Camille live with their little daughter in an isolated house on the Estérel coast. The fish Marc catches in the morning are enough to keep his family fed. In the afternoon, he's a parking lot attendant. The family enjoys a peaceful existence on the fringes of society - until the day that a gendarme decides to put an end to this freedom.