All Films

The Dragon Abas Blue

2009 • 6 min • Russia

An absurd parody of advertising marketing.

The Bellies

2009 • 17 min • France

Things have an interesting turn in a society consisting of snail-eating identical chubby men.

Ralph

2009 • 10 min • Australia

For ten year-old Madeline, it takes more than just day dreaming to survive school; it takes a friend.

The Lord of Sipan

2009 • 52 min • United Kingdom

The tombs of the grand lords of Moche civilization - one of Peru's most important pre-Hispanic civilizations -- are in constant danger from grave robbers, but archeologist Walter Alva has managed to find some priceless treasures and recreate the lives of this ancient people of northern Peru.

The Old Hag

2009 • 22 min • Czech Republic

Mom didn't ask me anything. She just took granny in. Now she lays in the middle of my room. And I have to take care of her. All the time. Winner of the Cinéfondation student section of the Cannes IFF.

James May on the Moon

2009 • 60 min • United States of America

Top Gear presenter James May presents this informative program that examines the historic moon missions. Traveling to America, May meets three of the men who walked on the surface of the moon, learning how it felt and how the now antiquated technology was used to achieve such an historic feat.

Madding

2009 • 14 min • Denmark

Chili is an ordinary girl, who on an ordinary summers day ventures out to a countryside lake for a swim - all alone. The lake seems deserted, and little does she sense how someone or something is watching her. Equally little does she know that below her in the deep something else is stirring. In the end Chili must face not only the mysterious stalker but also face the terrible secret of the lake.

Newspaper of Record: The Pittsburgh Courier 1907-1965

2009 • 58 min

The Pittsburgh Courier was the leading Black newspaper of the last century. No mere journal of African American life, the Courier was a muckraking crusader in the vanguard of the civil rights movement. Its fourteen national editions had a peak circulation of over three hundred fifty thousand. With accounts from Courier reporters and employees, and scholars like John Hope Franklin, this new documentary reveals the role of the Pittsburgh Courier in reporting and shaping African American history.

Fashion Photographers Exposed

2009 • 18 min

A parallel between the photographer in Funny Face and the real ones.

Bob

2009 • 4 min • Germany

Bob is the magical tale of a unique Teddy Bear and his quest to become real - with tragic-comic consequences.

Egalite for All: Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution

2009 • 60 min

The Haitian Revolution represents the only successful slave revolution in history; it created the world's first Black republic --- traumatizing Southern planters, inspiring U.S. Blacks, and invigorating anti-slavery activist world-wide. At the forefront of the rebellion was General Toussaint Louverture, an ex-slave whose genius was admired by allies and enemies alike.

Blackhead

2009 • 14 min • Canada

A young man having intimacy problems with his girlfriend develops a abnormally large blackhead in the center of his back. Skinfections trilogy no. 2

1989

2009 • 40 min • Colombia, United States of America

A story about human nature. Two characters depict their soul and personality on the prelude of a deal. 1989 shows the tragedy of violence, not as an act, but as a never ending spiral of short repeated stories.

Lithuanian Lullaby

2009 • 3 min • Russia

A Lithuanian lullaby about a mouse. Sung by Žilvinas Ramanauskas

Something Important

2009 • 7 min

A man finds reasons to delay something important he has to do.

Darwin's Secret Notebooks

2009 • 50 min • United States of America

Along the wild edges of the Earth, against a stunning backdrop of aerial, underwater, and wildlife photography, evolutionary biologist Armand Leroi leads us on an unforgettable journey retracing the adventure- and uncovering the evidence-that inspired Darwin's revolutionary work, On The Origin of Species.

The Herd

2009 • 21 min • France

Four boys out on an excursion with a rifle head on towards the forest. On their way, they meet the mysterious Emir, who joins them. They do not suspect that this adventure will sign the last day of their youth.

All About Mahmoud Darwish

2009 • 51 min

Mahmoud Darwish was a Palestinian poet and author who was regarded as the Palestinian national poet. He won numerous awards for his works. Darwish used Palestine as a metaphor for the loss of Eden, birth and resurrection, and the anguish of dispossession and exile.

The Slow Game

2009 • 11 min • Italy

In an atmosphere between fiction and reality, a rugby game in the suburbs becomes the allegory of the daily struggle of an Italian family against the trials and tribulations of life.

Cardboard boxes

2009 • 13 min • Mexico

Tere takes care of his autistic son Alex. Due work, her husband lives far away, but this weekend, he is visiting, and Tere suspects he will bring no good news.

Snake 'n' Bacon

2009 • 11 min

Pilot Episode: "Psst. Wanna See a Crime Scene?" Cold opening, followed by a visit to a crime scene. Later Snake and Bacon (Tim Lagasse) visit the district attorney (David Rakoff). Animated sketches interconnect within the overall plot.

Infinity Kisses - The Movie

2009 • 9 min • United States of America

Infinity Kisses - The Movie completes Schneemann's exploration of human and feline sensual communication. It incorporates extracts of the original 124 self-shot 35mm color slide photo sequence, Infinity Kisses, in which the expressive self-determination of the ardent cat was recorded over an eight-year period. Infinity Kisses - The Movie recomposes these images into a video, in which each dissolving frame is split between its full image and a hugely enlarged detail.

The secret of the hidden dragon

2009 • 17 min

Two teenage boys are in a country house and are taking care of one's little sister. The parents are absent. The young people hide their love relationship from the girl and meet furtively in a small abandoned part of the garden. The girl never enters that room because a fearsome hidden dragon lives there.

Bukkake

2009 • 60 min • Japan

This erotic comedy is a live-action adaptation of a manga by Seiji Matsuyama starring Yu Aine and other sexy actresses. Katsuta Chikuzen works under the tsundere boss Yuzu in the miscellaneous affairs section of Monosho Shoji, while being scolded by him. Late one night, Katsuta lines up at a game store in Akihabara, and meets Umina, who has super big...