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The Beast-like Wife

The Beast-like Wife

2008 • 60 min • Japan
In a rural town. A thug named Hideo is entrusted with his girlfriend Masami by his elder brother Kondo for the night. Although he was warned not to make a move on her, Masami seduces Hideo and he sleeps with her. The next morning, Kondo finds out and orders him to bring 100,000 yen by the next day as a settlement. At a loss, Hideo goes into a restaurant and puts a hair in a bowl to try to make a fight, but at that moment a middle-aged woman runs out and dries up. Taking advantage of the confusion, Hideo also leaves the restaurant, and the two of them successfully escape. When the woman, Takako, finds out that Hideo has no money, she offers him 1 million yen if he does what she says. Takako seduces Hideo by taking him to her villa. Afterwards, Takako tearfully tells him that after her father's death, her husband took over the company, and seems to be cheating as much as he wants and doing dishonest things. Hideo is framed for a fake kidnapping planned by Takako...
The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poem

The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poem

2008 • 11 min • United States of America
Tim Burton's original poem narrated by Christopher Lee.
Black Breakfast

Black Breakfast

2008 • 3 min • China
Short-movie from Stories on Human Rights, 2008.
Willem Wilmink: Dichter in de Javastraat

Willem Wilmink: Dichter in de Javastraat

2008 • 53 min • Netherlands
A documentary about the life and work of the Dutch poet and lyricist Willem Wilmink (1936-2003).
Gold Eye Ball

Gold Eye Ball

2008 • 1 min
Produced for Glass Eye Pix as part of their 2008 Creepy Christmas Online Film Festival, in which each short was inspired by the inhabitants of a diorama advent calendar. Each filmmaker was assigned a specific date and given the props that were used in that window to use in their short. This is the third film in the series.
The Jewish People: A Story of Survival

The Jewish People: A Story of Survival

2008 • 60 min • United States of America
Documentary hosted by journalist Martha Teichner that traces the history of the Jewish people, explaining how this vibrant culture has endured and thrived despite more than 4,000 years of slavery, oppression, antisemitism and near-genocide.
Cut Offs

Cut Offs

2008 • 2 min
A selection of deleted footage from the short film Bandages.
El ojo único

El ojo único

2008 • 18 min • Argentina
In this dark and futuristic story set in the Buenos Aires of 2068, a motorcycle courier is sent on a routine delivery to the Grupo Crinal television group, where he unknowingly stumbles upon a truth that will change his life forever. He discovers a labyrinthine world where nothing is what it seems, and a truth that he must accept to reclaim both his identity and that of Buenos Aires.
Blind Side

Blind Side

2008 • 44 min • Philippines
A young playboy beds his sexy officemate, only to discover she has an equally delectable younger sister. The catch: little sis just recently lost her sight (and her boyfriend) in a car crash. The upside: she walks around in the nude thinking she's all alone in the house with big sis
Passage

Passage

2008 • 15 min • Canada
Exquisitely filmed in black-and-white, this experimental narrative follows four friends on a road trip as they discover the complicated arena of unseen desire that arises when ecstasy and sexuality mix.
Cute Couple

Cute Couple

2008 • 14 min
Zach and Kendra are considered the cutest couple within their peer group. Unfortunately, that all ends when Tim and Tammy move into the neighborhood, knocking them off of their pedestal and forcing them to find a new identity amongst their friends.
My Friend Yuri Khashchevatsky

My Friend Yuri Khashchevatsky

2008 • 32 min • Russia, Belarus
Heaven for Insanity

Heaven for Insanity

2008 • 32 min • Indonesia
Through the adventures of an allegedly insane man named Watmo, we're brought into the abyss of a society not caring enough for its mentally challenged. One day, Bakti, one of the administrational chairpersons of the neighbourhood suggests bringing Watmo to a mental institution in the suburb. Here, Watmo must live by other people's rules; the rules of the institution. Even though the neighbors and the manager of the shelterhouse meant well, we can’t help to see that there are still many things to be done, before we can consider ourselves a compassionate society. Meanwhile, Watmo seems to decide that eventually, heaven is a state of mind.
Our Wonderful Nature

Our Wonderful Nature

2008 • 5 min • Germany
It is mating season for the water shrew. When two male shrews find a female, the males engage in a fierce battle that becomes unexpectedly epic.
Lost Cities of the Amazon

Lost Cities of the Amazon

2008 • 45 min • United States of America
Over the centuries, explorers traded tales of a lost civilization amid the dense Amazonian rainforest. Scientists dismissed the legends as exaggerations, believing that the rainforest could not sustain such a huge population—until now. A new generation of explorers armed with 21st-century technology has uncovered remarkable evidence that could reinvent our understanding of the Amazon and the indigenous peoples who lived there. Using CGI and dramatic re-creations, National Geographic re-imagines the banks of the Amazon 500 years ago, teeming with inhabitants living in the Lost Cities of the Amazon.
Noroutine

Noroutine

2008 • 15 min • Lithuania
Henrikas is a middle aged office worker. His job is an endless routine, repeatable actions, mechanical rhythm. He is loner, living in his own secret and colorful things' world. Things want to help their owner. They lead Henrikas to the strange, white, long ribbon, which goes through different streets, yards and spaces. It brings Henrikas to the joy, freedom of mind and satisfaction to be himself. Noroutine.
A Short Love Story in Stop Motion

A Short Love Story in Stop Motion

2008 • 3 min • Argentina
Short film by director Carlos Lascano.
Rocky

Rocky

2008 • 23 min • Sweden
Rocky begins by quarrelling with his girl friend Maria who reckons he jerks off for the wrong reasons. Rocky’s pal Tommy has picked up a sexually transmitted disease and Mange has lost his scratch lottery ticket. At the same time it turns out the gala program of martial arts on TV only shows kicks on the thighs. An ordinary day in Rocky’s life...
If You'll Excuse Us

If You'll Excuse Us

2008 • 4 min • Mexico
A gay couple sits waiting to be served while s a hetero couple kiss passionately.
Blood

Blood

2008 • 24 min • Australia
An illicit affair, a mysterious illness, a birth, a death and a reunion. Tony narrates from beyond the grave the strange tragedy of his life.
Daddy Doll

Daddy Doll

2008 • 34 min • Latvia
A man arrives to a flat to start living there, only to discover a young woman with a child already present in the flat.
An Old Fashioned Love Story: Making 'The Bridges of Madison County'

An Old Fashioned Love Story: Making 'The Bridges of Madison County'

2008 • 30 min • United States of America
Follow the difficult birth and full realization of this beautifully told romance through its many twists and turns. Through interviews with Clint Eastwood, Meryl Streep, screenwriter Richard LaGravenese and many others, this documentary reveals the commitment, hard work and creativity it took to bring to the screen this classic love story in the style of George Stevens or John Ford.
A Paixão Segundo Callado

A Paixão Segundo Callado

2008 • 57 min
Callado said he had to leave Brazil to get to know Brazil. His six-year trip to England and France during World War II sparked a "hunger for Brazil." As a journalist, he traveled to the "geographic center" of his Brazilian identity. As a writer, he reached the depths of his passion for a more just, less prejudiced, freer, and more democratic country.
French Roast

French Roast

2008 • 8 min • France
In a fancy Parisian Café, an uptight businessman discovers he forgot to bring his wallet and bides his time by ordering more coffee.