All Films

Three Men and a Fish Pond

2008 • 52 min • Latvia

Three elderly country bachelors idle away their time amidst semi-wild nature, closer to birds and pond fish than to humans.

Mangertooth

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 Christmas 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 fifth film in the series.

In Twilight's Shadow

2008 • 12 min • United States of America

A female immortal caught between two worlds. Unable to exist with the consequences of her choice in accepting the dark gift, Carlisle isolates herself in a suspended state between light and dark. But when the leader of her Coven takes revenge against the mortal she loves, Carlisle is summoned to rise and face the creature that lurks within.

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

2008 • 9 min • Russia

A poor misunderstood wolf tells the real story of what happened

Lies

2008 • 13 min • Sweden

Three perfectly true stories about lying. In three episodes based on documentary interviews we meet the burglar who, when found out, claims to be a moonlighting accountant, the boy who finds himself lying and confessing to a crime he didn't commit and the woman whose whole life has been a chain of lies.

Honey Trap

2008 • 28 min • Sweden

Jacob has been struggling hard for several years, which has paid off. During a dramatic day, when Jacob's entire life is turned upside down, he is forced to decide whether that price is worth paying.

Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster

2008 • 13 min

Documentary on Alfred Hitchcock and early spy and espionage films.

The Hiding

2008 • 40 min • Japan

Strange and violent things start to happen when a reclusive woman is held captive in her own home.

Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight

2008 • 45 min • United States of America, United Kingdom

Delve into the world of Batman and the vigilante justice that he brought to the city of Gotham. Batman is a man who, after experiencing great tragedy, devotes his life to an ideal--but what happens when one man takes on the evil underworld alone? Examine why Batman is who he is--and explore how a boy scarred by tragedy becomes a symbol of hope to everyone else.

The One Note Man

2008 • 14 min

The One Note Man, is a percussionist plays in the last row of a symphonic orchestra without been noticed and appreciated by others. During the concerts, he has only one note to play with his cymbals to attract the attention of a woman among the audience.

Boseiai no onna: Hiruma kara shitai!

2008 • 60 min • Japan

A wife of a couple who are not blessed with children is devoted to her volunteer work out of an abundance of maternal love. One day she starts to take an interest in a young man who came to do electrical work, and she develops a maternal love for him. The young man had also lost her mother at an early age and develops a liking for her too. She learns of his upbringing, when as a young man he had a desire to study but was unable to get higher education due to his family background. She starts teaching him English conversation, and the two grow closer and closer until they finally cross the line. Meanwhile, her husband is having an affair with a young woman. Eventually the couple return to a normal life, but the young man will turn to some extreme measures to show her his love

The Nail

2008 • 16 min • Iceland

Robert is an important man with big responsibilities. One day he has an accident that blurs the border between the man and the beast within. Robert acts out and suffers the consequences.

Even in My Dreams

2008 • 8 min • United States of America

A macho sex doll triggers the belated discovery of an older man's hidden inner self.

Island Home Country

2008 • 52 min • Australia

A poetic cine-essay about race and Australia’s colonised history and how it impacts into the present offering insights into how various individuals deal with the traumatic legacies of British colonialism and its race-based policies. The film’s consultative process, with ‘Respecting Cultures’ (Tasmanian Aboriginal Protocols), offers an evolving shift in Australian historical narratives from the frontier wars, to one of diverse peoples working through historical trauma in a process of decolonisation.

How Can It Be

2008 • 9 min • France, India

The story of Zainab and Arif, who live their son, Munna, in Brooklyn. Zainab makes the complicated decision to leave her protected life and follow her heart. One of eight shorts commissioned by the United Nations on themes concerning global society.

Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock

2008 • 24 min • United States of America

The cry of gulls. The ticking of a clock. The clatter of a shower curtain, torn from its rod. In this workshop-like documentary, Academy Award-winning sound designers invite you to join them at their mix boards to investigate how Alfred Hitchcock employed sound design to tell his cinematic stories, whether making audience members leap from their seats in fright or crawl under them from excruciating suspense.

Walking with Pasolini

2008 • 21 min • United Kingdom

A documentary about Pier Paolo Pasolini and his film 'Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma'.

Butterfly Experiment

2008 • 4 min • France

A figure with two wings on a church's roof. An opera is suggested, Madame Butterfly. A silent poem that combines effect and (angelical) truth...

Lovefield

2008 • 6 min • Canada

In an extensive and golden cornfield, a lumbering hulking man is holding a blood-stained knife in his hand, and in front of him, a helpless woman is lying on the ground, screaming in agony.

Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House

2008 • 37 min • United States of America

This documentary profiles iconic journalist Helen Thomas who has held a front-row seat at White House press conferences for more than 60 years.

What We Take from Each Other

2008 • 5 min

Boy meets girl. Boy loses girl. Boy loses everything. Girl doesn't do so well either.

Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland

2008 • 45 min

Follow Abby and Elmo down the rabbit hole in this enchanting re-imagining of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Elmo the Rabbit is late, late, late and has rushed away with Abby's wand in his back pocket. Abby must follow Elmo into Wonderland to get it back. Will the Counterpillar or Rose-ita the Rose help her? Can she turn to Grover the Mad Hatter or Cheshire Cookie Cat for sound advice? Join Abby, Elmo, and more Sesame Street friends in this whimsical adventure that's fun for the whole family!

Chump and Clump

2008 • 11 min • Germany

Chump & Clump meet at a bus station. While waiting for the bus, which drives only once a week, a bizarre and wonderful friendship develops, that still prevails when all odds turn against our heroes.

Azeitona

2008 • 36 min • Portugal

Olívia is a film student. Newcomer to a new reality, she has an affair with a stranger. This turns to be Cesar, her Filmology teacher, who also requires her to complete a short about Manoel de Oliveira.