All Films

Danceplay

2007 • 33 min • Latvia

Traditional moral values and contemporary animation styles in a story about the adventures of the musician Tot. Set to ethnic music, the film is a contemporary “ballet” of animation based on a play by Rainis.

Tanakh Bibelen al-Quran

2007 • 5 min

Three thousand years after the first biblical writings, this film shows a complete version of the Jewish Bible, the Christian Bible and the Arabic Koran. Nothing added or taken away.

Zo Gang

2007 • 9 min • Singapore

Film-maker wannabe, Ah-Tan is sick of his day job. Join Ah-Tan on his way to work one day, as he discusses and pokes fun at local film and music, while plotting his path to become Singapore's next great director.

Stout-Hearted

2007 • 15 min • Germany

Felix is secretly in love with Ralph. This doesn't seem to be the biggest problem. But Felix is 15 and Ralph his 34 years old soccer coach. They meet every day in an ambush. One day Felix mother finds out and Ralph has to decide between feeling and reason.

Paulina Hollers

2007 • 15 min • United States of America

A religious woman commits suicide so she can pull her son out of hell.

Matlust

2007 • 11 min • Sweden

A taxi driver loves sensual food - he really wants to be a chef. One day he meets a woman with fine ingredients - but should he ever get into her kitchen?

The Columbine Massacre: In the Killer's Mind

2007 • 46 min • Belgium, France, Switzerland, United Kingdom

The story of the mass school shooting perpetrated by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold.

52 Percent

2007 • 19 min • Poland

Alla wants to become a ballet dancer very much. It is her another attempt to be admitted to the famous Russian Waganowa Ballet Academy in Saint Petersburg. Entrance exams are extremely difficult for her. Alla needs to practice additionally to lengthen her legs since her proportions are not correct. 52% is an ideal ratio of legs to height.

Brico Killer

2007 • 20 min • Spain

Manolo is a worker shamelessly exploited by his boss. Tired of his situation, he finds a solution in the most unexpected way.

Suena la trompeta, ahora veo otra cara

2007 • 8 min • Spain

A homage to Andrei Tarkovski made for the Spanish edition of the Chris Marker movie 'Une journée dans la vie d’Andrei Arsenevich'.

A Sunday at 105

2007 • 13 min • Canada

Documentary tribute from a great-grandson to his great-grandmother. In a Sunday, filmed in her daily life, Aldéa speaks of universal subjects in her own way.

Eye

2007 • 4 min

In the trilogy ‘Rain, Sugar, Eye’ thoughts are captured and made visible. Each film is made in one single shot; in which a total shot slowly changes into a close-up. The leading characters in ‘Rain’, ‘Sugar’ and ‘Eye’ are focusing on a detail. Literally seeing another world in this detail causes a fundamental change of their ideas about this reality. In ‘Eye' a man and a woman look each other so profoundly in the eyes that they experience the impossibility of a symbiosis.

Turning Tides

2007 • 24 min • Canada

In this documentary short, summer trippers line up for the famous local fried clams and whole families dig for the white mollusc in the tangy air of the sandbars. But as the clams dwindle, so do these tableaux from Maritime culture. For commercial fishermen it's the end of a livelihood; for others, it's the death of a tradition. Can this really be the end of a resource that used to be as plentiful as the air we breathe?

Freemasons on Trial

2007 • 45 min • United States of America

Dispelling rumours about Freemasons, the two-hour programme helps to distinguish facts from fiction behind this enigmatic group with millions of members worldwide. For the first time, Masonic temples around the world open their doors and provide exclusive coverage for "Freemasons on Trial".

Traffic Signals

2007 • 3 min • United States of America

Two dudes in cars at an intersection carry on an argument — using hands signs.

The Town Manager

2007 • 13 min • Finland

Juupio is a small town losing population somewhere in Finland. Town Manager Koskinen is facing a tough situation: the people in Juupio are old and the financial situation is tight. A consolidation of municipalities with Pyhälä seems like the only option. It would take a miracle to save Juupio.

Murth Mossel: Live in Toomler

2007 • 24 min • Netherlands

A stand-up comedy set by the Dutch comedian Murth Mossel, recorded live in Toomler in January 2007.

Solitário Anônimo

2007 • 18 min • Brazil

An elderly man lying on the grass waiting to die. In his pocket, a message announced that he was from a distant land. He had no documents or any possessions. His desire was to die alone and anonymous. This is the beginning of a documentary that tells the touching story of a man who was determined to plan and control his own death. It is a film about freedom, life and death.

Runners

2007 • 4 min

Some runners are not meant to go very far.

Always Crashing in the Same Car

2007 • 12 min • United Kingdom

At a late-night meeting with nine colleagues, James, an executive of some sort, wants action to avoid their potential loss of millions of pounds daily. He throws a tantrum when one man, Bill, urges caution instead of action. Jim leaves the meeting and, while driving to his office, has a mobile phone conversation with Bill. Something unexpected happens and Bill suddenly has a great deal of leverage. A power play ensues, and things become clearer at press conference the next morning.

Hugh Cornwell - Rockpalast (Crossroad Festival)

2007 • 60 min • Germany

Hugh Cornwell's live performance on Rockpalast at the Harmonie March 23th 2007.

The Last Jews of Libya

2007 • 50 min • Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Isabella Rossellini narrates this memoir of the Sephardic Jewish population in North African prior to WWII.

Bokar Rimpoche: Meditation Master

2007 • 56 min

By way of a journey through the landscapes of Himalaya's mountains , the film invites us to discover the everyday life of Bokar Rimpoche; one of Tibetan Buddhism's great spiritual masters Master. Through his teachings, Bokar Rimpoche proposes a real introduction to Buddhism.

Red Carpet

2007 • 10 min

An old man and his lost dreams