All Films

Balloons

2007 • 1 min • Canada

Two little men float into the deep blue sky, tied to balloons. But then each decides the sky belongs to him. This film was made as part of the fourth edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.

Hugh

2007 • 9 min • France

An old shaman was telling a story to 3 young children. Ages ago, some human beings had big troubles because the sky was too low. Birds could not fly and men were bended. One day, small children decided to change things and attempted to raise the sky with stocks.

Alice in Wonderland: What's the Matter with Hatter?

2007 • 47 min

And Now That?

2007 • 4 min • Spain

Man and woman meets, falls in love, has children and fights in the Canary Islands.

The Full Monteverdi

2007 • 60 min • United Kingdom

The Full Monteverdi follows the simultaneous break-up of six couples, from shocking revelation, vengeful anger and erotic longing for reconciliation, as an ensemble film. Vulnerable and disarming, it draws viewers into its emotional journey and intensely moving portrait of contemporary love.

Detective Conan Magic File

2007 • 23 min • Japan

Magic File is an exclusive DVD sold at Japanese convenience store chain 7-Eleven.

Gabriel Iglesias: Hot and Fluffy

2007 • 60 min • United States of America

Gabriel Iglesias is one of the fastest-rising comics today! With his unique brand of humor, lovable stage presence and wide range of voices and impressions, it's no wonder that he already has a huge fan following. Now you can see Comedy Central's "Comic of the Year" in his sold-out performance at the historic Fox Theatre in Bakersfield, California!

Melody Z

2007 • 20 min • Netherlands

Slightly bored, two young Chinese people circle around each other in modern Shanghai. She works in a trance club, he is a DJ. In the daytime they are at home together, but their relationship seems to have reached a stalemate. They hardly communicate and have arguments about nothing. A meeting with her ex in the street sets the young woman thinking. She started dressing differently and took a new hairstyle, but has she really changed?

Kiniro no Corda: Primo Passo - Hitonatsu no Encore

2007 • 29 min • Japan

Hino Kahoko goes to a summer training camp to play the violin with all the members who participated in the concours.

Birth

2007 • 4 min • Brazil

A bird tries to escape its cage.

Delicate eyelashes

2007 • 36 min • Japan

Black Ceiling

2007 • 20 min • Estonia

Seven leading animation artists chose one poem from each Estonian poet according to their own taste and illustrated it with a two- to three-minute cartoon. Leading actors of the Estonian theater and cinema, as well as the authors of the poems themselves, took part in the dubbing.

Sons of Provo: Confidential

2007 • 29 min

A 30-minute mockumentary special, and sequel to the original Sons of Provo, revealing the secrets of bands who have come and gone. The extended story of EVERCLEAN is told through interviews with family, friends, and fans of EVERCLEAN who tell of the rise and success of the famous Mormon boy band, and ultimately, the fall and breakup.

El café de Lupe

2007 • 15 min • Venezuela

Laura is a beautiful young woman who is tired of her monotonous and routine life serving beer at Lupe's Cafe for 10 years. On her birthday, Laura decides to leave. She boards a bus and begins her search for a new life, a new beginning. It is there that she meets Felix, an attractive and adventurous young man who steals her heart in just a few moments. After this fleeting encounter, Laura begins to discover the true consequences of her decision.

The Pearce Sisters

2007 • 9 min • United Kingdom

The strange Pearce sisters live in isolation on a remote, rain-swept island. One day, a sailor is washed ashore and the sisters take steps to ensure they retain their guest.

The Back of Her Head

2007 • 21 min • United States of America

This is a story about a man, who lives above an older Hindi man, who lives above a delinquent British man, who lives above a girl. It is the back of her head that he is in love with.

The Three Musketeers: Saving the Crown

2007 • 47 min

This timeless tale of bravery and brotherhood makes for a swashbuckling adventure as three noble swordsmen, Porthos, Athos and Aramis, fight for honor and truth in this animated version of Alexandre Dumas' classic story. D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers must stop the evil Cardinal Richelieu, who has been plotting to seize power from King Louis. It's " all for one, and one for all" as the four fearless heroes work together to save the crown of France.

Folk Hibernia at the BBC

2007 • 59 min • United Kingdom

Celebrating the finest in Irish folk music with a compilation of performances taken from the BBC archives. Highlights include songs from The Clancy Brothers, The Chieftains, Christy Moore, The Pogues and Sharon Shannon.

The Caress of the Creature

2007 • 19 min

A small town goes into a panic when a sea creature appears in the waters of Lake Habagappee and starts kidnapping people. Why all the concern and fuss? There’s a distinct possibility that this particular sea creature might be–gasp!–gay!

Tank on the Moon

2007 • 54 min • France, United States of America

The incredible story of two small robots sent by the Soviets to the moon. Designed in secrecy by Soviet laboratories in the 1960's, this is one of the greatest technological achievements in the history of the USSR. With former USSR space archives, along with recollections by several of the key participants in the Lunokhod program, the true story of the Russian lunar robots, can finally be told!

Zoe's Day

2007 • 10 min

In what should have been a typical afternoon, seven-year-old Zoe and her father Bill romp through beautiful Park Slope, Brooklyn, on a whimsical journey of childhood wonder, only to discover that the world is not as simple as it seems.

Yeah No Definitely

2007 • 14 min • United States of America

'yeah no definitely' is about a young man unable to express himself, and the danger he poses when his long-seething emotions finally explode. Cam and Kiff are students in an intense platonic relationship. At a summer party, Cam becomes intoxicated and angry. He's unwilling to admit his attraction to Kiff, and unable to release powerful feelings of grief he's holding inside. Kiff hopes having a good time might make Cam forget his pain. Both are in denial, and the truth's suppression may kill one of them before the night is over. The film is a study in self-deception, a theme worth exploring now, when Americans seem particularly desperate to avoid dealing with reality, and grasp at any diversion rather than look in the mirror.

The Sunday Man

2007 • 15 min • United States of America

The misadventures of a remarkably peculiar man, who has some very unusual ideas about who he is.

Fragile in Love

2007 • 12 min

Fragile in Love is an experimental short that rebels against the suppression of electronic music culture and gay house parties.