All Films

The Shack

2006 • 22 min • United States of America

Two murderous hillbillies underestimate the stabbing ability of a girl camping with friends at night.

Codehunters

2006 • 9 min • United Kingdom

In 2005, Ben Hibon, with Stateless Films and Blinkink, created an animation for MTV Asia's weekly film show called MTV Screen. After a very good response, MTV Asia commissioned his company to produce a short film on the back of it. “As I was creating concepts drawings,” explains Ben Hibon, “MTV Asia was starting to plan their annual Music Awards. They then came up with the idea of ‘launching’ our project by using it to brand the show; posters, banners, trophy design and intro/bumper animations. So the brief changed from ‘short film’ to ‘branding package’ for the MTV Awards show.” It formed into a seven-minute prologue / intro animation to the world of ‘Codehunters’, an on-going MTV/BLINKINK project launched around the MTV Asia Awards 2006 in Bangkok.

Portrait #2: Trojan

2006 • 5 min • United States of America

The Trojan Nuclear Power Plant, with its 499-foot tall cooling tower that loomed over its otherwise bucolic Columbia river setting, is the only commercial nuclear power plant ever built in the state of Oregon, at the cost of $450 million in the 1970's economy (almost 3 trillion dollars in today’s money). [...] "Portrait #2: Trojan" is a sublime representation of the surrounding environment leading dramatically up to the moment of demolition. Sam Coomes’ flawless score provides stunning sonic context for the happy ending of the Oregon nuclear skyline. The film is an effective prescription in prevention of politically-triggered anxiety and depression in post-modern Cascadia.

Zone of Initial Dilution

2006 • 31 min

A study of the changing Chinese landscape around the Three Gorges Dam project, where the world’s biggest hydraulic dam is being constructed. In anticipation of its completion in 2008, this film focuses on the small towns on the Yangtze River - some have already been abandoned or are in ruins, others are full of life - and tries to determine the consequences for the landscape and the population when the lake fills with water.

Confini d'Europa 2: Rio de Onor

2006 • 54 min • Italy

Tony vs. Paul

2006 • 5 min

A stop motion battle between two friends turned enemies.

Self-Portrait

2006 • 2 min • Brazil

Experimental video shot on Mini DV

Introduction to Filmmaking

2006 • 30 min • Croatia

We live with films every day, and it seems nothing easier than answering the question: what is a film? Obviously, a film is, first and foremost, a document, a testimony of the world that surrounds us. The rich expressional possibilities of film are based on the imperfection of the human eye, its sluggishness, so thanks to the stroboscopic effect we can animate a still image. Film is therefore a kinetic image, or a moving image. It can make the invisible visible, bring the distant closer, enlarge the small, speed up the slow, slow down the fast, and return the end to the beginning. The technological basis of film: light, film tape, camera, projector, film screen. Expressive possibilities of film: scientific, documentary, communicative, artistic. Basic film genres: differences among films.

Hitmusik: Konsten att sätta rytm till revolt

2006 • 28 min • Sweden

Documentary about feminism in music and the challenges it has faced through the years from the '70s to present day.

Life You

2006 • 4 min • Lithuania

Animated short.

She is an Izmir girl

2006 • 19 min • Turkey

At the most beautiful age, Elif Bitgen started savoring her newfound freedom.

Wolfster Part 1: The Curse of the Emo-Vamp

2006 • 44 min

Dave has had what some might call a bad day. His best friend forced him to go on a date with a girl that doesn't quite seem to be his taste. Not to mention that a Vampire has just moved into town. The Vamp decides that he wants a pet Werewolf, choosing Dave. Fortunately for Dave, the Emo Vamp began reading his bad poetry halfway through the spell, letting Dave keep his free-will and control his transformations. Another side-effect? Dave knows he's in a movie now. So, Dave is going to have to learn how to control his new powers, get used to the camera that's always following him, and defeat the Emo Vamp to save his date. All while constantly punching through the Fourth Wall into your living room.

A.k.a. Nikki S. Lee

2006 • 60 min

The jet set life of artist Nikki S. Lee.

Every Good Marriage Begins with Tears

2006 • 52 min • United Kingdom

Two Bangladeshi girls born and raised in London have weddings arranged for them against their will by their family. Shahanara, the rebel of the family, banished from the family in her teens for being "too Western", has to swap her pink hot pants for a sari as she goes off to the airport to meet her new Bangladeshi husband. Her sister Hushnara is the opposite of Shahanara; a devout Muslim who agrees to marry so she doesn't upset her parents.

Careless Reef part 3

2006 • 8 min

Intense exploration of new horizons beneath the water's surface.

Player vs Romeo

2006 • 28 min • Sweden

Ozan Kiliç is a player according to all the girls on the red line metro in Stockholm. He longs to fall in love, but it is not easy to become a Romeo.

Never Like the First Time!

2006 • 15 min • Sweden

Four people share the stories of their first sexual experience in this animated short subject from Swedish filmmaker Jonas Odell. Each vignette features a different look and animation style, and the stories cover a time span from the 1920s to the present day. Each narrator recalls their loss of virginity in a different way, ranging from deeply romantic nostalgia to befuddled disappointment to terror in the face of unexpected violence as their stories play out on screen.

Breathless

2006 • 7 min • Brazil

French girl lost in Rio de Janeiro has a peculiar meeting with the nacional cinema maphia. Who can save her?

Bond in Cortina

2006 • 5 min

A documentary about shooting For Your Eyes Only in Cortina.

Arthur: King & Country

2006 • 58 min

The legend of King Arthur is one of the greatest in English folklore, and tales of brave, chivalrous knights rescuing damsels in distress never fail to thrill and delight audiences of all ages. Even now, King Arthur is more popular than ever, and this program will take you on a fantastic journey of discovery to explore this beloved legend. From the ragged, dramatic cliffs of Tintagel in Cornwall, where it's claimed Arthur was born, to the peaceful serenity of Glastonbury Abbey, where visitors can stumble upon King Arthur's grave, this truly is a remarkable story. Search for the magical ancient island of Avalon, uncover the hill where Arthur and his knights lie sleeping, and piece together the colourful cast of characters that surrounded England's favourite king. Whatever your interest in King Arthur, the intoxicating mix of mythology and fact will prove utterly irresistible.

At Once

2006 • 37 min

Sabrina is a fourteen year old girl with a passion for biking. She lives with her family in a rural area, her parents have a bakery in a small village. Because of puberty she has troubles in dealing with her feelings. When her best friend gets a boyfriend, she wants to keep up. Although she is in love with the farmers son Martijn, she gets involved with a much older season worker.

Cutting Edge

2006 • 53 min • United States of America

This one-hour verité documentary shows a day in the life of a successful barbershop on Harlem's 125th Street. The film shows the vital role community barbershops play as a forum for black men to discuss any topic, whether controversial or banal, sacred or profane, political or personal, in an environment of heated debate and/or male fellowship. Topics discussed in the film include HIV/AIDS, infidelity, gay marriage, greedy preachers, Bill Clinton, the world's sexiest actresses, and more. Though in some ways this is a quintessential black barbershop, where macho attitudes often prevail, women do play a role in the shop's conversations, and with the increasing gentrification of the area, a number of diverse clients (including a white gay man) occasionally enter the mix.

Waiting for Europe

2006 • 58 min • Bulgaria, Portugal, Spain

This inward portrait of young Vania follows her from Bulgaria to Portugal and Spain and back home. Vania wishes a better life searching her personal independence and identity. She experiences illegality, isolation and exploitation while she tries to find answers for life's major decisions. This is a film about emigration from a feminine point of view. It tells us the hopes and fears of a common person and consists in reflection about everyday life's reality. It's about growing up and putting off life ... while hopping that, one day, the utopia of Europe will actually happen.

Dawn of the Dorks

2006 • 22 min

During the Football World Cup 2006, people turn into football loving zombies. A satirical hommage to Dawn of the Dead and other horror movies.