All Films

Ginklofinn

2006 • 56 min

The Silver Rope

2006 • 33 min • Italy

Lives, emotions, mysteries and personal conflicts of several people cross in a world forever changed by an amazing scientific discovery: the localization of the soul, the birth of an engineering of the spirit, the conceptual death of God.

In Love

2006 • 15 min • United States of America

Bang, Bang

2006 • 12 min • France

It's hunting season, as well as Eda's 25th birthday. As a present, her father offers her an apartment under seizure.

Jag såg mordet på Palme

2006 • 57 min

A highly controversial documentary about the murder of Sweden's Prime minister Olof Palme, for DR, DFI and SVT.

Ali's Dozen

2006 • 45 min • United States of America

Ali's Dozen profiles the 12 rounds that defined his genius, showcasing Ali the boxer and by extension, Ali the man.

Erbsenzähler - Pedanten unter uns

2006 • 44 min • Germany

Rolf Jürgens is nicknamed "Kontroll-Rolf". For many years, he has made it his principle to recalculate, recount and check everything: Telephone bills, operating instructions and the contents of packaging. Rolf is not alone in his obsession - for some it's a joy, for others it's a pain. Besides Rolf, this documentary shows two other examples of people who take it very seriously.

Private Screenings: Angela Lansbury

2006 • 60 min • United States of America

Angela Lansbury discusses her life and career with Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne.

The Dagg Sea Scrolls

2006 • 47 min • New Zealand

Documentary by John Clarke about his greatest creation - Fred Dagg.

Love Off-Air

2006 • 15 min • United Kingdom

A tribute to the people dedicated enough to capture the soundtracks of Doctor Who in the 1960s.

The Gift

2006 • 17 min • Sweden

Richard is a tormented young man who has a long distance relationship with his girlfriend. One day he decides to surprise her with a visit. Unfortunately he can't afford the plane ticket. But he has a plan.

Y las chimeneas decidieron escapar

2006 • 13 min • Spain

Footage yarn sliding over trees, fields, buildings, bulldozers, power lines... while a monotonous hum exacerbates the images.

Picolé, Pintinho e Pipa

2006 • 15 min • Brazil

The bartender's car is passing on your street: an old bottle, an old basin, an empty wine jug, a refrigerator motor; the boy exchanges for popsicle, chick and kite.

Akihabara Geeks

2006 • 44 min • Japan

Akihabara is a neighborhood of Tokyo, Japan known as "Electric Town" for its rows of one-meter wide discount computer and electronics stores. In more recent years, Akihabara has evolved into a full-blown Mecca for computer enthusiasts, anime and manga fans, doll or "figure" collectors, video gamers and "Otaku" of all kinds. Because Akihabara caters to interests outside of mainstream Japanese society, it captivates an entire subculture of devotees. Join us as we peruse the shops, streets and Maid Cafes to present an engrossing day in the life view of Akihabara, and focus on the unique people who are passionately plugged into this town.

Chico Anysio É

2006 • 54 min • Brazil

Mauvais temps

2006 • 5 min • France

An unlucky driver gets a flat tire in a particularly bad neighborhood. No sooner had he stepped out of his car than he was approached by menacing strangers holding a knife to his nose. The man fled and took refuge in a building, blocking the front door. The siege of the building begins.

Africa's Outsiders

2006 • 50 min • South Africa

A documentary that focuses on how animals born with unusual colours have a much harder struggle than normal. Follow white lions, a white baboon and a yellow crocodile.

Cave Bear & Dinosaurs

2006 • 2 min

Early tests 1935 - 36. This black and white footage was shot by Ray in his backyard.

Sexteens

2006 • 5 min • Argentina

Three teenage girls and three stories that will mark their lives. We should talk with the young about entering adolescence: What are all the things that change? How do we perceive the world, our parents, our friends? How do we feel when we first experience intimacy? Let us exchange our stories, and talk about the possible endings for the stories of the three girls.

Glory Hole

2006 • 26 min • France

"Glory Holes" are mostly found in the basements of sex shops, sex clubs, or what are commonly referred to as whore bars. The pleasure is blind, anonymous. He delights in this blindness. "She" is the engine of his fantasies, his fears, his uneasiness and her naive and vain generosity. "He" will be waiting for her every Wednesday. This short film is the first fiction film directed by Guillaume Foirest as part of his graduation thesis at ESRA Nice in 2005. The film was distributed by DVD Pocket and has made many festivals around the world .

Debris

2006 • 8 min • United States of America

Three stewardesses unite in the lush industrial wasteland they call home.

Xavier

2006 • 56 min • India, United States of America

Fourth Week Films and the New Orleans Jesuit Province present Xavier, a new PBS-style documentary film on the life of the famed 16th-century Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier. Narrated by Liam Neeson, Xavier tells the missionary's compelling story through dramatizations, interviews, contemporary location shots, paintings and engravings, maps, and most importantly, the extant letters of Xavier. The film features interviews with distinguished scholars of Jesuit and Renaissance history including Ingrid Rowland (Notre Dame University), Andrew Ross (University of Edinburgh), Lourdes del Costa (University of Goa, India), Anthony Ucerler, SJ (Jesuit Historical Institute in Rome), Gauvin Bailey (Clark University) and John O'Malley, SJ, (Weston Jesuit School of Theology).

Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire

2006 • 54 min

Narrated by Tom Brokaw, Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire pays tribute to a legendary journalist and artist who epitomizes the fiercely independent voice that has been vanishing from American news media in recent years.

Test Tube Babies

2006 • 53 min

The world's first successful in-vitro fertilization takes place in Great Britain resulting in a live birth on July 25,1978.