All Films

Ming of Gold

2006 • 14 min • France

For the first time in her life, 16-year-old Ming is in love. And nothing will prevent her from loving Paul. Neither their cultural differences, nor her father's disapproval, nor even the fact that Paul is a kleptomaniac, and steals from her community...

The Origins of Electricity

2006 • 8 min

Dead heroes Thomas Edison, Nicola Tesla, and Topsy the Coney Island elephant make their return to the screen in this tragic, stop-motion animated tale of two ill-fated lightbulbs forced to confront the unholy meaning of light. Made for the Slamdance $99 Special Program.

Mummy's Boy

2006 • 15 min • United Kingdom

When twelve-year-old Mark discovers a drowned sheep he experiences a traumatic reminder of his brother's death. Driven by anger at his grief-stricken mother's inability to recognise his suffering, he destroys the shrine-like sanctuary she has created in her deceased son's room.

Banned from Broadcast 5: Village of Corpse

2006 • 46 min • Japan

Shijin-no-mura is a healing facility where those who cannot conform to society live together. Our crew follows a woman who comes to the village. Her sister committed suicide and she herself has suicidal thoughts, but after her experience at the facility, she returns to society. Can you see it? A glimpse of the real horror in the tapes...

The Last Believer

2006 • 9 min • Indonesia

Bella believes she can save her sister's life by becoming a vampire.

Tales of Times Square

2006 • 27 min • United States of America

Based on the cult classic book of the same name, written by Josh Alan Friedman, Tales of Times Square combines 16 mm footage and grainy Super 8, as well as original 35mm photography by Porn Star Annie Sprinkle, to paint a vivid picture of Times Square's seedy past, the sex industries that thrived there, and those threatened with extinction by a movement to 'sanitize the square.' The film investigates the past, present and future of the infamous neighborhood, at the height of its raunchy reputation.

True Love

2006 • 50 min • Japan

Natsumi which has been moved to a deceased mother's family in Izu, to change schools to the same high school as the cousin, driven into lacrosse. But one day, you know the father and his secret.

Suzan Pitt: Persistence of Vision

2006 • 28 min • United States of America

A short documentary about Suzan Pitt and her animated films, Asparagus (1979), Joy Street (1995) and El Doctor (2006).

Top Gear: Winter Olympics Special

2006 • 59 min • United Kingdom, Norway

The Top Gear team hit Norway for a Winter Olympics special in which they attempt Olympic events, but with cars. In a world first, the team fire a rocket-powered Mini off a ski jump, Jeremy and James tackle the biathlon with the latest 4x4s, Richard stages a game of car ice hockey, and the new Jaguar XK races a speed skater.

Bendito Machine I: Everything You Need

2006 • 5 min • Spain

Two tribes go to war. Nobody wins.

FBI Zoo

2006 • 13 min • France

In a motel in Dallas, in 1963, an FBI agent bugged the next room occupied by mobsters. After several days of listening, he must infiltrate them to find missing agents. Our hero then finds himself trapped. It's too late when the veil is lifted on the mysterious disappearances.

Joe Rogan: Live

2006 • 58 min • United States of America

Regardless of Joe Rogan's success on television with the Ultimate Fighting Championship or hosting Fear Factor or co-starring in NewsRadio, his true love is stand-up comedy. With more than 15 years as a touring comedian, Rogan has honed an opinionated comedic style that challenges the status quo. From his unorthodox ideas for peace in the Middle East to debunking the myth of Noah's Ark and appreciating the vastness of space - all of the energy of a live Joe Rogan performance is captured on Joe Rogan: Live!

Follow Me Around

2006 • 47 min • Austria, Canada, Chile, Finland, United States of America

Follow me around is a movie about snowboarding and the ongoing mission of MDP to document the absolute best snowboarding on the planet. We follow fourteen of the most progressive knuckle draggers around as they take 67 waist deep pow runs in Alaska, hit 50+ foot cliffs as if they were park jumps and take jibbing to a whole new level.

Tour Eiffel

2006 • 6 min • France

Men and Women: in Rites and Rituals

2006 • 27 min • Uzbekistan

Rites and rituals have, for decades or even centuries, ingrained behavioral models into our subconscious, which at first glance may seem harmless. But how relevant are they to the place and time we live? What role do they play in shaping gender stereotypes? Weddings, circumcision, beshik-toy, and many other rituals and ceremonies of the peoples of Uzbekistan—what roles do they assign to men and women? We were quite interested in observing all of this.

Zaldokynka

2006 • 60 min • Lithuania

Teleplay based on B. Dauguvietis' works

Quando o Tempo Cair

2006 • 16 min • Brazil

A retired old man, his unemployed son and the young grandson who isn't aware of anything. They all live together in a small apartment. To try to solve everyone's problems, the elder man tries to get a job but times have changed and he'll have to face a whole new reality.

A Maiden's Prayer

2006 • 2 min • Japan

Searching for a Claire Bible manuscript, Lina and the others find an ancient book describing a musical spell. The spell requires participants to dress up in costumes and chant together. Lina thinks the song being is a holy spell of magical protection but it turns out to be a lost festival song to summon holy light and flower petals. When she discovered this discrepancy, she blows up everyone with a hastily cast Dragon Slave.

James Andersen: Over 50 Years of Taking Pictures

2006 • 22 min • Canada

James Andersen: Over 50 Years of Taking Pictures is a culmination of photos, films that are brought to life with Andersen's own words. The James Andersen collection documents over 50 years of community life in and around Makkovik, Labrador. The stories that accompany "Uncle Jim's" work explain why for over 50 years he has never been without a camera as he documented daily rituals and life. Andersen does not shy away from telling these stories but shares them with conviction and with a voice that honours each event's importance; the church being rebuilt, fish being caught, and stories of sickness and death are each told with the same reverence.

Tenacious D: Time Fixers

2006 • 9 min

After an open mic night, JB and KG get a message from Michael Keaton who tells them that the time-space continuum has been disrupted at the Ford's Theater in 1850 and only Tenacious D can fix it.

Number 13

2006 • 40 min • United Kingdom

In order to authenticate some historical papers in a cathedral town, Oxbridge academic Anderson stays at a local hotel in room 12, initially disregarding the lack of a number 13 as provincial superstition. During the night, noise conspires to keep him awake and the historian is astonished to come face to face with door number 13. Continuing his work, a history of a reformation era witchcraft scandal emerges. The nocturnal disturbances escalate, leading Anderson with no choice but to open the door to room number 13...

Where We Began

2006 • 14 min

Two lovers torn apart by addiction confront each other one more time at the spot where they met.

Zombie Unit X

2006 • 2 min

A commercial for the zombie hunting organization Zombie Unit X.

Life Cycles

2006 • 21 min • Japan

Nowadays, abandoned bicycles are a common sight in front of stations in Tokyo. The number of abandoned bicycles is unparalleled in the world, and there are concerns about how to deal with them. The protagonist is a worker who removes such abandoned bicycles. The job involves removing other people's bicycles without asking, which naturally leads to constant trouble during the work. Is it his own fault? Is the world to blame? The man begins to ask himself. The stress of his job causes him to start taking pleasure in riding his bicycle around town at night. But what he sees is nothing but a wild landscape. One night, while riding his bike as usual, the man sees something else...