All Films

My Dad Is 100 Years Old

2006 • 17 min • Canada

A short film in which Isabella Rossellini discusses the life and work of her father, Roberto Rossellini.

An Explanation: And Then Burn the Ashes

2006 • 7 min

An architectural exploration of Columbia University in New York, where buildings only reflect each other, space is restricted, and objects concealed or only partially revealed. Small, hidden imperfections. Set against a montage of real phone messages received by Columbia University faculty, the viewer's imagination contributes to this portrait reflecting an atmosphere of American college campuses today.

Snapshots for Henry

2006 • 17 min • Canada

The film centers on a conflict between two couples who live next door to each other in the two halves of a duplex: Pent and Angie, a couple who live a wild party lifestyle; and Tim and Joanne , a more straightlaced professional couple with a new baby.

Le Frelon Vert

2006 • 10 min • France

The Green Hornet is a short film based upon characters from the popular radio and pulp series. The Green Hornet is actually Britt Reid, fearless newspaper publisher, who hides behind the Hornet's disguise to battle criminals that have managed to escape the long arm of law-aided. On his side we find of course his martial arts expert sidekick, Kato.

White Box

2006 • 27 min • Austria

Iris, a 28-year-old studentin a big city, recently left by her boyfriend and too poor to pay her rent, begins to work for a strange old man. He wants Iris to precisely describe the trivial belongings of a dead woman, packed in white boxes, to keep the memory of the woman alive. Iris is disgusted and fascinated at the same time; reflecting on an invisible person's traces, she slowly becomes aware of her own wounds.

The Safe Side: Internet Safety

2006 • 29 min

Safe Side Superchick comes to the rescue of children as the creators of Baby Einstein bring a new wave of educational films to families. Safe Side Superchick entertains and educates adolescents about "Safe Side Adults". The Safe Side is an entertaining way to teach kids about the dangers of strangers and kidnappings.

Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line

2006 • 22 min • United States of America

A documentary about the life of Johnny Cash and the making of Walk the Line (2005).

Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic

2006 • 45 min • United Kingdom

Last week Freddie Mercury would have celebrated his 60th birthday. To mark the occasion, celebrity fans Robbie Williams, McFly and Mike Myers talk about what they think made him so special. Photographs, home video footage and rarely heard interviews with the man himself are featured and some of Freddie's close friends and family reveal the man behind the magic.

The Floating Brothel

2006 • 55 min

Three women uncover the rags-to respectability tale of their ancestors?the feisty convicts who became the unlikely founding mothers of modern Australia. This is the rip-roaring tale of The Lady Juliana and the boatload of streetgirls, thieves and con-women who sailed to the ends of the earth to breathe life into a dying colony.

Come Back, Come Back

2006 • 16 min • Mexico

Jorge is an ambitious lawyer on his way to Acapulco, where he hopes to receive a promotion. His girlfriend Mónica is traveling with him. When their car breaks down, Jorge desperately starts hitchhiking. Finally, a car pulls over, and their journey continues—only to reveal that some past connections are never truly left behind.

Derren Brown: The Heist

2006 • 48 min

Derren Brown uses his skills on selected participants who answered an advertisement. Under the guise of attending a 'motivational seminar', Derren recruits a number of participants, and can he persuade any of his group of responsible, middle-management businessmen and women to steal £100,000 in an armed robbery?

The Lost One

2006 • 15 min

Follows the night-time journey of 19-year-old Emma, cruising the city in search of love. But in this psycho-sexual drama, momentary joy in the arms of strangers does nothing to stop her terrible past from intruding.

Doctor Who: Origins

2006 • 54 min • United Kingdom

A 55-minute documentary, detailing the creation of Doctor Who, including a rare interview with creator Sydney Newman, and new interviews with producer Verity Lambert, directors Waris Hussein and Richard Martin, actors William Russell and Carole Ann Ford, title sequence designer Bernard Lodge, and TARDIS sound effect creator Brian Hodgson

Under Pressure

2006 • 20 min • United States of America

A reclusive rescue diver is hired to find the body of a missing girl in a mountain lake. He searches for several days with no luck, but after he befriends a mysterious local boy strange things start to happen.

Finding Llorona

2006 • 20 min • Canada

Sofia yearns to sing with the heartbreak voice of the ranchera singers she admires. One day, she receives an unexpected invitation to visit the mysterious "Paloma Negra" bar. There, she is shocked to see her favourite singer, Pieta, who had all but disappeared at the height of her career, singing to the sad souls in the bar. Sofia gathers her courage to sing for Pieta, only to be told that her voice is devoid of the suffering and heartbreak necessary to sing the songs. Determined to fill her voice with the necessary pain, she learns a hard, but valuable lesson about the reality of heartbreak.

Tripe and onions

2006 • 6 min

Two men one food

High Maintenance

2006 • 9 min • Germany

In the near-future, a woman whose robotic husband fails to meet her standards returns and upgrades him for a better version with standards that she now fails to meet.

Doris

2006 • 23 min • United States of America

Doris is stranded in a small boat off the coast of a desolate winter beach town. The water is rough and cold, and Doris is in need of immediate medical attention. A short film by Sean Durkin.

My Little Pony: Pinkie Pie and the Lady Bug Jamboree

2006 • 9 min • United States of America

The ponies are about to perform a magical musical on stage and everyone is practicing but no one is playing together.

Bad Dreams

2006 • 25 min • Sweden

Constantly waking up but never awake, Theo finds it hard to differ the reality from his dreams.

Jackie Gleason: Genius at Work

2006 • 57 min • United States of America

This special is a thorough retrospective of Jackie's most popular characters from his 1950's television series, characters that include: Ralph Kramden, Reginald Van Gleason, III, the Poor Soul, Fenwick Babbit and Joe The Bartender. Many of the sketches have not been available or even viewed since their original live broadcasts. Jeff Garlin of Curb Your Enthusiasm hosts the program with feature commentary from Mrs. Marilyn Gleason.

Tight

2006 • 10 min • Spain

A young girl suffers the visit of an evil presence. Nobody can help her, not even her family. Day by day, the threat is bigger, and she will not be able to avoid it for much more time.

(Almost) A Mischance

2006 • 10 min • Indonesia

A young woman keeps meeting another man at the same train. Both assumes that if fate would have it, then they will have a chance to meet the next time. Will fate be on their side?

Revelation 666

2006 • 22 min

A half hour special that explores the significance of the devilish numerical sequence "666" in today's world. Through interviews, historical research and educated speculation, the show balances historical and scientific fact with supernatural revelations.