All Films

Before Vanishing

2005 • 13 min • Syrian Arab Republic, France

The Barada, the river around which the city of Damascus was built, is drying up. The film follows his journey through the city, its neighborhoods, its inhabitants, its noises and its smells.

Woman

2005 • 21 min

A coming of age story of two women set in the city slum community beside railroad tracks.

Karma, Hopes and Dreams in the Boulderfields of Nepal

2005 • 48 min • United States of America

The Khumbu region of Nepal, home of the world's biggest mountains and the backdrop for generations of mountain climbers' dreams, is the stage for a whole new generation of visionaries. A dozen individuals, both American and Nepali, some of them among the highest ranked climbers in the world, join forces to explore the possibilities of bouldering in this breathtaking land. Witness the magic that unravels as each of them discovers the landscape, the history, the customs, the people, and of course, the boulders. Featuring Adam Stack, Lizzy Asher, Justin Bourque, and Janet Bergman. A film by Brian Solano and Tim Kemple.

Origem dos Nomes

2005 • 17 min • Brazil

A Kayapó-Xikrin (brazilian indigenous people) origin myth.

In Search of Happiness

2005 • 52 min • Russia

Follows the lives of Boris and Masha Rak, Soviet Jews who in 1934 moved to the Jewish Autonomous Oblast.

A descoberta da Amazônia pelos turcos encantados

2005 • 54 min • Brazil

An ancient myth from brazilian Amazon.

Deu no Jornal

2005 • 3 min • Brazil

Living Lives

2005 • 6 min

Two adolescents deal with one of the hardest things in high school: being gay. The couple’s strength is tested when their sexuality is exposed to the entire school. One of them is willing to come out, the other wants to deny everything and keep it a secret. The very validity of their relationship hangs in the balance…

Olivier Curchod presents 'The Rules of the Game'

2005 • 28 min • France

An interview with film scholar Olivier Cuchod on Jean Renoir's 1939 film THE RULES OF THE GAME.

Freedom to Marry

2005 • 56 min

This uplifting, poignant, and soul-opening documentary, aired on PBS stations, highlights a momentous, historical milestone when San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom engaged in ground-breaking civil disobedience as he allowed same-sex couples to marry at San Francisco City Hall. With rousing speeches from beloved comic Margaret Cho, top marriage equality leaders, and interviews with seven long-term same sex couples, Freedom To Marry brings a joyful, personal face to marriage equality at the height of this burgeoning, world-wide civil rights movement.

Kopflastig

2005 • 5 min • Germany

If you can not see the forest for the trees, life sometimes seems like a postcard.

A Day to Remember

2005 • 13 min • China

With a camera and one simple question, the Chinese filmmaker Liu Wei heads for the University of Beijing and Tiananmen Square. "Do you know what day it is today?" he asks passers-by, mainly students and young people. "June 4th, 2005," most people answer correctly, but many of them already guess where the conversation is leading. This is the 16th anniversary of the student uprising at Tiananmen Square, which was bloodily quashed by the government.

Meeting Me

2005 • 5 min • Germany

A poem about a child's dreamlike fantasies where she meets herself in different shapes.

Recognize and Realize

2005 • 14 min • Sweden

Julia Eriksson is a 25 year old girl who has been working in different service occupations, like most young people. Although she is indeed educated, she can't get a real job in her profession due to the current situation on the job market. When she is once again unemployed after a short deputy job, she decides to attend to her situation herself - she is starting her own business. Whilst not having any real money to begin with, she turns to the government's employment agency to apply for a grant to start her own company, a service available in special circumstances in Sweden.

Please! Have a Seat!

2005 • 9 min • France

Documentary about the furniture design in Jacques Tati's 1958 film MON ONCLE.

Santa's Camels

2005 • 6 min • United States of America

Caught in a raging sandstorm on Christmas Eve, Santa must find a way to bring presents to children of the Middle East. With the help of Camels Akhmed, Moshe, Yosh and Amir, Santa delivers.

Dracenstein

2005 • 6 min • Australia

A mad scientist's life turns pear-shaped after accidentally installing a vampire brain in his monster creation.

NCR: Mass Media Destruction

2005 • 38 min • United States of America

Life in your early 20's is simple. Drive somewhere, skate, eat, drink, and cause general mayhem. The NCR Crew and friends take you on a journey through iconic, local South Bay skate spots.

An Open Window

2005 • 52 min • France, Senegal

Can madness be described? Is it possible to express the pain that it entails? In 1994, when she was about to fall prey to her illness, Khady Sylla met Aminta Ngom, who exhibited her madness freely, without fear of provocation. During her years of suffering, Aminta was her window to the world.

We Are Postmodern

2005 • 5 min • Afghanistan

A 14-years-old girl begs for money on the street with her mother. A guy about the same age gives them a coin every day he passes by, pushing his bicycle. Days are passing by, all the same, the call of the mosque scans time. One day the mother dies. The girl now begs alone for money and wears her mother's burka. The young guy passing by this time gives the girl a flower instead of a coin.

Rupofobia

2005 • 15 min • Portugal

C'est comme ça

2005 • 8 min • Costa Rica

A condemned man shares his thoughts while smoking a cigarette, moments before his death.

Untitled (Zimbabwean Queen of Rave)

2005 • 4 min

In 1991 I was at high school with John Miller, Rozallaʼs brother when her break-through single “Everybodyʼs Free (To Feel Good)” was released. It was amazing to have a Zimbabwean song topping the international music charts. This was at the height of the rave scene and Rozalla became known as ʻThe Queen of Raveʼ. This was also at a time when protests in South Africa were boiling over. In Untitled (Zimbabwean Queen of Rave) I combine some of these elements and also later events such as my experience of attending large public raves in Europe and later in Zimbabwe. The video expresses a personal reality and also the cultural gap between white and black that I was experiencing. These were two fundamentally different scenarios, yet each was guided by crowd psychology and longing for a different reality.

Glazenwassers

2005 • 8 min • Netherlands

A stylized short documentary in which Rotterdam is viewed through the eyes of six window washers. A world of ladders, glass, water, physical exertion and great heights.