All Films

Alaska: The Inside Passage

2005 • 55 min • United States of America

From the Puget Sound to the southeastern tip of Alaska, witness the breathtaking scope of the North American sea route known as the Blue Highway. Discover one of the most beautiful waterways in the world the Blue Highway, a North American sea route that stretches 1,000 miles from the Puget Sound to southeast Alaska! Explore the history, cultural diversity and natural beauty of the Inside Passage.

Gaston Méliès and his Wandering Star Film Company

2005 • 52 min • France, Singapore

In 1912-1913, movie pioneer Gaston Méliès, brother of Georges Méliès, did a ten month long trip around Asia-Pacific, shooting both documentaries and fictions on location in Polynesia, New Zealand, Australia, Java, Singapore, Cambodia and Japan. He wanted the “real” thing” he filmed, with the locals, being one of the first to give Polynesians, Maoris, Aborigines and Khmers a chance to appear on screen. His hybrid cinema dealt with questions of alterity, identity and representation.

Everything Is Beautiful: Lines, Signs, Design

2005 • 24 min • France

A documentary focusing on the architecture in Jacques Tati's 1958 film MON ONCLE.

Broken Flesh Ecstasy

2005 • 16 min • Canada

The prey becomes the predator on a quest for murder-fuelled orgasm.

The Armenian Genocide

2005 • 57 min • France

More than one million Armenians perished between 1915 and 1916 in massacres or brutal deportation programs. Turkey still denies it ever happened. Laurence Jourdan examines massacres of Armenians in the decades leading up to the mass murder, and the geopolitical situation both before and after the genocide. Contemporaneous reports and documents written by Western diplomats stationed in the Ottoman Empire describe the methods used and the deportation routes. These accounts are mixed with personal stories from the living survivors and archive footage from Ottoman authorities.

West Bank Story

2005 • 21 min • United States of America

A musical comedy set in the fast-paced, fast-food world of competing falafel stands in the West Bank... David, an Israeli soldier, falls in love with the beautiful Palestinian cashier, Fatima, despite the animosity between their families' dueling restaurants. Can the couple's love withstand a 2000-year-old conflict and their families' desire to control the future of the chickpea in the Middle East?

Good Friday

2005 • 41 min • Italy, Latvia

On the islet of Procida near Naples, Italy, the Mystery Procession commencing at dawn on Good Friday of each year, has been traditionally conducted by the “Turchini Fraternity” since 1627... The film captures portraits of Procida’s inhabitants during the procession and in effect reveals characteristics of the Italian people.

Peace Talk

2005 • 14 min • Sweden

The tale of two youngsters, Jonna and Emilie, who play soldiers with one another. They then earn the disapproval of Jonna's mother when the game takes a dark turn.

2005 Space Odyssey

2005 • 1 min • Japan

Experimental short film by Michio Mihara.

A Água, a Mulher e o Regador

2005 • 6 min • Brazil

Experimental short, focusing on both a woman and a watering can sharing the same swimming pool.

Harsh Beauty

2005 • 53 min

For centuries, Eunuchs have been an important part of Indian society. But the elevated role they once held has now faded. Today they live in isolated communities, working as prostitutes and beggars. Life may be hard but inside the community, there's a real sense of warmth and camaraderie. 'Harsh Beauty' follows the lives of Jyothi, Usha and Hira Bai, three Eunuchs who struggle for acceptance in a culture splintered by religion, caste and politics. Filmed over four years and accompanied by a vibrant soundtrack, it's a warm and poignant look inside this usually hidden group.

Sen - The Lost Light

2005 • 19 min • Germany

When Nadine wakes up, her daughter is missing...

Time to Duel

2005 • 46 min

Adaptation of the hit TV cartoon Yugioh. Yugi and his friends learn to help each other out as they go up against tough duelists. Seto Kaiba challenges Yugi to a duel. Who will win in the end?

Scissorman

2005 • 5 min • Latvia

Little children have a bad habit of sucking their thumbs, so in the old days mothers used to frighten them with the Scissorman - a tailor who will cut-off fingers with a big pair of scissors. This film is about the Scissorman.

How Happy Can You Be?

2005 • 52 min • Norway

How happy can you be? is an attempt to make the practical manual – “Your guide to happiness” by using a modern, scientific approach: science, practical empirical attempts to measure happiness.

Culture is Destiny

2005 • 26 min • Russia

What is culture? Does the culture of its roots in ancient traditions? What role do geographical features of a country play in the history of its culture?

Mr. Fernando Has No Mail

2005 • 5 min • Brazil

Narnia & Beyond: Chronicles of C.S. Lewis

2005 • 56 min • United Kingdom, United States of America

"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis is a 20th Century Classic. But the man behind the magical world of Narnia is the key to an even greater true story. This DVD opens the real wardrobe door to reveal the true life of Clive Staples Lewis, better known throughout his life as "Jack". Retrace his footsteps from his childhood home in Northern Ireland to Oxford, where C.S. Lewis lived the quiet life of a University Professor. Understand the hidden imagination behind Aslan the lion, Mr & Mrs Beaver, Susan & Edmund and the White Witch! C.S. Lewis' most famous work inspired the Hollywood Movie industry - in his own story there is tragedy, joy, love, war, faith and peace.

Bear Snores On

2005 • 9 min • United States of America

In a cave in the woods,all winter long, Bear sleeps in his cozy lair. Surprise guests stop by to warm up, brew tea and pop corn while Bear snores on.Cheerful rhymes will charm children as they wait for Bear's BIG reaction.

Small Ali

2005 • 8 min • Philippines

Absurdist short comedy in the best camp and gore tradition. Little Ali has the handicap as a boxer that he keeps crying continually and heartrendingly. As a result, he keeps losing his bouts with the lightweight boxing champion Mad Cow. One day he sees an advertisement by the Klinika Lakrima, where they can operate to remove his tear ducts. Sensitivity is not the right word to describe this operation.

Stutt kvikmynd án titils

2005 • 13 min • Iceland

Bling Bling: Bling-A-Long

2005 • 60 min

Bling Bling, the crack cocaine–addicted star of the infamous "Bumfights" series of films, invites viewers to join him on a bizarre journey into the drama of his life, from outrageous dreamlike sequences to attempts at scoring some rock. Along the way, Bling tangles with the cops, gets jiggy with mannequins and has his manhood pierced. It's a wild ride into the colorful existence of an urban cult icon.

Las hormigas asesinas

2005 • 20 min • Chile

Paul Kazan can't sleep. He wanders through empty streets. Why is the city of Santiago empty. At night, Kazan is a DJ at the 'Insomnia' disco, one of the few places where there are people. Something is happening. Something weird. There are rumors. Rumors of killer ants and epidemics ...

Gary Gulman: Boyish Man

2005 • 59 min • United States of America

Boyish Man captures the veteran stand-up performing a set full of his observational comedy. He jokes on such mundane topics as food, the differences between men and women, and religious holidays.