All Films

Falang: Behind Bangkok's Smile

2005 • 50 min • Canada

"Bangkok Girl" is a 'remarkably accomplished, beautifully photographed and intimate debut documentary that puts a human face on the devastating social issue that, sadly, is the fate of too many impoverished girls.' The documentary provides a glimpse of Thailand's sex tourism told through the experiences of a 19-year-old bar girl named Pla.

To a Man with a Big Nose

2005 • 3 min • United States of America

The film is a visual adaptation of a poem by Spanish author Quevedo. A frustrated little man is unable to get rid of his disproportionally big nose, which comes to life and decides to go on a strange journey, dragging the poor little man along.

To Paint With Pictures

2005 • 57 min • Sweden

Documentary about the making of Swedish film director Jan Troell's "The New Land" (1971) and "The Emigrants" (1972).

The Trapeze Artists

2005 • 24 min • Chile

Piñon is 6 years old and Chestnut is 9, they are clowns and have lived all their life in the circus, learning to combine applause and school. Piñon dreams of being a renowned circus artist, while his brother worries about studying. One day their life is interrupted by a terrible news, they must leave the circus and with it their father and friends, to go and live somewhere else, there they will be forced to behave as if they were sedentary.

Ronnie Biggs: The Last Escape?

2005 • 47 min • United Kingdom

Want to know more about how Ronnie pulled off The Great Train Robbery and his later 30-year sentence in prison? This documentary shows the whole life of Ronald Biggs an English criminal who helped plan and carry out the Great Train Robbery of 1963. He subsequently became notorious for his escape from prison in 1965, living as a fugitive for 36 years, and for his various publicity stunts while in exile.

Netorareta hitozuma: Yûki Maiko: Watashi ni matagashite!

2005 • 60 min • Japan

After finishing his delivery job, Suwa returns to the office. As he is about to go up the stairs, he sees Kiyomi about to jump off... Suwa jumps on Kiyomi and hurriedly holds her back. "I'm fed up... I'm sorry," Kiyomi weakly replies, and Suwa confesses, "I was thinking that today was the day I would jump off too... My wife ran off with another man." That day, the two comforted each other and passionately desired each other. But their happy time did not last long...

The Death of Salvador Dali

2005 • 18 min • United States of America

Salvador Dali seeks psychoanalysis from Sigmund Freud.

Franquin, Gaston et compagnie

2005 • 52 min • France

Africain poids-moyens

2005 • 18 min • Belgium, Congo

A young Congolese boxer, Samwa, and his older brother, Nourou, arrive in Brussels for the final of the Afro-European Middleweight Championship to fight against the Belgian title holder. Samwa trains heavily, despite some harsh conditions, under the authoritarian look of his brother. Until the day when the Belgian fight promoters, aware of the fact that the political situation gives the final a symbolical turn, order to Samwa to lose the fight. The day before the match, Samwa and Nourou watch Patrice Lumumba's independence's speech. Samwa decides not to give up but in this power's struggle, one of the brothers will betray the other one.

The Saviour

2005 • 17 min • Australia

A young Church elder struggles with his faith when the married woman he has been seeing breaks off their relationship.

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

2005 • 10 min • United States of America

One of the most exciting and memorable stories in the history of the World Trade Towers is that of Philippe Petit, a French man who walked a tightrope between the massive monuments in 1974. Narrated by Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, this is an animated adaptation of the lyrical Caldecott Award-winning book by Mordecai Gerstein. Directed and animated by Michael Sporn, with music by Michael Bacon (of the Bacon Brothers).

A Thousand Roads

2005 • 40 min • United States of America

The film threads together four stories, taking us into the life of a stressed-out Mohawk stockbroker in Manhattan; a young Inupiat girl sent to live with her grandmother in Barrow, Alaska; a Navajo gang member who must find his core values in his reservation on the mesas of New Mexico; and a Quechua healer in Peru, attempting to save a sick child. Each story explores what it means to belong to a specific community.

Monster Hotel

2005 • 24 min • France, Italy

In a monstrous hotel some creatures find themselves involved in funny events

Somewhere

2005 • 9 min • United Kingdom

A disturbing glimpse of the future of internet gaming and how far people will go for fame.

Bernafas Dalam Lumpur

2005 • 18 min • Malaysia

A photographer, Azman, is in love with Lina, whose husband Meor has just been released from prison.

Craig & Walter

2005 • 1 min

Craig, the Narwhal, discusses some lifestyle changes with his friend Walter.

Autumn of Blue

2005 • 48 min • Taiwan

A menopausal woman thought her husband had an affair because she was no longer beautiful. Imagine that a rival competitor is a young and beautiful woman, struggling to maintain a seemingly complete and happy home.

About A Cat Who Fell From The Sky

2005 • 9 min • Ukraine

One winter day, a cat-mother left her children at home going to find food for them. But somehting unbelievable happened – she got to Egypt after an accident right through the sky, where, as we know, cats have been considered divine creations for many centuries. There our hero will meet its foreign tribeswoman.

Giovanna Z., una storia d'amore

2005 • 13 min

The Secret Language

2005 • 14 min • Ireland

James and his dad Michael use Irish as a secret language to discuss their secret spy business. They must never let James' mum know about their covert missions. But soon everything will be thrown into the open and life will never be the same again...

Christopher and Gordy

2005 • 5 min • Norway

Christopher and Gordy have very different life paths. How will they be judged in the end?

Dirtyglitter 1: Damien

2005 • 14 min • United States of America

A precariously intoxicated hustler finds photographs of himself in a gallery and sets out on a cross-town mission to find the mysterious artist who created the enigmatic images, unaware of just how much impact the man may have on his own imminent salvation/demise. Shot entirely on greenscreen and stylishly animated, dirtyglitter 1: Damien explores pansexual excess and the dichotomous world that unhinges the boundaries between filth and glam.

Sweet as a Peach

2005 • 60 min • Japan

Sweet as a Peach follows three beautiful women as they compete for one of Japan’s most coveted positions….a spot in “Miss Fruit International” of course!! This is a ruthless competition, and no one is pulling any punches. Miki is our leading lady in this film, and she must keep hidden the deep and dark secrets that would destroy her! The busty and luscious Sakie tries desperately to use her body and sexuality to get what she wants, but will it be enough?!

The Glenmoore Job

2005 • 52 min • Australia

Warren steps out of prison and straight into a self-help group whose idea of therapy is to play board games. But if he has to humour these weirdos so the cops will leave him alone while he does a 'job' for a mate on the inside, then 'roll the dice...'