All Films

Turbo

2009 • 23 min • United States of America

TURBO is a high adrenaline short film that tells the story of Hugo Park (Justin Chon, Twilight) a misspent youth whose only outlet for angst is a 4D fighting videogame called “Super Turbo Arena”. When Pharaoh King (Jocko Sims, Crash the Series), the Michael Jordan of cyber-sports, announces a tournament to determine who will join his pro-team, Hugo sets his eyes on the prize.

Zebra's Striber

2009 • 56 min • South Africa

Rashid was born into a Christian family, shortly after an attack on his village, he was kidnapped and his mother killed. The boy was saved by a Muslim family, who raised him as their own child, but the memories challenged him to rediscover his true identity. In this amazing film you will discover the drama of confessing the Christian faith in a Muslim parent.

The Unmentionables

2009 • 14 min

Frisco anxiously awaits the pyrotechnic birth of a New Year while the remnants of holiday greenery still burn bright in all the right places. One of those places gives shelter to an Abyssinian animal of lethargic nature, while all about her the rumblings of tummies in turmoil foreshadow the gluttony of her bipedal guardian.

I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story

2009 • 45 min • United Kingdom

A biopic of Susan Boyle's journey from a small village in rural Scotland to international fame and fan-fare following her inspiring performance on “Britain’s Got Talent,” the British reality competition series executive produced by Simon Cowell that rocketed her to superstardom.

Romeo & Julius

2009 • 26 min • Denmark

A young group of actors are preparing an updated version of Shakespeare's ROMEO & JULIET. Two boys perform the central roles - both of them struggling with their own questions of love alongside their roles on stage. And as rehearsals begin, reality soon starts to interfere with the play.

Disneynature: Migration

2009 • 25 min

Disneynature Migration sweeps across the surface of the planet to witness the mysteries of migration. To answer the questions of why and how hundreds of thousands of animals, birds and insects leave their homes to travel up to thousands of miles before returning, we’ll follow several species as they make their miraculous journeys. Along the way, we’ll see how both man and nature may conspire against these creatures, making their remarkable treks even more impossible.

Miles Fisher: This Must Be The Place

2009 • 5 min

Music video for Miles Fisher's cover of the song 'This Must Be The Place' by the Talking Heads, based on the 2000 black comedy/horror film American Psycho.

Für Miriam

2009 • 58 min • Germany

Karen, a maths teacher, finds herself involved in a traffic accident for which she is not to blame. The accident causes the death of a girl on a scooter. Although innocent, the young woman is distraught, more so when she discovers that the dead girl – Miriam – is none other than the sister of her pupil, Lukas. The more everyone around her assures her that she is not to blame for the girl’s death, the guiltier Karen feels. To her, the accident is like an equation that just doesn’t add up. In an attempt to make up for her actions at least in part, she begins to give Lukas extra maths lessons. But, consumed by his pain, the boy wants much more from her.

Primitive

2009 • 29 min • Thailand

A series of short films in which the history of the Thai border town of Nabua is re-imagined as an elusive science fiction ghost story rooted in Thai folklore.

Giardini

2009 • 30 min

Giardini, a visually sumptuous film of 30 minutes, is composed of two projections set side-by-side, which steadily gather a series of evocative vignettes. As the title suggests, the film is set in the famous exhibitions grounds in Venice – as T.J. Demos writes in his essay in 'Giardini Notebook' "the location of the ageing national pavilions. These otherwise well known monuments are shown here in an unexpected light, during the interim between biennales, in the down-time and during the nights, in the shadows of spectacle."

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

2009 • 52 min

Famous New Yorkers and the pooches they love are the focus of this refreshingly honest and endearing series of interviews that celebrates the meaningful connections people share with their pups. Gossip columnist Cindy Adams, playwright Edward Albee, designer Isaac Mizrahi, and actors Glenn Close, Edie Falco and Richard Gere are among the many celebs who pay tribute to their beloved canine companions.

Stealth

2009 • 19 min

Stealth steers audiences through the secretive and shocking events surrounding transgender Veronica Terranova. Sitting alone in a dark hotel room, a dead and dirty politician by her side, Veronica must make the difficult decision to call Jeannine, her younger sister, who has always been there for her. Panic stricken, Jeannine secretly calls their eldest sister, Celia, the only one who can truly help...but will she?

Afterday

2009 • 20 min

Emma is in a happy relationship with Jef. But she still meets up with her good friend Thomas to share a strange secluded weekend.

The 8th SAMURAI

2009 • 28 min

Maiden Sorrowful Love Song-Fujoshi's Thoughts-

2009 • 4 min

A girl who loves reading stories about male romance wanders the streets of Japan fantasizing about guys.

Snow Woman

2009 • 60 min • Japan

A woman with the constitution of orgasmic death: She dies in orgasm but always comes back to life! A group of people carries a casket in the mountains covered with deep snow. Inside is a beautiful woman who was found dead that same morning. The people believe that she’s the snow woman because it was their second time to find her dead. They carried her body to the mountain once before, but she reappeared in their village. Placing the casket on top of the mountain, they quickly run away so certain that she is a ghost...

Cigarette Candy

2009 • 13 min • United States of America

A traumatized teenage marine forms an unlikely bond with a rebellious young girl at his homecoming party.

Intersect

2009 • 15 min

Victoria, a high school student, goes on a long-awaited camping trip with her father only to find out that he is bringing his new 20 year old girlfriend along for the ride.

Koma

2009 • 34 min • Japan

Kawase explores the fragile and often tense history between Korea and Japan through the relationship that develops between a third generation Korean-Japanese man, who unexpectedly visits the small and quiet village of Koma, and a Japanese woman, a somewhat mysterious inhabitant of the village.

Heath Ledger: A Tribute

2009 • 47 min • United States of America

On January 22, 2008, the entertainment world was rocked by news that one of its brightest young stars had unexpectedly died. This film is a commemorative special dedicated to the life and works of this complex and unique talent who died before his time.

A Vermelha Luz do Bandido

2009 • 16 min • Brazil

Experimental documentary short that debates over Rogério Sganzerla's Brazilian cult classic "The Red Light Bandit".

The Desperate

2009 • 32 min

On a rainy night in a concentration camp, a ruthless Nazi general is forced to plead with a condemned Jewish doctor to save his dying son. With nothing left to lose, the doctor refuses to aid his hated enemies. But when he is offered his freedom in exchange, he is faced with an unthinkable moral dilemma.

Chinese Box

2009 • 11 min

A man has a unique proposition for his ex-lover.

Talking about Regeneration

2009 • 24 min • United Kingdom

Documentary on the subject of regeneration.The key to longevity for both the Doctor and the show, is explored this new documentary by actors Peter Davison and Kate O'Mara, and writers Rob Shearman, Joseph Lidster, Clayton Hickman and Gareth Roberts.