All Films

The Real George Washington

2008 • 50 min • United States of America

Founding father, commander of the Continental Army and America's first president—George Washington's face is as familiar as the dollar bill. Today, archaeologists, scientists and historians are applying innovative forensic techniques to reveal the man behind the myth. We join a team, funded by the National Geographic Society, that has discovered the ruins of George Washington's childhood home—its exact location had been a mystery until now. As they comb the site, they unearth two cellars and a collection of incredible artifacts that help set the record straight on his fabled youth.

The Cave: An Adaptation of Plato's Allegory in Clay

2008 • 3 min • United States of America

An excerpt from Plato's Republic, the 'Allegory of the Cave' is a classic commentary on the human condition. It is an example of the philosophical underpinnings of Lovecraft's thought and fiction. Fans of cosmic horror should have no trouble discerning in Plato's allegory the roots of Lovecraft's theme of awakening to a vast and terrible ultimate reality The filmmakers have brought Plato's pedagogical story to life by shooting over 4,000 still photographs of John Grigsby's wonderful claymation. The unique look of the film was achieved by use of candlelight in a real fire that burned at the back of the set.

Praxis-3

2008 • 23 min • Austria

"With Praxis-1 I began an extensive video series, conceived in a structure of successively numbered scenes, which is parallel to all my other film/video works and paintings. Each part of the Praxis-series is approximately 20 minutes long. Both purely video works and also transformed reflections on a few of my 16mm films are shown after having been put in a new light by means of electronic transformations of the picture." (Dietmar Brehm)

Horrorshow

2008 • 31 min

Reanimating the horror anthology for the 21st century, HORRORSHOW unleashes five short tales of brutality, hilarity, terror and titillation to delight the darkest side of your soul

The Unseen Alistair Cooke

2008 • 59 min • United Kingdom

Alistair Cooke was known to millions as the graceful, amazingly well-read host of Masterpiece Theatre for 22 years. But this very public side of a very outgoing man was just the tip of the iceberg to a fascinating career extending back to the Jazz Age. The Unseen Alistair Cooke includes footage from 150 reels of film shot by Cooke from the 1930s on, recording his encounters with American scenes and celebrities. Discovered after his death, the treasure trove includes a short feature of his friends Charlie Chaplin and Paulette Goddard in an exuberant playlet filmed aboard Chaplin’s yacht.

Nest

2008 • 4 min

The Nest is a place of resting, but for the restless spirit, it is a moving island. Here we find silence, if not solace.

Digital Underground in the People's Republic

2008 • 18 min • China, United States of America

Six documentary shorts chronicle the changing state of China's independent and underground film scene.

Huacal City

2008 • 10 min • Mexico

The world is made of boxes. We live in them, we move within them, we see the world through them and we wind up in them in the end. Huacal City introduces us to the empty containers market at the Supply Center in Mexico City, where every day thousands of wooden boxes are bought, sold and repaired.

On the Road with The Wiggles

2008 • 60 min

On the Road with The Wiggles is a Wiggles DVD released on August 10, 2008 from the Sunday Telegraph newspaper. Live in Concert Songs: OntheRoadWiththeWiggles-BackCover Hot Potato Fruit Salad Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star English Country Garden Two Fine Gentlemen Wake Up Jeff! (featuring Jimmy Barnes) Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car Film Clips: Dr. Knickerbocker The Shimmie Shake Baa, Baa, Black Sheep One, Two, Three, Four, Five Vegetable Soup I Love it When it Rains Black Velvet Band

The Scenic Route

2008 • 25 min

"One of the nice things about movies was you could keep them at a distance. Movies knew their place. We were dimensional, they were flat, so it was easy to know which was which. But THE SCENIC ROUTE seemingly spills from the screen, threatening demarcation lines everywhere." --EAI

Looking at Clouds

2008 • 2 min

Chicago, 2008.

C for Cias

2008 • 11 min

COLOUR, DVD

Familia

2008 • 37 min

Finger on da Trigger brings you the ultimate HD cinematic experience, combining narrative filmmaking with the freshest snowboard moves in the business. Blood, sweat, and tears shed during the filming turned the crew into FAMILIA. See MFM, Devine, Magoon, Tommi, Dennison, Bradshaw and the whole crew advance snowboardings family values.

L'homme atlantique

2008 • 33 min

You Are a Lesbian Vampire

2008 • 3 min

In the dark night of a prairie city, a vampire considers her future with a fetching mortal. But requiring blood for sustenance brings a host of problems to the relationship.

René O.

2008 • 58 min

First, we see him take the road, then, for a long time, drive to a hypermarket far from the city center to do his shopping. Back at his restaurant, sitting at a table, he starts talking, facing the camera. Who is he? René Orduña. Neither hero nor victim, Rene is only a witness of his own existence during the 70s and 80s in the United States. A period of nomadism, geographical and amorous, whose only reference points were festive, this is what he evokes, without regret or nostalgia: the hypothesis of joy. And the film makes room for this word, playing with colors and sounds as cushions where it can be properly seated.

Sound and Vision Vol. 2: Rizal Tanjung

2008 • 15 min

Finally a film that explains what you've been dreaming of the whole time. Nowhere in the world do Sound & Vision come together like this. There is nothing like Rizal's Bali!

The Solitary Life of Cranes

2008 • 27 min

Part city symphony, part visual poem, the film explores the invisible life of a city, seen through the eyes of crane drivers working high above its streets. Within the loose structure of a day, starting with the drivers climbing up at dawn and ending with them coming down after a nightshift, the film observes the city as it awakens with a bustle of activity, through the lull of midday and the manic rush in the evening, until it calms down again deep into the night. Throughout the film, the drivers share their thoughts and reflections on London and life in general. What emerges is a lyrical meditation about how our existence is shaped through the environment we inhabit, both for the drivers high up in the sky and the people on the ground they are watching.

Hollyshorts Greeting

2008 • 4 min • United States of America

A fun short piece that Lynch presented as his acceptance for the Hollyshorts 2008 Visionary Award.

A Boy, A Wall, and A Donkey

2008 • 4 min • Palestinian Territory

Intent on making a film, a group of resourceful young boys don't let limited resources stand in their way.

The Back Room

2008 • 16 min

Two strangers uncover astonishing connections as they search for a mysterious Renaissance painting.

On the Lord's Errand: The Life of Thomas S. Monson

2008 • 60 min • United States of America

A biographical overview of President Thomas S. Monson's life and service in the Church. It includes interviews with President Monson, family members, and close friends.

On the Pipe 5

2008 • 54 min

Powerband Films is Proud to Release “On The Pipe 5”. Shot entirely in HD with the best riders in the world, OTP5 unleashes a cinematic showcase of freestyle, race and freeride motocross action. Join Josh Grant in the So-Cal Dunes as he crushes the biggest 4th gear double of the year. Come with us to the barren wastelands of Nevada to check out the new Livefast Compound with an all star Reno Crew. Travel to England to witness Ryan Villopoto help Team USA secure another MX of Nations Title

Rudi 35

2008 • 19 min

A nuclear disaster on Rudy's 35th birthday awakens something in him.