All Films

Balconies

2007 • 7 min

An experimental meditation focusing on the deteriorated and unfinished balconies of the home town of Kamal Aljafari, Ramla, and inspired by Romance sonámbulo by Federico García Lorca: "But now I am no longer me, and my house is no longer my House…"

definition: Aya de Leon

2007 • 28 min

Definition: Aya de Leon looks at the process of Bay area spoken word artist Aya de Leon. Whether dissecting images of women in hip-hop, or exposing the constructs of gender and beauty, the political and fresh Aya de Leon makes you think, makes you laugh, makes you cry, makes you listen. This short 2007 documentary explores the writer/poet/activist’s artistic process, and the lives she touches as she moves through the world.

Time's Arrow

2007 • 11 min

“Out on my freeway, directionality is elusive. The faces in the windows appear and then disappear, some moving out ahead, some falling behind, some moving so fast as to be beyond registering, others sliding by so languidly you’d think they want something from you. What’s irreversible is the plain fact that once they disappear from view, they’re gone forever. No amount of freeway jostling is ever likely to bring them by again. Each time I think to myself: one more person I’ll never know.” (FW)

Chinese Archives of World Heritage Sites - 长城 [Chang Cheng] = Great Wall

2007 • 30 min

For the Chinese, the Great Wall is the spirit and backbone of their civilization. For people around the world, it is the symbol of China. The Great Wall was built by more than 20 dynasties over a time span of more than 2000 years and extended nearly 4000 miles. Initially intended as a military defense system, it consisted of thousands of passes, watchtowers, barracks, and beacon towers. This immense feat of construction is recognized around the world as one of the most important landmarks of China's ancient civilization.

We Want to Get Married

2007 • 5 min • China

On February 14, 2007, Valentine's Day, eight people who support gay relationships and marriage went to SOHO Modern City and various bus stops to give roses and cards to passersby, wish them a happy Valentine’s Day, and ask their support for gay rights. Upon seeing the words in the cards, everybody reacted differently. When they were asked their opinion of homosexuality, or what they would think if a family member were gay, their answers were all different and interesting, and even blackly humorous.

Fracas

2007 • 4 min • Canada

fracas ultimately is the experience of memory on many different levels. It utilizes the still image of children with minimal digital alteration. The photograph itself will always represent the past and therefore the memory of the person it captures. The audio is of the National Spelling Bee where children must exercise their skills and memory to correctly spell a word. Yet the images and sounds of fracas are intentionally not connected. It is only when the camera zooms out from the powerful gaze of smiling children and lets the viewer in, the intention of fracas is revealed

America: Outlawed

2007 • 36 min

America: Outlawed is a 2007 brickfilm western by Doug Vandegrift that follows the exploits of the bandit Flatfoot and his crew.

Summer vacation

2007 • 15 min

8mm film by Idei Hiromi

ever present going past

2007 • 7 min

Filmmaker Philip Hoffman and poet Gerry Shikatani combine to make a cine-poem about the making of gardens, films and poems. Excerpts from Shikatani’s `First Book, Three Gardens of Andalucia’.

Waiting for Change

2007 • 32 min • Slovenia

Slovenian experimental film by Zmago Lenardič. In the video, the author presents documentary-experimental footage of the erupting volcano Etna in Sicily. The scene is almost static, showing a volcano that was active again after a long period, and the author found himself at the foot of the mountain at that time. Video defines a kinematic experience supported by dramatic music from which media space-time emerges.

Lika (Licre)

2007 • 26 min

"Lika is a glimpse into the mesmerizing world of Stom Sogo: a lush kaleidoscope of manipulated video fragments set to an entrancing electronic score. Lika subverts common signifying processes as it weaves rhythmic variations of radiant textures into a captivating immersive experience, equally mysterious and seductive in its masterful play with degrees of abstraction." (Tomonari Nishikawa)

Aggregate Training for the Safety Impaired

2007 • 33 min

Designed for use in safety training programs dealing with ways to help prevent accidents in mines.

Schlaflos

2007 • 1 min

Toki's Tale

2007 • 49 min

Wildlife documentary. Simon King has spent four years helping to raise two orphaned cheetah cubs, Toki and Sambu. Sambu was killed by lions, but Toki survived and Simon has continued with his attempt to return him to the wild. Simon's unique relationship with Toki has enabled him to enter the world of this high-speed hunter and share in Toki's adventures. This is a gritty and honest account of life with one of the world's top predators.

Wye: Voices From the Valley

2007 • 48 min

The River Wye runs through some of Britain's most beautiful and varied countryside, from the mountain tops of mid Wales to the wide open spaces of the Severn Estuary. This film is a lyrical portrait of the valley through the eyes of four characters who make their living from the land: a cider maker, a salmon fisherman, a sheep farmer and a beekeeper. It might seem idyllic, but when you live this close to nature a change in the weather can make all the difference between success and failure.

Danveer Karna

2007 • 47 min • India

Danveer Karna Is A Kids Hindi Animation Movie. Karna Was One Of The Greatest Warriors In The Hindu Epic Mahabharata. Karna Was The Son Of Surya And Kunti Born To Kunti Before Her Marriage. Karna Was The Closest Friend Of Duryodhana And Fought On His Behalf Against The Pandavas In The Kurukshetra War. Karna Is Often Quoted For His Sacrifice, Courage, Charity, Valour, And Selflessness.

Revolution

2007 • 13 min

Short film by Gao Shiqiang.

The Making of Bioshock

2007 • 41 min • United States of America

A series of interviews with the key developers of the groundbreaking video game, Bioshock.

Passenger

2007 • 5 min

Shot inside a bus on the road to Paris, PASSENGER testifies the effect of dusk and rain in the moving blurred landscape. The colors and shapes formed by the combination of light and movement evoke a unique trip through an imagined land. Original soundtrack by Canadian musicians Thierry Gauthier and Delphine Measroch.

Jerk

2007 • 24 min

Film by Stom Sogo.

Bienheureuse Kateri Tekakwitha

2007 • 25 min • France

Festival of Light

2007 • 3 min

A record of illumination on the darkest night of the year during an annual celebration held in Kensington Market, Toronto.

Sur Portable II

2007 • 53 min • Brazil

Edson Barrus' film concentrates on three cities: Sao Paolo, Paris and Yokohama. Filmed entirely with a mobile phone, From the Cellphone II takes us from one city to another, via their respective subway systems; from sun-soaked Sao Paolo to a grey and rainy evening in Paris.

The Turtle Shell

2007 • 4 min

Experimental short film.