Cinematic Era: 2006 Vintage

The incredible odyssey of a very human mannequin.

A scandal breaks out in a small town just big enough to have a local newspaper.

Short by Mary Sweeney

Heaven Come Down is a many-faceted document of ordinary people who go to work, raise families, and every week walk into a church with a box of poisonous snakes under one arm, a jar of strychnine on the altar, and an electric guitar on the dais. They testify and pray and sing and dance and speak in tongues. They light up a glass bottle filled with kerosene, stick their face in the fire, take the snakes out of the boxes, drink strychnine, and dance and sing and pray some more. Filmmakers Gabriel Wrye and Michael Mees present portraits of four contemporary Appalachian worshipers who find nothing unusual in these practices, including a brother and sister whose father, a preacher, was fatally bitten during Sunday service. Another heart-rending series of events finds two best friends caught between the law and a breed of religion that is nothing if not uniquely American.

It's 1973 and young New Zealand couple Kim and Janeen have run away to Europe and joined the circus - The Continental Circus. They're part of a convoy of Grand Prix motorcycle riders travelling across Western and Eastern Europe competing for the World Championship Road Racing title.

K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Tokyo Final was a kickboxing promoted by the K-1. The tournament qualifiers had all qualified via elimination fights at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Osaka Opening Round. Losing fighters Musashi and Ray Sefo were invited as reserve fighters while Badr Hari and Paul Slowinski would face one another in a 'Super Fight'. Peter Aerts and Melvin Manhoef were also invited to the event as reservists. As well as tournament bouts there were also a number of 'Opening Fights' primarily involving local fighters, fought under K-1 Rules. In total there were eighteen fighters at the event, representing ten countries.

The documentary examines the Persian Gulf and the surrounding islands in terms of geography, economy, history, and the customs and traditions of the people of those areas.

'The Room of Chromatic Mystery' is (...) another three-colour separation film, shot in the living room of the Cantrills’ old house in Brunswick. An ordinary domestic scene, with flowers and carved artifacts on a table by the window; but the borderlines of these objects quiver, and everything is bathed in a spectral or perhaps extraterrestrial glow. The mysterious soundtrack blends voices from earlier films – including the whispering of the singers in 'Two Women' – with discussions in a foreign language on a shortwave radio, drowned in static like the hiss of time escaping. An image of a place. An echo of a voice. (Jake Wilson)

A comedy that intertwines hilarious and extraordinary situations, particularly amusing in certain parts, and worth watching.

Canned Heat was one of the hardest living, and hardest working, bands of the late sixties and all throughout the seventies. Led by the inimitable Bob The Bear Hite, a huge man with a personality to match, they established themselves as one of the greatest white blues bands of all time. This concert from Montreux in 1973, their only appearance at the festival, captures them at their peak, and features a guest appearance from Clarence Gatemouth Brown.

The disappearance of Celeste Troncoso during her trip to Russia and the investigation launched by her family to find her reveal atrocities.

Two brothers, complete haters of each other, both falls in love with the same girl but the elder one wants to get married to her. The younger brother starts to treat him negatively and starts getting toxic

He's in for one helluva long night!

Every year, prominent actors from the animal kingdom gather on the magic carpet to present film awards. The lion king keeps order, and Bobo the platypus provides entertainment. His performances are interspersed with films called La Fontaine's fables. The organization runs smoothly, even though each performer's act has its own charm of awkwardness.

Live at Montreux 1996 is a live DVD by British hard rock band Deep Purple, recorded in 1996 and released in 2006. The CD and DVD release features live performances from Montreux in 1996 and 2000.

Franz Josef Gottlieb talks about his Edgar Wallace films and the collaboration with producer Artur Brauner.

Virabha, an evil 'tantrik' aims to be powerful to satisfy his greed. He tries to please Goddess Kali by killing innocent girls who are unmarried.

As a child, Dmitry got lost in the forest, and since then has avoided going there. Now an adult, the guy graduated from YSU and has not yet decided what to do next. The height of July, Dmitry’s friends are calling to the forest to drink vodka and eat barbecue. Already being in a fair amount of drinking, they begin to stray and stumble upon a shaman tree. There is a quarrel. The guys, warmed up by vapors of alcohol, pluck evil on a tree, and someone is already watching them from the forest.

A survey of various gay cruising sites around France.

Some Analog Lines is a playfully philosophical, surprisingly personal essay film that examines the dichotomy between digital technology and the artistic process of filmmaking. It is about animation, computers, clay, celluloid; a paper mask; a wooden shelf. More importantly, it is about what we respond to when we watch a film, and why.

Drawing on rare performance film, insightful interviews, recording footage and more, this documentary explores an incredibly prolific time period in folk icon Leonard Cohen's remarkable career. Already an influential and successful artist by 1978, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer would not rest on his laurels; instead, he proceeded to create some of his best work with the six studio albums he recorded over the following 20-plus years.

The mayor's son and the priest's partner become entangled in a web of blackmail and the subjugation of a town to environmental pollution caused by a mining company. The story portrays social discontent and the injustice of the authorities' abuse of power.

A documentary about the shooting session of the film "Climates / İklimler" by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. The film had been shot in various parts of Turkey in various seasons. Climates is the first digital film of the director Nuri Bilge Ceylan. And besides directing, he is also acting in the film.

In 2005, an 83 year-old World War II pilot views 16mm footage of his 1944 Spitfire crash for the first time.

Suffering the loss of someone we love can be the most difficult thing in life to deal with. One moment we have them and the next they're gone. What are we supposed to do? How are we supposed to feel? The truth is, there's no certain way we're "supposed" to feel. Whatever we're feeling, it's okay. It's okay to feel shock, anger, denial, or whatever we may feel. It's okay. And if we don't feel anything at all, that's okay too. It's okay to have no answers and no explanations. Because sometimes all the reasoning and comforting words in the world just aren't what we need. What might help us, however, is to understand how Jesus dealt with this kind of loss.

Detective Damien Cruz is on the trail of a vicious serial killer known as the Angel Of Death, but as he get closer and closer to catching him... his own morals begin to disappear.

A story of four women who take belly dancing lessons to escape from their lives.

A physics student who feels like he missed out on the girl of his dreams gets a second chance when he travels back in time to the night they first met.

16-year-old Lisa has completed her compulsory schooling as the best in her class. An elite high school therefore offers her a scholarship. However, Lisa soon discovers that she is pregnant by 18-year-old Osman, who is currently serving a juvenile sentence. Osman and both sets of parents are shocked by the news. For them, it is clear that Lisa will have an abortion. Lisa, however, decides against it. This decision leads to numerous complications within and between the two families from different cultures.

Martin and Murat want to celebrate their first anniversary, but their friends and Murat's protective Mum do their best to make this a truly unforgettable evening.

Tammi, an aspiring cartoon voice actor, must overcome a jealous co-worker at an ad agency to realize her dreams.

Since ancient times, Okinawa has been home to many sacred places that are not to be entered by humans, and even today, spiritual beliefs remain strong on this mysterious island. Despite its bright resort image, however, Okinawa has had a difficult history.

On June 22nd, 2005, Bill C-38 passed a final reading in the House of Commons, making Canada the fourth country in history to officially sanction same-sex marriages. Some saw it as the final hurdle in a 40-year marathon for equality. To others, it undermined an age-old building block of society. This controversial legislation continues to divide the country, and indeed the world, in half. Through interviews with the public as well as experts in various fields, 'C-38: The Search for Marriage' challenges common notions about marriage, sexuality and equality to answer these and other fundamental questions from an equal and fair perspective.

Assyrians in Syria, USA, Europe, Russia and burning Iraq, tuned into their matches while their fellow Assyrians in freezing Scandinavia reached international stardom. This is the story of how a local team from a small Swedish town went national ­ for a people without a country.

A witch is asked to heal a 45 year old woman whose sanity is at stake.

Mitch discovers that you can't run from evil when it owns you. He learns someone has manipulated him, pulling him deeper into their twisted world of drugs and sex. Who it is will shock him and what he must do will lead him to the edge of insanity. They are connected - and death is connected to them...

Founding member and producer A.B. Quintanilla joins the electrifying Kumbia Kings in a concert featuring some of the group's biggest hits. The eight-member band combines pop, hip-hop and R&B with traditional cumbia music to create a style all their own. Led by front man Nando, the Kings perform "Pachuco," "Fuego," "Mr. Green Eyes," "Boom Boom," "No Tengo Dinero" and many other favorites.

The Who perform at the Werchter Festival in the summer of 2006

In the Wulu village of the indigenous Bunun people deep in the mountains of southeastern Taiwan, a visiting Han Chinese director poses a question: "Even this unique culture will disappear sooner or later, don't you think?" The village used to be isolated by the mountains, but since a new road opened to traffic and exposed them to the outside world, the villagers have become concerned about passing on the Bunun language, music and weaving in order to protect their traditional culture.

A charming story about a car park attendant who loves his job. His limited duties include logging lost property. One day, he finds an unusual item – and for a short time – It changes his life.

An undercover investigation of Martin Creek Kennel is carried out by the animal rights group Last Chance for Animals. The film documents the efforts of a young animal rights activist named "Pete" to both get hired by the Martin Creek Kennel and secure enough evidence to shut down owner C.C. Baird's violation-filled kennel.

After an unsuccessful marriage, young Maryam thinks of committing suicide in a way which would at least be of some use to others. She thus enters the Iran-Iraq war as a reporter. She is surrounded by suffering and pain and her time spent in the devastated desert landscape, armies spilling over from one side to the other depending on which has the upper hand, totally changes her vision of the world. 'Good Night Commander' describes the terror of war as seen through the eyes of a fragile woman who manages to overcome her thoughts of suicide on the battle field and eventually chooses life over death.

An Eastern-European sex-trafficking ring run by the Russian mob is exposed by a New York reporter while on assignment in Los Angeles covering an international sporting event. A love story with infuriating passion, "Fragments of Daniela" exposes the underbelly of a world most are not aware exists. More importantly, it indicates how this network stretches its tentacles accross the globe.

Audiovisual biography of Maestro Carlos Cruz-Diez reveals his beginnings in the world of art, his tireless search for pure invention, the euphoric discovery of color in space and the development of an artistic platform, based on light and in an active viewer. But it not only shows the nature of his work, but also that human and familiar aspect that characterizes him so much.

A traditional men's festival called "Hahnbeer," which has been celebrated every year since 1841 at the end of February.

The Actor was inspired by the late 2000s boom of US screen-acting and method-acting seminars, which Robbie Williams alludes to in the lyrics to the eponymous track. Remember... it's not acting it's reacting!

A record of four years in the life of Miche, a charming, precocious, yet troubled teenage girl growing into womanhood in post-Apartheid South Africa.

A film by students of the Film Workshop of San Francisco Art & Film, under the direction of Ronald Chase. A boy tries to comfort a woman who has just been dumped, but balks when he learns about the circumstances of the relationship.

Captain Zhong from the guerilla force "the 8th Route" is hiding from the Japanese army in a village where Zhang Ga lives. The young boy tries to help the captain but his failure leads to dramatic circumstances.

This short but sweet film looks at the work of the renowned African artist whose photographs have documented Malian society over a forty-year period.

A straight 8 film by Taiyo Kikaku