Cinematic Era: 2007 Vintage

The week before Kurt Cobain was found dead from a single gunshot, he went missing. His whereabouts for that week has remained a mystery until now. But for the first time, the story of what happened to him can now be told, using the testimony of people who knew him, the witnesses who saw him in that last week and the ordinary people who found themselves written into his story that as one puts it, 'would have been a keystone cops comedy were it not to have ended in such tragedy.

SHIMMER Women Athletes presents SHIMMER Volume 11, Berwyn, IL, 6/1/2007. Matches include: Nikki Roxx vs. Lacey • MsChif vs. Sarah Stock • Sara Del Rey vs. Alicia • Daizee Haze vs. Malia Hosaka • Nikki Roxx vs. Rain • Eden Black vs. Lacey • Cheerleader Melissa vs. Sarah Stock • MsChif vs. Lexie Fyfe • Ariel vs. Alicia • Sara Del Rey vs. Cindy Rogers • Daizee Haze vs. Portia Perez • Allison Danger vs. Malia Hosaka.

The film interweaves the stories of two generations of Palestinians. It tells the story of Elias Jubran, a music teacher and oud maker from Al Jaleel (Galilee), and his children, who live in a totally different way in Israel... or who have left the country in search of a more open way of life. The film shows what it takes for a culture - mired in the threatening environment of the State of Israel - to continue to thrive.

An intimate, eye-opening account of a lesbian baby boom in Canada during a period of rapid legal reform and social change. It is told entirely through the hilarious, rueful, self-reflective words of sixteen diverse parents (of newborns to six-year-olds) and would-bees, living in Toronto and London, Ontario. They take different sides on every controversy (known donors v frozen, liking clinics or hating them, how much biology matters, being ‘two mommies’ or ‘a mom and an other parent’, seeing homophobia everywhere or nowhere), but they are all passionately articulate about this strange new world of queer family-making.

A man, dissatisfied with a white cube for a head, decides to give it up immediately for a fanciful one in the name of self-improvement, only to find himself unwillingly dealing with the consequence.

Inspired by Jaroslav Durych's novel of the same name. The story of an aging man—sick, exhausted, and twisted by life—who arrives in the borderlands shortly after the end of the war, searching for the man who denounced and destroyed his family during the war. He meets a young German woman who has been stripped of her last shred of human dignity by the revolutionary guards. She is alone, without family or children, hiding from people who come to the border region to loot and enforce their self-proclaimed order. The two grow close, but before they even have a chance to tell each other their names, everything tragically...

After long years with meditation Sabit Efendi in his first day outside takes a bite from an apple without asking permission of the owner outside world. He is angry with himself and tries to find owner of the apple tree to get forgiven

Emeka is a legitimate gold dealer who likes to help his friends in need. Emeka give Jim Iyke over half a million dollars, but Jim swindled the money, though he claims to have invested in stocks. In his quest of his goodwill, Emeka also helps his broke friend, Ramsey Noah to start dealing in gold. However, Ramsey connives with Jim to swindle Emeka’s money. Emeka is mad as hell but is determined to avenge. How far will Emeka go…now the action begins…a must see action packed movie!!!

Ming stopped eating chicken-rice since his girlfriend left. Ling-Yuan can't stop drinking chilli sauce after Daniel walked out of her life. Did they change, or did the world around them change?

Hans Haacke is a key figure in contemporary art whose work intersects with conceptual, pop, minimal and land art. The artist is particularly known for his research into the hidden economies and politics of the art world and the repressed histories of places and peoples. Haacke's strong political, cultural and social concerns are reflected in his installations, texts and sculptures.

İsmet, a wealthy and kind-hearted man from the village, is thinking of getting married when the time comes, but he is very indecisive about choosing a wife. He wants to marry someone who loves and admires him, not for his wealth. So he sets out to find a pure and innocent girl from a good family. However, various surprises await him.

Victor Gazon is a young boy who makes a video diary about the pros and cons of suicide.

Pierrot, a young boy, does not live in the present. One night, Pierrot finds himself face to face with the old man that he will be himself. A strange journey then begins for the unlikely duo.

The film is a domestic portrait of Patti and her son, Jackson. William Blake was invited in the form of a plaster cast of his death mask. Kurt Cobain, (conflicted, fierce, gentle, and another mother's son) was invited as an admirer of Leadbelly. Cats were invited as household saints. The film invokes New York and rural America. It is about picking up guitars and doing dirty dishes.

At 38, Lori Benson, an aspiring filmmaker living in downtown Manhattan, was relishing life and motherhood with her one-year-old daughter Talula. Then a single phone call changed her life forever: it was her doctor; the diagnosis was breast cancer; and surgery was imperative. Mixing verité footage, with home videos and family photographs, Dear Talula is an intimate autobiographical portrait of Lori's battle with breast cancer.

In the distant future two explorers uncover a time capsule buried by the people of Earth on the eve of its destruction.

Filmmaker Steve York explores the controversial 2004 Ukrainian presidential election, during which candidate Viktor Yushchenko suffered a near-fatal poisoning and his unpopular opponent, Viktor Yanukovych, was declared the winner. In the aftermath, more than a million people -- including the ailing Yushchenko -- took to the streets of Kiev, protesting the results that contradicted exit polls showing Yushchenko with an impressive lead.

The film tells the story of deaf soldiers fighting in the Warsaw Uprising. Few people know that a platoon of deaf soldiers fought in the Uprising and suffered no casualties. It is a unique documentary, just as unique as the everyday situation of its protagonists and the special event in which they participated. The film lifts the veil of mystery that surrounds, for most of us, functioning in a world of absolute silence, where not even the slightest murmur can be heard.

Based on a Chinese fable, "Aunt Tigress" tells the tale of two children who, when left home alone, make the deadly mistake of opening the door to a stranger.

A man is murdered by a high-ranking Mexican government official's bodyguards, who are linked to a gang of kidnappers.

Sound of rain. Storm. Fixed camera. Time-lapse of skies and clouds. A playful silhouette against the light.

The tragic story of the misery and abandonment Brazilian indigenous populations have been suffering for over the last 500 years. Maksuara chronicles the wisdom of indigenous people, who live in perfect harmony with nature without destroying or damaging it.

On a chilly Halloween night, CEO Jack and his wife Mrs. Box relax in their mansion as they gloat about Jack In the Box's victory over Burger King in the fast food franchise wars. But their celebration is short lived when none other than The King shows up at their door. With a maniacal grin and vengeance in his heart, his campaign of terror has just begun... No one is safe in this horror spoof, by the directors of ABOMINABLE and HATCHET.

One of America's top-selling comics and one of Country's top comedians, Bill Engvall has scored #1 albums, earned platinum and gold, and outsold Chris Rock, Adam Sandler and Jerry Seinfeld. He has also starred in "Blue Collar TV" and the Blue Collar Comedy Tour movies, whose original documented the most successful comedy tour in years. He recently participated in the finalinstallment of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, appearing on the One For The Road CD and DVD. His newest CD and DVD,15º Off Cool, filmed at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, TX, features all-new material.

Director Francois Levy-Kuentz's film uses previously unreleased archival material, such as Klein's personal films, to capture the artist's astonishing career, from its beginning in 1954 to his death in 1962. In those eight short years, Klein turned the modern art world upside down.

An intimate exploration of the unique world of two of Quebec's most important chefs, Normand Laprise and Martin Picard.

The complete collection of real horror stories and visits to places called "haunted spots" that have actually happened until now! You can't take your eyes off the shivering psychic phenomena that occur one after another !

The documentary directed by Estela Bravo collects the story of girls, boys and young people who were able to recover their true identity thanks to the struggle of the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo. The documentary gives an account of the tireless task undertaken by Estela de Carlotto in the search for the stolen granddaughters and grandsons, as well as to reveal the true story of the horror perpetuated by the last civic-military dictatorship in Argentina.

To touch the paper, to hear the sound of the pencil and to always trace himself - those are the rules of Latvian artist, Ilmārs Blumbergs. The story of a man who does not create art for around or within, but has instead made it a constant state of being.

A mother who lost her memory. Her best friend, kidnapped and disappeared being pregnant. A daughter who tries to rescue them. A reflection upon friendship, motherhood and loss.

Emergency Needs considers the 1968 Hough Riots and the Glenville Shootout in Cleveland, Ohio, and the response to the crisis, as observed in color footage from a local press conference by Mayor Carl B. Stokes. Stokes, the first Black mayor of a major American city, maintains calm and measured composure; his demeanor and words help diffuse an already incendiary situation. Actress Esosa Edosomwan, dressed in a suit and tie, delivers Stokes’ statements. The footage of Stokes and the filmed performance of Edosomwan are rendered in split screen and combined with footage and reportage from the streets.

Three wild, strange, odd, surreal, underground stories: "Metaminds & Metabodies", "Morfing" and "Welcome to Spain". Introduced by Arantxa Peña.

Through the second half of the 1960's the Beat movement and the first National Rock were the flagship of the youth, leaders as never before of a society in transformation. The formation of the first bands, the venues for concerts, the difficulties to sing rock in Spanish and interact with other artists create new ways to communicate previously unavailable. This documentary presents the story of these first pioneers of the Argentinean rock music.

The U.S. Bullion Depository, better known as Fort Knox, is home of the United States Army and one of the world's most top secret fortresses. Hidden deep inside the vault is an estimated $73 billion dollars in gold. Almost all information about it is classified. Through interviews with eyewitnesses, rare photos and rarely seen films, we will construct a picture of what the building might look like. Hear testimony of those journalists and congressmen who were among the select few invited inside in 1974. Discover the history and secrets behind the Army's tank warfare and the classified military technologies it will use to fight the wars of the future.

Its Brains, B-R-A-I-N-S and pass the pom poms as Horror ensues when a camp full of air headed cheerleaders face a contagious Zombie Virus.

André Rieu returns with an all-new blockbuster show from New York's iconic landmark theater Radio City Music Hall for his first-ever U.S. taped special. Features performances by the world-renowned Harlem Gospel Choir.

The star of cult classics such as Death Rides a Horse, Danger: Diabolik and The Last Movie talks about his life and early film career. Film features a considerable amount of behind the scenes footage (much of it shot by Law himself).

Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Charlie LeDuff visits a gated city in the heart of the Mojave Desert. Mostly white, Christian and middle class, residents of Canyon Lake, California say they fled the cities for piece of mind. But have they found it?

The Road Becomes What You Leave is a meditative documentary following the band Magnolia Electric Co. as they travel across the prairies of Canada.

Frank & Cindy is a deeply personal documentary about Frank Garcia, an '80s one-hit wonder musician, and his blonde bombshell wife Cindy, who makes him live in the basement.

Fishke, a lame Jewish bath attendant, stands up against the on going persecutions and killings of Jews and forms the first Jewish platoon in Russia of the 16th century.

For some, the lives we have are not always the lives we wanted. For Joe, a small time guy from the small time town of Sandwich, Illinois, his has not even come close - until now. Faced with death and having recently met the girl of his dreams, Claire, Joe has to find a way to live the life of passion he'd always wanted, and he has to do it fast. Journey with Joe towards the great beyond, not half as imaginative as the path he's finally forged here on Earth. Ride with him as he's forced to figure out the meaning of life that he won't have time to live. With the help of his best friend, Frank, and his brilliant, if not terrified mother, Sarah, Joe will finally learn to live, love, and explore beyond his wildest dreams. And we'll get to watch one man's journey unfold, from the first day of the rest of his life on.

Exclusive Interview Footage, music videos and live performances.

A young woman joins a criminal gang after being released from a juvenile correctional facility.

About the Swedish author/playwright/poet/director Lars Norén's creative process. He is one of Sweden's internationally most frequently played, and respected playwrights. On January 3, 2003, he begun to direct his 66th piece, "Kyla/Cold". Two years later, he looks back on one of the most dramatic periods in his writing life. The documentary "Kall" stays close to Lars Norén to his creativity and artistic purpose in life.

Licu is born in Bangladesh and he's a 27 years old muslim living in Rome, in a rented house with eigth other people. He works in a warehouse in the morning and in a deli shop at night: 12 hours a day. One day he receives a photo from his family of the spouse they choose for him, so he must take four weeks of unpaid holidays to get back in Bangladesh and set up his marriage with a girl he doesn't know. But in his country things are about to get complicated.

'Jenter' follows the Norwegian teenagers Iselin, Mahsa and their friends through 1 1/2 years of junior high.

From Thanksgiving through January each year, visitors of all ages, by the thousands, stream into the Haupt Conservatory from wintry cold New York to a miniature make-believe New York City, a wintry wonderland warmed by sparkling holiday music, all beautiful and fun. The video takes us to rural Kentucky to join Paul Busse and his talented team of artists as they collect their plants, roots and berries, then design and construct the new additions to the show, guiding us through the creative process. Video of New York City's "real" buildings mirror the make-believe as we rejoin Paul and the team reinstalling the fairyland city to celebrate the new holiday season.

The film follows three different forensic psychiatric evaluations that take place in the Old Vaasa state's mental hospital in Finland.

A spider professes its love for a squirrel. An interspecies courtship unfolds between the two doe-eyed neighbours. This short film is a testament to the fact that there is truly someone for everyone and that love is species blind. This film was made as part of the fourth edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.

A Samoan brother and sister live in fear of their over-protective widowed father who rules with a military regime in order to protect his children from a bleak future. The children learn that only together can they show him that he is their biggest obstacle.

Gravesend uses a documentary approach to focus on the mining of coltan, employed in the manufacture of cell phones, laptops and other high-tech apparatus. The film cuts between two sites: a technological, highly automated industrial plant in the West where the precious metal is processed for the final production of microelectronic parts, and the central Congo, where miners use simple shovels or their bare hands to extract, wash and collect the ore on leaves. IThe realism of the film images is intercut with a black-and-white animation of the Congo River. Its sinuous shape conjures associations with networking and the flow of communications, underscored by a murmuring resembling thousands of voices in the cell phone network. In the meantime, coltan, traded at an extremely high price, represents one of the key financial factors in the armed conflict of the militia in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where decades of civil war have cost several million human lives.

In their very own ways, scientists, artists and wandering souls search in the inhospitable and mythical desert landscape for the meaning of life.

What if inside each person exist an unique song, a genetic code composed by notes and musical scale, a melody that reflects what we are as human beings, as a person, our qualities, faults, our fears, our forces, all what’s good and evil that pulses in our veins? Imagine now that you had the skill to hear those melodies, the gift of listening to people. The gift or maybe it’s the curs? This is the story of a man with that ability…