Cinematic Era: 2008 Vintage

The Lollipop Generation tells the story of Georgie, a teenager who is forced to run away from home after coming out to her parents, and the homeless queer youth and other people she meets on the streets.

A look at the growing allure of Goth culture in England and the USA...on a boat.

A young American Indian boy named Vikram travels to India to locate his missing father and uncovers a series of shocking revelations about his family. Yearning to know more about his paternal ancestry, Vikram discovers that his father's life was far more complex and storied than he ever could have imagined.

Two musicians whose biographies could not be more different. And yet, they are not only linked by a passion for music that they share with their spouses. All three have enjoyed successful careers in their home countries, and now need to find new bearings in Switzerland. Parallel to her concerts, pianist Tamriko Kordzaia, originally from Georgia, gives lessons at a music school, composer and singer Samir Essahbi, who is Moroccan, performs regularly with his band, and Turkish singer Ülkü Fazilet Bozkurt is starting to perform again.

A mysterious man offers Peter an eternal bag of gold in exchange for his shadow. A year later, Peter will only be able to recover his shadow for his soul.

D7A is a week in the life of Simón, a sad and mysterious twenty-something-year-old from Santiago-Valparaiso who travels the streets of the city and delivers mail to the houses of people he knows. In his silent journey he looks for truth and lies that can sedate the pain that he carries over his shoulders. A dark and visceral odyssey of which he'll only escape through forgetfulness and hope.

An Tailliúr Gorm looks at the unique struggle for survival on the small, marginalised Gaeltacht island of Inis Bigil off the Mayo coast. As the only island in Ireland to have been both Protetstant and Irish speaking, it is not surprising that Inis Bigil has developed a character all of its own. However today, with only 23 remaining inhabitants, the islanders now find themselves at a crossroads. Focusing on the story of the island’s most famous inhabitant Padraig Daeid (an tailliúr gorm), the film interweaves past and present, exploring the island’s rich culture and heritage, as it faces into perhaps its greatest challenge yet.

The Legendary Performances collection features nearly two decades of rarely seen performances of Merle in his prime that have since been archived by the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Experience the hits through a chronology of vintage live performances such as Branded man (Country Music Holiday, 1968), Mama Tried (Billy Walker's Country Carnival, 1968) and Okie From Muskogee (The Porter Wagoner Show, 1970). From the walls of San Quentin to his free-spirited life as an irreverent and unique voice outside the Nashville establishment to his induction in the Country Music Hall of Fame, Merle Haggard has never left a doubt that he is country's original outlaw.

“A month long journey through the outback and the far east” David Gravette, Kenny Hoyle, Matt Miller, Nick Trapasso, Richie Jackson, Sean Malto

Björk and Sigur Rós teamed up in June of 2008 to hold a concert to raise awareness for Icelandic nature.

The four pirates want to celebrate Halloween and decide to get some fresh pumpkins from Pumpkin Island. Steven is too scared and shows his friends the legend of the great pumpkin king...

Free love, friendship, family and fondue. Two couples with troubled marriages embark on a plan of enlivening their relationships. Together. They swing. After all, more love is better than none. The four find that love doesn't always work as it should - sometimes it just works.

Match Factor is a story about the power the prejudices and the strength of trust. Ahmed, a young football player from Iraq comes to Berlin to participate in the FIFA Charity Match. When he disappears from his hotel, a search for him is mounted as a possible case of defection. Brigitte, a young policewoman is on patrol duty when she comes across him.

A meteor is heading to the Earth and it will be destroyed in 90 seconds.

Forty years after Martin Luther King s assassination, HISTORY, with newsman Tom Brokaw, takes viewers through the extraordinary life and times of America's civil rights visionary. KING goes beyond the legend to portray the man, the questions, the myths and, most importantly, the relevance of Dr. King s message in today s world. Includes a rare interview with his son, Martin Luther King III, as well as associates from the civil rights campaigns and contemporary figures such as former President Bill Clinton, Condaleezza Rice, Bono, Forest Whitaker, Chuck D and others.

A writer returns to the Italian town where, as a young girl, she met a man who left an indelible mark on her life.

Two young men travelling the dark roads of New Zealand, have their friendship pushed to the limit when their car breaks down, stranding them in the middle of nowhere. A desolate rural road is the last place one would expect to find chaos, but this is no ordinary night. Trapped in increasingly hostile surroundings with no means of escape, the friends are forced to put their lives in each other's hands. As a haunting memory is slowly re-counted, each must come face to face with a chilling truth.

1000 standing hearts is a musical DVD of Cali taken(brought) out in 2008.

A boy comes of age as he searches for his father in China in order to bring him his gun.

The printing press was the world's first mass-production machine. Its invention in the 1450s changed the world as dramatically as splitting the atom or sending men into space, sparking a cultural revolution which shaped the modern age.

From the beginning of time, a man walks in front of his flock to the rhythm of the seasons. The nomadic shepherd belongs to our collective imagination. Joan "Pipa" is one of the last representatives of an ancient tradition. We accompany him on his last nomadic trip to the Catalan Pyrenees. Day after day he we share his intimacy, we discover the past and present of a man who loves his job and breathes the joy of living freely in nature. But the abandonment of land, industrialization and rampant growth, urbanistic fever, the multiplication of new infrastructure and now climate change end the dream and lead to an uncertain future. Is the disappearance of transhumance a sign of progress, or the death of our civilization?.

The prologue of ef - a tale of melodies.

A chance encounter between a teen pickpocket and one of his victims changes his plans to escape his dreary life.

One year on from the April 16th 2007 massacre at Virgina Tech, this documentary looks at what drove Seung-Hui Cho to shoot dead 32 people.

Teenager Mina definitely wants long hair, as her crush Nejc would surely love her afterwards.

A documentary about girls and horses, care and competition, the unique world of youth and growing into adulthood.

Produced for Glass Eye Pix as part of their 2008 Creepy Christmas Online Film Festival, in which each short was inspired by the inhabitants of a Christmas diorama advent calendar. Each filmmaker was assigned a specific date and given the props that were used in that window to use in their short. This is the eighteenth film in the series.

A non-narrative animation film. An attempt to phrase a visual language which will express my own personal dance sensation and feelings. Exploring the boundaries of the animation medium in order to bring the essence of the dance.

Harold Parkinson has a snuff site on the web "Slaughtered Sheep". He hires young models never intending to pay them. Instead he murders them and uses their pictures on his website.

The first DVD of the band, chronologically collects all the clips the band made between 1991 and 2002. A better illustration for the musical growth that Motorpsycho went through is difficult to find. On the second DVD you can find a recording of a concert that the Norwegians gave in 2002 in Paradiso. That Motorpsycho has a special bond with the Netherlands is evident from the documentary Norwegian Heroes that was broadcast by VPRO in 2000. This sympathetic film can be found in its entirety in this package. Hair Cuts is a great asset to the true Psychonaut, as the Motorpsycho fans like to call themselves.

The striped pattern of the municipal bus shelters in San Francisco becomes a fixed foreground behind which the city passes. Spatial oscillations provide a constantly permutating play of figure, ground and space, imaging the possibility of being two places at once.

Erich von Stroheim was an extravagant pioneer of Hollywood filmmaking.

Arthur and Ellie are petty criminals and best friends. This is one of their adventures.

The murder of thousands of Polish officers and representatives of the elite by the Soviets was a planned action of extermination of that part of the society of the Second Republic, which formed the foundation of Polish statehood. For the Communists, it was a prelude to their subsequent seizure of power, which is why the Katyn lie became one of the cornerstones of the Polish People's Republic. From the beginning, however, Poles demanded that the truth about the crime be revealed.

A collage made from fragments.

Emilio is the soulful tale of a young man who leaves his village in Mexico looking for his kidnapped sister. His journey leads him to Los Angeles, where we see the city through the eyes of a penniless illegal immigrant on a desperate quest.

A female teacher asks a bus driver to take her urine sample to Buenos Aires for its analysis.

The confrontation between a hypochondriac, stressed-out showbiz star and a peaceful beekeeper. Under a bus shelter in the middle of a country road, their encounter promises to be sharp.

Through musical archives and numerous interviews, "Mr. Brown" recounts the entire life of James Brown from 1933 to 2006, focusing primarily on his years of struggle and glory between 1955 and 1971. This film also recounts the world in which the artist evolved. Numerous witnesses recount their experiences with the artist and the man they knew: saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis, trombonist Fred Wesley, bassist Bootsy Collins, MC Danny Ray, and singer Martha High.

A woman gets revenge on the man who raped and killed her daughter.

Mr. An is almost 90 years old. He loves life, dance and the smiling young Xiao Wei, his daily life companion. His wife, secluded at home, is quite unhappy about this friendly and love relationship. Xiao Wei’s husband doesn’t seem to care. One morning Mr. An get sick and has to be hospitalized. Xiao Wei start to wonder if she shouldn’t end the relationship.

April 10th, 1994. Killers stormed a convent in of the small hill towns of Rwanda. They selected two hundred Tutsis from the group and executed them behind this convent. Behind This Convent is the story of from the point of view of survivors who have witnessed the darkest hour of the Rwandan genocide of 1994.

Clara observes her sister Sofia, locked in her own world, where there is no space for words and communication takes place only through objects, more effective than certain dialogues between a father and a daughter.

The revolutionary new government program allows young people to assist the elderly in carrying out their occupational responsibilities, even when said duty is...out of the ordinary.

Dark shadows are cast over Bill's recovery.

One of the 10 original films featured in the Typhoon Theatre Deluxe motion simulator

Edeltraut Hertel - a midwife caught between two worlds. She has been working as a midwife in a small village near Chemnitz for almost 20 years, supporting expectant mothers before, during and after the birth of their offspring. However, working as a midwife brings with it social problems such as a decline in birth rates and migration from the provinces. Competition for babies between birthing centers has become fierce, particularly in financial terms. Obstetrics in Tanzania, Africa, Edeltraud's second place of work, is completely different. Here, the midwife not only delivers babies, she also trains successors, carries out educational and development work and struggles with the country's cultural and social problems.

Frequently misunderstood, long-haul truckers are a proud and spirited breed. In "Drive and Deliver," acclaimed director Brett Morgen journeys into their world and over far reaches of open road, where the realities of family, business and brotherhood converge into one unforgettable journey.

Armed with legendary players like Quah Kim Song, Rajagopal, Samad, Mat Noh, Dollah Kassim, Uncle Choo sets out an impossible journey to remind his fellow countrymen of what it meant to be a Singaporean. This is a tale about sheer grit, unbreakable will and his deep passion, unyielding struggle with society and oneself, to finally achieve glory for one's nation through football and coined one legacy unwittingly, known to all as 'The Kallang Roar' which is of nothing to himself at the end of it.

Toypunks is a documentary film series covering the converging world of Japanese toys, fashion and punk rock. Exploring the birth of the designer vinyl explosion from its roots in character culture and punk music, Toypunks takes you in-depth with Japanese fashion icon, Hikaru Iwanaga, creator of the worlds first designer toy. Frank Kozik, Hiddy Kinoshita of Secret Base, Balzac, Three Tides Tattoo and more are interviewed highlighting profound cross-cultural connections between todays top creative talents in toys and fashion.

A comedy about well-hidden children, a diabolical plan, and how it all came to light in the end. There are situations in life when everything gets tangled up somehow. People, especially when they are still young and inexperienced, sometimes break up and get together too quickly, and the consequences may only become apparent many years later. In this particular case, they came to light when Gábina and Petr decided to get married. Everything would have been fine if Petr's father and Gábina's mother hadn't realized during their introduction that they had actually known each other for a long time and, worse still, that their children were siblings who had been well hidden until then. The mistake had been made, and now what? How to separate the young couple without arousing their suspicions, and especially those of the rest of the family? Yes, a diabolical plan must be devised...

Murk, a village in the middle of nowhere. There live the Gerbers, a couple who have dropped out of society, scraping by and definitely more left-wing than right-wing. Felix still loves Sarah as much as he did on the first day they met, but what began with a spontaneous trip to India together has now become a psychological and existential test of endurance for both of them.

Rihanna at MTV Mobile Bang Concert (Milan, Italy, July 2008)

Already the star of his own half-hour Comedy Central special, and a writer performer for the Off Broadway hit "The Marijuana-logues," Jimmy Dore is best described by critics as a "Bad-assed Bill Maher with a boulder sized chip on his shoulder." Jimmy Dore now takes on the government and the easily misled in his hilarious new one hour Comedy Central Special Citizen Jimmy. He's not a partisan, he's a citizen. Citizen Jimmy.

A documentary that traces the life and times of Bhagat Singh, a committed Marxist who most ably exemplified the spirit of revolutionary resistance against British imperialism in undivided India.