Cinematic Era: 2010 Vintage

Instructional film on How to Not Be Stupid

The stage version of Raymond Briggs’ much-loved book has been delighting children everywhere since its premiere at Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 1993. Watch spellbound as The Snowman and James literally fly through the night sky above you before escaping the clutches of the evil Jack Frost, before partying with Father Christmas and snowy friends including those comical penguins!

A criminal interrogates the woman he loves about her recent disappearance and receives an unexpected answer.

Sultan Beketovich learned from his wife that in the distant Russian lands of Prince Vladimir and his wife Apraxia born hero Volga. This news excited the great Sultan - by prophecy, his wife, is from the hand of Volga Beketovich was destined to die. Will Volga overcome the power of evil spells of the Sultan's wife and his loyal soldiers?

Short of breath describes a meeting between two people both lost in their own ways.

SINESTESIA chronicles the vicissitudes of four young adults in two moments of their lives which are in turn linked to two dramatic episodes three years apart. The intervening years see the characters confronted by the usual joys and difficulties of everyday life. However, they also find themselves having to react to a destiny which, every now and again, places a crossroads in our way. The main character is Alan (Alessio Boni). Around him are his wife, Françoise (Giorgia Wurth), his young lover Michela (Melanie Winiger), and Igor (Leonardo Nigro), his best friend.

The Quireboys live at the Legendary Marquee club in London, the dual cd/dvd shows The Quireboys doing what they do best, entertaining a crowd in a live environment. The gig dates from around 2002, the members of the band at the time being Spike (Vocals), Guy Griffin (guitar) , Nigel Mogg (bass guitar), Keith Weir (keyboards), Luke Bossendorfer (guitar) and special guest on drums legendary Jason Bonham. A set list filled with classic Quireboys tracks such as; Hey You, There She Goes Again, Tramps and Thieves, 7 O'Clock, I Don't Love You Anymore and the firm crowd favourite Sex Party all go to show that the Quireboys have lost none of their energy from their days on Top of the Pops in the 1990's. New songs C'mon, This is Rock 'n' Roll, Show Me What You Got and Turn Away, prove that there love of celebrating good times are still as relevant as ever.

A devoted community of artists, volunteers and patrons transform a politically subversive little neighborhood coffee house and restaurant into a unique American music institution.

Jessi is eleven and longs to go back to the place where she spent her early childhood. She has an important role to play in the life of her mother, who has been in prison for several months. Since her older sister Bibi broke off all contact with their mother Jessi is now her mother’s only contact to the outside world.

A portrait of a dilapidated Olympic-sized pool in Accra, Ghana.

Five friends stay in an abandoned house in the countryside. Strange things start to occur when, one by one, they begin to kill themselves. The only thing the deaths have in common is the influence of a foreigner.

This inspirational documentary follows four deaf entertainers: a comic, drummer, actor and a singer as they attempt to cross over to mainstream audiences. These uniquely talented entertainers overcome great challenges to celebrate success.

Created for the Short Shorts Film Festival 2010, DOWN is an experimental short in which individuals repeatedly collapse in public spaces, their falls expressing despair, vulnerability, and the struggle to persevere. The film is set to Maronie Street, an instrumental piece by accordionist Marcato, selected by Aoyama from festival submissions. Through this music-driven framework, the film explores human fragility and resilience with minimalistic, poetic imagery, reflecting Aoyama’s interest in blending visual and musical storytelling.

Natalio Ledesma is no longer what he was. Nor is his "Egg Emporium." His thousands of chickens mysteriously disappeared one night several summers ago. All except one, Pechuga. It's your only reason to live. It is his last long-term project.

Ms. Thing is a spoof on the late night TV infomercial. It follows the story of Jill, an emotionally volatile urban lesbian who is looking for love in all the wrong places. She’s a failure at dating. Her new, live-in relationship crumbles over a domestic difference. Just as she reaches an all-time low, stalking her ex on her social networking site, Jill’s knight in shining armor appears at the door. Not a man. Not even a woman. Jill’s prayers are answered by Ms. Thing, the perfect solution for women who are fed up with conventional relationships. Ms. Thing caters to her every need, provides unconditional love and long lasting sexual satisfaction.

This social drama is set in a working class Singaporean Tamil family. With gangsters at his doorstep and drug addicts for parents, 17-year old Prakash struggles to hold his family together and protect his mentally-challenged brother from dangers in and outside the family. When his family is implicated in a crime gone sour, Prakash's resolve and courage are put to the ultimate test.

AMERICAN COUP tells the story of the first coup ever carried out by the CIA - Iran, 1953. Explores the blowback from this seminal event, as well as the coup's lingering effects on the present US-Iranian relationship. Includes a segment on the 1979 Iranian Hostage Crisis and its relation to the 1953 coup. Concludes with a section on the recent Iranian presidential election. Contains interviews with noted Middle East experts and historians and prominent public figures such as Stephen Kinzer (author, All The Shah's Men), Prof. Ervand Abrahamian, Trita Parsi, Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, Ted Koppel and Rep. Ron Paul of Texas. With Iranian cinematography by James Longley.

Sayed is a defeated human being living in the slums of old Cairo where he is constantly bombarded with government propaganda. He crosses paths with an ancient Egyptian porter carrying a throne and wondering in search of his lost king. Now Sayed wants to be seated too 'even for 5 minutes to see how it feels'. This political allegory is a study of the inherent self-imposed oppression in third world nations.

Bia is a teenager just like the others: she's into rock, handball and blood.

Shut away in his home, at the top of a very steep staircase of thirty steps, Enzo Del Re manages—though not without effort—to bend the world to himself rather than be bent by it. A Puglian storyteller of extraordinary evocative power, Enzo Del Re is also a musician of remarkable innovative ability in musical production and in the use of humble, makeshift instruments. An icon of Apulian music, little known yet overwhelming once discovered. Through his story, three important decades of the Italian cultural scene are retraced, from Nanni Ricordi to Dario Fo, all the way to Nuova Scena and the Circoli Ottobre. Then darkness, and today the rediscovery of Del Re at the May Day concert in 2010 alongside Vinicio Capossela. Today he claims that he “did not fight for a pension, but for the revolution.”

A girl who wants to find her father without telling her mother invites three men she thinks are her father to her wedding, leading to hilarious events.

a melancholic dream reveals Eternity

A young woman is murdered and left for dead, but returns from the grave to exact vengeance on her killers.

In 1999 the Rahmanis and their three children emigrated to Switzerland during the NATO bombing in Serbia. After years of living in their new homeland, the family faces the prospects of deportation. Desperate to stay, Rasim - the father of the family and an ex- music teacher - masterminds the making of an Albanian Dance Troupe in order to garner signatures of support from the community… The War is Over is an intimate narrative that reflects the common immigrant experience in the age of globalization. Can a good man hold up under the excruciating pressures of war, exile and deportation? Will he be able to rebuild his life abroad and make sense of it?

Extraordinary connection between rare ancient 6,000 year old Sumerian symbols from the mysterious Mayan calendar, and a group of amazing signs and symbols found among Crop Circle formations.

Living in a temporary autonomous zone, the residents spend their days dealing with small lunatic plots, quixotesque farces and rimbaudian delusions.

The Zambezi is one of the world's great rivers, yet apart from the spectacular Victoria Falls, large parts of its course are virtually unknown. Never before has this mighty river been portrayed so comprehensively on film as in this two-part series. The Zambezi flows through the continent's most magnificent ecosystems and offers a glimpse of all the classic African animal species. It forms a lifeline through Africa's most impressive landscapes and determines the fate of the indigenous people and all other forms of life.

After a young boy misbehaves in a remote village schoolhouse in the hills of central Spain, a teacher must escort him home through vast and desolate forest. As the two descend deeper into the wild, an accident leaves them stranded, challenging the nature of their relationship.

A love affair with collectivist ideologies has lead to ever bigger government and the welfare-warfare state. Lead by a Marxist splinter group called the "Frankfurt School" -- "the long march through the institutions" has infiltrated every corner of Western culture to corrupt traditional Christian values with "political correctness," another name for "cultural Marxism." The ultimate goal of cultural Marxism is to first destroy American free-enterprise capitalism by undermining its economic engine, the Middle Class and this will lead -- they hope -- to the destruction of the basic building block of society: the Family Unit.

You've heard of dog and horse shows, but are you familiar with the fascinating world of rabbit showing? For the first time ever, this 100-year-old society is revealed. Rabbit Fever follows a colorful collection of competitors as they strive to win the top title at the 2005 National American Rabbit Convention.

The story of the Spanish Republicans of La Nueve, the 9th Company of the Régiment de marche du Tchad, part of the French 2nd Armored Division, known as Leclerc Division, whose troops were the first who entered Nazi-occupied Paris on August 24, 1944.

This is the story of two poor, hungry young people, as well as their desire for social reward in Italy in the early twentieth century. This is the story of the passion for the cycling that joined them, and the adventurous events that shared them forever. The two boys were called Constant Girardengo and Sante Pollastri. But for all, they were the "Campionissimo" and "Bandito Numero 1".

A young girl develops a friendship with a brain-damaged neighbor and a man claiming to be his friend, only to discover that unlike kids, adults carry baggage, which could forever change the life of the innocent girl caught in the middle.

As a child, Eddie Roberts witnessed a horrible crime against a woman. As an adult, the childhood experience manifests itself in his own behavior as he abducts and tortures young women. One of his victims is Heather, the girl who rejected him when they were younger. Heather must survive Eddie's tortures until she can be rescued, or escape.

In March 2010 Punk Legends The Skids reformed for the last time to play the famous Alhambra Theatre in Scotland. The gig was the culmination of a months retrospective celebrating the music, films and words of Skids front-man Richard Jobson. A sold out gig was caught on film by the team Jobson uses to shoot his movies. The result is a high energy performance that captures everything that was great about one of the best loved bands to come out of the Punk/New wave era. The film is inter-cut with an interview with Jobson on stage by crime novelist Ian Rankin.

The protagonist embarks on a journey to pursue his ultimate dream.

Desert is the story of Jenny, pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend on their wedding day and increasingly isolated as she is rejected by the people around her. Pushed to the outside, she meets a small-time debt collector - Joon - who is struggling to realise his own dreams. Joon's attempt to help Jenny find her boyfriend unravels, along with his own affairs, leaving Jenny to face truths about her life and relationships. As they grow closer, Joon reveals his true feelings for her and Jenny finally decides to demonstrate how she is feeling inside.

This revealing documentary about the Brazilian sex symbol goes deep into her career as she pivoted from dancer to singer to adult film star.

The film tells the story of the tragic events that befell a rescue team ordered to extinguish a fire on Minjinkhangai Mountain in Mandal soum, Selenge aimag, in 2007. The film shows the 72 hours of life spent in the taiga by the brave boys who survived after the MI-8 helicopter they were on crashed and the search team arrived.

Deeply hurt and disfigured in a car crash, the famous star Vera Bella leaves the 'St James Plastic Surgery Hospital' where surgeons tried to give her back her famous beauty. Trying to escape the mass media pressure, she decides to take some rest in a secret family Manor near the Ocean.

The grass is greener than green, the flowers in the backyards are bright and blooming, and the many fences have a fresh coat of paint. These are the private paradises in which the Danes in The Home Front live. But wait a minute - is that a dog barking? Is that gardener peeking over the fence, and are the branches he's trimming falling on the right side? The smallest trifle in the world can send neighbors who once merrily drank beer together into arguments that last years. But when the distrust is so thick you can cut it with a knife, there's still hope. In order to help the desperate parties, the Danish government came up with the Fence Committee, an institution that mediates and makes binding decisions when necessary.

An uncut shot of a journey taken to discover the various layers of the relationship between man and nature and the different perceptions of reality within two full circles. The short film storytelling technique exploits the strength of non-diegetic sound elements and explores the freedom of framing techniques.

Cockroach is a romantic, black comedy. When Charlie is accidentally run over by his own wedding car, he is given another chance at life. Reincarnated as a cockroach he does everything in his power to convince his grieving widow that he has returned. He must woo her back or risk losing her forever!

Mariano returns to the elementary school where he studies after a long psychological therapy to treat his fears of the violence that exists in the city. Mariano will prove his courage when he face the bad boys of the school, a stage and surprise that they have prepared.

Johannes Ganten, in his late 50s, known as John to his friends, leads a comfortable life as an emeritus professor. Everything has always come to him, which John takes for granted. He has never thought about anything until this morning - the Christmas holidays are just over - when he finds a note in his letterbox with the words: "Tomorrow you must die! Ganten doesn't really take the warning seriously. His old friend Peter takes a completely different view and can't understand John's attitude at all. Only the second warning and some very strange encounters gnaw away at Ganten's unshakeable self-confidence. The hours he then experiences change his life.

Unhinged: Surviving Jo'burg is an honest, quirky and sometimes frenzied documentary about Johannesburg, South Africa's biggest city and the world's gateway to Southern Africa. With rapid narrative, dry humour, trivial factoids, insightful observations and a highly enjoyable soundtrack, the film tells a slice-of-city-life story. It's a personal video snapshot of today's city, providing a unique opportunity for viewers to get a glimpse inside a place that the world has a very fuzzy sense of. Written by Adrian Loveland

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A film about boners and salami nipples… Just a typical day for 13-year old Zack—getting ripped on by his friends, ridiculed by the girls he's afraid to hook up with, and constantly thinking about his crush, Maddy Cohen. Quiet on the outside, he keeps his thoughts to himself, until today…

Detective Wikkobus suffers from 'the blues'. After fifty-five years of letting other people dictate his life, without having taken any initiative, only hanging around the blues café, drinking whiskey and searching for things that don't matter anyway, he has had enough of it. Wikkobus decides to go and find himself because, as he knows: 'Hell is what you make of it.'

The documentary centers on Gruff Rhys's quest to meet up with his lost long Patagonian uncle, musician René Griffiths.