Film Titles A-Z

Aanaatt An animated, analogue picture of the future, involving seriously figurative mysteries and everyday playful abstractions. Max Hattler, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, 2008, 5 min.

Absence, L' Successful scientist Adama returns after 15 years to his birthplace in Senegal, to his grandma and his deaf and dumb sister. He wants to return to France... Mama Keïta, Senegal, France, 2009, 84 min.

Acácio According to many she is the best young Brazilian documentary maker and she has made a film about the artist Acácio Videira and his wife, who spent their lives... Marília Rocha, Brazil, Angola, Portugal, 2008, 88 min.

Achilles and the Tortoise Kitano is not afraid of anything. Not even of making a fool of himself. He's not only a famous comedian, a great maker of gangster films, but also a diligent... Kitano Takeshi, Japan, 2008, 119 min.

Achternbusch Biographical documentary by and with the Bavarian cult director Herbert Achternbusch provides an insight into the creation, flourishing and creative waning of... Andi Niessner, Germany, Austria, 2008, 89 min.

Action: Study Abstracted study of the silhouette of a person by the sparkling waterside. Richard Kerr, Canada, 2009, 5 min.

Address Unknown (Combined Programme) Where from and where to? The final destination is not as important as everything that happens in between.

Adela Adela is a former radio star who lives in dignified poverty. She would like to celebrate her 80th birthday with her children. She's also played by the fragile... Adolfo B. Alix Jr., Philippines, 2008, 90 min.

Adulte Début by Carlos Reygadas is a short Super-8 film with a man, a coffin and a dramatic setting. Carlos Reygadas, Mexico, 1998, 7 min.

Adventure of Denchu Kozo, The Made a year before Tsukamoto's breakthrough with Tetsuo. Super-8 and no-budget spectacle about a bullied schoolboy, a nice girl, time travel and the... Tsukamoto Shinya, Japan, 1987, 47 min.

Affection Exonérante A heliocentric, obsessive mediation about our natural source of light. Shot with a cell phone. Yann Beauvais, France, 2008, 6 min.

Afghanimation Critical stop-motion animation in which weaving a colourful tapestry symbolises the way in which Canadians manage to disguise the real war stories from... Allyson Mitchell, Canada, 2008, 6 min.

Agrarian Utopia Documentary that is not really a documentary, but you don't see that. Or hardly. The maker wanted to show how rice is grown in his village in Thailand. But... Uruphong Raksasad, Thailand, 2009, 122 min.

All My Failed Attempts The winner of a Tiger Award in 2007 decided after she moved: I'm just going to make a short film every month. So she did. Here are the first seven; as... Tan Chui Mui, Malaysia, 2009, 66 min.

Almost Film maker travels for a film to Uganda, where she falls in love with unexpected consequences. Poetic and sober documentary passages are juxtaposed and sketch... Michal Kaphra, Israel, 2008, 59 min.

Alpha Miguel Fonseca’s first film. Highly stylised, literary in tone, it's ultimately a disarmingly intriguing and beautifully-shot android romance. Miguel Fonseca, Portugal, 2008, 28 min.

Altar The shabby boxer Anton is ponderous. Once he killed someone with a punch and now he is consumed by guilt. Death and killing seem to have it in for him. He does... Rico Maria Ilarde, Philippines, 2007, 90 min.

Altered Space (Combined Programme) An ode to the immensity of overwhelming landscapes and also to a few huge artificial spaces.

Altogether The future is dark, which is on the whole the best thing the future can be, I think. - Herman Asselberghs Herman Asselberghs, Belgium, 2008, 15 min.

American Dreams American dream of Russian couple in the 1960s has far-reaching consequences. Eelko Ferwerda, Netherlands, 2005, 10 min.

Among the Clouds Story of a teenage Iranian boy who earns his living carrying luggage for tourists at an Iranian-Iraqi border. When he falls for Noura, a beautiful young Iraqi... Rouhollah Hejazi, Iran, 2008, 83 min.

Anaglyph Tom (Tom With Puffy Cheeks) Ken Jacobs revisits the 1905 source of his 1969 structuralist film masterpiece, Tom Tom the Piper's Son. He applies the anaglyph 3-D process to the... Ken Jacobs, USA, 2008, 110 min.

And the Sun Flowers Henry James had his motif in the carpet, Da Vinci saw faces on the wall. In this case, a strip of wallpaper contains images and scents from times long gone. Mary Helena Clark, USA, 2008, 5 min.

Ange, L' 'A 2001 produced under the same conditions as Eraserhead', The Angel invites for a surrealist ascent into a world of silhouettes and... Patrick Bokanowski, USA, 1982, 70 min.

Anniversary Gift, The Sadistic film. Rough in its images and rough or even cruel in its theme. A young film critic realised that making real horror is not that easy at all and... Paul Agusta, Indonesia, 2008, 72 min.

Apprenti, L' Sympathetic portrait of farming life in France based on 15-year-old Mathieu who is doing a work placement with the unconventional farmer and father figure... Samuel Collardey, France, 2008, 85 min.

April Showers Ghosts from the time of the Portuguese Carnation Revolution come back to life when the theatre maker Pedro, after making a discovery in his grandmother's old... Ivo M. Ferreira, Portugal, 2009, 90 min.

Architekt, Der Psychological family drama filled with powerful characters, in which knives are sharp and when a funeral ensures that long-hidden loves, deceit and... Ina Weisse, Germany, 2008, 93 min.

Around the Park The dogs of the famous photographer/film maker William Wegman are out for a day in the park. William Wegman, USA, 2007, 8 min.

Art of the Devil 3 The best and most intense horror films come from Thailand and this is full-blooded, even by Thai standards. If you can take it, this is where to be; if you're... Pasit Buranachan, Aht Thamtragoon, Thailand, 2008, 87 min.

Aspect Ratio (Combined Programme) A psychedelic dance of graphic patterns, an endlessly expanding sea of humanity, a lonely photographic particle of silver expanded to cinema format, a...

Aspect Ratio (Fisher) Fisher deconstructs the machinery of cinema. This conceptual work consists of a series of mirrors cut to the proportions of various formats of film frames,... Morgan Fisher, USA, 2004

Asya's Happiness A healthy young Russian beauty working on a Soviet collective farm during harvest time becomes pregnant by a handsome rascal. This movie, made with insight and... Andrei Konchalovsky, Russia, 1966, 99 min.

Attached to Omar's Life for 7 Minutes Staying so close to a lonely Omar in a rut that it's almost embarrassing. Robbert-Jan Vos, Netherlands, 2006, 7 min.

Ausflug ins Gebirg The film maker Liechti and the artist Signer have worked together for years and here it provides beautiful cinema. Peter Liechti, Switzerland, 1986, 30 min.

Autre homme, Un Psychological drama about a young, inexperienced film reviewer who falls for the charms of a well-established female colleague. A challenging look at the... Lionel Baier, Switzerland, 2008, 89 min.

Autumn Straight our of prison, the once political active Yusuf returns to his Black- Sea hometown. It isn’t just redemption he seeks but a peaceful asylum for his... Özcan Alper, Turkey, Germany, 2008, 106 min.

Autumnal A world in autumn; a requiem for lands not yet departed. Produced with hand- painted 35mm filmstrips. Scott Nyerges, USA, 2008, 6 min.

Awaydays An engaging, exuberant portrait of young men during the early Thatcher years, who engage in a world of boozy train journeys, Stanley knives and savage... Pat Holden, United Kingdom, 2008, 104 min.

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