Short Film Festival
A collection of short films made around the world by a variety of directors. Many short films act as a starting point for new directors and some are regarded as classics in their own right. Many Kiwi shorts are featured here as well as anthology films with multiple directors ("Aria", "Tube Tales", "11'09"01 - September 11"). There are avant-garde films from Kenneth Anger and early works from Martin Scorsese, Jane Campion and Werner Herzog. In all a most interesting assemblage of this cinematic mini art form.
Rampo Noir (2005)
6.4/10
Director: Akio Jissoji, Sato Hisayasu, Takeuchi Suguru, Kaneko Atsushi
Starring: Tadanobu Asano
Sensuality and shock bleed together in these vivid adaptations of the short stories by Taro Hirai - the 'Japanese Edgar Allan Poe'. Four auteur direct... Read more
Short Reels: Ten New Zealand Short Films (2005)
Director: Ellory Elkayem, Damon Fepulea'i, Robin Walters, Reina Webster, Barry Prescott, David Robertson, Annalise Patterson, Sally Rodwell, David Rittey, Taika Waititi
This exciting collection comprises work from some of New Zealand's leading film makers. Each short film reflects a distinctive take on New Zealand cul... Read more
Show Me Shorts Film Festival: Volume 2 (2010)
Director: Various, James Cunningham, Sima Urale
Show Me Shorts is an annual national film festival bringing the best Kiwi and Australian short films to New Zealand cinemas. This DVD contains a selec... Read more
Shrek / Shrek 3D (2001)
Director: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson, Simon J Smith
Starring: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow
"Shrek" (2001, 88 mins.) In order to clear his remote swampland home of the exiled storybook characters over-running it, a green-skinned, lacking-in-s... Read more
Sigur Ros - Valtari Film Experiment (2013)
In 2012, Sigur Ros gave a wide selection of film makers the same modest budget and asked them to create whatever came into their heads when they liste... Read more
Simon Simon (1970)
6.1/10
Director: Graham Stark
Starring: Peter Sellers, Michael Caine, Bob Monkhouse, Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise
In this short 1966 slapstick comedy (30 mins), two crane operators distracted by some female passers-by are unable to complete their jobs, much to the... Read more
Sony Tropfest 2006 (2006)
Founded in 1993 by actor/director John Polson, the world's largest and most competitive short film festival returns for its 14th year. Entrants of thi... Read more
Stanley Kubrick's The Seafarers (1953)
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Before he became an Oscar-nominated director, Stanley Kubrick helmed this 1953 documentary that extols the rewards of the Seafarers International Unio... Read more
Subway Stories (1997)
Director: Abel Ferrara, Alison Maclean, Bob Balaban, Jonathan Demme, Julie Dash, Ted Demme, Patricia Benoit, Craig McKay, Lucas Platt, Seth Zvi Rosenfeld
Starring: Denis Leary, Anne Heche, Gregory Hines, Rosie Perez, Bonnie Hunt, Bill Irwin, Ch...
Take a dramatic and surprising ride underneath the streets of New York City as 10 top directors (including Julie Dash, Jonathan Demme, Ted Demme, Abel... Read more
Surviving Desire (1991)
7.5/10
Director: Hal Hartley
Starring: Martin Donovan, Mary Ward, Matt Malloy, Rebecca Nelson
A perfectly formed 60 minute film detailing the relationship between misanthropic college professor Jude (Martin Donovan) and Sofie (Mary Ward), a bea... Read more