Science Please! : The Light Bulb

Rain pours and rubbish soars while light-bulb creatures party on the edge of the earth. A turn-of-the-century scientist in his chamber and a magic lantern child are concerned about the state of the planet. An ode to awareness and transformation, a global warning. —Fern Seiden

A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.

In flashback, fifty years after inventing the light bulb, an 82-year-old Edison tells his story starting at age twenty-two with his arrival in New York. He's on his way with the invention of an early form of the stock market ticker.

Once upon a time... consumer goods were built to last. Then, in the 1920’s, a group of businessmen realized that the longer their product lasted, the less money they made, thus Planned Obsolescence was born, and manufacturers have been engineering products to fail ever since. Combining investigative research and rare archive footage with analysis by those working on ways to save both the economy and the environment, this documentary charts the creation of ‘engineering to fail’, its rise to prominence and its recent fall from grace.

This short tells the story of archery through the ages, mostly using Warner Brothers archive footage. Noted archer Howard Hill demonstrates his skills with various trick shots.

Le côté obscur de l'ampoule

A three-part film by Cao Fei. Part one, 'Imagination of Product', shows workers and machines at the OSRAM lightbulb factory in China's Pearl River Delta. In the second part, 'Factory Fairytale', dancers and musicians appear in the factory, as work continues around them. Finally, 'My Future is Not a Dream' consists of portraits of the factory workers facing Fei's camera.

The story picks up after an unexplained disagreement between two brothers, Goat and Aaron. To work out their differences, they take a hike together. The beauty of nature brings them back together, but the violence in Goat's heart can't be controlled and it pulls him under.

The cuddly Care Bears and their cousins star in this charming third feature-length film incorporating characters from Alice in Wonderland. A young girl named Alice and the Care Bears travel together into the whimsical land of the Mad Hatter and the Cheshire Cat. In this magical story about friendship and self-esteem, they try to thwart an evil wizard's attempt to become the King of Wonderland.

Directed by Mike Smith and Mark Gustafson for Sony Dreams.

A story of a girl who is trying to deal with her illness. Imagining the illness as a Lion and herself as a Unicorn she goes through the different stages of acceptance.

Great Dane Marmaduke epitomizes the overgrown lapdog, with an irascible streak and a penchant for mischief that is tempered with a deep sense of love and responsibility for his human family, the Winslows. The new animation is set in the world of elite dog shows, rife divas, rivalries and slapstick comedy.

Poppy is a Performance-Captured CGI drama set on France's western front in World War One. Two New Zealand soldiers are trapped behind enemy lines and are trying to find their way to safety. They find an orphaned baby under it's dead parents in a ditch. One of the men wants to save it, the other does not.

BC12, a red blood cell, lives and works in a body that is currently struggling with dehydration. He is given the task of traveling to Brian, the brain, and convincing him to drink some water. BC12 sets off on the journey and encounters various organs along the way, all of which have an opinion (sometimes more, sometimes less helpful) about Brian and his passivity.

Rose the rabbit seeks her way home in this poetic story of reclamation, recovery, and reconciliation.

The movie is based on The Mojicons series and tells of the behind-the-scenes world of the Internet, populated by Mojicons — innumerable emoticons we routinely use in messaging. When a digital villain steals the “@” sign — thus electronic correspondence — the Mojicons have to embark on an awe-inducing and dangerous quest to restore their system. Many a jaw will drop on both sides of the screen as the Internet universe reveals its secrets to Mojicons and kids watching their crazy adventures.

Irascible Cleopatra has a problem. Nobody can draw her nose to her satisfaction. Ahmes, an apprentice painter used to menial chores, is asked to take the master's painting to the queen. At the palace, his troubles begin. The corridors resound with the screams of those who have disappointed Cleopatra!

Two brothers are hunting a legendary creature. As they hunt, the fog separates them...

Early in the morning in a Japanese shopping center, a shopkeeper gets stuck. In order to help her, her young employee decides to cross the shopping center with her.