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Spruce, a cave drawing and aspiring hairdresser, can never seem to catch his break. His best friend, Clay, seems to have it much more together. This series follows a small group of petroglyphs, Spruce and his friends, through their typical problems as they live on a rock wall.

Season:
2005
Director:
Temah Nelson
Cast:
George Ledoux, Joseph Zamparelli Jr., Amy Strack
Language:
English
Genre:
Unassigned

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These are the adventures of the Monkey King, Sun Wukong, and the monk Tang Sanzhang as they take their pilgrimage through ancient China to retrieve the sacred Buddhist Sutra. On this odyssey, they are accompanied by a motley crew of characters: a pig who was once a general, a dragon prince who has been reincarnated as a horse, and a magical sea serpent. Every episode, Wukong travels to a new land and encounters a new civilization. Being a monk, Sanzhang aims to help all the people he meets but unwittingly gets the group in over their heads.

Season:
2005
Director:
Kwei-Yu Chu
Language:
English
Genre:
Unassigned

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Inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche?s ?Thus Spoke Zarathustra?, ?The Spirit of Gravity? is an animated mini-musical, in which Nietzsche sings his philosophy to a small town, arousing the villagers to join him in defying the forces of nature. ?The Spirit of Gravity? is a visual poem that explores the meaning, beauty and mystery of Nietzsche's great work. The animation is composed of thousands of collaged photographic images, which have been animated using both traditional and digital techniques.

Season:
2005
Director:
Victor Bellomo and David Pace
Producer:
Victor Bellomo and David Pace
Language:
English
Genre:
Unassigned
Music:
Latex Chipmunk Music
Sound:
Victor Bellomo and David Pace

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Michael has just woken into his nightmare.

For years he has been plagued with psychotic visions of unthinkable medical experiments being performed on him. After a failed attempt at suicide, his mother takes the young boy to a priest for guidance. The strict confines of his faith only add to his unrest, as his psychosis worsens. At eighteen, he drowns himself in his bathtub.

Season:
2005
Director:
Jack Ferry
Cast:
Joe McClean, Brain Tom O'Connor, Cheryl Morrier, James E. O'Donnell Jr., Jo Barrick
Editor:
Eric Lasby
Producer:
Jack Ferry
Co-Producer:
Melissa Schneider, Joe Tipton
Language:
English
Genre:
Unassigned
Music:
Kai Goss
Sound:
Anthony Litton

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15 year old Hank Houska (Paulo Costanzo) was known as a ping-pong prodigy. But after deliberately hitting a ball at his opponent, Maurice DeSalvo (Jake Busey), he was disqualified and never fulfilled his dream of being the best. Years later, an insecure Hank runs into an older, cockier, Maurice, and vows revenge. He goes to train with the one man who has beaten Maurice - the taoist master, Lao Tzu (Keone Young).

Season:
2005
Director:
Eli Craig
Producer:
Brett Henenberg
Co-Producer:
Paulo Costanzo,Jerry Chan, Jason Berman
Executive Producer:
Barry Hacker
Composer:
Andrew Kaiser
Genre:
Unassigned
Music:
Mark Robertson

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Season:
2005
Director:
Sheldon Strickland
Producer:
Sheldon Strickland
Language:
English
Genre:
Unassigned

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In the spirit of the Brothers Grimm, ?Guess Who?s Coming? is a contemporary fairy tale with a subversive subtext.

This is the story of a pale stranger who steals children from their parents, leaving not even a trace of their existence behind.

As the Stranger creeps from house to house, his sinister purpose is gradually revealed, creating a dark new take on a familiar story.

Season:
2005
Director:
David Guy Levy
Producer:
David Guy Levy
Language:
English
Genre:
Unassigned

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Don?t Fence Me In is the captivating portrait of 70-year-old freedom fighter Major Mary and her people?s struggle for self-determination. Major Mary?s charismatic storytelling is accompanied by rare, clandestine footage smuggled out of the refugee camps along the border between Burma and Thailand. The film reveals the Karen refugees? spirit and determination to survive as political and historical forces conspire against them.

Season:
2005
Director:
Ruth Gumnit
Editor:
Gail Huddleson
Language:
English & Burmese
Genre:
Unassigned
Music:
Thai Elephant Orchestra
Sound:
Jeremiah Moore

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Season:
2005
Genre:
Unassigned

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From the Bay Area, the story of your basic 'every-man' stuck in the daily routine of life. Then one day, a chance encounter with a dark force sets the Cyclist on a journey of self destruction, fear, and paranoia that challenges his perception of the world around him. In this comic nightmare, the man meets the myth.

Season:
2005
Director:
Sean McCarthy
Language:
English
Genre:
Unassigned
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