Absurdistan (2008)

Synopsis:
An allegorical comedy centered on two childhood sweethearts who seem destined for one another until the women of their isolated village, angered by male indifference toward the water shortage, go on a sex strike that threatens the young couple's first night of love.

Starring:
Max Mauff
Kristýna Podzimková
Nino Chkheidze

Director: Veit Helmer

Kanchivaram (2008)

Synopsis:
An aging man named Vengadam (Prakash Raj) is being released from jail in 1948. He is only being escorted for two days (the reason not revealed) back to his hometown of Kanchipuram. He is being transported under the custody of two policemen on a bus from the jail. As the journey takes place, Vengadam recalls his past symbolically as several events that occur in the bus (such as sounds) remind him of his past. Vengadam is a silk weaver in the town of Kanchivaram, and has just recently got married (with Shreya Reddy). He had vowed once that he will only wed a woman wearing a silk saree, but had to settle for normalcy as he unable to garner enough savings to buy one. It is then revealed through his life proceedings that silk weavers are only paid a very low sum 7 rupees for each silk saree woven. This means that despite being weavers, they can't afford, nor even see the silk saree being worn by other people. Vengadam is shown as a talented weaver and best of the lot. Few years down the road, his wife gives birth to a baby girl, and according to tradition, the father has to give the daughter a promise by whispering into her ears. He shockingly promises that he will marry her off with a silk saree, which is met with skepticism by villagers and even his wife. He later reveals to his wife that he had saved a lot of money over his life, but couldn't save enough to marry her with a silk saree, but will be able to garner enough by the time their daughter grows to marriageable age. But soon after, Vengadam's brother-in-law suffers losses in his business, and tells Vengadam that he will have to abandon Vengadam's sister because he wouldn't afford to take care of her. In desperation to preserve his sister's life and dignity, Vengadam hands over his life savings to his brother-in-law, leaving his silk saree ambitions in tatters.

Starring:
Prakash Raj
Shreya Reddy
Shammu
Shri Kumar

Director: Priyadarshan

Maharathi (2008)

Synopsis:
The caption of the movie says, "How would you murder a man who has already committed suicide". The story revolves around 6 characters a one time famous film director, his wife (a one time actor in his films), a chauffeur, a confidante lawyer, a caretaker and an ACP all trying to outwit each other. At stake is a life insurance policy worth Rs. 24 crores. A one time famous film director dejected by his wife's behaviour shoots himself and challenges his wife to prove his suicide as murder in order to get a booty of Rs. 24 crores. The director's chauffeur-cum-confidante helps the wife in achieving her target in the hope of sharing the booty. The story unveils as different characters enter and help the story move on.

Starring:
Naseeruddin Shah
Om Puri
Boman Irani

Director: Shivam Nair

Welcome To Sajjanpur (2008)

Synopsis:
It was Jawaharlal Nehru who changed the name of a small town, Durjanpur, to Sajjanpur, and that was about all the change that had occurred there since then. The town still lacks adequate infrastructure, no safe drinking water; in a 24 hour period, electricity is out for almost 23 hours, and most people, even though they own mobile phones, cannot speak or write English. One of the residents, who does speak and write English fluently, Mahadev Kuswah, lives with his mother, and both run a small fresh vegetable store after his dad abandoned them when he was very young. He has since obtained a degree from Satna University, and assists residents with written correspondence for a fee. Amongst his clients are Man Singh - who wants his homicidal wife to stand for the Municipal elections; a eunuch, Munnibai Mukhrani, who also to stands for elections; a snake charmer who is trying to make a living with fake snakes and is trying to locate his father; Ram Kumar, who is in love with a widow, Shobha.

Starring:
Shreyas Talpade
Amrita Rao
Ravi Kishan

Director: Shyam Benegal

Wild Child (2008)

Starring:
Since Malibu brat Poppy Moore's mom passed away, she has pushed her rich, usually absent dad Gerry shamelessly. When his patience wears out, she's shipped off to her mother's former English boarding school for girls, Abbey Mount. On her first day she makes enemies of most dorm mates, especially dominant lacrosse school captain Harriet, and of staff disciplinarian Mrs. Kingsley. Unwilling to accept the strict regime, she decides to misbehave and take the blame for everyone until she's dismissed. The school only appealing feature for her is Kingsley's dashing son Freddie. When the dream prince transfers his favor from ambitious, uptight Harriet to unruly Poppy, that changes everything.

Starring:
Emma Roberts
Aidan Quinn
Natasha Richardson

Director: Nick Moore

Rang Rasiya (2008)

Synopsis:
Inspired by the real life of Raja Ravi Varma, a young Raja Ravi Verma looking for an inspiration for a painting. He meets a girl and starts the painting. His first two paintings of Lakshmi and Saraswati are praised but after the woman starts feeling love for him, she seduces him. He then starts a relationship with her, which destroys his inspiration, and he starts painting inappropriate images, which brings anger in people.

Starring:
Randeep Hooda
Nandana Sen
Paresh Rawal

Director: Ketan Mehta

Kagbeni (2008)

Sano Sansar (2008)

Synopsis:
Ravi (Karma) is a average guy who has just graduated from college. Like most average guy, he doesn't know what he wants in life. Reetu (Namrata) is a not so average girl knows what she doesn't want. Suraj (Vinay Shrestha) is a sureheaded fellow who knows exactly what he wants in his life. Monoj Sizapati (Jeevan) wants what every guys wants.

Little do they know that they are living in a Sano Sansar where everyone knows everyone even if they think they do not know them....

Starring:
Karma Shakya
Namrata Shrestha
Vinay Shrestha
Jeevan Luitel

Director: Alok Nembang

Moon Machines : The Lunar Rover (2008)

Synopsis:
The Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) or lunar rover was a battery-powered four-wheeled rover used on the Moon in the last three missions of the American Apollo program (15, 16, and 17) during 1971 and 1972. It was popularly known as the moon buggy, a play on the phrase "dune buggy".

Moon Machines: The Command Module (2008)

Synopsis:
The Command/Service Module (CSM) was one of two spacecraft, along with the Lunar Module, used for the United States Apollo program which landed astronauts on the Moon. It was built for NASA by North American Aviation. It was launched by itself into suborbital and low Earth orbit test missions with the Saturn IB launch vehicle, and three times by itself and nine times with the Lunar Module as part of the Apollo spacecraft assembly on the larger Saturn V launch vehicle, which was capable of sending it to the Moon.

Moon Machines: The Navigation Computer (2008)

Synopsis:
The Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) was a digital computer produced for the Apollo program that was installed onboard each Apollo Command Module (CM) and Lunar Module (LM). The AGC provided computation and electronic interfaces for guidance, navigation, and control of the spacecraft. The AGC had a 16-bit word length, with 15 data bits and one parity bit. Most of the software on the AGC was stored in a special read only memory known as core rope memory, fashioned by weaving wires through magnetic cores, though a small amount of read-write core memory was provided.

Moon Machines: The Saturn V Rocket (2008)

Synopsis:
The Saturn V (pronounced "Saturn Five") was an American human-rated expendable rocket used by NASA's Apollo and Skylab programs from 1967 until 1973. A multistage liquid-fueled launch vehicle, NASA launched 13 Saturn Vs from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida with no loss of crew or payload. It remains the tallest, heaviest, and most powerful rocket ever brought to operational status and still holds the record for the heaviest launch vehicle payload.

Operation Paperclip (2008)

About:
Documentary made by Leo and Adam for NHD. This is the first polished version.

Dark Rage (2008)

Synopsis:
Ned Harris is a fifty-something everyman. Doting father. Loyal colleague. Compassionate landlord. Serial killer. Beneath the seemingly normal surface resides a web of warped sensibilities, spontaneous brutality and cold-blooded murder. A psychiatrist would probably blame Ned's peculiar childhood, but what's Paul's excuse? Paul James is Ned's long-standing tenant - callous and calculating, with voyeuristic tendencies and a bizarre sense of humour. So when Kate and Jason, a young couple with problems of their own, move into Ned's building, they prove to be the catalyst for a shocking turn of events. It's not long before Ned's rapidly unravelling life spirals completely out of control, as we race towards a deadly conclusion. The story culminates in a final showdown between Ned and Paul, where they are forced to confront their demons and reveal their darkest secret. Dark Rage is a twisted journey into a deeply disturbed mind. Not for the faint-hearted!

Frozen River (2008)

AKA:
Frozen River - Auf dünnem Eis

Synopsis:
Takes place in the days before Christmas near a little-known border crossing on the Mohawk reservation between New York State and Quebec. Here, the lure of fast money from smuggling presents a daily challenge to single moms who would otherwise be earning minimum wage. Two women - one white, one Mohawk, both single mothers faced with desperate circumstances - are drawn into the world of border smuggling across the frozen water of the St. Lawrence River. Ray and Lila - and a New York State Trooper as opponent in an evolving cat-and-mouse game.

Starring:
Melissa Leo
Misty Upham
Charlie McDermott

Director: Courtney Hunt

Desh Drohi (2008)

AKA:
Desh Drohi
Deshdrohi

Synopsis:
Rajkumar Singh Yadav lives a middle-classed lifestyle in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, along with his parents and paternal grandfather, and studies in Nehru Public College. His father wants him to be a farmer, but Rajkumar wants to be a police officer. After hearing of Shekhar's success in Mumbai, Rajkumar decides to also re-locate there, become a police officer, return home, and get married to Neha, his fellow collegian. Upon arrival in Mumbai, Rajkumar will soon find out that local Marathas despise people from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar; and he will soon be pitted against goons, local politicians, be betrayed by his friend and lover, and the Police will be launching a man-hunt for him for killing several police officers.

Starring:
Kamal Rashid Khan
Gracy Singh
Hrishitaa Bhatt
Manoj Tiwari
Mukesh Tiwari
Rana Jung Bahadur
Arun Bakshi
Hrishitaa Bhatt
Avtar Gill
Kader Khan
Raza Murad
Zulfi Sayed
Kim Sharma
Anil Nagrath
Aman Verma
Surendra Pal
Nirmal Pandey
Ranjeet
Shiva Rindani

Director: Jagdish A. Sharma

20 Years After (2008)

Synopsis:
Everything that could go wrong did go wrong: War, Terrorism, Natural Disasters. Evacuees were ushered from the cities to refugee camps in the surrounding counties. In-fighting, famine and disease took their toll on the survivors. Now, twenty years after the bombs fell and the plagues ran their course the few that remain live in fear and without hope. Azura Skye stars as Sarah in this Post-Apocalyptic Fairy Tale about a young woman's journey to deliver the first child born in 15 Years. Sarah's refusal to give up is inspired by a lone voice on her radio. Michael broadcasts dim and distant messages of hope mixed with the music he scavenges from the dead. Forced from her basement home by drought and relentlessly pursued by those who want her baby, Sarah crosses paths with Michael in a cavernous, underground refuge of disparate survivors. It is from Three Caves that Michael and Sarah will embark on a journey beyond the boundaries of the Southern Corridor and into the unknown future.

Starring:
Joshua Leonard
Azura Skye
Diane Salinger

Director: Jim Torres

Shion Sono (2008)

AKA:
Love Exposure
Ai no Mukidashi

Synopsis:
Sono's epic tale of love, family, lust, religion and the art of upskirt photography. The movie focuses on three characters and their interactions: Yu, the son of a catholic priest and an expert at taking pictures of girls' panties, Yoko, a teenage girl who fiercely hates men after being abused by her father, and Aya, a member of a cult group called Zero Church. First part of the movie. 

Salt of This Sea (2008)

AKA:
Milh Hadha al-Bahr
ملح هذا البحر

Synopsis:
One of the landmark Palestinian films of the decade -Daily News "This film is so full of spunk, madness, love, and sadness -- that camera is shooting right out of the director's heart. Viva Salt!" - Deepak Singh

At the Edge of the World (2008)

Synopsis:
At the Edge of the World chronicles the controversial Sea Shepherd Antarctic Campaign against a Japanese whaling fleet. The international volunteer crew, under-trained and under-equipped, develop a combination of bizarre and brilliant tactics with which to stop the whalers. But first they must find the Japanese ships, a far more difficult challenge than ever imagined - long-time activist Paul Watson and first-time captain Alex Cornelissen employ an array of strategies in the hopes of finding an elusive adversary in the vast expanse of the Ross Sea. With one ship (the Farley Mowat) too slow to chase down the whaling fleet, with their second ship (the Robert Hunter) unsuited for Antarctic ice conditions and with no country supporting their efforts to enforce international law, the situation becomes increasingly desperate. Against all odds, however, a real-life pirate tale unfolds - a modern-day "David vs. Goliath" adventure.

Director: Dan Stone