Movies: Contest

Susan Morrow, the secretary to Robert Clarke, a model photographer, is upset when her boss pays too much attention to model Noreen Nash. Morrow's younger sister takes a candid photo of her sister in her underwear, with face hidden, and sends it to Cl...

Splinters is the first feature-length documentary film about the evolution of indigenous surfing in the developing nation of Papua New Guinea. In the 1980s an intrepid Australian pilot left behind a surfboard in the seaside village of Vanimo. Twenty ...

Filmmaker S.R. Bindler profiles Texas contestants trying to win a truck by keeping one hand on it longer than everyone else....

An outdoors orientation contest turns into a journey to the participants' self and conscience....

This project follows various individuals as they train for and prepare to compete in the World Series of Beer Pong....

This documentary is about the "World's Largest Trivia Contest" held in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Eight questions per hour are asked over 90FM, the student radio station at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, for 54 hours straight. This film ...

Newspaper columnist Mr. Inquisitive telephones readers to ask, "What would you like to do?", with the chosen responses being eligible for a prize. The callees include torch singer Vera Van, bandleader Lester Cole (and his Texas Rangers), and other la...

A popular cooking show organizes a contest to find the best "My Father's Menu". Three chefs enter the competition, and their search for the recipes is intertwined with their personal dramas....

The film follows 8 contestants as they compete as part of the Movie Watching Championship, all trying to break the World Record for most consecutive hours without sleep...while watching movies...in the middle of Times Square....

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This short documentary offers a humorous look at horse-pulling contests in Ontario and the people who prepare for them. We travel from the farm to the contest, where excitement runs high and the quips do not lack in local colour. Which of these magni...

An aqua-maid at Cypress Gardens in Florida tells of her profession - wins the 'Miss Citrus' contest and then has to decide whether she wants to leave and take a shot at stardom....

NOELIO is Santa Claus's biggest fan. In this interview for a documentary about Christmas, we will learn a little about him, the reason for his fanaticism for this iconic character and a little about his normal life....

For the last half century, the little town of Luling, Texas has held an annual Watermelon Thump Festival – and its own world championship watermelon seed spitting competition. This short documentary is about both the contest and the chief seed spitti...

A man is having a staring contest with something...

The seller of a very rare and expensive comic book has devised a somewhat unorthodox way of making sure that it lands in the right hands....

One of four "Saw" Video Contest winners in Germany leading up to the release of "Saw: The Final Chapter" in 2010. Little is known about the film, but it was officially featured on the German 9-film box set following the physical release of "Spiral: F...

Mike is a a failed singer/songwriter with a good heart. When he decides to give his dream one last shot by entering a singing contest, he is threatened by rising talent, J.R. When friendly competition turns personal, Mike must search his soul to fi...

One of four "Saw" Video Contest winners in Germany leading up to the release of "Saw: The Final Chapter" in 2010. Little is known about the film, but it was officially featured on the German 9-film box set following the physical release of "Spiral: F...

A short documentary on wet t-shirt contests at a Chicago bar....