New free shorts: 3 minute movies ahoy!

Hello, movie fans. As well as the usual movie alert (check out Fugitive Pieces, by the way) we’ve got something a little bit different today. A buffet of tasty movie morsels in the form of nine three-minute documentaries. Discover performing cats, a love letter to London, a look at the personals column where intellectuals let down their hair, and some fibs we tell kids about where babies come from. Dip in!

Moscow Cat Theatre: Under the misapprehension that cats can’t be trained? The performing felines of this unique show will set you straight.

My Girl Can Fight: Seniesa’s dad didn’t want her to play baseball – then, at 8 years old, she took up boxing. Her father is now her coach and she’s training for the 2012 Olympics.

Nails: A nail technician hand-paints designs for her clients, based on images from her childhood in a Vietnamese village.

Lunar Healing: Richard and Monica Chapin believe their Interstellar Light Collector can harness the natural restorative energies imbued in moonlight, and use them to heal the sick.

Haikus of the Heart: David Rose, contributing editor of the London Review of Books, explains how that periodical's personals column has become a wellspring of silliness, subversion and recurring maternal obsessions.

Kitchen Diplomacy: From his Ali Baba restaurant in California, Iraqi-born Othman Kalasho muses on life in his new home of America, and reveals his admiration for Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton.

Kinda Sutra Abridged: A brief overview of the curious stories which children are told to explain away the reproductive process, replete with animations depicting some of the more outlandish myths.

I Love Brixton: One day in the existence of Brixton, in south London. A place where constant bustle and a sense of community combine to create unique rhythms.

Love in The Streets: Up to one in ten members of London's homeless community are in a relationship, yet provisions for these couples are often inadequate. An account of the tribulations facing just one such couple.