All Films

Compulsion

2003 • 5 min • Sweden

A short animated film about obsessive thoughts and a man's handling of these obsessions.

Amanhã

2003 • 18 min • Portugal

Nuno, a boy of nine, runs away from home on the night of the 24th of April 1974. He hides in a mysterious building that is being abandoned in great haste. People are running down the stairs, cars are leaving, finally Nuno and a dog are the only ones left. They become friends and fall asleep together. In the morning they wake up with screams from the street. Nuno thinks that it is his mother calling for him and runs to the window. The street its full of people, tanks and soldiers. It’s the 25th of April. And Nuno believes that it was his mother who made the revolution just to find him.

Earth to Mouth

2003 • 41 min • Canada

Filmed at the Wing Fong Farm in Ontario, this documentary follows the tilling, planting and harvesting of Asian vegetables destined for Chinese markets and restaurants. On 80 acres of land, Lau King-Fai, her son and a half-dozen migrant Mexican workers care for the plants. For Yeung Kwan, her son, the farm represents personal and financial independence. For his mother, it is an oasis of peace. For the Mexican workers, it provides jobs that help support their children back home.

Freedom

2003 • 39 min • Georgia

Elder son Mikael lives with his family in a small Chechen foothill village. He has a love of art which he hopes to pursue, and a girl whom he wishes to marry. However, upon invasion by Russian forces for the second time, he must put those things aside and leave for the mountains to defend his homeland.

La chanson du pharmacien

2003 • 2 min • Switzerland

A young girl, cutting her bread, cuts herself. She runs to the chemist but he has just been murdered.

Masí, me tiro

2003 • 2 min • Argentina

A strange taxi ride less than sixty seconds long.

Kipper: Let it Snow!

2003 • 39 min • United Kingdom

On Christmas Eve, the tree is decorated, and gifts are unwrapped ... and Arnold receives a fun gift from Kipper! As their world turns into a winter wonderland, Kipper and Tiger turn themselves into a giant snowball and build - what else? - a snow dog! From sledding down Big Hill to slip-sliding across a frozen pond to building an igloo, Kipper loves playing with his friends all winter long!

Enigma

2003 • 44 min • United States of America

The short horror film about five teenagers who are stalked in the mountains of western Montana by a psychopath.

Bibel ohne Worte

2003 • 30 min • Germany

Carlos Martinez stages the book of books.

Seán Cullen Home for Christmas

2003 • 45 min • Canada

Seán Cullen goes back to visit his hometown of Peterbourgh, Ontario, Canada and performs a live concert at his old high school.

Sozinho

2003 • 14 min • Brazil

A man meets up with a young woman he met earlier in the day. When he gets to her place, she has a special surprise in store for him.

The Man in the Linen Cupboard

2003 • 10 min • Netherlands

A lonely man finds comfort when he discovers a hidden garden in his linen cupboard. The idyllic discovery lends new lustre to his life, but soon it turns out that he is not the only one considering the garden his.

J.G. Ballard: A Profile

2003 • 40 min

Tom Sutcliffe meets J.G. Ballard, arguably one of Britain's most profound and provocative novelists, author of such works as Crash, High-Rise and Empire of the Sun.

El Último Alevare

2003 • 20 min

Two musicians share a passion for tango. After a tragedy, the young man is never the same again.

Francesc lo valent

2003 • 10 min • Canada, France

At dawn an army prepares for battle, but one of the knights shies away from combat and rides his horse beginning a trip crossing the landscapes desolated by the war. Along the way, he joins the victims of the war, helping them to defend their lives.

Cromwell: Warts and All

2003 • 58 min • United Kingdom

Using drama and documentary this film tells the remarkable story of Cromwell, one of the most important characters of British history, yet revered and hated in equal measure. Charles I has been executed and an East Anglian farmer is about to become leader of all England.

Beyoncé: Unauthorized

2003 • 37 min • United States of America

One third of the mega singing group Destiny's Child, a movie star, and now a successful solo artist, the multi-talented Beyonce Knowles is headed for supa dupa stardom. But fame and fortune have come at a price. See the highs and lows of super stardom in this unauthorized biography.

Undiscovered Walt Disney World

2003 • 50 min

This Travel Channel special looks at some of the lesser-known things you can do at the Walt Disney World Resort.

Caramels

2003 • 13 min • Iceland

A short comedy about a mad small town scientist who makes deadly explosive caramels. While he distributes them through the local candy store, a rough-neck detective closes in.

Infidels

2003 • 39 min

Infidels (Koffar) is a film about the Godars—artist-Gypsies living in Northern Iran. The film recounts the four ways which the Godars make their living: dancing, acting, hunting and music, and showcases their dedication to preserve their art and age-old rituals. In this film the Godars sing songs, play music, and tell the ancient tales of their heritage which often deal with their problems with God.

Checkmate: Strategy of a Revolution

2003 • 60 min • Austria, Germany

How does one trigger a revolution? In the Romanian uprising in 1989, everything seemed to happen by itself. The people were fed up and were plagued by poverty and terror. There comes a time when action must be taken! But, it turns out that history is not that simple, as this investigative documentary proves. The film is a thorough and revealing reconstruction of the events leading up to Ceaucescu’s downfall and execution. In actual fact, the Romanian revolution was a strictly managed operation, controlled from the outside. Hungary, Germany and especially America had big fingers in the pie.

To Tom Cortini 3: Damaged Goods

2003 • 24 min • United States of America

Vinnie's long-running empire has crumbled. Jerry has gotten his revenge for being lied to by multiple parties. Everyone has met their ends. Or are they? Suddenly waking from a dream, Jerry relives moments from the first two entries and uses the knowledge of what's to come to prevent the future from happening. But was everything meant to happen for a reason?

A Day Off

2003 • 3 min • Latvia

The story of a lovely snake family. How they spend a holiday by the sea – swim, play ball, sail, sunbathe, eat ice cream. Like all of us. And then evening comes, and the holiday is over.

Dansa med dvärgar

2003 • 14 min

A lonely young woman spends most of the time at home in her empty apartment after her husband left her. Eventually she gets a job at an elephant factory where you make five new elephants from parts of a single. At the same time, she dreams of a dwarf who wants to dance with her. But the dwarf is taboo. And when she tells about her dream to a workmate she is dismissed from work.