All Films

Elis in Tears

2003 • 15 min • Japan

This work, filmed in Berlin, was created in homage to Elis, the model for Ōgai Mori's short story The Dancing Girl. Unter den Linden's townscape and the Berlin Zoo provide beautiful scenery.

Air Force One

2003 • 60 min • United States of America

National Geographic takes you on an exclusive tour inside Air Force One, part luxury hotel, part super-secret military command post. From its beginnings with President Roosevelt making a secret wartime flight in 1943 - to the historic flight that returned President Kennedy's body to Washington after his assassination - to the closing months of the Clinton administration, Air Force One takes you through the history of the world's most powerful plane. Features exclusive interviews with Presidents George W. Bush, William Jefferson Clinton, George H. W. Bush, and Jimmy Carter.

Bloodlines: The Dracula Family Tree

2003 • 50 min • United States of America

Almost 30 years ago, two scholars from Boston revealed the historical truth behind the legendary vampire known as Dracula. For the first time, their 15-year research demonstrated the link between Bram Stoker's infamous vampire and a 15th century prince named Vlad Tepes, or "Vlad the Impaler."

Tribute to our time

2003 • 50 min • Argentina

Told by its own teachers, the history of the film and television school of the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba.

An Aqueous Solution

2003 • 1 min • Canada

This short animation is bleak and apparently grim, but it is an assertive statement on self-determination and the fundamental need for both dark and light. This film was made as part of the first edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.

Precious Moments

2003 • 17 min • Norway

True story of a 30 something man arrested for having sex with a young man under the age of consent. The younger man (resident of a group home) made the initial contact and claimed to be old enough to consent.

The Way to Murnau

2003 • 34 min • Germany

A documentary on the life and films of F.W. Murnau

¿Por qué?

2003 • 45 min • Argentina

Documentary about the privatization of public companies in Argentina in the 1990s.

Crapshoot: The Gamble with Our Wastes

2003 • 52 min • Canada, India, Italy, Sweden, United States of America

A hazardous mix of waste is flushed into the sewer every day. The billions of litres of water - combined with unknown quantities of chemicals, solvents, heavy metals, human waste and food - where does it all go? And what does it do to us? Filmed in Italy, India, Sweden, the United States and Canada, this bold documentary questions our fundamental attitudes to waste. Does our need to dispose of waste take precedence over public safety? What are the alternatives?

Kitabi Dada Gorgud. Basat and Tepagoz

2003 • 27 min • Azerbaijan

Aruz, who lost his son during migration, one day finds a strange creature with one eye on his head, brings him to the village and raises him as his own cub. Years pass, Aruz finds his missing son, and Grandpa Gorgud names him Basat. Tepegoz, who has already grown up and finished painting, starts eating people one day. When the people found out about this, they kicked Tepagöz out of the village. After Tepagoz's mother, the fairy, bathed him in the lake of Kir, he is no longer affected by weapons, and Tepagoz made a condition in front of the people that they should bring one man and 500 sheep every day. If not, he will raze the whole place to the ground. Seeing that Oban is in such a difficult situation, Dede Gorgud says, "Basat is the only solution." As a result of the dream he saw, Basat, who returned from his trip incomplete, tricks Tepegoz and defeats him and saves the people from trouble.

Eternal Cross

2003 • 30 min • Ukraine

About love and loyalty, which helps to withstand the trials of fate in the most difficult times. The film features Svitlana Knyazeva and Leonid Osyka, Kateryna and Boryslav Brondukov', Kostyantyn Stepankov and Ada Rogovtseva.

Fallait pas buter mémé!

2003 • 14 min • France

On one side, the last representatives of a gangster family. On the other side, Choubert, the new pope of high tech grocery. They have decided to eliminate Choubert who is responsible, according to them, for granny's death, shot during her Sunday robbery.

Back to School with Franklin

2003 • 47 min • Canada

Franklin and his pals are excited about returning to school after a fun summer vacation. They have no idea of just how different and exciting it will be until they meet their substitute teacher, Miss Koala, a true wonder from down under! Miss Koala sure has a different way of doing things. At first the class is a little resistant, but she quickly wins them over with her "try-anything-once" attitude. Everyone soon finds themselves learning new things and forming their very first soccer team. Now, it's up to Franklin and his friends to win one for their favorite coach before she's off on a new classroom adventure.

A Living Force

2003 • 58 min • Estonia

Documentary about man's place in society based on life of Georg, Peeter, Arto.

Moon's Voice: Ghamar

2003 • 25 min

Documentary about legendary singer Ghamar-ol-Molook Vaziri.

New Fist of the North Star: The Cursed City

2003 • 58 min • Japan

In the 21st century, a nuclear war turned most of the Earth's surface into a desert wasteland, which also resulted in the contamination of the Earth's water supply. A man named Sanga has built the fortified haven of the "Last Land", where he rules as its dictator by monopolizing the city's uncontaminated water supply. When he learns that the neighboring residents of Freedom Village are trying to dig up a well for their own, Sanga sends his underlings to sabotage their effort. Kenshiro, master of Hokuto Shinken, gets involved in the conflict between the two regions after saving Tobi, an informant hired by Freedom Village.

31 Minutos: Especial de Navidad

2003 • 41 min • Chile

At the show's studio, everyone was ready and willing to spend Christmas—the happiest day of the year—at home, but Sr. Manguera informs them that, by contract, the 31 minutos crew is obligated to put on a show. special, so they have to put one together in record time. Bodoque is in charge of looking for the gifts at Rosario Central, but he succumbs to Tío Pelado's temptation to bet them on the horse races.

The Egg

2003 • 12 min

Writer and poet Clarice Lispector investigates and develops the old question of what came first, the egg or the chicken.

Kanibaru Primitivism in the Mud of Technology

2003 • 12 min • Brazil

In the future, metanoia erupts from the filth of the world. The monstrous primate that roars out of the mud, imposes itself before the erratic and alienated human being, molding its violence against the cathodic domain.

Lucy en Miroir

2003 • 45 min • France

The fortuitous meeting of two women to the identical first name, Lucy, who formerly loved the same man, Jonathan, induced, in this film, of the polysemous variations on the memory, art, and the difficult relationship between creation and emotional life. Dehumanized by an exclusive artistic practice, the man lost his reference marks little by little. "Lucy en miroir" wants to be, also, a shifted and transverse second reading of "The Contempt" ("Le Mépris") of Godard, by a step more plastic than analytical or conclusive.

Correspondances: Dostoïevski

2003 • 53 min • France

Pierre Dumayet relate the life of Fyodor through his letters, in particular his correspondence with his brother Mikhaïl.

Stolen Jewels, Stolen Hearts: Commandments 7-8

2003 • 24 min • United States of America

The award-winning Kids' Ten Commandments series includes great Bible lessons for kids! This 5-DVD K*10*C collection features state-of-the-art animation and inspirational music the entire family will enjoy. Through the adventures of Seth, an 11-year old boy, these captivating stories bring God's Ten Commandments to life for children ages 6-11. Each of the five Bible videos teaches children how to apply the Ten Commandments to their daily lives. Featuring acclaimed Hollywood talent that includes Peter Strauss as Moses and other famous voices such as Tom Bosley, Jodi Benson, and Paul Winfield, your children will delight in learning about our great and awesome God!

Boys Will Be Girls

2003 • 37 min • United States of America

For these lipstick Cinderella's, balls are a real drag. With their duct tape D-Cups, these torch songbirds crown the drag queen within. From dudes to divas, these boys will be girls.

Lou & Lena

2003 • 23 min • Greece

Two friends, Lou and Lena... An agreement for this all night walk.