All Films

Porcos Corpos

2003 • 14 min • Brazil

When humans become animals and animals become humans.

Dear Julia

2003 • 13 min

A man relates the story of an inexplicable death.

Staying In

2003 • 6 min

That creeping feeling you sometimes get when you're home alone, when your imagination starts to run riot? What if your irrational fears are right?

The Mummies of Rome

2003 • 50 min • United States of America, Australia

Imperial Rome, between the first and second century AD. A young nobleman suddenly dies and before too long his mother follows him to the grave. Summer of 2000, a chance discovery of a tomb in the suburbs of Rome, presents the scientific establishment with an extraordinary opportunity and a unique set of clues. Inside the tomb are two marble coffins and in each coffin preserved bodies and some very special artifacts. This film is a scientific detective story to uncover just who these two people were, their status and lifestyle and, most importantly, why they were preserved at a time when most citizens were cremated.

Tickets Please

2003 • 5 min • United States of America

An unemployed carny visits the ruins of the carnival where he used to work and muses over a bygone era.

How Much? How Much? How Much?

2003 • 2 min • Latvia

Who will tell you how deep the Fox cave is or how far is the edge of the sky? A lot of questions - you need to look for answers yourself.

Fancy-Boy

2003 • 8 min

A loving mother betters her son's lot by encouraging his new career as a transvestite prostitute.

La toma de la pastilla

2003 • 23 min • Argentina

People try to escape from reality and the recurring question is: who and where are the mad men?

Shaman Stories

2003 • 48 min

Inuit memories and experiences of shamanism, and oral histories about the last shamans practicing in the region of Igloolik, Nunavut. Interviewees range from young people to elders and politicians, but they all share a belief that things happen, and that shamanism is still a living religion.

Uto Ughi - Brahms

2003 • 59 min • Italy

Uto Ughi recounts the life and artistic career of Johannes Brahms, performing several of his pieces, including: Sonata in G major, Op. 78, for violin and piano, with Rudolf Buchbinder; Hungarian Dance No. 17; and Sextet in B-flat major, Op. 18.

The Waking Dream

2003 • 42 min • France

Colette Aboulker Muscat has taught Waking Dream for the past forty years in Jerusalem. To each person who comes for a consultation, she offers a short story leading to a waking dream, equal in intensity to a night dream. The surprise provoked by the story, and the shortness of the treatment are, for her, essential aspects of the process. The mental imagery itself allows one to overcome a problem or an illness.

Petite Mèmoire

2003 • 6 min • France, Italy

'Petite mémoire' tells of a forgotten woman's face and the attempt to shed light on the memory, to restore clear features to what is indistinct, but the closer one gets, the more the face vanishes, taken away by other images ready to reclaim the same attention. …and at the end of the journey, stopped in an empty station, one is left with the doubt that only one's own projections, or those of other travellers, have passed outside the window; that the treadmills of memory have deluded us again, us and our empty suitcases...

After An Autumn Day That Felt Like Summer

2003 • 15 min • United States of America

September 11th has left Ellsworth a shell-shocked mess. Not only is he struggling to process his feelings about the event, but he is unable to return to a normal life and his relationship with his live-in girlfriend Eleanor is suffering. After returning to the Manhattan street corner where he witnessed the horrific attack, Ellsworth visits Anne, the woman with whom he is having an affair. His questioning of everything that Americans cherish is met with disinterest by Anne, who leaves to rehearse a fan dance with her burlesque company. Returning home, Anne and Ellsworth are confronted by Eleanor. Unwilling to converse or compromise, Eleanor demands that he instantly choose between them.

Me and the Giraffes at the Lunapark

2003 • 6 min • Sweden

Sara is going to the fair with her mom. But when her mother stops to talk to someone, Sara finds that waiting while they talk is really boring. Suddenly two giraffes appear. Along with them comes a lazy crocodile. They wonder if Sara wants to come along with them to the merry-go-round…

Agent Emes 2: Rabbi-napped

2003 • 34 min • United States of America

When unexplained earthquakes threaten planet Earth, it's up to Agent E to find out why. But the only clue he has is that a group of rabbis have been kidnapped. It's the fiendish Dr. Lo-Tov, of course, up to his old tricks, and only with the help of G-d, and some inspired classmates, can Agent Emes stop him and rescue the rabbis - and the world. This episode focuses on the importance of Torah learning, especially among Jewish children. Along the way, it delves into the way in which G-d created the world, and the responsibility the Jewish people have to help to maintain it.

The Third Tongue

2003 • 14 min • South Korea

Through exploring the process of practicing English, the film The Third Tongue represents a fear engendered by a sense of loss of historical identity in post-colonial society.

Ciems tuvu debesīm

2003 • 30 min • Latvia

It is 20-30 degrees below zero. Finally, the Uda River has frozen over, becoming a lifeline between the vast Russian mainland and the Russian Tibet hidden high in the mountains - the Tofolaria Mountains, home to Russia's smallest ethnic group — a land of untouched nature and its people, who have become victims of the negative influence of civilization.

Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory: An Introduction

2003 • 37 min • United States of America

Treading new ground in the field of social psychology, Albert Bandura’s work has become basic to an understanding of how social forces influence individuals, small groups and large groups. From his early BoBo doll experiments through his work with phobias, to his recent work on self-efficacy, Bandura has given us a sense of how people actively shape their own lives and those of others. Utilizing archival materials and newly shot visuals, students will be introduced to the vocabulary and innovative methods of this influential thinker. Dr. Bandura’s narration imbues this video with his compelling presentation style and intellectual authority.

Kernows Kickass Kunfu Kweens

2003 • 24 min • United Kingdom

Following the death of their parents at the hands of a dastardly element known only as The Glove, three Cornish sisters become super-heroes, and vow to take their revenge.

Kathleen Ferrier: An Ordinary Diva

2003 • 58 min

A portrait of the great British contralto who, despite little formal musical training, rose from humble origins to become an internationally acclaimed artist before her tragic early death in 1953. With contributions from Dame Janet Baker , Ian Jack, Sir George Christie and Lady Evelyn Barbirolli.

Relentless: Struggle for Peace in the Middle East

2003 • 60 min

Relentless: The Struggle for Peace in the Middle East was produced by the pro-Israel media watchdog group HonestReporting [sic]. The concentrates on the causes of the Second Intifada through an examination of compliance the Oslo Accords, by Israel and the Palestinian Authority. It pays particular attention to the failure of the Palestinian Authority to "educate for peace". The documentary shows interviews with Itamar Marcus, director of Palestinian Media Watch, S. El-Herfi, Raanan Gissin, Caroline Glick, John Loftus, Sherri Mandel, Yariv Oppenheim, Daniel Pipes, Tashbih Sayyed and Natan Sharansky.

Plumber

2003 • 6 min • Canada

The short centers on one punchline which is 'nobody should do their own plumbing.' It’s six minutes so it kinda beats all the life out of that punchline.

Við byggjum hús

2003 • 53 min • Iceland

Monk Beopjeong, Meet Him in The Mountains

2003 • 57 min • South Korea

We covered the reclusive monk Beopjeong for three years, from our first meeting on April 30, 2001 until 2003! Monk Beopjeong of ‘no possessions’. KBS reporters met him, who had long avoided TV appearances and contact with the media. One day, about 6 months later, after lingering around the camera without even turning it on, the monk said his first words. ‘Let’s support the cows’. The meeting that took place after that and the monk's words were captured on screen. The clear and fragrant words of a monk heard among the bamboo forest along with the beautiful four seasons of Bulilam Hermitage! An anti-war message delivered by a monk at Ground Zero in the United States. 'Hate only blinds the eyes.' The footage of him accompanying Monk Beopjeong for three years will be revealed on a KBS Sunday special.