All Films

The Mystery of George Masa

2002 • 58 min • United States of America

The Mystery of George Masa details the life of Masaharu Iizuka, (AKA George Masa) a Japanese immigrant who came to the Southern Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina in 1915, where he focused his camera and his passions on preserving the beauty of the wilderness he discovered. Eighteen years after his arrival, his death left behind thousands of photographs and an impressive legacy that included a role in the founding of two great national treasures, The Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Appalachian Trail. However, throughout his life in America he was secretive about his past, with no one knowing the details of his life experience and his inner passions.

Nieuwsgierig

2002 • 4 min • Netherlands

Short animation by Gerrit van Dijk

The Babble on Palms

2002 • 4 min

This lush and vibrant animation combines found footage, scratch and inking techniques. A fine demonstration of individual experience within the common world.

A Trip to Portugal

2002 • 13 min • France, Portugal

‘My mother died when I was five years old. My father never spoke to me about her. Last year, my mother’s family, who is Portuguese, tracked me down. I’m on my way to Portugal to see them, for the first time in 20 years.’

Tasty

2002 • 3 min • United States of America

A young female phallophile blurs the line between food and sex for her unsuspecting boyfriend.

The Call of Fayu Ujmu

2002 • 44 min • Germany, Ecuador

A 13-year-old Indian boy is found unconscious after being attacked in the jungle by the evil spirit Fayu Ujmu. A shaman attempts to ritually tame the spirit and advises the boy’s father to capture it. This story is based on a Chachi Indian legend; it was shot with indigenous inhabitants of the jungle community of Loma Linda, on the Rio Cayapas.

6horts #4: Checkpoint

2002 • 7 min

Short film about a difficult journey.

Excuse me For Living

2002 • 52 min • Russia

As a result of trauma at birth, Vera Kazakova became disabled and can move freely. But she knew by her will change the course of her destiny and find happiness.

Sleight of Hand

2002 • 7 min • United States of America

When a rich girl catches a pickpocket in the act, she raises the stakes by making him a very interesting proposition.

La Pirouette

2002 • 10 min • Canada

Short animation from Tali

Carne Morta

2002 • 31 min • Italy

A maniac. A dead girl. The crazy monologue that he has with her. A sadistic game in which the victim is forced to "listen" to the horror stories that the psycho-killer likes to tell. Stories of blood, death and madness.

Não Me Cortes O Cabelo Que Meu Pai Me Penteou

2002 • 30 min • Portugal

Não Me Cortes O Cabelo Que Meu Pai Me Penteou is a collage of two traditional tales present in the anthology of Traditional Portuguese Tales organized by Carlos de Oliveira and José Gomes Ferreira; The first with the same name and the second called "A Dona Maria". The starting situation is one of extreme cruelty, typical of traditional tales. A mother kills her own daughter, who is then reborn as a ghost to (not) marry the prince.

Que Tenhas Tudo o Que Desejas

2002 • 12 min • Portugal

Fernando’s friends have invited him to dinner as he has volunteered to join the peacekeeping force in Bosnia… At the restaurant he meets a girl and they go off to enjoy the rest of the evening together. Unfortunately, that night skinheads are on the prowl in the area.

Le carnet

2002 • 4 min • France

The Ukranian Cleaning Lady

2002 • 19 min • Poland

A story of a Ukrainian gastarbeiter that comes to the director flat to clean windows, irons and cooks.

LEGO Racers 4D

2002 • 13 min • Canada, United States of America

Watch the adventure featuring colorful cars and characters racing across an impossible, ever-shifting landscape.

The Megeve Experiment

2002 • 51 min

In July 2002, an experiment took place… two Doctor Who actors, Sophie Aldred and Deborah Watling, travelled to France with director Christopher Barry and tutor Beverley Cressman, on a trip to educate, instruct and entertain a group of fans. During the following week six Doctor Who fans learnt how to use their own talents to act for the theatre and screen… and during the process they had a great deal of fun! The culmination was a dramatised rehearsal, directed by Christopher, where everyone got to perform in from of the camera and for the first time Victoria and Ace met! Is this indeed Full Circle? Doctor Who professionals teaching fans how to act? Was this a successful experiment? You bet it was!

Compromix

2002 • 6 min • Ukraine

When white spots appear on a black background to symbolize light and fire, the battle begins between two principles, traditionally represented by the opposing colors. Their fight is filled with whimsical drawings and designs, and music helps to clearly capture the growing anxiety. But maybe they both will not be able to defeat each other, so it's time to compromise?

golden sky and what is beyond

2002 • 8 min

A film by Masakatsu Takagi.

Hunger for Communication

2002 • 10 min • Lebanon

In a Beirut apartment, two girls wander around, confronting each other with unspoken words. Mixed-up messages and ambiguous actions take place in an ever-changing place surrounded by abstract and concrete sounds. The two girls break the wall of silence with every human emotions : confusion, desire, violence, appetite, bravery, ecstasy, happiness and separation.

Visions

2002 • 1 min • Brazil

Different visions of alterated individuals.

Cutethulhu

2002 • 2 min • United States of America

The inevitable side effect of popularity: elementary school girls start thinking you're cool. Even when you're an elder god.

China 21

2002 • 56 min • United States of America

How are ordinary people adapting to China's transformation - market economies, globalization, small families? Using compact digital video gear filmmakers Ruby Yang and Lambert Yam track four Chinese families as they step into the 21st century. Opting for the personal over the abstract, China 21 introduces lively and appealing people who would be lost in a bigger picture.

Love Is a Treasure

2002 • 57 min • Finland

Love Is a Treasure is a 55-minute film about the world of women who have developed psychoses. It consists of five episodes each telling the story of one woman. The episodes are based research and interviews but the stories and dialogue are fiction, combinations of different elements. —The Cinematic Works of Eija-Liisa Ahtila