All Films

The Man We Want to Hang

2002 • 12 min • United States of America

"The Man We Want to Hang" is a 12-minute short, consisting of Anger filming borrowed paintings done by legendary and controversial occultist Aleister Crowley.

Play With Me

2002 • 7 min

Enter a child’s play house and sit down. A small girl appears. Engage with her at your own risk.

The World Cup of Their Own

2002 • 58 min • South Korea

This is a 'Minority Report [or the Report on Minorities]' captured during the 2002 Korea - Japan World Cup season. The huge suvvess of this sports festival bolstered 'national pride' among many Koreans, who have forgotten that feeling for a long time while it gave some people a feeling of despair. Those who despaired that this soccer event completely excluded 'minority' voices who suffer from bitter reality and ordeal. This festive event was only for the majority of people who think they represent Korean as a whole.

Star Warp'd

2002 • 32 min • United States of America

A short comedy film that utilizes claymation to parody Star Trek, Star Wars, and Terminator, among other things.

Koro's Big Day Out

2002 • 14 min • Japan

The film is about Koro the puppy, who runs away from his mistress, experiences some adventures around town and who is finally happily returned home.

The Double Life of Jonathan King

2002 • 60 min

The full story of Jonathan King is pieced together by Jon Ronson, through interviews with his friends, the police and his victims. Taking us through his life and career, Ronson tells the story of the pop impresario who, in the 1970s and '80s, preyed upon teenage boys, using his fame and his money to lure them into having sex with him. This is also the story of King's exploits at the now infamous Walton Hop disco, where he and others picked up impressionable youngsters

Oswaldo Cruz na Amazônia

2002 • 52 min • Brazil

The visits of Brazilian sanitarist Oswaldo Cruz to Amazon in early 20th century.

A Freezerburnt Christmas

2002 • 22 min • United States of America

Clever tale of a bumbling ice cream vendor named Freezerburn, who stumbles onto evil toy tycoon Sualc Atnas's plot to sabotage Santa's reindeer-driven Christmas run, thus forcing parents to spend billions in stores. With the aid of penguin pal Chill as well as scientist (and love interest) Anna, Freezerburn heads to the North Pole to save the day. - Tom Keogh

Wait, It's the Soldiers, I'll Hang Up Now

2002 • 14 min • Israel

Kelly Dream Club

2002 • 28 min

Kelly and her friends go on a magical adventure to a fairy tale type of world in "Sparkle Fairy Surprise." In "Three Princesses," everyone hangs out with Kelly's Club to experience the thrill of a royal palace.

Commander Cork: Space Ranger

2002 • 7 min • United States of America

Commander Cork is an enthusiastic and overzealous, though not very bright, do-gooder. When he meets Peggy and Petey Paddle, a brother and sister duo who share a fascination with outer space.

Comedy

2002 • 11 min • Japan

During Ireland's War of Independence, a five-year-old girl sets out to save her village from the English army by trying to enlist the help of the rumored Black Swordsman, who only takes books of a certain genre as payment.

The House-Bell

2002 • 16 min

Matthew, a home alone teenager is actually watching TV when someone ring twice at his door. He first goes to watch at the window, then at the door when something slithering inside his house for a deadly confrontation.

Playtime Story

2002 • 33 min • France

Documentary on the making-of Tati's Playtime (1967)

The Blair Thumb

2002 • 28 min • United States of America

A trio of eager and intrepid college student filmmakers venture into the woods to make a documentary about the legendary Blair Thumb. Naturally, they get hopelessly lost and find themselves in considerable jeopardy.

Moje miasto

2002 • 60 min • Poland

This is a story about the inhabitants of a block of flats standing alone on the outskirts of an industrial city. Unemployment, lack of prospects, and powerlessness create a special aura in which events unfold. The main character, 25-year-old Goździk, has lived here since he was born. He does not work or study.

Rick Baker: Alien Maker

2002 • 11 min

The documentary looks at Rick Baker as he works on the alien design and creation for MIIB. Describing himself as part of 'the first generation that grew up in front of the TV' Rick explains how he carries out his work and how he has overcome the challenges of MIIB.

What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'

2002 • 30 min • United States of America

Movie and stage icon Debbie Reynolds hosts the making of "Singin' in the Rain". The short documentary includes Donald O'Connor, who played the comical "Cosmo Brown", Stanley Donen, one half of the directors next to Gene Kelly, and Kathleen Freeman, who played Phoebe Dinsmore, Lina Lamont's (Jean Hagen) voice coach.

Nine 1/2 Minutes

2002 • 10 min • United Kingdom

A couple meet on a blind date and go from introduction, seduction, relationship, boredom, to break up - in 9 1/2 minutes.

After Jenin

2002 • 52 min • United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Filming began immediately after the destruction of Jenin Refugee Camp by Israeli forces. The devastation of a desperate people is poignantly portrayed. Images of a harsh reality are prominent - mass burial pits and piles of rubble where homes, businesses and villages once stood. Includes images from Nablus and other West Bank towns invaded by Israel in early 2002.

Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'

2002 • 32 min • United States of America

A behind-the-scenes look at director Paul Verhoeven's imaginative re-telling of Robert Heinlein's classic science fiction novel.

John Ford Goes to War

2002 • 56 min • United States of America

When World War II broke out, John Ford, in his forties, commissioned in the Naval Reserve, was put in charge of the Field Photographic Unit by Bill Donavan, director of the soon-to-be-OSS. During the war, Field Photo made at least 87 documentaries, many with Ford's signature attention to heroism and loss, and many from the point of view of the fighting soldier and sailor. Talking heads discuss Ford's life and personality, the ways that the war gave him fulfillment, and the ways that his war films embodied the same values and conflicts that his Hollywood films did. Among the films profiled are "Battle of Midway," "Torpedo Squadron," "Sexual Hygiene," and "December 7."

3-2-1 Penguins!: The Doom Funnel Rescue

2002 • 31 min • United States of America

Jason Conrad is bored staying at his grandmother's house with his sister for the summer. It gets worse when his best friend write to tell him all about Space Camp, but he has nothing interesting to write about. When he finally finds something of interest - a pet mouse - the space-faring penguins come to life and draft him into helping them deliver an emergency supply of duct tape to Space Colony Doublewide before the doom funnel season gets started. But will the arrive in time?

That '70s KISS Show

2002 • 23 min • United States of America

A VH1 special to commemorate the syndication launch of That '70s Show.