All Films

The Granny's Apocrypha

2001 • 15 min • Russia

Saw and imagined in the children's fantasy the story of grandmother of Christ and the Apostles a little girl. Today few people remember that just a few decades ago in the village houses next to the icons you could still see the popular prints on religious themes. They finally disappeared from use only in the 60-ies of the last century. Of course, their creators were not professional painters or connoisseurs of theology. Drew, as best they could, she felt, not knowing neither rules nor laws. Simple uneducated people, nuggets, sought to glorify God with their creativity, that resonates in the hearts of those of peasants or artisans as they are.

Gourmet Baby

2001 • 14 min • United States of America

A lonely middle-aged man is neurotically fixated on his young niece. He wants to turn her into his ideal dining companion.

Nissene bak låven

2001 • 50 min

Two-part behind-the-scenes documentary about the successful reality-show-parody "Nissene på låven". Like the original show it also mixes some of Espen Eckbo's well-know style of comedy where the line between reality and fantasy are blurred.

Kyofu Gakuen: Reikai Kara no Tenkosei

2001 • 30 min • Japan

A bizarre tale about a mysterious transfer student girl who arrives on the last day of summer vacation.

Origins of Life

2001 • 39 min • France

A documentary that explores the natural world of the sea, from the single-celled organism to more complex forms of life, OCEAN ORIGINS was originally filmed in the IMAX large format, which adds a crispness and clarity to the images. This documentary film seeks to examine the process of evolution by looking at the many creatures of the sea that can illustrate the way multi-cellular life emerged over the course of four billion years. OCEAN ORIGINS is a creative film that uses fascinating documentary footage to look at scientific theories and principles in an interesting manner

Sunshine for the Poor

2001 • 58 min • France

On a hot Sunday morning, Nathalie Sanchez, an unemployed hair stylist, walks across the Causses plateau in search of a shepherd. When she finds one, he tells her that he has lost his flock. They walk together and while chatting they meet several times a shepherd's son turned outlaw, Carol Izba. The latter, despite being pursued by a famous bounty killer, Pool, proves unable to leave the region...

The Queen of the Sky: The Story of the Sikorsky VS-44A Flying Boat

2001 • 56 min • United States of America

Built in the United States in the early 1940s by Sikorsky Aircraft, the VS-44 was a large four-engine flying boat designed primarily for the transatlantic passenger market, with a capacity of 40+ passengers. Three units were produced: Excalibur, Exeter - and Excambian, "The Queen of the Sky" to its final owners Charlie Blair and his wife, actress Maureen O'Hara. The film explores aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky and the eleven-year restoration of Excambian by volunteers at Sikorsky's Stratford plant.

By Courier

2001 • 13 min

By Courier is a 2000 English language short film adapted from a story by O. Henry and directed by Peter Riegert, starring Garret Dillahunt, Claire Lautier and Joey Temperini. It follows two lovers who are no longer speaking. As articulate and intelligent as they are, they can’t breach this gap without the “poetic” assistance of a 13-year-old from the wrong side of the tracks. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

Beyond Human

2001 • 60 min

The remarkable synergy between biology and technology is blurring the line between man and machine. We are at a critical juncture in our evolution: as technology continues to progress, humans are becoming more machine-like and machines are becoming more human. With striking 3D animation and special effects, Beyond Human joins inventors, scientists and philosophers for an unprecedented voyage into the future of bioengineering and robots.

The Children of Siberia

2001 • 53 min • Latvia

On June 14, 1941, more than 15,000 Latvian inhabitants, including approximately 4,000 children of Latvian, Jewish, Polish and Russian ethnicity were deported to Siberia. During this period of deportation by the Soviet invaders, the men were separated from their families and sent to the Gulag. Some were sentenced to the highest punishment, death, and the rest were kept in labor camps. The women and children were sent to the remote Krasnoyarsk and Tomsk districts. The first two years were the most difficult and many perished from the harsh conditions. Today some 400 of those deported children still live in Latvia and Siberia. This documentary describes the fate of these children.

9-11: American Reflections

2001 • 50 min • United States of America

The film consists of person in the street interviews with diverse people in the Los Angeles area during the several days immediately following the September 11, 2001 tragic events in the United States.

Brighid

2001 • 54 min • Ireland

The common image of Brighid is one of a one-dimensional saint of quaint crosses and rural customs. In this programme, we see a completely different Brighid: a god, a female trinity who pre-dates Christianity and will survive it, a bountiful and generous god who loved life and lived it to the full.

Funding

2001 • 54 min

Vivian, Roe, JJ, Ines and a mysterious French man through a 20 year musical memory of New York City. As people and places in their lives drift away, visual impressions meld with sound and narrative stories to reveal a complex yet moving tableau. As the characters recall their own personal histories, conflicting images reveal their past, present and future.

Clay Pride: Being Clay in America

2001 • 4 min • United States of America

Steve Thompson, age 31, introduces himself to us: he's clay. He talks about the struggle of growing up clay, feeling different, getting picked on at school, thinking it was his fault, and drowning his sorrows at a clay bar. His dad, Lance, talks sympathetically about his son. Off camera, "Mr. X" looks back at the 1970s, when being clay was cool, but that time has passed. Steve discovers a support group, which helps him to accept that it's okay to be clay.

Bibleman: Conquering the Wrath of Rage

2001 • 40 min

Spiritual superhero Bibleman battles the forces of discord in this installment of the Christian video series for children. Bibleman and his sidekick, Cypher, lean that evil arch-enemy El Furioso has added a dangerous new weapon to his arsenal -- Gold Fury Dust, a substance which works people into a purposeless state of anger. As Bibleman tries to stop El Furioso from spreading the dust, he is stricken with a dose himself, and has to find a way to control his raging emotions for the good of others

Skin Deep

2001 • 15 min • United Kingdom

London, late 1970s. Romo distances himself from his Pakistani heritage, passing himself off as white in front of his work colleagues, a group of lads with connections to the National Front. When they invite him for a night out he gets drawn into a racial attack that reopens deep wounds from his own experiences of abuse.

Odyssey in Images

2001 • 1 min • Portugal

The opening credits of the festival "Odyssey mas imagens" in Porto in 2001. (25 Sec. )

My Heart the Prophet

2001 • 2 min • Canada, United States of America

Abbott reflects on her unfortunate experience with childhood love.

Get a Grip

2001 • 14 min • United Kingdom

A rapper wakes up to a hairy surprise.

Die Leopoldstraße Kills Me

2001 • 55 min • Germany

Klaus Lemke steps out of the door of his Munich apartment and stands on Leopoldstrasse, where he has “lived” for many years. His documentary film is an avowedly gaudy declaration of love for Schwabinger Strasse, the people who live there and their realistic language.

The Last Blow Job

2001 • 15 min • Germany

An {explosive} love story, directed by Lutz Lemke.

Afternoon Song

2001 • 19 min

In a world which runs on the steam of individualism, how satisfying can the inner journey be? Does a worldview that looks at a purpose beyond the self, hold currency in a society drained of cultural values and driven solely by market considerations? This is the dilemma that haunts the protagonist. Integral to this experience is the loss of intensity and social integrity that marked the cultural movement of the '70s, particularly after the Emergency. The film aims to capture this existential predicament in its various shades and tones. It is this struggle, perhaps vain, that forms the central theme. And, quite fatalistically, see no logical conclusion. Leaving the protagonist suspended in the grey area between ideals and reality...

The Death of Tau

2001 • 10 min • France

Poco a poco

2001 • 20 min • Latvia

To be a harp player or a proffesional guard-for-hire? A young musician, at the very beginnig of his professional career. As many creative-minded young people in Latvia, he faces a dilemma: to devote his life to art or to change his profession and live a financially more guaranteed life. Young harp-player’s story and his creative road in the pragmatic world of today.