All Films

On Any Sunday: Motocross, Malcolm & More

2001 • 55 min • United States of America

1971's On Any Sunday is perhaps the best-known film ever made about the sport of motorcross. Three decades later, the filmmakers revisted the film for this 2001 follow-up. On Any Sunday: Motocross, Malcolm & More features footage left on the cutting-room floor from the original film as well as new interviews with those involved in the making of the classic

The River

2001 • 16 min • France

An artistic erotic short film which has only a few lines of dialogue. Five women are enjoying themselves by a river.

Playboy Video Centerfold: Brande Roderick - Playmate of the Year 2001

2001 • 45 min

Every year, the editors at Playboy must make an incredibly difficult decision: of all the beautiful women who have passed through their doors and into Playboy history, who most aptly represents the Playboy ideal for that year? This collection includes footage of all the competing candidates, as well as a full-length feature dedicated to the winner herself, Brande Roderick.

Flat 'N' Fluffy

2001 • 7 min • Canada

An acid-tripping pair of suburban revolutionaries accidentally shoot their war veteran neighbor's dog to fluffy red pieces. What to do? Well, here's what they probably *shouldn't* do...

Distorted Reflections

2001 • 27 min • Croatia

The film analyses all the things imposed on women by the media. It presents the framework within which women are supposed to act and accept it as their own – the stereotypes imposed via women's magazines and, primarily, through fashion and advertising industries. It deals with illusions presented to us by media as reality and it peeps behind the scenes. It is a film about women as shown and presented by the media. It was created in cooperation with the women's association B.a.B.e.

The Kiss

2001 • 8 min • United States of America

With his radio blaring Three Dog Night's "Never Been to Spain," a shirtless man lounges on the hood of his sporty car; he smokes a cigarette as he stretches and shows off his physique. A young woman calls to him from a love seat on the front porch of a large house across the street. She's barefoot, sucking on a watermelon lollipop. He goes over to her and the verbal fencing begins. It looks like it's headed for a kiss, but he's going steady with someone else and she may not be exactly what she seems. By the end, someone has to weigh conflicting information and make an important spring-day decision.

Donner

2001 • 30 min • Germany, Canada, United States of America

Everyone knows what a Dancer, a Comet, or a Cupid is, but what's a Donner? A troubled reindeer tries to save Christmas from disaster. Christmas Special for ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas.

Ainbusk - en vinterresa

2001 • 43 min • Sweden

Ainbusk Singers perform famous Christmas songs and guide us around their home island of Gotland in this documentary.

Rock Otocec 2001

2001 • 55 min • Slovenia

The largest Slovenian rock festival, which took place from 6th to 8th July 2001 at Precna Airport in Novo mesto, Slovenia.

Atomic Saké

2001 • 31 min • Canada

The film centres on Ariane, Véronique and Mathilde, three female friends talking over drinks who decide to reveal their innermost secrets, including Mathilde's revelation that she is in love with Ariane and tries to come out to her.

My Name Is Magokoro

2001 • 25 min • Japan

Taro Magokoro is an unsuccessful actor and lives a mundane life. This year, he turns 30.

The Jurassic Park Phenomenon: A Discussion with Author Michael Crichton

2001 • 15 min

Remembrance of Things to Come

2001 • 42 min • France

A personal history of France, told through photos by French photographer Denise Bellon.

Still Life with Animated Dogs

2001 • 26 min • United States of America

In STILL LIFE WITH ANIMATED DOGS we meet Roosevelt, Ike, Johnson and Spinnaker, the canine companions who helped shape Fierlinger's evolution as an artist and as a man. Vivid animation illustrates the adventures of the endearing dogs who shared their owner's 40-year journey from despair to wonder.

Zapata's Path

2001 • 27 min • Mexico

A playful and original vision of the indelible mark left by Emiliano Zapata.

Night of the Groping Dead

2001 • 49 min • United States of America

After discovering that Misty has a magic stone called the "The Crack of Dawn", Queen Zombie Ruby sends her army of zombies to get it, get her, grope her and turn her into a zombie too.

The Last Words of Dutch Schultz

2001 • 24 min • Netherlands

The last words of the gangster Dutch Schultz form the starting point for this animated documentary. The FBI noted these words down on Schultz’ deathbed, in the hope he would betray his colleagues. Here, spoken in the english version by Rutger Hauer, they accompany the sober, pencil drawn animation based on traced (film) images from Schultz’ time: the late 1920s, early 1930s.

George Carlin: Complaints & Grievances

2001 • 55 min • United States of America

George Carlin performs a hilarious set of never-before released material in "Complaints and Grievances." His 12th HBO special was recorded live at the Beacon Theater in New York City on November 17, 2001. In "Complaints and Grievances," Carlin shamelessly exposes the people and subjects that irritate him the most.

Lovely Day

2001 • 5 min

A celebration of the variety and vitality of the people of New York City in the wake of 9/11.

Frontiers of Dreams and Fears

2001 • 56 min • Lebanon, Palestinian Territory, United States of America

This heartfelt documentary from award-winning filmmaker Mai Masri explores the enduring friendship that evolves between two Palestinian girls—Mona, who was born and raised in the economically marginalized Shatila refugee camp in Beirut, and Manar, who lives in the Dheisha refugee camp under Israeli control. The two girls begin their friendship as penpals, sharing the similarities and differences of life in the two refugee camps. Mona and Manar are finally able to meet face-to-face at the Lebanese-Israeli border during Israel's withdrawal from South Lebanon. But when the second intifada suddenly erupts around them shortly thereafter, both girls must face heart-breaking changes in their lives.

Music for One Apartment and Six Drummers

2001 • 10 min • Sweden

A gang in a Volvo have staked out a flat; when its occupants leave to walk their dog, the six break into the place.

Shamans of the Amazon

2001 • 52 min • Australia

SHAMANS OF THE AMAZON is a personal account of filmmaker Dean Jefferys as he returns to the Amazon with his partner and one year old daughter. They journey deep into the Ecuadorian rainforest to learn about and experience the ancient ayahuasca healing ceremony. The film brings to the viewer an intimate and fascinating look at the shamans of the Amazon, and the life that is threatened by ecological destruction.

In the Small, Small Pond

2001 • 5 min • United States of America

Spring is here in this cheerful introduction to the seasons. Frogs leap, tadpoles wriggle, geese waddle and minnows scatter. Young kids won't want to miss a single splash.

The Electronic Canvas

2001 • 57 min • United States of America

"The Electronic Canvas" focuses on Boston as a major center in global movement where artists in the 1960s were drawn to the growing power of television and media. Viewers learn how these artists responded to the initial challenge of not being able to become creatively involved with television. The show looks at how cultural institutions and organizations responded to this challenge and what happened when the doors were opened to artists’ desires to probe this unexplored territory. From these early efforts and experiments, the program follows the rapid growth, diversification, and sophistication of video and media art from single channel works to complex pieces involving computer programs, museum video installations, and in the Internet. The Electronic Canvas aired in April 2001 on WGBH Channel 2 in Boston and then on public television stations nationally.