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Take-out

Take-out

2000 • 37 min • Canada
The film is the coming-of-age story of the child in the opening sequence, now a chicken delivery boy (although he hates chicken). Alienated from his father, and with an uneasy relationship with his (not gay-friendly) best friend, he meets a new customer. A lawyer going through a divorce, the customer is also alienated and lonely.
Bones in the Barn

Bones in the Barn

2000 • 24 min
On October 30, 1954, a man by the name of Kilbecker was murdered. Both his arms were amputated. Every ten years on the anniversary of his death, it is said that his severed arms seek revenge for his death.
Science Please! : Battery

Science Please! : Battery

2000 • 1 min • Canada
A clip in the Science Please! collection, Battery uses archival footage, animated illustrations and amusing narration to explain: Why do we get a charge out of batteries?
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi

Catching Up with Marty DiBergi

2000 • 7 min • United States of America
Produced for the "This is Spinal Tap" Special Edition DVD.
Search for the Submarine I-52

Search for the Submarine I-52

2000 • 57 min
Companion TV documentary to the National Geographic Magazine article "The Last Dive of I-52" - October 1999 issue. Original NBC / National Geographic TV broadcast: September 11, 1999. When it sank in the deep Atlantic near the end of World War II, the Japanese submarine I-52 went to the bottom with over 100 lives - and a cargo that included two tons of gold and other secrets. Now, a military veteran-turned-adventurer bucks the odds on a long-shot mission to solve a tantalizing mystery over 50 years old, as he embarks on a deep-sea search for the lost submarine and its cargo of gold. Plunge three miles to the ocean floor and explore the sub's twisted remains in an effort to locate the shipment of gold. Be privy to declassified intelligence reports that reveal how WWII code breakers helped track down the I-52 submarine. Be there as U.S. Navy veterans retell stories of their mission to hunt down and sink this Top Secret Japanese war machine.
Dirty Girls

Dirty Girls

2000 • 18 min • United States of America
"In Spring of 1996, my senior year of high school, I documented a group of 8th grade girls who were notorious for their crass behavior and allegedly bad hygiene...", the film begins. Shot in 1996 and edited in 2000, this is a short documentary about a group of 13-year-old 'riot grrrls' in Los Angeles who were socially ostracized by their peers and upperclassmen.
Science Please! : Lift Off

Science Please! : Lift Off

2000 • 1 min • Canada
A clip in the Science Please! collection,Lift Off uses archival footage, animated illustrations and amusing narration to explain what makes a rocket lift off.
Peau De Boxeur

Peau De Boxeur

2000 • 52 min • France
Peau De Boxeur recounts the preparation and fight of Jean Charles Skarbowsky, three-time European champion in Thai Boxing, against the Thai Wira Chalunlap. His journey is a path of the cross, made of suffering, doubts and revelations.
Odd Sock

Odd Sock

2000 • 16 min • Ireland
Eileen has something important to discuss with her teenage son, Stephen. But on the day she decides to talk to him, Stephen has his own surprise in store for her.
Disneyland - My Good Old Native Country

Disneyland - My Good Old Native Country

2000 • 46 min • France
Disneyland reviewed by a true poet of cinema, Arnaud Pallières. A disturbing journey into the simulacrum.
Science Please! : Lightning

Science Please! : Lightning

2000 • 1 min • Canada
A clip in the Science Please! collection, Lightning uses archival footage, animated illustrations and amusing narration to explain: What causes the electrical discharge we see as lightning?
Sergeant Garcia

Sergeant Garcia

2000 • 16 min • Brazil
Based on a story by the same name by Caio Fernando Abreu, it tells the encounter of a young man and a sergeant in the 1970s.
Żuławski on Żuławski

Żuławski on Żuławski

2000 • 50 min • Poland
A portrait of film director Andrzej Żuławski. This biographical documentary shows the different layers of the personality of the artist and doesn't hide the contradictions of his nature. The confessions of Żuławski are alternated with fragments of his films, showing the twists and turns of his personal life and art.
Babies at 50

Babies at 50

2000 • 50 min
In this revealing one-hour special, we look at the lives of older mums and women desperate to become mothers - at any age. Medical experts say that it is now possible for a woman of 80 to have a baby but is it morally and ethically correct? This heart-rending program looks at the difficult choices facing women who want to become mothers late in life and explores the desperate measures they take in order to fulfill their dream.
Shut the Door

Shut the Door

2000 • 10 min • Norway
A young man lives in a flat with his mother. One day she falls ill suddenly only to pass away the following day. The young man is left alone in the flat. However a door that can't be shut properly means he must cope with unwanted intrusions.
Grandeek

Grandeek

2000 • 45 min • Japan
Tia arrives on the island of Marcleida with her trusted sword 'Grandeek,' which holds a spirit within that helps her on her quests. She is soon turned away however. Determined to get on the island, Tia searches for a way past the fences that guard the entrance, as another stranger arrives on the island to take on a mysterious job. Someone has been killing the inhabitants of the island and has the ability to appear and disappear at will. Seems the sword 'Aihorn' has been stolen and the spirit that resides within it seeks vengenance on those who killed its master 50 years before.
The Moment in Time: The Manhattan Project

The Moment in Time: The Manhattan Project

2000 • 57 min • United States of America
The Moment in Time documents the uncertain days of the beginning of World War II when it was feared the Nazis were developing the atomic bomb. The history of the bomb's development is traced through recollections of those who worked on what was known as "the gadget."
Science Please! : Magnets

Science Please! : Magnets

2000 • 1 min • Canada
A clip in the Science Please! collection, Magnets uses archival footage, animated illustrations and amusing narration to explain: North Pole, South Pole... what's the big attraction?
Es wird regen geben

Es wird regen geben

2000 • 5 min • Germany
It's Hard to Smile When You Have a Black Tooth in Your Mouth

It's Hard to Smile When You Have a Black Tooth in Your Mouth

2000 • 57 min • Sweden
A documentary following the rock band First Floor Power for a year as they try to make it big.
Sweet

Sweet

2001 • 10 min • United Kingdom
The story of Pete Sweet and his torrid relationship with Poppy, the imaginary sister of his friend Dave.
O Pedido de Emprego

O Pedido de Emprego

2000 • 8 min
A girl answers a job interview and little by little her past is revealed and called into question.
Geraldine

Geraldine

2000 • 9 min • France
Gerald is dealing with an unwanted sex change.
1961

1961

2000 • 35 min • United States of America
An elderly lesbian couple, Edith (Vanessa Redgrave) and Abby (Marian Seldes), find out their long-term relationship has no bearing in the eyes of the world in 1961 when tragedy falls on them. Part of the anthology film, If These Walls Could Talk 2.