All Films

The Man on Lincoln's Nose

2000 • 40 min

Set design has been one of the most overlooked jobs in film, receiving little critical attention until recently. In this Oscar-nominated documentary short, director Daniel Raim puts the spotlight on one of the best in the field, creating a witty, informative inside view of the filmmaking process.

Bernie Mac: Live from Charlotte

2000 • 29 min

Bernie Mac on the "Kings of Comedy tour", this time live from Charlotte, N.C.

Dinosaur Adventure

2000 • 45 min • Germany

It couldn’t take a long time, and then the little dinosaur would hatch. Finally the eggshells crackled. "It is a boy", the dinosaur father shouted luckily. And in a little while, the small Dino played with the other dinosaur children and discovered bit by bit his neighborhood. But some day - the small dinosaur was attending some of his friends - the earth began to tremble. And shortly after, the volcano erupted. The small Dino had to wait until the volcano had eased, before he could run home. But when he arrived he was very frightened. Everything was destroyed. No trace of his family! "I must find them", he sobbed. And he started a long and adventurous search.

Wild Horses of Mongolia with Julia Roberts

2000 • 55 min • United States of America

Julia Roberts, who shares a passion for horses with the people of the Mongolian steppes, accepts an invitation to spend several weeks with a nomadic family. Her journey offers a vivid portrait of these steadfast herders and their spunky steeds, the proud descendants of the last truly wild horses on earth.

The Great Indoors

2000 • 13 min

A British short film.

Ruby Ridge: Anatomy of a Tragedy

2000 • 45 min • United States of America

This documentary covers the 11 day siege between the government and the Randy Weaver's family. This siege lit a fire for the Neo Nazi and militia movement.

Real Horror Experience: Screaming: Psychic Special

2000 • 55 min • Japan

This film presents 4 videos of unexplainable and mysterious psychic phenomena.

True Siblings

2000 • 58 min • Sweden

The siblings Linus, 19-years-old, who are taking driving license and Vanja, 17-years-old, who's still in school. Their mom Eva works night shift at a hotel. We get to follow them during one month. Linus and Vanja begin to realize that they are living in a universe of their own. And there is neither room for the mom or boy- and girlfriends. At first it is only the longing love in unspoken thoughts. But when thought gets into words they realize that they are each others perfect half. They are drawn closer to each other and finally can't resist the taboo temptation in each others bodies. At first they deny, lie and try to resist. It's about shame and guilt and forbidden feelings which leads to a point where everything is at stake.

Tintoretto – Das Drama des Bildes

2000 • 43 min • Germany

The Italian painter Tintoretto was born in Venice in the 16th century. He remained loyal to his city for a lifetime. You can still find his pictures in the places for which he painted them: in the Venetian churches, the schools of the lay brotherhoods, the palaces. His most famous works include the monumental depiction of the liberation of slaves by Saint Mark as well as various depictions of the Last Supper. Tintoretto worked for 20 years on his main work, the ceiling and wall paintings in the Scuola di San Rocco, which depict scenes from the Old Testament and the life of Jesus. Dagmar Knöpfel's artist portrait pays homage to the famous Renaissance painter.

Snapshot Diary

2000 • 1 min • United States of America

The Sundance Channel gives Zahedi a still camera to chronicle his Sundance experience.

Conrad and Butler Take a Vacation

2000 • 30 min • United States of America

Two friends take a vacation that doesn't go as planned.

How Proust Can Change Your Life

2000 • 58 min • United Kingdom

A docu-drama portrait of the early-20th-century French author Marcel Proust, based on Alain de Botton's updated analysis of his work as a modern-day self-help guide. Ralph Fiennes plays Proust, with Phyllida Law and Donald Sinden as his contemporaries, while commentators including de Botton, Louis de Bernières and Doris Lessing explain their enthusiasm for his work.

The Worlds of Mei Lanfang

2000 • 57 min • China, Taiwan, United States of America

The true story of Mei Lanfang, China's greatest opera star; a husband and father whose world-wide fame came from the portrayal of women. His fascinating life was the basis for the feature film Farewell My Concubine.

Hot Horizon

2000 • 23 min • Greece

A dry and long summer on the National Highway. Alienated, young Maria spends her tedious everyday life in her canteen, serving the passersby.

Molester and Peeping in the Nunnery Toilet

2000 • 59 min • Japan

Joko is a nun at Aitoku-in, a small nunnery in Yamamon. Tatsuya, the temple boy, has a secret crush on her. One day, a village girl, Misa, comes to see Joko. She has been having an affair with Tatsuya, and today they are entangled in a room at the temple. Joko, captivated by their lewd behavior, admonishes himself and sits in meditation. Meanwhile, a man named Tashiro is trying to sneak into Aitoku-in. Tashiro, who is heavily in debt, heard a rumor from his wife Shizue that if you pray while bowing to Joko's genitals, you will receive a blessing, so he comes to Aitoku-in...

Buñuel in Hollywood

2000 • 50 min • Spain

This documentary traces the relationship of Buñuel with American culture and Hollywood. The program proposes a chronological journey through the Aragonese filmmaker stays in the U.S., the characters he met, the films he made and he could never do. The program also includes new material-unpublished until 2012 - the Aragonese director filmed in the U.S. in the early 1940s and where he can be seen playing one of their children or enjoying a short holiday in a cottage.

Nothing at All

2000 • 6 min

Why is it easier to mourn the loss of an object than the loss of a loved one?

Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'

2000 • 46 min • United States of America

A documentary on the making of Stanley Kubrick's classic 1964 film.

A Sense Of Entitlement

2000 • 28 min • United States of America

Art student Jessica and her half-sister model Caroline are told by their wealthy father Mr. Blaine that he has decided to financially cut off both of them. This causes the two women to re-evaluate their lives. Jessica must figure out what is most important to her: family, boyfriend Albert or her studies. Caroline must learn independence for the first time in her life. As Mr. Blaine and his assistant Benton arrive in town to confront Jessica and Caroline, his decision will forever alter their lives and their relationships to one another.

Ritratti: Andrea Zanzotto

2000 • 50 min • Italy

Marco Paolini discusses with poet Andrea Zanzotto about nature, history and language.

Animated Epics: Don Quixote

2000 • 27 min • United Kingdom

A Claymation version of the classic story of Don Quixote.

April 25 – An Adventure for Democracy

2000 • 16 min • Portugal

Some years ago, the Palácio de São Bento suddenly shook from visitors singing Zeca Afonso’s 1972 Grândola, Vila Morena in protest against Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho’s neo-liberal politics. Do the Carnation Revolution’s dreams live on in verses such as "On each corner there's a friend / In each face there's equality / Grândola, brown town / Land of fraternity"?

Prickles the Cactus

2000 • 7 min • United States of America

a clumsy water-phobic cactus who helps save her family from a deadly drought at Cyclone Ranch.

The Princess of Diamonds

2000 • 6 min • France

A princess is held by a curse in a secret place. You know you're getting close when you find diamonds in the grass. But all the princes who tried to free her disappeared without a trace...