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1/2 THE RENT
Dir: Marc Ottiker, Germany, 91 min, 2002, Narrative Feature
For the past few years Peter has been completely occupied with computers and hacking confidential codes. In the process he has lost all reference to realit ... more »
17 TIMES CÉCILE CASSARD
Dir: Christophe Honoré, France, 105 min, 2002, Narrative Feature
Portrait of a young woman trying to rebuild her life after the devastating and accidental death of her husband. Told in 17 snapshot moments that define her ... more »
ACTS OF KINDNESS
Dir: Ben Morris, England, 10 min, 2002, Narrative Short
An act of kindness, or a piece of opportunism? Joseph finds himself in a more interesting situation than he had hoped for. ... more »
AFGHANISTAN: FROM GROUND ZERO TO GROUND ZERO
Dir: Jon Alpert, United States, 52 min, 2002, Documentary Feature
From Ground Zero to Ground Zero is the story of Masuda Sultan, a 23 year old, Afghan-American woman who travels back to Kandahar, Afghanistan to see what h ... more »
ALL HELL LET LOOSE
Dir: Susan Taslimi, Sweden, 89 min, 2002, Narrative Feature
Serbandi, a middle-aged man with a Middle Eastern background, is in turmoil. He has lost control of the women in his home. They are mean and show no respec ... more »
ALL NIGHT BODEGA
Dir: Félix Olivier, France, 90 min, 2002, Narrative Feature
Venus is a 15 year-old Latina who is growing up in a foster home in the Spanish section of Harlem. Mistakenly arrested by the police and held overnight, sh ... more »
AREA(CODE)
Dir: Bridget Farr, Canada, 14 min, 2002, Experimental
The experience of urban versus rural life from the perspective of a cross-country cyclist. ... more »
ASH, WORLDWIDE SUICIDE
Dir: Walter Stokman, Netherlands, 57 min, 2002, Documentary Feature
A boy posts a message on the Internet seeking a suicide partner. A girl reads it and flies to meet him one week later. Together they jump off a 600-meter c ... more »
AUNT LUISA
Dir: Tim Miller & Paul Taylor, United States, 4 min, 2002, Animation
An aging widow, through a scotch-induced haze, has become convinced that bandleader Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians have taken up residence in her hou ... more »
BACKYARD, THE
Dir: Paul Hough, United States, 80 min, 2002, Documentary Feature
This electrifying undercover documentary explores the controversial phenomenon of backyard wrestling - where lightbulbs, fire, barbed wire, mousetraps, sta ... more »
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
Dir: Dee McLachlan, Australia, 7 min, 2002, Documentary Short
After 57 years of living as a male, Patrick, recovering from a bout of cancer, realised that it was time to face up to all of the fears associated with bec ... more »
BIRDBEAT (FUGUE)
Dir: Geoff Adams, United States, 4 min, 2002, Animation
The ritual hierarchy at a backyard bird feeder, accompanied by saxophone ensemble. ... more »
BLACK MILK
Dir: Max Philipp Schmid, Switzerland, 4 min, 2002, Experimental
A music video for the song Black Milk by Knut & Silvy. ... more »
BLACK TO BLACK - TIME FOR THINKING
Dir: Anna de Manincor, Italy, 14 min, 2001, Experimental
"I can't believe that I have to start every day from a state so feverish, full of intentions, even before doing anything." Fragments of a performer's body ... more »
BOX MAN, THE
Dir: Nirvan Mullick, United States, 5 min, 2002, Animation
In a cold empty city, a man encounters a cardboard box. The box has a small rectangular slit that compels him to take a closer look inside. Stop-motion ani ... more »
BROOKLYN STORIES
Dir: Jos de Putter, Netherlands, 54 min, 2002, Documentary Feature
BROOKLYN STORIES is a documentary about the poetry of loss. Fans of the old Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team remember their team, which always seemed to lose ... more »
BUTTERFLY
Dir: Glenn Marshall, Ireland, 10 min, 2002, Experimental
Butterfly is a journey from life to death and back. It is a kaleidoscope of colour, sound and movement that lies somewhere between art and entertainment, s ... more »
CALL BAKER
Dir: Dan Salzmann, France, 6 min, 2003, Experimental
A gripping and graphic story of love, schizophrenia, urban panache and absinthe addiction. Looking at her impassive face, strange sensation envelopes his b ... more »
CANDY QUEEN
Dir: Beat Brogle, Switzerland, 4 min, 2002, Experimental
Musicvideo for the song Candy Queen by Knut & Silvy ... more »
CONFECTION
Dir: Eva Saks, United States, 5 min, 2003, Narrative Short
A little girl learns empathy from a pastry. ... more »
CROOKED LINES
Dir: Harry O'Reilly, United States, 90 min, 2003, Narrative Feature
Brooklyn neighborhood knuckleheads forget that it's leap year when they are hired to knock off a deli/front on the last day of February for a million cash. ... more »
CRY FOR BOBO
Dir: David Cairns, Scotland, 9 min, 2001, Narrative Short
Frantic knockabout tragedy ensues when Bobo is sent to clown prison for committing a daring but silly crime. Can he escape in time to prevent his family fr ... more »
CUPBOARD LOVE
Dir: Emma Farrell, England, 12 min, 2003, Narrative Short
Debbie is shy, overweight, and has never had a boyfriend. Best friend and roommate Ange however, can't seem to get enough. But when you're blonde, thin, an ... more »
DANCE TO THIS
Dir: Simon Dekker, Canada, 6 min, 2002, Experimental
Dance to This is a ballet film that features the innovative choreography and thrilling dance performance of Canada's alluring and gifted Sabrina Christine ... more »
DAY 26
Dir: Andreas Samland, Germany, 18 min, 2002, Narrative Short
The 26th day after the disaster. Two survivors in life suits are looking for other survivors, as they run out of gas on a remote country road.... ... more »
DEAD END
Dir: Vincent Egret, Canada, 10 min, 2002, Narrative Short
Can we hope to succeed our own deaths when our own lives have been ruined? "Cul de sac" is a story about a man who tries to end his life unsuccessfully ... more »
DEAD KITTY
Dir: Rachel Max, United States, 4 min, 2002, Animation
Groomers, cats, and tranquilizers don't mix. ... more »
DUKE ELLINGTON: MEMORIES OF DUKE
Dir: Gary Keys, United States, 81 min, 1980, Documentary Feature
Shot in 1968 this footage includes the previously unreleased "Mexican Suite" plus all the Ellington classics including "Satin Doll," "Mood Indigo," "Black ... more »
EDUCATED
Dir: Georgia Lee, United States, 11 min, 2002, Narrative Short
A seemingly normal day at school turns into a surreal pursuit when 15-year old Alice (Kathy Lee) walks in on her best friend Wendy (Jenna Ushkowitz) hangin ... more »
ELEVATOR
Dir: Yorico Murakami, United States, 2 min, 2002, Animation
Based on the idea that we all may have the subconscious desire to escape from our everyday lives, yet stick to being ourselves. There is an elevator in whi ... more »
END AND BACK AGAIN, THE
Dir: Lee Jane, England, 10 min, 2002, Narrative Short
Following an innocent game of strip poker in a derelict hut fourteen-year-old Penny struggles with her encroaching sexuality and the blurring of boundaries ... more »
ETERNAL GAZE
Dir: Sam Chen, United States, 16 min, 2003, Animation
Eternal Gaze is a poignant story about an artist, his art, and reciprocated love. Inspired by the life of one of the greatest artists of the twentieth cent ... more »
EXIT
Dir: Benjamin Kempf, Switzerland, 10 min, 2002, Narrative Short
Erika and Ruedi have been married for many years. Together they have decided to end their lives today. Erika has cancer and wishes to leave in dignity befo ... more »
FAMILY, A
Dir: Joonyoung Suk, United States, 5 min, 2002, Animation
A woman dies from breast cancer leaving behind a husband and son. Her husband and son forget her soon after her death and enjoy their lives. They do whatev ... more »
FLYFISHING
Dir: David Williams, England, 82 min, 2002, Narrative Feature
Two men become escorts. Their debts diminish. Their problems mount. And their lives fall to pieces. Flyfishing combines the oldest profession in the world ... more »
FOOTLONG
Dir: Gerry Beyer & Chris Patak, United States, 44 min, 2002, Documentary Short
"To understand America, you must look at the hot dog." "Footlong" producer Gerry Beyer "Footlong" takes a humorous and educational look at wieners and the ... more »
FRESCOES
Dir: Alexandre Gutman, Russia, 96 min, 2002, Documentary Feature
Frescoes was shot in the Armenian city of Giumri that was almost completely destroyed by an earthquake in 1988. Soon after that tragedy Armenia gained inde ... more »
FRICTION
Dir: Robert Ellmann, Czech Republic, 39 min, 2002, Experimental
Friction is a 3d animated parable about a mad scientist from green bay whose books have recently affected the political order ... more »
FUEL INJEXION
Dir: Stephen Peringer, United States, 3 min, 2002, Animation
The antics of a robotic Martian Mosquito. ... more »
GIRL(BOY)14 / SCHOOL IS 2 DIE 4
Dir: Fernando Dominguez Sarmiento, Argentina, 35 min, 2003, Narrative Short
The story: inspired in real life, we closely follow the life of the typical Jekyll and Hyde character: a little manic-depressive teen girl that snaps into ... more »
GOING DOWN
Dir: Dominic Inzana, United States, 5 min, 2002, Narrative Short
Stereotypical fears escalate to a darkly comedic confrontation as our neurotic victim makes an offer that can't be refused. ... more »
GRANDMA'S CHOICE
Dir: Melissa Garry, United States, 7 min, 2002, Documentary Short
Diagnosed with lung cancer, Joan Garry has made a startling choice. Melissa documents how her family has reacted to this painful news, as well as her own s ... more »
GRAVY
Dir: Karl Brandstater, Australia, 9 min, 2003, Narrative Short
Gravy is a short story about an over-protective mother who invites herself over to her son's apartment for dinner. Much to her shock, she learns that her s ... more »
HELLO, MY NAME IS ...
Dir: Christian Schienerl, Austria, 3 min, 2002, Experimental
A mother encourages her son to join a group of playing children. Because of his strange bodily appearance, the boy hesitates, clearly fearing rejection by ... more »
HOME
Dir: DB Lampman, United States, 3 min, 2002, Experimental
Home is inspired by the experience of pregnancy and is an exploration into the idea of the womb as a place of origin. Home is a place we begin from that we ... more »
IN THE BACK OF THE BUS
Dir: Paul Hurwitz, Canada, 6 min, 2002, Animation
Ride the LA-LA, on the baddest bus as it slides through Vancouver's downtown eastside crust. Jive with the local beatbox* brilliance, balancing the bumpy w ... more »
INTELLIGENT LIFE
Dir: Jeff Spoonhower, United States, 6 min, 2002, Animation
Does intelligent life exist? A clumsy robot, a ship full of micro-aliens and a troupe of showbiz clams have the answer! Laugh out loud at this computer ani ... more »
INTO THE AIR'S MEMORY
Dir: Albert Yu, United States, 8 min, 2003, Animation
The story is about an elusive acquaintence between a soundseeker and a woman with an empty wheelchair, in a world where everyone's only purpose of existenc ... more »
JOE JACKSON'S TRAIL
Dir: Lorna Thomas & Eli Kabillio, United States, 57 min, 2003, Documentary Feature
Joe Jackson's Trail is a story of courage, perseverance, and will power in the face of all odds. Joe Jackson was born in 1886 in Halifax County, Virginia a ... more »
KAGAMI
Dir: Benjamin Landshoff, Netherlands, 72 min, 2003, Narrative Feature
Kagami is a film about a man who is stuck in the corporate ratrace of living and working in New York City in this day and age. He blindly follows a routine ... more »
KARAMUK
Dir: Sülbiye V. Günar, Germany, 94 min, 2002, Narrative Feature
Johanna, a chubby 17-year-old teenager, dreams of studying fashion design in Paris. For years Johanna has been making her own, very off-beat clothes and no ... more »
LAST SOVIET MOVIE, THE
Dir: Aleksandrs Petukhovs, Latvia, 81 min, 2003, Narrative Feature
A film about Love, Death, and Communism. "My dear Aleksandrs, we filmmakers are all sitting in the same train. Unfortunately there are very few seats. I wi ... more »
LEFT HANDED
Dir: Baoqi Ye, Canada, 10 min, 2002, Narrative Short
The round hole...the square peg. If neither bends, which will break? A left-handed boy is just beginning school. In 1979 China, conformity is a matter of s ... more »
LETTERS FROM THE DEAD
Dir: Ari Taub, United States, 88 min, 2003, Narrative Feature
Northern Italy late 1944. A German Army lieutenant desperately waits for Italian reinforcements. The Italian reinforcements finally arrive, but to everyone ... more »
LIBERATION ON BAIL
Dir: Ignacio Nacho, Spain, 7 min, 2002, Experimental
"The freedom for some people, is the worst of the jails." Anonymous ... more »
LIFT
Dir: Marc Isaacs, England, 24 min, 2001, Documentary Short
When filmmaker, Marc Isaacs, decided to make a documentary about a lift in a London tower block he had no idea how the residents would react and what they ... more »
LIVE BOYS
Dir: Birgit Großkopf, Germany, 12 min, 2002, Narrative Short
On a hot summers day two teenaged girlfriends skip school and escape boring suburbia by playing a special game: they ride in cars with men and try to humil ... more »
LONELY BOY
Dir: Becalelis Brodskis, England, 2 min, 2002, Animation
A moving portrait of loneliness. The story of a man who is estranged from those around him and lives out his life utterly alone. ... more »
MATCH SCRATCH FEVER
Dir: Kristin Solid, United States, 3 min, 2002, Animation
Match Scratch Fever is a story about a match who escapes the box and enters the world. By following his instincts, he soon discovers the meaning of life an ... more »
MERCI DOCTEUR REY
Dir: Andrew Litvack, France, 93 min, 2002, Narrative Feature
It's not easy for Thomas to be the only son of a world-famous opera diva. Or to look for Mr. Right on chat lines. Or to witness a murder up close. But when ... more »
MINOUCHE
Dir: Antoine & Julien Colomb, France, 8 min, 2001, Narrative Short
At Minouche's funeral, José, the petrol pump attendant, overwhelmed by sorrow, tells the audience his years with the woman he was in love with. ... more »
MONA MON AMOUR
Dir: Michael Sporn, United States, 8 min, 2002, Animation
Mona tells us about her search for love in New York City. ... more »
NORTH CAPE
Dir: Carlo Luglio, Italy, 102 min, 2002, Narrative Feature
Four young men from southern Italy, dreaming of an easy way to get rich, reach distant Norway full of hope. Making enough money is the first issue. Despite ... more »
NOSFERATU TANGO
Dir: Zoltan Horvath, Switzerland, 13 min, 2002, Animation
A mosquito falls in love with a vampire... A fable that shows how blind love is... ... more »
ORBIT
Dir: Richard Beenen, United States, 4 min, 2003, Experimental
Inanimate objects come alive in a playful arrangement of space, movement and sound. ... more »
OTHER FINAL, THE
Dir: Johan Kramer, Netherlands, 54 min, 2002, Documentary Feature
The Other Final is about making the impossible happen: of cultural meeting, and social engagement. An old-fashioned story in a modern world. The Other Fina ... more »
OUTSIDE
Dir: Ah-Young JUNG & Seungwon CHOI, Korea, 9 min, 2002, Animation
We go outside, and we are always on the inside. We go inside, and we are always on the outside. ... more »
OUTSKIRTS
Dir: George Gargurevich, United States, 14 min, 2002, Narrative Short
A 'white' affluent Latina on her way to nowhere breaks down in a poor town outside of Los Angeles where a Mexican pulls over to assist her. Hesitant at fir ... more »
PAPER MACHE CHASE, THE
Dir: Dave Jordan, United States, 10 min, 2002, Narrative Short
The Paper Mache Chase offers a rare look behind the doors of The Bellinger Pre-School, a veritable establishment, where PDATS (Playdate Aptitude Tests) and ... more »
PAULE AND JULIA
Dir: Torsten Löhn, Germany, 83 min, 2002, Narrative Feature
15-year-old Paule leads a wild life on the streets of Berlin. Together with Arnel, 12, who dreams of returning to his home in Bosnia, he shoplifts in depar ... more »
PERPETUAL LIFE OF JIM ALBERS, THE
Dir: Matt Goldman, United States, 12 min, 2002, Experimental
A paranoid journey through the mind, body, and soul of an everyman. ... more »
PERSONAL DISTORTION
Dir: Jean-François Asselin, Canada, 21 min, 2002, Narrative Short
As he prepares for his encouter with a new flame, a young man queries about how he will present himself. Suddenly, he is surrounded by embodiments of his d ... more »
PLAYGIRL
Dir: Fabio Tagliavia, Italy, 14 min, 2002, Narrative Short
Daniele is arguing with his girlfriend Chiara at home. He decides to get out to calm down. After a little wandering and a cigarette, Daniele goes back home ... more »
PLAYING WITH TIME
Dir: Monika Bravo, United States, 9 min, 2002, Experimental
The landings on the Moon (1969-1972) remain as one of the most "memorable" events of all times, they have been imprinted in our memory either in real-time ... more »
POST
Dir: David Waingarten, United States, 7 min, 2002, Narrative Short
A woman remembers the moment when she learned the world wasn't safe. ... more »
R.I.P
Dir: Jan Doense, Netherlands, 7 min, 2002, Narrative Short
Night has fallen. A thunderstorm approaches. In a lonely house a young woman mourns her deceased husband. In the cemetery across the street the shape of a ... more »
SABADO MORNING
Dir: Ramon Ricard, United States, 7 min, 2002, Narrative Short
Eddie is a Puerto Rican police officer who moonlights as a slam poet. That is until one night, when another officer, just because of the color of his skin, ... more »
SAME PLAYER, SHOOT AGAIN
Dir: Jean Berthier, France, 15 min, 2002, Narrative Short
Leon, 10 years old, lives with his mother but he often sees his father and there is a strong bond between the two of them. A story about a happy and fulfil ... more »
SCHENGLET®
Dir: Laurent Nègre, Switzerland, 7 min, 2002, Narrative Short
The European Immigration Office is proud to introduce SCHENGLET®, its new electronic visacum bracelet, which will allow you to forget all customs and immig ... more »
SHANGHAI RUMBA FROM CUBA
Dir: Henri Plaat, Netherlands, 13 min, 2002, Experimental
"Shanghai Rumba from Cuba" is a major link in the work of filmmaker and artist Henri Plaat (Amsterdam 1936), who made about forty short films. The Shanghai ... more »
SKATING + FEAR = FUN
Dir: John Alacantara, United States, 5 min, 2002, Documentary Short
What can roller-skating teach you about overcoming life's obstacles? A lot! John Alcantara explores his passion for skating and the friends who have inspir ... more »
SMALLTALKJACK
Dir: Robert Lopuski, United States, 10 min, 2002, Narrative Short
A dark story about an inconsequential gentleman living with a rather unusual roommate. Jack's everyday life revolves around the need to find comfort in tho ... more »
STACEYANN CHIN
Dir: Ulrik Wivel, Denmark, 28 min, 2001, Documentary Short
Poetry Slam is an entertaining subculture. There's a big difference between a Poetry Slam and an open-mic-reading. Judges are chosen from the audience to s ... more »
STARSHIP
Dir: Bernard Gigounon, Belgium, 6 min, 2002, Experimental
Ships as spaceships: you never saw them so beautiful before. Starship shows an enormous symmetrical axis, stranded on a North Sea beach. For the last fifty ... more »
SUMMERTIME
Dir: Nico Clark, England, 6 min, 2003, Animation
Based on Gershwin's lullaby, performed by Booker T. & the MG's, 'Summertime' is a visual interpretation of music - A journey through an isolated coral isla ... more »
SUNNY FEET
Dir: Pete List, United States, 4 min, 2002, Animation
"Sunny Feet" is a dynamic combination of photo collage and animation telling the story of an unusually happy commuter's journey to work in the bustling met ... more »
TEA PARTY, THE
Dir: Martin Friend, England, 7 min, 2002, Narrative Short
An elderly couple organize a "Tea Party" for a group of old friends. But appearances can be deceptive, nothing is quite as it seems. Someone's in for a big ... more »
THAT OLD ONE
Dir: James Henry, Scotland, 10 min, 2002, Narrative Short
Tom wakes up, and realises he has had a one-night-stand. As his drink-addled mind feeds him dangerous memories, his increasing anxiety fuels a paranoid ima ... more »
TIMES SQUARE
Dir: Muriel Magenta, United States, 4 min, 2002, Animation
The dynamic of this 3D animation is driven by the universal attraction to Times Square. ... more »
TODAY MADAME
Dir: César Vayssie, France, 6 min, 2002, Narrative Short
"My name is Christophe Toubart, I got married yesterday in my home town, and I danced a lot with Isabelle Martin, my childhood friend. My name is Christoph ... more »
TOO CLOSE TO THE BONE
Dir: Sebastian Godwin, England, 10 min, 2002, Narrative Short
On a hot July afternoon, a girl wanders away from a house, towards a deserted pool of water. Her body is recovered the next day. Thirty years later, as All ... more »
UNDER THE STARS
Dir: Christos Georgiou, Cyprus, 88 min, 2001, Narrative Feature
A road movie dealing with the lives of two Greek Cypriots whose lives have been torn apart by the Turkish invasion of the island in 1974. After a period of ... more »
VIRGIN DIARIES, THE
Dir: Jessica Woodworth, United States, 57 min, 2002, Documentary Feature
It all begins with a controversial kiss of the hand... Fatiha is on the verge of marrying the man her grandfather chose for her long ago. But her fiancé's ... more »
WARRIORS AT PLAY
Dir: Dean Davis, Canada, 5 min, 2002, Narrative Short
In a land under the sun, the moon has risen. On an ocean-side cliff, a young boy awakens to his destiny. Distant figures, rhythms, and chants draw the boy ... more »
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED DURING THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
Dir: Charles McNamara, United States, 17 min, 2002, Narrative Short
At the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis, in a one-bedroom apartment in Little Havana, Miami, Cynthia, a single mother tries to toilet-train her distracte ... more »
WOMAN
Dir: Signe Baumane, Latvia, 10 min, 2002, Animation
A visual poem about the creation of a woman and her two encounters with a man - in one she brings him Death, in the other she gives him Love. ... more »
YOU AND ME COULD BELONG TO ONE ANOTHER
Dir: Sven Harguth, Germany, 8 min, 2002, Experimental
A short film about the difficulties in love. ... more »