All Films

Alien Gods

2003 • 55 min • United States of America

Alien Gods is a one hour documentary that explores the theory that life on Earth may have been created by Extraterrestrials. It is a documentary that explores the ever popular UFO issue, but with twist. Alien Gods starts with the examination of ancient artifacts and religious manuscripts for some sign of evidence that can prove alien intervention. In addition, Alien Gods explores the religious cul

Barry White and Love Unlimited in Concert

2003 • 45 min • Germany

The man with the legendary satin smooth voice. Barry White, came to Frankfurt at the peak of his career in 1975. Accompanied by Love Unlimited, the female vocal group which Barry had formed in 1969, he enchanted the audience with a truly memorable concert performing some of his celebrated declarations of love.

Alemanya

2003 • 15 min • Germany

A dubious refugee smuggler cheats Mahmut of all his money. Not wanting his wife and children to regard him as a failure, he tries to get to Germany after all by hiding in the boot of a Mercedes belonging to two German tourists.

Butch Mystique

2003 • 35 min • United States of America

Nine African American butch lesbians talk about various aspects of the butch lifestyle and their own personal lives.

Sweet Sweet Virgin

2003 • 6 min • Japan

Short animated film by Kojiro Shishido.

Carolina

2003 • 15 min • Brazil

Carolina Maria de Jesus. Her favela diary was a success in 1960. Despite her recognition, she died forgotten and poor.

Daf

2003 • 30 min • Iran

This documentary shows us how a Daf elaborated. It's about a family that all their children are blinded and they're running their family business. They're making Dafs which is an Iranian hand percussion musical instrument and nowadays it's mostly played in Kurdish folk songs.

The Musical Legacy of Paul Smith

2003 • 11 min

A Disney featurette about composer Paul Smith.

Security Anthem

2003 • 3 min

An exercise in post-September 11th dementia, in which banal lines delivered by talking heads become increasingly sinister.

Fear LESS

2003 • 5 min • Norway

Childhood is not necessarily as rosy as we adults want it to be. It can be full of worries and anxiety.

Clarisse's Neck

2003 • 40 min • France

Antoine loves Clarisse and wants to marry her. Or how a simple story about a lost ring leads a young woman to say yes, finally!

Summit of the Wave

2003 • 32 min

Part 3 of documentary trilogy about Persian poet Forough Farrokhzad. This part focuses on her theatre and film work.

Damian's Demons

2003 • 40 min • United States of America

A man driven to murder by his mother's horror stories terrorizes women at a house party.

Tachuela, Varilla y Lechuga

2003 • 4 min • Uruguay

Three characters try to build something in isolation and find that they will only succeed if they unite.

Zu Besuch im Knödelländchen

2003 • 58 min • Germany

Karl-Heinz Schneider travels once again to his former homeland. In his pictorial and masterful narrative style, the author lets us participate once again in his childhood and youth days and vividly shows us the history, culture and people of the former Brandenburg district of Weststernberg.

Dandelion

2003 • 53 min • Germany

This is someone who is driven to escape by himself and whose own actions catch up with him and part of his conscience demands more and more ready accountability on this torturous journey.

The Bull

2003 • 13 min • Denmark

On a chilly morning an old hunter passes the farm of his old friend Preben. The wind blows the gates open and reveals a terrible tableau in the yard. The day before, Preben's wife has left him with their boy. With his family gone, his pride is overwhelming: The bull stands there solid as a rock. The hunter reaches for his gun - but a bull like this is hard to kill.

The War File: The Battle Of Midway

2003 • 55 min

A ferocious battle fought between the Japanese and United States Carrier Fleets, which proved to be one of the most decisive victories and a major turning point for America in the war in the Pacific. The Japanese lost four of their powerful carriers and from that point on, no longer able to risk a major fleet versus fleet action, went on the defensive. By the time they had recovered enough to rebuild their fleet, American power had mobilized into the unstoppable force that Japan had so feared.

Petrograts

2003 • 4 min • Russia

About days of St. Petersburg art in the city of Graz, Austria, which was the cultural capital of Europe in 2003.

Laibach: The Platform

2003 • 47 min • United Kingdom

A 2003 Slovenian language documentary written and directed by Zemira Alajbegović Pečovnik, starring Laibach.

Cinema of War in Lebanon

2003 • 34 min • United Arab Emirates, Lebanon

In 1975, the Lebanese wars started when Maroun Bagdadi ended his first feature film "Beirutya Beirut". Did the war give an identity to Lebanese cinema? Productions of documentaries, action movies, actor films, co-productions, and emigration. Since 1975, the war has remained a major subject for feature fiIms shot in Lebanon. This is a history of stories about war and cinema.

Day for Night: An Appreciation

2003 • 17 min • United States of America

An interview with film critic Annette Insdorf about Francois Truffaut's 1973 film "Day for Night."

Wesley Willis: The Daddy of Rock 'n' Roll

2003 • 59 min

Documentary about the late Chicago artist and musician Wesley Willis. Filmmaker Daniel Bitton follows Willis throughout the Chicago area, riding the bus, talking to friends and strangers alike, selling his CDs to record shops, and going about his day. Willis was memorable to many for being schizophrenic as well as 6'6" and over 300 pounds but was loved by his fans and friends for his quirky, oddball music, artistic talent, and for being a real gentle giant. He was a testament to the human drive to survive and create, as he himself was a survivor of extreme poverty, mental illness, child abuse, racism, and obesity. The fact that he lived to see 40 was incredible, but his having a successful music career and being able to function was even more so.

Hummer

2003 • 9 min

As Casey frantically prepares for a dinner party, she regales her friend Bee with tales of Sam, the new girl she is dating. Sam is great in every way, except for one maddening thing—she hums! No tune, just an absent-minded hum. Later, as the dinner party unfolds, Casey’s tunnel vision becomes obvious, only to be thrown off by a surprise encounter in the bathroom.