All Films

The Quest For Ratchatchara

2002 • 9 min

A Coruja Caolha Classic! Captain John Russel is in Hong Kong with his lizard Ratchatchara and his sister Tracy... They will live a great adventure!

The Letter

2002 • 37 min • United States of America

The Letter tells the story of a nameless main character tortured in the lonely existence he tries to escape by the past relationship he wants to forget. As routine becomes his solace, his solitude breeds delirium and an obsession with the past. Soon his memories become more than mere daydreams, and the hard truths of his failed relationship force their way into the present.

Manhattan Terminal

2002 • 60 min

Observations at Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal, which is one of the most fascinating stations for insiders. The documentary takes the completed renovation of the building as an occasion to bring the magnificent architecture to life; at the same time, it focuses on the countless momentary encounters when the paths of commuters and flâneurs cross.

Hugo and Rosa

2002 • 57 min • Sweden

The touching story of an elderly brother and sister who have lived together in their small Swedish town their entire lives. The film shows their special bond, the kind of world they inhabit, and provides an inspirational look at family values and the simple joys of life.

Ben Folds Live

2002 • 36 min

Ben Folds is at his best on stage with only a grand piano for company. He is a compelling showman who's blessed with an unforced charm that complements the anger and melancholy that informs most of his songs.

Angst isst Seele auf

2002 • 13 min • Germany

Shot with striking immediacy by a subjective camera, “Angst isst Seele auf” assumes the point of view of a black actor in Germany dealing with racist abuse as he prepares to appear in a play based on Fassbinder’s film, about the taboo relationship between an older German woman and an Arab man. Sharing the same lead actress (Brigitte Mira), cinematographer (Jürgen Jürges), and editor (Thea Eymèsz) as in Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 1974 Film “Angst essen Seele auf”, these twin works offer a searing indictment of prejudice within German society.

Beautiful

2002 • 34 min

A man waits for his lover alone at home. When he finally arrives, the story of their relationship is told while the beautiful lover is indifferent to everything he's hearing.

Ein Brudermord

2002 • 13 min • Germany

south beach

2002 • 5 min

A film by Masakatsu Takagi.

Steal this Video

2002 • 32 min

Aggressive Inline skating emmerged in the VHS era. In these old video's you can really see the progression of the sport. The first inline skate video was Dare to Air, made in 1993. In this video the skaters are still using 72mm recreational skates and they can barely grind and a few years later the skaters are doing insane combo's on REAL aggressive skates!

Spring: The Story of Hsu Chin-Yu

2002 • 56 min

Drawing on the first-person accounts of former postal worker and political prisoner Hsu Chin-Yu and her peers, this documentary confronts the grim fate of some who dared to oppose the authoritarian regime of 1950s Taiwan.

50 Places to See Before You Die

2002 • 59 min

In 2002, 20,000 members of the public cast their vote on what they saw as the locations everyone should visit at least once. The result is a definitive wishlist of global hotspots, presented by Craig Doyle. In addition to the top 50, four viewers file a report from their favourite place.

The Waves

2002 • 18 min

The Waves focuses a boy named Emrah's one day on the shores of the Bosphorus.

A Library Tale

2002 • 8 min • Brazil

Inside the closet at seamstress Jacira's house, in an old orange coat, lives Teca, a curious little bookworm, and her pet mite, Tuti. When the old seamstress mistakenly takes Teca and Tuti in her coat while returning a book to the city library, Tuti, once again, had caused some trouble. Escaping with Teca's ribbon in its mouth, it disappears through the mazes of the library, setting up a grand adventure. In addition to stop-motion, the short film "A Library Tale" features other animation techniques such as digital 3D and 2D, several scenes in live action with real settings and characters.

Fragments d'ici

2002 • 18 min • Germany

Johann le Guillerm, the tightrope walker who had become one of the main characters in Middle of the Moment, decided to found a new circus and called it “Cirque Ici.” In the fall of 1997, we visited him on the first European tour of his solo circus performance and shot with him for three days and nights.

Second Coming

2002 • 48 min

A documentary about the Second Coming, made by Studio "Graali".

La memoria interior

2002 • 33 min • Spain

Through the narration of my family's history, it delves into the memory of the recent emigration from the spanish state to Europe, and reflects on the mechanisms of oblivion and remembrance, by recuperating the idea of the construction of memory as a nexus and a dialogue, and the elabo ration from personal experience against the idea of an official history and memory, restricted to the institutional and articulated around the aesthetici-sation and the deactivation of the political subjects.

The Deadline

2002 • 3 min • United Kingdom

Three animators struggle to make a film as the deadline rapidly approaches.

O Encontro

2002 • 13 min • Brazil

E-mail Express

2002 • 8 min • Germany

Sebastian, the creative head of an advertising agency, has just finished a long night and wants to delight his lover with an intimate e-mail. So takes a photo of his best 'piece'. But with a wrong mouse-click posts it to his whole company, with no way to stop it! So do his colleagues also believe that size matters?

Scarlet Road

2002 • 13 min • Japan

The sign to change from despair to hope is an accumulation of trifling matters which touch our hearts, such as a single flower, a beautiful sunset, or a girl with a smile.

The Seven Deadly Sins

2002 • 50 min

The Seven Deadly Sins reveals a new setting for a mistress and her young maid: the roaring 20's when decadence was a privilege. The mistress is an expert in the art of sensual torment, and she punishes her servant in a re-enactment of the lessons of Seven Deadly Sins.

Fated to Be Queer

2002 • 25 min

Four charming and articulate Filipino men illuminate some issues and concerns as gay people of color in San Francisco in this early depiction of coming out stories. These brave men share personal perspectives on family, cultural heritage and racial stereotyping.

The Exclusive Brethren

2002 • 49 min • United Kingdom

Documentary on the religious group - The Exclusive Brethren, a cult part of the Christian evangelical movement.