All Films

Kiarostami in Close up

2000 • 42 min • Iran

A documentary that focuses on Abbas Kiarostami's cinematic philosophy talking to himself and other figures, and also seeks the opinion about his works both inside and outside his homeland.

The Mountain King

2000 • 20 min • United States of America

A reserved young man meets an impulsive stranger on a secluded beach. Their brief friendship leaves each subtly changed.

Congratulations

2000 • 6 min • Canada

Mike Jones and his siblings Andy and Cathy travel by helicopter from rural Newfoundland to a gala to make speeches congratulating TIFF on its anniversary.

Mondo Ford

2000 • 7 min

Dir. Scott Calonico's film purports to solve the assassination of President Kennedy, pointing the finger at President Gerald Ford...as well as bigfoot, Stonehenge, pyramids, and extraterrestrials.

The Chromium Hook

2000 • 36 min • United States of America

Remember those scary stories about "The hook-armed-man" you heard around the campfire when you were in Scouts? This hilarious and detailed "mocudramedy" examines the sordid stories behind the truth of this American urban legend as it unfolds in one small town.

Crest of the Stars: Birth

2000 • 25 min • Japan

This is the story about how Dubus, Lafiels father, and Plakia after an adventure on a mysterious, abandoned spaceship decided to have a daughter together and why Dubus gave her the name Lafiel.

Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly

2000 • 57 min • United States of America

Dave Chappelle returns for a stand-up to D.C. and riffs on politics, police, race relations, drugs, Sesame Street and more.

The Alcohol Years

2000 • 50 min • United Kingdom

Carol Morley returns to Manchester, where in the early 1980s, five years of her life were lost in an alcoholic blur. The Alcohol Years is a poetic retrieval of that time, in which rediscovered friends and acquaintances recount tales of her drunken and promiscuous behavior. In Morley’s search for her lost self, conflicting memories and viewpoints weave in and out, revealing a portrait of the city, its pop culture, and the people who lived it.

The Mule

2000 • 8 min • France

A Colombian woman arrives at a French airport, she acts suspiciously and appears to be concealing something in her locked case. However a search of her bags and her body reveal something customs didn't expect.

The League of Gentlemen's Christmas Special: Yule Never Leave!

2000 • 57 min • United Kingdom

Royston Vasey's miserable vicar, the Reverend Bernice Woodall, is in a typically un-festive mood, haunted by a terrible Christmas memory, when three visitors appear at her church, each with their own chilling tale to recall.

Michael Jordan to the Max

2000 • 46 min • United States of America

This documentary showcases basketball player Michael Jordan's awe-inspiring moves, providing behind-the-scenes and on-the-court action, including footage of Jordan and the Chicago Bulls going head-to-head against the Utah Jazz in the 1997 NBA Finals. Phil Jackson and Bob Costas are interviewed (among others), and the awesome soundtrack includes songs by Earth, Wind and Fire, Fatboy Slim and Freddie King.

Tontaine et tonton

2000 • 55 min • France

Two middle-aged friends meet a beautiful woman whom they set out to seduce. She invites them but only has eyes for one man: François Mitterrand.

Ocean Oasis

2000 • 39 min • United States of America

Ocean Oasis is a fascinating journey into the bountiful seas and pristine deserts of two remarkably different, but inextricably linked worlds — Mexico's Sea of Cortés and the Baja California desert.

Women Who Bully: Pleasure, Climax, Ascension

2000 • 60 min • Japan

An elite office worker who pretends to be a playboy. One night, Keiichi Urashima started bleeding from his head...

Computer Boy

2000 • 49 min • Australia

Neo must fight the agents and return back successfully to the real world. A parody of The Matrix.

You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's School Dance Party

2000 • 60 min

Mary-Kate, Ashley and their friends are all excited about the big school dance. Unfortunately, Mary-Kate doesn't have a date yet, and Ashley is nervous about her decision to run for Queen of the Dance. Join the girls as they put on their best outfits and get ready to party because you're invited to dance the night away with Mary-Kate and Ashley.

Puppet Princess

2000 • 42 min • Japan

Princess Rangiku lost her entire family to Lord Karimata, who invaded her home seeking her father's life work, puppets with unique capabilities. As her duty, Rangiku sets out with three of her father's greatest puppet warriors to seek revenge. She can manipulate these to battle the strongest of warriors, however manipulating the puppets leaves her own self vulnerable to direct attacks, so she seeks a ninja warrior named Manajiri to aid and protect her in her quest.

Inside 'Octopussy'

2000 • 33 min

Documentary looking at the production of the James Bond movie 'Octopussy'. Narrated by Patrick Macnee.

Thor Modéen - ett personligt porträtt av Ulf Larsson

2000 • 53 min • Sweden

Thor Modéen (1898-1950) was one of our great Swedish film actors and comedians. Cicerone Ulf Larsson accompanies us through Modéen's life, with the help of interviews with friends, acquaintances and colleagues and with clips from feature films, magazine films and commercials.

Kamen Rider Kuuga Super Secret Video: Kuuga vs. the Strong Monster Go-Jiino-Da

2000 • 12 min • Japan

Yusuke Godai awakens from a nap at the Pore Pore Tea Cafe and finds a scrapbook with newspaper clippings about his battles as Kuuga. As he reminisces about each fight, gaining each of his forms and the Gouram attachment for the TryChaser, Godai gets a call about a new Gurongi. Godai heads over and transforms into Kuuga to face off against the beast who introduces himself as Go-Jiino-Da!

Terminal: Paradise

2000 • 7 min • Germany

At home on their mountain, the small colony of rats doesn't lead much of a life. Nothing to eat, nothing to drink and nothing but rubbish, as far as the eye can see. Life drifts along, until one day a rat finds a postcard with a special motif. After this, nothing is the way it used to be ...

Dachimawa Lee

2000 • 35 min • South Korea

Hwa-nyeo and Chung-nyeo, two country girls who have come to Seoul with big dreams. They are thrilled just to see the wondrous Seoul landscape, but a group of thugs, including Shanghai Park, appears before them. Just as they face a terrible fate, a man by the name of Dachimawa Lee appears like a comet. He suavely fights off the thugs and rescues Hwa-nyeo and Chung-nyeo. The two girls become infatuated with his manly image, and Hwa-nyeo and Dachimawa Lee fall in love. Meanwhile, the head of the thugs, the Nameless Man of the East, hears that his underlings have been harshly beaten and decides to make Dachimawa Lee pay. Finally, there is a battle between Dachimawa Lee and the gang of the Nameless Man of the East.

Flex

2000 • 17 min • United Kingdom

Video installation for the Anthony d'Offay gallery, depicting a naked man and woman floating in darkness, beating each other and engaging in acts of intercourse. Only a 3½ minute excerpt has been commercially released.

Resident Evil 4D Executer

2000 • 19 min • Japan

Five members of the U.B.C.S., a private military force owned by the Umbrella Corporation, are sent to Racoon City to trace Dr. Cameron and, foremost, her research. However, the horrors they encounter are beyond their imagination.