All Films

I Used to Be a Filmmaker

2003 • 10 min • United States of America

A film about fatherhood and the bond between a father and his infant daughter. The filmmaker documents the first eighteen months of the child’s life, showing the progression from newborn to infant to toddler.

Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Big Bird Gets Lost

2003 • 30 min • United States of America

When Big Bird and Maria go to the ABCD-Mart to buy some skates for Snuffy's birthday, Big Bird forgets all about sticking together and takes off after a runaway skate. Now that he's lost, will he remember what to do, and where to go for help? Will Maria find him in time for Snuffy's party. Look for a special message from Frances McDormand to parents at the end.

Behind Flower and Snake

2003 • 41 min • Japan

In Behind Flower and Snake, together with extreme Japanese director Takashi Ishii, Aya Sugimoto shows you how they transformed this adaptation of erotica author Dan Oniroku's novel into the controversial hit, Flower & Snake (2004). This film features the behind-the-scenes footage and deleted scenes. You can hear what the director and actress think about the making of the film, and see for yourself how Aya Sugimoto made her character alive.

Der Kali Prozess

2003 • 32 min

In a acting school in Berlin. The mysterious Elia organizes a course for improving the acting talents, which he calls the "Kali-Process". This technique he learned mid-80s by the infamous "Taylor-Eriksson-Group" in a camp in India. 3 students attend the course and be picked up by Elia on a dangerous journey in their innermost self, which develops into a dangerous trip for everyone involved. Thematically related precursor to "Tears of Kali"(2004).

The Weight of Her

2003 • 23 min

A high school student must struggle to secure a job because of her undesirable appearance. Discusses discrimination against women.

The Vanishing Tattoo

2003 • 49 min

A grueling journey deep into the jungle of Borneo takes two men in search of the last remaining traditional tattoo artists. Pushing inland along the 'River of Death', they document ancient practices and try to keep the traditional methods alive.

Richard Thompson: Solitary Life

2003 • 60 min • United Kingdom

A portrait of Richard Thompson, co-founder of folk-rock group Fairport Convention and also an eminent singer/guitarist/songwriter in his own right.

Wherever You Are (Short)

2003 • 15 min

Waldir and Lucia find themselves when they were looking for someone else.

To the House

2003 • 5 min • Norway

A girl experiences that her grandfather dies the same day she turns 15. It's time for a strange family gathering. The family personalities and the tensions between them will be expressed through choreographed movements and dance seen through the girls point of view.

Play

2003 • 7 min

"With their montage of found footage of audiences, Müller and Girardet shape a captivating dramatic arc. It contains condensed suspense with highs, lows, hesitations, peaks, tension and humour; it's all a bit uncanny, since our imagination can read fathoms deep into the faces." (Anke Groenewold, Neue Westfälische, Bielefeld, 2003)

Diary: Avril Lavigne

2003 • 20 min

MTV special following Avril Lavigne in 2003, showcasing tour backstage moments, personal insights, and the worldwide impact of her debut album Let Go.

Atopy Detective

2003 • 10 min • Japan

An early film by Noboru Iguchi.

Woman in the Viewfinder

2003 • 25 min • Japan

Photographer Suga (Kenji Mizuhashi) aiming to win the photo contest and Lulu (Sakura Mizutani), a girl who works as a model. Two people who are drawn to each other while maintaining the relationship between the photographer and the model. One day, a mysterious woman, Sayoko (Yoko Kashiwagura), appears in the viewfinder of Suga. Eventually, Suga and Lulu win the long-awaited victory.

Land of Giants: A Walking With Dinosaurs Special

2003 • 30 min • United Kingdom

Presenter Nigel Marven walks alongside the biggest dinosaurs that ever lived, providing a sense of perspective as he journeys through the Land of Giants.

Crescent Moon

2003 • 45 min

Video (color)

Cutter

2003 • 12 min

A woman talks about why she scarifies herself and shows it.

Chic 29/29

2003 • 25 min • Japan

8mm film by Shigeta Uchimura.

Leni Riefenstahl: Her Dream of Africa

2003 • 59 min • Germany, Namibia

At the age of 97 Riefenstahl returns to Sudan for one final farewell to the Nuba that she lived with for 8 months and photographed and filmed extensively. Müller documents her return after 23 years away and her reaction to the collapsing culture that she once celebrated so avidly in her photographs.

Try to Remember: The Fantasticks

2003 • 57 min • United States of America

On the eve of the final Off-Broadway performance of the long-running musical "The Fantasticks," filmmaker Eli Kabillio takes a wistful look back at the show's genesis with composer Harvey Schmidt, author Tom Jones and original cast member Jerry Orbach.

White Road

2003 • 14 min • Japan

The second in Tomoyasu's My Road series.

Girls Alone

2003 • 60 min

A 'social experiment' fly-on-the-wall documentary following 10 12-year girls left alone to fend for themselves in a house without adult supervision.

Aquarius

2003 • 2 min • United States of America

Aquarius is a film about horoscopes and hope, and coping with everyday life.

X Japan: Art of Life 1993.12.31 Tokyo Dome

2003 • 34 min • Japan

Olive Thomas: The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

2003 • 58 min • United States of America

Explores the life and death of one of the first onscreen flappers. By the time she appeared in The Flapper, she had completed more than seventeen films, but beneath the glitter of success Olive had her share of tragedy. Her death under mysterious circumstances just before her 26th birthday shocked the world.