All Films

The Land of Buddhism to The Land of Buddha

2000 • 18 min • India

The film depicts the culture, traditions and socio-economic conditions of Tibetans in India.

The Hooley Dooleys: Keep on Dancing

2000 • 50 min

The Hooley Dooleys: Keep on Dancing

Bugs

2000 • 47 min • Japan

It's an August morning, with a still heat that clings to your skin. Jumonji's room, which is even more cramped and dirty than usual, is occupied by Torigai, a senior employee from his former part-time job, and a stray cat that Jumonji adores. Torigai's insistence that this room is covered in fleas because of the cat leads to the burning of a balsam, and the two, unable to stay in the room, decide to pass the time by taking a walk around the neighbourhood.

Chandra

2000 • 15 min

Short by Nicole Blachon.

Behind Closed Doors: The Dark Legacy of the Johns Committee

2000 • 28 min

This short documentary covers the Johns Committee, started by Florida State Senator Charley Johns to weed out Communists and homosexuals. Florida State University and the University of South Florida did not cooperate fully with the investigations, but the University of Florida, under the direction of J. Wayne Reitz, did. Several prominent gay men and lesbians were left unaffected by the investigations, while others had their careers left in shambles.

Spit

2000 • 2 min

A juicy, salacious, expose of an internal fluid pushing the envelope between what is nasty, profane, and sexy.

Tribal Women Artists

2000 • 17 min • India

The film depicts the creative instincts of tribal women of Hazaribug in Bihar through the paintings, drawings and sketches done traditionally.

Große Voliere

2000 • 2 min

short film by Helga Fanderl

Lotus Song 2

2000 • 7 min

the second part of the life-cycle of a Lotus and its surround; a song of natural artifice.

Smack

2000 • 55 min • Canada

Part documentary, part fiction, the story of three brothers (Antonio, Sybil and Zed) aged five to seven as they try to find their way in the world. Combining elements of Super-8 diary work, documentary and drama, the stories are told by actual subjects talking about their own lives and range in scope from religious transformations to heroin overdoses.

Portrait mariage

2000 • 9 min • Switzerland

Begins and ends with a textile motif. A pattern of ribbons on a damask tablecloth becomes a broad network extending into the depth of the image. Guests are gathering for the wedding of friends. A picture of relationships shines through the smallest of gestures.

Syunsoku 3

2000 • 4 min

Experimental short by Akira Mizuyoshi.

Karaya

2000 • 24 min

Short film by Kayo Takefuji.

Départ (Departure)

2000 • 6 min

The landscape of a railroad switchyard in a small Midwestern town and the relationship a French filmmaker has with the railroad. As an homage to Louis Lumiére's Arrivée and early cinema, the film feels nostalgia for the mechanical, intertwined institutions of railroad and cinema.

The Looney Plunger (The 500 Meter Loop)

2000 • 3 min • Italy

A fall from 500 meters, a strange sense of displacement, pure perception of the sky and clouds. Space dissolves into pure time.

Another Love Story

2000 • 31 min

Three friends (Yeon-soo, Hyun-kyung, and Jung-min) meet at a cafe. Yeon-su confides to the two about her love affair with Seung-wook. Seung-wook, who had been dating for several months, suddenly announced that they had broken up, and although he was suffering from Seung-wook's change of mind that he couldn't understand, he decided to accept it. Jung-min is very confused. Because she knows that Jung-min is dating Seung-wook, and that the relationship between the two has grown apart. A few days later, Yeon-soo and Hyeon-gyeong witness Jeong-min and Seung-wook walking arm in arm on the street.

The Key from Spain: Songs and Stories of Flory Jagoda

2000 • 40 min

Uplifting account of survival and continuation from renowned Ladino singer and her Bosnian heritage.

Tower Of The Dead

2000 • 21 min • France

Three young people decide to spend a night in the woods but without knowing that they are already inhabited by a sort of monstrous zombie.

Christmas with the Swan

2000 • 45 min

Make this "pastor with a punchline" part of your Christmas celebration this year! Offering "Mashed Taters," "Wanda's Beauty Shop," "Baptismal Bubbles," and other side-splitting stories from his central Texas childhood, accomplished raconteur Swan will put you and your family in the holiday spirit---and encourage you in your faith. Fun for all ages!

World War II Greatest Battles: To the Shores of Iwo Jima & The Battling Bastards of Bataan

2000 • 51 min • United States of America

To the Shores of Iwo Jima: Navy, Marine and Coast Guard cameramen documented the heroic struggle for Iwo Jima in rare color footage, from the softening of the tiny Pacific island to the now famous flag-raising by the Marines. Time: 21 minutes. The Battling Bastards of Bataan: On Bataan and Corregidor, Americans suffered crushing defeat at the hands of the Japanese in 1942. This film uses actual battle footage to take an unflinching look at the down side of our military might. Time: 30 minutes.

Nothing Gose

2000 • 8 min

Experimental short by Kenji Onishi.

Symphonia Horroris

2000 • 8 min

The undead Nosferatu satisfies his thirst for blood night after night, vampirizing merry girls. But one night, our vampire falls under the spell of a young girl. He takes her into his home and offers her eternal life in exchange for her love.

Mout tania: mourir deux fois

2000 • 56 min

To support his family sixty year old Hammadi builds grain mills and beehives. This is a documentary about him and his family.

Jason Part IV: He's Back Again!!!

2000 • 40 min

Jason Meyers is brought back to life at his funeral after a relative of one of his victims breaks into the funeral home and brings the killer back to life by accident.