All Films

Hard Times Town

2000 • 4 min • Canada

Midnight cowpoke scrounges the streets of Mike Harris' mean megatropolis, looking for a good time or just a bite to eat. "Hard time living, too young to die. Lord, lord, lord: hard times town."

World War II Greatest Battles: The Battle of Midway & Global War

2000 • 50 min • United States of America

The Battle of Midway: A pivotal battle in the Pacific, Midway was also the first filmed in color, from the dawn alarm and the action at sea to the tragic down of the remaining Japanese fleet. Time: 20 minutes. Global War: In an objective, unsentimental manner, this film documents the Army's wartime efforts in 1943, from Patton's army marching up through Sicily to the collapse of Mussolini and events in the Pacific theater. Time: 30 minutes.

Making a Killing: Philip Morris, Kraft and Global Tobacco Addiction

2000 • 30 min

Making a Killing documents how the tobacco giant Philip Morris uses its political power, size and marketing skill to spread tobacco addiction internationally. Using once-secret corporate documents, the film exposes the aggressive advertising and promotional tactics the company uses to undermine local regulation and gain political influence.

Myth Makers 48: Graeme Harper

2000 • 50 min • United Kingdom

Graeme Harper, director of the acclaimed Doctor Who stories The Caves of Androzani and Revelation of the Daleks, shares the story of their creation. Widely hailed as among the best of the Doctor’s adventures, both cemented Graeme’s reputation as one of the show's most dynamic talents. Starting in the 1970s as an Assistant Floor Manager, he worked on Jon Pertwee-era episodes including Colony in Space, Planet of the Daleks, and Planet of the Spiders, later serving as Production Assistant on Tom Baker stories The Seeds of Doom and Warriors’ Gate, collaborating with directors like Douglas Camfield and Michael Briant. Between work on EastEnders and Grange Hill, Graeme sat down with Nicholas Briggs for a lively discussion about his BBC career, future ambitions, and the untold story behind the cancelled 30th anniversary special, The Dark Dimension.

Surface Dive

2000 • 7 min

Layers of animation featuring more than 600 sculptures, 200 glass pieces and 2200 drawings evoke an inspiring diving exploration in a freshwater lake in Yucatan.

La Scomparsa

2000 • 8 min • Italy

Portrait of Roberta Castoldi, young cellist and poet, author of the book "La Scomparsa".

Ronnie

2000 • 20 min

Ronnie is a troubled teenager grappling with questions about his sexuality and secretly suppressing strong feelings for his best friend, Aziz. He knows he is different on the inside and constantly feels unsettled by the disgust his father expresses for his lifestyle. Left feeling incomplete, Ronnie constantly searches for love and attention. In this loneliness, Ronnie develops a tentative friendship with a reclusive fisherman, who is also grieving for his estranged son. The story explores how their unusual companionship encourages Ronnie to come out of the closet and helps the fisherman to make peace with his son.

Crying

2000 • 4 min

Close-up of a woman crying.

Media Chats #1

2000 • 10 min

Video recording made by Bruce Baillie to accompany public presentations and classroom screenings of his work.

Var är Bus-Alfons?

2000 • 41 min • Sweden

A Swedish animated family film based on Gunilla Bergström's beloved children's book character.

Circumcision

2000 • 52 min • France

Circumcision is not a trivial act. For those parents, mostly "mixed" couples from different religious origins, a choice has to be made before the birth of their children, whether religion has a role in their lives or not.

The Unforgettable Kenny Everett

2000 • 30 min

TV documentary The Unforgettable Kenny Everett

The Girl from Marseilles

2000 • 19 min

A film adaptation of Andre Breton's surrealist novel "Nadja". This fictional memoir gives voice to the woman who, speaking from the sanitarium as World War II approaches, recounts her love affair with Breton through a matrix of archival and staged images of Paris. World Premiere: Viennale '00. Forum des Images (Paris) Permanent Collection

Pouring Grain

2000 • 2 min

Shores of Silence

2000 • 24 min

Shores of Silence: Whale Sharks in India is a landmark film by Mike Pandey that brought about major legislative changes to protect whale sharks worldwide. This documentary depicts the needless killing and harvesting of whale sharks by poor Indian communities. In response to the film, the Indian government introduced legislation to ban fishing of whale sharks, declaring them endangered species and protecting them under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. This gives whale sharks equal status to other endangered species such as tigers and rhinoceroses. Internationally, the film helped to bring the whale shark global protection under CITES. The film won 11 international awards including The Wildscreen Panda, also known as the Green Oscar. Recently, the film received four stars from the Hindustan Times.

Super Natural

2000 • 13 min • Sweden

IR-thermography creates pictures of events unseen by the naked eye as heat loss, or the transference of heat between individuals and surroundings. The video shows a group of people swimming in a river apparently unconscious of an eager voice calling out that ‘dinner is ready’.

Raft

2000 • 51 min • Japan

Idol Soldier Priere

2000 • 20 min

Mika Aikawa is given the powers of Idol Soldier Priere and told she must be the protection from an evil person.

Recycling Cinema

2000 • 12 min

For Recycling Cinema, Pau trained a camera on traffic moving along a Hong Kong expressway. The footage plays at changeable speeds and in various directions, as the camera’s lens tracks specific vehicles. The entire projection itself is kinetic, designed to shift back and forth horizontally across a long, curved paper screen.

Playboy's Playmates Bustin' Out

2000 • 57 min

Travel to New Orleans with bombshell Anna-Marie Goddard (40th Anniversary Playmate), Hollywood starlet Jenny McCarthy (1994 Playmate of the Year), Laura Cover, Miss October 1998; Karen McDougal, 1998 Playmate of the Year; Brooke Richards, Miss December 1999; Shauna Sand, Miss May 1996; Jaime Bergman, 45th Anniversary Playmate; Stacy Sanches, 1996 Playmate of the Year; and Carrie Stevens, Miss June 1997. It's a curvaceous collection of the world's most bountiful beauties.

Sea of Sharks

2000 • 45 min

On February 14, 2000, Disney debuted a sequel television documentary series to the True-Life Adventures for syndication and educational video distribution. There were four entries in this new series.

Sheep in the Big City: In the Baa-ginning

2000 • 23 min

Sheep leaves Farmer John's farm in pursuit of a happy life in the city.

Troma Citta Aperta

2000 • 57 min • Italy

This Italian documentary, produced by satellite TV Jimmy and filmed in New York City in 2000, explores the story of Troma Film, the oldest independent production house still in existence. Inspired by Lloyd Kaufman’s book “All I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger,” the documentary features Kaufman narrating the origins and future of his sexy/horror/exploitation films with surreal humour. It delves into the unique genesis and production methods of Troma’s movies, showcasing the vibrant world of Tromettes, eccentric actors, fan enthusiasm, and the distinctive Troma style.

Xxxy

2000 • 13 min

Kristi Bruce and Howard Devore, both born intersex, talk eloquently about their experience of a medical model based upon shame, secrecy, and forced "normalization."