سال 1997 - 375

Mongolia is perceived as one of the most isolated, inaccessible locations in the world. In 1997 it proved a suitably challenging environment for an event billed as the world's greatest adventure challenge - the Camel Trophy. Forty competitors from 20 nations gathered in the modern capital of Ulaanbaatar for the start of Camel '97. From there they took their Land Rover Discoverys over existing roads and tracks through a country of extremes - from the sub-zero temperatures of the northern mountains to the heat of the Gobi desert. After circumnavigating a country three times the size of France, the event finished in the ancient capital of Karakorum, home of Mongolia's largest Buddhist monastery. Along the way, the teams visited eight competition sites and also competed in mountain biking, kayaking, 4x4 driving and orienteering awards.

This remarkable film penetrates the myth surrounding the five time winner of the Tour de France, who "did for cycling what Mozart did for music" ! Anquetil was a prococious talent, inventing a new style - rounded, aerodynamic and apparently easy - that was ahead of its time. Anquetil elevated time-trialling to a new level and set the standard for his generation. In addition to his many victories - Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, Classics - it was his courage and his persistence that we discover in this superbly made film Carefully researched and full of valuable first-hand accounts, notably from his first wife Janine, this film provides a fascinating and very moving insight into the myth surrounding one of cycling's greatest champions.

While referencing the explorer Christopher Columbus, the film is actually a gift for filmmaker Stephanie Barber's friend, the performance artist Theresa Columbus. The short imagistic film is suggesting (or questioning) ever so gently the effects (both positive and negative) that exploring has on that which is being explored. Our most well known Columbus, now so often vilified, here stands in for a more psychological and artistic exploration and the fall out that can occur from that sort of expansionism as well. Like many of Barber's films, the piece itself works almost separately from the implications and sidelong glances of the title and the way it interacts with the (almost passive) images and (often quite dominant) soundtrack.

Heung Ryul, as a result of a tragic accident, is paralyzed from the neck down. But he struggles to recover his health and to lead a normal life. With the help of his mother's prayers and the grace of God and the love of an angelic volunteer worker named Sook Hyang, he is encouraged and decides to become a poet.

It is the year 2020 and technological advancement has made life much simpler and convenient for civilization. The government has mandated computer usage and knowledge and those who do not keep up are unable to adjust to society. Those left in the fray of society band together to cause all kinds of problems and commit all types of crimes.

A claymation about an unsuspecting man whose fondness for baby pork is tantalised when he passes a restaurant that specialises in pig dishes. He is charmed and impressed by the service and ambience of the restaurant as he places his order with the waiter. The gruesome truth of the restaurant is soon revealed to the man when his dish arrives.

Filmed in the Deep South, this foot-stomping documentary features solo performances of some of the great Blues icons, and includes the final concert performance of James Booker.

Film from Christine Laurent

Cannstatter Wasen, Stuttgart, Germany

Directed by Wa'hah El-Raahib.

A portrait of a Palestinian-Israeli author – prominent in modern Arabic literature – during the last weeks of his life. Habibi, a resident of Nazareth, was an MP for the Israel Communist Party for nineteen years and an Israel Prize for Literature laureate. This travelogue confronts Habibi at significant places in his life: Haifa, Jerusalem and Acre (important for his homecoming after 1948). The title echoes the memorial words on his tombstone in Haifa.

Faces 1976–1996 is a short film made by Australian artist Sue Ford.

Peter and Paul Lalonde, the brothers behind the Left Behind films, examine mankind's place in the new century in this sobering documentary. Our increasingly fast-paced world, they argue, may be hurtling toward the end times foretold in the Bible. Are new technology, trends and social changes outrunning humanity's ability to keep up with them? The Lalondes examine this question through dramatizations and interviews with leading prophetic scholars.

Summer's here, and school's out! It's time for the farm's youngest animals to join Mariano the rooster at summer camp in the woods, where the Ugly Duckling and friends learn about the mysteries of nature. Among their many exciting adventures, the gang discovers an enchanted forest with strange mansions and goofy goblins. Based on the classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, this animated treat is aimed at kids age 8 and younger.

This episode of the Great Writers series focuses on Italian author Giuseppe Di Lampedusa. Born into wealth, this multifaceted Sicilian prince was also an astronomer and served in the armed forces. Lampedusa used his own family as a model for his epic novel &NFi;Il Gattopardo&NFi_; ("The Leopard"). It was posthumously awarded the Premio Strega and has since been recognized as one of the most important examples of 20th-century Italian literature.

Experience its magnificence as you explore pitch black lava caves, walk on the still molten floor of Kilauea Iki crater and fly past fiery lava fountains.

Enjoy the out-of-control craziness of West Coast punk rock band Rich Kidz on LSD, which presents a bunch of their songs including "Beautiful Feeling," "Scab on My Brain," "Excerpt from Trash TV," "In Your Mind," "Feelings of Hate" and many more. Featuring over a decade of live performances, music videos, backstage footage and candid home movies, this program will surely entertain the band's rowdy and rebellious fans.