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The adventures of Bofe na Coleira, lost in the stone jungle of the big city, always pursued by bizarre characters.

Six young lesbians and gays tell their stories, from the difficulty of being oneself when one feels different, to announcing one's homosexuality to oneself and to others (coming out), to the social rejection (homophobia) and the deafness or even hostility of the families, schools and institutions with which the young people are confronted, this film, made during the Euro-Mediterranean Summer School on Homosexuality in July 2000, recounts the journeys of three young lesbians and three young gays.

This fascinating film depicts the Taigana, an unusual tribe of nomads living in the mountainous Hovsgol region of Mongolia, near the Siberian border. Nomadism has deep spiritual meaning for the Taigana; their annual migration represents the cyclical nature of life to them and has profound sacred meanings. All their activities are dictated by the world of the spirits. They believe the valleys and mountains are inhabited by their forefathers and by the Supreme Divinity.The Taigana are entirely dependent on their reindeer. They use the sturdy animals to move along the same paths their ancestors did for hundreds of years. Each family owns ten to seventy reindeer which provide most of the diet of the Taigana. The meat is dried and preserved while the milk is used for drinking and making cheese. The skin is utilized to make clothing for the extremely cold winter.

A mother tells her son that her greatest loves have been women. She recounts the story of raising two daughters left behind after the death of their mother, one of Gladys’ former lovers. Shot clandestinely in Havana in 2001, Gladys, A Cuban Mother depicts the poignant experience of a lesbian mother living in a machismo society.

The science and education film "Abyss - The Essence of Cults" produced by Beijing Science Education Film Studio, with rigorous and realistic scientific spirit, various artistic techniques, through a large amount of scientific knowledge, vivid strength, and detailed information, comprehensive and profound It thoroughly analyzes the nature and harm of cults, and is a shocking and thought-provoking work of caution. The film uses a large number of little-known materials to disclose the truth of "People's Temple", "David", "Sun Temple", "Falun Gong" and other cult organizations seeking money and killing people Various means and the evil nature of cults are anti-human, anti-science and anti-social. During the use of a large number of high-tech means such as three-dimensional animation, it is a perfect combination of science, art and education.

The film is about the encounter between tradition and modernity. In a small village of Papua New Guinea three exceptional men rival with each other in the field of rituals and artistic creation in order to win over their neighbours. They send a last letter to their dead who have abandoned them and who may have emigrated to a rich country from which the film-makers come.

In this captivating film by Gerald Caillat, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, at the age of 80, looks back on her musical life and tells the story of her glittering career. The documentary contains accompanying archival footage as she narrates her life story, in English, through the various roles and performances that have shaped the life of one of the greatest of all singers. Schwarzkopf was one of the finest sopranos of her time. She was an outstanding performer both on the concert platform and in the opera house, where she memorably characterized such roles as Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni), the Marschallin (Der Rosenkavalier) and the Countess (Le nozze di Figaro).

Rhythmic convulsions, erotic syncopations, mechanics of bodies, red invading shadows and tinting the skin…

The meeting of Hollywood’s most famous choreographer, and one of it’s most famous quotes “Is that a gun in your pocket?” (Mae West).

A film about the Russian writer Anatoly Gavrilov.

Anti-narrative experimental film, “1998” was filmed from Feb. through OCT. 1998. In different locations(Beriln, Paris, Daegu, Oksan) and out of the filmed reel, 15 short films were edited and screened at 16 frame/sec and 9 sec. at 24 frame/sec). The film mostly about family, family related places, unfamiliar sceneries that were seen while taking a walk with a friend, scenes of my hometown, Daegu, airport and streets of Paris while transiting a flight to Korea life of Berlin.

Short documentary from a 2002 graduate of the Beijing Film Academy. Showcased at the 2002 edition of the Toronto-based Worldwide Short Film Festival (WSFF).

Key West is located near the southern tip of Florida, not far from Key Largo. In contrast to Key Largo (John Huston, USA 1948), Key West has no need of gangsters to reveal this paradise on earth to be an illusion. Looking back from a distance of nearly 50 years, it is sufficient to reconnect those images which – each in itself – represented a longing view of this paradise: images of boat-like cars sailing down the highway, of bikini-clad girls on the beach, of surfers riding the waves. A moral lesson? Possibly.

An homage to Paul Klee. Color is taken for a walk through its various mixes and transformations.

Thirty years ago making experimental films, I used a technique which breaks footage into blocks of one second, divides each block into four, re-orders the segments and then re-assembles the footage. As with slowed down frames, the viewer sees how the impression of a moving image is created. But the sense of both movement and stillness, time and no-time, is even stronger. In this video I have reproduced this digitally. The original footage was shot in Cabot Plaza, Canary Wharf, and is a study in colour, texture and pattern, driven by the hurdy-gurdy music of Rémy Couvez.

An interactive installation addressed to one person at the time, filmed with 8 surveillance cameras, in which each visitor was invited to confide and then contractually sell a personal secret.

The year is 200X, and the DESTRUCTIVE FIST, an artificial fist modified for combat, has become the only weapon and weapon of choice. There are three people who once spent the same youth, but their fates were divided. Akutsu, who abandoned his heart to protect his beloved and acquired the strongest fist, Kagan, who believes in kindness over strength, and Chirico, who was Kagan's sister and Akutsu's lover. A fierce battle begins between Akutsu, who wants to get Chirico, and Kagan, who wants to bring Chirico back, with either of them fighting to the death.