Cinematic Era: 2001 Vintage

Rita, a young high school student, recounts and reflects on her life in a monologue played over footage of her wandering through various beautiful and often strange Chicago locations.

While alone on the subway a man discovers that his inner voice can no longer be suppressed with medication. "The Voice", angry at being ignored for all these years, vengefully reeks mental and physical abuse upon the man - the likes of which can only be imagined.

Documentary about Novi Sad-based rock band Obojeni program (Coloured Program).

Documentary film.

Erykah Badu's set at the North Sea Jazz Festival from July 15, 2001. The performance at the Statenhal, Congress Centre in The Hague, Netherlands was filmed for Dutch television (NPS).

Unusual comedy about women and their marriage troubles.

Two old fisherman manage to invite two young tourists on a boat trip. Even though they don't understand each other, they set out on their dream adventure.

Marty, the central character, remembers his time in New York as a young Catholic trade-union leader and peace activist, and his friendship with Weegee and James Agee.

It's a movie from 2001.

The children's world includes as much brutality as the world of adults. Filmmakers Andres Maimik and Jaak Kilmi study the cases of the following kids: Kätlin, Märt, Marek and Indrek. All of them have experienced more violence in their own way than most of the kids of their age. The film brings the viewer to a sad journey to the hidden and traumatic zone in society. The filmmakers try to talk to the children, parents and teachers about the subjects that are often referred to only in abstract ways.

"A refreshing look at karaoke, psychedelic dance moves, and donuts all mashed together into a small and swinging film about a man who considers his private thoughts and private jokes worth sharing with a large audience. And it’s unlikely that many would disagree." — Impakt Festival

Bathing but no murder! Chun-Hui Wu deconstructs Marion Crane's motel room ablutions in Htichcock's classic "Psycho", reframing and reanimating the famous shower scene into a whole other narrative of frustrated suspense with erotic overtones.

Ira: Directed by Jett C. Espiritu. With Ilonah Marquez, Derek Dee, Raffy Anido, Jun Arenas.

This is a documentary produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and directed by Kevin Firkins. This documentary coincided with the production of the talk show opera Dennis Cleveland at the Octagon Theatre as part of the 2001 Perth International Arts Festival.

Little did Michael Watson know that when he stepped into the ring on 21 September 1991 to fight Chris Eubank for the World Boxing Organisation Super Middleweight title, it was a fight that would nearly cost him his life. Ten years on, Fighting Back: The Michael Watson Story, tells of his remarkable recovery from the brink of death and features his first public meeting with Eubank.

Planet X is the first and only video to fully explain the mysteries of Genesis 6 and Revelation 9. The Bible prophesies that a staggering army of 200 million demons will be released from the bottomless pit in the last days. Having a King, or dark angel, over them named Abaddon, these fiery, serpentine demons will torment mankind and massacre multitudes by way of fire, smoke, and brimstone issued out of their mouths. In fact, occult teachings in Freemasonry and other secret societies proclaim the coming of a mysterious Planet X, code-named Sirius, the Dog Star. The Illuminati say that when it comes, this star will bring both catastrophe and salvation to earth, ending in an alien invasion by extraterrestrials who shall reign as gods over all mankind

Aurora lives in the daily mix of furniture, norms and rules inherited from her parents from the 70s. A short film with still pictures and narration.

Past and present life in the anarchistic "free city" of Christiania, in Copenhagen, Denmark. In Sandra of the Tuliphouse or How to Live in Free State, Christiania is approached at face-value, as a self-described laboratory of freedom, an environment that provides an almost unparalleled opportunity to unravel a very particular history of markedly contrasting power relations and vivid social forces. Borrowing from the usually disparate practices of cultural geography and fictional narrative, the project is constructed as a visual, spatial, and aural investigation of the site. The situation at Christiania in 2001 is compared with its distant past as a military base, its more recent utopian regeneration, and its possible future.

A film about a girl whose best friend is a fish and her crush is a raccoon. Ruutana is a film about the need to touch. You can't live alone, but on the other hand you can't force someone to be close to you.

Documentary observations along the course of the Oder River, which—much like the Rhine—has become a river of destiny in Central Europe.

Vertiginous documentary, shot in effective black-and-white, treats two painful histories. The first is a love story about a truck driver who, on his way from Johannesburg (South Africa) to Luderitz (Namibia), is haunted by thoughts of his girlfriend and their recently severed relationship. His memories are expressed in an often recurring scene, in which songs by Alec Empire, Macy Gray and Robert Schumann roughly tell the story. This small history is alternated with the tragic fate of the Namibian Heroro people, many thousands of whom died early last century in concentration camps that had been set up by the German colonisers near Luderitz. The depiction of this history is cruder and more poignant, with slanting frames, odd camera angles and a multi-layered sound sculpture. The dilapidated barracks and officers' quarters are the last remnants of the miscarried, so-called civilisation projects in Africa.

Four armed police soldiers who work guarding an embassy in Beijing have ended their term of service. These four young men, ranging in age from 20 to 25, all worked as film projectionists for the squad, and after the final outdoor screening, each soldier marks leaving the squad in his own personal way. Ren Yong goes to Tiananmen to give blood, while Fang Lei resolves to lose his virginity. Rou Quan stands sentry one last time at his former place of work, and Cai Fengcai sings at a party for ex-servicemen. The four then leave the squad behind them, with three boarding trains back to their respective family homes, while one remains to work and be with his girlfriend in Beijing, a city which still feels unfamiliar after nine years.

Crafted from contact sheets found in the 1990s at a thrift store in the East Village.

This short animated film follows Antoine, a young boy fascinated by his mysterious neighbour, a man rumoured to have once been a big game hunter. Antoine is eager to learn about hunting, but the lesson he learns from the wise older man is not at all what he had expected: Antoine is left with a profound reverence for life.

The two sides of the end of culture–in all the aspects of knowledge as well as in all the aspects of perceptible representations exist in a unified manner in what used to be art in the most general sense. In the case of knowledge, the accumulation of branches of fragmentary knowledge, which become unusable because the approval of existing conditions must finally renounce knowledge of itself, confronts the theory of praxis which alone holds the truth of them all since it alone holds the secret of their use. In the case of representations, the critical self-destruction of society’s former common language confronts its artificial recomposition in the commodity spectacle, the illusory representation of the non-lived.

Experimental feature film involving a car crash.

2001 film by Muller

The most prominent and popular of the Cuban orators, narrates passages of his artistic career.

Documentary about the life and work of the internationally acclaimed sculptor, whose trademark life-size plaster casts are familiar to art lovers and ordinary citizens all over the world. USA Today called him "a cultural icon." Segal's sculptures are in major museums and public spaces throughout the country, from the FDR Memorial in Washington to the Holocaust Memorial in San Francisco. Through scenes of him at work casting a model in his studio, interviews with fellow artists, critics and historians, Segal's own thoughtful analysis, and rare archival footage of the Pop Art movement in the '60s, the documentary tells the story of one man's search for a unique way to express himself. Although Segal died in June of 2000, all filming was done while he was healthy and working, so the documentary is very much a present-tense biography of an artist at the peak of his powers.

The story of Cinderella is modernised. Cinderella dreams of clouds and ends up fleeing by plane with her Prince Charming. The image is animated simultaneously at various speeds (decor, moving elements, characters) in connection with the sound tape played by Georges Schwizgebel on the piano. It is an intelligent variation on a well-known story with which the viewer can identify

J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and Me is a landmark 2001 BBC television documentary in which creator J.K. Rowling discussed the origins of the series. It famously revealed her handwritten character notes, plot drafts, and original Hogwarts house rosters

The film tells the story of an unexpected meeting between a widower and a widow who meet while staying at a hotel. Both of them carry feelings of loneliness after losing their spouses. As they begin to talk, they share memories, emotions, and experiences from their lives. Gradually, a connection develops between them, raising questions about loneliness, love, and the possibility of starting a new relationship later in life. The film explores themes of loss, human connection, and the hope of finding companionship again.

As children, Juan and Plumitas dream of becoming bullfighters. But one day when they go to the ring, they are offered a chance to fight the bulls and become candidates. Juan freezes, and it is their friend Chiripa who jumps into the ring. Chiripa is killed, and then Juan unfreezes and draws off the bulls. He is hailed as having great potential and is recruited. Plumitas can't believe Juan would do this when Chiripa has been killed, and the two brothers become estranged.

On their ordinary walk through the park the grandparents decide to play a game that their granddaughter invents.

"A wonderful film portrait... Leon Fleisher, Peter Serkin and Richard Goode credit Karl Ulrich Schnabel's teaching with providing a decisive impetus for their artistry..."

The opening credits of the festival "Odyssey mas imagens" in Porto in 2001. (25 Sec. )

Full highlights from Liverpool's most successful campaign, under manager Gerard Houllier, since their heyday in the 1980s. Having won both domestic cups, against Birmingham and Arsenal, they went on to complete the treble by winning the UEFA cup in a nine-goal thriller against Spanish club Alaves, with the winning goal coming from veteran midfielder Gary McAllister. In the Premiership they also secured the third Champions League spot, together with Premiership champions Manchester United and Arsenal. Notes About Additional Content

In the villages of Lesbos, a land charged with history, ancient pagan customs survive, grafted with the Christian faith and the spirit of the Near East. From Sappho to the present day, this fascinating melting-pot conceals secrets.

A movie director and a TV CEO set out to make a movie about the decline of the human race and civilization.

This short documentary features children aged 5 to 12 talking about their experiences with bullying and discrimination because they or their families do not fit into traditional gender and family roles. This film explores the contemporary diversity of families from kids' points of view, while featuring short animated sequences about the history of derogatory slang.

The film is set in Osiedle Piastowskie in Zielona Góra. A group of friends from the yard finds a way to provincial stagnation in amateur filmmaking. Their latest picture is on the threshold of going beyond the concrete block. Unexpectedly, a boy from the neighborhood appears with new ideas. In addition to colorful laser techno events, happy evenings in a local pub and entertainment friends, it offers drug experiments.

A married couple on a road trip discover they're not quite where they intended to be...

A rare document of Phew’s shifting musical journey across more than two decades. Featuring archival live footage of her legendary late-70s band Aunt Sally, her punk project MOST with Seiichi Yamamoto, and performances with Dowser as Big Picture, the film interweaves interviews that reflect on her evolving career. Performances include Aunt Sally (1979 at Bahama), Phew Band (1987 at OCM Square), Big Picture (1999–2000), and MOST (2001). Directed by Shinji Aoyama.

Adaptation of the Poe story

A mockumentary about the fictional Swedish revue artist Harry Viktor.

Pyongyang, DPRK: Two ex-child gymnasts find themselves working together as directors in charge of the production of "mass games" (aka mass gymnastics, a North Korean specialty). Their joint area of responsibility is the youngest children's performance. However the two directors have different personalities and priorities. Their co-operation is less than friction-free as the pressure leading up to the performance increases. The two find that they work no better together as adults than they did as children. However there is still a bit of a spark between them. Will they manage to finish the production in time for the grand opening in front of the country's Leader? Are the children up for the challenge? Will any romance come out of all this....

Alpha finds themselves on Klendathu

A fa'afafine retelling of Cinderella, but with a cast of Samoan transgenders and drag queens!

This is a documentary about the people living in barracks in Reykjavik from the year 1940 till 1970. This is an important chapter in Reykjavik history and for the national as whole. The Icelandic community turned from the farm life to a urban city in a very short period of time and these barrack communities were an example about this tremendous growth in the city. Here we see the barracks put in a perspective as a historic event that depicts the various livelihood of people in the growing city. We follow people that actually lived in these barracks and hear what they have to say and experienced in these times.

Near Luján, the Rerum Novarum music band, composer of former workers of the Flandria cotton plant, continues playing nowadays, in spite of the shutdown of the factory. The old musicians struggle with passion in the need to maintain an identity, in a present where the social values seem to have to disappear. The old workers-musicians, receive "Our Lady of Luján" playing "Oh, María", remembering the early days of the town, of the factory, and of their own lives. They recall an idealistic past, where a Flandria worker used to receive a salary equal to that of a bank manager. They visit the closed factory -once source for employment for thousands of workers- with the knowledge that the country that they helped to build no longer exists. The old musicians gather to enjoy their friendship in the celebration of the 63rd anniversary of the band, while they fight against the ghosts of the economical crisis and social disintegration.

36 by lotte schreiber and Norbert pfaffenbichler is a strictly mathematical-graphic composition based on the eponymous number.

Dexter Glitch is a man’s man. A man so convinced by his own invincibility that he believes he can take on the tide…....and win. A fast furious humorous look at the pointlessness of man taking on nature.

An English travelogue by Stef Tijdink and Peter Delpeut

The year is 1973. A reforming Labor government swept into power determined to change the direction of the country. In an act of unpredendented daring the Whitlam government paid the highest price ever for an American painting for it's planned National Gallery. The painting was Jackson Pollock's "Blue Poles". 'Drunks did it' screamed the tabloid press. Journalists, politicians and cartoonists had a field day, while everybody, but everybody, across the nation had an opinion. Today painter Jackson Pollock's masterpiece is unquestionably the most famous painting in Australia. It has become a symbol of our independence, signaling the departure from our British roots and entry into a brave new world.

Essay on the attacks of September 11, 2001.