Cinematic Era: 2002 Vintage

Rage vs. Blitz vs. Renegade (s) (10 Minute Time Limit) Diablo vs. Carnage (c) Battle Royal (Gong Show Belt)

From Badr International comes the long-awaited series, Animated Stories of Islam, relating some of the great stories that took place before, during and after the Prophet Muhammad. Great Women of Islam, the second film in the 3-part series, chronicles the lives of some of the most prominent women in Islam that helped shape the religion to what it has become to. Includes famous stories of the Prophet's wife Khadija, Maryam (the mother of Jesus), Assiya (the wife of the evil Pharoah), and many more.

A wonderfully touching tale about love

"Bodyline", the word coined to describe a method of attack that involved bowling fast rising deliveries aimed at the batsman's head and body with a ring of close in fieldsmen on the leg side poised for a catch. Used in the 1932-33 Ashes Test Series, that pitted Bradman against Jardine and soured Anglo-Australian relations for years.

Monkey Trial is a film that pits scientific discovery against religious fervor. It's about a moment in history when two men faced each other across a courtroom, each trembling with rage, each attacking the faith of the other. The clash symbolized a new fault line in American culture — a time when scientific advances began to challenge the bedrock of truth that the Bible represented to so many people. Filmmaker Christine Lesiak (Around the World in 72 Days) weaves together interviews with leading historians, America's foremost scholars, and Dayton residents who sat in the courthouse, to vividly capture the passions that were unleashed for three weeks in July of 1925. In doing so, she begins to strip away the myths that obscure the meaning of one of the most important trials of the century.

A look at 'here is new york: a democracy of photographs', the impromptu exhibit collecting 9/11 photography from amateur and professional photographers alike, depicting everything from cars covered in dust to members of the FDNY to signs praying for peace. This collection registers for posterity the historic significance and magnitude of the events of September 2001.

When perpetually disgruntled twentysomething Hunter Reeves is fired from a chain bookstore, his best chance at regaining some semblance of financial security is by offering himself to Pharmakhem, which, despite being exactly the type of pharmaceutical conglomerate Hunter is prone to despise, is paying good money for human test subjects. Along with his fellow unemployed friends Nicki and Greg, Hunter agrees to set aside his most recent Noam Chomsky book and swallow an experimental anti-depressant. Unlike Prozac, however, this drug doesn't encourage proper brain chemistry as much as it induces stupidity. Ignorance really is bliss for Hunter; while he finds himself increasingly unconcerned with the state of the world, he's also becoming progressively dumber.

The documentary focuses on the plight of the bilby, a small big eared, long nosed unusual creature of the Australian outback that has been marginalised by rabbits, feral predators and humans. But there are two humans that put the bilby first and have gone on to capture the imagination of their local community, politicians, government bureaucrat and the wider population because they have single handedly turned the tables on an almost extinct species. Candy company Darrell Lea contributes a percentage of sales to Save the Bilby Fund, ($185,000AU to date) and the sanctuary has been built thanks to the chocolate eating Australian public and The Bilby Brothers, who have spent practically every waking moment of the past decade working to save this little oddball from extinction. Their work is a phenominal example of how one person CAN make a difference.

The Disobbedienti emerged from the Tute Bianche during the demonstrations against the G8 summit in Genoa in July 2001. The “Tute Bianche” were the white-clad Italian activists who used their bodies – protected by foam rubber, tires, helmets, gas masks, and homemade shields – in direct acts and demonstrations as weapons of civil disobedience. The Tute Bianche first appeared in Italy in 1994 in the midst of a social setting in which the “mass laborer,” who had played a central role in the 1970s in production and in labor struggles, was gradually replaced in the transition to precarious post-Fordist means of production. “Disobbedienti” thematizes the Disobbedienti’s origins, political bases, and forms of direct action on the basis of conversations with seven members of the movement.

Sister Mary is hiding in a world of repression. One sunny afternoon, intending to counsel a young school girl, she finds herself spying on a provocative sunbather. Later, she witnesses a dominant woman chloroform and have her way with the hapless school girl. Instead of stopping the madness, our voyeuristic nun finds she likes what she sees until she gets a surprise from someone who was watching her.

Paula (Soledad Alloni) has a normal life. Everything begins to change when she meets a man who connects with her in a very special way. Eroticism, romanticism and love triangles will be present in their lives. The contact of their bodies will make Paula feel for the first time that she is truly communicating with someone.

An award winning short with a hyper-kinetic, mind-bending foray into the world of adolescent Singaporean boys. '15': The Short; mixes documentary realism, dream sequences, rapid montages, and other stylistic flurries to unleash a hard-hitting cinematic assault on Singaporean oppression and teen angst.

Junji Inagawa, the "preacher of the spirit world," invites you into the world of ghost stories.... Second film of the series.

A young film student tries to destroy his life to make his personal documentary interesting.

An army pilot who's passionate about his job finds out he has a brain tumor. He decides to continue with his job for as long as possible.

"Shining Through The Rain" MTV special was taped on October 15, 2002 in New York and aired on December 3.

This is the latest in the popular series that investigates the mysteries of psychic photographs.In this installment, a psychic medium reveals a series of unexplored psychic photographs and thoroughly examines the bizarre phenomena that appear in them.

Documentary on Marvin Gaye made during his stay in Belgium, Ostende

The story of unemployment in New Zealand and In A Land of Plenty is an exploration of just that; it takes as its starting point the consensus from The Depression onwards that Godzone economic policy should focus on achieving full employment, and explores how this was radically shifted by the 1984 Labour government. Director Alister Barry's perspective is clear, as he trains a humanist lens on ‘Rogernomics' to argue for the policy's negative effects on society, as a new poverty-stricken underclass developed.

In an effort to rekindle their romance, Barbara and Ralph rent a secluded farmhouse in Yorkshire for Christmas.

A behind-the-scenes look at the creation of "Blind Target", Jesus Franco's story of a woman who becomes a celebrity in America with her exposure of the corruption in her home country, only to be taken prisoner by the same people she tried to bring down when she returns there. Includes interviews with the director Jess Franco, as well as footage of all the work that went into the film.

Documentary focusing on the making of the film, featuring interviews with stars Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Hayden Christiansen. Produced for the “Life as a House” DVD.

Hungarian director Istvan Szabo with "Ten minutes after" tells the family drama of a wife who is about to celebrate her husband's 40th birthday. Ten minutes later... the idyllic family atmosphere has completely changed.

One of the first caused by the radioactive accident that occurred in Goiânia, with cesium-137, was a child. Where are your dreams and games? Leide das Neves didn't have time to play.

Documents the rehearsals and premiere of Arvo Pärt’s work “Which was the son of…” performed by the Voices of Europe youth choir in Iceland in August 2000, conducted by Thorgerdur Ingolfsdottir

Recording of a concert by the band Lucie at the Prague State Opera on November 12, 2002.

The experimental animated short is a collaborative work between Keiichi Tanaami and Nobuhiro Aihara.

Lilian has had enough of men and says goodbye to the world of men for the time being. But due to a technical error, she keeps getting calls from a stranger called Marc. He wants to conquer her and pretends to be the Italian Michele.

Blue Oyster Cult celebrates 30 years of incredible rock with their new DVD home video A Long Day's Night. All the hits and fan favorites were recorded live June 21, 2002 at the Navy Pier/Skyline Stage in Chicago. This title, along with the companion CD, is the first live release from B.O.C. in twenty years and truly highlights the band's phenomenal career. Set List: Stairway To The Stars, Burning For You, Od’ed On Life Itself, E.T.I., Dance On Stilts, Harvester Of Eyes, Buck’s Boogie, Quicklime Girl, Flaming Telepaths, Harvest Moon, Last Days Of May, Cities On Flame, M.E. 262, Perfect Water, Lips In The Hills, Godzilla, Don’t Fear The Reaper, Dominance And Submission, The Red And The Black. Bonus Features include band interviews, fan interviews, behind the scenes footage.

Roger Casement was an Irish born diplomat who worked for the British government. He was knighted by the crown for his services but was convicted for his role in the Easter Uprising during World War I. When his "black diaries" were made public revealing his homosexuality all public support faded and he was executed and soon written out of Irish History.

Kwan Ming makes three friends on his journey from China to the New World. Once the men arrive, they all look for work but find nothing. When opportunities finally arise, Kwan Ming lets his friends have the best jobs: tailor, shoemaker and baker. Kwan takes a lowly position as helper to a mean store owner. His cruel boss makes three impossible demands: that Kwan Ming find him a woolen suit that never tears, boots that never wear out and bread that won't go stale. Kwan Ming's generosity of spirit pays off when his friends come to his aid.

Three private detectives are sent by a corrupt police chief to investigate a series of murders that show evidence of cannibalism, leading them to a fashion designer and his troupe of models.

Another reflection of Söylemez's unique relationship with Istanbul, the film successfully captures the rhythm, rituals and unique atmosphere of Istanbul through the inhabitants of the apartment buildings in a unique urban passageway.

Four characters sing while on an animated odyssey in a yellow spaceship. Through their adventures they explore the idea of how western culture and media had begun to permeate Armenia in the 90's and 00's. While romanticizing classic Armenian folklore and, to an extent, the Soveit era in Armenia. The era in which director Robert Sahakyants lived most of his life.

Biography of the ideas and teachings of Marcel Mauss, considered the founder of Anthropology who lived and wrote in the first half of the 20th century, in France. His work is discussed through the testimony of three students, carried out in Paris between 1997 and 1999. Denise Paulme died 4 months after the interview, Germaine Diertelen died 9 months later and Germaine Tillion, aged 95 in 2002, still works. The three were part of the first generation of French anthropologists, formed in the 1930s.

Combining close-ups of redundant technology gleaned from 60s US sci-fi television series with a female voice of a 40s Hollywood melodrama, Manual makes absolute detachment clash with magnified emotion. When its record of the minutae of endless buttons, switches and control panels Manual reduces the notion of any manageability of life to a sheer absurdity.

An intimate biography featuring extensive interviews with the reclusive designer.

The film tells the story of a tree that during the course of the year receives a rather radical pruning of its foliage. In the course of this simple story we go through the four seasons of the year; The transfer from season to season is accentuated by the music, as well as by the change of colors from silent grays of the winter to vivid green in the summer. The comic effect in the film is achieved by the contrast between the lazy and sleepy character of the tree and the active and jumpy character of the barber.

The hunter becomes the hunted as crime, violence and justice come together in one small neighborhood store. For the victims, there is one way in and no way out.

A documentary about the making of the first series of "Red Dwarf" (1988).

The police are questioning Hubert Verkamen, suspected of murdering an entire family. Although he presents himself as an honest businessman, the cops know full well that he's nothing more than a dangerous drug trafficker. Having never succeeded in catching him, they are delighted to finally have the opportunity to arrest him, and use every means at their disposal to make him talk, to wear him down. But the manipulation is not where they expected.

highlights the pain and suffering of Dolma, who wants to be happy in spite of the fact that she has seen several tragedies in her life.

A film about growing up ... at any age

It is one week since Meadowdale's run-in with The Chartreuse Men, and he is broke. Just when it seems all hope is lost, salvation enters his office in the form of one Miss Victoria Urstaring. Now, Meadowdale is back on his feet and after the missing case of bourbon and the mysterious "Malted Eagle" statue. The Detective is lead down a "string" of paths, and in the process, is framed for murder! It's a case only our hero can solve...or rather, stumble upon and in the end, Cupid's arrow is more involved than Meadowdale is prepared for.

The younger members of a big happy family reflect on how lucky they are.

Shot throughout Asia over a nine-year period, Stupaform gathers into one moment the myriad manifestations of the Buddhist stupa, or pagoda. Stupaform oscillates between the inner and outer aspects of this symbol of transcendence, distilling an essence. The actual structures become electronic phenomena, apparitions of the stupa’s inner form. The sound of a Nepalese bell follows this vector; a physical reflection of an unstruck vibration. "McElwee goes to the essence of this type of building, showing us a glittering, shimmering, dissolving building seemingly woven of golden threads into a fluid temporal matrix. Sound and image are one." Ann-Sargent Wooster, artist, writer; program notes for NAP Biennial