World Cinema
QueensIn the timely Queens, six sons, five mothers and one father are readying themselves for Spain′s first gay marriages. Manuel Gomez Pereira′s comedy comes just ahead of Spanish legislation that will likely pass-and following the leg...
Wide Angle
Quiet SummerThis film follows the pain of ordinary people living on the social fringe and their historical background. Japanese director Shuhei Fujita completed it in Taiwan over a span of 4 years based on autobiographical experiences. The yo...
New Currents
Reaching SilenceThe film begins with Sarit′da, a man in his 30s, who decides that he has had enough of urban terrorism′, namely urban noise. His over-sensitivity to the noises of the city makes the audience rethink how psychologically damaging ur...
World Cinema
Red DoorsThe red door on the Wong family home is not a symbol of harmony; it′s ironic. The Wongs are trapped in a cold, incommunicative cycle to such a degree that newly retired Ed Wong is planning on leaving home and his rebellious daught...
Wide Angle
RespireInspired by the recent SARS epidemic, Respire is set in a fictional world transformed by a deadly, airborne virus in which people are required by law to wear masks at all times. A young girl who knows her time is short decides to ...
Korean Cinema
Rikidozan: A Hero ExtraordinaryThis is the life story of a legendary wrestler, Rikidozan. Kim Shin-rak immigrated to Japan at the age of 17 to become a sumo wrestler. But after finding out that only native-born Japanese could become Yokozuna, he determines to b...
Special Programs in Focus
River QueenА young Irish woman is caught between two worlds when she has her son stolen from her. In New Zealand during the Maori Wars of 1868, the young woman′s life is tom apart when her son′s Maori grandfather takes him upriver. Repeatedl...
Special Programs in Focus
RiversideA bride steps on a mine just before crossing the border between Iraq and Iran. Her husband runs to fetch help while the terrified young woman stands there screaming. An old man accompanied with two youngsters heads for the border....
Oepn Cinema
Robot Taekwon VDr. Kaff co-develops Taekwon V with Dr. Kim, but he is made fun of for his bad looks. This rage from his inferior looks makes him build a Red Empire only to take revenge on other people. After building it, he disguises himself as ...