World Cinema

• United States
• 2003
• 81m

It′s a beautiful fall day. Walking through the park on his way to class, Eli persuades a punk-rock couple to pose for some photographs. Nate finishes football practice and goes to meet his girlfriend Carrie for lunch. John leaves ...

World Cinema

• Portugal
• 2003
• 84m

A desperate odyssey through Portugal starts from a small town in the north of the country. It′s home to a young widow named Tania and her son, Rato. Tania′s grief over her husband′s death has caused her to neglect her son. She has...

Korean Panorama

• Korea
• 2003
• 110m

Six directors made this omnibus film based on human rights issues. The main characters of each episodes are: soon to graduate high school girls who have plastic surgery or enter weight loss centers in order to get employed; a youn...

Wide Angle

• Iran
• 2003
• 55min

The more a society is controlled, the more people feel the urge to escape. For Iranian women, the most liberating place is women′s restrooms. The restrooms are also a microcosm of society where the troubles of Iranian women are re...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Bhutan
• 2003
• 108min

Dondup is a handsome young government officer stationed in a rural outpost of Bhutan. He wants to leave the Himalyan kingdom and go to America. On his way to achieve this goal, he encounters a simple apple seller and a good-natur...

World Cinema

• United States
• 2003
• 89m

Ideally, Finbar McBride would like to be left alone. But as dwarfism means he stands a mere four foot five, fading into the crowd is an almost impossible task. His response to the unsolicited attention that his condition attracts ...

Special Programs in Focus

• Afghanistan
• 2003
• 29min

When the Taliban forbid the flying of kites in Afghanistan, the young boys in Davood′s village are terribly disappointed. With the help of a Talib′s son they a clever way around this decree.

World Cinema

• UK
• 2003
• 94m

In the working class atmosphere of 1950s Glasgow, a rootless young drifter named Joe finds work on a barge owned by the down-to-earth Les and his enigmatic wife Ella. One afternoon Joe and Les happen upon the corpse of a young wom...

Special Programs in Focus

• Iran
• 2003
• 60min

The second episode of a three-part documentary dealing with the life and work of Forugh Farrokhzad(1935-1967), the legendary Iranian poetess and filmmaker whose influence may be seen on several generations. She took a stand agains...

Wide Angle

• Austria
• 2003
• 87min

A film as a confessional. Commissioned by European television, this documentary follows six believers who speak very personally to Jesus. One is a student who attends mass every day against his parents′ wishes. He tells Jesus all ...