FARMER'S WAY

(Viljelijän tie)

Everyday life in a village in North Karelia. The elections draw nearer and migration is leaving the Finnish countryside empty.

Directors: Ulla Turunen ja Ilkka Ruuhijärvi
RT Documentaries, Finland, 2000

Photo: Ilkka Ruuhijärvi

A TASTE OF EUROPE

(Miljoonakylvö)

The European Union grants huge sums of money to agriculture. Nick Fraser is a journalist living in London who does not want the beautiful European countryside to disappear, but at the same time he does not understand why preserving it requires such enormous sums of money. This dilemma on his mind, Nick embarks on a long journey through Europe in order to find out about the EU's agricultural principles.

Director: Ben Lewis
TV2 Danmark, Denmark 2002

Photo: Compagnie des
Phares Balises

AN ARCTIC CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

(Grönlannin rikokset)

Reaction to murder is very different in Greenland than in our society, and so are its consequences.

Directors: Sasha Snow ja David Katznelson
Angel Production, Denmark, 2001

Photo: TV2 Tiedotus

THE INSPECTION

(Tarkastus)

Documentary about a Finnish peasant's encounter with the EU. The traditional farming is replaced by the agriculture conducted by the EU with its officers, bureaucracy and numerous regulations.

Director: Untamo Eerola
TV2 Documentaries, Finland, 1998

Photo: Jari Kivelä

GHOSTS OF ATTICA

(Attica - vankilatarina)

The prison uprising in Attica in the 1970's culminated in bloodbath. The documentary follows the riot from moment to moment and recounts the long, still ongoing battle of the inmates and the guards for their compensations. The film shows disturbing, never before seen footage about the events.

Director: Brad Lichtenstein PBS, USA, 2001

Photo: TV2 Tiedotus

INTERESTING TIMES - THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS

(Menestyksen salaisuus)

A small Chinese village is getting prepared for the upcoming village council elections. Mr Liu is a politician opposing the outspoken Mrs Lu. The crucial issue of the elections turns out to be the question about birth control. The film was awarded at Amsterdam Film Festival and it belongs to the series "Interesting Times" (co-production of BBC, ARTE, the Finnish Broadcasting Company, etc.) which has enabled young Chinese directors to carry out their visions about today's China.

Director: Duan Jinchuan
Decameron Films, UK, 2002

Photo: Decameron Films

INTERESTING TIMES - THIS HAPPY LIFE

(Tämä onnellinen elämä)

A Chinese documentary about family life and ordinary love. The main characters of the film are two railway employees working at one of Beijing's busiest train stations. The documentary belongs to the series "Interesting Times".

Director: Jiang Yue
Decameron Films, UK, 2002

Photo: Decameron Films

SADDAM AND THE KURDS

(Saddam ja kurdit)

Gideon Gitain's documentary about Kurdistan. Saddam Hussein has killed around 250,000 Kurds in Iraq, and the majority of the Kurd villages in North Iraq have been destroyed. During the director's visit, the Kurds enjoy the fragile peace, honour the deceased and hope for the better future.

GIG Films Oy, Finland, 2003

Photo: Gideon Gitai

GOD IS MY CO-PILOT

(Jumala lentää kanssamme)

"Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain". The documentary was shot entirely aboard the USS Roosevelt, the largest aircraft carrier of the American navy and it deals with the pilots and their relation to God.