DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND

(Paholaisen leikkikenttä)

An exceptional documentary about young Amish teenagers. The Amish people living in their communities refer to the world outside as the devil's playground. When Amish children reach the age of 16 years, they are entitled to familiarise themselves with the world of cars, electricity, alcohol, fashion and sex. Just like other young Amish people, also Faron and Velda make up their mind about the future course of their life during the trial period. Winner Grand Prize and Documentary Category of the 2001 AFI DVCAM

Director: Lucy Walker
Stick Figure Productions, USA, 2001

Photo: Lucy Walker

POOR MEN'S CHIPPENDALES II

(Julkiset kulkuset II)

A Finnish Chippendales group, inspired by the film "Full Monty", was founded four years ago in Rovaniemi by four unemployed men. The group became famous, but after the peak of popularity came the fierce fall. How are the men doing in 2002?

Directors: Sakari Rimminen and Timo Vähämäki
First Unit Oy, Finland, 2002.

MIINA! + POSTSCRIPT

(Miinavaara + Jälkikirjoitus)

An exceptionally intimate, daring and unusual documentary about the sculptress Miina Äkkijyrkkä. The film is directed by Lasse Naukkarinen and the postscript reports about Miina's life during the past year.

Ilokuva Oy, Finland, 2002

Photo: TV2 Tiedotus

MORE THAN A LIFE

(Veljeni Peter)

Director Luke Holland followed his brother Peter's struggle against cancer for five years. The result is a documentary telling us more about life than death.

ZEF Productions, UK, 200

Photo: ZEF

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

SEE WHAT HAPPENS - THE STORY OF DA PENNEBAKER AND CHRIS HEGEDUS

(Näe Mitä tapahtuu)

The legendary pioneers of the documentary film, DA Pennebaker and his wife Chris Hegedus, have described our times for nearly thirty years in their documentaries. For the first time, the couple itself is the topic of a documentary. The film includes examples of several classics including, for instance, the Kennedys, Mick Jagger, David Bowie and internet entrepreneurs of our days.

Director: Gerold Hofmann
Filmvergnuegen, Germany, 2002

Photo: filmvergnuegen GmbH, Dan Cappellazo

www.filmvergnuegen.com

THE DAWN

(Sarastus)

For a long time I lived in the mist, surrounded by sorrow". Eight Finns talk about the death of their spouse, the person they loved most, and about how they overcame sorrow.

Director: Pekka Uotila
Millennium Film, 2002

Photo: Pekka Uotila

THE CODE

(Koodi - Linuxin tarina)

Linus Torvalds is one of the best-known Finns in the world. He is associated with Linux, but in addition to him there is an extensive and diverse group of people behind the operating system.

Director: Hannu Puttonen
Making Movies, Finland, 2001

Kuva: kuvanauhalta

OPTIMUM - PIONEERS OF OUR BRAVE WORLD 52'

(Uljaan maailman pioneerit)

(A documentary about three 19th century visionaries whose thoughts have influenced our ways of thinking. The film introduces Bentham's Utilitarianism, Babbage's Analytical Engine and Galton's eugenics.

Director: Henry Colomer.
Ideale Audience, France, 2000

Photo: TV2 Tiedotus