LONG SHORT JOURNEY

(Pitkä lyhyt matka)

A personal and delicate story about Tero's struggle with drug addiction.

Director: Jyrki Heinonen
Production: University of Art and Design (TaiK) - Department of Art Education with TV2 Documentaries, Finland, 2001

THROUGH A BLUE LENSE

(Sinisen linssin läpi)

The Vancouver Police has recorded the life of drug users in the streets. The drug users were co-operating with the police and hope that their example would serve as a warning to others.

Director: Veronica Mannix
National Film Board of Canada, Canada, 2001.

GRASS

(Ruoho)

There is an ongoing global debate about the dangers of cannabis and about cannabis prohibition. The documentary is based on abundant archive material, and it reviews the history of cannabis prohibition in the US, dealing also with its double standard.

Director: Ron Mann
Sphinx Production, Canada, 2000

ASTA E

(Asta E)

A documentary about today's Romania. Toni and Varvara are an elderly couple living in a small village of Sulina, and the film touchingly describes their life with its joys and sorrows.