10.12.03 FAMILY
10.12.2003
(Isää etsimässä)
Sami lives in Denmark and decides to start looking for his father who lives in Yemen. The delightful documentary has won several awards in film festivals around the world.
Directors: Sami Martin Saif and Phie Ambo-Nielsen
Cinevita Film Company, Denmark, 2001
MY NEIGHBOURHOOD
17.12.2003
(Hakkila ja minä)
A documentary about Finns, Finnishness and the way of life in Hakkila, a suburb of Vantaa. Jean Bitar's film shows people on confirmation classes, at the hairdresser's, on the graveyard, in the opening of a new Ikea store, walking their dogs and…
Director: Jean Bitar
Bitar Films Oy, 2003
WHEEL OF TIME
24.12.2003
(Ajan pyörä)
Werner Herzog's film about Buddhism and its invisible essence. The documentary introduces the world's biggest Buddhist ritual, Kalachakra, in India and Austria. Herzog was also allowed to follow secret rituals promoting tolerance and world peace.
Director: Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog Film GmbH, Germany, 2003
CINEMANIA
31.12.2003
(Elkokuvahullut)
"It's better than sex, you know, it's better than love, it's beyond obsession". What is it? To watch films in a theatre all day long. Cinemania is a documentary about five movie buffs from New York, whose hobby has long ago crossed the limits of normality.
Directors: Stephen Kijak and Angela Christlieb
Hanfgarn & Uferm, Germany, 2002