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THE BORDER

3.12.2003

(Raja)

Finnish-French co-production documentary about the border between Finland and Russia, and about people on its both sides.

Directors: Pertti Teirikari and Charles Palouzie
Pohjantähti-Elokuva, Finland and Film de Village, France, 2003


SONORA

3.12.2003

(Sonora)

Chantal Akerman's documentary about illegal Mexican immigration into the United States in the hope of a better life.

Director: Chantal Akerman
AMIP, France, 2002


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