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THE TOUCH OF BEAR

4.2.2004

(Karhun kämmenellä)

Virke Lehtinen and Kirsikka Moring's film about Siberia and the Mansi people whose existence is threatened by powerful oil companies and excessive consumption of vodka. The story follows a young teacher who returns to his roots and faces reality.

Directors: Virke Lehtinen and Kirsikka Moring
Production: Filmiryhmä Oy, Finland, 2004


MORE THAN A LIFE

4.2.2004

(Veljeni Peter)

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

Director: Luke Holland
Production: ZEF Productions, UK, 2001


ZHANG'S DINER

11.2.2004

(Ravintola Pekingissä)

A documentary about a Chinese man Zhang Jing Tao who became unemployed and left for Beijing in search of a better life. Now he runs an unlicensed diner together with his wife in Chinese capital. Zhang is determined to become successful and return home as a wealthy man who is able to guarantee good education for his daughter. Returning home after a failure would mean losing face.

Director: Mika Koskinen
Production: Making Movies Oy, Finland, 2003


SOPHIATOWN

Keskiviikkona 11.2.2004 TV2

(Sophiatown)

In the 40's and 50's, Sophiatown was the heart of jazz music in Johannesburg, the city torn by apartheid. The documentary presents jazz from this era as well as its rich traditions by introducing artists and the music culture.

Director: Pascale Lamche
Production: Little Bird, UK, 2003


VERNER LEHTIMÄKI - THE LIFE OF A RED LEADERI

18.2.2004

(Verner Lehtimäki - Punapäällikön elämä)

Verner Lehtimäki was the leader of the Reds in the Finnish Civil war of 1918, the commander of the Finns in the Murmansk Legion in Russia, a pilot in the Red Army, Komitern spy in the US, a class struggler and a dandy man. The film describes his mysterious and passionate life.

Director: Tapani Itäranta
Production: YLE, Finnish Broadcasting Company, TV2 Documentaries, Finland, 2003


REBEL MUSIC: THE BOB MARLEY STORY

- 18.2.2004

(Bob Marley)

Jeremy Marre's documentary includes pieces of nearly forty songs by Bob Marley. The film deals with the legend himself as well as his relationship to rastafaris, women and Jamaica's development.

Director: Jeremy Marre
Production: Antelope, UK, 2000


FIRST KILL

25.2.2004

(Ensimmäinen tappo)

Will a soldier turn into a murderer if he enjoys killing? Can war be beautiful? Is every human being capable of doing horrible deeds? Questions arise while watching the Dutch woman director Coco Schrijber's film which is narrated by Vietnam veterans, such as Michael Herr, the writer of the films Apocalypse Now and Full Metal Jacket.

Director: Coco Schrijber
Production: Lemming Film, The Netherlands, 2001


THE TRIALS OF HENRY KISSINGER

25.2.2004

(Sotarikollinen Kissinger?)

The former leader of the US foreign politics, Henry Kissinger, was a remarkable celebrity as well as a Nobel prize -winner, but was he also guilty of war crimes? The documentary talks about Kissinger's career and charges of war crimes with the help of film material, official CIA documents and revealing interviews.

Director: Peter Brook
Production: PBS, USA, 2001