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Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)

Filmed April 12, 2003 at a benefit concert held at and for The Anthology Film Archives, the international center for the preservation, study, and exhibition of avant-garde and independent cinema. In addition to screening films for the public, AFA houses a film museum, research library and art gallery. The event, which raised money for the Archives and celebrated the life and work of avant-garde film maker Stan Brakhage, featured Sonic Youth providing an improvised instrumental collaboration with silent Brakhage’s films. The band performed with drummer/percussionist Tim Barnes (Essex Green, Jukeboxer, Silver Jews).

Errans

A woman arrives in Lebanon in search of a missing man, whom she met in Iceland a few years ago. Here, the buildings and landscapes still bear the traces of past conflicts, and the missing friend's absence is haunting the deserted and labyrinthine streets of Beirut. The siren song of the sea draws her to the south, towards Earth's mystical centre.

Mari Naxakis, the Art of Finger Lace in Crete

In the Cretan villages of the White Mountains, women preserve the rich tradition of the land with maturity and creativity. Over the years, the Cretan “petseta” has become a very important part of their dowry, their life and their personality. On each “petseta” there are warp threads that must be fastened. A simple knot would be enough, until some woman, playing with the loose threads, created the first finger lace pattern. This is the main subject of this film. Mrs Marie Naxaki’s encounter with these women led to the joy of talking about the past and the special meaning of the finger lace edging.

Canada Vignettes: Bill Miner

Bill Miner was a train robber in British Columbia at the turn of the century. This animated film depicts a disastrous episode in his career.

In Custody

After losing her father, Vilma can't find her place in the life of her foster family. As a result of her struggles, Vilma ends up in a juvenile home, where she refuses to be subdued by the arbitrary and abusive staff who run it.

Winchester '73

TV Remake of the 1950 James Stewart Western movie of the same title has two brothers, one an ex-con the other a law officer, competing for possession of the famed repeating rifle.

Sinister Minister

A preacher doubles as a serial killer preying on women. His last wife may have committed suicide and his current wife is sick. Single mom Trish and her daughter move to town and are in jeopardy of becoming his next victims.

The Way of the Cross

A Woman & A Man '93

Hu Xueren and Shao Dongdong were childhood sweethearts. Unexpectedly, before their marriage, Dongdong’s cousin returned to Hong Kong from Canada to visit relatives. Seeing Dongdong’s graceful appearance and admiration for him, he enthusiastically pursued and seduced Dongdong with wealth and good opportunities for immigration, and eventually grabbed Dongdong from Hu. Go, Hu was hit by a broken-up relationship and transferred to a financial company that specializes in collecting debts as a debt collector, so as to satisfy the revenge psychology of his broken-up lover…

Emergency Landing

When the heart has been crushed, its the reaction that will determine the outcome navigate through the storm.

The Bachelor Of Al Salmiya

Hilal Haji Ramadan is a single person in Salmiya who is a reckless and wasteful person, which leads not to multiply debts on him and chasing his debtors, and he has a friend who is a doctor close to him, but on the contrary, he is a human being, a messenger and a shark lover. A day will come and meet Hilal his princess while she falls in the Salmiya market, and her princess is the beautiful rich girl. He falls in love with her, and the irony lies in that she herself is his fiancée, his close friend, and the events continue until the princess admires Hilal and his opposite personality of his friend and falls in love with Hilal.

Эффект нарастающего бешенства

Gaea Girls

This fascinating documentary is based around the Japanese wrestling organisation Gaea's rural training camp, and traces, in the main, the careers of four hopefuls. In charge are two magnificent specimens, the butch champion Chigusa Nagaya, still venting her hurt at the hands of her army father as she tries to whip her surrogate daughters through the pain and commitment barriers; and her sophisticated and slightly menacing Chairman. It's a gruelling, physical film, as you would expect, but the makers don't make heavy weather of it. And it certainly disposes of any idea that the game is faked.

Il marito in collegio

Feel the Wind

Haiji was an elite runner, but has not competed due to a past injury. He then meets fellow elite runner Kakeru who also left running, but caused by a dispute. Their meeting inspires both young men to run again, with Haiji choosing the fabled "Hakone Ekiden" (long distance relay race). The race requires a 10 member team so Haiji and Kakeru recruits 8 others (some of whom have never even run before). Within this unlikely group of runners a bond is formed through their training and a belief that they can accomplish the impossible.

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Hands Untied: Looking for Gay Israeli Cinema

Despite the abundance of its directors and cinematographers, it was not much anticipated that one day Israel could become an incredible land of creation for LGBT cinema.