Milan
en de Zielen (Milan and the souls)
Arend Steenbergen (Holland)
8 year old Milan doesn't
understand death. His girlfriend Stella scares him with stories about people
without souls, and rotting wounds. Milan's world becomes a nightmare, he
trusts nobody, not even his own mother. His mother tries desperately to
reach him.
The Virgin
Of Juarez
Kevin James Dobson
(USA)
When reporter travels to Juarez
to cover the ongoing story of the mass murder of local working
women, she uncovers the amazing story of "The Virgin Of Juarez,"
a survivor of an attack who has developed stigmata, a sign of holiness,
and whose followers will do whatever she asks.
starring: Minnie Driver
Esai Morales
Ana Claudia Talancom
Un azard habanero - Voci da un'isola
(Un azard habanero - Voices from an island)
Chiara Bellini (Italy)
This Italian
documentary blends together numerous young Cuban musicians, filmmakers,
writers and artists to show gradual loosening of censorial bonds
on Cuban artistic culture.
Self-Medicated
Monty Lapica
(USA)
Portrait of an out-of-control youth who winds up in a decidedly
shady rehab center.
Winner of the 15 festivals:
Rome, Phoenix, Santa Fe, Montreal etc...
Ellektra
Rudolf Mestdagh
(Belgium)
Following a tragic accident a number
of people lose their principal gift. Hiding behind the mysterious
name Electra a young girl brings those people together and offers
them solace for their loss.
13 FESTIVAL APPEARANCES
Cast In Gray
I. Michael Toth (USA)
In this sumptuous
film a disillusioned man's chance encounter with a hitchhiker and
his dog forces him to reconsider the possibilities of his life.
Winner of 4 diferent festivals
awards: 2 * best film, best actor, best sound
More Than 1000 Words
Solo Avital (Israel)
This movie is not about the Israeli/Palestinian
conflict; it's a movie about Ziv Koren, internationally awarded photographer and man's struggle
with the history of a fierce war, in which he is involved on a daily basis,
and the place he finds for himself in it. The movie does not seek history
through the photographer's lens - it seeks the photographer through the
lens of history and the universal through the most intimate personal.
Participated at Cannes and Berlin
festival. This is a North American premiere.
Film will appear at Seattle International
film festival in June 2006, and is nominated for best feature documentary
film. Also nominated in Shanghai for best
TV film and Best Social Documentary film.