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When the Cricket Sings The video offers a nocturnal glimpse of Shanghai street life, depicting one of the typical neighbourhoods disappearing under the city’s urban development. The improvised sound track is a duet orchestrated for the ancient Chinese instrument the guzheng1 and for the cricket that sings only at night.

Rock Bottom Inspired by the music and life of Robert Wyatt, ​“Rock Bottom” is a self-destructive love story between Bob and Alif, a young couple of artists immersed in the creative whirlwind of the early 70s hippie culture. Drugs will turn a passionate summer into a nightmare in a journey through the themes of Wyatt’s music: the euphoria and anguish of artistic creation, the unconscious fascination with drugs, the disenchantment with routine and physical and mental degradation.

Solex dans les prs... Kharis and Brindelune, two half-sister enemies, members of the same Parisian private detective agency, embark on a road-movie through the Mayenne region of France aboard an antique side-car. One of them has just been fired from the RAID following a blunder, the other, an inveterate blunderer, seems to have badly controlled superpowers. During this picaresque odyssey, often bordering on the burlesque, Kharis and Brindelune will meet Lionel and Arthur, two Solex enthusiasts absorbed in an improbable quest worthy of the Knights of the Round Table, as well as Pauline, an extravagant young woman around whom an unspeakable threat hovers.

Back To Everest Dave Rodney's summit celebration is short lived as he immediately faces a terrible tragedy. Two years later watch as he attempts to summit again even while plagued by the horrible memories.

Beholder Seven women, ages seven to ninety-five, discuss their ideas on the concept of female beauty. The women are not only diverse in their ages but also in their cultural and religious backgrounds. Each woman is asked the same set of questions and while their answers vary, a similar message is revealed.

Princess Reinette A great King named Drius dreams of having an heir. But, Reinette, the child who is born to him, is a tiny girl who can fit in the palm of his hand! At 13, Reinette is still minuscule, so Drius decides not to install her on the throne. Sad and angry, Reinette runs away. But that night, Drius falls victim to a strange spell that makes him tiny. Chased by his evil brother-in-law, Drius is saved by Reinette who takes him into the vast expanse of nature. Father and daughter thus begin a quest, the first part of which will be to discover each other. The journey brings them to a wonderful world, a place where Drius’ incredible secret that has been buried for so long is finally revealed.

The Black Pharaoh, the S... Three tales, three ages, three worlds. At the time of Ancient Egypt, a young king becomes the first black pharaoh to deserve the hand of his loved one. During the French Middle Ages, a mysterious wild boy steals from the rich to give to the poor. In 18th-century Turkey, a prince of pastries and a princess of roses escape the palace to live their love.

The Other Side The Other Side is a twenty minute video examining the issues that people face when someone close to them has had a stroke. Five different caregivers talk about the issues and emotional decisions they had to make, their struggles and their triumphs. A short but intimate film which strikes a chord with anyone who has faced this challenge. This provocative piece reveals the highest of the highs and the lowest of the lows but the final compassionate message it delivers is one of hope.

Twenty Precocious as a child, Myung-ju discovers sex at an early age. She dreams of a fresh start after she meets Seon-ho. Seon-ho pretends to be an aspiring filmmaker who uses Myung-ju to make a porno film. But when her mother finds them acting naked, Myung-ju run away from home. Dong-woo cannot overcome his inferiority complex over the size of his penis. He is constantly overshadowed by his lover and this only makes his impotence worse. But things change when he meets Myung-ju and regains his confidence. He then dumps his lover and moves in with Myung-ju. But their happiness is short lived when he finds out that Myung-ju is not the pure innocent girl as he thought...

Mille Miglia A documentary record of the 1953 Mille Miglia, tracing the race across Italy from Brescia to Rome and back.