The Internationale

The Bombing - A documentary on the September 4, 1997 suicide bombing of the Ben Yehuda pedestrian mall in central Jerusalem. (new December, 2000)

Breaking the Ice, the Story of Mary Ann Shadd - The little known story of the abolitionist, suffragette and integrationist Mary Ann Shadd, the first black female newspaper editor and the first black female attorney in North America. (new July, 2000)

Captain of Souls, Reverend William White - The story of the Reverend William Andrew White, the son of former American slaves, who brought solace and pride to the black community of Nova Scotia. (new July, 2000)

Coincidence in Paradise - Delves into the mystery of our origins, seeking the latest discoveries that may answer the question - What exactly was it that first initiated our genesis, our species' actual birth? (new April, 2000)

Diamonds in the Dark - From a traditional village bordering Ukraine, to the relatively sophisticated city of Bucharest, a portrait of how Romanian women lived under the old regime, and how they confront the new problems of the post-communist era. (new April, 2000)

Fernando is Back - Documents the workings of Chile's forensic Identification Unit in its quest to reclaim the identities of those 'disappeared' and killed during the Pinochet dictatorship. (new October, 2000)

Give Us Our Skeletons! - Niillas Somby, a Sami, an ethnic group which inhabits northern Scandinavia, is fighting against the Norwegian authorities, trying to compel them to release the skull of a rebellious ancestor. (new April, 2000)

The Internationale - Draws on people's stories of an emotionally charged radical song (the long-time anthem of socialism and communism) to celebrate the relationship between music and social change. (new November, 2000)

Just Watch Me - The Canadian "70's Generation" - growing up under the elegant and enigmatic Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau. (new July, 2000)

Kaplan Family and the Black Demon, The - The impact an interracial, interclass relationship has on an Israeli family, and what the parents try and do about it. (new April, 2000)

Kumar Talkies - In Kalpi, a small city in northern India, Kumar Talkies is the only movie theater in town. This film juxtaposes life in the village, with the world of rebellion and romance on the silver screen. (new October, 2000)

Light Keeps Me Company - A moving and intimate portrait of the life and work of famed cinematographer Sven Nykvist by his son. (new December, 2000)

Light, Darkness, and Colours - Using Goethe's Theory of Colors (Zur Farbenlehre) as a point of departure, takes us on a fascinating journey through the universe of colors. (new April, 2000)

Living Fossil - Now 92, Marjorie Latimer tells one of the greatest (true) fish stories ever - that of the discovery and importance of the Coelacanth, a fish once thought to have been extinct for 200 Million years. (new April, 2000)

Lost - Being lost is more than a physical state. This film investigates what researchers are learning about the human reaction to being lost and how we find our way to safety. (new July, 2000)

Magnum Photos - Behind-the-scenes of the Magnum Photos agency, and in-the-field with several of the group's leading photographers (including Martin Parr, Larry Towell, Donovan Wylie, and others). (new August, 2000)

Medellin Notebooks - In one high school class in Medellin, Colombia, the students are asked to record their personal and family stories in notebooks. (new July, 2000)

A Mobile World - A fascinating and comprehensive look at the current telecommunications revolution and the growing concerns over the ever-widening digital divide. (new May, 2000)

Mobutu, King of Zaire - The definitive history and visual record of the rise and fall of Joseph Désiré Mobutu, ruler of Zaire (the Congo) for over 30 years. (new April, 2000)

Naji Al-Ali, An Artist with Vision - Examines the forces that shaped cartoonist Naji Al-Ali as an artist, as a human being, and shows how his experiences mirror those of other exiled Palestinians. (new October, 2000)

Old Men - An intimate ethnographic portrait of the elderly men living on one street in Beijing, China. (new October, 2000)

Once Removed - A young woman's trip to China to meet her mother’s relatives for the first time. Combining historical footage with life stories, an intriguing investigation into a family history inextricably linked with China’s tumultuous past. (new October, 2000)

One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich - Renowned filmmaker Chris Marker’s homage to his friend and colleague, Andrei Tarkovsky. A unique and intimate portrait of the legendary Russian filmmaker. (new September, 2000)

The People's Painting - Fascinated by the West's obsession with polls, Russian avant-garde artists Vitaly Komar and Alex Melamid set out to create the perfect "British" painting. They use market research and focus groups, revered tools of capitalism, to guide them. (new July, 2000)

Regopstaan's Dream - The last surviving South African Bushmen, and their fight to reclaim ancestral land in the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park. (new October, 2000)

Russia's Wonder Children - The child prodigy pianists, and the story of Moscow's famed Central Music School. (new July, 2000)

The Saved - The story of 700 Dutch Jews who, seemingly on a whim of fate, managed to escape deportation to concentration camps during World War II. (new September, 2000)

Searching for Hawa's Secret - The human story of an unlikely partnership between a Canadian doctor and a Kenyan prostitute in the scientific quest to find a vaccine for AIDS. (new March, 2000)

Split Decision - The inspirational story of Jesus 'El Matador' Chavez, a talented young boxer whose promising career was cut short when the U.S. enacted new stricter immigration policies. (new October, 2000)

Where is Grandma Zheng's Homeland? - At 17, Zheng Shunyi was taken by the Japanese as a 'comfort woman' from her home in Korea to Hunan, China, where she stayed. Now 70-year-old Grandma Zheng wants to return to her hometown before dying. But would she be going home? (new October, 2000)

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