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The Boy Who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan
(2004) [PG]

The film is about the life of an inquisitive and energetic eight-year-old boy called Mir Hussain, through three seasons: Summer, Winter, Spring. In post-Taliban Afghanistan, though much has changed and is changing, there is no guarantee that Mir will survive life in a cave - the sickness, dirt,...  More

What the Bleep Do We Know!?
(2004) [M]

Amanda, a divorced photographer, finds herself in a fantastic Alice-in-Wonderland experience when her daily, uninspired life literally begins to unravel, revealing the cellular, molecular and even quantum worlds which lie beneath. Guided by a Greek Chorus of leading scientists and mystics, she...  More

Murderball
(2005) [M]

Wheelchair rugby. Don’t know squat about the sport? Doesn’t matter. Don’t fancy the idea of a documentary about “special” athletes – the kind you congratulate yourself for supporting? Well, the guys featured in Murderball don’t want your pity. You don’t have to try to love this...  More

Dig! (2 disc set)
(2004) [MA]

DIG! is the feature-length documentary shot over seven years about musicians Anton Newcombe, leader of the Brian Jonestown Massacre, and Courtney Taylor, from the Dandy Warhols, star crossed friends and bitter rivals. From the moment they met, The Dandy Warhols and the Brian Jonestown Massacre...  More

Bob Dylan : No Direction Home (2 disc set)
(2005) [M]

He is one of the most influential, inspiring and ground-breaking musicians of our time. Now, Academy Award-nominated director Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas, 1990) brings us the extraordinary story of Bob Dylan's journey from roots in Minnesota, to his early days in the coffee houses of Greenwich...  More

Mondovino
(2004) [PG]

A documentary on the impact of globilization on the world's different wine regions. Across three continents, "Mondovino" weaves together the family succession sagas of billionaire Napa Valley power brokers, the rivalry of two aristocratic Florentine dynasties and the efforts of three generations...  More

The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
(2003) [G]

In San Francisco, there are at least two flocks of largely wild parrots who flock around the city. This film focuses on the flock of cherry-headed conures (and a lonely blue-headed one named Connor) who flock around the Telegraph Hill region of the city and their closest human companion, Mark...  More

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
(2004) [M]

The inside story behind the most infamous corporate fraud of all time – the Enron scandal – has been brought to light in a fascinating documentary. For the year 2001, Enron was ranked as the 6th largest corporation in the world, but before the year was out, the company was rocked by scandal...  More

Mad Hot Ballroom
(2005) [PG]

Tango, foxtrot, swing, rumba, and meringue may seem to represent the last vestiges of a dying art to some, but director Marilyn Agrelo proves this is far from true in MAD HOT BALLROOM. Agrelo reveals that the New York City public school system runs a ballroom dance programme for fifth graders, in...  More

The Five Obstructions
(2003) [M]

Danish auteur Lars von Trier directs the documentary-of-sorts The Five Obstructions (De Fem Bensp?nd). In 2001, von Trier convinces veteran filmmaker Jorgen Leth to create five remakes of his 1967 short The Perfect Human. Calling himself the Obstructor, von Trier orders Leth to make his films in...  More