WORLD VIEW

Beah Richards was an actress, poet, political activist and exuberant life spirit, best known for her Oscar-nominated role in GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER. In her dying months, Beah recalls her struggles with-and triumphs over-racial stereotypes, both on and off screen.

Sunday 6/20 at 3:15 p.m.

THE BEAUTY ACADEMY OF KABUL
Liz Mermin
USA, 2004, 74 MINUTES

In July 2003, a group of hairdressers from the Western world descended on Kabul to open Afghanistan's first post-Taliban beauty school. Their goal: to prepare Afghan women for a taste of financial independence as well as newfound self-expression.

PRECEDED BY...WET DREAMS AND FALSE IMAGES
JESSE EPSTEIN, USA, 2003, 11 MINUTES

In a Brooklyn barbershop, a self-proclaimed "booty expert" learns more than he wanted about the art of photo manipulation.

Friday 6/18 at 7:15 p.m.

BORN INTO BROTHELS
Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman
USA, 2004, 85 MINUTES

With cameras in hand, the children of prostitutes in Calcutta's red light district embark on a transformational journey with photographer Zana Briski, who teaches them, through photography, to see the beauty in their mostly dismal surroundings.

PRECEDED BY...A LOVE SUPREME
NILESH PATEL, UK, 2001, 9 MINUTES

This colorful audio-visual essay captures the hands of the director's mother, as she skillfully prepares samosas, a traditional Indian dish.

Saturday 6/19 at 4:15 p.m.

CRAZY LEGS CONTI: ZEN AND THE ART OF COMPETITIVE EATING
Danielle Franco, Chris Kenneally
USA, 2004, 75 MINUTES

Eccentric New Yorker Crazy Legs Conti casually breaks the world oyster eating record in a New Orleans competition. Interpreting his victory as a sign, Conti decides to dedicate himself to becoming a professional competitive eater.

Thursday 6/17 at 9:45 p.m.

DAME LA MANO (GIVE ME YOUR HAND)
Heddy Honigmann
THE NETHERLANDS, 2003, 115 MINUTES

All week long, Cuban exiles living in the New York City area look forward to Sunday night, when they can let themselves go-rumba style-on the worn-out dance floor of New Jersey's La Esquina Habanera.

Thursday 6/17 at 7:30 p.m.

DASHA
Barbara Pawlowska
POLAND, 2003, 45 MINUTES

Having fun is all that matters in kindergarten, as evidenced by Dasha, the cute and precocious star of her own Polish TV show. Yet when the camera follows her home, Dasha's life is a far cry from that of the television playground.

SCREENING WITH...
LOSER, THE THIEF (GAP ZLODZIEJ)
Monika Gorska
POLAND, 2003, 44 MINUTES

"Loser" is his name and thievery is his game. After years of stealing and doing time, Loser's idea of going straight is to steal merchandise and then immediately return the items-along with some free security tips for the shopkeeper!

Wednesday 6/16 at 2:15 p.m.

DAVID HOCKNEY: THE COLORS OF MUSIC
Maryte Kavaliauskas, Seth Schneidman
USA/FRANCE, 2003, 85 MINUTES

Artist David Hockney has a passion (and secondincome) for designing colorful opera sets that perfectly complement the music of Ravel, Satie, and Poulenc. Ironically, Hockney is going deaf, making him keenly aware that each opera he works on may be his last.

Sunday 6/20 at 6:00 p.m.

DEADLINE
Katy Chevigny, Kirsten Johnson
USA, 2004, 90 MINUTES

In January 2003, Illinois Governor George Ryan stunned the nation when he commuted the sentences of 167 people on death row to life without parole. DEADLINE takes us directly into the emotional and legal firestorm surrounding Ryan's extraordinary decision.

Wednesday 6/16 at 2:00 p.m.

DIRTY WORK
Tim Nackashi, David Sampliner
USA, 2004, 58 MINUTES

Everyone has a calling in life. Explore the world of Darrell, a septic tank pumper, Russ, a bull semen collector and Bernard, an embalmer-all of whom answer the question: "Who would do that job?"

PRECEDED BY...WELLMAN (BUNARMAN)
BRANKO ISTVANCIC, CROATIA, 2003, 30 MINUTES

The wellman digs water wells with nothing more than a shovel and knowledge of a dying profession.

Friday 6/18 at 5:00 p.m.

THE FUTURE OF FOOD
Deborah Koons Garcia
USA, 2003, 92 MINUTES

An in-depth investigation into both the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled genetically modified products that fill grocery store shelves and the corporate takeover of one of nature's greatest gifts-seeds.

Wednesday 6/16 at 5:00 p.m.

IMAGINARY WITNESS: HOLLYWOOD AND THE HOLOCAUST
Daniel Anker
USA, 2004, 92 MINUTES

This powerful doc chronicles Hollywood's 60-year "reel" record of the Holocaust. Footage from a vast array of films, ranging from Charlie Chaplin's THE GREAT DICTATOR to SCHINDLER'S LIST, illustrates how the portrayal of this horrific event has evolved with time.

Wednesday 6/16 at 9:15 p.m.

IN GOOD CONSCIENCE: SISTER JEANNINE GRAMICK'S JOURNEY OF FAITH
Barbara Rick
USA, 2004, 82 MINUTES

A spunky Maryland nun defies an edict from the Vatican to both shut down her ministry to gay and lesbian Catholics and to silence herself on the subject of homosexuality.

Wednesday 6/16 at 5:00 p.m.

JANDEK ON CORWOOD
Chad Freidrichs
USA, 2003, 89 MINUTES

Twenty-five years, 34 albums and not a single live appearance makes Jandek the world's most mysterious underground musician. From his bluesy, atonal music and haunting lyrics to his steadfast seclusion, there's a lot about this talented enigma that intrigues.

Wednesday 6/16 at 9:30 p.m.

LOOKING FOR VICTORIA, AN ARGENTINE STORY
Ton Vriens
ARGENTINA, 2004, 58 MINUTES

Adriana Lewi sets out to find the truth about her parents, political leftists who were kidnapped by the Argentine military when she was just 18 months old. Her journey leads to painful questions: What were her parents fighting for and why did they leave her behind?

PRECEDED BY...LA PROMESA (THE VOW)
CHERYL HESS, USA, 2003, 27 MINUTES

Fidel is in the process of fulfilling a five-year vow that he made to St. Lazarus for the health of his young son.

Saturday 6/19 at 12:30 p.m.

THE LOSS OF NAMELESS THINGS
Bill Rose
USA, 2004, 103 MINUTES

A promising young playwright's mysterious fall from a bridge took his health and artistic life away-landing him on skid row. A quarter-century later, a theater company stages the very play he was working on the night he fell.

Friday 6/18 at 4:45 p.m.

MALETILLA
Victoria Clay Mendoza
SPAIN, 2003, 60 MINUTES

Victoria Clay Mendoza goes on a personal quest to understand and come to terms with her father's obsessive desire to be a matador. Her search leads her to the training grounds of the next generation of bullfighters as they learn the age-old tradition of dancing with the bull.

PRECEDED BY...THE BULLRUNS OF LITTLE MILLS (LO DE MOLINICOS)
GABRIELA MARTI, SPAIN, 2004, 12 MINUTES

Watch the day-long celebration surrounding the Spanish tradition of the running of the bulls.

Saturday 6/19 at 5:00 p.m.

METALLICA: SOME KIND OF MONSTER
Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky
USA, 2003, 139 MINUTES

What besides explosive anger, turmoil and cursing go into the making of a heavy metal band's latest album? Two years of intensive group therapy, for starters. Can $40,000/month in counseling save one band's creativity and sanity?

Sunday 6/20 at 8:15 p.m.

NO. 17 (HEHARUG HA-17)
David Ofek
ISRAEL, 2003, 76 MINUTES

In June 2002, an Israeli bus was bombed. Sixteen of the victims were identified-No.17 was not. Filmmaker David Ofek decides to conduct his own search for the mysterious man that no one reported missing and discovers he may have found a new calling.

Friday 6/18 at 3:00 p.m.

OTHER PEOPLE'S PICTURES
Lorca Shepperd, Cabot Philbrick
USA, 2004, 57 MINUTES

The uninitiated ask: Why would anyone buy someone else's family photographs? At the Chelsea Flea Market, ten obsessive collectors, ready to pay hundreds of dollars for a single snapshot, hunt for the perfect images that feed their photographic fantasies and add to their offbeat collections.

PRECEDED BY...THE CRITICAL PATH
BENITA RAPHAN, USA, 2004, 13 MINUTES

A lyrical, experimental film about R. Buckminster Fuller- daring futurist, engineer and philosopher.

Wednesday 6/16 at 4:45 p.m.

OUT OF THE SHADOW
Susan Smiley
USA, 2004, 67 MINUTES

This very personal documentary chronicles several years in the life of the filmmaker's mother, Millie, who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, as she suffers through the chaos of both our mental health system and her own mind.

PRECEDED BY...HOTEL CITY
PHOEBE TOOKE, USA, 2004, 16 MINUTES

A poetic documentary about the struggles of tenants living in single residence occupancy hotels in San Francisco.

Friday 6/18 at 2:30 p.m.

PATERNAL INSTINCT
Murray Nossel
USA, 2003, 75 MINUTES

The situation or outcome could not be more unexpected: A gay couple who want a biologically conceived child place an ad on the Internet for a surrogate mother, and a matronly, practicing witch named Wen responds.

Saturday 6/19 at 9:15 p.m.

RAISE THE ROOF
Patrick Farrelly, Kate O'Callaghan
IRELAND/USA, 2003, 84 MINUTES

In the West of Ireland, a determined woman works against time to open a center dedicated to traditional Irish music. RAISE THE ROOF shows the madness people go through to bring artistic endeavors to life.

Saturday 6/19 at 6:45 p.m.

RIGHT WING HOLLYWOOD
Jesse Moss
USA, 2004, 50 MINUTES

Now that Arnold Schwartzenegger is in public office, filmmaker Jesse Moss reveals the political truth about Republicans in Tinseltown who are finally able to come out of the conservative closet and voice their opinions.

Sunday 6/20 at 3:30 p.m.

ROLLING
Gretchen Berland, Mike Majoros
USA, 2004, 71 MINUTES

Using video cameras, three wheelchair-bound adults spend 18 months documenting their lives and heartfelt struggle to maintain independence.

Thursday 6/17 at 2:45 p.m.

SANTO DOMINGO BLUES
Alex Wolfe
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC/USA, 2003, 75 MINUTES

Once banned on radio in the Dominican Republic, bachata music captures the raw stories of the disenfranchised Dominican poor. Now, thanks to the immigrant community in New York City, the market for these sounds-of Luis Vargas and others-is thriving.

Wednesday 6/16 at 7:15 p.m.

STILL DOING IT: THE INTIMATE LIVES OF WOMEN OVER 65
Deirdre Fishel
USA, 2004, 56 MINUTES

This film delves into the lives of nine women from all walks of life as they challenge assumptions about beauty, identity and sexual desire in a youth-obsessed culture.

PRECEDED BY...BACKSEAT BINGO
LIZ BLAZER, USA, 2004, 5 MINUTES

"Sexy senior seeks same..." Backseat Bingo is an animated documentary about the romantic lives of senior citizens.

Thursday 6/17 at 5:45 p.m.

TINTIN AND I (TINTIN ET MOI)
Anders Ostergaard
DENMARK, 2003, 74 MINUTES

Interviews, stock footage and animation are used to create a beautiful portrait of Herge, the creator of the Belgian cartoon series Adventures of Tintin who sat at home researching far-off lands, while Tintin got to go and explore the world.

Saturday 6/19 at 2:15 p.m.

VENUS OF MARS
Emily Goldberg
USA, 2003, 90 MINUTES

Onstage, wearing a vinyl corset and stiletto boots, is Venus, a transsexual and lead singer of the glam rock band All The Pretty Horses. At home with the wife, she/he's known more simply as Steve. Witness this contemporary love story about a relationship in uncharted territory.

Saturday 6/19 at 9:30 p.m.