Liberté et patrie (2002) ****

An almost ecstatic recounting by Jean-Luc Godard of the making of a painting by the apocryphal artist Aimé Pache. The deeply moving lyricism of this short may astonish even those spectators who arrive to it casually, without any prior knowledge of the filmmakers’s oeuvre.

Come Into My World (2002) ****

A Kylie Minogue music video directed by Michel Gondry.

Von der Hingabe (2002) ****

Without Me (2002) ****

A hilarious spoof of the superhero movies and an excellent Eminem music video.

Star Guitar (2002) ***

A Chemical Brothers music video by Michel Gondry.

Johnny Flynton (2002) ***

Marie And Jack – A Hardcore Love Story (2002) ***

Do You Realize (2002) ***

A Flaming Lips music video directed by Mark Pellington.

Roxanna (2002) ***

The Sculptor (2002) ***

Déformation personnelle (2002) ***

Amusing short from Quebec.

J'attenderais le suivant (2002) ***

French short about a cruel joke.

Fait d'hiver (2002) ***

A man calls his daughter and tragedy ensues.

The City Without Windows (2002) ***

Hit And Run (2002) **

The title says it all.

Undercover (2002) **

A spectator in a movie theater goes crazy when, on screen, he sees his girlfriend naked in bed with another man. A rather unique mix of cinema and performing arts.

An Erotic Tale (2002) **

Niko pens his Berlin tales on the counter of a funky bar behind the shark tank. What better place for a writer to pick up a girl? Along comes Sonja, who wants to know how the horny tale he’s now working on will end. So she invites Niko to finish his erotic tale over a drink at her apartment. There’s only one catch: Martin, her ex-husband, still hasn’t moved out of the place. Directed by Dito Tsintsadze.

Reptil (2002) *

A man changes into a reptile.

Mike's New Car (2002) ***

Amusing cartoon starring the heroes of "Monsters Inc".

Katedra (2002) ***

A visually stunning sci-fi animated short film from Poland. Nominated for an Academy Award.

The ChubbChubbs! (2002) ***

An amusing, Oscar-winning cartoon set on an alien planet.

Elbow Room: Distances (2002) **

Workplace conflicts are the theme of this unimpressive Canadian cartoon directed by Diane Obomsawin.

Das Rad (2002) *

A German animated film that uses a mixture of stop motion, puppetry, and CGI animation. The film shows the history of a mountain from the distant past through the present and into the future, sometimes moving through time at high speed. Nominated for an Oscar.

Atama-yama (2002) *

Japanese cartoon about a miser with a plant growing on his bald head.