(RC) Refused classification. This film is currently unavailable. BAISE-MOI (F**k Me) tells the story of two young women, angry at the world, who embark on a twisted, rage-filled road trip. On their sexually charged rampage of violence they attempt to deal with the violence and humiliation to which they have been habitually subjected.

(R) (Dirs: Bob King, Brian Sloan and Raoul O'Connell, USA, 1996. 87 mins) 16mm
Three charming tales of love, lust, liberation and growing up gay in America.

(G) (Dir. Fernando Trueba, Spain/France/Italy, 2000. 105mins) Calle 54 is a documentary / "musical" celebrating the music of some of the world's greatest Latin Jazz musicians. Narrated by the film's director Fernando Trueba (Belle Epoque), musicians including Jerry Gonzalez, Gato Barbieri and the late Tito Puente, are introduced before their respective performances, filmed and recorded under the finest conditions at the Sony Music Studios in New York.

(R) (Dir. Paul Middleditch, Australia, 2003. 87mins) Screened at Rotterdam, Montreal, Sydney and Melbourne film festivals. This contemporary drama following the lives of three twentysomethings who deal with individual loss in different ways is a compelling, powerful and honest portrait of the truth behind three individual lives that is both comic and tragic.

(PG) (Dir. Majid Majidi, Iran, 1999. 90 mins)
A fable of a child's innocence and a complex look at faith and humanity. Visually magnificent and wrenchingly moving, the film tells the story of a blind boy whose inability to see the world only enhances his ability to feel its powerful forces. (in Farsi with English subtitles)

(M) (Dir. Eléonore Faucher, France, 2004. 89mins) When Claire learns that she is five months pregnant at the tender age of 17, she decides to give birth anonymously. She finds refuge with Madame Melikian, an embroiderer for haute couture designers. A beautiful, lyrical film with impressive performances from the two leads, Lola Naymark and Ariane Ascaride (Marie-Jo et Ses 2 Amours, Marius et Jeannette). Winner of both the Grand Prix and the Screenwriting Award at Critics' Week, Cannes.

(M) (Dir. Hubert Sauper, France/Austria/Belgium, 2004. 111mins) Some time in the 1960's, in the heart of Africa, a new animal was introduced into Lake Victoria as a little scientific experiment. The Nile Perch, a voracious predator, extinguished almost the entire stock of the native fish species. However, the new fish multiplied so fast, that its white fillets are today exported all around the world. A rare thing in documentary filmmaking; this film is formally captivating with fascinating subject matter. Winner BEST DOCUMENTARY for 2004, European Film Awards. Best Documentary Oscar Nominee.

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(M) (Dir. Laurent Cantet, France/Canada, 2005. 105mins) Three women from North America are holidaying on the idyllic, sun-drenched island of Haiti in the 1970s. The background to the women's stories are told direct to camera, as is the story of Albert, the head waiter at the resort where the women stay.
Set during the time of "Baby Doc" Duvalier's notoriously violent regime, the reality of the dangerous, poverty-stricken Haiti outside of the tourist resorts is revealed to these women when a young man whose affections and attention is enjoyed by 2 of these women is in danger for his life.

(PG) (Dir. Mohsen Makmalbaf, Iran, 2000. 85mins) Nafas, an Afghan-born journalist living in Canada receives a letter from her sister who was maimed by a landmine and left behind during the escape, about her intentions to end her life. Desperately racing against time, Nafas sets out on a perilous journey into a land where it's illegal for women to travel alone. Covered by the required and restrictive burqa, her faceless character meets others along the way who reveal a different but real facet of life as experienced by the people of Afghanistan. Based on a true story.

(G) (Nicolas Vanier, Canada/France, 2004. 100mins) A mix of documentary and fiction this poetic ode to ecology and the protection of the environment follows the life of Norman Winther and his wife who live in complete isolation in the Yukon hunting grizzlies and wolves. The changing seasons, relationship with their much relied upon huskies and the sometimes perilous conditions form a dramatic and engaging narrative.

(M) (Dir. Cedric Kahn, France, 2003. 106mins) Based upon Georges Simenon's book, Red Lights is a carefully crafted thriller masterfully incorporating elements of suspense and noir. Starring Jean-Pierre Darroussin (well known as a regular in Robert Guediguian's films) and Carole Bouquet (That Obscure Object of Desire).

(R) (Dir. Catherine Breillat, France, 1999. 99 mins)
A young woman's search for fulfillment through various encounters with diverse range of men. This much-discussed film covers ground not often investigated in cinema. Contains explicit sex scenes.

(G) (Dir. Alexander Sokurov, Russia, 2002. 96mins) A unique and sumptuous cinematic experience. Sokurov's extraordinary masterpiece is a unique journey through time and Russian history. Filmed entirely in the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, this groundbreaking film recreates 300 years of history in a single, unedited, feature length take. Sokurov's camera glides through 33 rooms of the Hermitage, moving in and out of cathedral-like galleries, opulent ballrooms and shadowy corridors and workrooms covering three centuries of Russian history and European art.

(PG) (Dir. Ruba Nadda, Canada, 2005. 87mins) Sabah is a smart, attractive Canadian Muslim whose passion and independence have been dulled by 20 years of duty to her loving yet demanding family. As a treat to herself on her 40th birthday, Sabah buys a clandestine swimsuit and then goes swimming. She meets Stephen, who is tall, handsome, sympathetic and definitely not Muslim. Their mutual attraction grows and Sabah finds herself sneaking around like a teenager. Eventually she will have to confront her family - can she rely on their love? Stars Arsinée Khanjian.

(M) (Dir. Raja Amari, Tunisia/France, 2002. 99mins) Exotic and music-filled story of a young widow who ventures into the world of the cabaret and belly dancing, where she soon finds new friends and liberation from her roles of mother and grieving widow when she becomes a performer. Set in Tunis.

(R) (Dir. Gough Lewis, USA, 1999. 86mins)
Documentary about Gender Studies student Grace Quek who, as porn actress Annabel Chong, stages 'the world's greatest gang-bang' involving having sex with 251 men in ten hours. This film, made with Grace's full co-operation, becomes a very personal story as it seeks to find the reasons for and consequences of her involvement.

(MA) (Dir. Lukas Moodysson, Sweden, 1999. 89mins)
Amal is a sleepy little town in Sweden that the teenagers long to escape from. An innocent prank and a passionate kiss lead to a mixed up romance and an unconventional portrayal of a family's coming to grips with their daughter's sexuality. A liberating and immensely warm film. From the director of Lilya 4-Ever.

(PG) (Dir. Tony Gatlif, France, 2002. 90mins)Tells the story of 10-year-old Max, who's love of Manouche jazz takes him to the Manouche (one of the many different gypsy populations) neighbourhood in his town where he buys an old guitar. He quickly makes friends with Swing, a young gypsy girl who is the same age as he, and whose charisma, self-confidence and freedom fascinate him. From he maker of Latcho Drom and Vengo.

(M) (Dir. Buddhadeb Dasgupta, India, 2002. 90mins ) Although set at the time when man is about to set foot on the moon for the first time, this timeless tale of a young girl from a small Bengali village and her quest for an education speaks to a universal contemporary audience.

(PG) (Dir. Abbas Kiarostami, Iran/France, 2002. 93mins) Celebrated Iranian writer-director Abbas Kiarostami (The Taste of Cherry, Through the Olive Trees, The Wind Will Carry Us) once again casts his masterful cinematic gaze upon the modern sociopolitical landscape of his homeland - this time as seen through the eyes of one woman as she drives through the streets of Tehran over a period of several days. Her journey is comprised of ten conversations with five female passengers - including her sister, a prostitute and a jilted bride - as well as her imperious young son. As Kiarostami's "dashboard cam" eavesdrops on these lively, yet heartwrenching exchanges, a complex portrait of distaff Iran comes sharply into focus.

(PG) (Dir. Graham Coleman, UK, 1979 & 2005, 134mins) BETA SP AND DVD FORMATS ONLY. Stunning cinematography, unprecedented access and informed direction take us on an intimate journey deep into the heart of the ancient Buddhist culture of Tibet. Featuring an intimate portrait of the Dalai Lama, a powerfully evocative encounter with the preparations for and enactment of an ancient tantric ritual associated with the female diety Tara, commentary based on the teachings of the great 20th century Tibetan master Dudjon Rinpoche, and an unflinching depiction of the monastery's moving ritual response to a death in the community. A classic work filmed on location in India, Nepal and Ladakh over 25 years ago it has recently been digitally re-mastered and edited into a spellbinding introduction to Tibetan Buddhism.

(M) (Dir. Sally Potter, UK/US, 2004. 100mins) An American woman of Northern Irish descent maintains the facade of a marriage with her english politician husband until she meets a Lebanese immigrant with whom she falls in love. Both world politics and sexual politics threaten to bring the new relationship to an end. Dialogue is delivered in rhyming couplets placing it somewhere between Shakespeare and Dr Seuss and the narrative is broken up by ruminations on dirt from the married couple's cleaner. Stars Joan Allen, Simon Abkarian, Sam Neill and Shirley Henderson. From the acclaimed director of ORLANDO and THE TANGO LESSON.