THE TERRITORY, Season 32
Airs Thursday nights at 10:30pm on HoustonPBS, Channel 8

Episode 1
THE SAVIOUR , Peter Templeman, Australia, 2005 (17:30).
Two young missionaries going door-to-door discover more than they had bargained for—“ a miracle.”

EXTREME MAKEOVER, Jonathan Daw, Australia 2005 (5:30)
In a world where body image is everything, things take a drastic turn when Kevin gets more than he bargained for.

Episode 2
LUCKY , Nash Edgerton, Australia 2005 (4:20).
This fantastic high-speed action film raises a very Zen-like question: when can you finally consider yourself lucky?

THE MECHANIC , Christopher Rusch, Texas, 2007 (11:00).
Tall, dark, handsome, and trouble! A young man going nowhere tries to change his life.

A GOOD JOKE, Nick Fox-Gieg, Canada, 2005, (3:15).
A priest challenges a rabbi to a debate on the spiritual condition of the Jewish people in this animated satire.

IDEOLOGY, Juana Awad & Jorge Lozano, Columbia/Canada, 2004, (4:30).
A headstrong young woman raves contradictory feelings about her father and finds something more.

The LITTLE BIRD OF DISASTER, Nick Fox-Gieg, Canada, 2004, (2:40).
This is the story of a man’s revenge on a very annoying bird with remarkable talents.

Episode 3
JULOT, Maya Tiberman, Israel, 2005, (3:00).
A game of marbles leads a little girl on a fantastic journey through everyday life.

FAMILY SIZE PIZZA, Gim Gyung-mi, Korea, 2006 (11:00)
Korean with English subtitles.
A rhinestone barrette becomes a token of a longed-for reunion in this family drama.

KATIE’S JOURNEY, Sam Jorgensen, Texas, 2007 (8:30).
After a family tragedy, Katie uses all her powers to change reality through her drawings.

I WANNA BE FAMOUS , Nick Fox-Gieg, Canada, 2006 (2:45).
With a song, Jessica has discovered a guaranteed shortcut to everlasting fame. Watch and learn.

Episode 4

PIGEON , Anthony Green, Canada, 2004 (10:00).
This true World War II story recounts a rare and startling act of charity.

THE WALL (LA PARED), Maru Buendia Senties, Texas, 2006 (14:30)
Spanish with English subtitles.
A man struggles to maintain a “macho” image in the face of gossip about his wife.

Episode 5
WHEN ELVIS CAME TO VISIT, Andreas Tibblin, Sweden, 2006 (11:00). Swedish with English subtitles.
An immigrant mother leaves her child in the care of a strange neighbor with small, but momentous, consequences.

TRUANT, Michael Duignan, New Zealand, 2005, (15:00).
Riding the bus all day instead of going to school, an innocent teen learns a lesson about life from a worldly young girl.

Episode 6
SECURITY, Lars Henning, Germany, 2006, (12:30).
German with English subtitles.
A security guard discovers that his compassion can be used against him, especially when attraction enters the picture.

THE AVIATRIX, Toddy Burton, Texas, 2006 (11:00).
A gleaming silhouette rockets through the cosmos, as a young woman imagines soaring to win her battle for life.

Episode 7
McLAREN’S NEGATIVES, Marie-Josee Saint-Pierre, Canada, 2006 (9:30).
In an intimate look at the creative process, this visual essay reveals the secrets of the legendary Canadian animator Norman McLaren.

BIRDLINGS TWO, Davina Pardo, Canada, 2004, (6:00)
This experimental documentary explores the nature of art, invention, fathers and daughters.

NEIGHBORS, Norman McLaren, Canada, 1952 (8:00)
Using the technique of pixillation, which he pioneered, master animator Norman McLaren creates a parable of violence and brutality in this classic film.

Episode 8
FRESH AIR–MATCHCUT, Stephan-Flint Muller, Germany/Argentina, 2005, (7:30).
In this portrait of Buenos-Aires, residents speak with Berlin accents, while the city whirls in a dazzling display of images and ideas.

FILM LOVERS, Anthony Rose, Australia, 2006 (7:00)
Two film fans meet, court, and fall in love, speaking only in the shared language of classic movie titles.

COFFEE AND MILK, Mary Magsamen and Stephan Hillerbrand, Texas, 2007 (3:00)
This experimental video explores communication and sexuality through the metaphor of everyday things.

FLYING DAYS, Pablo DiConca, Canada, 2005 (6:00).
Glued to his surveillance screen, a security guard watches the elevator for the improbable movements of an unlikely dancer.

ELEMENT OF LIGHT, Richard Reeves, Canada, 2004 (4:30)
Inspired by nature, this abstract animation explores light through optical sound and images painted directly onto film.

Episode 9
THE NEXT TIM DAY, Ben Steinbauer, Texas, 2006 (26:00).
This antic bio-pic follows the rise of entrepreneur extraordinaire Tim Day from Galveston’s housing projects and federal prison to the shimmering lights of the Sundance Film Festival.

Episode 10
CONTACT (RAAK) , Hanro Smitsman, The Netherlands, 2006 (8:30). Dutch with English subtitles.
A boy, his mother, and her lover act out their differences in a tragic but comical search for happiness.

GRAMMY’S , Bryan Poyser, Texas, 2007 (17:00).
Two brothers have a really bad time on a fishing trip until a stranger makes them a bizarre but lucrative offer.

Episode 11
BEFORE THE WIND BLOWS (Le Petit Oiseau Va Sortir) Samer Najari, Canada, 2006 (18:00).
From World War II to the present day, we see three young people as they record their final farewells for the camera, and for history.

CITY, Topaz Adizes, Canada, 2006, (8:00).
Just how differently two people can experience and interpret the same event is given palpable emotional force during one short New York City cab ride.

Episode 12
WHEN THE LIGHT’S RED, Keith Wilson, Texas, 2006 (10:45).
This humorous and poignant documentary looks at the complex interaction between drivers and intersection panhandlers.

NATHAN PELKEY Drew Daniels, Texas, 2007 (9:30).
A young itinerant musician, who created his first album while living in his car, finds ways to share his music with the world.

BLACK INK ON SKY BLUE (Encre Noire Sur Fond D’Azur) , Felix Dufour Lapierriere, Canada, 2003 (5:00).
A man confronts his own isolation in relation to multiple intimate worlds of the city.

Episode 13
THE END OF THE WORLD: A LAKHOTA LEGEND, FrancesaTalenti, North Carolina, 2006 (3:30).
Somewhere in the Badlands, an old woman makes a blanket out of porcupine quills in this mythical journey into Native American culture.

SHARE THE WEALTH Bennie Klain, Texas, 2006 (7:30)
To pay a new “homeless tax,” a Native American woman must raise the dollar that she now owes.

BELOW, Laura Harrison, Texas, 2007 (2:45)
Mystery lies just below the surface in this lyrical experimental film.

WATER, ROCKS, AND SAND (2:58); GOLDEN SILK ORB WEAVER (2:30); and WORKING JEWEL (3:00), David Morrow Guthrie, Texas 2007

Filmed in Costa Rica, these three films capture the complexity and beauty of the natural world and some of its amazing creatures.

Episode 14

Special Hour-long Presentation of…
CITIZEN PROVOCATEUR: RAY HILL’S TEXAS PRISON SHOW, Brian Huberman, Texas, 2008

Part human rights activist, part hell-raiser, Ray Hill has produced the TEXAS PRISON SHOW on radio for 25 years, helping convicts and their families sustain relationships in a state where inmates are still denied access to telephones.