THE TERRITORY, Season 33
Tuesday Nights @ 10pm beginning May 4th on Channel 8, HoustonPBS

Program 1 - May 4th @ 10pm

TYGER
(Guilherme Marcondes, Brazil, 2006, 4:30, no dialog)
A giant tiger mysteriously appears in a big city, revealing the hidden
reality in an otherwise ordinary night.

SCENE PRIMITIVE
(Daniel Faubert, Canada, 2007, 12:10, no dialog)
Like a scroll, this traveling film sequence gradually unfurls, revealing the story of a civilization struggling against nature and human nature.

TELERIFIC VOODOO
(Paul Jadoul, Belgium, 2006, 4:30, no dialog)
Counting down, is this the Armageddon? A world evolution by music supremacy becomes manifest.

APNEE
(Claude Chabot, France, 2006, 3:50, no dialog)
In this paparazzi revenge fantasy, a photographer tries to capture an embarrassing moment in the life of a celebrity.

Program 2 - May 11th @ 10pm

FALL INTO HALF ANGEL
(Roisin Loughrey, Ireland, 2006, 6:59)
Between Heaven and Earth, life and love hang on a thread of trust in this unique, award-winning documentary.

I WANT TO INVITE YOU
(Kim, a-young, Korea, 2003, 9:05, Korean with English subtitles)
In this animated tale from Korea, death intervenes, changing a woman’s life forever.

IN ABSENTIA
(James Kibbey & Richard Heald, UK, 2008, 5:47)
Going back in time, the precious last moments, feelings, and thoughts of a young life unfold before our eyes.

I SLEPT WITH COOKIE MONSTER
(Kara Nasdor-Jones, Massachusetts, 2008, 3:27)
Watercolor animation paints the story of a battered woman as she describes her irascible, irresistible Brazilian boyfriend.

Program 3 - May 18 @ 10:30pm

SEPARATE VACATIONS
(Anne S. Lewis, Texas, 2007, 3:15)
As she leaves on vacation, a dog owner deals with the trials and tribulations of kennel paperwork.

OBLOMOV’S CAT
(Hans Richter, The Netherlands, 2006, 11:29)
Two neighbors fight to the finish in order to win the affection of a very clever cat.

THE GIRL WHO SWALLOWED BEES
(Paul McDermott, Australia, 2007, 8:49)
A bitter young girl embarks on a bleak journey where the magical and unexpected conspire to change her heart.

Program 4 - May 25th @ 10:00pm

A VERY NICE HONEYMOON
(Jeff and Phil Simonds, New Zealand, 2006, 9:33)
In beautiful 2D and 3D animation, the filmmakers tell a true family story of love, tragedy and survival.

I MET THE WALRUS
(Josh Raskin and Jerry Levitan, Canada, 2006, 5:09)
A 14-year-old Beatles fan sneaks in and scores an interview with music icons John Lennon and Yoko Ono during their famous “bed in” for peace.

SOLD OUT Dutch with English Subtitles
(Marie Jose van der Linden, The Netherlands, 2007, 7:26) In a tribute to the vanishing breed of small shopkeepers, we see the demise of a family store as supermarket chains advance.

FAREWELL PACKETS OF TEN
(Ken Wardrop, Ireland, 2007, 3:00)
Having tried to give up cigarettes before, without much luck, Ethel and Nancy discuss the pros and cons of the dreaded weed.

Program 5 - June 15th @ 10pm

THE GLASSES (LAS GAFAS)
(Alberto Garcia Martin, Spain, 2008, 12:00, Spanish with English subititles)
Waiting for Godot meets Wim Wenders in this desert quest for meaning and a famous pair of glasses.

BEING AND NOTHINGNESS
(Bady Minck, Austria/Luxembourg, 2007, 9:45, no dialog)
Musicians appear and disappear in the same way as the notes and sounds seem to do in this fantastic visualization of a musical score.

THINGS FALL APART
(Rob Chiu and Chris Hewitt, United Kingdom, 2007, 2:23)
Facing the limits of received wisdom in a violent world, a child narrates over images of a bleak future.

Program 6 - June 22 @ 10PM

THE NAUTICAL EDUCATION (L’Education Nautique) (Christian Laurence, Canada, 2007, 2:34) (French with English subtitles)
Shot with both digital video and an early 20th century film camera, this visually sumptuous guide prepares a wishful boy for a Cousteau-esque life in the deep.

MEDITATIONS ON A NAME
(Bonnie Elliott, Australia, 2007, 8:47)
Wattle has always hated her name. A long hot day on the road sees her and her hippie father have it out, once and for all.

THE PRESTIDIGITATOR (El Prestidigitador)
(Ugo Sanz, Spain, 2006, 9:00, Spanish with English subtitles)
Christian doesn’t feel like studying for tomorrow’s exam, but he knows that if he fails again, his mother will be very disappointed.

IT’S ALWAYS THE SAME STORY (C’est Toujours la Meme Histoire) (Anne Morin and Joris Clerte, France, 2007, 4:58, French with English subtitles)
When he’s sixteen years old, Jean-Luc sees a particular film and then sees his father through different eyes

Program 7 - June 29 @ 10PM
ABSOLUTELY AFRO
(Dorothee van den Berghe, The Netherlands, 2006, 10:00, Dutch with English subtitles)
A young girl decides to go to school with a totally new hairstyle in this charming story of belonging and identity.

A SIMPLE PIECE OF CLOTH
(Roisin Loughrey, Ireland, 2006, 7:26)
Two women from two different cultures are documented in this personal film about beauty, beliefs and veils.

THE TALE OF HOW
(The Blackheart Gang, South Africa, 2006, 4:25)
This exquisitely drawn animation sings a dark story filled with strange creatures.

TEN THOUSAND PICTURES OF YOU
(Robin King, United Kingdom, 2006, 3:00)
Digital animation and live action depict the eternal story about the end of a modern romance

Program 8 - July 6 @ 10PM
TETESCHA US
(Stephanie Wuschitz, Austria, 2006, 9:18, no dialog)
In a refugee camp in northern Lebanon, the filmmaker animates images by Palestinian girls who draw their visions of a different reality.

ARTHUR BALFOUR AND ME
(Charlotte Cornic, Scotland, 2007, 11:05)
What links a British politician born in 1848, with Fatima, a young Palestinian woman seeking asylum in Scotland?

CASIMIRATION, OR THE BEGINNING OF DREAMING
(Iris Piers, The Netherlands, 2007. 3:32, no dialog)
A filmmaker creates a piece of everyday surrealism on her laptop.

Program 9 - July 13 @ 10PM
AS THEY PASS
(Brigitta Bodenauer, Austria, 2006, 6:40, no dialog)
Evocative images of a demolished hotel in Vienna stir emotional memories of the past.

PUBLIC SPACES
(Martijn Veldhoen, The Netherlands, 2006, 10:00)
Through long-take, live action images shot on a train platform, we experience the cyclical qualities of time and space.

200,000 PHANTOMS
(Jean Gabriel Periot, France, 2007, 10:40, no dialog)
Photographs form a digital montage of Hiroshima from 1914 to 2007, transfixing us with poignant imagery.

Program 10 - July 20 @ 10PM
LIFE, LIBERTY, & THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
(Tiffany Shlain, California, 2003, 13:30)
Using language and imagery embedded in our national consciousness, this experimental animated documentary makes a case for freedom of choice.

TEST
(Marta Aledo and Natalia Mateo, Spain, 2007, 12:00, Spanish with English subtitles)
A simple moment of discovery records profound changes in the lives of four women.

Program 11 - July 27 @ 10PM

HORN
(Roohollah Masroor, Iran, 2007, 9:35, Persian with English subtitles)
On a cold, snowy day in Tehran, a man getting on a bus serves to symbolize Iranian social life with honesty and irony.

RED WEDNESDAY
(Nazanin Shirazi, Texas, 2008, 11:21)
While trying to heal her mother, a young girl dangerously mimics traditions she doesn’t fully understand.

NO MAIL
(Ken and Simon Macrae, Australia, 2006, 6:57)
Small minds in a small town attempt to ostracize the local Muslim postman and divide the town with their actions.

Program 12

LIVING ON
(Susan Cornish, Australia, 2005, 23:00)
This documentary explores the ways in which four survivors have had to reinvent themselves after a brush with death.

SUMMER/HAS BEEN (Ete)
(Karo Goldt, Austria, 2007, 3:00)
This experimental essay evokes the feelings of high summer as they are marred by the realization that the blossoms will soon wither.

Program 13
QUARTER TO NOON
(Kat Candler, Texas, 2008,14:00)
Overworked and underpaid, a worker discovers a world outside her office window.

THE WITNESS
(Erik de Bruyn, The Netherlands, 2006, 10:55)
A confused witness of a murder tries to remember the perpetrator.