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A portrait of sheer human decency in the face of adversity, this film profiles a troupe of dancers with physical and intellectual disabilities in suburban Sydney. An inspiring and hugely affecting ode to raised expectations. (Australia, 2007, 63 minutes)

High up in the Gastein Valley, 60 miles south of Salzburg, world-renowned tuba player, Bob Stewart uses his unique, soulful flair and charisma to remarkable effect during his 3-day jazz workshop for members of an Austrian marching band. Can Stewart’s intuitive, improvisation-infused style inspire his more restrained charges to explore, discover and embrace their own unfettered approach to playing? (Austria, 2007, 43 minutes)

"El Buen Destino" is the story of a small town fallen on rather hard times. Five men at different stages of their lives, with different jobs and very different spiritual and cultural backgrounds, are forced to come to terms with their interwoven friendships as circumstances change markedly. (Argentina / Spain, 2005, 115 minutes)

Artists Mimi Oka and Doug Fitch take nothing for granted when it comes to food. As the world’s only “sustenance artists,” they create multi-sensory dining experiences, site-specific sculpture, and photographs of imagined eating experiences. However, they are not only visual artists; they are also entertainers, creators of eating communities, and provocateurs of dining conventions. "Five Feelings about Food" travels with them to a small town in France where they explore what can be eaten, how it’s eaten, and how eating affects our bodies, senses and minds. (USA/Sweden, 2005, 27 minutes)

Born in Kenya in 1943, Mohamed “Mo” Amin – photographer and frontline cameraman extraordinaire – was, arguably, the most renowned photojournalist of his era. In a career spanning more than thirty years, Mo covered every major event in Africa and beyond, enduring 28 days of torture, surviving bombs and bullets, and even overcoming the loss of his left arm, to emerge as the most decorated news cameraman of his time. His coverage of the 1984 Ethiopian famine spurred the greatest-ever act of giving. His haunting, apocalyptic images from Korem inspired the launch of Band Aid, USA for Africa and Live Aid – thus saving the lives of millions of men, women and children. Shockingly, his remarkable life was cut tragically short in 1996 when hijackers took over Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 - forcing the Boeing 767 to crash land in the Indian Ocean with the loss of 123 passengers and crew. Indomitable to the end, Mo Amin died on his feet attempting to reason with the terrorists. (Kenya, 2006, 96 minutes)

Set in the closing stages of the Second World War, "Die Letzten Tage" ("The Last Days") tells the story two surviving members of an American B-17 bomber crew seeking shelter behind German lines. When they stumble upon an enemy deserter in an abandoned farmhouse, incomprehension, mutual distrust, loathing and fear combined with a fierce will to survive puts the men’s humanity to the ultimate test. (Germany, 2005, 35 minutes)

"The Longing" follows a group of South Americans seeking to affirm their Jewish faith in formal recognition of their ancestral heritage — as the descendants of European Jews forced to convert during the Spanish Inquisition. Now, centuries on, feeling isolated amidst Catholicism and rejected by local Jewish communities, the determined believers battle to convert to Judaism and be accepted as Jews. (USA, 2007, 75 minutes)

The choices people make and the consequences of those choices. Shot in New York, Stockholm and various parts of India, "The Other Woman" is about a young woman’s interest in the older woman with whom her fiance has had an affair. (USA/Sweden, 2007, 18 minutes)

Swedish chef-hotelier, John Berglund - whose international culinary credits include Nobu (London), Red Square at Mandalay Bay (Las Vegas) and Blue Door at the Delano (Miami) - teams up with British-born, Stockholm-based beverage entrepreneur, James Passmore (Liquid, Öst100, Absolut) to explore and savor various food, drink and entertainment cultures around the world. The 3 x 25 minute shows in this series detail their adventures and experiences in Mexico.