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A man has a little Surprise for his sleeping lover, involving weights and an elaborate system of pulleys and well-placed explosive charges. --Matthew Aquino

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In A Small Domain (Grand Jury Prize For Best Short Subject Film at the 1996 Sundance Festival), Britta Sjogren reconstructs the last two days in the life of a 95-year-old kleptomaniac. On the eve of her wedding anniversary with her late husband, she decides to put an end to her life. Will an impulsive act change the course of her decision? --Hayet Ennabli

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William Lebeda's animated The Shark's Fin or How Man and Woman Came To Live On Land is a charming and original creation story about how people went from living in the ocean to living on land. --Hayet Ennabli

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Andrea Seligmann's Sao Paulo South Border explores the life of teens in the suburbs of Sao Paulo. An accurate portrayal of class struggle, drugs and violence in an environment which lacks soul. --Hayet Ennabli

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How can a grandson and his grandfather understand each other when the first threatening signs of the Alzheimer's disease widen the generation gap? That is the challenge that a 12 year-old boy and his grandfather undertake in Sangre a moving story by Belita Moreno. With special appearances by Holly Hunter and John Lithgow. --Hayet Ennabli

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Sex, Lies and Videotape meets American Psycho in Michael Gibson's disturbing Sacrament. A mild-mannered ad writer confesses his nasty habits in his video diary. --Matthew Aquino

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Ruth Orkin: Frames Of Life by Mary Engel depicts the life and work of renowned photographer and filmmaker, Ruth Orkin (1921-1985). Narrated by Julie Harris, one of the many personalities that Orkin photographed, the film tells, among other stories, about how her most famous photograph, American Girl, originated. --Hayet Ennabli

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Simon Pummell's Rose Red is a sci-fi thriller which explores the future of virtual reality. --Matthew Aquino

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Joshua Porter's The Ride features a conflict between an affluent white man and an Afro-Caribbean woman on a New York subway which yields a deceptive outcome. --Matthew Aquino

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Rendez-Vous is the flipside of the first film in our series, giving the male perspective on blind dates from hell, and you may be surprised to find that the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence. --Matthew Aquino