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- Documentary about Miriam Makeba.
- A Diary of an Urban Priest tells the story of a young Buddhist priest, and his fervent search for the meaning of life amid oppressive dreams, back alleys of the city and the darkness of the human mind.
- The film starts in Nalaikh where old Mongolchaan is one of the many former miners who - after the closure of the mine - continues digging for coal in order to survive. Despite the extremely severe working conditions, he perseveres to support his children. Mongolchaan sells his coal to Basandorj, a middleman between the coal pits and the power stations in the city. Basandorj delivers the coal to a power station where young Erdenetsetseg is in charge. Despite the harsh environment, she enjoys her life and work. The electricity produced by the power plant enlightens blind Amarjarkhal's apartment. Ever since she moved from Nalaikh to the capital she makes a living as a writer and performer of popular songs. On a trip back to her native town, Amarjarkhal expresses her desire to be able to see. Meanwhile, Oyuna, who lives in Belgium ever since she married a Belgian man, is preparing to return to her home country which she left eight years ago. She's eager to show her native land to her 3-year old son... Through poetry Mongolchaan praises nature, Erdenetsetseg evokes man's destiny, Amarjarkhal expresses individual desire, and Oyuna finds the strength to survive in a foreign country. Poets of Mongolia is the third part of Inti Films' Mongolia Trilogy (City of the Steppes (1994), State of Dogs (1997)).
- A story about dreams and the manipulative power of films in a chaotic Kyrgyzstan, seen through the eyes of two cinema projectionists. The Kyrgyz town of Naryn is preparing for the 1000-year anniversary of Manas, their national hero. The complicated preparations are upset as a group of Islamic rebels invade Kyrgyzstan. The work and dreams of the film's protagonists, projectionists named Zarylbek and Murat, epitomise the present and the past in Kyrgyzstan, struggling through a process of transition. Through their eyes, we see a story that reflects the manipulative power that films exert on a colourful people influenced by socialism, the market economy, the Islamic faith and their nomadic culture.
- Shepherd tells the story of a remarkable and most unconventional shepherd: Ludo Van Alphen, who wanders around with his flock of sheep - the largest flock in Belgium - in the industrial badlands of the port of Antwerp.
- What happens when a suburban family gives up all fossil fuel-based products, including plastic, for a whole year?
- A sequel to The Gospel According to the Papuans (1999). One year later, while the Papuans are still waiting for the return of Jesus, life had changed in the village of Mundugya.
- A new feature length montage, made especially for TV, of the two previous documentaries The Gospel According to the Papuans (1999) and Waiting for Jesus (2000).
- Documentary about external and internal silence. The former is represented by a young deaf boy Niklas, the latter by young woman Nina, a devout Orthodox.