We are very saddened to tell you that our friend and colleague documentary filmmaker and producer Philip Brooks has passed away this month, after a battle with hepatitis. Among his many films are THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SARA BAARTMAN - "THE HOTTENTOT VENUS", IT'S MY LIFE, 6000 A DAY, and THE PERFUMED GARDEN. An obituary published in the French newspaper Liberation is available on our website at: http://www.frif.com/new2003/brooks.html.