1: Cuba Man

Ms. E just came tiptoing over to my desk with her little white Mac, showing me a clip on YouTube called "The Perfect Human, Cuba" taken from Lars von Trier and Jørgen Leth`s 5 Obstructions. A challenging task was given to Mr. Leth by von Trier. He wanted Leth to "remake" the film (von Triers favourite film) "The Perfect Human" from 1967, 5 times. Each time with a different obstruction dictated by von Trier. Wikipedia:

The 5 Obstructions:
1. Leth must remake the film in Cuba (but with no set) with no shot longer than 12 frames, and he must answer the questions posed in the original film; Leth successfully completes this task.

2. Leth must remake the film in the worst place in the world but not show that place onscreen; additionally, Leth must play the role of "the man". The meal must be included but the woman is not to be included. Leth remakes the film in the red light district of Bombay, only partially hiding it behind a translucent screen.

3. Because Leth failed to complete task 2 perfectly, Von Trier punishes him, telling him to either remake the film in any way he chooses, or redo obstruction 2 in Bombay again. Leth chooses the first option and remakes it in Brussels using split-screen effects.

4. Leth must remake the film as an animation. He does so with the aid of Bob Sabiston, a specialist in rotoscoping, who creates animated versions of shots from the previous films.

5. The fifth obstruction is that Von Trier has already made the fifth version, but it must be credited as Leth's, and Leth must read a voice-over narration ostensibly from his own perspective but in fact written by Von Trier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQxYKishmH0 1:43 min. - 2.13ish.