All Films

Chutzpah, This Is?

2005 • 35 min

A documentary about the world's first Jewish hip-hop supergroup, Chutzpah.

Stars, Skis & Hucks

2005 • 40 min

Two rebel detectives, Starskis and Hucks, pursue a cult of monoskiers called the: Morbid Midnight Monoskiing Militia more commonly known as the: MMMM. The cult's leader Baron monomania- Glen Plake and his goons, intend to melt down the sacred golden skis in an attempt to make people finally realize how evily-cool monoskiing is... But not if Starskis and Hucks have anything to say about it!!!

Queer Realities and Cultural Amnesia

2005 • 60 min • United States of America

A documentary about queer realities and cultural amnesia.

Man Under Wire

2005 • 2 min

An interaction between two downtown legends and a pigeon.

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Murder of Lord Waterbrook

2005 • 19 min • Russia

Sherlock Holmes and his constant companion Dr. Watson investigate the mysterious murder of Lord Waterbrook…

The Film Within the Film

2005 • 7 min

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts commissions Caveh Zahedi to make a film.

Escape from Boredom

2005 • 38 min • United Kingdom

Skateboarding is the ultimate Escape from Boredom. On this dvd we share many of the good times with you (and a couple of the bad) we've had around the globe in the last 18 months.

小林恵美 / グラマラスター

2005 • 60 min • Japan

2005 release

The Celebration in Retrospect

2005 • 27 min • Denmark

This 2005 documentary features interviews with the cast and crew of The Celebration, including director Thomas Vinterberg and co-screenwriter Mogens Rukov.

National Treasures: Signs & Symbols of the U.S. Founding Fathers

2005 • 47 min

For anyone who has ever wondered just what that mysterious pyramid on the back of the dollar bill really represents, investigative mythologist William Henry digs deep into history to demystify the symbols that the founding fathers employed to represent the new land where anything was deemed possible and the pursuit of a dream was a beacon that attracted citizens from across the globe. From the all-seeing eye to the unmistakable goddess qualities of lady liberty, this release delves deep into the mystical realms of the Kabbalah and the age old practice of alchemy to reveal a group of men with a driving desire to start life in a new land, and a strange connection to such groups as the Freemasons and the Knights Templar.

History Rings True: Red Sox Opening Day Ring Ceremony

2005 • 58 min • United States of America

Winning their first World Series in 86 years, the Old Town Team made baseball history, and true believers throughout the entire nation. History Rings True offers complete coverage of the historic Red Sox Ring Ceremony that took place at Fenway Park on the 2005 Home Opener on April 11th 2005.

GroundBreaking - The Story of the First Skate Plaza

2005 • 32 min

This documentary is part skate video and part instructional video, outlining how Rob Dyrdek and DC Shoes designed and built a 40,000 square foot skate plaza in Kettering, OH. Being Rob's home town, Kettering came to him to help design a skate plaza for the local skaters. At the time, it was the first project of this magnitude designed expressly for skaters.

The Honeymoon Song

2005 • 1 min • Japan

Direction/Fil/Edit: Hiromix, Fashion: Dress by Tsumori Chisato, Styling: Setsuko Todoroki, Model: Lina Ohta at Okazaki Models, Luke at Be Natural Models, Special thanks to: Junko Arioka, Yukiko Fujinaga, Shinji Kobayashi, Yoshikatsu, Higuchi Slick

Mystery of the Megaflood

2005 • 55 min • United States of America

The Channeled Scablands in Washington state defied conventional explanations for their formation for decades. Little by little evidence mounted for an old theory that was rejected by the scientific establishment. It involved glaciers, volcanoes, a relatively minor river and a prodigious amount of water. Originally aired as an episide of NOVA.

Children of Beslan

2005 • 60 min • United Kingdom, United States of America

On September 1, 2004, a group of heavily armed rebel extremists stormed into School No. 1 in Beslan, Russia. For three days, more than a thousand children and adults were held hostage in a sweltering gymnasium, denied food and water, and forced to keep their hands over their heads. The harrowing siege ended on September 3 with a series of explosions and a hail of gunfire that killed some 350 people - half of them children. In this film, the youngest survivors of Beslan tell their story.

Neil Young: Prairie Wind

2005 • 52 min

Prairie Wind is quintessential Neil Young, a masterpiece that completes the trilogy of his best-selling albums Harvest and Harvest Moon-direct yet poetic, country and folk yet rock. Recorded in Nashville, and with longtime collaborators, Prairie Wind is a moving series of songs reflecting Young's journey through life. This film documents the recording of an astounding album.

Day Trip Maryanne

2005 • 34 min • United States of America

Day Trip Maryanne captures the collaboration between legendary sound sculptor Maryanne Amacher and guitarist Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth at her house last autumn. In this very visually honest presentation, the musicians make heavy drones until the speakers explode.

Time Slip

2005 • 9 min • Japan

Kiyoshi Kurosawa's segment from 'A Story of Love, Wonder and Horror.'

The Music of 'Humoresque'

2005 • 9 min

A short documentary about the music in the 1946 film "Humoresque"

Letters to Bill

2005 • 10 min

From 2002 to 2005, filmmaker Caveh Zahedi corresponded in a series of video-letters with his friend Bill Brown.

Johnny Cash: Ridin' the Rails

2005 • 52 min

Originally filmed and aired in 1974, Ridin' the Rails is a nostalgic look at the history of the American railroad through the song and story of the legendary Johnny Cash. Reenactments of historic railroading moments are movingly narrated by Cash and superbyly embellished by his inimitable music. Track Listings: Ridin' The Rails, Tom Thum, Collage of Yesterday, Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, Legend of John Henry's Hammer, Shave And A Hot Bath, Train Robbers, Satirical Aire, Casey Jones, Crystal Chandeliers and Burgundy, Doesn't Anybody Know My Name, City of New Orleans, The L&N Don't Stop Here, Anymore, These Hands

After Effects: Memories of Pittsburgh Filmmaking

2005 • 60 min • United States of America

A documentary that looks back at the making of a "lost" movie made by an enterprising group of Pittsburgh filmmakers.

Esprit, es-tu là?

2005 • 16 min • France

Don’t mix mushrooms and spiritualism.

Notes on Utopia

2005 • 55 min

Four-part video made in 2003 and 2004. The first two parts were presented at the Venice Biennale of 2003 as part of the Utopia Station project. An open-ended video -- more parts may be added to it in the future -- my thoughts on the idea of utopia. My thoughts on it change as time goes, as I am trying to figure it out for myself, the meaning of it, the practice of it, the possibility of it, in the past, today and in the future.