All Films

John Decesare presents history in the making. Ten years, 12 movies, one sport redefined. This fall Poor Boyz Productions is pleased to present the 16mm and Hi Def film "Ten". Enlist for another season as the PBP crew turns their cameras on the world's Premier athletes to bring you insane big mountain, Back country kickers, and ridiculous antics. Catch Simon Dumonte's 22 foot out of the pipe x-games run, Jon Olsson's backcountry marvels and many more with tons of bonus material including "UP1" directed by JP Auclair and Anthony bornowski! This film is sure to be the best film of the year!

The film attempts to stimulate without dialogue and with not too exciting storyline, using only images, sounds, film-noir and usual horror elements.

Only by exposing the creators of the first World Trade Center bombing in (1993), could we have prevented the creation of the second bombing of the World Trade Center on 9-11! We failed to make it public knowledge that the 1993 bombing was encouraged by “agent provocateurs” of the FBI -and the fact that US taxpayers literally “bought the bomb.” Worse still, since September 11, 2001 most of America’s sheeple have bought the lie that 19 angered Arabs and Osama bin Laden carried out thegreatest act of terror in U.S. history. The stark, raw reality is that the official 9/11 story is the greatest lie ever sold.

An experimental documentary shot on Super 8 detailing festive gatherings of a multitude of immigrant communities in Vienna. Different cultures from all over the world are shown celebrating, dancing, singing or performing rituals. Simultaneously the filmmaker, through a voice-over, ponders the question on how to purposefully assemble and categorize all the footage, thus giving us insight into how documentaries are made and the thought process that goes into it.

This is one talented grenade!!!

Performed LIve at Giggles Comedy Pub in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (October 2004)

“(An) experimental kammerspiel comes to mind: Jim Jennings’ chiaroscuro Close Quarters, which uses vertical blinds to sublime and sexy effect; a romantic sort of cabin fever, less cagey, more bedroom tussle.”

8mm unsplit. Streetcars circle. The ferry leaves and returns in one gesture. Camera and character dance.

Poetic view of a single mother's daily life in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.

A spoof advertisement promoting Kenya as a holiday destination.

Ray Davies, the cornerstone of the Kinks, is one of his country’s greatest songwriters. Over four decades he has provided a feast for all comers, regardless of social station, from the simple urgency of ‘You Really Got Me’ to the detached melancholy of “Come Dancing’ . Our film takes a look at a career that has spanned 40 years – we talk to Ray about his work, life and inspirations, featuring his music from the hits of the early 60’s through to work on his new album and upcoming musical ‘Come Dancing’. The programme includes interviews with David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Paul Weller, Bob Geldof, Chris Difford, Clive Davis and journalists, who all show their respect and admiration for a man who is globally celebrated. Our film, illustrated with archive footage, specially shot performances and stills, will give an insight into the unique creative world of one of Britain’s most successful and influential songwriters and performers.

The influential, provocative, and often radical art-making practices of Vito Acconci have earned him international recognition. Acconci has been a vital presence in contemporary art since the late 1960s; his confrontational and ultimately political works have evolved from writing to conceptual art, bodyworks, performance, film, video, multimedia installation and architectural sculpture. This catalogue presents a complete selection of a wide range of Acconci's works (accompanied by a text on each project), an interview with the artist, an extensive bibliography, and includes a DVD with three 20-minute videos in which Acconci narrates.

Self-written software, light-frequencies and mesmerizing abstractions. Silent images which shift between stagnation and continuous movement.

A 16mm black and white, silent film by Ernie Gehr.

Century 21 moves from the roof of the Winchester house to zoom in on a complex of three domed, space-age movie theaters situated across the street: Century 21, Century 22 and Century 23, alluding to the fact that it is film, TV and the media that perpetuate the icon of the gunfighter. The work consists of three short sections intended to represent what is “playing” in each of the theaters. These include richly layered montages of the Old West and pop-culture imagery, as well as art and film celebrities who appear as phantom stand-ins to embody the specters of the Cowboy and of Sarah Winchester herself.

History repeats itself . . . into the future . . .

The film 'Seven Intellectuals In Bamboo Forest' is based on the history of seven talented intellectuals from the ancient Chinese Wei and Jin Dynasties. Ruan Ji, Ji Kang, Shan Tao, Liu Ling, Ruan Yan, Xiang Xiu and Wang Rong were famous poets and artists at that time. Open and unruly, they used to gather and drink in the bamboo forest, singing songs and playing traditional Chinese musical instruments, in the hope of escaping from earthly life. They pursued individuality, freedom, and liberty. Their remarkable talent and passion made them a notable group in Chinese history. Part 2 exposes closed city life in a noisy metropolis, such as Shanghai. The 7 young people live in the city, but seem to have little connection with the city.

Short animated film based on a fairy tale.

In stark contrast to video, "Hand Made" focuses on the grain of the celluloid and the organic nature of emulsion. It was created by contact printing images with a flashlight in a darkroom without the use of a camera, labs, digital editing or any type of sound equipment.

"They had it all wrong. He's not trapped in there with them. They're trapped with HIM!"

This program follows UFO specialist Dr. Roger Leir as he uses the latest scientific and medical techniques to study alien implants inserted into human abductees, breaking the conspiracy of silence surrounding extraterrestrial activity on Earth. Leir documents the surgical removal of an alien implant from a human victim and also investigates a strange alien artifact found at a UFO hotspot that left conventional scientists baffled.

This film originated from a multi-media performance called Three Posters, conceived and staged by Mroué and the Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury, and first performed in Beirut in 2000. The performance centred on an unedited tape made by Jamal al-Sati, a fighter for Lebanon’s National Resistance Front. This shows three ‘takes’ of his martyr testimony rather than the approved version that was aired on Lebanese television. The three ‘takes’ allowed Mroué and Khoury to question the status of suicide videos and martyr posters, and to examine the ideological circumstances surrounding their production and place within the visual culture and political history of Lebanon.

Blue skies, babbling brooks, and a big book in a field full of flowers is the departure point for this video.

An extraterrestrial soldier lands his spaceship on a large clearing in the forest. He finds himself surrounded by the trees, so he jumps out, armed heavily, and screams: "All earthlings, surrender!" But in spite of all the military provocations which ensue, he meets no resistance, and so he starts to negotiate with a tree, "leader of the earthlings".