All Films

Bill Viola: The Eye of the Heart

2003 • 60 min • United Kingdom

Hailed as the "Rembrandt of the Video Age," renowned American artist Bill Viola became the first contemporary artist ever to be featured in a one-man show at London's prestigious National Gallery. This documentary directed by Mark Kidel features rarely seen footage from Viola's own archive and in-depth interviews with the video maverick. Viola talks passionately about his life and the influences that have driven his artwork from the beginning.

Freestyle Short Movies

2003 • 50 min • Japan

Anthology of five low-budget short films: "Nao and I", "MILD7", "LOVERS", "Strawberry Fields", "Label"

The Game

2003 • 7 min • Canada

Part 7 of 9-part feature Imitations of Life (2003).

A Brief History of Paradise as Told by the Cockroaches

2003 • 3 min

They say that when the Earth is destroyed beyond habitation, the only survivors will be the cockroaches. Filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer gives the indomitable insects the floor in this perversely comic commentary on affluence and self-destruction. Leashed with thin ribbons, a small intrusion of cockroaches scramble over magazine spreads of the good life while a schizophrenic pest voice-over mutters like an asylum inmate recalling the good old days, when food was plentiful and the roach traps were the enemy. It is consumption and consumerism as empty activity and madness, played-out as a natural history documentary in the guise of an invasion picture, all set to the theme song from LOVE STORY.

Celluloid Crime of the Century

2003 • 40 min

40-minute documentary on the making of Wes Craven's 1972 classic, The Last House on the Left.

Sssowing the Ssseedsss: Musings on being an Ice Warrior

2003 • 24 min • United Kingdom

The actors talk about how they got the parts of Ice Warriors and how they played them. They also discuss how the costumes were made and fitted, giving first hand accounts of what is was like to be on set as an Ice Warrior.

Last Thoughts

2003 • 7 min • Canada

Part 3 of 9-part feature Imitations of Life (2003).

Encomium

2003 • 2 min • United States of America

I shot this roll of film at a party Bard College threw when it awarded Stan Brakhage an honorary degree. A few days after he died, I dug it out and watched it again. I had meant to make Brakhage a gift of the roll, but instead it became a farewell.

Once upon a time returning to my hometown

2003 • 8 min • Japan

Extra, behind scenes from Hideaki Anno's film Ritual (also known as Shiki-Jitsu).

Free Your Mind

2003 • 46 min • United States of America

Video #14″Free Your Mind showcases the talents of three individuals in pursuit of personal freedom Take a ride with Dan Drehobl Rob Welsh and Darrell Stanton as they get a lift from some familiar faces who understand the liberation that is skateboarding As Da Clown says “Everyone does their own thing that’s what makes the world go round” Open up your funky mind and you can fly” Dan Drehobl, Darrell Stanton, Rob Welsh

Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime

2003 • 22 min • United States of America

A short documentary on Japanese animation featured on the DVD for The Animatrix (2003).

The Detective Who Can Say No

2003 • 8 min

Shinji Aoyama’s short film follows an unlikely pair of detectives—played by Susumu Terajima and filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa—as they navigate a quirky case with deadpan seriousness. Mixing parody with genre tropes, the film riffs on the idea of “The Detective Who Can Say No,” echoing the satirical spirit of its title while playfully undermining the conventions of Japanese cop dramas. Made for the omnibus film "Deka Matsuri"

Lasting Love

2003 • 60 min

A one hour documentary debuting on PBS that looks at the "secrets" of creating a loving, lasting relationship. This is a show not only about love, it's about hope. Features couples are celebrity couples like the Hestons as well as regular couples and homosexual couples.

Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror

2003 • 50 min

A critical documentary about the war on terror since 9-11.

The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary

2003 • 17 min

One of the greatest, prolific and most influential action directors in history Chang Cheh! Documentary about the Shaw Brother's most prolific director.

Blue Everyday: Manami Honjo in 'The Blue Blanket'

2003 • 38 min • Japan

The 'making of' film for 'The Blue Blanket' features exclusive behind-the-scenes footage. This feature is packed with authentic scenes, closely following lead actress Manami Honjo to reveal the film's backstage moments and the cast's true personalities.

The Alchemists of Sound

2003 • 58 min • United Kingdom

A documentary about the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, responsible for creating some of the most memorable television and radio music in British popular culture, including "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and Doctor Who (1963).

CODENAME NABI Mission 1: The Rouge of Killing

2003 • 60 min • Japan

Navi, an assassin who had her parents killed when she was young and was raised by an organization to become a killing machine. Although Navi grew into a beautiful woman, she lost her humanity and continued to commit brutal murders as ordered. However, during the assassination plot of a prominent Korean yakuza boss, Ra Jeong-nam, a romance blossoms between her and a man she meets during the mission...

Father's Day

2003 • 13 min • Japan

Two girls and their partners want to visit their father to celebrate Father's Day. However, instead of happy meeting, they will be forced to experience inexplicable things.

Rain

2003 • 4 min • Canada

The epilogue of the 9-part feature Imitations of Life (2003).

Merci!

2003 • 8 min

A Bodhisattva saving people on a Belgian tram. Along with yawning and the flu, few things are as contagious as laughter.

Spring Story

2003 • 57 min • Japan

Making-of Demon Hunting

2003 • 20 min • Japan

Behind-the-scenes footage of Satoshi Torao's film Demon Hunting.

Lingerie Soldier Papillon Rose

2003 • 24 min • Japan

Tsubomi is a savvy and horny school girl who works at a lingerie club, a gentlemen’s bar where scantily clad young women serve drinks to the patrons. She is useless at her job but is blackmailing her boss so she won’t get fired. One day she runs into a gorgeous young man who she takes to bed. She meets into a perverted talking cat with a butterfly on its forehead, who recruits her to be a magical soldier. She has to fight off a dominatrix elf woman called Beene, a minion of Regina Apis, a matriarch bent on chaos and forming her new Dynasty. Tsubomi is learning of her powers when she is rescued by an oddly familiar masked man, known only as Dandelion. The plot of this anime is completely farcical and parodies the magical girl genre and Sailor Moon in particular.