All Films

States of Fear

1999 • 56 min

States of Fear is a documentary film produced by Mary Raftery and broadcast on the Irish television channel Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) between April and May 1999. The film detailed abuse suffered by children between the 1930s and 1970s in the state childcare system of Ireland, primarily in the Reformatory and Industrial Schools. After public outcry, Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern apologised on behalf of the State. The film sparked a national scandal over abuse of children in church and state run institutions. It led to a major commission on child abuse that sat from 2000 to 2009.

Tremolo Americana

1999 • 3 min

An American soldier stationed in Germany receives a visit from a girlfriend.

Cidade Fantasma

1999 • 8 min • Brazil

Young salaried man meets girl in summer in Porto Alegre.

World War II: The Aircraft Carriers

1999 • 57 min

Since 1945 aircraft carriers have proved that they have an unrivaled ability to deliver massive firepower against the enemy, at the same time as possessing the traditional flexibility of a navel force. Carriers and more particularly the aircraft they support have been subject to constant development. This colour documentary traces that development from its very beginnings in the First World War.

Girafe

1999 • 13 min

Robert Hooke: Victim of Genius

1999 • 60 min • United Kingdom

The story of how a giant of science was erased from history by the jealous rival Isaac Newton.

Colobane Express

1999 • 55 min • France, Senegal

Public vans provide the traditional and sole means of city transportation in Dakar, Senegal. In a frenzy of activity, from the outskirts to downtown, people from all walks of life as well as fruits, vegetables, chickens, etc. are transported daily in these public vans.

Pagbabalik sa Tribo

1999 • 40 min • Philippines

Howie Severino, who grew up on the American East Coast, returned to the Philippines and found work as a journalist. As he follows the story of filmmaker Auraeus Solito’s rediscovery of his tribal Palawan roots, Severino likewise interrogates his own notions of seeking identity and community as a Filipino.

Breath of the Word - The Portrait of Tomaž Pengov

1999 • 47 min • Slovenia

A documentary featurette about the Slovenian singer-songwriter Tomaž Pengov.

Natural Instincts

1999 • 4 min • Mexico

Short experimental horror documentary on media racism

Just in Time for Christmas

1999 • 52 min • United States of America

The hands of time won't stand still for anyone, not even a community Christmas program Grandpa Jim is scheduled to make a guest appearance in a special Christmas program in Branson, Missouri. Backstage at the program , it is chaos--the children are out of control, and the director is out of patience. To make matters worse, Grandpa Jim's truck breaks down on the way to the performance. Fortunately he is able to convince a reluctant police officer to give him a lift to the program, or we all would have missed out on a wonderful presentation filled with original music, new talent, and a lot of fun. The entire family will enjoy this special treat as they consider in a more meaningful way the great gift God gave us--His only Son.

Edith Wharton: The Sense of Harmony

1999 • 57 min

A portrait of a literary genius, cosmopolitan and activist, whose vivid portrayal of society still resonates today.

Fine Pain

1999 • 58 min • Canada

"This two-screen dual projector film extends Brown's use of chemically tortured celluloid to the breaking point. A collaboration with his long-time sound colleague John Kamevaar, 'Fine Pain' is an extended dialogue between image and sound - like a prolonged riff of free jazz between two masters. The discordant tensions of this film will keep you on the very edge of your seat, astonish you with the mesmerizing range of colour and abstraction and the over-modulated sound vibrations." (Pleasure Dome program notes, Toronto, March 2000)

Sarkanais un brūnais

1999 • 53 min • Latvia

World War II and Latvians – the second most affected nation in this slaughter of superpowers. However, the number of people drafted into the war and killed is only a statistic, behind which lies the tragedy of each individual and an entire nation. Latvians, ruled, deceived, and coerced by foreign powers, had to fight under foreign flags on both sides of the front. Brother against brother, father against son... It was not a Latvian war, because Latvians had nothing to gain from it. It was not even a war between good and evil, it was a war between red and brown.

Supa 8

1999 • 29 min • Canada

Eight Super 8 short films created by members of the House of Venus. Includes: Supa Imposed, Supa Sonic, Supa Hot, Supa Fun in the Sun, Supa Horror, Supa Show Folk, Supa Powers, and Supa Girl.

Dirt

1999 • 52 min • United States of America

An ode to New York's East Vilage community gardens as told by three men who, amid their own personal struggles, manage to give life to these small, rare patches of fertile ground: Adam, a radical who makes earth from his own waste; Normand, who has his last summer in the garden before dying of AIDS; and Pablo, a squatter who tends his garden while facing eviction.

Slip

1999 • 7 min • Canada

A therapist and her client have the same dream. For both women, its is moment of celluloid synchronicity.

Kings

1999 • 12 min • Canada

Meet Montreal's Mambo Drag Kings, a dapper group of lip synching lesbians who entertain in style. This part documentary, part performance tape apes family value sitcoms by inserting black and white parodies of television shows starring the Kings.

Coming Out In Rural America

1999 • 30 min

Interviews with teenagers and people in their early 20's who have come out in their small, rural Nebraska hometowns. They have faced prejudice and negative stereotypes as they revealed their sexual orientation to family and friends, and although some of them receive family support, their small town environment poses unique challenges that many urban gays do not face.

Kókó the Killer Whale

1999 • 10 min

A famous and lonely killer whale decides to escape his aquarium with weird consequences.

Empty House

1999 • 24 min

Edited from video diary footages shot in one day. Divided into two parts, the first part is shot mostly in blue tone, featuring everyday activities of waking up, going to the bathroom, and hanging a mirror. The second part, shot mostly in yellow, depicts compulsive eating, illustrating both the obsession of the body and the desire to escape from it.

White Ninja, Black Death

1999 • 55 min

When Jimmi Montana sets up and kills the son of a Yakuza boss, he doesn't know who he's messing with. The Yakuza boss sends out the "Black Death" after him. Silent film with English intertitles.

Dad & Me

1999 • 41 min

Linda Västrik's personal documentary about her father who has been unwilling for most of her life to remain in contact, and suggests there may be a chance that she is not his biological daughter. This prompts Linda to insist on a DNA test, which sets in motion a frustrating process of connecting with her elusive father, and convincing him of the importance of such a test.

Angoo

1999 • 40 min • Taiwan

My sister Pei-ling went through with an unexpected pregnancy. The child was nicknamed Angoo. In three years, Pei-ling broke up with the child's father, met a new boyfriend, left Angoo in my parents’ care to move in with her boyfriend, until she finally moved back in with our family due to the disapproval of her boyfriend's brother. The parent-daughter relationship was strained at first, but gradually things changed; understanding and love returned between them.