All Films

Classic Albums: The Who - Who's Next

1999 • 50 min • Belgium, United Kingdom

In this 1999 documentary, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey and John Entwistle discuss the making of what many consider the Who's greatest testament to Townshend's songwriting talent: their classic album "Who's Next." Others close to the group weigh in with insights about the late Keith Moon's importance to the band. The retrospective also features unseen performances of tunes from the platter, including "Won't Get Fooled Again" and "Baba O'Riley."

Come Get Some: The Women of the WWF

1999 • 49 min

The hottest women in the World Wrestling Federation : Sable, Tori, Jacqueline, Chyna, Debra, Terri and Ivory are all profiled in this documentary style video with footage from womens matches including interviews with the ladies themselves and a few WWF stars.

A Talk with Larisa

1999 • 52 min • Russia, Germany

This 1999 program, broadcast on the Russian television channel Kultura, features an introduction by filmmaker Elem Klimov and film critic Irina Rubanova to an interview with director Larisa Shepitko that was recorded just after the 1978 Berlin International Film Festival.

David Adair at Area 51 - Advanced Symbiotic Technology

1999 • 41 min

A look at his experiences at Area 51

Our Yard 2.5

1999 • 4 min • Armenia

Weekend in Lecco

1999 • 22 min • Italy

Serena is invited to join her friend, Stefy, in a weekend in her house, in Lecco. The old friends reunite.

Goin' Down to South Park

1999 • 51 min • United States of America

A mockumentary/documentary hybrid which covers the actual making of the show South Park but with a fictional spin, apparently spoofing similar such shows, with the creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, portrayed as arrogant, obnoxious jerks who are only in it for the money.

Playboy's Girlfriends 2

1999 • 52 min • United States of America

There is a special, intimate bond that exists between girlfriends. In the second installment of this sizzling series, we delve deeper into this mysterious and sexy realm.

Tyo Story

1999 • 14 min • Japan

An old couple went to Tokyo to see their kids.

Portrait of a Young Man Drowning

1999 • 11 min • South Africa

With his side bleeding, a man called Shadow limps through a black and white landscape of burned out buildings, funeral processions, and memories that are in color. He wants to bathe, to clean his wound, but he finds no one willing to let him use their water. The residents of the township capture a young man accused of rape. The two men’s paths cross and Shadow’s place in society is revealed. Will the blood wash off?

The Book Is on The Table

1999 • 11 min • Brazil

Bebel wants to learn English and her parents want her to conquer the world.

No Pizza

1999 • 5 min • Argentina

Short film written and directed by Hernán Sáez in 1999.

Extreme

1999 • 45 min • Canada

EXTREME is a visually stunning 45-minute journey into the soul of adventure featuring a cast of world champion athletes. Combining incredible extreme sport action with narration from the athletes and an eclectic, contemporary soundtrack, EXTREME explores the paradox of human nature: facing fear from the edge of life.

Amy Grant - A Christmas to Remember

1999 • 46 min

It's the season for pure Christmas magic in the Canadian Rockies as Tony Bennett, 98 Degrees, and CeCe Winans join Amy Grant for a very special holiday program.

Victor and Sally Ganz: Discovering Eva Hesse

1999 • 27 min

"Victor and Sally Ganz: Discovering Eva Hesse" documents an intimate visit to the couple's famous art collection in their New York City home. The Ganz's describe how they began to collect art in the 1940's, citing Picasso as their first passion. The couple soon became infatuated with more contemporary artists such as Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, and Frank Stella. On a serendipitous Saturday afternoon in 1968, Victor Ganz came upon the work of Eva Hesse in New York's Fischbach Gallery. He was immediately attracted by its freshness and spirit, and together Victor and Sally not only became major collectors, but also soon thereafter close friends of the artist. While recalling the chaotic comfort of Hesse's studio, Sally states, "In her mind, there was certainly no clutter.

Fancine

1999 • 4 min • Norway

Six ideas for movies that will never be made.

Old Spice

1999 • 17 min • Denmark, Iceland

There is an old barbershop in the center of town. This is where Einar has cut hair for half a century or so. He has seen good times and bad times but independent from contemporary tendencies, he has always maintained his own style, but in recent years he has had to deal with the inevitable, his customers grow older, and one by one they slowly disappear. One day they simply don’t show up for their scheduled haircut. But what happens when one of his customers keeps coming after he is dead.

Mapungubwe: Secrets of a Sacred Hill

1999 • 51 min • South Africa

Governed from an impenetrable hilltop, Mapungubwe became the business centre for all of Africa’s trade which, between the years 950 AD to 1290 AD, had become well integrated into the world economy and thrived on trade with the East Indian Trade Route attracting traders from as far afield as Persia, Arabia, India and China. Join John Matshikiza is his investigation of these mysterious archeological ruins.

Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires

1999 • 56 min • France

A doumentary of the life and career of French actor, Jean-Pierre Aumont.

The Blue Cavalier

1999 • 11 min • France

The blue horseman, born in the kitchens of hell, escapes and sets off to discover, a strange, dreamlike world. Caught up in all kinds of manipulations, he ends up becoming a legend himself.

Jorge Luis Borges, the Mirror Man

1999 • 48 min • France

The lifetime of the great Argentinian man of letters Jorge Luis Borges through narration and interviews of such key players in his life as Leonor de Acevedo —his mother—, María Kodama —his second wife—, and Adolfo Bioy Casares —his best friend and collaborator for decades.

Nobody Knows My Name

1999 • 58 min • United States of America

A film about women who love and make hip-hop music. These artists strive through the erasures and obstructions of a heavily male-dominated industry.

Shift

1999 • 56 min

SHIFT tells the story of the volatile relationship between Melanie, a waitress in an airport coffee shop, and Louis, a telemarketing prison inmate in a new prison labor program. Stars Chris Meloni (Oz, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit), Alethea Allen and Eric Thal (A Stranger Among Us, The Wedding). Funded by the Independent Television Service for public television.

Troubled Waters

1999 • 9 min • France

Inès shares her apartment with Laura. Everything would be perfect if she had not fallen in love with her.