All Films

The Yodeling Lesson

1998 • 3 min • United States of America

NO HANDS! NO BRAKES! NO CLOTHES! The True Story of the of the Yodeling Lesson, By Moe Bowstern, bicyclist: I was recently arrived in Portland from Chicago and always on my bike, delighted by this rainy city of manageable size and climate, generous, well-paved streets and hills! After the endless flat grind of the prairie city, hills were a daily thrill. I began teasing my way no-handed down Mississippi Hill, venturing further and further before seizing my handlebars. One morning I threw my leg over my bicycle with a bad case of the f*ckits, heading to the train station to bid a dear friend farewell, and I decided I just did not care. I stuck my chin into the wind and kept my hands off the handlebars all the way down. By the time I arrived exhilarated at Union Station, I no longer cared about my departing comrade; I could ride no-handed down Mississippi Hill! I was going to be fine! ...

Field Study Along the Yangtze River

1998 • 31 min

In March 1997, a teaching and research team led by Professor Zhuang Kongshao came to the Tujia area along the middle reaches of the Yangtze River to conduct anthropological research, with the aim of establishing a link between anthropological academic knowledge and field studies, as well as finding valuable research points to achieve the possibility of interdisciplinary collaborative research. "Field Study Along the Yangtze River" is a synchronous film and television work based on this survey. Now re-edited and transferred to today's university classroom, it is intended to facilitate anthropology students who are preparing to enter the field study phase, and by watching this film, it will trigger them to think about the opportunity of academic docking between theory and research sites, and further transition them into their own fieldwork thinking.

Title Deed from Moses

1998 • 30 min • Palestinian Territory

A Palestinian journalist questions the expansion of Israeli settlements and the devastating consequences it brings to long-term Arab villagers. Her investigation leads her to various testimonies - by human rights activists and architects, by Israeli townspeople and particularly by suffering Palestinian villagers whose claim to land is supposedly "less ancient" than the Jews.

Juicy Danger Meets Burning Man

1998 • 54 min

Two of Canada’s most extreme cabaret performers, Tom Comet and Christine Taylor, go on a hallucinatory journey to Burning Man 1997. Amid the raw danger of the event, Juicy Danger Meets Burning Man documents the real-life love story between the two and their personal experiences along the way.

Kelly Bear Teaches Respectfulness and Friendship Skills

1998 • 20 min

Children learn to respect themselves and others, use self-control, be empathetic, and act in a kind way when someone is distressed. This features the life-size green bear named Kelly, who serves as a hero and a teacher. Kids readily identify with the green bear who makes mistakes but keeps trying to do his best.

Safe Crossing: An EGG-cellent Idea!

1998 • 10 min • United States of America

This video reinforces the importance of safe crossing and loading/unloading behaviors for primary age students. In the story, the main character goes on an adventure with his pet dinosaur “EGG” to stress the dangers of the loading zone.

Flip Light Cruiser

1998 • 11 min • Japan

The End of Unpleasant Times

1998 • 18 min • Bosnia and Herzegovina

Old man Zaim is alone in the world and wants to change that. He is in love with his neighbor Munevera. Munevera doesn't want him. But there are those who do.

The Push Kings - Live at Green Street Grill

1998 • 59 min • United States of America

Following their album release show, The Push Kings hit the road and continue playing a hit-filled set list - this time, at Green Street Grill.

Die Hardest 2 - For No Reason

1998 • 56 min • Sweden

Nils Jönsson wants to retire in peace and quiet but when Norrbotten is threatened by Germans he teams up with journalist Sara to save the day once again!

Gfrasta

1998 • 11 min • Austria

Four girls in a settlement on the outskirts of Vienna. An afternoon is long. Especially for Manuela.

Luxor

1998 • 18 min • Egypt, United States of America

Luxor, Egypt, meets Luxor, Las Vegas, calling into question the nature of reality through a meltdown of the real and the replica. Each world is suspended and then reborn in the realm of video as past, present and future merge into one pulsing electronic moment. Luxor is also designed as a single channel installation.

Weekend

1998 • 5 min • Ukraine

About the first friends, the birth of feelings and the first loss.

Z-z-z

1998 • 5 min • Ukraine

Behind the Veil: Voices of Moro Women

1998 • 16 min • Philippines

Three decades of war have caused untold anguish to Bangsamoro women. But they have remained resolute and strong. Now they face a dilemma: war or peace? War is bloody and costly. And peace does not always right old wrongs. As they contemplate their situation, Bangsamoro women hold on to Islam. The veil is the symbol of their commitment to their people and their way of life. It is the mark of their faith.

She's Above the Clouds

1998 • 8 min • Japan

A fantasy of love, friendship, death, and the afterlife, humorously depicted in an apartment room.

Punkilandia

1998 • 56 min • Sweden

Documentary on the Stockholm punk scene in 1997.

Desperate - An East Village Western

1998 • 52 min

A portrait of a desperate man in the East Village circa 1996.

Classic Commercials: Volume 1

1998 • 55 min

Animated characters are featured in many of these early commercials. In the simple, clean style of the era's cartoon shows, Mr. Clean and the Raid bug spray pests make their now familiar appearance, demonstrating that some advertising campaigns have an enduring appeal. Humor is another common aspect of this selection of commercials. The comedic opera singers making an epic out of a scouring pad commercial are particularly memorable! This sampling of the most popular advertising from television's early days is a fascinating and lighthearted retrospective of what was then a new commercial art form. Although dated and out of style by today's sophisticated standards, these ads possess an enduring, quaint appeal.

Gold Town

1998 • 28 min • United States of America

Before it became Alaska’s capital, Juneau was the world’s biggest gold town. This documentary by filmmaker and Gold Town Nickelodeon founder Lisle Hebert explores the history of Juneau through dramatic reenactments and visuals of the city’s lush landscapes.

An introduction of human zoology

1998 • 7 min

Short animated film by Tomoyasu Murata.

Balls & Blocks

1998 • 2 min • United States of America

a CGI Short about Balls and Blocks

Compositeurs à l'écoute

1998 • 31 min

With a musical montage created by Christian Zanessi, Compositeurs à l’écoute provides insight into 18 composers and excerpts from 18 works spanning 50 years of music selected from the repertoire of GRM.

Pavement Aristocrats - The Bergies of Cape Town

1998 • 58 min • South Africa

Looks at a group of homeless people, the Bergies, in Cape Town, South Africa. Through a series of interviews, the film traces the Bergie community back to their Khoisan roots, outlines colonial dispossession, and looks at problems with alcohol dependency. It also gives the community a chance to tell their story, by zooming in on the daily life of two couples