All Films

With Sollers, the absolute isolated, André S. Labarthe approached as closely as possible “the most recognized and the most fought, the most solicited and the most secretly hated, the most turbulent and the most embarrassing, the most uncontrollable and therefore the most intolerable, in short, the least localizable of contemporary writers.” A unique Sollers, deliberately spun outside the walls and against the grain. Far from the conventional, plethoric imagery of the spectacular Parisian scene, an inexhaustible field of social observation. Few archive elements, apart from a few photos and two significant extracts where Philippe Sollers displays his Paradise seized head-on by Jean-Paul Fargier in 1983.

Every autumn, shepherds from Transylvania set off with their flocks in search of green grass. This Sheep Road is to some extent like the famous historic Silk Road and the Salt Road.

"Bibi Calderaro invented the fishing machine. She designed a series of reins that support a Super 8 film camera, put it as a hook in a fishing rod and threw it to the Hudson River in the middle of Manhattan. [...] What is most curious is not the proceedings but the circumstances. Such a strange idea: to try finding an image in the center of a city that is an arsenal of images; to practice a displacement of thousands of miles - Buenos Aires/New York - just to end up looking for a maternal uterus in which to find shelter; to use an instrument of such extreme precision such as a camera and subject it to the chances of destiny." Ana Tiscornia

A fragmented self-portrait.

Unedited reels of Loophole Cinema material used in multiple performances throughout the 90s. Faces, hands, strobes, mirror, lenses are set up for examination and experimentation.

Japanese rock band The Pillows give a live performance at Liquid Room on December 21, 1997, performing songs from "Little Busters", "Please Mr. Lostman" and other albums.

A live performance from Deftones at Bizzare Fest ‘98.

Part 12 of the 14-part documentary series which discovers cultural roots and aesthetics of modern Iranian films and the relationship between different Persian art forms and Iranian Cinema.

Part 1 of the 14-part documentary series which discovers cultural roots and aesthetics of modern Iranian films and the relationship between different Persian art forms and Iranian Cinema.

A portrait of a retired and two working professional photographers in India.

Part 13 of the 14-part documentary series which discovers cultural roots and aesthetics of modern Iranian films and the relationship between different Persian art forms and Iranian Cinema.

Nadia El Fani leaves her house one morning to protest… alone all by herself.

PRE-EMANANCE, also called EMANANCE(1), is the first film in a series investigating the use of chemicals on analog film, in this case super8. Based upon images of sunlight reflected by water, the film features shifting layers of abstractions and semi-abstractions.

In 1925 a group from the Military Center of the Bulgarian Communist Party blew up the church 'St. King (now 'St. Nedelya') in Sofia. As a result 150 souls perished and many more were injured. What aims did these people pursue? What should we call them today - mad, insane, terrorists, idealists? It is time we realized the bitter truth that their aim was irrelevantly obscure.

Planetarium is the first artwork in the history to be created around the world. It is composed of two panels of 24m2 each. Kiro Urdin devoted 20 months to his realization inspired by all cultures he met, ethnic groups and historical monuments he has discovered by traveling around the planet: Germany (Berlin's Wall). Macedonia (Nerezi, Ohrid), Belgium (Brussels, Knokke, Brugge), France (Paris, Mont Saint-Michel), Italy (Roma, Pompei, Pisa), Great Britain (London, Stonehenge), Greece (Athens, Cape Sounion), Israel (Tomb of Jesus, the Wailing Wall Jerusalem), Egypt (Suez Canal, the Nile, Kheops Pyramid), Kenya (The Masai-Mara tribe), USA (New York City), Peru (Machu Pichu, Cuzco), Thailand (Bangkok), China (Beijing, The Forbidden City of Peking, the Wall of China), Japan (Tokyo, Kamakura), Netherlands (Nuenen, Eindhoven).

In this intriguing film, Jack Wise speaks very privately about his artistic process —'losing oneself in the language of the brush'— and what it means to be an artist. While at work in his studio, Wise talks about calligraphy being his freedom and the mandala his discipline. As he reveals his spiritual journey into Eastern religions and the importance of the mandala, we see the circle become a dominant motif in his art, and discern the influence of Chinese and Tibetan art on his own landscape-based work. Director David Rimmer's experimental voice asserts itself sensitively. Pace and imagery —water droplets, leaf and tree forms, a door which opens— sublimely convey the mystery and pulse of the artist's paintings, process, and perceptions.

During his long and varied career, Shaun Sutton has been an actor, writer, producer, director and ultimately Head of BBCtv Drama for twelve years. He was there when William Hartnell left the series and was instrumental in casting Patrick Troughton as his successor. Three years later he was still there to help in the choice of Jon Pertwee as the third Doctor! He was even there when Tom Baker joined the programme… He and Sidney Newman oversaw what is now called ‘the golden age of television…’ it was certainly the golden age of Doctor Who. Shaun shares with Nicholas Briggs his unique experiences in television production at the BBC and on Doctor Who in particular.

"We consider that these are the most beautiful images of Colombian cinema until 1957. We have chosen them with the aim of bringing some viewers closer to the past. Trying to make time and beauty the common threads. The selection of the shots has depended on the importance of the films and the events. In these unfortunate times, of loss of essential elements of culture, an attentive look at the past can protect us from fashion."

A 20 minute short that reunites the best plays of the Chilean striker Marcelo Salas before his stint at SS Lazio.

This film explores the complexity of female infanticide in southern India and shows steps that are being taken to eradicate the practice. Every year in India thousands of baby girls are killed. Partly because of the dowry system which makes a daughter a liability to a family. In a country where being a woman means living a life of hardship, the murder of female infants may be seen by the mothers as being a humane solution. URISE, a non-governmental agency, is working in the villages to promote the idea among women that female children are equal in the eyes of the law and can be an asset in the family, setting up associations called sanghams to support pregnant women and mothers in their decision to keep their daughters. When a girl is born, the sanghams celebrates her arrival with gifts, showing that a girl is something to be valued. This sensitive film does not dwell on the horrors of the practice. Rather, it allows the women to speak for themselves showing how they can be empowered.

In little more than a decade, Buncrana native Frank McGuinness has produced a body of startlingly imaginative work that has played to audiences all over the world. His plays cross social, cultural, and political divides best exemplified in his ground–breaking work Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme and its companion piece Carthaginians, about Bloody Sunday in Derry. Both address catastrophic events in the Catholic and Protestant psyches. Clear the Stage examines the work of this important Irish writer. Interviewees include: Frank McGuinness; David Ervine of the Progressive Unionist Party; Trevor Nunn, Director of the National Theatre, London; Brian Keenan, former Beirut hostage, and singer/songwriter Marianne Faithful.

Kitty and Mimmy try to bake a Christmas cake for the first time as a gift to their grandparents. But it's much harder than it looks.

One of a set of commercials for the Parisienne cigarette brand made by leading film directors.