All Films

Resurrection

1998 • 50 min

To find the truth a man must sacrifice one thing...his life. Based on the short story by renowned author Max Lucado, Resurrection is set in Israel at the time of Christ. Claudius, a Roman guard, finds himself in the midst of a cover-up regarding the tumultuous events after Christ's execution. As his digs for the truth, he discovers that the religious leaders, the Roman government and even his closest friends are attempting to hide something from him and the world. His relentless pursuit of the answers to his growing questions threatens his reputation-even his life. Resurrection is the story of one man's quest for the truth and the discovery that leads to his renewal.

Sleeping beauty

1998 • 60 min • Russia

Loss

1998 • 12 min

There is reflection on the passing of time, transience, yesterday and tomorrow, the images show memories from trips in the Canadian wilderness, without the travelers beloved family, the loss of the daughter from her first marriage, a strange new country, strangers passing by, a quarry in Sardinia and the finality of days. Paths of no return. The text runs past without images, the film moves from the end back to the beginning. (Moucle Blackout)

Alex Phillips: The magic between light and shadow

1998 • 30 min • Mexico

Through still photographs from different eras, excerpts from some of his most accomplished films, interviews, and testimonies, this documentary explores the life and work of Alec Pelepiok, later known as Alex Phillips.

Half Mongrel

1998 • 13 min

A guilt-ridden man's unsettling dreams and his fear of impending fatherhood lead to a life of drink and sexual frustration.

Good Night Gorilla

1998 • 9 min • United States of America

There is someone at the zoo making hilarious mischief you won't want to miss!

Double Solitaire

1998 • 20 min • United States of America

The filmmaker's father and uncle, Norm and Stan, are third generation Japanese Americans. They are "all American" guys who love bowling, cards and pinball. Placed in the Amache internment camp as children during World War II, they don't think the experience affected them that much. But in the course of navigating the maze of her father's and uncle's pursuits while simultaneously trying to inquire about their past, the filmmaker is able to find connections between their lives now and the history that was left behind.

The Surfers Are Coming

1998 • 50 min • Denmark

Anne and Niels-Peter live in a fishing village by the North Sea. They are going steady, but Anne thinks everything round there is a bit dull. Things liven up when a group of young German surfers camp on the beach. Anne and her girlfriend think they look smashing, but the local lads haven't much time for them.

Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th

1998 • 49 min • United States of America

Tori Amos performs. Her set includes "iieee," "Past the Mission," "Caught a Lite Sneeze" and "The Waitress." Hosted by David Byrne.

The Wall Crawler: The Verticle Adventures of Alain Robert

1998 • 52 min • United States of America

A breathtaking look at The French Spiderman, Alain Robert, a lone climber who scales tall buildings, bridges and cliffs all over the world. His physical training and climbing technique allows him to climb using window sills and frames. From its height of 180 meters, the Citigroup Center in Chicago will be the first of a long series of more than 170 buildings that Alain Robert will climb.

Öresund Bridge - Wind, Water and Visions

1998 • 57 min • Sweden

Partway through the building of the Öresund Bridge this documentary looks at the process for what has been built so far and looks into the future at what opportunities the bridge might bring.

Spice Girls: Girls Talk!

1998 • 25 min

Find out what it's really, really, like to be a Spice Girl! The girls talk about how they write their songs, and what it's like being famous and having Number Ones..! Hear all about the spicey fun and laughs they had when they shared a house together! Who did the washing up? Who was the messiest Spice? Who shared a bedroom? Who did the most housework (and who never did any!) And what's the best thing about being a Spice Girl? Watch and find out!

Gogs: Gogwana

1998 • 28 min • United Kingdom

A short film about a family of prehistoric characters.

Hill 33

1998 • 40 min • Greece

A small army outpost on an offshore island of the Aegean. Its mission – area surveillance and the collecting of information on the enemy.

Arctic Extreme: 118 Days in Captivity of Ice

1998 • 56 min

An authentic story of four Slovak and Russian polar explorers who tried to cross the Arctic Ocean from Russia to Canada through the North Pole, thus fulfilling the last remaining, almost impossible dream of Arctic explorers.

The Movie That Wouldn't Die! – The 'Carnival of Souls' Story

1998 • 27 min • United States of America

Documentary about the making of the 1962 cult film "Carnival of Souls".

Bbb

1998 • 45 min • Croatia

Documentary about Bad Blue Boys, the fans of Dinamo Zagreb football club.

The Clown

1998 • 13 min

The clown is set into motion by two unidentified persons lurking behind it, in the shadows. Oblivious, the clown embarks on its metaphoric life journey. The clown is only successful when a series of calamities bring about is demise, and ultimately, his death.

Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed

1998 • 50 min

The tender and tragic love story of French painter Pierre Bonnard and his wife and lifelong model Marthe. The artist recorded their relationship on canvas and, 50 years after his death, these paintings have established him as one of the masters of colour and light.

En øy i solen

1998 • 25 min • Norway

This film is a travel depiction from a Christmas celebration in Gran Canaria. About women seeking love on the island where frozen Norwegians "warm up".

Avalanche: The White Death

1998 • 60 min • United States of America

This fierce force of nature can snap trees as if they were twigs, reduce houses to rubble, and kill anyone unlucky enough to stand in the way.

A Season for Cinema: Iranian Epic Literature, the adaptation of Ferdowsi's 'Shahnameh' for screenplay

1998 • 60 min • Iran

Part 9 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.

Distorted Movi Sion

1998 • 8 min • Japan

“The structure of human vision is the visual knowledge of the world. Individuals do not visually understand the world through the eyes, but through the brain. That is to say, human vision has been formed by knowledge and experience. The film can show a new vision, provided that the cinema is also a kind of visual experience and visual knowledge.” - Yo Ota

The Visual Bible For Kids - The Birth of Jesus

1998 • 30 min • United States of America

A cozy fire. Cookies and cocoa. And a favorite uncle, played by Kirk Cameron (Growing Pains), to read the Christmas Story. It's tree trimming night for the Barnes family -- and a young guest who thinks the Bible is "just another story." Then, as the timeless words of Luke and Matthew unfold the events of the first Christmas, something wonderful happens. The Bible comes vividly to life! Your children are there. At the manger. Hearing the angels. Experiencing the wonder and joy of the birth of Jesus -- as it really happened! Discovering -- with skeptical young Sam -- the truth of God's love, and the reality of Jesus in their lives!