All Films

The Image, The World

1998 • 4 min

In a burlesque mode, the director tries to deflate the world (realized here by a globe), to level it, to put its three dimensions in two. To do this, he fights against the material and the ball, embraces it, lies down on it, twists and tramples it. Illusory victory or vain efforts?

Rosinha Minha Sereia

1998 • 15 min

It tells the story of an old fisherman who remembers the intense love of his youth for Rosinha, who one day disappeared at sea.

Baran and the Native

1998 • 19 min • Iran

Aboard the top deck of a cruise ship, Baran, a young wealthy girl, notices a native boy who is dancing joyfully to beating drums. Baran arrives at a plush hotel on the mainland, however she seems somewhat disconsolate. Later she finds the native boy again and they begin to bond, playfully exploring the beach resort together. Later, the two go aboard a row-boat and the native dives down into the water to collect a pearl from the seabed for her. However, the ending leaves the audience to wonder if he was a figment of Baran's longing imagination all along. Well-shot and with a strong performance from Baran Kosari, this film perfectly captures the bittersweet pangs of young love.

The Smashing Pumpkins: Perfect

1998 • 4 min

Years after the events of "1979," a group of young adults struggle to deal with the difficulties that their lives have faced since adolescence.

Live with Papa: Ichiyo and Her Fun Friends~

1998 • 48 min • Japan

Today is Hana-no's birthday, and we're having a birthday party with Papa, who loves people. There's lots of delicious cake and food, but for some reason Papa seems down... Perhaps she's tired from work ? She's such a good girl, so I'll cheer Papa up. To make it easier to digest, I'll chew it up really, really well, make it all mushy, and feed it to her. This is the second official production for Aroma Planning's Baroque boutique.

Influenza 1918

1998 • 52 min

Influenza 1918 is the story of the worst epidemic the United States has ever known. Before it was over, the flu would kill more than 600,000 Americans - more than all the combat deaths of this century combined.

Les dames du 9e

1998 • 51 min • Canada

Ladies of good families and social standing come to have their afternoon tea with their daughters who will someday follow in the same tradition. A charming portrait of a time that is slowly disappearing.

Killer App

1998 • 46 min • United States of America

About battles in the computer world of Seattle.

The Lolita Story

1998 • 50 min • United Kingdom

An investigation into the making of Adrian Lyne's 1997 film Lolita.

Goldfarb

1998 • 16 min • United States of America

A team of high school idiots are hired by a suburban mad scientist to track down and destroy a rogue zombie.

Smear

1998 • 9 min • United States of America

A gay teenager is in love with a straight friend.

Four Men in a Car

1998 • 29 min • United Kingdom

Four salesmen Alan, Ian, Steve and Tim are on their way to a conference where only one of them is guaranteed promotion. There is much bickering, Steve is perpetually sick and gets put in the boot, the C.D. player jams and they have a run-in with a Range Rover driver. When the car breaks down in a snowstorm they wind up in a deserted cottage with a shotgun-wielding, diabetic woman.

Celine: These Are Special Times

1998 • 44 min • United States of America

These Are Special Times is a one-off American television special by Canadian singer Céline Dion that was broadcast by CBS on 25 November 1998. The special was a promotion for her first English Holiday album of the same name, These Are Special Times. The special was filmed in front of a live studio audience. It featured Dion (backed by her touring band and a full orchestra) performing holiday music from the album as well as some of her hits.

Maharadja Burger - Mad Cows, Holy Cows

1998 • 52 min • France, United Kingdom

A documentary about Hindu cow worship and the British BSE crisis.

The Little Sotmaid

1998 • 10 min • Russia

On a remote almost uninhabited island, there are two gently friendly representatives of the once opposing sides. They have long been accustomed to each other and do not expect any changes in life. And all of a sudden a woman appears on the island!

A Weekend with Wendell

1998 • 10 min • United States of America

Three cheers for compromise as quiet-as-a-mouse Sophie learns to assert herself with bossy, big-mouthed Wendell.

The Kranny

1998 • 40 min • United States of America

An Evil Dead-ish short about a group of friends that use the book of the dead to summon a demon.

The Dance of Shiva

1998 • 26 min

In the trenches of the Western Front in 1915, a British army chaplain is forced to question his faith as he witnesses hundreds of Hindu soldiers risking their lives daily for the Empire.

Alcazar Cinema

1998 • 10 min • Nicaragua

When Rosa came to this place the earthquake had just happened and the building was one enormous ruin. People say it was a cinema, but Rosa, who has lived here for many years, has never seen a film in her life. So many things happen in "Cinema Alcazar" that it's all Rosa can do to keep up.

The Poet’s Wine

1998 • 13 min • Brazil

Drunken poet declaims a surreal poem.

Without With

1998 • 24 min

A posh suicidal girl who wants to jump off a cliff, and a ghetto boy who is trying to talk her out of it.

Why Do You Exist?

1998 • 16 min • United States of America

A series of close-ups of real urban 'types' in which the camera is returned to its Edison-era status as a simple recording device.

World's Deadliest Sea Creatures

1998 • 60 min

Special features real-life incidents of man vs. sea beast, from shark attacks to encounters with crocodiles. Includes interviews with survivors of underwater attacks and undersea footage.

Greveholm's Secret

1998 • 30 min • Sweden

A behind-the-scenes documentary about the Christmas calendar 'Mysteriet på Greveholm', a very technically advanced TV production for its time.