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Everest: The Death Zone

Everest: The Death Zone

1998 • 60 min
Get ready for a (literally) breathtaking trek up Mt. Everest, from Base Camp at 17,600 feet; through the chilling, corpse-strewn Death Zone; to the very pinnacle of the the Earth, five and a half miles above sea level. For those brave souls who survive the harrowing climb to the top of the world, it is a transformative experience. But can the excruciating ascent—through frigid cold, blasting wind, blinding sun, and severe lack of oxygen—cause permanent, damaging changes to the human brain and body? In the wake of the 1996 disaster that took eight climbers in a single day, scientists follow a team of hikers to measure, for the first time ever, the toll high-altitude climbing takes on the heart, lungs, blood, and brain. Why do seemingly rational people make poor, sometimes fatal decisions as they approach the peak? And the danger doesn’t end there—as NOVA discovers during the descent, when one climber's respiratory illness takes a terrifying turn on the isolated mountainside.
Rice & Potatoes

Rice & Potatoes

1998 • 58 min
Rice: A slang term for gay Asian men. Potatoes: Slang for gay Caucasians. Filmed in San Francisco, the documentary Rice & Potatoes presents a revealing look at the lives of 17 gay men, both Asian and Caucasian. The diverse cast offers frank and insightful commentary on the issues and stereotypes surrounding inter-racial gay relationships, talking candidly about the physical attraction, the differences in cultural upbringing, sexual roles, being out, family obligations, and the use of racial labels. Their stories, often funny, always thought provoking, offer an intimate portrait of men searching for love, coping with prejudice, and building relationships.
Tea

Tea

1998 • 2 min
A middle-aged woman and a young man drink tea and discuss masturbation.
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman

Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman

1998 • 55 min • United Kingdom, United States of America
John Boorman met Lee Marvin in London when the latter was making The Dirty Dozen and immediately they struck up a friendship. Shortly afterwards they made two films together, the first of which was Point Blank, during which Boorman found that he learnt a lot about screen acting and how to direct from the contributions and support from Marvin. Later they worked together on Hell in the Pacific. With his friendship providing an insightful collection of memories of Marvin, Boorman leads this intimate documentary on the life of Lee Marvin.
Sesame Street 'A Is for Asthma'

Sesame Street 'A Is for Asthma'

1998 • 30 min • United States of America
There's a new Muppet on the block named Dani who suffers from Asthma. With the help of Luis, they both teach Elmo and Rosita about childhood Asthma through example and music.
Bruce Lee: In His Own Words

Bruce Lee: In His Own Words

1998 • 19 min • United States of America
A collection of old interviews with Bruce Lee show us his beliefs, thoughts on fighting and what martial arts means to him.
Bella

Bella

1998 • 15 min • New Zealand
This is the story of Bella, a defiantly proud transsexual and part-time tattooist, whose mere presence arouses the ire of one of the prison guards. But the guard's taunts are more complicated than they appear.
Statici

Statici

1998 • 9 min
Static is film shot and stored in a dry, safe place away from mice and laboratory vermin. It ceases to be static when it is withdrawn and made into a post-applied story, situation, sensation.
Keep in a Dry Place & Away from Children

Keep in a Dry Place & Away from Children

1998 • 10 min • United Kingdom
Ike is a strange little creature - half baby, half duck. Escaping from his cot, he flaps madly around the room, making a bee line for a box of matches showing a picture of a swan on the lid. Then all Ike's toys come after him, full tilt...
The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Hayao Miyazaki

The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Hayao Miyazaki

1998 • 44 min • Japan
A documentary film starring Hayao Miyazaki as he follows in the footsteps of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
Playboy: Sex on the Beach

Playboy: Sex on the Beach

1998 • 52 min • United States of America
The intoxicating power of sun, sand and sex beckon you on an enticing adventure with the world’s most beautiful women as they enjoy the most sensual pleasures of all. Fell the beach blister with excitement as one lovely bares it all in a provocative private photo session. Get rubbed the right way by a beautiful duo with a full-body massage that’s for ladies only. Heat up and cool down with a sexy surfer as she strips off her wet suit for a cascading shower, and watch as a bronzed sun goddess tans au naturel to the delight of an admiring voyeur. Sex on the beach has never been hotter as Playboy presents these and many erotic adventures sure to send your temperature rising
Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story

Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story

1998 • 26 min • Canada
Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story is a documentary on the triumphal life story of the first Black player in the National Hockey League. Like Jackie Robinson in professional baseball, O'Ree faced many obstacles to achieving his dream; but unlike Robinson, his achievement would go unnoticed for forty years.
Science Please! : The Force of Water

Science Please! : The Force of Water

1998 • 1 min • Canada
A clip in the Science Please! collection, The Force of Water uses archival footage, animated illustration and amusing narration to explain the Archimedes principle, of why some things float and others sink.
The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

1998 • 50 min • Australia
The Princess Miranda lives with her father, King of the Sea, and two sisters in a magical underwater palace. Miranda has the most beautiful voice of all the underwater kingdom, to the delight of all its inhabitants. The princess feels a great curiosity about the world above and why humans do not treat sea creatures with the same respect it. To celebrate its fifteenth birthday her father allows Miranda to see the human world with her faithful friend Acme, an otter. On the way to the coast the princess saves the life of a drowning man, a handsome young prince who falls in love.
Goofy's Extreme Sports: Paracycling

Goofy's Extreme Sports: Paracycling

1998 • 2 min • United States of America
Goofy defies the laws of physics and common sense when he bicycles off a cliff and ungracefully parachutes to the ground.
As desventuras du homem-kâmara – Epizohdyus 111, 113 & 115

As desventuras du homem-kâmara – Epizohdyus 111, 113 & 115

1998 • 2 min
Animated experimental short-film by Edgar Pêra with Akademya Luzoh-Galaktika students. A cinematic homage to Max Ernst, Dziga Vertov, Jan Lenica, Terry Gilliam & Aurélio Paz dos Reis.
Dr. Slump: Robot Showdown! Dr. Mashirito Appears / A Kiin Win! Penguin Grand Prix

Dr. Slump: Robot Showdown! Dr. Mashirito Appears / A Kiin Win! Penguin Grand Prix

1998 • 44 min • Japan
Evil scientist Dr. Mashirito appears! In order to achieve his ambitions of world domination, he assaults Penguin Village with Mechankotsuoi Robo Caramelman No. 1. In the second half, the annual big race is held. The winning prize is 9000 yen. Influential players such as Arale, Senbei, and Mashirito arrive at the starting line for the prize money.
Father Christmas and the Missing Reindeer

Father Christmas and the Missing Reindeer

1998 • 25 min
On Christmas Eve, Father Christmas is all set to deliver his huge consignment of presents to the children of the world when he makes a terrible discovery - his reindeer are missing!
Wife of Bath

Wife of Bath

1998 • 6 min • United Kingdom
Based on Geoffrey Chaucer’s classic poetry. For attacking a young woman, an arrogant knight of King Arthur’s court is sentenced to death if he cannot answer the question “what do women most desire?” He travels far and wide with no success until he meets an old woman who promises him the answer, but at a price.
Queen's Park Story

Queen's Park Story

1998 • 11 min • United Kingdom
Gus's girlfriend has thrown him out after his infidelity. One day he sees a girl painting in the park. He walks up to her.
Sortis d’usine

Sortis d’usine

1998 • 32 min • France
Banned from Television II

Banned from Television II

1998 • 46 min
More footage considered to be too disturbing to be shown on television.
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

1998 • 55 min • United States of America
The careers of D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and Charlie Chaplin are chronicled culminating in the formation of United Artists and 1919.
Histoire(s) du Cinéma 4b: The Signs Among Us

Histoire(s) du Cinéma 4b: The Signs Among Us

1998 • 37 min • France
Part 8 of Godard's 8 part examination of the history of the concept of cinema and how it relates to the 20th century.