All Films

Father

1998 • 26 min • Estonia

Story about a single father who restricts every aspect of his life and tries to raise his son in the same way.

David Spade: Take the Hit

1998 • 56 min • United States of America

David Spade focuses on pop-culture bashing in his first solo HBO TV comedy special that aired on April 17, 1998 and was taped in front of a live audience. In this 60 minute show, David Spade uses his everyday life experiences as a platform for his jokes.

Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1999

1998 • 58 min

This year's calendar is hotter than ever as Playboy brings you 12 of the world's most fantastic forms in this salute to sensuality that will keep you smiling every day of the year!

Verse Texture

1998 • 20 min • Netherlands

An actress and an actor overhear parts of the play "Three Travelers Watch Sunrise" by Wallace Stevens (1879-1955). The dialogues of the three [Chinese] travelers and the girl [Anna] are spoken as a monologue by the actress. The actor just listens but occasionally he gives her instructions.

Children of Shatila

1998 • 50 min • Lebanon

Many people first became aware of the Shatila refugee camp in Lebanon after the shocking and horrific Sabra-Shatila massacre that took place there in 1982. Located in Beirut's "belt of misery," the camp is home to 15,000 Palestinians and Lebanese who share a common experience of displacement, unemployment and poverty. Fifty years after the exile of their grandparents from Palestine, the children of Shatila attempt to come to terms with the reality of being refugees in a camp that has survived massacre, siege and starvation. Director Mai Masri focuses on two Palestinian children in the camp: Farah, age 11 and Issa, age 12. When these children are given video cameras, the story of the camp evolves from their personal narratives as they articulate the feelings and hopes of their generation.

Wolfgang Clement - Ein deutscher Politiker

1998 • 44 min • Germany

Castelos de Vento

1998 • 8 min

A brief story about the power of the wind: it erases lines, destroys houses and carries people. The blow that creates men, uniting them or separating them.

National Geographic's Storm of the Century

1998 • 56 min • United States of America

The storm of 1993 that ravaged the Eastern Seaboard was bigger than any since the 1800s. Most were expecting only more unseasonable warmth, and were caught off-guard by the hurricane winds, massive thunderstorms, and fierce blizzards. Meteorologists puzzled over bizarre reports from their computers. Late warnings went largely unheard. Video footage from Florida to Maine documents nature's savagery.

God

1998 • 11 min

Talking to the camera, Margaret tells us about her friendship with God. "We talk every day," she explains. And at that moment, her phone rings, and it's God on the line. God's gossip is the best, Margaret tells us. Then, we see what happens to her when she and God have a falling out. Can they patch it up? Is she sane?

Critical Condition: Film

1998 • 30 min

Jon Ronson investigates the world of critics in this fly-on-the-wall documentary

12 September: Balance Sheet for 12 September

1998 • 52 min • Turkey

Turkish democracy got over the 27th of May and the 12th of March and set off again, but the storm did not subside and the mutual reckoning was not over. On the contrary, new fronts were opened in the country and blood began to flow like a gutter. Finally, on September 12, there was a knock on the door again. Those who came that day changed everything, everything. Nothing would ever be the same again, nothing would be the same as before.

Jump Boy

1998 • 11 min

A London schoolboy of Pakisthani heritage attempts to impress his mates with his knowledge of all things American. But he soon painfully learns that there are those that won't stand for his know it all persona.

The Wiggles: Wiggle Time!

1998 • 40 min • Australia

Kids just love to wiggle—that’s for sure! The Wiggles have won their way into the hearts of kids and parents alike. Now you can see The Wiggles any time you want in this fantastic re-recording of Wiggle Time! There are fifteen great songs on this video, including all your favourites, plus some brilliant live recordings from the Wiggles Big Show. Have fun with The Wiggles singing, dancing, and playing along with their friends Henry the Octopus, Wags the Dog, Captain Feathersword, and, of course, Dorothy the Dinosaur. It’s Wiggle Time for everybody!

The Beginner's Bible: The Story of Daniel and the Lion's Den

1998 • 25 min

Created to help you share the most important lessons from the greatest story ever told, The Beginner's Bible Series brings the true wonder and joy of the Bible to life. Featuring an original theme song sung by Kathie Lee Gifford, memorable songs, vivid animation and heartwarming characters, it's a delightful way to introduce children to these timeless stories of inspiration, courage and faith. Embark on a thrilling journey with Daniel as he is carried off to the royal court of distant Babylon. There, his ability to understand dreams turns him from a slave into one of the king's most valued counselors, even as it earns him the envious wrath of the other courtiers, who plot to have him thrown into a den of snarling, hungry lions. But as Daniel shows them, faith in God bestows the power to overcome awesome challenges... especially those with loud roars and big teeth!

Hollyweird

1998 • 43 min • United States of America

Three reality tv makers film themselves solving murders while trying make a TV show in L.A.

Free Radicals II

1998 • 30 min • Sweden

Ruben Östlund's second ski film follows his groundbreaking debut with breathtaking scenes from Sweden, France, Switzerland and Alaska.

Documentary: Rachel Whiteread, House

1998 • 26 min

Rachel Whiteread’s cast of a Victorian terraced house in London’s East End was hailed as one of the greatest public sculptures by an English artist in the twentieth century. Completed in autumn of 1993 and demolished in January 1994, House attracted tens of thousands of visitors and generated impassioned debate, in the local streets, the national press and in the House of Commons.

Spudwrench - Kahnawake Man

1998 • 58 min • Canada, United States of America

This documentary by acclaimed filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin introduces us to Randy Horne, a high steel worker from the Mohawk community of Kahnawake, near Montreal. As a defender of his people's culture and traditions, he was known as "Spudwrench" during the 1990 Oka crisis. Offering a unique look behind the barricades at one man's impassioned defence of sacred territory, the film is both a portrait of Horne and the generations of daring Mohawk construction workers that have preceded him.

One Self: Fish/Girl

1998 • 10 min

A young woman's diary depicts her layered, poetic, inner efforts to deal with the world and overcome self-doubt.

Portrait of Martin Wong

1998 • 18 min

Martin painted the LES ghetto with the most enigmatic realism of bricks to be seen. In 1992 Martin Wong invited Charlie Ahearn up to his Ridge St apartment as he began his autobiographical Chinatown series reflecting his youth in San Francisco and later New York. After he was diagnosed HIV he returned to SF where he later passed away in 1999.

The Jewel of Doom

1998 • 19 min

It's good versus evil in the heart of the steamy jungle. Explorer Allison, jungle girl Synda, an evil Baroness and her assistant are all after the much coveted Jewel of Doom. Hey, with a title like that, could anyone survive? Where's the jewel and who's going to end up with it?

Nanna & Lil' Puss Puss in 'Common Cents'

1998 • 3 min • United States of America

Nanna needs Help for Dr. Puss Puss the Gynecology.

Don't Get High on Your Own Supply

1998 • 50 min • United Kingdom

This documentary by Leo Regan follows the life of his friend, photographer Lanre Fehintola, as he becomes part of the hard drug scene through researching it for his book ("Charlie Says: Don't Get High On Your Own Supply"). It shows Lanre as he becomes a character in his own book through his heroin addiction.

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

1998 • 60 min • United States of America

Documentary recounting the life story of Louise Brooks in 5 sections: "Lulu in Toe Shoes"; "Lulu in Hollywood"; "Lulu in Berlin"; "Lulu in Hell"; and "Resurrection".