All Films

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1998 • 3 min • Japan

A young man on a bicycle is turning a corner in front of an apparently abandoned building when he begins to hear the ringing of a cell phone. (A prequel to the first version of Ju-on, 2000.)

Scalp!

1998 • 12 min • France

Grindhouse styled short about revenge.

Eight

1998 • 13 min • United Kingdom

A day in the life of an eight-year-old soccer fan who has to come to terms with living in a strange new town and the loss of his father.

X2000

1998 • 8 min • France

The day after New Year's Eve in 2000. A man groggily awakes from an apparently wild New Year's Eve party to find both slumbering partners and unexpected activity.

Highjacker

1998 • 4 min

A troubled man tries to highjack a ferry in order to go to Bolivia.

Intimate Desire

1998 • 50 min

Female modeling and lesbian interest

Parabellum

1998 • 11 min • Spain

Garrote, Chago and Molero are three criminals who have ended up in prison after the misdeed. Each of them offers its particular version of what happened.

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

1998 • 45 min • United States of America

Jon Stewart hosts the Sesame Street Muppets' 30 year celebration, but Elmo steps in when things go awry.

Seasons Seeds

1998 • 19 min

A conversation between two disgruntled young men in a small apartment. They seem to be on good terms with each other, even if they are in a whispering mood. They finally fart and play with each other. One of the young men is played by Nobuhiro Yamashita himself.

Surviving Sabu

1998 • 16 min

The difficult relationship between a young gay South Asian man and his father, refracted through images of the late film star Sabu of Jungle Book and Elephant Boy.

The Scarecrow

1998 • 10 min • Brazil

An elderly woman's memories mix with the discoveries of a little girl in love with a scarecrow.

Goldie: When Saturn Returns

1998 • 50 min • United Kingdom

Goldie, the godfather of drum and bass takes us on a roller coaster ride through his frenetic life. A journey that takes us from Wolver Hampton to Tokyo, Miami to Hong Kong; through his years in council care and his life as a musician and international pop star. Along the way we meet his family, his collaborators and his celebrated friends, David Bowie and Noel Gallagher.

Allanamiento de morada

1998 • 16 min • Spain

Two salesmen arrive at an old woman's house to offer her a great deal.

Fun Without Limits

1998 • 45 min • Austria

An afternoon in the biggest fair of Germany.

In a Corner

1998 • 4 min • Japan

Two schoolgirls, Hisayo Yoshida and Kanna Murakami, who are tasked with caring for their school's pet rabbits, are sweeping the cages and feeding the animals when Kanna cuts her hand, so Hisayo leaves her alone to go get bandages. (A prequel to the first version of Ju-on, 2000.)

Bloodlock

1998 • 26 min • Australia

A young man in trouble is forced to drag his family into the problem.

Turbulent

1998 • 9 min • Iran

On one wall, a singer delivers a passionate love song to a group of men. He is faced away from his audience, secure that his performance will be accepted and adored. On the opposite wall, a woman in a black chador stands silently throughout his song. Then something stunning happens…

Ribbons for Peace

1998 • 5 min • India

"Made in the aftermath of Indian and Pakistani nuclear tests, Ribbons gives new meaning to an old film song by Kishore Kumar – a kind of “Imagine” composed before the days of John Lennon. With guest appearances by well-known movie stars like Naseeruddin Shah, Aamir Khan, Kittu Gidwani and Chandrachur, the film was made to counter a pro-nuke music video made by the political party in power."

Sailor

1998 • 16 min • Belgium

A teenager adores his sailor friend. He dreams about the exotic countries, marvellous starry skies and the inevitable homesickness that would bring his friend back to him. In a colourful series of mythical referential images, his fragile dreams get so unreal, that the enthusiasm for seeing his friend again turns into anxiousness.

Breath

1998 • 20 min

A short film, four extracts, a goodbye to the lover, the mother, the breath that leaves behind a poetic meditation on grief, death and love.

The Outsiders

1998 • 50 min • United Kingdom

'They Think It's All Over' presenter Nick Hancock teams together with Andy Smart of the Vicious Boys to follow the progress of the Iranian squad as they prepare for, and play through, the 1998 World Cup Finals. With only one, goalless, Finals appearance behind them, the team were 500/1 outsiders to win the competition, but they weren't about to exit the contest without putting up a fight

Jorge

1998 • 30 min

A lovelorn man is entranced by a beautiful girl who takes a ladybug from his neck.

Seijuu Sentai Gingaman Super Video: The Secret Fruit of Wisdom

1998 • 13 min • Japan

Seijuu Sentai Gingaman Super Video: The Secret Fruit of Wisdom is the Super Video of Seijuu Sentai Gingaman.

Waxwing

1998 • 15 min

With the curiosity of a fourteen-year-old and looking for her first love, Pia meets a man who is playing a game with her, the rules of which she does not know and which she is not up to.