All Films

Camera Annihilator

1997 • 2 min • Germany

"I destroy an old Super 8 camera for science’s sake." –T.F.

My Cunt

1997 • 6 min • Canada

Originally written for the stage, Melbourne actor Maude Davey stars in the film adaptation of her subversive black comedy My Cunt. In this bold and controversial monologue, Maude poses sly questions about the meaning of female perfection as she introduces us to her grandmother's favourite party trick and gives us a glimpse of what Demi Moore, Pamela Anderson Lee and her grandmother have in common.

Mozart Requiem mit dem Finger gelesen

1997 • 41 min

'Mozart Requiem mit dem Finger gelesen' belongs to a group of 31 films which were made for the room 'Cave of memory' at Documenta X (1997).

Before Dawn

1997 • 26 min

Both mother and daughter are in love with the same man, which causes all three to commit suicide. Coincidentally, the husband also kills himself because of the business problem. They meet in another world but the problem still couldn’t be solved.

Made for Mars: The Pathfinder

1997 • 50 min

Spectacular footage and findings of the probe's huge success on Mars, and implications for future Martian missions.

Haywire Heart

1997 • 5 min • United States of America

What do you say when you are picked up by a giant bird, dropped in it's nest, fall from a very high height, smash into buildings and crash face-first into the sun? It wouldn't be "Happy Valentine's Day"! The Pipe Cleaner Family is at it again as Dad tries to cross the street with the very best Valentine present for the very best Valentine.

Baby Talk

1997 • 32 min • United States of America

How do animals communicate? You'll discover the answer in this amazing new program. Witness rare footage of baby cubs uttering their very first words. A truly remarkable show that will entertain and enlighten people of all ages!

Forgotten Memories

1997 • 20 min

Tim Ormond's short drama starring June Ormond in which two women meet under extraordinary circumstances.

Beluga Crash Blues

1997 • 19 min • Canada

Men, seen from afar, driven by the dynamics of work. The machine is no longer an extension of the bodies, of their strength. Man is now driven by the machine. The alienation of humanity is accomplished.

Fish Tales

1997 • 33 min

This film was one of seven commissioned of leading documentary filmmakers in India as part of a series, India’s Quest, to commemorate 50 years of India’s independence. An exploration of the nature and scope of the crisis of modern India. The mechanization of the fishing industry has depleted fish stocks worldwide leading to a major crisis. Along the Kerala coast, traditional fishermen face similar problems as their catch dwindles every season. In the village of Adimalathura, a group of fishermen come together in an effort to reverse this trend. Their solution? Constructing artificial reefs out of ferro-concrete and then planting them on the seabed.

The Bridge

1997 • 33 min • Philippines

A young boy's ghost creates tragic accidents on a bridge.

Le 26 septembre à l’atelier

1997 • 3 min

A brief glimpse of life with friends from the ZI atelier.

Swamp and Tad in Mission Imfrogable

1997 • 7 min

A pair of frog-like aliens are sent to Earth on a mission.

Dobranocka

1997 • 15 min • Poland

The protagonist of the film is a rabbit (hare), who experiences various adventures, meets strange people and strange situations. The film begins with a sequence of dreams, but the dream events are repeated in the real world and have their continuation. Everything ends well. This is how the plot looks like in a nutshell. But the mood and atmosphere of the film is difficult to verbalize, because it is assumed to be ambiguous, just as the painting of Stasys Eidrigevičius is ambiguous.

Seamen

1997 • 15 min

Three men present their very different experiences as men who sleep with other men.

Positive Story

1997 • 47 min

Avi grew up in Givatayim where he had a typical Israeli childhood, for someone gay: social ostracism, scorn, loneliness and a double-life. At 17, he added nof (Hebrew for panorama) to his name and discovered gay society in the big city. At 19, he tested positive for HIV. At 26, Avinof became an active and vocal member of Israel's gay community. Positive Story is an intimate and personal film in which one man shares his story of being gay, HIV positive, and Israeli.

The way home

1997 • 16 min

If you ask for directions in Paris, passers-by will take a map out of your bag and give you directions. From there, I board the train back to Seoul. Trains pass through Europe and through Asia, and time speeds up by an hour a day. Seonjae gradually falls into the chaos of time. Finally, the train arrives in Seoul, and Seon-jae tries to find a house with the address, but it is impossible to find a house with only the address in the narrow and winding alleys of Seoul. Suddenly, Seon-jae realizes that his method of finding a house is not suitable for Seoul. Seon-jae stands on the road to find a house again.

Comes to a Point Like an Ice-Cream Cone

1997 • 17 min

Experimental mash-up of circus and sideshow footage.

Preparing For The Digital Age: The BBC's New Identity

1997 • 9 min • United Kingdom

Martin Lambie-Nairn tells us about how he rebranded the BBC in 1997 to prepare for the digital age.

Billy Joel: VH1 Storytellers

1997 • 45 min

Billy Joel performs some of his most iconic songs live and shares the stories behind the songs.

Twinkam Kid

1997 • 1 min

A Roxlee animation short.

The Rainbow Man/John 3:16

1997 • 41 min • United States of America

Millions of Americans have seen Rollen Frederick Stewart, a.k.a. "Rainbow Man", who achieved notoriety during the late 70's by appearing in the crowd at thousands of televised sporting events wearing his trademark rainbow-colored afro wig. Later—after he became a born-again Christian—he added a sign reading "John 3:16". Over the years, grabbing the attention of the media became an obsession for Stewart. He abandoned his home and marriage to roam the country living out of his car, studying TV Guide each week in a never-ending quest to stay televised...with tragic consequences.

The Burning Man Festival

1997 • 45 min • United States of America

Joe Winston's award-winning account of America's largest countercultural event. Thousands of people gather each summer in the Nevada desert to erect and burn a 40-foot tall human effigy. A temporary city rises from the dust and 100-degree heat, and a sort of anarchist society emerges. Festival goers strut naked, dance in the mud, create theatrical "Theme Camps," invent religions, shoot automatic weapons at stuffed animals, or whatever else they don't get enough of at home.

Wc

1997 • 4 min