All Films

Siggraph '97 Electronic Theater: Opening Ident

1997 • 2 min • United States of America

A computer animation showcase.

Bola de Fogo

1997 • 45 min

A couple, on the edge of incommunicability, seeks reconciliation on a quiet beach during Carnival. A native of this fishing village reveals and ritualizes the elements of nature. Intermediated by their action, we accompany the transformations of the couple and the small community.

Pumpkin Walks Around the Garden

1997 • 9 min • Ukraine

A humorous story-musical about a pumpkin, the host of a vegetable garden, his wife and many relatives and friends. They all live nearby and often solve some of their living problems. Cucumbers want to play, and the carrot-girls are waiting for worthy suitors. Here there are festivals and folk rituals and the work around which life revolves of vegetable villagers.

Lettre à Senghor

1997 • 49 min • Senegal

An investigation and reflection on the figure of the Senegalese poet and politician Léopold Sédar Senghor. The filmmaker collects his memories, explores his own memory and that of his family to write a “letter” to Léopold Sédar Senghor the poet, the academician, but also the former head of state of Senegal. Words and images are addressed to the ancestor, the grandfather in the African sense of the term, the one to whom we can tell everything, the most secret words, the most sincere confidences like the most biting pikes. , provided you know how to respect the codes that allow this game of truth.

Universal Leader

1997 • 5 min • United States of America

A parody of experimental video, Ted Mills and Gary Tseng's short mixes Japanese and Taiwanese television, straight and gay porn, and educational films into an insane, heady brew, scored by Dave LaDelfa.

Gallery Glass: Learn the Easy Techniques of Glass Decorating

1997 • 48 min • United States of America

A how-to video from the 90s that teaches a viewer easy techniques to better decorate glass.

Aroused

1997 • 59 min • United States of America

A gay erotic masterpiece. The sensual talents of legendary British erotic filmmakers Stephen Bulfield and Mike Esser shine through in this sumptuous feast of sexual performances by eight very hot young men. They're all healthy, handsome, clean-cut guys who happen to share a lovely apartment and eat breakfast in their boxer shorts (or briefs) - followed by a veritable softcore orgy of other morning activities!

Jam Invalid

1997 • 20 min • India

Ambika has just come to know that she has failed once again, and she will not be given any more chances. At first, she leaves the city for her home in another city. But very soon the city takes over and her confusions return even more intensely this time.

Chopin-Pletnev: Cello

1997 • 7 min • Germany, Russia, United States of America

This short film is made for the "Chopin-Pletnev" disc which marked Mikhail Pletnev's debut as a pianist on Deutsche Grammophon. In the film, we witness Mr. Pletnev's journey, starting from him on his way to studio, through his performance of Chopin's Etude Op. 25 No. 7 in C sharp minor "The Cello" and the process afterwards. One is struck repeatedly by Pletnev's crystalline arpeggiations, the velocity of his passage work, his singing tone, his rhythmic suppleness, and, above all, the grandeur of his sound.

Venus with a Cat

1997 • 24 min • Lithuania

Nadia, Teresė and Ramutė are the three heroines of this documentary. Although they are very different, they are united by their unusual work - for decades they have been making a living by posing for artists. For Janina Lapinskaite, it is not the exotic profession that is important, but the stories that have marked these women's bodies over time. The heroines of the film talk openly about their choice of work, their colourful, albeit difficult past, and their equally difficult present - they bare not only their bodies, but also their souls to the camera.

Mortiis - Reisene til grotter og ødemarker

1997 • 25 min • Sweden

Bravo Profiles: Björk

1997 • 50 min • Iceland, United Kingdom, United States of America

Bravo proudly presents the first-ever documentary of Icelandic mega-star Bork (above), whose unique musical style redefined the role of "female pop soloist" - and won the hearts of critics along the way. Bravo Profiles: Bjork is highlighted by rare performance footage, breathtaking scenic views of Iceland, and exclusive interviews with the singer and fellow musician Bono.

Raoul Dufy: Painter and Decorator

1997 • 53 min

Raoul Dufy (1877-1953) is perhaps best known for his colourful and joyous fauvistic paintings but also produced a dazzling array of ceramics, wall-hangings, dress fabrics and furniture designs. This film, which includes interviews with patrons, dealers and models who knew Dufy, puts the case that he was one of the fines draughtsmen of the twentieth century, a designer whose influence is still much in evidence and a painter of genius to rank alongside Matisse and Léger.

Deep Dream

1997 • 7 min • Argentina

In a universe of recurring nightmares, a man confronts disturbing images and endless mysteries. Dream after dream, the line between terror and reality blurs, leading him to confront his own existence in a disturbing finale.

The Great Pyramids

1997 • 45 min • United States of America

Who built the Pyramids? Were they designed only as royal tombs? How were they built to such precise measurements? The Great Pyramids of Giza remain the world's most perplexing enigma. For over 4,000 years they have withstood the sands of time, casting a spell that even science cannot break. Through stunning film, interviews with experts and vivid reenactments, you'll witness the actual step-by-step process Egyptian embalmers used in the preparation of mummies to ensure immortality. You'll discover the journey of the Pharaohs into the afterlife and probe the obsessions that led the greatest kings of this powerful ancient civilization to build monuments designed to last for eternity.

Dungeon of Darkness

1997 • 60 min • United States of America

A woman is tied up and trained by her "master" into being submissive and obedient.

Petites chronique cannibales 1. Rosalie

1997 • 31 min • Canada

After her Senegalese lover leaves her, Rosalie keeps brooding over his obsessive memory. The crucial need to speak of her distress drives her to a psychotherapist. Her introspection helps her grasp her insatiable attaction to dark-skinned men.

Oltre il Destino

1997 • 60 min

While the husband watches a football match on TV, in the next room his wife is stabbed to death. A TV presenter decides to investigate the crime.

Crazy Man and the Virgins

1997 • 20 min • Yugoslavia

An incarcerated patient, sees several young people, that discuss their innermost feelings.

Sperrmüller - the temptation of Meat

1997 • 17 min • Sweden

More underground gore mayhem. 20 years after the banishing of the Meat, yet another plague threatens humanity. Dr Steinberg that accidentally created the horrendous Meat managed to clone himself just before his death, but an error occurred, and he became insane. Driven by hatred and insanity he produces data-chips capable of turning humans into mindless zombies under his control. He uses this "weapon" to cause chaos and destruction throughout the world, with the sole purpose of killing all human beings...

Goodtime Charlie Birthday

1997 • 2 min

A film of stuffed animals, haunted by a lullaby. Much like Price, McKenna makes visible the horror hiding beneath the surface of familiar American scene audio: rehearsal cassette recording, vocals: Laurie and Tom Rhodes (Luther), the Fabulous Turquoise Rain and Shines, 1987.

Shizuki Asato Dinner Show - Silent Voice

1997 • 50 min

Shizuki Asato's dinner show.

Astroturf

1997 • 6 min • Australia

ASTROTURF is a 3D computer animation which tells the story of how humans are devolving through their interaction with technology. ASTROTURF presents a number of test cases which explore the themes of technological dystopia and devolution.

Headbang i Hovedlandet

1997 • 55 min • Denmark

Documentary about metal in Jylland, following 3 people from 3 different bands