All Films

The Way the Butterfly Learned to Live

1997 • 9 min • Ukraine

A humorous story of how an Admiral butterfly was born. He tried to learn as much as possible about everything that surrounds him, but the sudden awareness of his fragility pretty spoiled his mood. Is he destined to live only one day or not? After all, it is strange that his newly made friends have just come with gifts for his birthday, and he is already in full command of his own farewell ceremony.

Psycho

1997 • 1 min

Martin Arnold's remake of the shower scene from Psycho. Made as a spot for the Viennale.

She's Real (Worse than Queer)

1997 • 51 min

A document of the Riot Grrrl and Queercore scene in the 1990s, the film has been screened at film festivals around the world, written about in zines and academic books and has been included in the curriculum of a number of university courses.

Nocturnal Butterflies

1997 • 8 min • Belgium

Nocturnal Butterflies is Servais' serene and melancholic homage to Belgian surrealist Paul Delvaux (1897-1994), whose architectural paintings serve as the basis for the mise-en-scène for the film, and whose opaquely gazed women represent the enigmatic, silent witnesses who guard the secrets of the eccentric artist's curious world of precisely rendered, hermetic construction.

Sin film III

1997 • 10 min

Short film by Javier Aguirre

Five Year Diary, Reel 83: Untitled (December 24, 1995–March 18, 1997)

1997 • 25 min • United States of America

It’s been 16 years, and finally the Diary ends, an unintended ending that visits familiar territory.

O Pulso

1997 • 21 min • Brazil

In a morgue, the corpse of a young man that suddenly died on the streets probably due to a heart attack will be examined by the coroner Elizabeth (Letícia Spiller). She questions with her colleague the death of a person so young and handsome, but the brain of the dead man somehow is working and he falls in love for her. Meanwhile, a deranged man invades the morgue and threatens Elizabeth with a gun, with the witness of the dead man, who is immobilized (since he is dead) and unable to help her.

Body Double 11

1997 • 2 min

Brice Dellsperger's reprise of Brian de Palma's Obsession

Major's Nose

1997 • 10 min • Russia

A cartoon based on the novella by N. V. Gogol "The Nose" and the works of V. Khlebnikov and D. Kharms.

Blow-Up

1997 • 6 min • United States of America

Girl, knife and doll come together in this controversial dramatization of the original early 1990s Tribe 8 queer punk band "Masochist Medley" stage act featuring San Francisco drag king Marya's legendary stage performance as Uncle Rod.

Avant toi

1997 • 4 min • United States of America

A drag queen diva, Pitiful Bitch, does an over-the-top lip synching performance to Edith Piaf.

The Stairs

1997 • 5 min • Brazil

After the first step is set when climbing the stairs, the rest is simple: repeat the step until the top is reached.

Il pranzo onirico

1997 • 24 min • Italy

A self-conscious young man keeps passing out while meeting his girlfriend's crass and abrasive family, blurring the line between nightmares and reality.

Under New York

1997 • 50 min

John Diresta is a NYPD cop working in the Subway and he hates his job. Last year, he was elected the Funniest Police Officer in New York, but his ambition as a stand up comedian goes beyond this. Jerry Howards is homeless, he lives in the tunnel between 2nd Avenue and East Broadway, he has not seen his family for five years. They live in Queens, he does not dare to visit them.

Tuuuuuuuuuuuu...

1997 • 4 min • Argentina

Short film directed by Hernán Sáez and starring Paulo Soria from FARSA Producciones.

Strawberry Fields

1997 • 21 min

Director R. Kudzmanaitė's film is about the village of Gerdašiai, located in the middle of the woods, where life moves slowly, the seasons change imperceptibly, and the grandchildren who came together in the summer chat. Only the death of a villager disturbs the normal rhythm of the days...

Queen: Made in Heaven

1997 • 47 min

Four years after the death of Freddie Mercury 'Made In Heaven' the album was released. The visual conception was commissioned with the help of the B.F.I. and producers Hot Property. Eight films representative of Queen's music are accompanied by the tracklist: 'I Was Born To Love You', 'O', 'Return Trip', 'Closing Titles', 'Evolution', 'Mother Love', 'Heart-Ache' and 'Outside-In'

Ken Russell: In Search of the English Folk Song

1997 • 50 min

This documentary begins with Ken Russell posing the question: "What is a true English folk song, if there is such a thing?" After recieving an indifferent response from his dog, Ken journeys around the countryside of England searching for an answer. He bumps into and interviews such famous artists as; Donovan, Fairport Convention, Osibisa, Eliza Carthy, So What, Edward II and The Albion Band among others.

Scream

1997 • 3 min

MS-DOS demoscene short film that showcases computer animation and music.

Take Me Home

1997 • 7 min

`A comic and unsettling surrealist film. A man rushes and gyrates through spaces with measured movements, through levels of film emulsion and through suggested thoughts and memories that rattle in and around him.' An exploration into the behaviour of a vulnerable character, propelled by an array of computer techniques. - BFI

The Handyman Club Series: Wood Repair & Refinishing

1997 • 59 min • United States of America

In Wood Repair & Refinishing, refinishing expert Bob Flexner demonstrates how to handle common fix-it problems that are inherent with wood, like repairing failed joints, regluing a chair, removing water rings and much more! Anyone who appreciates wood furniture should learn the tips and techniques in Wood Repair & Refinishing. In about an hour, you'll gain expertise that can rejuvenate and protect your furniture for many years!

A Man of Conscience

1997 • 24 min • Canada

The story of Morris Saxe, one man whose actions left their mark not only on the business and agricultural life of Ontario, but on the conscience of Canada. The determination and generosity that made Saxe "a man of conscience" are examined through the eyes of his grandson. Born in 1878, Saxe founded the Federated Jewish Farmers of Ontario. He rescued 79 Jewish orphans from Europe and brought them to Canada.

Neurodancer

1997 • 26 min

A short documentary on Australian rave culture.

The Stranger

1997 • 31 min • Argentina

A businessman from the big city, while staying at a remote town dreams that he is being chased by people who believe him to be a vampire.