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Sledgehammer O'Possum - What's Going on Back There?

Sledgehammer O'Possum - What's Going on Back There?

1997 • 7 min • United States of America
Seeking refuse from the cold, Sledgehammer O'Possum takes up living in a post box, but doesn't sit well with an angry letter carrier.
The Ultraworld

The Ultraworld

1997 • 16 min
Landscape film, The Ultraworld (1997) marks a certain break. The artist demonstrates the ability of the film device to transform the perception of a reality. Hence, the filming, the editing and handling of the film cause destruction, disruption of a wild landscape.
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special

1997 • 34 min
Whoopi Goldberg is the voice of Mother Goose in this all-star, all-rhyming tale set in multi-ethnic nursery-rhyme land.
Deszcz

Deszcz

1997 • 3 min • Poland
The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the Volcano Mystery

The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the Volcano Mystery

1997 • 25 min • United States of America
The girls receive a call from some miners of marshmallows that a snowball-throwing monster has been "terrorizing" them. The girls eventually find out that the "snow" is really ash, and the "monster" is actually a geologist warning them that an active volcano is not a safe place to work.
Putting Our Best Foot Forward

Putting Our Best Foot Forward

1997 • 22 min • Yugoslavia
During the 1996/97 protests in Serbia a group of 200 students walked from Novi Sad to Belgrade to support students and citizens of the capital. A photobook by the same name, with photos from the same protests was published in 2016.
Biblioteca Nacional

Biblioteca Nacional

1997 • 22 min • Brazil
A reflection on books and culture through testimonies and images from the Rio de Janeiro's National Library. In this work commissioned by the Ministry of Culture, the director forgoes voice-over in favor of a polyphonic discourse, combining more informative speeches from representatives of institutions with speeches by, for example, Sérgio Sant'Anna and Lygia Fagundes Telles, who express, in a different tone, their passion and vocation for books.
Perverted Family: Big Brother's Tutor

Perverted Family: Big Brother's Tutor

1997 • 60 min • Japan
Two brothers live in a fine house that was left to them as an inheritance after their parents died. The older brother is a medical school student, and the younger brother is a law student. However, the younger brother doesn't seem to be able to rely on his older brother's academic ability. Worried that if things continue like this, he won't be able to graduate or even become a doctor, he decides to ask for an excellent private tutor. The tutor who came was a very beautiful woman, and she said that her brother's lack of confidence was due to his virginity, and that she would teach him both studies and sex. The younger brother is stunned, but he is told that he will introduce his younger sister to you, and when she arrives, he is taught how to have sex. And the tutor sisters end up living with the brothers at home. SEX lectures are held every day in the house. Eventually, the sisters' mothers and fathers come and live with them...
Cirque du Soleil: Saltimbanco

Cirque du Soleil: Saltimbanco

1997 • 56 min
From the Italian 'saltare in banco' – which literally means 'to jump on a bench' – Saltimbanco explores the urban experience in all its myriad forms. Between whirlwind and lull, prowess and poetry, it takes spectators on an allegorical and acrobatic journey into the heart and soul of the modern city.
The 120 Days of Bottrop

The 120 Days of Bottrop

1997 • 60 min • Germany
An eccentric homage to the Rainer Werner Fassbinder days of German filmmaking.
Ângelo Anda Sumido

Ângelo Anda Sumido

1997 • 17 min • Brazil
Two friends try to get to a restaurant for dinner and get lost in the labyrinth of bars, walls and fences in a city.
Pure & Simple: An Introduction to the Joys of Canning

Pure & Simple: An Introduction to the Joys of Canning

1997 • 18 min • United States of America
Join renowned fun and rewarding than ever. chef Alice Waters Alice will even take you of Northern California's Chez Panisse as she leads you step- through a pair of easy, scrumptious recipes -one a spicy for and tomato salsa, by-step through the pure simple joys of canning. You'll be amazed at how easy it is to create delicious, nutritious snacks and meals that come from the freshest ingredients, picked at their peak of perfection. You'll be introduced to the simple procedures that make home canning more the other for preserving the wonderful taste of fresh green beans. See why so many people get so much pure enjoyment out of the and simple process of canning!
Rat Women

Rat Women

1997 • 9 min • United Kingdom
A look into the lives of women who keep rats as pets.
Cardoso Flea Circus

Cardoso Flea Circus

1997 • 8 min
The video opens with the entrance of the artist as Queen of the Fleas, wearing the silvery costume and goggles of her Professor Cardoso persona. As ringmaster, Cardoso puts the fleas through their paces. Flea dancers appear first, followed by acrobats. Weight lifters, tango dancers, and tightrope artists appear in quick succession. We see a dramatic sword fight in silhouette, gasp as the Strongest Flea on Earth lifts a toy locomotive, and agonize as Sir Fleamund Hillary scales Mount Everest. The show concludes with a ceremonial feeding of the fleas as the credits roll. (Description from The New Museum)
Kathleen Shannon: On Film, Feminism & Other Dreams

Kathleen Shannon: On Film, Feminism & Other Dreams

1997 • 49 min • Canada
With quiet intelligence and wry humour, retired documentary filmmaker Kathleen Shannon takes us through the arc of her life and career. Beginning with childhood, moving through her formative years, to her overwhelming desire to give women a chance to tell their stories, this film paints a vibrant portrait of one woman who blazed the way. It's a story of struggle, persistence, and success… and of course, of the NFB's Studio D.
The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas

The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas

1997 • 46 min • Australia
"Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas" is the sixth Wiggles Video, and also the first Christmas-themed Wiggles Video. It was released on October 13, 1997. and it was filmed in September 1996-July-August 1997.
When Life Departs

When Life Departs

1997 • 11 min • Denmark
Illustrations of the thoughts children's have about death.
The Expression of Hands

The Expression of Hands

1997 • 30 min • Germany
Historically, the cinema close-up was initially employed to convey emotions through facial expressions. But soon filmmakers also began focusing their attention on hands. Using film extracts, Farocki explores this visual language, its symbolism, Freudian slips, automatisms and its music. Often, hands betray an emotion which the face tries to dissimulate. They can also function as a conduit (exchanging money) or witness to a form of competence (work).
A Regular Thing

A Regular Thing

1997 • 24 min • Denmark
Love has a price in this quirky sex comedy. Sten is a 30- year-old librarian. Over a book he meets supersexy Katja, the woman of his dreams, and they soon end up in bed together. It's love at first sight, but the next thing he knows, Katja wants money every time they make love. Otherwise their relationship will become trivial, she says. Reluctantly Sten agrees, but then Katja puts up the price.
The World According to Tippi

The World According to Tippi

1997 • 54 min
Tippi is no ordinary child. She believes that she has the gift of talking to animals and that they are like brothers to her. 'I speak to them with my mind, or through my eyes, my heart or my soul, and I see that they understand and answer me.' Tippi is the daughter of French filmmakers and wildlife photographers, Alain Degre and Sylvie Robert, who have captured her on film with some of Africa's most beautiful and dangerous animals. Tippi shares her thoughts and wisdom on Africa, its people and the animals she has come to know and love. Often her wisdom is beyond her years, and her innocence and obvious rapport with the animals is both fascinating and charming.
El Final Del Chupacabras

El Final Del Chupacabras

1997 • 54 min • Mexico
A cop is assigned to investigate this so-called chupacabra that’s been seen all over town.
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1998

Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1998

1997 • 57 min
Celebrate 12 new ways to enjoy each and every day of the year with Playboy's annual celebration of the world's most desirable women!
Mal, a Portrait of Mal Waldron

Mal, a Portrait of Mal Waldron

1997 • 52 min
"Mal, a Portrait of Mal Waldron" examines the life and contributions of legendary jazz pianist Mal Waldron.
Teo the Magic Planet

Teo the Magic Planet

1997 • 10 min • Japan
An anime adaptation of the video game Fin Fin on Teo the Magic Planet.