All Films

Austin Powers' Electric Psychedelic Pussycat Swingers Club

1997 • 42 min

Austin Powers presents his own kind of shagadellic swinging shindig courtesy of MTV to promote his movie, Austin Powers International Man of Mystery. Edited in the style of 'Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In', Austin shows clips from his film, including a spotlight on Elizabeth Hurley and explains how he is adjusting to the nineties after being frozen for thirty years.

The Saga of Jeremiah Johnson

1997 • 11 min

Behind the scenes documentary filmed during the making of the 1972 film Jeremiah Johnson.

Cazuza - A Leblon Night's Dream

1997 • 45 min • Brazil

The film brings some of the best stories about the singer, told by his friends - Cássia Eller, Ezequiel Neves, Ney Matogrosso and Frejat - and by his mother, Lucinha Araújo, in atouching testimonial.

Choo-Choo

1997 • 25 min • Russia

A film about a boy who made himself a very necessary nanny from old, unnecessary things - Chucha. On New Year's Day, Chucha came to life.

Blood is Not Fresh Water

1997 • 57 min • Ethiopia

A personal and political history of Ethiopia's Rastafarians covers the years 1930 to 1976.

Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht: The Kaffee Kantate - Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir

1997 • 26 min

Johann Sebastian Bach's "Reefer Madness" to the social menace known as coffee.

Awfully Lucky

1997 • 7 min

A greedy guy named Luther discovers the Paradox Pearl, which brings him good luck, but not without consequences. When Luther tries to turn it in to the city museum for ten million dollars, he finds out just how harsh the consequences are.

Rave

1997 • 12 min

Partying like it's 1997. We follow a rave DJ instigator rigging up decks in abandoned warehouses, a nosebleed 'techno tourist' who chases the hardcore around Europe and a girl addicted to... partying.

Nikuianata

1997 • 23 min • Japan

Recently, a series of murders have been targeting only students at Nakatsu's university. Neither the murderer nor the motive is known, but the students gossip amusingly and don't seem particularly frightened, confident that they are the only ones who will not become victims. Meanwhile, Uno, who shoots only dodgy behind-the-scenes videos, asks to make a seppuku video featuring Nakatsu's girlfriend, Tomoko. Ignoring Nakatsu's objections, Tomoko, an aspiring actress, readily agrees to appear in the film. In the end, the filming takes place at Nakatsu's flat with Sakamoto, an aspiring cameraman, and his girlfriend Kaoru, who loves canned juice. However, halfway through the film, Tomoko claims that she is really going to cut her own stomach, leading to a struggle between an angry Nakatsu and Uno. Then the serial killer arrives, and Tomoko is targeted - but...

Breakfast with Gus

1997 • 8 min • Canada

A cat's eye view of Gus' attempt to get attention, and, most importantly, breakfast, from his busy humans. Eventually Gus does what any self respecting cat would do and takes matters into his own paws.

You're Invited to Mary-Kate and Ashley's Mall Party

1997 • 25 min

Mary-Kate & Ashley are singing, dancing and shopping their way around America's largest mall, the Mall of America. Grab your shopping bag and get ready to take off because the girls want you to be part of all the fun—from the fashion to the music to the roller coasters to the bumper cars.

Tigers of the Snow

1997 • 56 min • United States of America

There are only about 300 remaining Siberian Tigers in the wild, restricted to a section of far Eastern Russia, near the coast. Wildlife biologists risk life and limb to track the tiger and research its movements and habits. They sedate the animals so the tigers can be measured and collared. One Russian scientist is shown raising two tigers which he found orphaned as cubs. He keeps the tigers in a cage, then allows the beasts into a fenced forest-like enclosure. The efforts of these scientists are in contrast to those of poachers, who kill the tigers for their pelts, as well as for body parts to be marketed in traditional Chinese medicine.

I Hate Christmas Too

1997 • 6 min

An unhappy man has an encounter with the ghost of a World War I soldier, who tells him about the 1914 Christmas truce and gives him a new perspective on the season.

Ashes

1997 • 22 min • United States of America

Girls Night Out

1997 • 35 min • United States of America

On a Friday evening, Manhattan gallery owner Jack meets Claire and Victoria on a Soho street and invites them up to his loft "to see his Max Ernst collages." What ensues is an unexpected and intimate exchange of secrets, dreams, and regrets between strangers.

D's Address

1997 • 1 min

Another meditation on loss.

The Day Is Nigh

1997 • 15 min • Germany

Short science fiction film with footage from Willi Tobler und der Untergang der 6. Flotte.

Eyes of the Rainbow

1997 • 47 min • Cuba

"Eyes of the Rainbow" deals with the life of Assata Shakur, the Black Panther and Black Liberation Army leader who escaped from prison and was given political asylum in Cuba, where she has lived for close to 15 years. In it we visit with Assata in Havana and she tells us about her history and her life in Cuba. This film is also about Assata's AfroCuban context, including the Yoruba Orisha Oya, goddess of the ancestors, of war, of the cemetery and of the rainbow.

Family Video Diaries: Daughter of the Bride

1997 • 30 min • United States of America

Pearl Randall, a 66-year-old widow, announces that she is planning to remarry, but her three grown children express conflicting emotions. Daughter Terri captures on tape the family's attempts to come to grips with Pearl's new romance.

Doraemons: The Puzzling Challenge Letter of the Mysterious Thief Dorapan

1997 • 31 min • Japan

A 1997 Japanese short anime family film about The Doraemons. It was released on 8 March 1997 with Doraemon: Nobita and the Spiral City.

In-vulnerabilità d'Achille (tra Sciro e Ilio)

1997 • 50 min • Italy

One of the last TV performances by Carmelo Bene, from Publio Papinio Stazio and Henrich Von Kleist, mixing the myth of the amazon Pentesilea with the invulnerability of the greek hero Achilles. Bene performs alone in a stage filled with mannequins, acting in playback.

Free Radicals

1997 • 30 min • Sweden

Östlund discovered his penchant for long takes making ski films, in which unbroken shots prove the authenticity of the unbelievable feats depicted. Stunning compositions and an energetic soundtrack (featuring Swedish hip-hop, electronica, ska, and thrash metal) make this a sensory delight, even for those who aren’t skiing enthusiasts.

Trap

1997 • 15 min • Czech Republic

A counselor in the summer camp suddenly finds herself loosing the bikini top while bathing in the lake. And all the teenagers around get excited...

Wolfgang

1997 • 14 min

A composer with a straining birth name is caught between his mother fixation and his need to father his own ambitions. Oscar nominated short film from 1997