All Films

Medusa Suicida

1996 • 13 min

Early short film by Angela Christlieb

Two Little Red Dolls

1996 • 11 min

One night, a killer is seemingly stalking two lesbian lovers in their flat. Is it all a bad dream, simple paranoia or a real threat that's closer than they think?

Disney Presents: Main Street Electrical Parade - Farewell Season

1996 • 25 min • United States of America

Catch the spark after dark at Disneyland Park. And say farewell to one of the Magic Kingdom's most celebrated traditions - The Main Street Electrical Parade. Where else, but in The Main Street Electrical Parade, could you see an illuminated 40-foot-long fire-breathing dragon? And hear the energy of its legendary melody one last time? It's unforgettable after-dark magic that will glow in your heart long after the last float has disappeared.

Dashan - Ambassador to China's Funny Bone

1996 • 50 min • Canada

Mark Rowswell may well be one of the most popular comedians Canada has ever produced. A virtual unknown in his own country, Rowswell has an enormous following in mainland China, where he is known as Dashan. His appearances on Chinese television have drawn up to six hundred million viewers. Together wih his Chinese partner and mentor, Ding Guangquan, Rowswell practices a comedic art form known as crosstalk, whose roots stretch back centuries.

Breasts: A Documentary

1996 • 50 min • United States of America

Twenty-two women (ranging in age from 11 to 84), with 41 breasts, talk about their breasts; most are topless as they speak. They talk about adolescence, bras, commercial images of women's figures, having implants or, in one case, a breast reduction, health problems with silicone, doctors' exams ("I think you have a throat infection, let me examine your breasts"), breasts as power tools and as objects of pleasure, cancer, living with mastectomies, and the effects of time and gravity. Two mother-daughter teams and two strippers participate. The women (and the girls) are humorous, straightforward, reflective, and good-natured about their bodies and their selves

Tick

1996 • 9 min

A brisk look into the lives of two bomb diffusers. John Hamburg's student film.

It Is a Crime

1996 • 5 min • United States of America

Using footage from mainstream British and Hollywood films, and excerpts from a poem by Shani Mootoo, this video explores the impact of cultural imperialism and the erasure of language—residual tools of oppression on members of post-colonial societies.

K.

1996 • 10 min

Short film by Ciprì/Maresco.

Caesar's Writers

1996 • 60 min

On January 24, 1996, at the Writers Guild Theater in Los Angeles, CA, legendary comic Sid Caesar was reunited with nine of his writers from Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour. The event was taped for release on PBS and BBC in a 1-hour cut, and later on VHS and DVD in its full 2-hour length. Be prepared to laugh non-stop as the panel, made up of head writer Mel Tolkin, Caesar, Carl Reiner, Aaron Ruben, Larry Gelbart, Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Danny Simon, Sheldon Keller, and Gary Belkin share stories about their time working on Caesar's shows and offer their insights about writing comedy.

Melodrama

1996 • 56 min • Cuba

Rolando Díaz's comedic Melodrama follows Esperanza, a dying newscaster, desperate to have a child through whatever means necessary - even if it means bypassing her husband and sleeping with her fellow coworker or a local librarian.

La Gotera

1996 • 7 min

A man is in his flat and he has a leak on his ceiling, suddenly the ceiling caves in and a dead man falls through unsure of what to do he tries to take the man out of his flat but at that moment the ceiling really starts to leak, but its not water coming through...

Creation or Evolution?

1996 • 57 min • United States of America

Has the age-old stand-off between science and religion taken a new turn? Can the Bible's account of creation be reconciled with modern scientific fact? How did so many life-forms come into existence? This carefully researched video sheds helpful new light on the debate.

My Universe Inside Out

1996 • 24 min

Animator Faith Hubley recounts her life from childhood to the present day.

Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade

1996 • 41 min

A one man CBS Special featuring classic close-up magic, card tricks and other sleight of hand.

Period Piece

1996 • 30 min • United States of America

Period Piece is a 30 min. documentary about menarche--a girl's first menstrual period--which is a fundamental experience in every woman's life, yet one that is rarely celebrated. Women of different ages (8-84) and multi-cultural backgrounds tell their menarchal stories.

Frog Crossing

1996 • 12 min

A granola-cruncher, too Earth-conscious to swat away a fly that lands on his cheek, bicycles to the countryside. He aims to celebrate the titular creature's mating season and protect its path across a country road. Unfortunately, other humans driving by aren't quite so respectful of nature’s dignity or his. Ari Gold co-wrote and co-directed with Jamie Babbit.

Wagnerdämmerung

1996 • 48 min • Austria

Gottfried Wagner, the composer's outcast great grandson, tells the story of the house of Wagner and its involvement in the rise of National Socialism and anti-Semitism.

Playboy: Girls of South Beach

1996 • 55 min • United States of America

Sun-drenched South Beach, Florida is a magnet for the daring and adventurous. The city is home to neon-lit streets, intriguing nightclubs – and the most sensual women in the world. You’ll be captivated by the pulsating rhythm of the streets, the raw eroticism and the sheer energy that make South Beach the place to be seen. As one of the world’s top modeling meccas, South Beach is a voyeur’s paradise. Local native and Playmate Angel Boris will give you an all-access tour of Florida’s untamed coast. Join Angel and friends as they turn up the heat in South Beach.

En uppgörelse i den undre världen

1995 • 25 min • Sweden

The leader of a small crime syndicate meets, for the first time in years, with his teenage son in a Chinese Restaurant. Slightly awkwardly, he explains that he hopes his son to take over his business.

The Film of Her

1996 • 12 min

Based on the story of Howard Walls, A clerk at the Library of Congress who saved a collection of early paper reel films from the incinerator, director Bill Morrison embellishes the tale a bit in this inspired short work. Here, the vision of a woman in an early porno film has been engrained in the mind of a man working at the Library of Congress and his search for the film of her has an unexpected consequence, as he saves a collection of historically significant films from being destroyed.

A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita'

1996 • 22 min • United Kingdom

Documentary about the making of Alan Parker's film adaptation of the stage musical EVITA.

Genius: Pythagoras

1996 • 45 min

Perhaps best known for his mathematic equations, Pythagoras was much more than simply a mathematician. Discover how this mysterious figure reformed and revolutionised ancient Greece and how his workings still affect our modern world.

Frog the Traveller

1996 • 10 min • Russia

A modern frog comes up with an original way to travel and sets off abroad — to the place she's been dreaming of — together with some ducks.

Kodak: Take Pictures Further

1996 • 15 min • United Kingdom

A short documentary about Dave McKean's process of creating an image.