All Films

Aquel ritmillo

1994 • 16 min • Spain

Temeroso, an elderly nursing home resident, reminisces about his younger years, when he possessed a singular sense of rhythm and a special intuition, unique abilities that enabled him to become the chief detective inspector of Prim's Household Appliances.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition

1994 • 20 min • United States of America

Phil Hartman hosts this retrospective look back at the legacy and making of the classic 1966 holiday special 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'

Emission

1994 • 12 min • Canada

Human beings define themselves in opposition to both nature and technology. Emission attempts to confound any simplistic analysis of these worn-out dualities. The video comprises eight episodes that are grouped into three acts. The first addresses technology and language. The second implies a breakdown of language and a movement towards being animal. The third envisions a confrontation with our animal nature.

It's a Digital World

1994 • 19 min • United States of America

Tiny Town, the place where all nursery rhymes happened, is in BIG trouble in the here and now. They have all the communication devices but no one can communicate. They need a super-hero. Enter Digi Digital, who is only programmed to play and have fun.

Go! Go! Ackman

1994 • 15 min • Japan

On his 200th birthday, demon kid Ackman is ordered to collect souls for the Dark Demon Lord by instilling mass violence into the world. Unfortunately for him, (and fortunately for us!) an Angel arrives to counter these evil doings, but inadvertently ends up adding to Ackman's body count with his ill-conceived noble intentions.

Fever

1994 • 25 min

A woman unloved by her mother, has a string of affairs with increasingly unsuitable men.

Mermaid

1994 • 30 min • Japan

Kimika Yoshino walks around coastal environments and encounters dreamlike visions.

The Ferry

1994 • 16 min • Latvia

The ferry crosses the river, transporting people from one shore to the other, from one country to another. It runs year round, never stopping. The footage was filmed on the Latvian-Belarussian border in the early 1990s - a time when the Soviet Union began to crumble and Latvia regained its independence.

Naughts

1994 • 6 min • United States of America

A series of five hand-painted, step-printed films, each of which is a textured, thus tangible, "nothing." A series of "nots," then, in pun, or knots of otherwise invisible energies.

Our Labyrinth

1994 • 60 min • Japan

Yoshio Mamiya was angry because of false rumors. It is said that he passed on a vicious disease to his girlfriend, Shinji, and they broke up. Shinji, who agreed to break up with his son-in-law, was also bothered by the rumors. Yoshio finally discovers that the source of the rumors is a gay bar called "Angel" and boards the bar alone. At the bar, hot-eyed Hida, the beautiful Tajima, and the mysterious Serizawa are drinking...Yoshio first approaches Tajima, but when Tajima realizes that he is the rumored Yoshio, he invites him to a hotel. Yoshio is forced to have maniacal sex with one man after another, and when he finally gets close to the truth of the rumors, Yoshio is made to realize his true desires...

Osamu and Musashi

1994 • 18 min • Japan

The animation was produced for the Tezuka Osamu Manga Museum, thus it features scenes from the "life and nature" of Tezuka Osamu's childhood, themes that are central to the museum as a whole, through exchanges between the boy Osamu and the carabid beetle (Osamushi) who provided the origin for the artist's name.

Butt Attack Punisher Girl Gautaman: The Birth of Gautaman

1994 • 45 min • Japan

Mari Amachi is a very devout Christian who transfers to Perfect Religion Academy. A school devoted to all religions of the world in effort to make it's students the next world leaders in religion. Her friend Saori is kidnapped by the Black Buddha cult; a group who wishes to take away religious freedom though force and brainwashing. Mari prays to God for help but Buddha answers the call, instead! Mari aspires only to help her friend and she is transformed into Butt Attack Punisher Girl Gotaman. Between fighting bad guys, making a deal with Buddha, and wearing scandalous costumes, is it more than Mari can take?

PROBE: The Zero Imperative

1994 • 60 min • United Kingdom

Former UNIT luminary Liz Shaw and her assistant Bayliss are investigating a series of bizarre murders, all committed near a soon-to-be-closed psychiatric hospital. When the hospital is unexpectedly reprieved by rich Industrialist Peter Russell events seem to move out of Liz's control. Are the incumbent director of the clinic, Doctor Dove and his predecessor Doctor O'Kane harboring the killer? What is the centuries-old horror hidden in the grounds? And what exactly is the secret of room zero?

I Shall Never Return

1994 • 30 min • Japan

It is about Amafuji Ken, who longs to tell his best friend Youshinari Ritsurou how he really feels. In the way of that admission is Ritsurou's girlfriend, Moeko. After dropping out of high school, Ken gets Ritsurou to live with him. The angst begins when Ken sleeps with Moeko to get to Ritsurou.

Anne Rice: Birth of the Vampire

1994 • 60 min • United Kingdom

A study of the author intersperses readings from "Interview with the Vampire" with her comments on growing up in New Orleans; her mother ("the finest storyteller I have ever known"); living in San Francisco during the 1960s; and the death of her daughter. Included: talks with her husband and sisters.

The Legacy of Malthus

1994 • 51 min • United Kingdom

Discusses Malthus's theories of population and the causes of poverty. As film contrasts the 19th century poor in Scotland with today's poor in India, it takes on the international population "establishment", challenging the entrenched view that overpopulation alone is responsible for poverty and environmental destruction.

Love Wedge 2

1994 • 57 min • Japan

Riki returns to Iason Mink to live as his "pet," but Riki's friend Guy tries to take him back.

Honban jukujo: Kyûshozeme

1994 • 60 min • Japan

Akira lived alone and elegantly in a luxurious apartment. He doesn't have a job, but he doesn't have any problems making ends meet. When he gets hungry he takes delivery from a nearby restaurant. Today as well, Asako, who had a delivery job, went home while scratching her face. Akira doesn't pay for expensive food...

On Hope

1994 • 34 min

On Hope is a 1994 short film directed by JoBeth Williams, with Annette O'Toole, Mercedes Ruehl, Ray Baker, and Veronica Cartwright. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

Marlon Brando: The Wild One

1994 • 54 min • United Kingdom

An examination of the craft of Marlon Brando, narrated by professionals of the film industry. The film follows his career from the stage with "A Streetcar Named Desire", through the Actors Studio and professional relationships with Elia Kazan and Stella Adler to Hollywood. An actor who redefined the limits to which a professional may go in becoming the character not only intellectually but emotionally, Brando changed the meaning of film acting.

The Crossing

1994 • 31 min

What is the most important thing in life? That's the question Jason Reynolds and his classmates are assigned as a topic for speech class. But when Jason watches his best friend fight a life and death battle with leukemia, the question becomes far more than an academic endeavor. This powerful video dramatically presents the good news of the gospel in the context of the love that sent Christ to the cross. As Jason comes to grips with the realities of life and the consequences of sin, viewers are challenged to answer for themselves the question of life's ultimate priority. An excellent program for outreach events, for evangelistic invitations in your youth group or in homes, or to inspire believers to share their faith.

Kan du vissla Johanna?

1994 • 55 min • Sweden

Young Berra has a friend, Ulf. Ulf has a grandfather which he likes very much, he gives Ulf presents and takes him on fishing trips. Berra doesn't have a grandfather, but he wants one that's nice to him and who can teach him to whistle. Ulf knows where to find a grandfather - at a home for senior citizens. They go searching together and Berra finds a great pretend grandfather, Nils.

Whitewash

1994 • 25 min • United States of America

When Helene Angel walks home from school with her older brother she is attacked by a street gang and painted white. The effect on Helene and her family is devastating. Helene locks herself in her room, her brother blames himself for not having successfully defended his sister, and the media descends on their neighborhood, completely disrupting her small family. But an outpouring of love and understanding from Helene's friends, classmates and family helps her face what has happened and draws the community together. Inspired by actual events, WHITEWASH conveys a powerful message that transcends age and race, told in an entertaining way perfect for children of all ages.

Scarborough Ahoy!

1994 • 33 min • United Kingdom

A boozy barmaid and her newfound gay friend quit London and hightail it to northeast England on the lookout for sex and excitement in this multi-award-winning film based on Tennessee Williams’ short story Two on a Party.