All Films

And it's Nothing More, or Nothing Less

1993 • 20 min • Japan

Hi-8 short film by Rei Harakami

Dark Sun, Bright Shade

1993 • 57 min

A one-hour dramatic film which explores the cultural, social and political fabrics between two gay Chinese men living under parallel traditions within the Chinese social structure. Through the unfolding of events following the 1989 T'ien An Men Square Massacre in Beijing, the film focuses on Paul, a young Chinese-Canadian artist, and Kai, a foreign student in exile from mainland China, as they confront the differences in their politics, sexuality, cultural upbringing and family relationships. As they are drawn closer together it becomes obvious that, for the many displaced Chinese around the world, there lies ahead a long arduous journey towards a questionable future.

City Film

1993 • 16 min

Klahr's City Film contemplates New York City rhythms, creating a tapestry of real and imagined street activities.

Body Memories

1993 • 57 min

Dancing on the edge between what is deeply personal and very human, between laughter, grief and wonder." Body Memories" is a wild and often comic ride, a one man's journey inward to find meaning in his life.

The Visit

1993 • 28 min

An inspirational story based on the Second Joyful Mystery of the Rosary, The Visitation. Callie, a woman in her early twenties, is widowed with two children. The Visit focuses on what it means to be a true friend to someone in the midst of catastrophic circumstances.

Altered States: Alcohol and Other Drugs in America

1993 • 56 min

Produced in 1993 by WXXI-TV and distributed nationally, Altered States: Alcohol and Other Drugs in America looks at the history of drug use in America. It explores the idea that drug use is not a contemporary phenomenon or problem, but a constant presence throughout the country’s social history. In 1995, Altered States received a New York State Emmy for outstanding Societal Concerns Programming.

Fipsi

1993 • 23 min

Documentary about a spunky 80-year-old lady.

Valse

1993 • 3 min • France

A film by Jean-Pierre Valladeau

Skaņas TVarsTĪŠANA

1993 • 6 min • Latvia

A work that straddles the boundary between science and art. A story about a microphone – a sound collector.

The History of the Luiseño People

1993 • 27 min • United States of America

Based on his ever-changing performance Indian Tails, this video features Luna sitting alone in his darkened room in front of the TV on Christmas Eve. As he sits, he calls friends, family and ex-lovers, excusing himself from all their celebrations. Luna tells us, "In the work there is a thin line between what is fictional and what is non-fiction, and what is real emotion and what is art. … There is a cultural element where I let (or seem to let) people in on American Indian cultures. There are also elements in the work about American culture that everyone can identify with, and that makes for an understanding that we are all more alike than different."

Memoirs of My Nervous Illness, Part 3

1993 • 30 min • Austria

On the 28th of October 1884 Daniel Paul Schreber, candidate of the National Liberal Party in Chemnitz, suffered a heavy defeat at the elections of the German Reichstag. He was taken up in the mental clinic of the Leipzig University soon afterwards. To his rehabilition he wrote an extensive piece of work, "Denkwürdigkeiten eines Nervenkranken" (Memoirs of My Nervous Illness), which was published in 1903 and led to his temporary dismissal. Hereby Schreber became the most quoted psychiatric patient in scientific literature. The third part was realized by Peter Tscherkassy based on a concept by Ernst Schmidt Jr.

X In Scotland

1993 • 10 min

The racial tensions experienced by Black and Asian people in Scotland are situated within the writings and teachings of the American activist Malcom X. Despite the physical distances between the US and Scotland, Malcolm’s incredible influence manages to reach Scottish waters to inspire generations of Scots of colour.

Drag On a Fag

1993 • 5 min • Canada

Clothes and poses.

Defiance

1993 • 6 min • Canada

A voice-over soundtrack repeats some common heterosexist lines: If only they didn’t flaunt it… It’s nothing personal but… A simple image, consisting of two women embracing, contradicts the soundtrack. This video examines the resilience of lesbian desire in the face of relentless homophobia.

My New Roommate

1993 • 12 min • Canada

Michael moves in with Ariella for several months. He doesn't know anyone in town, but often arrives at home with stories of sexual adventures that happen on his way into town or back, or between errands in Halifax. As this is much the opposite of what's going on in Ariella's life at the time, she is intrigued, but also puzzled. Michael's cruising stories capture her curiosity and they often talk, but one day when he comes home she's equipped with an alter ego and a video camera.

Parolé

1993 • 9 min • United States of America

Loosely based on a case study by Havelock Ellis of a lesbian who murders her lover, Parolé is an experimental film which examines the construction of sexuality through the discourses of medicine and psychology. These institutions have historically linked sexual identity to criminal and pathological behaviour while naturalizing this construct through "scientific" studies.

The Chelsea

1993 • 57 min

"It's an experience a bit like peering through uncurtained windows at dusk. Chase puts this personal account together, not of fame or fortunes made or missed in the Chelsea, but of how creative people live together." – Karen Jaehne

Sea of Time

1993 • 12 min • Canada, Indonesia

A moving journey through a process of birth and death, Sea of Time tells the story of Gaulke’s attempts to become pregnant through artificial insemination during a period of time while a dear friend was dying of AIDS. Written in collaboration with her life partner, Sue Maberry, it raises issues about gay and lesbian people creating family. The footage includes a trip to Bali and is offset by an evocative score by composer Miriam Cutler. Sea of Time was originally created for the exhibition In Terms of Time curated by Ruth Weisberg and Rabbi Laura Geller at the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, January 1994.

Blakk wi Blak...k...k

1993 • 59 min • Canada, Jamaica

"The bridge built in 'Blakk wi Blak...k...k' takes its audience back and forth between Jamaica and Toronto in a rapid-fire commute that soon blurs the two places into one. At the centre of this swirl is world renowned dub poet Mutabaruka, possessed of one of the most trenchant tongues in Jamaica. In this fast-paced portrait co-directed by Canadian poet Lillian Allen, he brings his wit and sharp intelligence to some of his favourite subjects-tourism, Marcus Garvey, true Rastafari, and fast food as chemical warfare. Both in performance and interview, his liberation lessons, comic asides and dubwise Rastafarian philosophy cut hard to the bone." - Cameron Bailey

Rescue Plaza

1993 • 17 min

A culmination of the 80's, but after shooting in 1986, mr. Yamagishi left the film for seven years, and finally completed it in 1993 and screened it only once.

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1993 • 5 min • Ukraine

A nocturnal confrontation between humans and mosquitoes with unexpected consequences.

Room 205

1993 • 19 min

8mm film by Tachibana Kaoru

flesh

1993 • 6 min

8mm film by Tachibana Kaoru

De hand

1993 • 3 min

A man walking down the street shares his meetings with passers-by.