All Films

Dead Meat

1993 • 14 min • Canada

An encounter between a drug addict and a hit man on the Toronto streets.

Oedipus Rex

1993 • 57 min

Impressed by Jean Cocteau’s rewrite of Antigone, Stravinsky asked the poet for an adaptation of Oedipus Rex. The resulting libretto brings together the key scenes of Sophocles’s tragedy translated by the Abbé Jean Daniélou into Latin—a language that, according the composer, “is not dead but engraved in stone, and so imposing that it is immune to any popularization”.

Spirit of the Wild

1993 • 25 min

A MYSTICAL GRANDFATHER transforms the life of a modern day boy through the legend of SEEKS-TO-HUNT-GREAT. In this haunting and sometimes humorous, SEEKS-TO-HUNT-GREAT (Michael Horse) tracks a mountain lion for many months, learns from it and eventually gains its trust. Struggling to survive the hardships and dangers of living in the wild, both man and lion experience many surprises, and much suspense and adventure. Based on Native American folklore and the Medicine Wheel Way, SPIRIT OF THE WILD brings an awareness of our important relationship with our environment, our Mother Earth and all our brothers be they two-legged, four-legged or winged.

Masters of Stone II - Hard Rock

1993 • 55 min • United States of America

Masters of Stone I & II feature 2 hours of climbing action in renowned locations including Yosemite, The Needles, Smith Rock, American Fork, Owens River, City Of Rocks, Donner Summit, Wild Iris, Red Rocks, Mt. Charleston and more. This is classic "old school" climbing at its best.

The Silver Surfer

1993 • 5 min • United States of America

NASA Deep Space Tracking Facility: Radar is picking something up. An object heading towards earth, L.A., at near light-speed. Impact: 9 seconds. L.A.: A boy, not even 10 years old, is being chased by three older boys. He is holding something small, a 'Terminator' figurine. Dead end! A fence is blocking his way. He is trapped. Standing no chance he hands 'Arnie' over to the gang leader. NASA Deep Space Tracking Facility: Impact! Three... Two... One... ?... Nothing. L.A.: The bullies are leaving the crime scene, now proud owners of an 'Arnie' figurine. But something's happening, something is blocking their way... a man clad in silver, hovering on a surfboard...

Foul Play

1993 • 3 min • United States of America

An Animated short film about Farm.

The House on Arbat Street

1993 • 59 min • France, Russia

The characters in this film all lived in the same building: the Knights' House, at 35 Arbat Street in Moscow. Built at the beginning of the century for a few privileged families, this sumptuous residence will become after the revolution a collective apartment building. Like millions of Russians, those who lived together in this building were marked by the trials and tragedies of history. Marina Goldovskaya went in search of the former inhabitants, now dispersed. They speak to us with modesty and emotion about their memories, their secret garden and... their neighbors at 35 Arbat Street.

The Great O'Grady

1993 • 30 min

Award winning comedy short that follows the intense world of competitive spitting.

Samuel the Boy Prophet

1993 • 30 min • United States of America

In keeping with her vow, Hannah dedicates her child to God. From his days as a young boy serving Eli, the high priest, to guiding the ancient Israelites, Samuel the prophet stands as an inspiring example of how we, too, can delight in our relationship with God. This story brings to life several episodes from the life of Samuel and invites all to discover the joy of faithful service to God.

Family Favourites

1993 • 3 min • United Kingdom

A hectic Christmas family get together.

A Day in the Life of a Consumer

1993 • 44 min • Germany

The film shows one day from waking up in the morning all the way to waking up again the next morning. The everyday situations that many commercials are made of, the little dramas that they create and solve through the product or service they sell, are stitched together into one day. This is a film about the everyday in (German, or Western-European) society because the commercials are part of the everyday of most people (everyone who watches television) and they depict an ideal image of society. The film abundantly uses repetition as an editing technique, in visual ways as described above, but also because commercials can be read in different ways. For instance, Brat baking foil shows up at the evening dinner sequence, when an ovendish is put on the table, and again later on in the sequence about going out to a classic concert, because the clip has classic music.

Issei Sagawa: Excuse Me For Living

1993 • 50 min • United Kingdom

A filmed biography of Issei Sagawa, the Japanese student who shot his Dutch girlfriend, cut her up with a meat carver and boiled the remains. He then ate her. Several months later he was declared insane. While in a psychiatric hospital in France he wrote an account of his crime `In the Fog' which sold 200,000 copies. The French released him in 1984 on the condition that he remained in a mental hospital in Japan. One year later the Japanese hospital released him. Since then he has written five books on crime and is a minor celebrity lionised by the avant garde. Sagawa speaks extensively in the programme and reads passages from his books.

Keshka and the Beard

1993 • 18 min

Unforseen Situation

1993 • 9 min • Ukraine

The level of artistic practice at the AAA Theater, or "Theater of the Primordial Scream", is promisingly illustrated by the only video that has survived: free jazz plays in the background, surreal costumes, and five actors simultaneously experiencing a collective catharsis.

Rik Mayall Presents: Briefest Encounter

1993 • 51 min • United Kingdom

Having just met at a party, Siobhan brings back Greg to her flat for what might be a night of of unbridled passion. Greg really thinks his luck's in but things don't go quite according to plan as he doesn't account for Siobhan's pet dog putting a spanner in the works when it attacks him. Forced to defend himself Greg seemingly kills his beautiful hosts beloved pet and in attempting to cover up it's demise the night descends in to a chaotic night of misunderstood intentions which neither will ever forget...that's if either lives to remember it.

Philosophy in the Bedroom

1993 • 16 min

A home-movie paean to the Marquis de Sade, Philosophy in the Bedroom plumbs the depths of boudoir small talk. In the first part, a newly-acquainted odd couple discuss desire—and lack thereof—over a bag of potato chips. In the second part, a recumbent woman describes her partner and herself as "the John and Yoko of the '90s." ("We're in bed most of the time," she explains.) The two read aloud, nap and argue beneath the blankets. Ahwesh manipulates the image through chemical and mechanical means, gradually shifting the color scheme from blue to yellow.

Sisters in the Life: First Love

1993 • 23 min

A thirty-something Black lesbian reflects on falling for her best friend in junior high. Set in the 70s and 90s, this is a delightful tale of love and friendship.

Pro and Con

1993 • 9 min • United States of America

A powerful, emotional and sometimes humorous look at the daily life of a prison inmate and a corrections officer.

The Colour of My Love - Concert

1993 • 60 min

Filmed in Quebec in 1993, this concert souvenir captures Celine Dion as she turned the corner from pop contender to platinum princess. Long a star in Canada, and a major draw throughout the Francophone world, the Québecois vocalist was still a relatively new, if increasingly successful, commodity stateside. A clutch of single hits, augmented by two big soundtrack themes, hadn't entirely erased the suspicion that Dion's career was being bolted together on an assembly line not far from Mariah Carey's--apart from frequent overlaps in production support, both singers relied on similar mixtures of sweeping ballads and crisp, uptempo dance workouts, and both were notorious for their vocal gymnastics.

Predators of the Wild: Wolf

1993 • 51 min • United States of America

Wolf... archetypal symbol of untamed ferocity and elemental, almost supernatural cunning. Drawn to the chase by the eerie howls of their killing song, the pack forms a single, bloodthirsty entity, bent on relentless pursuit, inevitable capture and swift, certain death. Journey to the spectacular, isolated mountain realms of northern Spain, where the last remaining Iberian wolf pack wages a mortal battle for survival. The wolves' legendary intelligence, their lethally effective social hunting skills and awesome powers of endurance are all put to the ultimate test in a life and death struggle against man's most modern weapons... and most primitive fears.

Pacifier

1993 • 1 min • Russia

Two babies are in dire need of pacification.

Attitude: The Story of the 1993 Auburn Tigers

1993 • 39 min • United States of America

Beginning with the hiring of Terry Bowden as Auburn's head football coach to highlights of each 1993 football game, AttitUde: The Story of the 1993 Auburn Tigers chronicles Auburn's perfect 11-0 season. Through behind-the-scenes video, exclusive interviews and incredible game action, this video production presents the incredible story of a team of dedicated players, a new coach and a new attitude. From the season-open-er against Ole Miss to the sensational victory over Alabama at Jordan-Hare, the 1993 season will go down in history as one of Auburn's greatest and AttitUde: The Story of the 1993 Auburn Tigers keeps the celebration alive for-ever.

The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's

1993 • 52 min • United States of America

Just before the advent of the Great Depression, Henry Ford controlled the most important company in the most important industry in the booming American economy. His offer of high wages in exchange for hard work attracted workers to Detroit, but it began to come apart when Ford hired a private police force to speed up production and spy on employees. After the depression hit in 1929, these workers faced a new, grim reality as unemployment skyrocketed.

Nightly Diary

1993 • 27 min • Brazil

A woman in her forties whose life is governed by a tedious and emotionless routine. She has worked in a government office for 16 years where she stamps, numbers, and initials identical documents. She is lonely and takes refuge from the world in her run-down apartment. Her only escape is through her dreams– which are full of life, fantasy, and emotion.