Cinematic Era: 1993 Vintage

An animation painting recurring themes accompanied by an associative soundscape. Our companion through the sequences is a fly that appears in the image only to leave it just as quickly.

The mythic parables and traditions connection with death as The Return to the Womb of Sky. The symbolism of the actions of the funerary rituals are described. Mr. Kayirbekov has also done films about the rituals of childbirth, marriage, the symbolic parts of the yurt, and the Kazakh cosmological concept.

Ping goes to American to open a school but got into fights with local gangster. The gangster forced the Qigong master to use his ability for turning Ping into air. In the meantime, Ping met a young girl with special ability named Xiao Ya, Ya helps Ping to escape attacks from Qigong master.

An ethnographic documentary which demonstrates the survival and strength of the Yoruba cultural and religious heritage in the contemporary life of Caribbean African-Hispanics. Documents a ritual ceremony that features dancing, singing, praying and drum beating, invoking the twenty-two Orishas, or deities of the Yoruba religion.

Piotr meets Anna. He invites her to a friend's apartment, but they mistakenly end up in another place.

Examines the cultural roots of traditional dance in Guyana and how numerous cultural influences have been blended in this multicultural society.

Documentary on the revival of classical dancing in Cambodia, where nine out of ten classical dancers were killed during the Pol Pot regime in the 1970s. The program focuses on master teacher Em Theay and her star pupil Sok Chea, who recall their ordeals under Pol Pot and talk about their present efforts and their hopes for the future. In addition to views of Em Theay, Sok Chea, and others in classes, rehearsals and performances, the program includes historical background on Cambodian classical dancing and archival footage of dancers of the past.

When honest Thanedar Harnek Singh comes to know that Mantri Balwant Singh is involved in drug trafficking, he decides to expose him at any and all costs. Despite of veiled threats to him and his family, which consists of his widower father; wife; daughter, Guddi; sister, Janki and her husband Dr. Ram Kumar Sharma; and brother, Sukhchen; he carries on. One day his dead body is found by the Police. Sukhchen comes to know that another police officer, Sheva Singh, and Balwant are the culprits, and he sets out to expose them. Shortly thereafter the Police raid their house, find unauthorized weapons, arrest Sukhchen, hold him in a cell, and torture him. Harnek's widow approaches DIG Vijay Tandon and pleads with him. Before Vijay could intervene, Sukhchen escapes, and joins a gang of bandits, not realizing that soon the remainder of his family will become easy targets of not Balwant's goons, the police, but the local community itself.

A short documentary on Elizabeth Gurley Flynn by NYU.

Screened in the New Asian Current section of the 1993 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival. Filmed at the Dege Sutra-Printing House in Dege County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, on the edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Known as the "shining pearl under the snow-capped mountains of Tibet," the Dege Sutra-Printing House (at the time this was shot) contains more than 400 books, 900 volumes, and nearly 270,000 printed documents, spanning Nyingma, Sakya, Bonbu, and Gelug sect classics and various other Tibetan Buddhist texts.

Nikka Shaitan and gang members Raju Rummy,Chandu Dadi and Gullu Malai are known to play against law they plan to loot a van containing gold which is going to foreign land in scuffle Inspector Sagar gets wounded badly.Sr Inspector Sidhu manages to get hold of the van and arrest everyone involved in the robbery while Sagar recaptures in hospital government lays emergency period in which Nikka and his men are also put behind bars.

Whoever wins, in the end, wins in the end? What is the difference between logic and quibbling? The world is full of things we don't understand, but there are plenty of examples. So one man set out to deal with the evils of the world, and all its falsehoods, at random. His name is Ipponsuji. Don't worry about his real name! This is a documentary made in the grammar of fiction, focusing on the character of the ally of justice, his work, interviews and films he has made", says the director. This is a superhero film with a radical mix of wildness and seriousness, with a commercial break in the middle.

A look at the life and achievements of Derek Turnbull, a veteran runner from Southland, New Zealand.

The artist’s first 8mm film, shot at the age of 19 with a friend.

Michiko, a high school student with no friends and no family to talk to, often goes to the riverbank by herself. There, she meets her childhood friend Yukio, who dropped out of high school to work at a factory, two bad kids, an old man who fishes for fish in the river, which are said to kill you if you eat them, and an old woman who keeps chanting "Nan mai dabu" to the river. One day, Ochan is nowhere to be seen and the bad kids tell Michiko that he died after eating the fish he caught. The film is distinguished by the characters who do not appear on screen, and by the depth of its direction, which makes us imagine that Michiko and Yukio will eventually become a strange old woman and an old man. The subtly textured black-and-white screen makes the rough but wry dialogue all the more interesting.

Origins of the gay dance underground at San Francisco's legendary Trocadero Transfer. Firsthand accounts of the all-night theme parties, chemical cocktails, and non-stop beat of gay culture from 1978-1983. Detailed descriptions of dance trends (including a fierce use of Oriental fans) and of the DJ’s craft provide a fascinating portrait of a time that lives on in the imagination.

How queer can TV be? It's a Queer World is a global survey of the tastiest bits from contemporary lesbian and gay TV shows. Highlights of this fast-moving collage include clips from Berlin's "Lasbich TV", the Dutch version of "Out on Tuesday", and a very weird kids program: "The Thea annd Theo Show". It's hosted by Lily Savage, England's first lady of drag

An impressionistic, personal view of London, presented through the use of archive film.

An experimental film about the miraculous manifestation of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Mexico in 1531. Using highly textured, multilayered images, the film contemplates the moment of her mysterious apparition in the dead of winter, surrounded by fire, while around her the air was filled with birdsong and otherworldly music.

An RCMP officer watches an Inuit family build the Northern landmark, a sign of human activity on the vast arctic landscape.

Historical documentary made by Canal Plus, which tries to reflect the phenomenon of the "bakalao" route. Thousands of young people throughout Spain are increasingly following a new fashion: weekends in full swing. Makina music, alcohol and so-called designer drugs are basic ingredients of such parties.

Early film by Pilar Newton-Katz.

3D animation by Ignacio Pardo

The Other side of the Fence: Conversations with a Female Fundamentalist offers viewers a unique insider's perspective on the relationship between conservative Evangelical Christianity and anti-abortion activism. Extensive interviews with a leader of the movement to end legal abortion highlight her experiences as a woman in the anti-abortion movement and the Christian right. Lynn Estomin went to work for Planned Parenthood in Cincinnati, OH, at the same time Nancy O'Brien and her husband moved to Cincinnati and formed a militant anti-abortion organization. In the next few years, Planned Parenthood's clinic was firebombed twice, Nancy O'Brien convinced Jerry Falwell to pledge a million dollars to the local anti-abortion movement and Cincinnati became known as the national testing ground for anti-choice tactics. Years later Lynn tracked down Nancy. The result is a fascinating insider's account of the religious right and the conservative agenda for women.

Too young to see the original shows? Too busy being unaware of worldwide oppression at the hands of cruel dictators because at the time you thought Star Wars was the be all and end all? Or maybe you're old like the people performing in the show,and just didn't get out that night. Well stay in - again - and join us for The Secret Policeman's Early Bits! A superb compilation of the best sketches from the early shows including The Parrot Sketch, The Lumberjack Song, The Coal Miner, Interesting Facts and The Funky Gibbon.

BORING? Not this video! This one is great for the whole family. When Harold and Precious Dog drive to Branson to celebrate their 4th wedding anniversary, things happen that make old and young alike sit up and take notice. Take a salty old dog like Harold and his sweet wife, Precious, who knows how to handle him, and put them in Branson for the weekend, and you've got a leg up on a dog-gone good time. Precious is content to see a few shows and take in the sights, but Harold has other ideas. Harold's singing group, "The Doggie-Town Pipers", could be just a "bone's throw" from stardom if Harold can get someone to listen to their rendition of that great song, "Dogged If Ya Do, Dogged If Ya Don't", which went to number one on radio station "K9" located on Doberman street in downtown Dogtown. Complete with cowboy hats, sunglasses, and a yellow Lincoln convertible, these two real live little doggies scratch your funnybone and win your heart.

“Having lived here for so long, enjoying the Sydney coastline, I wanted to pay homage to it. I’d always been intrigued by the intricate natural and artificial shapes of the city’s Eastern harbour (eg the Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf and Pyrmont) and its ocean headlands and beaches. I cut out shapes from the Gregory’s Street Directory as mattes, and different filters to heighten and highlight Sydney’s extraordinary beauty. I used a hacksaw blade on the edge of a cymbal as a soundtrack...a kind of metallic sound to connect with the watery surfaces...I literally composed the film as it was running in the projector.” (Paul Winkler)

Tarina Davenport is the film noir femme fatale that Hollywood forgot about.

An animated discussion of the erotic.

Tips from The Flying Buttresses to assuage your fear of flying.

As Lovie makes her way to the Home for Unwed Lesbians, she realizes she has a responsibility to leave a legacy for the dykes that follow behind her. A humorous and musical film that offers dating tips and techniques for keeping her entertained and exhausted.

Marilyn Frye says lesbian sex is inarticulate. Maureen Bradley says, "Marilyn Frye should have been at my house on New Year's Eve." Sexy black and white images are mixed with frank talk about sex, love, and girls, capturing that gritty space between what is politically correct and what takes your breath away.

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.

Big steam power, vintage diesels, classic interurbans, and Chicago's finest commuter railroads ... featuring the 1993 National Railway Historical Society's 1993 convention in the Windy City.

Three men are sitting in a waiting room. A joke with a daring anti-punch line: a four-minute cinematic irritation about the eccentric Austrian psyche. Or: a rubber raft, a rifle, a duck, the hunt for a feather - and the departure for the glistening other side, in other words: the other side of the door.

A humorous and poignant look at what it means to be turning 40 and growing older.

14 Shortfilms by Klaus Beyer

It consists of a one-shot one-minute embrace between a male hand and its female counterpart. The image is simple and sensual and it plays out its digital coupling against the aural backdrop of summer sounds.