Cinematic Era: 1996 Vintage

Dr. Michael Parenti discusses "Reflections on the Overthrow of Communism" in Santa Rosa, California, March 1996.

Healthy eating for children is explained and how children can help themselves to improve their well-being, health and performance by eating properly.

Ebrahim, 12, to help the widowed mother, lets herself be exploited by a statuary manufacturer. At school he makes friends with an older boy, an orphan of a father who lost his leg during a bombardment. With his great fortitude he will try to teach his younger friend how to be respected.

On Caught Between Two Countries: A Border School Crisis, students from Palomas, Mexico travel to Deming, New Mexico to attend school. “For more than 40 years, the small agricultural town of Deming, New Mexico has allowed children from Palomas, Mexico, 34 miles to the south, to attend its schools. It is part of a unique relationship between these two border cities, but this year there may be a break in tradition.”

A short film by Bill Morrison

Based on the novel "Subterraneans" by Jack Kerouac (USA). The first independent film shot in Vladivostok. "Sabs" represents an incredible movement between several decades of history. It was shot on an old World War II film in the jazz style of the 1950s.

A documentary about people with mental disabilities who work in a protected workshop in Tiana, (Barcelona). Far from offering a conventional journalistic treatment, this documentary, with love and a good dose of humor, delves into their lives and their dreams.

A French television film directed by Philippe Faucon, released in 1996 on France 2 as part of the collection "Les Mercredis de la vie."

Red E. Fox & Friends look for 911 Heroes!

The story of two characters that we hear but never see. The film begins with a young student filming the London Markets in 1969. 25 years later, she invites a man to watch the film about his youth. The couple converse over the footage from that time, a budding love develops as the film ends.

“N” as in Nurse. A man wandering in an abandoned hospital ward, reflections on Lost Time, Violence and traces of Nostalgia. 16mm film by Kenji Onishi.

Two man and a woman move around naked in a neuter space.

Award-winning filmmaker and producer Caroline Yacoe's documentary explores the Tubuan, a secret male society of the Talai people of Duke of York Island in Papua New Guinea. Tubuan is also the name of the masks that are worn by the initiates. Because of the secret nature of the rites, the film only depicts the ceremonies and dances viewed by the entire village, not the forbidden ones. The narrator is Melanesian, and a female Talai villager tells of the threat of death to any female who witnesses the rituals of the society. A male villager explains the symbols painted on a Tubuan house, and a Christian priest relates what an initiate has told him about the importance of the ritual to him. These commentaries, along with ample images of the masks, give us an idea of how the ritual underlies Talai society. 'There is a man inside the mask,' goes the saying in Tokpisin.

The ECG of metempsychosis (from the genes to the zodiac). Electrographics of the 4th Dimension.

Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).

Lengthened version of the film.

Short movie by Jun Miyazaki.

With Open Eyes, beyond the glass

MARN GROOK explores the history, achievements and struggles of Aboriginal sportsmen involved in our National game, 'Aussie Rules'.

Once the war is over, life becomes life again. But everything has to be done. During this degree-zero and in this crucial time, the young Zvonimir Jurić shot his first film, a powerful poem about the city of Osijek, but one of many other cities at the same time. An art testimony of great value about the people that faced a devastated present and an uncertain future; a film about their return to everyday life, their frustrations, their expectations and their escape from reality.

The love of the young woodcutter Jasek for the daughter of the sawmill owner, Etelka, is threatened by an ancient tragedy that took place in a secluded place in the middle of the mountains and forced Faktor to close himself and his daughter off from the world and people. However, the past resurfaces in the form of a mysterious man who comes to the sawmill one day.

Simon Harvey was a gay man unable to reconcile his gay feelings with his strict christian upbringing. At the age of 26 he killed himself. Simon's father said "To discover my son was gay was as bad as losing him." This film depicts the last six months of his life and examines how religious belief can be used to justify social prejudice.

Based on an unpublished text by Pierre Legendre, a great thinker little known in France, this film is a journey into some of the emblematic organisations of the establishment. The film also recounts very real stories such as the construction of the audience hall of the Vatican, the preparation of the procession of the 14th of July, the congress of a multinational company in Sardinia, a heart transplant and the training of the young dance pupils of the Opéra de Paris in their school in Nanterre, etc. All of these portrayals of the establishment render the Fashioning of a Western Man possible in fascinating sequences that are sometimes funny, sometimes sad but which remain consistently disquieting.

About Louie's Barber Shop in San Francisco's Castro neighborhood, since 1947.

A documentary that looks at the educational, fundraising, and political work of the Greensboro, North Carolina Tarheel Leather Club, one of over six hundred Leather/SM clubs nationwide that create spaces for learning and exploration about radical sexuality. Through in-depth interviews and coverage of the organizations work in a typical year, the video examines the motivations of individual members in their work for the Club, their impact on the local community, and how they have survived in the heart of the Bible Belt.

1995 Joan C. Gratz claymation short film

This installment of the English Masters series chronicles the career of British artist William Hogarth with the help of expert commentary, authentic reenactments and on-location footage. Known for his spot-on satirical depictions of English society,

Ed Asner narrates this documentary about German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who condemned the atrocities of the Nazi party and was executed just days before the end of World War II. Rare archival footage, documents and footage of original locations paint a portrait of Bonhoeffer's life and times. The program examines questions still very relevant today, such as how a man of peace can accept the use of violence in order to combat evil.

A director who is making low-budget movies kills the young beautiful women coming to his auditons. Being successful at it, he decides to quit the low budget film making and delves into the world of making real snuff movies full time!

With just six days remaining before Santa Fe was to be merged with the Burlington Northern, Pentrex set out to do something special to mark the occasion. It was decided to document these last few days of Santa Fe's independence by capturing the action along the Marceline Subdivision. Starting at Fort Madison, Iowa, we began a trek that took us across the isolated Missouri hills and river valleys toward Kansas City. Experiencing all types of weather, we had our share of both sunshine and rain as we relentlessly sought out photo locations along the double-tracked line. Step by step, and day by day, we made our way toward Kansas City, arriving there on the afternoon of Santa Fe's last full day, September 21, 1995.

A 1996 Croatian language drama film directed by Eduard Galić, starring Vlasta Knezović, Ivo Gregurevic and Edo Perocevic.

An experimental documentary about the perils of wearing high heel shoes.

We are given an insight into the Danish archaeologist Charlotte Damm’s studies of a 1,300-year-old settlement site in Northern Norway. The film is part of the anthology film Danske piger viser alt.

The product of a collaboration with writer Karin Schöffauer, who reads her own text, the film was made as part of the Text&Film project. An epic language of solitude, mourning and rebellion against it, accompanied by repeated entrances into the uninhabited space. (Moucle Blackout)

Remembrance is a video process designed to provide the public with a way to express their personal feelings and stories about how AIDS has affected their lives.

A killer wearing an old cyclops Halloween mask stalks and kills unsuspecting victims on a sunny summer day.

An attempt to problematize ownership and authorship in the age of digital reproduction. Inspired by the Walter Benjamin essay of the same name and the activities of the Situationists.

A man works in a darkened room on a sculpture of white marble. Whilst he does so, a crowd of people gathers outside. They have come to watch. But what do they expect? A miracle?

A simple game can reveal secrets hidden for years.

A film answering "eight questions about Minamata disease," produced for the October 1996 Minamata-Tokyo Exhibition

Obedience training requires a faithful commitment, precise knowledge, and daily exercise. In the face of such a challenge, keep yourself inspired and encouraged by the vision of the fruits of all the efforts of both you and and your dog -- a happy, responsive, and well-trained dog capable of a wonderful relationship with you and the world around it.

A group of talented young men with fanciful notions form a film studio. However, after years of bad business, caught between lost ideals and reality, they decide to condescend to the market and make a kitschy action movie in the Hollywood fashion. In the meanwhile, every one of them attempt to find their own reflections in the filming process, therefore creating a pandemonium of contesting creativities both inside and outside the film they are making.

Cypriot-Greek and Turkish troops confronted each other on the “green line”. Confusion is caused on both sides by a noise in the quiet of the night…

A film by Ricardo Romero Curbelo, produced by Cimarrón, is one of the few films made in Uruguay with historical recreation and in rural areas. This drama tells the story of the last oriental matrero and his adventures, love affairs and fights with a facón, between horses and grocery stores.

Absurd comedy homage to the old television series type "Patrulla de caminos". The protagonists were criminals, three kids who were on the road. But two policemen appear so wonderful that they end up being the protagonists.