Cinematic Era: 1996 Vintage

The plain has a perfect starry sky at night. The sky is a message to existence. 16mm film by Kenji Onishi.

Once a year a ritual is held in a Javanese village. After a distribution of food, men dance with professional female dancers. Their allegedly sexual ethos makes these ‘tayuban’ unacceptable as national culture, but the dancing is a gift to the protective spirit in exchange for well-being, and represents community identity.

A marshmallow's demise.

A selection of works from the late 1950's - late 1980's which begins with one of a number of piano destruction concerts performed at the DESTRUCTION IN ART SYMPOSIUM held in London England in 1966

A Lady, Our Lady. A boy, entrusted to all of us. Son of the Mother. Children of one Mother. A place of prayer and devotion, due to its organization and layout, it exerts the intimidating power typical of a chapel. This is the video that depicts the Virgin Mary.

Pistol-packin' urban warriors on the front-lines of the drag king revolution.

The joyful celebrations at the royal festivities are suddenly interrupted by a juggler's attempt to kill King Gregory. The astronomer Petr, who saves the king, is accepted into service for his deed. He teaches the beautiful princess Korunka to read the stars, but the monarch is not particularly fond of their budding love due to the young man's lowly origins. Three musicians try to help the two lovers with magic, and when Petr manages to save the king from death a second time, it seems that the astrologer's dream will come true and he will finally win the princess's hand. Instead of the expected reward, however, he is banished...

A dance. When magic is a verb. The Beginning of the End. The End of the Beginning.

This jazzy little film, which pairs Sally Cruikshank’s psychedelic style with Betty Carter’s groovy singing, is a creative exploration of what thinking and dreaming look like.

HOLDING GROUND is at once a cautionary tale of urban policies gone wrong and a message of hope for all American cities. In 1985, African-American, Latino, Cape Verdean, and European-American residents in Roxbury, MA united to revitalize their community. The Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative went on to gain national recognition as residents fought to close down illegal dumps, gain unprecedented control of land from City Hall and create a comprehensive plan to rebuild the fabric of their community. Through the voices of committed residents, activists and city officials, this moving documentary shows how a Boston neighborhood was able to create and carry out its own agenda for change.

At a family gathering, a company director discovers that he has a child from a short-lived affair 10 years ago.

A video poem about the nature of social relations and mass media, Half Lies exposes the seemingly innocuous ways we distort truth. Harmonious families, trade treaties, and current events are among the mediated realities that Cuevas interrogates. Half Lies makes the viewer question the half truths we encounter daily. The video walks the haunting gray area between documentary and drama, creating a world that is both shockingly grotesque and startingly authentic. Using mass-mediated images, animation, image manipulation, and fantasy, Medias Mentiras interprets the chaotic landscape of politics, urban chaos and everyday existence.

A Japanese-American woman seeks to understand her heritage through the experiences of her immigrant mother and grandmother.

The story of the shooting of F.W. Murnau's last film, Taboo, and the curse that followed for the German filmmaker.

At a time when Soviet ideologists dictated the musical taste of Soviet people, Juris Lapinskis offered an alternative. Since the 1960s, he has shared and distributed a wide variety of Western music. Music shared by Lapinskis reached people both in Latvia and Russia. And maybe thanks to him, in the 60s and 70s, Western music idols can add thousands of former Soviet citizens to their supporters. Lapinskis himself was imprisoned and repaired. At that time there was something more than music in these tape rollers, a little more on the other side of the iron curtain - a little more air and a little more freedom.

This film follows daily life in the largest public hospital in the Republic of Guinea, Donka Hospital in Conakry.

Stanton Friedman looks at further UFO cases

An attempt to communicate the feeling of evaporation, of disappearing and slipping away of the fragile material which is called time.

What can you expect from children and a clown at a party?

Two people drifting through Berlin.

With her dog Sam and her 1964 Airstream trailer, Spiro joins an adventurous community of roamers and loners on wheels who live on the road full time--by economic neccessity, pleasure, or both. Behind the camera and behind the wheel, Spiro documents a unique world of vintage trailers, vintage dogs and vintage people, where the spirit of the moment collides with stories from the past.

Nils Holgersson, the boy who became a dwarf, set out on an exciting adventure in Sweden, with a flock of wild geese. The wonderful story of his exciting and interesting journey.

Litmus: A Surfing Odyssey (1996) "I wish that when they asked us: 'What is surfing?' I would have said it's a spiritual activity, and not just a sport, because that's what put us on the wrong track..." ~ Nat Young "The Riders, the boards, the places, the ruminations... Litmus was easily the finest surf film of it's decade." ~ Scott Hulet, The Surfer's Journal Features: Derek Hynd, Wayne Lynch, Tom Curren, Joel Fitzgerald Animation by Mark Sutherland "Dream" Directed by Andrew Kidman, Jon Frank & Mark Sutherland Soundtrack by The Val Dusty Experiment, Yothu Yindi, The Screaming Orphans, Galaxy 500

A marital discord between a wife and husband subjects their children to a lot of misery. Sensing their hardships, the couple gets reunited.

Experimental short by Yosuke Okawado.

The story of the residents of a small village in Israel in the 1940s, their loves, worries and pleasures as experienced by Yossi, a naive adolescent who never grows up. Yossi's day-to-day life and the lives of his relatives interest him more than grave national issues, until those invade his world and destroy it

A high‑energy gospel concert film capturing Kirk Franklin and his groundbreaking ensemble, The Family, during the peak of their 1990s influence. Blending choir‑driven praise, contemporary gospel grooves, and Franklin’s signature call‑and‑response leadership, the performance showcases the music that helped redefine modern gospel for a new generation. The VHS release highlights the group’s dynamic stage presence, heartfelt worship moments, and the joyful, community‑centered spirit that made the album a cultural landmark.

A trip into the rediscovered life of the elderly.

The Future of an Illusion (1997) is a poetic, semi-documentary portrait of Havana on New Year’s Day, following seven characters whose lives intertwine amid the crumbling beauty of the city. An old widow, a young prostitute, a fallen aristocrat, a jobless couple, a weary coachman, a lonely child, and a wandering poet each face their own illusions of change, love, and escape. Through their stories, Franco de Peña crafts a lyrical meditation on hope and disappointment, where the promise of renewal fades into the quiet persistence of everyday survival.

An elitist cleric is murdered, and Cadfael delves into the Ashby family dynamics to discern why its troublesome younger son joins the order then claims to own the deed.

With the beginning of Iran-Iraqi war a hospital in Khoramshar is surrounded by the Iraqi army and is being attacked from both land and sky. Jahan Ara the young leader of the Iranians wants the injures and the rest of the women and doctors to get out of the hospital with an ambulance. But in the way the Iraqis attack them and some getting killed and few are saved. The few rescued people scatter around the city not finding the way to the Iranian's side. Among them is the driver of the ambulance, doctor Kasra, a widow, a captain, a man who constantly think of surrendering to the Iraqis so he can save his money, and a nurse Hanieh who brought two infants with herself. An Iraqi officer who has been captured is with them too.

All the Goals & Games from Liverpool's 94-95 Season

Surf video produced by F.A.B. Productions. Shot on location in Hawaii, Tahiti, Costa Rica, Mexico, and San Clemente.

Short animation

Eighteenth century. Georgia weakened by external and internal wars. The main characters of the film sacrifice their lives to establish peace between separate corners, to fight for spirituality. They die, but their legacy - songs, wall paintings, cultural monuments - survive the ravages of time.

A film about the relationship we have with electrical light.

I have only briefly watched this film, which is based on the life of two brothers in post-democratic society. At that time, I thought that children in the trenches who collected garbage were very bad and evil children, but watching this film made me look at everything from a different perspective. At that time, it was also a great topic and was made realistic, realistic, and interesting. It is a great work that shows the responsibility of being a parent, the children who are left behind, the difference between the rich and the poor, alcohol addiction, perspectives, and social class. It shows how children in the trenches who collected garbage were very bad and evil children from a different perspective. It is a great work that shows the responsibility of being a parent, the children who are left behind, the difference between the rich and the poor, alcohol addiction, perspectives, and social class. Unfortunately, there are still children who live like this.

Animated film based around the real-life Japanese wrestler Giant Baba.

A promotional VHS for the game "NiGHTS into dreams...".

Chronicles the last days of Eötvös Kollégium between 1945 and 1950.

A short documentary on gender parity in politics. In a few minutes, alternating interviews with French personalities and theorists (Geneviève Fraisse, Françoise Gaspard, Laurence Parisot) and archive footage, this film mischievously tackles gender disparities in French politics. It was produced for the Canadian international program The 5 Minutes Project.

A collection of 5 shorts ranging from animated to live-action. Released by Toei Video on VHS.

Documentary short film by Zhang Yiqing.

Ibrahim is an 11-year-old Palestinian boy living in East Jerusalem. We follow him on his way home from school as he passes through several distinct neighbourhoods—Orthodox Jewish, Secular Jewish and an Arab neighbourhood where Palestinians wear traditional dress. Ibrahim’s life blends the modern with the traditional. He plays soccer and Nintendo and is at home with the older ways of his grandfather in Galilee and his nanny in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Two hours of sheer joy! Thirsty? We’ve got ads for Toddy Chocolate Flavored Drink and more! Hungry? You’ll be hypnotized by our selection of burgers, hot dogs, pizza, popcorn, candy and ice cream that anxiously await you at the concession stand!

Documentary about Estonia's richest woman.

A jandal-shod journey through Kiwi pop culture. Kiwiana takes a light-hearted look at the fashion, art, architecture, attitudes, and icons (Buzzy Bees, Edmonds, Swanndri, Pavlova etc) we call our own. Directed by Shirley Horrocks, and shot by Leon Narbey, it featured personalities Gary McCormick, Ginette McDonald, John Clarke, Peter Jackson, and others. Screening at a time (1996) when New Zealanders were just beginning to appreciate these neglected everyday objects as ‘collectibles,' it rated highly, and inspired a sequel, Kiwi As.

At the end of autumn, the first Vyatka's farmers Alexander Leonidovich and Raisa Nikiforovna Orlovsky will arrive at their former estate to say goodbye forever to the farm, where they spent the best and most difficult years of their lives. Years of litigation with a neighboring collective farm led to the decline of their family farm. The attempt of the children of Alexei, Nadezhda and Tatyana to revive life on the farm failed, and the younger Orlovskys are forced to finally move to the city. It is not easy for former farmers to find themselves in a city life that is alien to them. The farm still remains a place where they were truly happy.

Tori performs material off her latest release Boys For Pele, as well as work from previous albums.