Cinematic Era: 1997 Vintage

A counselor in the summer camp suddenly finds herself loosing the bikini top while bathing in the lake. And all the teenagers around get excited...

Two beautiful women enter the woods for a fun day of swimming and sunbathing only to come face to face with their own worst nightmare! Tina Krause and Deana star as the two unfortunate victims who find themselves the targets of “The Archer”. They are bound, gagged, and as they await their fate. Will they survive or will the arrow find its mark in each woman’s belly button?

Using original footage, looks at the various attempts to climb the world's loftiest peak, in particular the successful 1953 expedition, when, on 29 May, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay raised the Union Jack on the summit of Everest.

SELF SONG documents a body besieged by cancer. The amber glow of flesh suggests both victory and submission to death. Blackness surrounds the image and takes it over altogether. Furthermore, the complex grooves and patterns of the flesh struggle to maintain their focus, suggesting the obscuring and dissolving effects of cancer. In DEATH SONG the film begins with blue hues which suggest the permanent aspect of death to contrast a sequence of overexposed yellow. Within these images are microscopic organisms constantly being 'washed out' by whiteness, which seeks to dissolve the image. In this respect, we might view the purity of whiteness as being 'soiled'. By the end of the film, the image has shifted to the blue screen suggesting a comfortable aspect of death. Yet, this vision is too idyllic in Brakhage's mind, and thus he allows the blueness to bleed from the side of the frame, opening the 'blinds' to the cancerous light. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.

A film that delves into director Jean Carlomusto's family history by trying to find out if the rumors about her grandmother's death -- trying to rid herself of an unwanted pregnancy in 1939 -- are true.

The short film is based on the ballad of the same name by Vasily Andreevich Zhukovsky. The plot is based on Gottfried Bürger's ballad "Lenora."

A well-known writer lives with the obsession of a past drama and, unable to write, wanders from bar to bar at night. One night he meets Marie, whose laughter suddenly resonates for him like an echo. Marie, unable to resist this man who confuses her, will be carried away in an adventure of love at first sight.

Accountant Leonard Dunbar's Monday appointment shows up right on time, 4:15 PM. She is Helen Desareé, who's dressed and looks fit to kill. She asks Dunbar to go through her recently-deceased mother's papers and arrange for the transfer of any and all assets to herself, the sole beneficiary. Helen returns on Wednesday at 4:15 PM for a progress report and again on Friday, same time, to sign whatever is necessary. During the week, Dunbar makes an extraordinary discovery about the death of Alice Desareé. What will he do with his knowledge?

The film takes place in Kyiv during the day. Daniel Pritulyak, serving foreigners as guide, invents a route for the Americans on the life of an obscure but talented poet Danila Pritulyak.

A man and woman bond over their common fate. Both in their fifties, have lost their spouses and are struggling to cope. Gangadharam remains miserable with the loss of his wife, Vijaylakshmi immerses herself in music lessons. With monumental effort he summons the courage and asks Vijaylakshmi to consider marriage. Though she laughs the idea off initially circumstances soon reveal to her how lonely she feels in his absence and the value of companionship.

A series of six dramatic shorts, each from a different African country and all on the broad theme of "love in Africa."

In an economically struggling small town, Jenny, a young married woman, begins an affair with June, her college-bound, African-American neighbor.

The dinasour Kid's Play

Documentary about the turbulent life, writings, and activism of philosopher Herbert Marcuse, visionary force for the youth movements worldwide during the '60s and 70s.

1997 documentary, part of the Taiwan-produced series "Personal Memoir of Hong Kong", is both a self-portrait and a depiction of Hong Kong during the 40 years preceding the handover by the United Kingdom to China.

Young woman falsely suspected of murder, flees, adopts an alternate identity and tries to find the real killer.

A rich and little-known part of Canadian history unfolds through the stories of the first Chinese women to come to Canada and of subsequent generations of Chinese Canadian women. It is an amazing tale of courageous women who left behind their families, knowing they would never see them again and of girls who were shipped off to the New World to marry men they had never met. These are the women who fought against the many forms of racism they faced in Canada while, at the same time, challenging sexism within their own communities. By passing on language, culture, and values to their children, these women defined what it means to be Chinese Canadian. Beautiful old photographs from family albums, the recollections of seven women who grew up in Canada in the first half of the 20th century, and the memories of narrator and director, Dora Nipp, whose grandfather came to Canada in 1881 to build the railway, create a remarkable story of stunning impact.

After twenty or thirty or forty unproductive years "up north" an emigrant gives up and goes home.

A young talented painter dreams of glory. A man promises it in exchange for his talent and his soul.

A community is shocked to learn that their new neighbor is a convicted sex offender who has been paroled.

Recorded october 1994 and April 1996 using the Tanico Mobile, Tokyo, JAPAN

At first glance, Saskia, Barbara, and their parents seem to lead a completely normal life. But the parents' private clinic is used by them as a means for brutal sexual assaults. The Gilde couple not only founded the private clinic, but also an organization called the "League of Rose Cavaliers." The members of this league exploit young female patients, brutally raping them in the operating room in front of a running camera.

A confused and angry farm boy brought up under the strict and seemingly unforgiving guidance of an exacting and domineering father gains initiation to both romance and heroism during the Philippine Revolution of 1896.

Sandra has a great passions, volleyball, and her boyfriend is also a volleyball player. She is transferred to a religious boarding school in order to improve her grades, but she struggles in her new surroundings, but specially misses playing volleyball

A television tumbles from the roof and relives the stations of its life one more time.

A woman discovers that being the perfect wife and mother is not enough to keep a husband from fooling around.

A man loses his bank job and is drawn into the world of rituals where the only way for him is by taking the life of another.

Documentaries by Katia and Maurice Krafft feature some of the amazing footage shot by the renowned volcanologists, who perished in 1991 while filming a volcano in Japan. The duo documented more active and erupting volcanos than any other scientists in the world, and their dedication shows in Deadly Peaks and Killer Volcanos, two educational films that capture the scientists on the edge of a hot ash blast and floating on a lake of sulfuric acid. The films visit Mount Kilimanjaro and examine some of the less-known dangers such as carbon monoxide gas that builds under crater-formed lakes. They also take an in-depth look at the eruption of Mount St. Helens and the lengths to which people will go to save their communities. Venturing to places where most people would never dare, the Kraffts gave their lives to promote the study of volcanos and left behind a legacy of courage in the name of science. --Shannon Gee

A documentary of 24th April, 1970 assassination of Chiang Ching-kuo.

A documentary covering the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.

A group of friends transform into ninjas when a curious situation arises.

Anar, who has just been released from prison, is betrayed by his friend Ahmed and realizes that prison is more just than freedom. This situation leads to the destruction of the protagonist himself.

Before the success of the record-breaking "Kings of Comedy Tour," America's King of Comedy rocked the house from Augusta, Georgia's Bell Auditorium in his HBO "One Man" Show. If you enjoyed "The Original Kings of Comedy," then you will be in for a treat. In this live performance before a sold-out crowd, he continues to draw on his childhood experiences, observations about life, and human nature. It's a night of explosive comedy as Steve Harvey shows why people consider him "The Real Comedy King."

A piggyback ride of a documentary linking Haitian pigs, Vodou and US economic imperialism.

A beautiful young lady is totally stranded on a remote highway. She winds up looking for help in a haunted house only to be seduced by a harem of gorgeous vampire women. Come on - haven't we all experienced that?

After a family patriarch's passing, mother and son set off on different paths to cope with the loss. While the mother finds solace in religion and prayers, the son expresses himself through art. Unbeknownst to them, they are set on a collision course with one another, with life-altering consequences.

An original video featuring four short horror stories, aimed at children.

The lead character, Sujay, goes to Kolkata for career prospects and is introduced to a rich industrialist. Negotiations begin for Sujay to marry the industrialist's daughter, Polly, and he goes abroad for studies. Back in the village, his wife Vijaya (whom he was forced to marry earlier) is shattered. When Sujay returns, he ultimately declares Vijaya as his life partner.

About the love of a living man and a dead woman, in the truest sense. Victoria is not a corpse, but just a ghost. Before becoming a ghost, she was Stanislav's wife, and they went through the horrors of married life together. To fall in love with his own wife, Stasik had to kill her, and only then realized that he still had romantic feelings for her.

O Mallige movie in this Mallige (Charulata) lives in a small village with her uncle played by V.Manohar himself. A heart patient, Manohar has an ambitious wannabe model in his son Nacchi (Amar Mayur) who is lost in the bliss of the big city. When he suffers another nearly fatal stroke, Nacchi reluctantly returns to be by his dying father’s side. Seizing the opportunity, the dying man manages to knot the innocent village belle Mallige to our dear city chap. As much as Nacchi hates the decision, he goes along considering his father’s health.

Television dramatisation of the novella by brothers Jules and Edmond Goncourt. The melodramatic romantic story of young Germinie, who has always longed for love and understanding, but has missed out on much in life. From a young age, she served in the service of various people, until she was finally taken in by Miss. She loved her, and to Germinie, Missy was everything. But when the young woman meets Bibi, the milkman's son, her destiny becomes so tangled up because of a tragic love affair that she betrays all the ideals and moral values of her life.

Ranger is a 1997 Malayalam movie

Predecessor of "El Limpiabatos"

In 1993, Sophie, a young French diplomat, disembarked from the military plane that brought her to Sarajevo. She is taken in charge by an officer of the blue helmets: the commander Michel Mercier. The day after her arrival, as she exited a school, a sniper shot children in front of the peacekeepers, who had orders not to shoot back. The wounded children were taken to hospital. Sophie devises a plan to evacuate the children, who are in constant danger of death, to France...

Cristina is a 35-year-old woman who has life figured out: she has a job she loves and a beautiful house. However, her life begins to change when she starts feeling attracted to one of her clients.

Ancharakalyanam is a 1997 Indian Malayalam film directed by VM Vinu and starring Jagadish and Kalabhavan Mani in the lead roles.

Short film, can be found on Shorts 4: Seduction compilation

Algimantas Puipa directed this 1997 drama about a painter wrestling with childhood memories of his father being exiled to Siberia.

In an early 19th century African village, Wend Kuuni – a young man, lives with his adopted family after his mother was killed as a witch. When Pughneere – his adopted sister – becomes ill, the villagers suspect Wend Kuuni. In order to save Pughneere's life (and his own) he must set out on a journey to find a healer. His quest brings him in contact with people around him and is a journey of self-discovery.