Cinematic Era: 1997 Vintage

An intense blending of horror genre, date movies, and dark themes of voyeurism, fantasy, brutality and hard core porn.

French short film

Chronicles the life of military lieutenant, later communist militant and Brazilian politician Luiz Carlos Prestes.

A day in the life of a group of junk mail distributors

An an in-depth look at the creation of Paul McCartney's new symphonic work, from the very beginnings of the piece through to the world premiere performance at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 14 October 1997.

Outreach staff and homeless punk youth work together to create a community level intervention to prevent HIV infection in San Francisco.

Join Tilly, Tom and Tiny as they enjoy a life on the ocean waves in this musical adventure movie. While on the deck of 'The Bounty', Tilly spots a message in a bottle, and Tom catches it in his crabbing bucket. On opening the bottle, the Tots discover a treasure map, so they set off on the adventure of a lifetime.

A mad scientist, a drug that makes people bloodthirsty beasts and a city in fear. Dr. Curry is a homage to the classic horror movies and comedy splatter elements of Peter Jackson and Sam Raimi.

Film about the inhabitants and neighbours of a castle in the city of Mühlheim an der Ruhr.

Thinking Twice features the pianist Katharina Wolpe playing music composed by her father Stefan Wolpe. Stefan Wolpe’s work is renowned for its originality and rigour, its sense of space and surprise. The unique and vital contribution of this important avant-garde composer continues to influence many young composers of today. The title is taken from a series of lectures given by Stefan Wolpe. In its lucid editing of piano keys in motion, and especially in close up shots of the pianist's hands and face, Jayne Parker "attempts to reflect the rigour of the music" (in her own words).

Pierre Neuville returns home to find his son. He meets André, a boy with some similarities.. But chance suddenly brings him face-to-face with his true son, an overly sensitive youth with a strong attachment to his foster mother.

France is trying to get rid of Cerise, a fellow student who has come to stay at her house for the weekend. But France is incapable of harming others. Fortunately, she meets François.

The first in the instructional skateboarding series.

A young bowler confesses that he and his brother murdered their main opponent.

"Soul In The Hole" is a documentary depicting the lives and struggles of a team of street-basket players aspiring to win the prestigous tournament which the movie's named after while at the same time balancing their personal issues and problems.

This second unplugged concert by Golden Earring was recorded at the Luxor in Rotterdam in 1997 and features classics by the group that were missing from the first concert.

Once again, Thunder & Lightning must face the nefarious Black Ghost along with her new idiot sidekick, Shadow Girl! Lady Thunder is lured into a trap and turned into a mannequin! Will Lightning Girl be able to save her? Or will Lady Thunder just become another “dummy”?

A white collar worker is kidnapped on the way back home. The kidnapper gives lectures to him on the interrelationships among the five senses, and points out the importance of the olfactory system. Nomination for Best Short Film, 34th Golden Horse Awards, Taiwan | Outstanding Short Film, 21st Golden Harvest Awards | Outstanding Narrative Film, Taipei Film Awards 1997

A sequence of 10 images presented in 10 groups of 400 alternating frames. The primary image of a bird is gradually disfigured by the successive introduction of competing imagery, yet the overall field seems to have its own life.

From Ron Bonk, a popular scream queen is abducted by her "biggest" fan.

A city faces ruin against the ruthless acts of Mafia boss Don Carlo. Employing violent and perverted tactics, he’s built a criminal empire on the bodies of anyone who thought they could stop him.

This is the story of Mizuho's marriage to a sex worker with a strong spirit of service who will do anything for anyone.

Sima, a ten-year-old immigrant girl, is on her way home from school. In the thick fog she comes across an injured postman, who desperately wants her to help him. The girl goes for help in a village she has never before been to...

Give us, mouse, a sweet sleep for the little baby tightened, silenced, sleep in the headrest itself.

In 1947, the Assisted Passage Scheme began, devised by the Australian government to bring in white British settlers. For just 10 pounds, they could start a new life in a sun-drenched land of opportunity, and over the next 25 years, more than a million people took up the offer. The scheme's pioneers tell their story.

The events revolve around a group of Arab characters from different countries, who come together and show many problems and obstacles that stand between Arabs and each other

A nocturnal exploration of the Villa Borghese museum in Rome.

A drug artist designs a new piece that is triggered by exposure to audio visual static.

Two boys take an awayday in August, to Brighton to catch the last summer girls.

The mouse drove, the cart squeaked' led the sleeping squirrel Migu migu alone', until both two fell asleep.

'Talking about Similarity' took place in Amsterdam, on November 30th, 1976. The performance, which lasted ca. 45 minutes, contains two parts that are very different in form, but content-wise form a whole. Ulay begins, Abramovic takes over. This makes 'Talking about Similarity' the only performance in their oeuvre in which they are not both performing at the same time.

Early experimental film by Angela Christlieb.

On May 7, 1885, during a time when Burma was about to fall to the British, within the King's Palace, the Lord of Navy and Bo Kyaw Khaung were trying to join forces with the French to defend themselves. A group of Bo Thurain and Bo Min Htin, loyal to Prince of Nyaungyan, were trying to defend their own kingdom without relying on anyone. At that time, there was a time of disunity and ethnic division, and the British took advantage of the illegal logging and tried to take over the country. Who would stand up and fight to keep the Burmese state from falling?

Based on an original argument by Luis Buñuel, this is a love story mixed with tragedy in a Galician noble family.

The memoirs of Raphael Gianikian, Yervant’s father, who survived the 1915 Armenian genocide in eastern Turkey.

The recounting of a deadly Canadian bank robbery in the 1950's and the resulting massive man hunt for the killer.

Film in memory of the workers of the Lille company Massey-Ferguson, who manufactured tractors and combines, and closed its doors in 1984.

A comedy movie from Javed Sheikh

Nanna and Lil' Puss Puss are in Egypt.

Experimental short by Kenji Onishi.

Ambika has just come to know that she has failed once again, and she will not be given any more chances. At first, she leaves the city for her home in another city. But very soon the city takes over and her confusions return even more intensely this time.

Based on the children's book by Masako Matsuno.

Experimental short by Kenji Onishi.

Within the framework of the “Half a Century of Locarno, Thoughts on the Future” project, seven directors, Idrissa Ouedraogo among them, have the chance to express their vision of the future of the film industry by means of a short film. “The state of the film industry the world is a vast issue,” says the director from Burkina Faso. “I would rather speak about my films, about African films and their relationship with the world”.

During the years preceeding his death, Sonbert channeled his energy into making Whiplash. His vision and motor skills impaired, he gave his companion, Ascension Serrano, detailed instructions about the assembly of specific shots and the music to be used as a counterpoint to the images. Before his death in 1995, he asked filmmaker Jeff Scher (a former student of Sonbert's at Bard) to complete the film. --Jon Gartenberg. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Estate Project for Artists with AIDS in 1996.

Rodney Mullen vs. Daewon Song featured full parts from Rodney Mullen and Daewon Song, and guest appearances from the A-Team, Blind and World Industries teams.

Short film by Birgit Hein with paintings and texts by Gabriele Kutz.

The kingdom of Henry I is broke, and the ghost of his stingy grandfather Maximilian haunts the place. The king and queen lose their nerves, leave, and leave the castle and its problems to their son, the young prince Jindřich. He is left alone with everything, with only his eccentric but loyal servant Ámos. The kingdom could be saved very quickly. A messenger from the Association for the Protection of Free Princes visited the castle, but Ámos is used to following orders to the letter. When he learns that the Association pays free princes 5,000 gold coins to protect them from battles with dragons over capricious or proud princesses, the messenger is already gone. The desperate prince orders his servant to be vigilant and ensure that he does not fall in love and marry. He believes that the messenger will return. However, instead of the messenger, the beautiful princess Pavlínka arrives at the castle, whose nanny predicted that she would find happiness, love, and wealth there!

The Longest Chin Man In The World

Mo Tz-yi is a high-school youth who likes to hypnotize himself by listening to tapes, intending to explore the world beyond. Chen Wen-yi, a student who failed in class before, cares about nobody and nobody cares about him. Mo begins to shift his attention to Chen. Rumours abound about Chen - he had once committed suicide. As two chords with the same frequency achieve resonance when played together, Mo and Chen begin an interesting journey together.