Cinematic Era: 1997 Vintage

a trailer to a unmade short made by Jeff Lew

Richard Nixon was the first American President to visit the People's Republic of China. His peacemaking visit opened the door to a country that he realized was destined to be one of the world's most important economic and military superpowers. Henry Kissinger was President Nixon's National Security Advisor, later Secretary of State, and his indispensable partner in framing the mission to China. In this fascinating address, given February 17, 1997 on the 25th Anniversary, to the hour and the day, of their departure from Washington, Dr. Kissinger speaks with great insight on how this historic initiative, and the resulting Shanghai Communique, still guides U.S. policy in Asia.

Early short film by Vanessa Jopp

A story of unrequited love and the magic of the movies. Two lost souls trapped in the basement of a vast film studio. Thomas loves Ruby, Ruby just wants out.

Synopsis Firouz, who has been working in the cinema as a stuntman and for many years helped his brother to pay the cost of his education abroad, has now become a doctor. He announces that he is coming to Iran from abroad with his fiancee and her wealthy father... Cast: Akbar Abdi, Afsaneh Bayegan, Firouz, Farhad Khanmohammadi, Khashayar, Hassan Rezai, Abbas Shabaviz, Masoud Valadbeigi About this movie Title: Badalkaran (1997) Directed by: Mehdi Sabaghzadeh Date of birth: 23 June 1951, Mashhad, Iran Writing credits: Rahim Hosseini Music: Nasser Cheshmazar Year: 1997 Country: Iran Language: Farsi Color: Color Runtime: 90 min.

In December, Armando and Rim invite me to their wedding. I miss the ceremony but film the reception. Maurice Lemaître is the witness. Later in the evening, I go to a concert by Katie O'Looney where Rose Lowder screens her films. We see other friends who are visiting Paris in December, and the film ends with an image of the first snowfall of the year.

At Bangkok's MBK Hall, renowned pop star Thongchai "Bird" McIntyre mesmerizes the audience with his beloved music and iconic charm inthis 1997 concert

8mm film portrait of Fusako Kumagai.

A look at the scenic beauty of Alaska's great parks.

A 30-minute inside look at Purvis Young, believed by many to be one of today's most intriguing self-taught American artists. Documentary film director David Seehausen explores a day in the life of Purvis Young in the intimate setting of the reclusive artist's warehouse/studio in Overtown - Miami's inner-city. Footage never before shown unveils a "Poet of the Paintbrush" passionately obsessed with painting history's "Real Truth".

Follows a local football team in Copenhagen.

In our vision of the future, everyone has received a neuronal interface, also called a brainchip. This chip enables direct mental interaction with external computers. A legal pathway into cyberspace is paralleled by illicit forms of virtual reality. The main character in this film is a "terminal addict", a cyber junkie in the grip of this electronic drug. In the course of the story, the borders between the real and the virtual are obliterated.

Erotic Horror Omnibus Consisting of Two Episodes: Episode 1 "ROOM Bloody Girl" A female college student came to Tokyo from the countryside. After walking around real estate agents looking for a room, I finally found a good one. However, a ghost of a man lives in that room, and one night she is raped by him. She said, "I've got a knife in my hand to stand against that ghost! Episode 2 "Raccoon Legend Izu Mystery Zone! Three Beautiful Women's Journey" Three girls will travel to Izu and meet three raccoon dogs on the trip. However, this raccoon dog usually disguises himself as a high school girl, so no one can recognize him as a raccoon dog. The three raccoon dogs were messengers of the Tanuki-sama, who had long been forbidden in this region. Then, something happened, and the three people who were traveling were mischievous. In the end, it's all outrageous...

A husband and wife talk about buying a grave.

A curious compilation of images with fast-paced and funny meditations on one Chinese mama.

Passion and desire between two women is given voice through the beat of a North Indian clay pot.

After breaking up with her boyfriend, candid and outgoing Trixie agrees to go on a group date with Quinito, a shy and introvert schoolmate.

Amid an ugly divorce, a husband and wife must raise money for their gravely ill daughter.

Ms. Schumann embodies 4 women from late colonial Virginia, including a slave woman and a pregnant woman alone on the frontier who faces childbirth alone.

“Sambal Belacan in San Francisco” is a documentary which revolves around three women from Singapore who move to San Francisco in the 1980s to enjoy the lifestyle they wanted.

A group of friends talk, play and improvise in a rooftop

Bugs Bunny takes you on a journey of discovery around the world. You can learn a lot about the lives of wild animals. An educational and entertaining video series with magnificent animal footage and funny animated scenes from the Looney Tunes.

About ecology, hypocrisy and transience.

‘Casta Diva’ is the famous aria for soprano and men's chorus from the opera ‘Norma’ by Vincenzo Bellini and marks one of the high points of the Italian bel canto repertoire. The film tells the passionate love of a Gallican priestess for a Roman proconsul and expresses passion as a universal and timeless emotion by using abstract paintings-in-motion.

A collection of satirical "anti-commercials" that urge television viewers to "fight TV addiction," give up their polluting cars, otherwise reject contemporary material excesses.

The film is a cinematic articulation of inculcating curiosity in classroom spaces. It urges reflection on the idea that education is not just about gaining knowledge; it is also about being open to dialogue, self-awareness, and personal transformation.

A group of well endowed men and women head out for a competition in the Outback. They soon get into some serious brawls along with some serious loving.

The waters of the Atlantic brought the slaves from Africa to Brazil, their bodies in chains but their souls inexorably tied to mother Africa. This Brazilian- made film takes us to both shores, to show how spiritual life, dance and song came with the captive people and took root in the new soil. Among the many traditions were the language and gods of Yoruba and Jejes from the Republic of Benin. When a group of freed slaves returned to Africa to rediscover their roots they were looked upon as outsiders. They became tradespeople - tailors, accountants and builders- and they actually brought Portuguese culture to Africa. Today, when Brazilians revisit Africa, they teach the Africans the culture that these descendants of slaves keep alive in Brazil. The documentary is a testimony to some of the ironies of the diaspora.

In 1943, an Italian American fighter pilot is hidden for his own safety in an olive farm in Salento, Italy. He begins to fall in love with the farmer's daughter and starts to understand the culture of his new home through its traditional dance, the pizzicata.

The Cross and the Star finds disheartening echoes of anti-Semitism in the otherwise profound, lyrical Gospel of St. John, the sermons of St. Augustine, the writings of Martin Luther and in the voices of the Crusaders and the Spanish Inquisitors - all of which may have helped sow the ideological seeds that developed into Nazism.

Piano for Quitters is designed for anyone and everyone who wants a practical understanding of chords and harmony. The 10 lessons will teach you to play great sounding chord progressions at surprisingly advanced levels. Whether you have had years of piano lessons or none at all, we highly recommend Piano for Quitters as a practical foundation for the entire series. These lessons are not repeated in the three volume sequel. Piano for Quitters covers: The simple building blocks of all chords and harmony — without technical terms — real chords and real chord symbols, not simplified substitutes. A practical analysis of music and how it relates to learning to play the piano. Chords placed in musical families — ten chord progressions which you will be using for the rest of your life. Step by step instruction in using chords and harmony in creating music. Techniques to improve left-hand, right-hand and hands-together playing.

Battle Sounds is a documentary project about Hip-Hop DJ's, primarily those that participated in competitive battles later to be known as Turntablists. Shot over a period of three years, ending in 1997, the project captured the grass root movement efforts of DJ culture at a pivotal moment in it’s evolution.

5'5" x 19 1/4" Redux the long anticipated new surfing video from Lost. In the winter of '96 / '97, while everyone was riding 6'1" thrusters featuring Slater's elf shoe rocker and long before the "retro fish" craze, two kids attacked the North Shore and beyond on 5'5" twin fins. The subsequent action ended up being tossed together for the 1997 video 5'5" x 19 1/4" and other oddities. What started as an addendum of random recent "fish clips" has turned into a magnus opus of epic proportion. Over 10... or 8... or 12 years in the making comes... 5'5" X 19 1/4" REDUX. Starring Chris Ward, Aaron Cormican, and Mason Ho putting sub 5'6" boards to their limits. Also featuring sections from Shane Beschen, Kolohe Andino, Dane Reynolds, Jordy Smith, Ryan Carlson, and Ol' Mr. Slater himself. ...And for the first time ever seen, Cory Lopez and Ian Walsh weaving through some of the longest tubes ever captured on video at what "SURFER" Magazine dubbed "The Holy Grail of Surf Scores."

One year after discovering the Burning Man Festival, filmmaker Joe Winston and his pals return to the desert. "What this party really needs is a comfortable living room setting, where people can watch TV and drink beer," they proudly declare. Unfortunately, creating the "Couch Potato Camp" over 50 miles from the nearest hardware store turns out to be harder than they thought...

Short film by Javier Aguirre

Two young people lock themselves into a flat with a dead body, waiting for it to go to heaven. When an inquisitive neighbour intervenes, they set off on a nocturnal journey to dispose of the dead man.

Short film about a small time criminal

In this poetic and mystical work, light itself takes center stage and tells its story through images rather than words. At five different locations, various light sources come to life, accompanied by music, and interact with one another. The film uses unusual artificial light and sound installations as well as elements of expressive dance to present the diverse expressive possibilities of the visual arts. Without a continuous plot, but full of anecdotal, condensed scenes, a fascinating and challenging narrative unfolds.

A film about poverty in a rich country: father, mother, seven children have made it out of the homeless asylum. The author met the Cologne family B. for the first time in 1976. Living with debts, installments, reminders, living with the certainty that the children will not fare any differently. For more than twenty years, between dreams and fears, the camera recorded two generations' fear of failure and hunger for middle class. A unique film chronicle from the "latest economic miracle" - between 1976 and 1997.

Spectacular footage and findings of the probe's huge success on Mars, and implications for future Martian missions.

The three Szelid brothers go on a road trip after the disappearance of their father and death of their mother.

A one-year, four continent odyssey by some of the world’s greatest skiers and snowboarders. Harvest makes a major statement on the contemporary spirit of the sport and the relentless progression of big mountain riding. Helicopters, avalanches, trams, big mountains, first descents, whales and car crashes. Shot on location in Wyoming, Europe, Alaska, and Greenland. A segment in Harvest was picked to tour with the Banff Film Festival’s Best of Festival Film Tour.

In January, 1997, a team of five nurses, four anesthesiologists, and three plastic surgeons arrive in Vietnam from the United States for two weeks' of volunteer work. They operate on 110 children who have various birth defects and injuries. They also talk to the film crew about why they've made this trip and what it means to them. We watch them work, and we see the children, their families, and their surroundings in the Mekong Delta. Over the closing credits, Dionne Warwick sings Bacharach and David's "What the World Needs Now Is Love".

Alexander Nikolayevich Sokurov talks with the young director of independent experimental cinema Edward Shelganov.

Tan’s father is Chinese-Indonesian and her mother is Australian. She grew up in Australia and studied in Germany and the Netherlands. Her multicultural background led her to seek out family members scattered around the globe and interview them for this film.

GIRLS or FU MI KO #4.

Margreth Olin's documentary about her uncle who has Downs syndrome. Through depictions of Uncle Reidar's everyday life, flashbacks to childhood, and interviews with family, the film reveals what has been difficult to talk about

With a twisted and perverted justice system, only criminals have rights. Evelyn Turner doesn't agree. After the rape and murder of her sister, the psycho is released on a legal flaw. Evelyn, an exotic dancer, is a woman very much in control and refuses to accept the court's decision.

A mother and her twins talk about each other. The device of miming each others words, gives a disconcerting twist to the children's cruel honesty and their mother's unconditional adoration.

A group of woman in a Malian village find a mystical mask. Using the mask, they reverse gender roles, women act like men, and men act like women.