Cinematic Era: 1999 Vintage

Fly agaric stories of the grandfather Natal'ko.

This documentary features two programs. First, St. Clare of Assisi reveals the extraordinary life of St. Clare, a woman who reached the highest summits of Christian mysticism, who knew how to defend her decisions alone and who built a social reality that still challenges the centuries. Along with medieval harmonies composed by Oscar-winning musicians, the exquisite photography explores all of the sacred places in and around Assisi that characterize the life of Clare and that of Francis. The testimony of a Poor Clare in the 40-minute documentary, moreover, exemplifies the figure of Clare in today's world. The second program, included as a bonus, is Poor Clares: A Hidden Presence. More than twenty thousand women today follow the example of Clare of Assisi in monasteries scattered throughout the world - the cloistered convent, a city in prayer and a hidden presence with a love with reserve for all of humanity.

On August 15th, 1998, the worst single atrocity of the Northern Ireland troubles was perpetrated when a bomb exploded in the friendly market town of Omagh. 29 people were killed and 300 injured in that barbaric act.

A video capturing the January 1999 fan appreciation performances to promote Sailor Moon - Legend of Kaguya Island.

This educational documentary shows a nine-year-old boy who is both visually impaired and gifted, in an inclusive school setting.

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The story of the orphaned children.

Short film with retrofuturistic aesthetics and cyberpunk overtones that explores an automated dystopian society.

The directorial debut of filmmaker Paul Williams.

a CGI Animated short Film about The Crooked Man.

During a stay in Vienna, Hafif was stuck by store window mannequins, which fascinated her with their highly artificial quality. The discovery inspired her to create a series of photographs of the figures. Standing in the street, the artist captured them in their ‘natural habitat,’ which is to say, behind a pane of glass. Folding the surrounding scene into the pictures, the reflections in the windows refract our gaze at the figures. On a semiotic level, urban architecture and the female body blend into each other. To expand this photographic series into the film Vienna Suite, Hafif resorted to a very basic device: she recorded the photographs with a static video camera and edited the footage to produce a sequence of ‘scenes.’

Chance Meetings 1: In these short silent films (each is about 30 seconds long), chance encounters play the central role. In a fixed and immobile frame, two men meet. This does not result in any actual contact; the two men only look at each other. This almost pedestrian and intriguing phenomenon repeatedly unfolds without giving away its mystery. Chance Meetings 2: In these short film loops (each about 1 minute long), the ‘gaze’ is key; in a repetitive motion, the viewer is confronted with the gaze of ‘the other’. In a series of concatenated images, this gaze quickly takes on an almost provocative character. This sometimes evokes feelings of confrontation, as if the viewer is actually being addressed.

Through the metaphor of the American freeway and the use of found footage, we sense how mobility and freedom of movement are kept in check by a booming incarceration business.

A farce, discussing many Jordanian political issues, and the suffering of the people with increasing taxes, so many resort to selling everything they own to provide for the necessities of life

A compilation of 20 Hammer theatrical trailers, among them The Abominable Snowman Of The Himalayas, X The Unknown, Dracula - Prince of Darkness, The Reptile, The Vengeance Of She, Frankenstein Created Woman, Plague Of The Zombies, The Viking Queen, The Lost Continent, A Challenge For Robin Hood, The Satanic Rites Of Dracula, and Shatter. Originally a bonus disc given away with Anchor Bay's Blood From The Mummy's Tomb.

Ode I is a document of the filmmaker's two female friends over four years. Their S&M show's violent scenes are another world and a strong contrast to their everyday life with their cats, in their peaceful garden, and walking among the trees.

Filmed in Hi-8, A Mother's Lament recounts the tragedy of Shima Choudhury, a young garment factory worker picked up by the police while traveling with her boyfriend. 16-year-old Shima was allegedly gang raped by four policemen later that night. She was then sent to prison for "safe custody" where she died under mysterious circumstances. Shima's case has become a landmark issue in the Bangladeshi women's struggle against institutional oppression and abuse of power. The case is now in appeal at the high court. Rather than presenting the story as an investigative piece, the video attempts to explore the issue from a personal perspective - the sense of disempowerment and hopelessness the family undergoes as it struggles to cope with the girl's incarceration leading to her death. Interviews with the family are joined with interviews of a cross-section of people, as they voice their concerns regarding the state of human rights in Bangladesh today.

A quizzical journey through colors, forms, space, movement and gestures at artist Achyuthan Kudallur’s new exhibition.

A Bhutanese community living in Darjeeling since 1865, only fifteen kilometres from the Bhutan border

25 years in research and production, this feature-length documentary on the Armenian Genocide focuses on the day-to-day tragedy unfolding in Kharpert-Mezreh, one among 4000 towns and villages of the former Ottoman empire in 1915, where monumental forces were unleashed by a policy of annihilation. Includes eyewitness accounts of American and European officials, missionaries, and educators, and by Armenian survivors. These are revealed for the first time, through censored reports, classified documents and hidden diaries. Scratched-out journals are decoded with the help of digital technology.

Future 'Malcolm in the Middle' stars Frankie Muniz, Justin Berfield and Erik Per Sullivan, hook us up with a preview all the new shows coming to Fox Kids in the Fall of 1999

Preview of Disney's 1999 One Saturday Morning Lineup.

A surreal miscarriage tale.

Learn to create a death mask the Putrid Pictures way! Step by step, our professional technicians will teach you how to prepare your model and use state of the art technology to create a death mask that will leave you gasping!

'Boy' likes snakes. Everybody hates 'Boy' for liking snakes.

A man decides to kill his loving wife on his birthday, but the consequences are beyond his imagination.

Take an unparalleled journey with National Geographic into the life of a cheetah as a mother and her cubs struggle to survive in Tanzania's Serengeti. Known for her speed and grace, the mother cheetah spends nearly every waking hour nurturing her young, hunting for their next meal, and defending herself and her cubs against predators. Witness the struggles of this incredible species and its unrelenting will to survive, and find out how a caring mother is able to overcome such insurmountable challenges.

This prototype "sketch" demonstrates sequential morphing cycles from realist to abstract, driven by heartbeats to express the artists' drive to grapple with the vast and harsh Western Canadian landscape. It is the second of five experiments supported by a Creative Development Grant in Media Arts to an Individual Artist from the Canada Council for the Arts.

Desolate Dancho Kolev arrives in 1911 New York with the flow of emigrants seeking happiness and success. Through adventures and hardships, he becomes the invincible King of Catch – Dan Koloff – the fright of the ring for wrestlers throughout the world. This is true story of an unbelievable life turned into legend and a symbol of Bulgarian strength.

This experimental animated film was created using ink-and-wash painting techniques. Through the transformation of the Chinese characters for "woman" and "child," it depicts the contradictions and struggles of cultural conditioning faced by ethnic Chinese women in the process of developing gender awareness.

A third of our life we spend sleeping. This period, when the body is at rest and sensory input is more or less inactive, is in fact a time of intense activity for the brain. This documentary, which interweaves informative interviews with internationally renowned researchers and vivid graphics gives a clear explanation of what happens to us during those unconscious hours. Sleeping soundly enhances psychological well being and productivity, while sleep disorders undermine mental and physical health.Some of the topics covered are: the stages of sleep; its role in restoring the body’s metabolic energy; sleep cycles and circadian rhythms; the role of melatonin; sleep disorders, and adaptations during aging. The film includes footage of early sleep deprivation experiments and offers interesting tidbits on the sleep habits of Dali, Napoleon and Einstein. Among the experts represented are psychologist William Dement from Stanford University and neuropsychologist Allan Hobson from Harvard.

The idyllic kitchen scene is suddenly shattered when the cut flower steals the show. In the spotlight of the midday sun, it performs its terrifying melodies—a hellish awakening for the mini cat.

"Man and Dog" is the portrait of an animal control officer. It tells the story of a dedicated public servant forced to make fatal choices.

Anna Beck, a junior doctor, breaks out of her deadlocked relationship with a career-minded lawyer when he puts her under increasing pressure. When she meets Michael, a marine biologist who uses dolphins for therapy, her life seems to change for the better. Shortly after her wedding, when her happiness seems complete, Anna is diagnosed with a brain tumor.

A look at the locations where Carnival Of Souls was filmed.

A dancing rabbit and stick guy.

Crude animation. A sequel to Beyond Grandpa.

This film was shot by rotating three cameras attached to a vinyl record. The three cameras record three separate images on three separate axes, each 120° from the next. The film opens with a static shot. Then the record is unblocked. Manipulation of the record and exterior influences acting upon the mechanism cause the cameras to rotate at varying speeds.

Unsual stroll takes the viewer in a furious whirl of colors and forms, at the bend of a lost path in an industrial wasteland, among tagged walls, dead car on its axle, huge broken windows of Paris' warehouses... and a little touch of pyschedelic...

A woman who lives with her childhood.

This film brings a Yiddish folk song to life, as the animated journey of a young bride and groom from Eastern Europe to North America is set to rollicking klezmer music. Fleeing the threat of war, the couple arrive in Canada, establish a new life together and hand down their traditions to the generations that follow. Produced, directed and animated by Arnie Lipsey.

In a lively community of sunflowers, Ka and Su are a couple who declare their love for each other and try to take the great leap in search of their freedom.

In this film, the common question of for or against whaling is circumnavigated by placing the activity in a more comprehensive context.

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'You are not born a legend,' Marlene Dietrich once said, 'You become one.' 'Beauty is the Beast' is the story of how Dietrich became an icon and how she protected her fabulous image from the harsh reality of old age by spending the last 15 years of her life as a recluse.

In the dark winter of 1995, Linda Giles, a Victoria-based installation artist, had a show at the old XChanges Gallery on North Park Street, in Vancouver. Before the show came down, Suzy Raxlen donned her black tutu and inked her sensitive hands with the printers ink that she plied in her trade as a master printer. She moved through the gallery of white veils, acting out a minimalist dance of thwarted desire, repression and frustration...

"Mutt and Jeff meet Felix in a battle for the letter "U". Using old black and white cartoons and contact-printed 35 mm film that I scratched on, I combined the three elements into a primordial soup." Rick Raxlen

Dragon's raw material was an animation, which was converted into a digital format, and as a result of the technological change, the artwork received a completely new visual appearance. 'Dragon' itself is the transformation that made this video a work of art that transcends technological boundaries at the turn of the millennium. This work of art was made with several visual conversions and nine audio channels during a serious nine-month process.