Cinematic Era: 1999 Vintage

Rage Against the Machine June 13th 1999 Tibetan Freedom Concert Alpine Valley Music Theatre East Troy, Wisconsin People of the Sun Vietnow Know Your Enemy Bullet in the Head Testify No Shelter Bulls on Parade Killing in the Name

Historically, when communities heard about plans for a new prison the outcry was "not in my backyard." Times have changed. With an unprecedented 1.2 million people in prisons and 203 new correctional facilities built in small towns from 1990 to 1997, prisons have become a rural growth industry and their acquisition a conscious economic development strategy. Yes, in My Backyard explores the multi-layered dependence of one upstate New York farming town on the prison industry, and probes the profound implications of this dependence for the keepers and the kept, and for society at large.

The opening scene in Cigar invites us into an air-conditioned office somewhere in the world. With all the delicate and smooth gestures of a connoisseur, a middle-aged man in a suit takes an expensive cigar out of a long, silver holder in a black leather case. Using the small guillotine of a cigar cutter, he carefully prepares it to be enjoyed. He gives it to his visitor and helps him light it. Their hands touch each other gently, the cigar is lit. With a nearly obscene concentrated enjoyment, the visitor smokes away in a sofa while the other man looks at him intensely. Despite the fact that the men in Annika Larsson’s works in many ways are caricatures of the typical Western male as a symbol of power, it would be wrong to say that she examines or critiques male power. It is more the peculiar erotic tension in apparently banal tasks that is important here.

Edaville Revisited describes the sale and movement of most of the Edaville equipment to the new Maine Narrow Gauge Museum in Portland, and the short-lived 1997 revival of Edaville itself. The program includes beautifully-photographed scenes take during the legendary Railfan Weekend in October 1991, when 2-4-4T 7 was correctly lettered for the Bridgton & Harrison Railroad for the first time in 50 years! The little engine pulled a special photo freight through spectacular fall colors. Coverage of the final 1991 Holiday Spectacular at Edaville is then shows, followed by the equipment move to Portland and the 1997 Edaville Cranberry Festival, complete with superb helicopter views of the little trains in action. A tour of the Portland museum featuring trackside, onboard, and in-cab views, along with some unusual night video sequences and a colorful fireworks display, completes the program.

Investigation into the modern-day version of the Ku Klux Klan with Jon Ronson

About the life of Trude Hesse. Her own sewing studio and four pianos keep the creativity alive for 86-year-old Trude Hesse. It was the romance at the piano that led to a new life in Sweden, after the Kristallnacht 1938 in Vienna.

‍English girl learning about French pronunciation, in particular ‘r’ and the word ‘rien’.

The Berlin Wall fell on 9 November 1989 and the scenes of joy were understandably almost hysterical. But how did it go then? The mental wall between the population of East and West Berlin has not been entirely easy to tear down.

Documentary about the life of Charlemagne

"The Final Invasion" reveals the amazing struggle of America's "Forgotten War" with Great Britain in 1812. The 58 minute video offers a general overview on the causes of the War of 1812 and then concentrates on a key battle that changed the course of American history in 1814. Shot on-location in Great Britain, Canada and the US "The Final Invasion" features leading authors, re-enactments, previously unpublished diaries and newly discovered documents. Sophisticated 3-d animation reveal how a "rag-tag" American force of less than 3,500 soldiers, sailors, militia and citizens defeated over 14,000 of his majesty's fiercest troops, veterans of the Duke of Wellington's army, fresh from victory over Napoleon in Spain.

Six college co-eds get together for some booze, drugs and hopefully lots of casual sex. Just another weekend in the Summer – or so they thought. Someone, cold, calculating and out of control, is killing people in the small Florida town of Sarasota.

A CGI Cactus Short

Two bored gay lovers, one urban legend and a pet smaller than a hamster lead to this twisted film.

A visually stunning paean to spiritual pilgrimage that creates a world of intense reverence, distinctly Asian in its imagery. Set to Georgian folksongs with 3½ tons of shimmering golden grains of rice.

A personal journey into the memory of Palestinian refugees. Sobhi al-Zobaidi's first personal film, produced on the even of the 50th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba.

A film by Eva Stefani

Testimonial documentary that develops the story of a homosexual and HIV-positive man trying to discover the changes that occur in him and his environment from the moment the tests discover that he is infected with HIV.

Slavery of Love, the passionate TV film about slaves and settlers at the Cape in 1714, was produced by Three Worlds Films and Afrikan Connection Productions, in association with the SABC.

The world's most deadly dolls come to London to wed and honey moon. However, life imitates art as people they have met go missing under suspicious circumstances. Hot on their synthetic heels is media super star and American investigator - Wayne Ringburn. As the mutilated bodies of the missing begin to pile up, Ringburn himself seems in danger of joining them as he vow's to track Chucky and Tiffany down.

Documentary of the South Florida Gothic Scene.

An adventure into a small town plagued by a werewolf that has stalked the peasants for the past 100 years.

1999 DCI World Championships held in Madison, WI held on August 14, 1999 1. Blue Devils (1st Place Tie 98.40) 2. Santa Clara Vanguard (1st Place Tie 98.40) 3. Cavaliers (3rd Place 97.00) 4. Cadets (4th Place 96.40) 5. Glassmen (5th Place 93.70) 6. Madison Scouts (6th Place 93.40) 7. Blue Knights (7th Place 92.50) 8. Phantom Regiment (8th Place 91.20) 9. Boston Crusaders (9th Place 88.60) 10. Crossmen (10th Place 87.00) 11. Carolina Crown (11th Place 86.30) 12. Colts (12th Place 86.00)

Short movie created with puppets.

Sinister and strange computer animation that follows the exploits of a very unhelpful robot.

Action 2000 public information film, which uses scare tactics to warn of the supposed imminent damage to technology by the Millennium Bug.

16mm short by Masaru Noto.

Ludwig Erhard seemed to be the incarnate symbol of prosperity. As economics minister of the young Federal Republic, he had become a legend. But as chancellor he soon found himself on the defensive. In 1966, after only three years, his tenure ended.

In 1997, Vinhranovsky resumed his project to create a “cinematic encyclopaedia of Ukraine” by securing funding from a private investor. He began filming the documentary “Hetman Sagaidachny,” facing concerns about the investor’s commitment and the lack of paintings from Petro Sagaidachny’s era. Overcoming these challenges, he found relevant paintings in Kyiv museums, confiscated in the 1930s. Filming, which was slow, concluded in April 1999.

A documentary film on uranium mining and its deadly impacts on the tribal people living near the Jadugoda mine, mill and tailings dam, in the East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand (India). Unsafe mining, milling and tailings management by UCIL in this area for almost 30 years has resulted in excessive radiation, contamination of water, land and air, destruction of the local ecology, and lead for to genetic mutation, and slow death for the people of the region. The film attempts to depict the gross misuse of power by the authorities in displacing the original inhabitants of the region, the utter lack of concern for internationally accepted norms and safety precautions in the handling of uranium and its by-products, and their callousness of its disastrous impact on the people and the region.

Windows demoscene short film that showcases computer animation and music.

A unique look at total eclipses, capturing the experience within the scenery of a wide range of settings around the planet, from ancient ruins to city skylines. Totality is constantly growing as a film, as it represents "a lifelong dance with the Moon's shadow". Thus far the film has been shot on location in Venezuela, France, Turkey, China and Easter Island. Mallery also composes the original score for each segment as the film progresses.

For twenty years I lived in the same apartment in Paris. The “landscape” that I was looking at through the window became my home, my living space. It was also a kind of calendar, a watch: the passage of time, the passing of the seasons. When I left, I made this film to physically keep with me images, details, lights, colors, textures whose sight and existence were essential to me. I filmed static shots by inserting blacks of varying duration between them. I superimposed different shots six times on the same film, changing their duration and that of the blacks. Each layer therefore has its own rhythm determined in advance. In the end, the series of images fit together like segments of memory.

Short film by Jeanne Dunning.

Short film by Jeanne Dunning.

A man takes a bath on a summer afternoon. Inspired by the work of Pierre Bonnard, the film explores the elements of composition, design and colour used by the artist.

Collection of animation tests.

A short animated film about bonking.

A César nominated short drama about a mother, her daughter and her fiancé who live in a remote woodland cottage and of the days before their wedding.

A Hi-8 video documentary short on cowgirls.

Late at night, parents who lost their children huddle under the incandescent light of the sit-in site and unfold their own stories.

Short film by Swiss-American film-maker and photographer Rudy Burckhardt, featuring a poem by Kenneth Koch.

A son of Puerto Rican revolutionaries learns of his parents' past. A chronicle of his turbulent journey of self-discovery, offering a striking account of the costs of fiercely held convictions and the binding force of a son's love.

Documentary about a waterway in Berlin which used to separate the city into two ideologically opposed areas.

In San Salvario, the area in Turin with the largest number of immigrants, an unemployed photographer adapts himself to working for them. They are eager to send their families and friends at home pictures proving their success in Italy. After being fired from the local newspaper and practically penniless, the protagonist gets more sympathy from the San Salvario foreign people than from his fellow citizens, who seem to be only interested in the profit they can make with multi-ethnic contacts.

Thornton's continuing fascination with technology finds an unlikely expression in these digitally manipulated film sequences, in which a chimpanzee's pratfalls come to stand in for the human experience of media.

Pakhi, a simpleton, is married to Sajol, a wealthy man, against her wishes. Though she initially faces friction in her marital life, she soon wins over her husband.

In Broken Mirror a hammer hovers precariously, ready to break the camera’s lens; instead, it shatters what is revealed to be a mirror. Set in various locations throughout Beijing, the work charts a path through the changing cityscape. With each action, mirror fragments reflecting one scene give way to reveal another. Everyday street views of shoppers at an open-air market, historical landmarks, or sites of protest like Tiananmen Square open onto each other in a disorienting loop of illusion and reality.

A Seussian tale of friendship, shrews and karma.