Cinematic Era: 2004 Vintage

A behind the scenes look at 'SPIRIT' (2004), featuring Tamaki Hiroshi.

56 emcees face off for the title of Brainstorm 3. Defending champion Presence seeks to repeat against former foes such as Geologic and Surge Spittable along with up-and-comer Bad Luk. Rhode Island's Frankie Riptide and a lethal California contingent of NoCanDo, MC Orukusaki, Bo-Rat and Franco also have something to say about who gets served. Ultimately, only a judging panel that includes Canibus, Jake One and J-Live holds the power to Brainstorm. Performers include J-Live, Massive Monkees, Lifesavas, One Man Army and more.

From 1941 to 1944 tens of thousands of people, most of them Jewish, were shot in the killing pits in the Ponary Forest. The murders were documented in the diary of Kazimierz Sakowicz, a journalist from Vilnius who moved to the village of Ponary during the war.

Hooray for Hollywood. Brian comes home to his West Hollywood apartment and has a letter from Amy, his ex-girlfriend back in Virginia. She asks how his acting, writing, and producing are going, so he promptly sits down to write her. As he writes, a voice-over tells us what he's writing and we see the actual events that he's sugar-coating in his letter. Amy gets the fantasy of big-screen life in L.A., while we see the reality.

This film portrait from 1975 - a year before Martin Heidegger's death - draws on the basis of numerous historical filming a vivid picture of the "secret king of philosophy in Germany," as biographer Rüdiger Safranski called him.

The start of the film sets the tone. A tortured man looks as if he will castrate himself. Later he staggers aimlessly and bleeding heavily through the streets of a town that is just waking up. In parallel, the film shows the marital discussions of a couple, with the husband hiding behind the camera.

An old farmer's wife lives alone on a secluded farm. In documentary-like observations, her idyllic life files past. Then, it is discovered that her house, as the last one in Belgium, has not been connected to the electricity grid yet. On their TVs and radios, the Belgians, living in houses that are filled with electric appliances, hear her story. `How has she managed to live like that?'

Directed by Sin Silva.

DVD that came with CD release.

The dedicated dog lovers at North Shore Animal League, the largest no-kill animal shelter in America, work hard to save abandoned and injured dogs.

A security guard plans to rob the shopping mall where he works, dressed up as Santa Claus.

Chema, a musician who plays whistler in the subway, begins to look for his old friend the Cuban bolero singer Bobby del Palmar, for all the Madrid metro stations. So, we know the life of subway musicians, a number of immigrants from Europe and Africa, but mostly in Latin America.

Yoga Unveiled is a breathtaking journey of sight and sound that illuminates the essence of yoga as its creators understood it thousands of years ago. Harnessing the colorful commentary of the most prominent yoga scholars, teachers and medical experts, Yoga Unveiled reveals how yoga began, tells the story of its passage to the West, describes its numerous branches, recounts the fascinating biographies of the foremost yoga masters, and explores the astonishing medical potential of yoga. Stunning cinematography, ornate visual displays and stirring music create a truly enchanting viewing experience.

The first concert dvd from Primus launches their new spin-off label, Frizzle Fry, Inc. Filmed at the last US show in June, 2004 at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, this dvd captures the band at their live peak. The Hallucino-Genetics Tour this past summer culminated a year of hugely successful live performances for the original lineup of the band.

Hassan approaches an aircraft that crashed in the mountains and discovers a survivor. He decides to carry him to the monastery where he lives with his father and other Orthodox monks.

Short film accompaniment to photos of Rieko Miura.

During one twenty-four hour period, the lives of ten very different individuals intertwine in a nameless supernatural town with disastrous results.

When a group of police officers, motivated by ambition and greed, betray their fellow officer friend. Not satisfied with their betrayal, they enabled corruption to spread across the city, regardless of who suffers the consequences.

On April 25th, 2004, 1.15 million women marched to the nation’s capital in Washington D.C. to protect and advance abortion rights. Band of Sisters is a retro feeling snapshot of the march filmed in multiple 16mm film stocks using a 1960’s Bolex film camera. Capturing a moment that is both specific and timeless, the film illustrates with basically no dialogue, the divisiveness, passion and stagnation of a national issue that proves to be just as pivotal today as it was 20 years ago.

Rotoscope animation short film charting the journey of a married relationship through the objects which populate the couple's home.

In "Eclipse" enigmatic images trail the path of a poem, exploring one aspect of grief when a life is eclipsed. The often-controversial subject of a woman's right to choose is depicted from a perspective that is pointedly more personal than political.

A collection of hits from country singer/songwriter Don Williams.

Kentaro faces ancient Japanese punishment for his violent behavior. His grandmother’s love illustrates how God loves, forgives and offers salvation to all who call on him.

Heavy industry and urban wildlife.

A stop-motion short film created by Yoshiro Kimura and Motosuke Kuroda.

Seven Polish nuns take care of 35 Swedish women at a retirement home in Bagarmossen in Stockholm. The nuns have their clause and their chapel where they Daily pray their prayers. The ladies live in the second part of the House. The film tells about the still life.

For centuries, Hebrew was a sacred language, a written language of prayer and scripture. But today it is also the language of everyday life in Israel. Nurith Aviv, Israeli writers, musicians, actors and a Rabbi/philosopher from varying countries and ethnic backgrounds discuss the relationship between their mother tongues and Hebrew. Featuring: Aharon Appelfeld, acclaimed for his literary explorations of the Holocaust; actress Jenya (Evgenya) Dodina; Rabbi and philosopher Daniel Epstein; poet Salma-n Musa-lahah; poet and translator Agi Mishol; singer Amal Murkus; poet and Professor of Jewish Thought Haviva Pedaya; and Meir Wieseltier, a member of the early Sixties "Tel Aviv Poets" group.

Devon Browning is viewed as an outcast and is a victim of physical and emotional abuse from his classmates. After a tragic death in his family, his life begins to fall off course. He eventually seeks revenge by bringing a gun to school and opening fire on his classmates. The film offers an unwavering look at violence in schools today by showing the causes, effects, and consequences of a school shooting.

The history of the creation of a single piece of music.

Votergate is the investigative documentary feature film uncovering the truth about new computer voting systems, which allow a few powerful corporations to record our votes in secret.

Polish avant-garde animation with changing colors and shapes that suggest birth followed by heavy distortion and building to a face in the swamp.

Seventy years after his controversial murder trial and subsequent disappearance, an Australian Aboriginal's descendants seek to restore what was denied him: his honor.

I walk on the rim of the abyss, and I tremble. Two voices contend within me. The mind: “Why waste ourselves by pursuing the impossible? Within the holy enclosure of our five senses it is our duty to acknowledge the limitations of man.” But another voice within me – call it the Sixth Power, call it the heart – resists and shouts: “No! No! Never acknowledge the limitations of man. Smash all boundaries! Deny whatever your eyes see. Die every moment, but say: Death does not exist.’” Nikos Kazantzakis

A portrait of an impossible love. A man and a woman are leaving everything and everybody behind for a private weekend by the sea. But it soon becomes clear that privacy is not what they are getting, as Frank's 'other life' keeps coming up. Alex, expecting this weekend to be theirs, seems to crack. As an ultimate act of despair, she takes Frank as her hostage. Recognising she has crossed the line of normal behaviour and finally realising that she will always have to share Frank, Alex starts losing her faith in this love. The next morning Alex is gone, leaving Frank a small reminder…

Ludwig Von Beethoven continued composing and playing music after going completely deaf, but that's just one fascinating fact about one of the greatest classical composers of all time. This biography explores the man's life. Highlighted are his romantic failures and his courtroom battle to prove his noble lineage. Scholars and musicians comment on his character, talent and legacy, and world-class orchestras perform the composer's works.

Developed in 1947 as an image to symbolize urgency in the Cold War and the threat of nuclear disaster the mission of the Doomsday Clock has expanded to include non-nuclear global security issues. Maintained by the Board of Directors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists it's based at the University of Chicago. In response to world events they move the clock's minute hand closer to or away from midnight--doomsday. In this hour we cover the clock's history its effectiveness and its critics.

Ruth Leitman's 1998 documentary examines the bond between Margie Thorpe and her eccentric mother Alma, both of whom live in the same Alabama town. Their complicated relationship includes a history of alcoholism, mental illness, and sexual abuse.

The biggest names in soul-wrenching blues show off their chops in this fiery collection of live performances. From boogie to barroom, the 16-song collection kicks off with Free's "Mr. Big" and brings it on home with Thin Lizzy's "The Sun Goes Down." Other guitar-saturated tracks include Cream's Jack Bruce cranking out "Sunshine of Your Love," the late Alex Harvey and his band on "Bar Room Blues," Dr. Feelgood's "Milk and Alcohol" and more.

In the style of many reality shows, six people (three men and three women) vie for a cash prize of $10,000 by performing risqué stunts and offering up scintillating

In Burma, many people believe in ghost spirits called NATs. They are said to possess the power to assist or devastate the lives of those who recognize them. A PWE is a ceremony held to appease a Nat. Pwes are arranged daily throughout Burma for many purposes including the achievement of success in business, a happy marriage, or improving one's health. A Nat is summoned through a Kadaw; the flamboyant and charismatic master of the Pwe dressed in elegant costume. The Kadaw is a spirit medium, dancer, storyteller, and magician who exposes the crowd to a living incarnation of the Nat brought forth through opening ritual and careful observance of tradition.

After committing suicide Bue's ghost wanders the hall of a school's dormitory, looking for victims with which to sedate her thirst for revenge. The students there decide to find out why she committed suicide and what has caused her to haunt the school.

Off Beat is about young music lover—influenced by musical trends in the world, some of which are deemed harmful by officials in Iran—who have no place in the formal Iranian music scene and who play music in the quiet of their homes. Once I started editing Off Beat I realized that it may not get permission for screening. I nonetheless applied, but it was in vain.

""Seed" is my senior film made at the Savannah College of Art & Design. I wanted to do this in live action but it was going to cost too much money. So I bought a DVX100, some paint and sculpy, and made this instead." -Bennett Cain

A film director holds auditions for the role of “The Dad” when his real-life father appears to read the part. Past and present intertwine seamlessly and roles reverse, until the secret their estrangement is revealed.

Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).

An ideal educated farmer and a young college professor from a village fight against a corrupted politician of the village and won against all the odds.

DVD of CD release