All Films

A Quiet Man

2000 • 42 min

French documentary on director John Carpenter

Nico & Parker

2000 • 12 min • Uruguay

It's Saturday night, Nico and Parker have nothing better to do than wait outside of the Fire Department, waiting for an emergency to follow.

Rote Zora

2000 • 28 min

Rote Zora is a militant women’s group that carried out over twenty attacks and various other offences in Germany in the eighties. They fought against atomic, gene and reproduction technologies. Rote Zora formed a radical political opposition to the existing power which they carried out through a politics of property damage. It was their principle to avoid injuring anyone. The central element of the video “Die Rote Zora” is an interview with Corinna Kawaters that took place in summer 2000. Kawaters is the only woman from the Rote Zora who was sentenced by a court for “membership in a terrorist organization” (§129a). In addition, a conversation was held with the social scientist Erika Feyerabend, who, like the other members of the Gen-Archiv Essen, became caught in the whirl of police investigations against the Rota Zora at the end of the 1980s.

L'attraction universelle

2000 • 13 min

Train travel, sky maps observed with a magnifying glass, dance on a wire, spinning tops, attractions, rides, terrestrial globe, discs, dance, Luna Park, big night wheel, fireworks, bungee jumping make up various sequences that evoke Newtonian physics and cause spinning and dizziness. "Escaping from gravitation, defying gravity, defeating the circular march of bodies in space, are we able today to achieve a new revolution?"

Motion

2000 • 5 min

Movements of water and light.

Sunday

2000 • 5 min • Japan

"CHO-JIN (bird man)" flies by flapping its arms in a light-coloured-scenery. CHO-JIN leads you to a mysterious feeling axis when they slowly stop on an electric wire with a nostalgic and strange taste.

Leap to the Future!

2000 • 30 min • United States of America

A futuristic and fun presentation of Girl Scout cookie sale information and goal setting... plus a troop "sing-along" featuring Melinda Caroll!

Goodpenis Adventures

2000 • 5 min • United States of America

Goodpenis, a superpowered sentient schlong, foils the plans of Baron Vibe to help his master and missus back to bed!

The Witness

2000 • 43 min • United States of America

Transformed by the love of a kitten, a tough New York City construction contractor is inspired to rescue abandoned animals, become a vegetarian, and take his message of compassion to the streets. A construction contractor who grew up on the mean streets of Brooklyn, Eddie Lama is probably the last person you'd figure to be an animal activist. Indeed, Eddie was raised with a deeply ingrained aversion to animals, as he explains in the award-winning documentary "The Witness." But when a pretty woman asks him to take care of her kitten, he finds himself reluctantly agreeing as a ploy to get a date, not knowing that his life is about to change forever. In the end, it is the kitten who captures his heart, opening his eyes to the wonder of other living creatures and awakening him to the richness of the human-animal bond.

Blow-Up

2000 • 2 min • Austria

The raw material used in Blow-Up comprises two shots from an old educational film about first aid: a man demonstrates mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on a life-size dummy; the dummy's chest rises and falls. Fruhauf introduces this scene into his own métier, turning the "blow-up" metaphor into an image with a false bottom. With the aid of a digital photocopier, the strip of film was reduced in size to a narrow ribbon, and Blow-up shows this transformation in reverse.

Access to the View

2000 • 2 min

with Yogi John Franzoni

A Walk with Words: The Poetry of Romaine Morton

2000 • 28 min • Australia

Erica Glynn's short biographical film showcases the life and poetry of performance artist Romaine Moreton and her struggles to gain freedom.

Love Warrior Pantheon 2000

2000 • 47 min • Japan

A pure girl transforms into the goddess Partheon and challenges evil.

Red Chewing Gum

2000 • 10 min • Lebanon

RED CHEWING GUM recounts a story of separation between two men. It is a video letter that is set in the context of the changing Hamra, a formerly booming commercial center. It examines the tool of video and image making in relationship to consumption, age, desire and power as they all compare to one of the characters' attempt to capture, hence possess, fleeting time.

Idéal (Fin de L')

2000 • 3 min

A film from Isabelle Blanche

Hard Times Town

2000 • 4 min • Canada

Midnight cowpoke scrounges the streets of Mike Harris' mean megatropolis, looking for a good time or just a bite to eat. "Hard time living, too young to die. Lord, lord, lord: hard times town."

World War II Greatest Battles: The Battle of Midway & Global War

2000 • 50 min • United States of America

The Battle of Midway: A pivotal battle in the Pacific, Midway was also the first filmed in color, from the dawn alarm and the action at sea to the tragic down of the remaining Japanese fleet. Time: 20 minutes. Global War: In an objective, unsentimental manner, this film documents the Army's wartime efforts in 1943, from Patton's army marching up through Sicily to the collapse of Mussolini and events in the Pacific theater. Time: 30 minutes.

Making a Killing: Philip Morris, Kraft and Global Tobacco Addiction

2000 • 30 min

Making a Killing documents how the tobacco giant Philip Morris uses its political power, size and marketing skill to spread tobacco addiction internationally. Using once-secret corporate documents, the film exposes the aggressive advertising and promotional tactics the company uses to undermine local regulation and gain political influence.

Myth Makers 48: Graeme Harper

2000 • 50 min • United Kingdom

Graeme Harper, director of the acclaimed Doctor Who stories The Caves of Androzani and Revelation of the Daleks, shares the story of their creation. Widely hailed as among the best of the Doctor’s adventures, both cemented Graeme’s reputation as one of the show's most dynamic talents. Starting in the 1970s as an Assistant Floor Manager, he worked on Jon Pertwee-era episodes including Colony in Space, Planet of the Daleks, and Planet of the Spiders, later serving as Production Assistant on Tom Baker stories The Seeds of Doom and Warriors’ Gate, collaborating with directors like Douglas Camfield and Michael Briant. Between work on EastEnders and Grange Hill, Graeme sat down with Nicholas Briggs for a lively discussion about his BBC career, future ambitions, and the untold story behind the cancelled 30th anniversary special, The Dark Dimension.

Surface Dive

2000 • 7 min

Layers of animation featuring more than 600 sculptures, 200 glass pieces and 2200 drawings evoke an inspiring diving exploration in a freshwater lake in Yucatan.

La Scomparsa

2000 • 8 min • Italy

Portrait of Roberta Castoldi, young cellist and poet, author of the book "La Scomparsa".

Ronnie

2000 • 20 min

Ronnie is a troubled teenager grappling with questions about his sexuality and secretly suppressing strong feelings for his best friend, Aziz. He knows he is different on the inside and constantly feels unsettled by the disgust his father expresses for his lifestyle. Left feeling incomplete, Ronnie constantly searches for love and attention. In this loneliness, Ronnie develops a tentative friendship with a reclusive fisherman, who is also grieving for his estranged son. The story explores how their unusual companionship encourages Ronnie to come out of the closet and helps the fisherman to make peace with his son.

Crying

2000 • 4 min

Close-up of a woman crying.

Media Chats #1

2000 • 10 min

Video recording made by Bruce Baillie to accompany public presentations and classroom screenings of his work.