All Films

A Hole in the Head

1998 • 54 min • United States of America

A Hole In The Head examines the development of modern trepanation as used by people in the UK, the US, and the Netherlands for the purpose of attaining a higher level of consciousness. This procedure, used by the ancient Egyptians, Incas and others, is believed by the voluntarily trepanned to allow for renewed brain pulsations that increase brain blood volume and thereby improve brain function. Interviews regarding the history and efficacy of the procedure are also held with some of the world's most respected neurosurgeons and anthropologists.

Party Monster: The Shockumentary

1998 • 57 min • United States of America

Tells the story of the rise and fall of Michael Alig, a kid from Middle America who aspired to take the place of Andy Warhol. Michael quickly rose to become the biggest party promoter in New York and King of the so-called Club Kids. But after spiraling into drug addiction, Michael brutally murdered his roommate Angel Melendez.

Blue Film No. 6: Love Is Where You Find It

1998 • 3 min

“Blue Film No. 6: Love Is Where You Find It” (1998) is a found porn flick: a threesome. Hammer excises the male part, retaining the two ladies and an amusing digest of voyeuristic platitudes.

Tim and Harvey in the Great Outdoors

1998 • 43 min • United States of America

Tim and Harvey demonstrate the ins and outs of camping and hunting in the great outdoors.

Snow Cat

1998 • 23 min • Canada

A grandmother tells her young grandchild the moving tale of a lonely girl and an unforgettable magical cat in this animated short narrated by Oscar®, Emmy and Tony award winner Maureen Stapleton. The film is based on a short story written by Dayal Kaur Khalsa and adapted by two-time Governor General's award recipient Tim Wynne-Jones.

Anti Hero - Cow

1998 • 34 min

Andy Roy, Bob Burnquist, Eric J, John Cardiel, Julien Stranger, Sean Young, Tony Trujillo

Clara Rockmore: The Greatest Theremin Virtuosa

1998 • 59 min • United States of America

Quite simply the finest theremin player who has ever lived, Clara Rockmore began her performing life as a violin prodigy at the age of 5 years old, still the youngest person ever admitted to the prestigious Imperial Conservatory of Saint Petersburg where she studied under the great Leopold Auer. Due to childhood malnutrition causing bone problems in her teen years, she was forced to give up the violin and moved to New York City in the mid 1920's where she met and became involved with Russian electronics genius Leon Theremin and helped him to refine and perfect his new instrument, giving advice from the standpoint of a musical performer to make the theremin more playable and developing her own hand techniques and exercises for playing the instrument.

The Legend of Su-Ling

1998 • 48 min • United States of America

A Far Eastern fairy tale classic springs to life in this tale of handsome Prince Chen, the peasant girl he is forbidden to love and the tiny nightingale who holds the key to their happiness!

Marilyn in Manhattan

1998 • 46 min • United States of America

An exclusive look at Marilyn Monroe just before her tragic end. Set in New York City in the 50's - It's a surprising documentary that captures the movie legend as she runs with Broadway pals from the Actors Studio.

Chad's World

1998 • 24 min • United States of America

A boy named Chad starts out living in Michigan. His best friend, Paul, is trying to decide if he should come out or not to his parents. He decides he's going to come out to his parents, and his parents are right-wing type, Midwest-type parents, and they don't take it very well.

12 September: Footsteps of Coup

1998 • 50 min • Turkey

Turkish democracy got over the 27th of May and the 12th of March and set off again, but the storm did not subside and the mutual reckoning was not over. On the contrary, new fronts were opened in the country and blood began to flow like a gutter. Finally, on September 12, there was a knock on the door again. Those who came that day changed everything, everything. Nothing would ever be the same again, nothing would be the same as before.

The Making of 'The Big Lebowski'

1998 • 25 min • United States of America

A short documentary about the production of "The Big Lebowski" (1998).

My beloved AV gal - Yumika Hayashi

1998 • 26 min

Short film "My beloved AV gal - Yumika Hayashi" included in the Yumika 1997 DVD by Katsuyuki Hirano. "My beloved AV gal" (愛しのAVギャル) is an omnibus project by three directors Akira Takatsuki (高槻彰), Company Matsuo (カンパニー松尾) and Katsuyuki Hirano (平野勝之) for which each director was to shoot their beloved AV gal. For this and as a continuation of "Yumika", two years after their bicycle trip, Katsuyuki Hirano and Yumika Hayashi went out on a bicycle trip again.

Dragonflies and Coliaths

1998 • 43 min • Estonia

Based on the tales of Chinese writer Pu Songling, the film depicts the romantic relationships of a Chinese student with an undead girl and a fox spirit maiden. Rainer Sarnet's diploma film.

Ernst Billgrens Kontakt

1998 • 7 min • Sweden

Behind the stage action. Three ballet girls. A janitor using rough manners to approach the girls, without success. He gets advice from a colleague to treat the girls with more respect.

The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

1998 • 45 min • United States of America

This documentary, created for the Animal House (1978) collector's edition DVD, is composed of a collection of new interviews with the cast and crew behind the making of the film. There's even some archive footage of John Belushi, and many hilarious behind the scenes stories are told. Its evident that they had a great time creating this classic, and memorable comedic landmark of a film.

A Calcutta Christmas

1998 • 52 min • Australia

A Calcutta Christmas (1998) is a film about a group of elderly Anglo-Indians living in a Home in Kolkata. I was moved to make this film after I visited and realised that many of the elderly residents felt a strong connection to Australia, yearning for their families who had emigrated there, even though they themselves would likely never visit. Theirs was a hidden world and yet still, some of them dreamed of Australia

Adrian

1998 • 15 min • Slovenia

Adrian visits the seaside with his mother. Adrian becomes jealous when a man is interested in his mother.

Billy's Balloon

1998 • 6 min • United States of America

A balloon wraps itself around a young child's hand, bringing him higher and higher, much to the child's delight, but a sinister truth begins to unravel.

Pamela's Prayer

1998 • 57 min • United States of America

In 1969, Pamela Bucklin is born. The same day, her mother dies. Pamela is raised by her father, Wayne, who commits to pray with his daughter every night. He also raises her with a very high standard of purity before marriage. As a teenager, Pamela begins to question the motives put forth by the Bible.

Existential Crisis

1998 • 9 min • Brazil

"Crise existencial" from Petter Baiestorf. Brazil, 1998

Cat and Milkman

1998 • 6 min • United States of America

A thirsty cat tries to steal milk from a milkman, who won't let the cat interrupt his deliveries.

Ben Folds Five: Spare Reels

1998 • 45 min

A 45 minute film which contains live performances and clips of the band in various and random situations. It also contains clips of Ben Folds Five during the studio sessions for their then-upcoming album, The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner.

Le Jour de Noël

1998 • 29 min • France

Twenty-four hours in the life of a young musician, Noël Akchoté, in his dealings with improvisation, technique, money, concerts, studios, guitars, history, independents, majors. Between fiction and documentary, between laughter and seriousness, a "jazz" portrait.