All Films

Benny

1998 • 14 min

Benny is about to meet Lise's parents for the first time. Not so straightforward.

Crazy Glue

1998 • 5 min

An animated puppet short adapted from a story by Israeli author Etgar Keret, this film tells the story of one innovative attempt to patch up a disintegrating marriage -- through the use of crazy glue!

Pokémon: Pikachu's Winter Vacation

1998 • 19 min • Japan

It's a blizzard of fun when Pikachu and the Poké-pals are on their own in a winter wonderland. Get set for a double dose of merry mayhem in two different mini-adventures featuring all your favorite Pokémon.

Geraldo Filme

1998 • 52 min • Brazil

A dive into the universe of samba and black culture in São Paulo through the work of composer Geraldo Filme.

Weekend Stories: Unwritten Law

1998 • 54 min • Poland

A handsome young chauffeur hired by a powerful and charismatic businesswoman discovers he has been made an unwitting party to fraud, but his moral outrage is complicated: the married man allowed himself to be seduced by the woman, who threatens to tell the man's wife.

"..." Reel 4

1998 • 20 min • United States of America

Reel #4 of (...) is a recapitulation of the primary variations of scratched (on black leader) shapes and additive colors (i.e. those which are composed of toned light in the step printing process) as well as the solarizations (i.e. the combination of negative and positive images of the scratches) and the negative imagery itself (with its almost phosphorescent negative coloration): these visual themes (forms, textures and tones) eventually resolve themselves into an amalgam, as it were - something that seems "new", a "breakthrough", so to speak, but is actually combos of earlier variants.

Maxhumain

1998 • 7 min • Belgium

A suicidal man recalls life with his mother as a boy.

Angel Passing

1998 • 18 min • United States of America

An aging concert pianist in a nursing home, suffering from Alzheimers, revisits his past. When he comes back to his home, now occupied by an artist, a touching bond develops for a few moments between them. Two strangers, one asking for forgiveness about his past, the other with the ability to forgive in her own life. A touching short, with very few words but deeply portrayed feelings.

Document Love & Pop

1998 • 45 min • Japan

Two shorts about the making of Hideaki Anno's movie "Love & Pop", one from the perspective of a bumbling assistant, and one from the perspective of a AV director filming a documentary about Anno but narrated by a worker from a bread factory

Go! Anpanman: The Palm of the Hand to the Sun

1998 • 55 min • Japan

The Denden troupe, led by a radish actor, came to play. In the troupe, there was also Lina, who was good at playing the ocarina, but she always seemed lonely. It was because she was thinking of Prince Shine, who once fought against the Great Black Demon King in the Valley of Darkness and was sealed himself. After learning of her feelings, the actors decide to go to Kurayami Valley on SL-Man. On the other hand, when Baikinman and his friends heard this story, they immediately head for the Valley of Darkness, but they revived the Great Black Demon King that was sealed in the jar. The world is engulfed in darkness by the Black Demon King, and danger approaches the SL men who headed for the Valley of Darkness. Can Anpanman protect the world from darkness?

Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night

1998 • 49 min • Canada, United States of America

Buster and Chauncey - the world's greatest Mouse-icians - have arrived in Oberndorf for their shot at the big time: performing for the queen at the annual Christmas Pageant! But on Christmas Eve, Burghermeister Huffenmeir finds all the preparations for the festivities destroyed and the treasure of Oberndorf missing. When he accuses Buster and Chauncey's friend Christina - an orphan in search of her long lost family - it seems certain that Christmas will be ruined. Now it's up to the Moustroes of Mistletoe to help Christina reveal the real culprits, return the treasure and show the town of Oberndorf the true meaning of Christmas.

Mar 6

1998 • 11 min • Argentina

Gore short film directed by Hernán Sáez and starring Paulo Soria from FARSA Producciones.

Steve McQueen: The King of Cool

1998 • 58 min • United States of America, United Kingdom

A stunning portrait of a Hollywood legend.

10 Seconds

1998 • 10 min • United States of America

How do you solve the problems of prison overcrowding, whilst also relieving the suffering of the families of the victims?

Dragon Friend

1998 • 3 min • United States of America

In medieval times, a young boy befriends a dragon.

Ulys

1998 • 6 min • Ireland

An animated short film inspired by James Joyce's 'Ulysses.'

Slurpinn & Co.

1998 • 12 min

Miniskirt Special Investigation Team L.E.G.S.

1998 • 59 min • Japan

This is an excellent example of the sort of lunacy that makes people want to import low-budget Japanese movies of this sort. Pretty girls. Silly hijinks. Insane action for the budget.

Family Attraction

1998 • 17 min

The last "nuclear family" in America is an endangered species, held in captivity at The National Zoo. Stars Chris Penn and Martin Sheen.

Into the Blue - Perfect Blue Relay Interview File

1998 • 32 min

Different cast and crew members discuss 'Perfect Blue'.

Otoko mai: Love lesson

1998 • 60 min • Japan

Popular idol duo Shinji and Shigeru. He retired from the entertainment industry after an injury incident five years ago. A few years later, Shigeru, now the production president, brings a new idol, Takuma, to Shinji, who is now a popular choreographer. At first, Takuma was at odds with Shinji who was giving him harsh lessons, but gradually Takuma's passion got through to him and they started to trust each other.

Andrología

1998 • 15 min • Spain

Fermín and Doris go to the urologist's office to treat a disease that Fermín has contracted. There they meet Dick, a character who will make them change their concept of sexual relations.

For Vertov

1998 • 1 min • Germany

Alexander Kluge's tribute to Soviet master Dziga Vertov, displaying a collage of stills from Vertov's work on the screen of a white round TV set to the sound of brass music and percussion.

The Last Little Red Riding Hood

1998 • 26 min • France

A old red riding hood, badly crippled after killing a monster many years ago, comes up with a sinister plan to dance again.