All Films

Blow-Up

1997 • 6 min • United States of America

Girl, knife and doll come together in this controversial dramatization of the original early 1990s Tribe 8 queer punk band "Masochist Medley" stage act featuring San Francisco drag king Marya's legendary stage performance as Uncle Rod.

Avant toi

1997 • 4 min • United States of America

A drag queen diva, Pitiful Bitch, does an over-the-top lip synching performance to Edith Piaf.

The Stairs

1997 • 5 min • Brazil

After the first step is set when climbing the stairs, the rest is simple: repeat the step until the top is reached.

Il pranzo onirico

1997 • 24 min • Italy

A self-conscious young man keeps passing out while meeting his girlfriend's crass and abrasive family, blurring the line between nightmares and reality.

Under New York

1997 • 50 min

John Diresta is a NYPD cop working in the Subway and he hates his job. Last year, he was elected the Funniest Police Officer in New York, but his ambition as a stand up comedian goes beyond this. Jerry Howards is homeless, he lives in the tunnel between 2nd Avenue and East Broadway, he has not seen his family for five years. They live in Queens, he does not dare to visit them.

Tuuuuuuuuuuuu...

1997 • 4 min • Argentina

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

Strawberry Fields

1997 • 21 min

Director R. Kudzmanaitė's film is about the village of Gerdašiai, located in the middle of the woods, where life moves slowly, the seasons change imperceptibly, and the grandchildren who came together in the summer chat. Only the death of a villager disturbs the normal rhythm of the days...

Queen: Made in Heaven

1997 • 47 min

Four years after the death of Freddie Mercury 'Made In Heaven' the album was released. The visual conception was commissioned with the help of the B.F.I. and producers Hot Property. Eight films representative of Queen's music are accompanied by the tracklist: 'I Was Born To Love You', 'O', 'Return Trip', 'Closing Titles', 'Evolution', 'Mother Love', 'Heart-Ache' and 'Outside-In'

Ken Russell: In Search of the English Folk Song

1997 • 50 min

This documentary begins with Ken Russell posing the question: "What is a true English folk song, if there is such a thing?" After recieving an indifferent response from his dog, Ken journeys around the countryside of England searching for an answer. He bumps into and interviews such famous artists as; Donovan, Fairport Convention, Osibisa, Eliza Carthy, So What, Edward II and The Albion Band among others.

Scream

1997 • 3 min

MS-DOS demoscene short film that showcases computer animation and music.

Take Me Home

1997 • 7 min

`A comic and unsettling surrealist film. A man rushes and gyrates through spaces with measured movements, through levels of film emulsion and through suggested thoughts and memories that rattle in and around him.' An exploration into the behaviour of a vulnerable character, propelled by an array of computer techniques. - BFI

The Handyman Club Series: Wood Repair & Refinishing

1997 • 59 min • United States of America

In Wood Repair & Refinishing, refinishing expert Bob Flexner demonstrates how to handle common fix-it problems that are inherent with wood, like repairing failed joints, regluing a chair, removing water rings and much more! Anyone who appreciates wood furniture should learn the tips and techniques in Wood Repair & Refinishing. In about an hour, you'll gain expertise that can rejuvenate and protect your furniture for many years!

A Man of Conscience

1997 • 24 min • Canada

The story of Morris Saxe, one man whose actions left their mark not only on the business and agricultural life of Ontario, but on the conscience of Canada. The determination and generosity that made Saxe "a man of conscience" are examined through the eyes of his grandson. Born in 1878, Saxe founded the Federated Jewish Farmers of Ontario. He rescued 79 Jewish orphans from Europe and brought them to Canada.

Neurodancer

1997 • 26 min

A short documentary on Australian rave culture.

The Stranger

1997 • 31 min • Argentina

A businessman from the big city, while staying at a remote town dreams that he is being chased by people who believe him to be a vampire.

Pfish and Chip in Blammo the Clown

1997 • 7 min

The bomb squad, Pfish and Chip, face yet another clown bomber, Blammo. It isn't easy when they have to watch and protect the chief's teddy bear whilst trying to stop the clown.

It's Good to Talk

1997 • 14 min

It's Good to Talk is a 1997 British short film directed by Roger Goldby. It follows five people who have trouble with telephones. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

The Making of Volcano

1997 • 25 min

Anne Heche hosts this look at the making of 20th Century Fox's Volcano.

O Tamaiti

1997 • 15 min • New Zealand

Shot in black and white and filmed in the Samoan language, Sima Urale's debut short film was the first film by a Samoan woman director. O Tamaiti is the story of a young boy forced to play parent in devastating circumstances. According to NZ On Screen, "O Tamaiti marked a powerful debut, winning an impressive trolley of awards, including best short at the Venice Film Festival, Best NZ Short, and another at the Chicago Film Festival".

Pish

1997 • 46 min • Iran

Short documentary

A Portrait of Mr Pink

1997 • 15 min • United Kingdom

Seventy-three-year-old Mr. Pink is a retired refuse collector who came to Britain from Jamaica in the fifties. He lives alone in a ramshackle, but extraordinary house in a South East London suburb. Inspired by a mixture of dreams, memories of his childhood and his religion, he adorned his Victorian mansion with his own unique designs. Inside and out, the house is decorated with the intense colors of the Caribbean, combined with other influences such as the stained glass windows in churches. His colorful garden contributes to the over all visual effect. Mr. Pink's urge for self-expression includes recording his own music and songs and making spectacular hats of leaves and flowers which he wears with cheerful aplomb. An observer of life and a deeply spiritual man, he shares his wisdom with us.

Mi Primer 35mm

1997 • 1 min

In this film the author looks back on his own artistic career, resuming his film (‘EXPERIMENTAL SKETCHES. 4,200 frames not moving away from home’), a semiabstract work, filmed on Super-8 format, and literally put onto 35mm format. […] Collage as radical realism in order for home-made Super-8 to force its way into 35mm market world. It is the film that travels, that sees the world, and sketches will no longer be sketches to everyone’s eyes because we will move from the daily the handmade to the industrial, from the diary to biography, from biography to hagiography, from hagiography to, inevitably, poetry. — Ana Isabel Aréjula, Madrid, 2002

Black Atlantic: On the Orixas Route

1997 • 53 min • Brazil

The waters of the Atlantic brought the slaves from Africa to Brazil, their bodies in chains but their souls inexorably tied to mother Africa. This Brazilian- made film takes us to both shores, to show how spiritual life, dance and song came with the captive people and took root in the new soil. Among the many traditions were the language and gods of Yoruba and Jejes from the Republic of Benin. When a group of freed slaves returned to Africa to rediscover their roots they were looked upon as outsiders. They became tradespeople - tailors, accountants and builders- and they actually brought Portuguese culture to Africa. Today, when Brazilians revisit Africa, they teach the Africans the culture that these descendants of slaves keep alive in Brazil. The documentary is a testimony to some of the ironies of the diaspora.

A Friendly Handshake

1997 • 35 min

From the bridges of Porto to its estuary, two men are paying tribute to the elegant Douro River. Through Luís de Camões and Prince Henry the Navigator, through its Viking ships and dizzying bridges, the Douro is a great witness to the history and culture of Portugal. Jean Rouch and Manoel de Oliveira are walking alongside while reciting a poem written by de Oliveira himself. During their walk, they reflect upon documentary-making, the charm of the river, and what it represents to them.