All Films

Philipp Melanchthon - Reformator wider Willen

1997 • 60 min • Germany

Philipp Melanchthon decisively shaped the history of the Reformation in Germany and renewed German education. In the shadow of his fatherly friend Martin Luther, he tirelessly tried to reconcile Reformation and humanism, Protestantism and Catholicism.

steve.oedekerk.com

1997 • 47 min • United States of America

A mix of stand-up comedy and sketches, notable for its mixing of live action and computer animation. The "premise" is that a young boy is watching the show on a strange CD that his mom bought. Sketches include "Glass Booth Guy" in which a gas station clerk mocks people from his bullet-proof glass box and a sketch in which a woman is trying to break up with her weird boyfriend (he's a skeleton). The undisputed highlight is "OEDEBATTLE", a parody of Mortal Kombat-style games. In it, the young boy tries to defeat Steve's muscle-bound character; unfortunately, the characters he gets to choose from are "Accountant," "Sick Old Woman," "Little Girl," "Puppy" and "HerbaPet."

Erykah Badu: MTV Unplugged

1997 • 23 min • United States of America

Recorded live in the Harvey Theatre at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York in 1997, Erykah Badu performs songs from her debut album ‘Baduizm’ for MTV Unplugged.

Russell Peters: Show Me the Funny

1997 • 46 min

Russell Peters: Show Me the Funny Stand-Up

One Day

1997 • 5 min • France

Originating from the filmmaker’s childhood confusion over an English expression regarding sex, Marie Paccou’s 1998 animation is the absurd, yet emotive tale of a woman who wakes one day to find a small man growing out of her abdomen.

Playboy: Biker Babes, Hot Wheels & High Heels

1997 • 56 min

Get ready for hard-driving excitement as Playboy presents everyman’s fantasy. They’re the ultimate high-performance models – the worlds most beautiful women aboard the sleekest chrome & steel machines. Hosted by Playmate Tylyn John, daughter of motocross champion Tom John, this video adventure makes tracks from the California coastline to Daytona Beach and the open road in between. These biker beauties are the hottest things on two wheels as they take you on a seductive superbike test run, a futuristic fantasy, a grand prix racing striptease and to a machine shop where no uniforms are required..or worn! Plus, there’s nonstop action at Daytona’s Miss Bike Week including Best Tattoo contests and a private invitation to the ultimate biker bash!

Stomp: Out Loud

1997 • 50 min • United Kingdom, United States of America

Stomp is a rhythmic, musical extravaganza that has stunned audiences across the globe. If you weren't lucky enough to catch them in your hometown (or you did and you crave more), now there's Stomp Out Loud, a special HBO performance that will bring the unusual musical feats right into your living room. You might just find yourself grabbing a broom or even your remote control to keep time. "It's comedy, it's theater, it's very physical, it's energetic, it's occasionally quite terrifying," says one performer. Taking their show from the theater to the streets, this astonishing troupe can make music out of just about anything and just about anywhere. --Dana Van Nest

Nelson Sargento

1997 • 22 min • Brazil

Biographical portrait of samba dancer Nelson Sargento in Morro da Mangueira, Rio de Janeiro.

Il Était Une Voie Edlinger

1997 • 25 min • France

Fifteen years have passed since the spectacular images of Jean-Paul Janssen's "Life at Your Fingertips" introduced the general public to free climbing and its embodiment: Patrick Edlinger. We witnessed the birth of a sporting phenomenon that would leave a lasting mark on generations of climbers. But fifteen years later, in 1997, beyond the myth, where is Patrick Edlinger? Gilles Chappaz found him on some of the most beautiful walls of the Verdon Gorge and other cliffs during the filming of Maurice Rebeix's documentary "Roc'n Wall 97," where he shares his climbing practice and philosophy with the younger generation, including Liv Sansoz and Arnaud Petit.

Gracious Curves

1997 • 52 min • Finland

A fluid documentary in which director Luostarinen interviews fifty women on birth, body image, and the harshness of contemporary attitudes toward physicality, aging, and inevitable death. The focus is on female bodies, their variety, and the prejudices, processes, and living to which they - and the souls within them - are subjected.

Easy Bully

1997 • 21 min • Germany

Easy Bully is a German television comedy and the first production by Michael Bully Herbig.

Hai Mangiato?

1997 • 3 min

A mother feeds her son to the point of possessing him.

Myth Makers 36: Mark Strickson

1997 • 60 min • United Kingdom

When Turlough first appeared alongside Peter Davidson's Doctor in Mawdryn Undead he was out to kill him - not the best start as a Doctor Who assistant! But over the next ten stories Mark Strickson managed to steer this most complicated of characters through an equally intricate series of storylines to become a firm favourite with fans. Given Mark's ability to deal with challenges, it's lucky he's with Nicholas Briggs as they return to the location used for THE AWAKENING. Because while chatting about Mark's career and his time in Doctor Who they are pursued by an echo from the past - and it's getting closer!

Sesame Street: Kids' Guide to Life: Telling the Truth

1997 • 30 min • United States of America

Telly feels left out when all the other kids at Gina's day care are going to the circus and lies that his uncle is a ringmaster. After Gina reads the story of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," Elmo has a dream of the story where the boy learns his lesson. When Telly's uncle (Dennis Quaid) drops in for a surprise visit, Telly admits the truth.

Bone Chillers: Art Intimidates Life

1997 • 44 min • United States of America

After Fitz buys a sketch pad from a weird street peddler, his drawings seem to take on a life all their own...especially a hideous monster on rollerblades!

Vacuum-Cleaner Salesmen

1997 • 57 min • Finland

Three vacuum cleaner salesmen go door-to-door selling dreams of dust-free homes and personal ambitions in a bleak Finland hit by the worst recession in history.

Reclaiming America with Bob Larson: The Man & the Ministry

1997 • 31 min • United States of America

In this video, Bob Larson shares his vision for reclaiming America, and he tells the story of how God called him to this important ministry.

The Swords

1997 • 28 min

A man becomes involved with a woman who can be penetrated by swords.

Baby Einstein: Language Nursery

1997 • 28 min • United States of America

Language Nursery™: Voices from Many Lands, also simply titled just Language Nursery™, and previously titled as Baby Einstein just before its early-2001 rerelease and commonly known as just Baby Einstein: Language Nursery after its early-2001 rerelease, is the very first Baby Einstein video in the series ever to be released and the one that started it all. It was completed in late 1996, but was then released to the public on January 31, 1997 and was later reissued in late 1998. It is also the video where the Baby Einstein franchise, including Caterpillar on a few occasions, were both named after.

Three

1997 • 55 min • United States of America

Based on Howard Roffman's world-wide best selling photography book, this this video diary of Kris, John and Gary documents the challenges and joys of a three-way love relationship. Gorgeous and uninhibited, these American boys in London have agreed to let the outside world into their private lives.

Traders of the Lost Scrolls

1997 • 48 min

Jim Charlesworth, director of Princeton University's Dead Sea Scrolls Project believes that a large number of scrolls have yet to come to light. The programme is about his quest to track them down, an undertaking not without risks. The cliffs of Qumran still attract scroll hunters with non-academic motives - the scrolls are much sought after by private collectors and the shady figures of the black market who supply them.

WWF Summer Flashback!

1997 • 59 min

Summer Flashback! was a USA Network Special that aired July 14th, 1997. The special highlighted the previous summer events primarily focusing on the SummerSlam shows that started in 1988.

Burke and Hare: The Musical

1997 • 18 min • United Kingdom

A musical take on the story of the infamous Edinburgh graverobbers.

Ski Into The Sun

1997 • 28 min • Germany

Short film by Willy Bogner. Created as an advertisement for the 1997 Bogner ski clothing collection. Featuring alpine ski and snowboard champions. Filmed at St. Moritz, Switzerland and Island Lake, Canada.