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Ângelo Anda Sumido

Ângelo Anda Sumido

1997 • 17 min • Brazil
Two friends try to get to a restaurant for dinner and get lost in the labyrinth of bars, walls and fences in a city.
Pure & Simple: An Introduction to the Joys of Canning

Pure & Simple: An Introduction to the Joys of Canning

1997 • 18 min • United States of America
Join renowned fun and rewarding than ever. chef Alice Waters Alice will even take you of Northern California's Chez Panisse as she leads you step- through a pair of easy, scrumptious recipes -one a spicy for and tomato salsa, by-step through the pure simple joys of canning. You'll be amazed at how easy it is to create delicious, nutritious snacks and meals that come from the freshest ingredients, picked at their peak of perfection. You'll be introduced to the simple procedures that make home canning more the other for preserving the wonderful taste of fresh green beans. See why so many people get so much pure enjoyment out of the and simple process of canning!
Rat Women

Rat Women

1997 • 9 min • United Kingdom
A look into the lives of women who keep rats as pets.
Cardoso Flea Circus

Cardoso Flea Circus

1997 • 8 min
The video opens with the entrance of the artist as Queen of the Fleas, wearing the silvery costume and goggles of her Professor Cardoso persona. As ringmaster, Cardoso puts the fleas through their paces. Flea dancers appear first, followed by acrobats. Weight lifters, tango dancers, and tightrope artists appear in quick succession. We see a dramatic sword fight in silhouette, gasp as the Strongest Flea on Earth lifts a toy locomotive, and agonize as Sir Fleamund Hillary scales Mount Everest. The show concludes with a ceremonial feeding of the fleas as the credits roll. (Description from The New Museum)
Kathleen Shannon: On Film, Feminism & Other Dreams

Kathleen Shannon: On Film, Feminism & Other Dreams

1997 • 49 min • Canada
With quiet intelligence and wry humour, retired documentary filmmaker Kathleen Shannon takes us through the arc of her life and career. Beginning with childhood, moving through her formative years, to her overwhelming desire to give women a chance to tell their stories, this film paints a vibrant portrait of one woman who blazed the way. It's a story of struggle, persistence, and success… and of course, of the NFB's Studio D.
The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas

The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas

1997 • 46 min • Australia
"Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas" is the sixth Wiggles Video, and also the first Christmas-themed Wiggles Video. It was released on October 13, 1997. and it was filmed in September 1996-July-August 1997.
When Life Departs

When Life Departs

1997 • 11 min • Denmark
Illustrations of the thoughts children's have about death.
The Expression of Hands

The Expression of Hands

1997 • 30 min • Germany
Historically, the cinema close-up was initially employed to convey emotions through facial expressions. But soon filmmakers also began focusing their attention on hands. Using film extracts, Farocki explores this visual language, its symbolism, Freudian slips, automatisms and its music. Often, hands betray an emotion which the face tries to dissimulate. They can also function as a conduit (exchanging money) or witness to a form of competence (work).
A Regular Thing

A Regular Thing

1997 • 24 min • Denmark
Love has a price in this quirky sex comedy. Sten is a 30- year-old librarian. Over a book he meets supersexy Katja, the woman of his dreams, and they soon end up in bed together. It's love at first sight, but the next thing he knows, Katja wants money every time they make love. Otherwise their relationship will become trivial, she says. Reluctantly Sten agrees, but then Katja puts up the price.
The World According to Tippi

The World According to Tippi

1997 • 54 min
Tippi is no ordinary child. She believes that she has the gift of talking to animals and that they are like brothers to her. 'I speak to them with my mind, or through my eyes, my heart or my soul, and I see that they understand and answer me.' Tippi is the daughter of French filmmakers and wildlife photographers, Alain Degre and Sylvie Robert, who have captured her on film with some of Africa's most beautiful and dangerous animals. Tippi shares her thoughts and wisdom on Africa, its people and the animals she has come to know and love. Often her wisdom is beyond her years, and her innocence and obvious rapport with the animals is both fascinating and charming.
El Final Del Chupacabras

El Final Del Chupacabras

1997 • 54 min • Mexico
A cop is assigned to investigate this so-called chupacabra that’s been seen all over town.
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1998

Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1998

1997 • 57 min
Celebrate 12 new ways to enjoy each and every day of the year with Playboy's annual celebration of the world's most desirable women!
Mal, a Portrait of Mal Waldron

Mal, a Portrait of Mal Waldron

1997 • 52 min
"Mal, a Portrait of Mal Waldron" examines the life and contributions of legendary jazz pianist Mal Waldron.
Teo the Magic Planet

Teo the Magic Planet

1997 • 10 min • Japan
An anime adaptation of the video game Fin Fin on Teo the Magic Planet.
Rubicon

Rubicon

1997 • 7 min • Germany
Fun short movie about wolf, goat and cabbage.
Degeneration Punk

Degeneration Punk

1997 • 60 min • France
Amusing ARTE Special with SEX PISTOLS, CLASH, GENERATION X, DEAD BOYS, DAMNED, and more This rare documentary covers three very influential years in the shaping of punk rock: 1976-1979. more... Punk rock music was emerging as a solid genre, standing apart from the fuzzed out garage rock that came before it. This video documents the bands that pushed the envelope--The Clash, Sham 69, Generation X, The Dead Boys, X-Ray Spex...Some cool footage...newsreels on Sid Vicious' killing of Nancy Spungen, overdose... and more!
Titanic: Untold Stories

Titanic: Untold Stories

1997 • 52 min • United States of America
The gripping personal accounts of the people and the tragedy. In never-before-seen footage, we journey with historian Charles Haas, as he descends into the depths of the North Atlantic and guides us on a tour of the RMS Titanic. While recounting tales of triumph and struggle, we see among the many sites the doors where all passengers would have entered, peer through the porthole of a first class cabin, see the davits where the too few lifeboats hung and pause by the mail room where the postal workers heroically died. This unique footage coupled with letters, old stills, artifacts and new recreations tells the amazing human stories of this famous ship as never before.
The End of the Night

The End of the Night

1997 • 11 min • France
A woman and two young homosexuals spend a hectic late night.
The Case of the Flying Dinosaur

The Case of the Flying Dinosaur

1997 • 60 min
The long running, often bitter scientific debate over the origin of birds and the evolution of flight.
Under the Willow Tree: Pioneer Chinese Women in Canada

Under the Willow Tree: Pioneer Chinese Women in Canada

1997 • 51 min • Canada
A rich and little-known part of Canadian history unfolds through the stories of the first Chinese women to come to Canada and of subsequent generations of Chinese Canadian women. It is an amazing tale of courageous women who left behind their families, knowing they would never see them again and of girls who were shipped off to the New World to marry men they had never met. These are the women who fought against the many forms of racism they faced in Canada while, at the same time, challenging sexism within their own communities. By passing on language, culture, and values to their children, these women defined what it means to be Chinese Canadian. Beautiful old photographs from family albums, the recollections of seven women who grew up in Canada in the first half of the 20th century, and the memories of narrator and director, Dora Nipp, whose grandfather came to Canada in 1881 to build the railway, create a remarkable story of stunning impact.
No Neck Joe - Whiplashes

No Neck Joe - Whiplashes

1997 • 1 min • United States of America
Joe and his friends are going Road Trip in the City.
Headcase

Headcase

1997 • 14 min
This is a home-movie horror film. Its heroine, Stretch, adopts a severed head as her companion and hijacks her own story to investigate it for herself and for her audience.
Nanna & Lil' Puss Puss in 'The Wizard of Odd'

Nanna & Lil' Puss Puss in 'The Wizard of Odd'

1997 • 4 min • United States of America
Nanna is the most successful topless dancer at a gentleman's club. Jealous of her tremendous accomplishments, a battle ensues with another dancer. Nanna wins in the end, proving it's not the size of the tips that matter.
Une Odeur de Géranium

Une Odeur de Géranium

1997 • 30 min
To make her meeting with her lover Bernard, Françoise needs Julien's help. Julien is 11, Françoise, 14. They're brother and sister.