All Films

Ultimate Wife

1997 • 60 min • Japan

Tommy, also known as Tomio, runs a Western-style pornographic distribution company. The next purchase is Las Vegas. He came to Tomio’s guesthouse with his mistress, Reina. Men and women who were open to sex were always coming and going there. Starring Rena Murakami, a legendary actress and stripper.

Culture

1997 • 29 min • United States of America

A junior editor gets a nice promotion while working for a famous New York daily. With the function comes a secretary, a veteran lady accustomed in a certain working tradition. But her new boss goes on a different working culture whose motto is "Speed, efficiency and organization".

Beauty and the Beast

1997 • 49 min • United States of America

A kind hearted merchant found shelter from a storm in an enchanted palace. He becomes imprisoned for picking a single flower for his youngest daughter Beauty. When his horse returned home alone, Beauty set out to finer her father, but what awaited her was a heart that matched her own.

Exodus

1997 • 1 min • United Kingdom

The film documents two men carrying palm trees through the streets of East London. McQueen tracked the men through a bustling Brick Lane market.

Twisted Sheets

1997 • 15 min • Canada

Sue is trying to get over a break-up with Dale. She goes out to get coffee in her nightgown and meets him and his new girlfriend, Sabrina, in the convenience store. Mortified she leaves and finally accepts an invitation from a lesbian friend to go to an all-girl bar that night. She's surprised to see Sabrina there dancing with women.

Super Speedway

1997 • 50 min • Canada, United States of America

We follow the Newman-Haas (Andretti) racing team through the process of building, testing, and racing for a season. This includes extensive race speed on-track footage, including some pre-race footage with a full squad of cars. From time to time, we check in with a small shop building/restoring one of the first roadsters Mario Andretti raced; the finale includes him taking it for a spin.

Stage Fright

1997 • 12 min • United Kingdom

A vaudevillian's act involving the juggling of dogs is no longer a hit. He and his partner must face a brutal villain and assorted obstacles in order to secure their future.

Couple (Secret) Sex Life: Wife is Melting

1997 • 60 min • Japan

Recently, Azumi was shocked to learn that her husband Norio goes to an adult entertainment industry. While they were having sex, Norio blurted out, "As usual, you're behind the scenes." At first, she suspected that Norio was cheating on her, but when she investigated, he confessed that he frequented the sex industry...

Destination Anywhere

1997 • 48 min • United States of America

This film captures the essence of Jon Bon Jovi, the lead singer of one of the prime players in the legion of pop-metal bands that took '80s radio by storm. Most of the film is a short narrative loosely based on the songs from his 1997 solo album Destination Anywhere, and features Jon Bon Jovi and Demi Moore as a young couple struggling with alcoholism and the death of their young child.

The Television

1997 • 30 min • Philippines

A TV screen-dwelling clown kidnaps a neglected young girl.

Knitwits

1997 • 11 min

Saturday afternoon in a knitting store in New York City.

New Cruising Love Story

1997 • 60 min • Japan

Yamamoto Ryuji, the president of a gay film production company, was troubled. Without a suitable model, he was at a dead end with his project. While searching for material, Yamamoto went to a paid cruising spot for gay men and discovered that a nearby park was now a hotspot. At midnight, Yamamoto went there to do an interview and saw a group of men flocking around a particular man. Yamamoto immediately started filming. However, he is found out.

Gays in Wonderland

1997 • 58 min • Japan

Kiyomi Ito, an actress who has appeared in and been involved with many gay movies, Keiko Sorbonne, a manga artist who is charismatic and popular in the subculture world and has published many books about gay stories, and Kyoko Godai, a successful screenwriter who has written many screenplays for gay movies, have taken up the megaphone for this unique omnibus gay movie! The film features a wide variety of characters, including beautiful boys, fat men, and old men, as only an omnibus can!

Anguish

1997 • 5 min • Canada

Text on the body.

Oscar

1997 • 49 min

Writer Michael Bracewell presents an unusual and provocative look at the life and legacy of Oscar Wilde, the controversial Irish-born writer. Michael sets out to rescue him from the dangers of respectability by portraying him as an inspiration to generations of rockers and artists.

Happy Birthday!

1997 • 14 min • Portugal

Chico wakes up on his 30th birthday to the sound of his girlfriend singing “Happy Birthday” to him on his answering machine. When João wakes up in bed next to him, he realizes that this is not his typical birthday.

Cutie Honey Flash: The Movie

1997 • 38 min • Japan

One night, a man carrying a briefcase is attacked by masked bandits. Cutey Honey narrowly saves him. The man's briefcase, an archaeologist, contains a strange chrysalis that he stole from the Panther Claw organization. This butterfly, originally from Mexico and extinct for 6,000 years, is according to legend a guardian angel, helping men reach paradise. The Panther Claw organization tries to recover the briefcase, but fails again... However, they manage to kidnap Cutey Honey's best friend. To save him, our heroine will accompany the archaeologist to Central America following in the footsteps of an ancient civilization, where she fights against insectoids and ends up in a forest full of bright green butterflies.

Supernatural

1997 • 56 min • United States of America

A beautiful young lady is totally stranded on a remote highway. She winds up looking for help in a haunted house only to be seduced by a harem of gorgeous vampire women. Come on - haven't we all experienced that?

The Bluesman

1997 • 22 min • United States of America

The story of a blues musician who's down on his luck, scrapping for cash, and ever in search of a quick fix. Even when he gets his first (and only?) big break, the self-destructive allure of the needle doesn't stop.

Swing Blade

1997 • 4 min • United States of America

A parody trailer for a movie that combines the characters from Sling Blade and Swingers.

Nostradamus II

1997 • 5 min

Early Farley-Roxburgh college short. Filmed in Providence, RI.

Go! Anpanman: The Pyramid of the Rainbow

1997 • 56 min • Japan

In the land of the pyramids, the Rainbow Prince turns everyone into pyramids! Can Anpanman find snow and water, the weakness of the Rainbow Prince, and stop him before it's too late?

Backroom Troubles

1997 • 51 min • New Zealand

Women talk about the circumstances that drove them to seek illegal abortions and the often traumatic result. Interwoven with historical photographs and newsreel footage, the stories expose how the reality of women's lives were counterposed to what was socially and morally expected of them.

Uncle

1997 • 6 min • Australia

A nephew recalls the sometimes-lonely and often-eccentric life of his beloved uncle.