All Films

Prisoners of the War on Drugs

1996 • 60 min • United States of America

From its beginning during the Reagan years through current times, the War on Drugs has left many victims stranded in the prison system. PRISONERS OF THE WAR ON DRUGS reveals life behind bars in the nation’s prisons. Each prisoner has his or her own story, but for most, the story is predictably similar; they have been criminalized for drugs or drug related offenses, locked up with easy access to substances, and given little opportunity for rehabilitation. This film provides an inside look at the prison system, its prisoners and a war on drugs we do not seem to be winning.

£830,000,000 - Nick Leeson and the Fall of the House of Barings

1996 • 53 min • United Kingdom

25 Million Pounds details the collapse of Barings Bank in the mid 1990s primarily by a broker called Nick Leeson, who lost £827 million ($1.3 billion) by speculating on futures contracts. The film contextualises the downfall as the history of Barings Bank was one of the oldest and most prestigious merchant banks in Britain, run by the same family for decades with extensive ties to Britain's elites. But in the late 19th century Barings almost went bankrupt after investing heavily in South American bonds, including backing the construction of a sewer system in Buenos Aires. The bank was saved by The Bank of England, but Edward Baring, the head of the bank, was financially ruined and never recovered.

Two Dragons

1996 • 15 min

Dois Dragões follows a small dog on an adventure in a Chinese restaurant, where its owner (Ana Zanatti) goes to have dinner with her daughter (Beatriz Batarda). Terrorised by the possibility of being turned into Chop Suey, the dog passes a frightening night, running through the restaurant and hearing the telenovela-like conversations taking place at the different tables. With the camera placed in the dog’s perspective, this short film acts as an amusing panorama of Lisbon society at the end of the 20th century.

Political Decadence

1996 • 12 min

A 12-minute video produced for the 1996 MIX Film Festival. Jim Hubbard, the founder of MIX, asked Wentzy "to make it personal." It contains graphic demonstration of a condom being put on alongside of Hesse Helms, speeches by other reactionary political leaders, and stylized masturbation.

Das gelbe Unterwasserboot

1996 • 40 min

Cover-versions of the Beatles album "Yellow Submarine" with translated to German lyrics, and a DIY lo-fi re-imagination of the film THE YELLOW SUBMARINE, animated and filmed originally as Super 8-movie.

HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Jack Coen

1996 • 28 min • United States of America

Stand-up comedy with Jack Coen, a comic who likes to find 'the other side' of politics, sports, religion, relationships, sex and children.

Duel for Three

1996 • 51 min • Yugoslavia

Divorced couple receives a farewell VHS cassette from their son who voluntarily joined military forces in Bosnia. Only then they realize whole futility of their lives.

Historias Breves II: Fruto de tu vientre

1996 • 10 min • Argentina

The effort of a man to bring food to his children.

Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi

1996 • 39 min • Philippines, Japan

Kidlat Tahimik, a director and performer, sought to recreate relations between the body and filmed image seen through "Asian eyes." This groundbreaking project took the form of a documentary which Mr. Tahimik directed and in which he performed himself in order to show his own thinking about the different views of the body held by the "East" and the "West."

Primus: The Devil Went Down to Georgia

1996 • 4 min

Charlie Daniels Band's "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" covered and put to animation.

Mass in A-minor

1996 • 4 min • Croatia

‘Mass in A minor’ is the first computer animated film made in Croatia.

Alfresco

1996 • 55 min • Slovakia, United Kingdom

In ALFRESCO we find the best of Slovakia's boys playing around in the great outdoors, enjoying their own and each other's passions as only firm young men can! It includes never before seen footage. There can be no doubt about it, our reputation for finding the best looking men for our videos remains unsurpassed. Scouring Slovakia and the neighboring Czechoslvakia and Hungary, we find amazing talent such as world famous sex symbols Dano Sulik and John Paulik.

Cappuccino

1996 • 5 min • Estonia

A macabre animated comedy about Paul and Georg, a man and a fly. It's a tale of loss and broken love.

SMP: Disturbing The Peace

1996 • 32 min

MX Freestyle video

Femme

1996 • 5 min

After a night of drinking, a young woman is shocked to see something stirring next to her in bed. She tries desperately to reconstruct the previous night. And where are the contact lenses?

Oh, Brother: starring Stick Stickly

1996 • 24 min • United States of America

When Stick Stickly learns of his long-lost twin brother Wood Knot from his mother, he heads to New York City in order to find him. Will they ever reunite again?

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Tibetan Freedom Concert

1996 • 19 min

Golden Gate Park (Tibetan Freedom Concert), San Francisco, CA, United States. June 16th, 1996.

So What?

1996 • 5 min • France

Lisa drives Marie home but Marie doesn't want to end the night. Lisa suggests they go for a drive. Lisa tries to keep her distance from Marie, because she has a secret. However, Marie wants to be close to Lisa.

Richard Lewis: The Magical Misery Tour

1996 • 57 min • United States of America

Lewis 1997 HBO stand up special was filmed at New York s historic Bottom Line. The Los Angeles Times called it, his best show ever.

Life and Death on the A-List

1996 • 50 min

A portrait of actor/photographer Tom McBride as he succumbs to AIDS.

Atlanta

1996 • 10 min • United States of America

A 12 year-old Olympic swimmer and her mother (both played by July) speak to the public about “going for the gold”.

Aussie Dreams

1996 • 60 min

Join the boys down under for a delightful erotic romp that starts at the famous lifeguard studded beaches of Sydney. The boys parts at Mardi Gras and then escape to a lush tropical rainforest. Free to drop their inhibitions, they explore the landscape of man to man sensuality.

The Saint Inspector

1996 • 5 min • United Kingdom

A buddha-like figure meditating on a high platform is fussily scrutinized by a whirring, clicking, mechanical bureaucrat.

The Ring of Truth

1996 • 29 min • United Kingdom

Set in the Necropolis graveyard, Glasgow. A comic and magical tale about the meaning of life and a hunt for a missing diamond ring. An ex-B movie starlet and her daughter search for the ring, lost many years ago whilst the mother was making love with a travelling salesman. Their antics are observed by a small boy who is spending the day with his Grandfather, the custodian of the graveyard. As the story unfolds, the day at the graveyard moves from comedy and tragedy to magic, fantasy and resurrection