All Films

Haunted

1996 • 46 min • United States of America

Documentary consisting in segments: "The Ghost Soprano" Ghost haunts the Bidderford City Theater; "Grandma the Witch" Helen Batestini claims to be a witch, dies, and burns the house down; "Gettysburg Ghosts" Yginio Salazar's ghost visits his grandson; "Anger in the Attic" Chris Woodyard, Ghost Investigator and "Restless Rooms" Art Garcia moves into a free house, and quickly learns why it's free.

From Knossos to Athens: A Journey through Ancient Greece

1996 • 26 min

The journey from Knossos to Athens takes us to many of the important sites of ancient Greek history - those places which help us to understand the influential changes in Greece between the Minoan and the Classical Periods. Sites visited during the program include the Minoan Palace of Knossos on Crete, the Minoan settlement of Akrotiri on the Aegean island of Santorini, Mycenaean Tiryns and Mycenae, the Peloponnesian sites of Sparta and Corinth, and finally Athens itself.

Just a Game

1996 • 17 min • Norway

Five sunbathing teenage girls find a sleeping man in the bushes and start to play a game, but it all goes a bit too far.

Bad Jews in My Kitchen

1996 • 21 min • United States of America

Bad Jews in My Kitchen is a series of intimate video vignettes of Jewish lesbians who share the contradictions inherent in their identities. Kitchen table interviews capture a unique vitality and intelligence that results in a fresh contribution to Jewish lesbian representation.

Neil Diamond: Under a Tennessee Moon

1996 • 60 min

The singer performs selections from his new album at the legendary Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn. with Waylon Jennings, Chet Atkins, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Buffy Lawson and Mark O'Connor.

Rant

1996 • 8 min

Can an ant salvage his reputation? A rough-voiced sergeAnt orders the ant colony to return with food or don't come back. The tough-sounding fast-talking Ray enlists Lalo, a Mexican immigrAnt, to follow. They raid a picnic for bits of bologna; then Ray tries to lead them back to the hill, where his reputation is none too hot. He gets the pair into danger more than once - all from an ant's eye view. After a deluge, they're back at the hill without any food. Go home defeated? Try again? Maybe Lalo has an idea.

Le dernier jour

1996 • 17 min • France

Since the death of their parents, while they were still teenagers, Jéremie and Maxime live alone together in an old manor at the edge of the sea. It's the sole remaining link with their family roots. Over the years, Jéremie, taking on the role of big brother and father, has continually looked after Maxime, who is still affected by the accident. Like wounded galloping horses, they have to face their destiny and confront death in order to recover their identity and be at peace with themselves.

The Lady of Saigon

1996 • 60 min

Portrait of Dr Hoa, an extraordinary woman who was a minister in the South Vietnamese revolutionary government. Her life is a battle, and that battle is a pleasure. During the war she was at times imprisoned and at times a member of the resistance. She tells Jocelyne Saab about her experiences.

Nude Tai Chi

1996 • 32 min • United States of America

Three women perform nude tai chi.

Die Hard

1996 • 2 min • Russia

A film about the hard working days of a Hollywood action star.

Oasis: MTV Unplugged

1996 • 45 min • United Kingdom

In August of 1996, Oasis, riding high from the overwhelming success of their first two albums Definitely Maybe and (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, were to perform on the hit MTV series Unplugged. However (as was often the case), problems arose within the band, namely between the most well known members of the group, Noel and Liam Gallagher. An argument began between the two brothers, ultimately ending with Liam bowing out of the concert. The idea of postponing, or cancelling the show outright, was discussed, but thankfully, Noel decided to go ahead and sing lead vocals. What some initially thought of as a potential disaster ended up as a brilliant performance from Oasis sans Liam, and for the first time, gave the entire world a good look at what Noel could do.

Reseeding Air

1996 • 6 min

Short film by Michael Rudnick

Making-of Kids Return

1996 • 12 min • Japan

Making of Takeshi Kitano's movie Kids Return.

A Walk with Johnny Guitar

1996 • 4 min • Portugal

Lord knows where João de Deus has been. He's come home wounded in the head. He's got a bit of the soundtrack to Johnny Guitar in his head. Strangely enough, there is no sign of the hole in his head. Day breaks over the city. Further strolls are in sight. It is said that Mr. Monteiro, the alter ego of João de Deus, occasionally goes out with Nicholas Ray. At least, they've been seen together.

Adam Sandler: What the Hell Happened to Me?

1996 • 56 min • United States of America

Live performance from June 29, 1996 in Chicago of Adam Sandler with a live backing band supporting his newly released comedy album, "What the Hell Happened to Me?". Originally aired as an hour long special on HBO.

The Magic Drum

1996 • 53 min • Germany

Other essential predecessors of film were those devices that created the illusion of motion by taking advantage of the persistence of vision and the stroboscopic effect, such as the thaumatrope, phenakistoscope or wheel of life, zoetrope or magic drum and praxinoscope and later on, the more sophisticated flip-books such as the kinora and mutoscope.

Wind-Up Wolf

1996 • 7 min

Tired of never being able to catch the three little pigs, the wolf builds a robot to do the job.

Professor Cosmodrome's Cricket

1996 • 10 min • Lithuania

Animated short.

Seed

1996 • 17 min • United States of America

In the course of a single night, Miriam realizes that her life is worth more than the $65 price tag she puts on it.

Blue Seed 1.5

1996 • 60 min • Japan

A two-episode retelling of the Blue Seed storyline with one episode from Momiji's point of view and the other from Kusanagi's.

Collapse I

1996 • 10 min

Series of installation films used for multi-projection showing including architectural projections, some of those films also in 35mm.

The Flickering Flame

1996 • 52 min • United Kingdom

Documentary following dockers of Liverpool sacked in a labour dispute and their supporters’ group, Women of the Waterfront, as they receive support from around the world and seek solidarity at the TUC conference.

Hanako of the Toilet

1996 • 35 min • Japan

A short movie based on the Japanese urban legend.

HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Laura Kightlinger

1996 • 27 min • United States of America

Stand-up comedy with Laura Kightlinger, the comedy-club headliner who's also an alumna of HBO's 'Women of the Night III.'