All Films

What My Mother Told Me

1995 • 57 min • Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom

Jesse, a young woman from England, goes to Trinidad to bury her father. Reluctantly she agrees to meet her mother, whom she thought had abandoned her when she was a child. Her mother tells her stories, revealing a troubled and violent marriage, and Jesse is forced to face the truth about her past.

Miss Sarajevo

1995 • 33 min • United States of America

Miss Sarajevo is a surreal and startling portrait of Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia, during the height of the city's seige.

Kyuss - Bizarre Festival, Weeze, Germany

1995 • 32 min • Germany

This is the first appearance on Soundaboard of Kyuss, the band from Palm Desert, California. Better late than never. A recording on the year they split at the Bizarre Festival in Cologne, Germany that also had the presence of Clawfinger, NOFX, Monster Magnet, White Zombie, Paradise Lost and others.

The Desired Number

1995 • 27 min • United Kingdom

This short documentary examines multiple facets of Nigeria’s cultural attitudes towards pregnancy, women’s productive options, and the familial structure.

Life In Medieval Britain

1995 • 55 min • United Kingdom

'Life In Medieval Britain' is the perfect introduction to everyday life during the Middle Ages. Featuring realistic reconstructions filmed at a working medieval village, this DVD helps explain the habits and customs of a people living during a turbulent period of British history. Dr Martin Lowry, Dr Robert Swanson and Andrew Brown provide expert comment and analysis on a time of great upheaval.

Xiao Shan Going Home

1995 • 59 min • China

Xiao Shan, a temporary worker at the Hongyuan Restaurant, has just been fired by his boss Zhao Guoqing. Deciding to leave Beijing and returns to his home in Anyang, he goes to see a series of people from his hometown who have also been living in Beijing-construction workers, train ticket scalpers, university students, attendant, prostitutes-but no one wants to go back with him. Dispirited and confused, he searches out one after another of his old friends who are still in Beijing. Finally he leaves his wild long hair, the symbol of his life in the city, at a roadside barber stand as his offering to Beijing.

Amazon Journal

1995 • 60 min

Beginning with the assassination of Chico Mendes in 1988 and ending with a return trip to Yanomami Territory in 1995, this six year journey provides an illuminating perspective on the volatile changes of this era. Besides documenting events, O'Connor analyzes the complex interaction between semi-isolated indigenous societies and "outsiders."

Chocolate - Las Nueve Vidas De Paco

1995 • 32 min • United States of America

Set in the post Civil War west, LAS NUEVE VIDAS DE PACO, is the epic tale of six men who have been cheated. Cheated out of their pride. After loosing their horses during the night, Los Banditos set out on foot to seek revenge on their mortal enemy, “The Law”, and save their enslaved companero, Paco. What follows is a spectacular visual feast of epic cinematography in which the six fight incredible odds to remain friends. LAS NUEVE VIDAS DE PACO is the first in a trilogy encompassing the classic struggle of good vs evil (or evil vs good), with an ending that will twist your guts up. The old west extravaganza represents yet another stepping-stone in the soon to be legacy of film-making from GSF.

Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable

1995 • 13 min • United States of America

An attraction at EPCOT in Disney World which explains how damage is done to the environment and how we can prevent it.

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

1995 • 55 min • United States of America

There is only one Yul Brynner. No other actor had his looks, his range of talents, his energy and his capacity to draw others into the spell of his charm. A true sophisticate of deliberately mysterious origins, Yul Brynner was at home in a wide variety of languages and social environments.

Steve Reich - City Life

1995 • 60 min • Germany

Delve into the life story and professional career of musical genius Steve Reich, considered one of the greatest American composers of the 20th century. Manfred Waffender's documentary reveals how Reich's minimalist style and phrasing innovations have altered the direction of musical history. Special attention is paid to "City Life," a collection of everyday streets sounds brought together to create an aural representation of the urban landscape.

Detras del dinero

1995 • 34 min

A series of events related to a 100 dollar bill.

Alice in Russialand

1995 • 60 min • Canada, United Kingdom

Documentary by Ken Russell that shows Alice traveling through a century of Russian's history, from the period of Tsarism, through Socialism and Glasnost. Alice's original characters embody ideological conflicts crossing politics, art and cultural movements.

The Eye Like a Strange Balloon Mounts Toward Infinity

1995 • 4 min • Canada, United Kingdom

A father and son rescue the sole survivor of a train crash.

Heritage Minutes: Hart & Papineau

1995 • 1 min • Canada

Two decades after Ezekiel Hart is denied his seat in the assembly, Louis-Joseph Papineau's government enacts religious tolerance laws in Lower Canada.

Statuary

1995 • 25 min

With deadpan comedy and rich black and white imagery, STATUARY parallels the stories of a reclusive statuary yard keeper (played by the late great theatre artist Ruth Maleczech) and a college grad looking for meaningful paying work.

Drawn from Memory

1995 • 55 min • United States of America

Fierlinger concentrates his considerable talents as an animator to recount through fragmented memories, vivid recollections, and the occasional evocative photograph his life as the rebellious son of Jan Fierlinger, Czechoslovakian career politician.

Pride and Prejudice: From Page to Screen

1995 • 29 min • United Kingdom

A making of featurette about the translation of the classic Jane Austen-novel into a screenplay, filled with interviews with the director, the screenwriter, leading make up, costume and others.

Linger

1995 • 13 min

Five years ago, Donna Marie would never have admitted she had a crush on her best mate, Tammy. Now, married and with kids, she recalls that special day when Tammy and her made off with a stolen mattress.

Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

1995 • 30 min • United States of America

A single Christmas tree becomes the source of cheer for the people and animals living around Mr. Willowby's estate. Based on the children's book of the same name.

El ataque del vampiro espacial

1995 • 17 min • Argentina

A space vampire stalks ardent young people who visit the city cemetery.

The Smashing Pumpkins: Bullet with Butterfly Wings

1995 • 4 min

A promotional video for the Smashing Pumpkins' 1995 single "Bullet with Butterfly Wings."

The Black Cat

1995 • 18 min • United Kingdom

In this adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale, a prisoner recounts the macabre series of events that led him to his current circumstances.

Out Rage ‘69

1995 • 56 min

Documentary covers the early struggle for LGBTQ equal rights, from the repressive 1950s to the 1969 Stonewall riots.