All Films

A Wave of Passion: The Life of Alexandra Kollontai

1994 • 53 min • United Kingdom

A look at the life of the Russian revolutionary Marxist Alexandra Kollontai

Wie aus Weiter Ferne

1994 • 55 min • Netherlands

At the invitation of the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Dutch conductor Jules Coulée returns to the Netherlands to conduct a one-off performance of Third Symphony by Gustav Mahler. Coulée is unpleasantly surprised when he sees that the Concertgebouw is under construction and that the renovations continue during rehearsals. In addition, the acoustics of the hall are terribly bad and the balcony too close, so that the post horn solo in the third movement cannot possibly come from afar, as the score prescribes. For Coulée, the entire implementation stands or falls with this detail.

The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black: Teather Penumbra

1994 • 60 min

Kembra Pfahler and The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black perform live at CBGB's on Friday the 13th. Introduction by Hollywood Goddess Karen Black.

La mujer gafe

1994 • 60 min • Spain

A woman brings ill luck to the man that loves her.

Central Park

1994 • 9 min

A lush erotic encounter between two beautiful women who make love in a rowboat in New York's Central Park.

Ten Monologues from the Lives of the Serial Killers

1994 • 54 min • Netherlands

Based on the writings of: J.G. Ballard, Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer, Henry Rollins, Roberta Lannes, Edmund Emil Kemper, etc. The structure of this film is literally that of the title: ten monologues adapted from various fiction and documentary sources which combine to produce an unsettling work that does not pretend to analyse nor to understand the serial killers.

Outside In

1994 • 22 min • United States of America

The computer animation Outside In explains the amazing discovery, made by Steve Smale in 1957, that a sphere can be turned inside out by means of smooth motions and self-intersections. Through a combination of dialogue and exposition accessible to anyone who has some interest in mathematics, Outside In builds up to the grand finale: Bill Thurston's "corrugations" method of turning the sphere inside out.

Loneliness～legend of Casshan～

1994 • 25 min • Japan

A music clip OVA using full versions of songs from the anime.

Al Di Meola Jean-Luc Ponty Stanley Clarke Live at Montreux

1994 • 60 min

Guitarist Al di Meola, violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, and bassist Stanley Clarke, all of whom recorded numerous albums as leaders during the 1970s and 1980s, join forces for this 1994 concert in Montreux. Each musician's compositions are featured in this mostly acoustic performance, though charts were necessary to help them find their way through unfamiliar pieces. There is a noticeable lack of ego apparent on-stage, with no one player trying to steal the spotlight. For his solo feature, "Eulogy to Oscar Romero," Ponty incorporates the use of a digital delay to accompany himself, while Clarke's and di Meola's solo performances are more in the context of the concert. CD The Rite of Strings, which was recorded the following year.

Predators of the Wild: Crocodiles and Alligators

1994 • 49 min • United States of America

Crocodiles and alligators... gaping, saw-toothed jaws, muscular, bone-crushing tails, a Jurassic vision of armoured, flesh-eating horror. Lurking beneath the murky surface, eyes and nostrils are barely visible as the oblivious victim ventures one step too near. A sudden explosion of lunging, scaled fury, a hopeless, panicked struggle... a silent, watery death. Crocodiles and alligators reign as the supreme predators in rivers and coastal areas around the globe. With a carnivorous heritage extending back to the age of dinosaurs, these primordial relics are worthy successors to the "terrible lizards" they so closely resemble.

Kiss My Baad Assss: Ice-T's Guide to Blaxploitation

1994 • 25 min

Ice-T Looks at the history of 1970s Blaxploitation cinema and its continuing influence.

Do You Remember the First Time?

1994 • 26 min • United Kingdom

An unconventional promo for the 1994 single of the same name by British band Pulp. Various celebrities are interviewed about their memories of losing their virginity, and frontman Jarvis Cocker reminisces about his.

School of Assassins

1994 • 18 min

Human rights abuses by graduates of the U.S. Army School of the Americas (SOA) are chillingly documented at the beginning of the campaign to close the school.

African Diary

1994 • 8 min • Italy

African Diary uses footage from a filmed personal diary shot in Algeria by an anonymous Frenchman between 1927-1936. Here, they reprise his cinematic jottings as he followed in the footsteps of the 19th century Orientalists like Flaubert.

Os Romeiros do Padre Cícero

1994 • 35 min • Brazil

The documentary follows a truck of pilgrims on their pilgrimage from Fernandes, in the municipality of Arapiraca, in Alagoas, to Juazeiro - a journey of 700 km covered in 16 hours. Testimonies of former pilgrims and their descendants established in Juazeiro, today a commercial center with 180 thousand inhabitants, outline the historical and legendary profile of Father Cícero.

Henry VIII & His Six Wives

1994 • 50 min

Divorced, beheaded, died; Divorced, beheaded, survived - This children s rhyme accurately depicts the sometimes gruesome outcome of Henry VIII s six wives, and is a catchy reminder of how a king at the height of his power manipulated the law for his own gratification. The iconic figure of Henry VIII conjures images of opulence and excess but also of a man with a vicious cruel streak that would send two of his wives to the executioner. However, as this DVD shows, he was also a caring and loving husband desperate for a male heir...desperate enough to kill.

Fairest of Them All

1994 • 6 min • United Kingdom

Animated short set in the dressing room of several drag artists.

Enough

1994 • 5 min • United States of America

A person finds a magical fish, wishes for "it all" and learns a lesson about when enough is enough.

Into the Deep

1994 • 34 min • Canada, United States of America

An underwater exploration beneath kelp forests in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California. The film captures the birth of a shark, squids mating, a lobster molting, a fish protecting its nest from an octopus and a sea urchin, and the sea bed covered with brittle stars.

Artwar

1994 • 6 min • United Kingdom

This version of Artwar builds from performances with paper masks and implements and various sequences of gunfire.

Nine Inch Nails: Behind The Scenes Of Closer

1994 • 27 min

Behind the scenes footage of the making of the music video for "Closer" by Nine Inch Nails, directed by Mark Romanek.

Phil Collins: A Closer Look

1994 • 51 min • United Kingdom

Documentary following preparations for Phil Collins' 1994 Both Sides of the World Tour.

Truth or Dairy

1994 • 23 min

This classic Vegan Society video remains one of the most entertaining and informative introductions to veganism. Viewers will learn why avoiding meat, leather, dairy and eggs is not only the most healthy way to live but also the most compassionate. Highly recommended for both existing vegans and anyone considering becoming a vegan.

Capitaine X

1994 • 13 min • France

You wake up in a warehouse where a bunch of degenerates is willing to execute you.