"Jiang Zemin" interviews the President of the People's Republic of China about his visit to the United States. "Daniel Barenboim" rebroadcasts a segment on the pianist who is considered by some to be the most accomplished all-around living musician in the world. "Andy Rooney" talks about people wearing clothing advertisements.
In this clay animation, simple but lively clay dolls that viewers can't help but love run amok in real landscapes. They arise spontaneously from nowhere, touch themselves one by one as if to confirm the joy of life, and the sight of them moving around with their whole bodies overflowing with the joy of life is irrationally heart-warming. What makes this film even more deeply moving is that it also depicts death, which is the exact opposite of their sense of life and loveliness. The sincerity with which the characters try to accept the death of their beloved companions with all their might goes beyond the realm of character that tends to be described with the word 'cute', and is established as a rich drama. The exhilarating flight scenes and the music, which more than compensates for the dialogue, are also worthy of special mention.
Explores two spirit possession rituals in Western Nepal. Focuses on two women, known as dhaminis, to examine the role spirit possession plays in the religious life of their communities.
In the Mahébourg lagoon in Mauritius "seine" fishing is still practised. It is a traditional occupation that today still allows men to survive.
A Musical Journey through Spain
80-year-old Anna Filippovna and 63-year-old Alexey Fedorovich, residents of the village of Kuchuguri in the Voronezh region (the village about which director Gerchikov shot a real documentary saga), come to New Year's Eve Moscow, although they have not traveled further than the nearest district center from their native Kuchugurs in recent decades....
This video is an artistic interpretation of an actual performance that took place in the summer, 2000 on Mount Royal in Montreal. All the scenes of the video are in slow motion. Kinga Araya climbs wooden stairs to get to the top of Mount Royal. Dressed in black, she wears a beautiful, yet cumbersome and dangerous copper hat (adjustable refers to the copper band inside the Headgear to fit almost any human head). When she finally reaches the lookout, she continues to walk in a circle. She finishes her 'Royal Promenade' with a final spin, in the middle of this picturesque public space.
Since the time of the Qing Dynasty, villagers of Xiaotun have performed a folk opera in which all the actors wear masks. Known as the “Guansuo Opera”, its performances were suspended during the Cultural Revolution, and its script was burned. In 1980, through the approval of the local government, it started to perform again. “Mask” records the various antagonisms and attitudes amongst villagers, performers, village and county officials, local cultural researchers and filmmakers. More significantly, it reveals the cultural confrontation between “the observed” in the village and the filmmaking crew.
This educational video uses a blend of live action footage and catchy tunes to teach children basic skills such as counting and learning how things move. Songs included are: 'Diggers, Dumpers and Trucks'; 'Mass Excavator'; 'The Roller'; 'I Went to Visit a Site One Day'; 'Ten Hard Hats'; 'The Tall Crane Song'; 'The Concrete Mixer'; 'The Building Site'; and 'Crash Bang Smash'.
texts from the late 20th century's most radical avant-garde works
The banal days go by without you realizing it. Vividly colored watercolor integrated with 3D computer animation presents the details of a somewhat unremarkable life to re-discover beauties in common things.
Short film by Hiroko Kobayashi
Short film by Hiroko Kobayashi
After the murder of Rufus, Henrik Möller meets Rufus' father. He is both angry and insidious.
Two innovative fish turn the world upside down.
Traumatized by the tragic death of his girlfriend, Jerome drops out of school and retreats to the province where he opens his own inn. Though still brokenhearted, Jerome settles into his new abode and leads a more serene life.
What at first appears to be a myriad of angry alligators floating in the murky waters of the Everglades, waiting to pounce on unsuspecting tourists, is in fact a delicate ecosystem vital to the environment of South Florida. Brought to video by National Geographic, this video is a swamp boat ride through the salty mangrove and saw-grass prairies to a secret place of survival. Between the sediments of silt and sand, wonderful creatures reside, such as the West Indian Manatee, the American White Pelican, the Roseate Spoonbill, and the rarest and most elusive native animal of the region -- the Florida Panther.
In 1993, Washington DC area indie rock band Lorelei went on tour to England, before even their first EP had been released (only a single so far). It's not Spinal Tap, but things did not go as planned for the band. The doc mixes performance footage with some on-the-road moments.
Using footage from CNN and ABC news reports, Boyce possesses American news anchors with the spirits of old-time sci-fi who speak the virtues of electronic hypnosis and rule through fear. He superimposes lips on the news anchors and makes them utter classic lines from classic films, amongst others Dracula.
