1997 Movies

In “Ya basta!” the native Tzotzil tribe takes up arms to demand land, work, housing, education, health, independence, freedom and democracy from the M...

A fearless young woman cleans the outer windows of an upper floor.

The sound of a heartbeat pumps life into Linear Dreams, a scratch animation film that moves from the simple lines of the unconscious to representation...

Aktan Abdykalikov's simple, clear-eyed poetry finds an elemental form here. Two twin brothers are walking down the road carrying a pail of water, they...

A dark, futuristic tale of society's doomed near future.

8 Minute Abs with 8 Minute Arm. Staring Jaime Brenkus

Documentary following the 1995 tour of the "Circus without talent" Circus Redickuless

The story starts with the birth of a baby, who starts crying as soon as he sees his father "in disguise." The infant is already expressing his desire...

On the way to school, a boy is confronted by an enormous man whose hand grabs hold of his school bag and tosses it into the air. The hand pushes him t...

A documentary on Christmas celebrations in Floradorp, a working-class district in Amsterdam.

In the sixteenth century Portuguese Catholic missionaries introduced Christianity to Japan. The religion flourished for about fifty years, but by 1614...

A young black man in an oppressive urban environment finds a new outlook by embracing his African roots.

This documentary looks at women's attitudes towards beauty and sexuality in contemporary China. By focusing on women's perceptions of their bodies, th...

This documentary depicts the life of several child street performers in a contemporary Chinese city. These children had been wandering the country as...

This documentary tells the fascinating story of one of China's newly rich entrepreneurs, Yang Daquan, of Pengzhou City in Sichuan. Mr. Yang came from...

Kurt Masur conducts the Orchestra of the Gewandhaus Liepzig, accompanied by soloist Frank-Michael Erben (violin),in a Gala dedicated to the life's wo...

The sound was printed on an empty clear 16mm film at first, the hand animation was painted onto the cellulose material itself.