A young man idles around Tokyo, collecting materials to construct a diorama of a cityscape.
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A high school student has a mental breakdown and brings a gun to class. A standoff against the police ensues.
A group of punks steal weapons from a military base.
Eerie images of landscapes after the Fukushima nuclear disaster shot on black and white 8mm.
Told through performances, TV interviews, home movies, family photographs, private letters and unpublished memoirs, the film reveals the essence of an extraordinary woman who rose from humble beginnings in New York City to become a glamorous international superstar and one of the greatest artists of all time.
Loosely based on an infamous 1984 Long Island murder case involving Satan-worshiping, teenage drug freaks (Knights of the Black Circle), David Wojnarowicz and Tommy Turner’s Where Evil Dwells is a low-budget D.I.Y. movie that walks the jagged lines between splatter flick, experimental film and transgressive art. The original footage was destroyed in a fire and the only footage that survived is this 28 minute preview that was put together for the Downtown New York Film Festival in 1985.
The following films were all made in 1976. I do not wish to describe them. —SB "Two portrait sketches and two nondescript."
Set in 1973 Spain, a struggling encyclopedia salesman and his wife take advantage of an offer to make adult films. The act turns him into an aspring legit filmmaker and her into an international sex symbol.
In the old projection room of a cinema something comes to life. 24 frames per second. 24 beats per minute. The analogue film is infinite. ∞
Shell-shocked Barbara must face up to the loss of a dear companion after a tragic accident. Her best friend Klara and husband Torsten devise a plan to thaw Barbara's heart, after she reminisces about the incident, the funeral, and happier times. Will she agree to the suggestions of her nearest and dearest? Can grief turn into hope?
"Ritratto di Rosa, all'italiana" stands as the second act of the trilogy begun in 2019 with "Portrait de Rosa, à la française." The poetry of the first chapter is replaced by a melody that takes the viewer back among the waves of a journey, among rocks and shells. A song full of love and hope from the past, setting the end of youth and the beginning of maturity.
Filip buys an 8mm movie camera when his first child is born. Because it's the first camera in town, he's named official photographer by the local Party boss. His horizons widen when he is sent to regional film festivals with his first works but his focus on movie making also leads to domestic strife and philosophical dilemmas.
A lonely mime takes desperate measures in order to find the audience he deserves.
In 1975, the long slog of civil war has recently begun in Beirut. Two friends, Tarek and Omar, suffer during the Lebanese civil war. Conflicts arise when they decide to cross from West to East, crossing the Muslim-Christian line that divides Beirut.
In late 1970s Ohio, a group of friends filming a homemade zombie movie witness a devastating train derailment. Soon after, their quiet town is gripped by unexplained disappearances, strange phenomena, and a growing sense of fear, as they uncover that something terrifying has been set loose.
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Familiar Phantoms is an experimental documentary short film about memory, history and trauma.
A sunny day at the park becomes a duel to the death when two lemonade sellers turn to guerrilla warfare in a battle for customers.
A traumatized cheer captain races to stop a masked killer and the new tourist attraction aimed to exploit her tragedy from a year earlier.
Hieronymus Rivera, a strong force in the New York fashion underground, is offered the deal of a lifetime by Cecilia Meadows, a government official who is the head of a new secret program called DAFTCA. What begins as a simple agreement to design uniforms for the organization, soon finds Hieronymus in the center of a vast web of conspiracy.
Made for straight 8's 2018 competition on one cartridge of super 8mm film with only in-camera edits and no post-production. Premiered on may 14th 2018 at straight 8's Cannes film festival screening.
