- Description:
- DVD - Region free. viewing copy. 2 videodiscs of 2..
color and b/w.
fullscreen. sound.
- Notes:
- Supplemental materials: informational booklet; audio commentaries on selected films.
Titles
+ Wasp
- Director:
- Arnold, Andrea
- Production Co:
- Cowboy Films
- Running Time:
- Short. 25 minutes
- Sound:
- sound
- Color:
- color
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Year:
- 2003
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Drama, Female Directors
- Notes:
- A young mother is broke and her kids are hungry. When an old boyfriend shows up, she seizes the opportunity for some distraction from her problems, but must neglect her children to do so.
- Link to:
- FII catalog |
+ Judgement
- Alternate Title:
- Simpan
- Director:
- Park, Chan-Wook
- Production Co:
- Studio Box
- Running Time:
- Short. 26 minutes
- Sound:
- sound
- Color:
- b/w
- Country:
- Korea [South]
- Year:
- 1999
- Language:
- Korean with English subtitles
- Genre:
- Drama
- Notes:
- One dead body, two families claiming it, an invasive local news team and a small-minded government bureaucrat. Will they get to the bottom of who deserves compensation for the young girl’s death in a recent earthquake? Supplemental material: filmmaker commentary. Original language title: SIMPAN.
+ Sikumi (On The Ice)
- Director:
- MacLean, Andrew Okpeaha
- Production Co:
- Kiuguya Productions
- Running Time:
- Short. 15 minutes
- Sound:
- sound
- Color:
- color
- Country:
- USA
- Year:
- 2008
- Language:
- Iñupiaq language with English subtitles.
- Genre:
- Action Adventure, Drama
- Notes:
- Hunting seals on the desolate sea ice of Alaska, Apuna witnesses a fatal brawl. Knowing both killer and victim he is faced with a terrible choice: honor the dead or protect the living. Supplemental material: filmmaker commentary.
+ Doña Lupe
- Director:
- Del Toro, Guillermo
- Running Time:
- Short. 33 minutes
- Sound:
- sound
- Color:
- color
- Country:
- Mexico
- Year:
- 1983 - 1984
- Language:
- Spanish with English subtitles
- Genre:
- Comedy - Drama
- Notes:
- When two police officers take lodgings at the house of Doña Lupe, they have no doubt that they will come to rule the roost. They casually change the locks and invite their friends for a wild party, confident the elderly widow is powerless to act. But Doña Lupe has other ideas and won’t go down without a fight. Supplemental material: filmmaker commentary.
+ Old Lady And The Pigeons, The
- Director:
- Chomet, Sylvain
- Production Co:
- BBC; Centre National de la Cinématographie; Club d’Investissement Média; Les Armateurs; Odec Kid Cartoons; Productions Django; Les Productions Pascal Blais; Société de Développement des Entreprises Culturelles; Trans Europe Film; Téléfilm Canada
- Running Time:
- Short. 22 minutes
- Sound:
- sound
- Color:
- color
- Country:
- France, Canada
- Year:
- 1998
- Language:
- English.
- Genre:
- Animation
- Notes:
- A hungry policeman watches mournfully as a little old lady sits feeding wonderful delicacies to pigeons in the park. He is desperate to share their fortune. But when he fashions himself a disguise and fills his belly at the expense of the little old lady, the gendarme forgets to consider that he may not be her only pet. Supplemental materials: filmmaker commentary. Original language title: LA VIEILLE DAME ET LES PIGEONS.
+ Attack On The Bakery
- Alternate Title:
- The Second Bakery Attack
- Director:
- Yamakawa, Naoto
- Production Co:
- Beach Flash
- Running Time:
- Short. 17 minutes
- Sound:
- sound
- Color:
- color
- Country:
- Japan
- Year:
- 1982
- Language:
- Japanese language with English subtitles.
- Genre:
- Comedy - Drama
- Notes:
- Two working class toughs “get in character” to rob a baker’s shop - but the baker has a plan to outwit them. Supplemental material: filmmaker commentary. Original language title: PANYA SHUGEKI.
+ Two Cars, One Night
- Director:
- Waititi, Taika
- Production Co:
- Defender Films Ltd.
- Running Time:
- Short. 12 minutes
- Sound:
- sound
- Color:
- b/w
- Country:
- New Zealand
- Year:
- 2003
- Language:
- English.
- Genre:
- Drama
- Notes:
- While waiting for their parents, two boys and a girl meet in the car park of a rural pub. At first they trade insults but soon they opt to wile away the hours together. Supplemental material: filmmaker commentary.
+ Sonata For Hitler
- Director:
- Sokurov, Alexander
- Production Co:
- St. Petersburg Documentary Film Studio
- Running Time:
- Short. 10 minutes
- Sound:
- sound
- Color:
- b/w
- Country:
- USSR
- Year:
- 1979 - 1989
- Genre:
- Experimental / Avant Garde, Documentary
- Notes:
- A montage of footage from German and Soviet archives, showing the perpetrators and the victims of the historical crimes of Hitler and Stalin.
+ My Dad Is 100 Years Old
- Director:
- Rossellini, Isabella; Maddin, Guy
- Production Co:
- Spanky Productions, Inc., The Documentary Channel
- Running Time:
- Short. 17 minutes
- Sound:
- sound
- Color:
- b/w
- Country:
- Canada
- Year:
- 2005
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Experimental / Avant Garde, Biography, Female Directors
- Notes:
- In a surreal account of her father’s life, Isabella Rossellini conjures back to life some of the great filmmakers of the 20th century to help her make sense of Roberto Rossellini’s legacy. Supplemental material: filmmaker commentary.
+ Forklift Driver Klaus
- Alternate Title:
- Forklift Driver Klaus: The First Day On The Job
- Director:
- Wagner, Jörg; Prehn, Stefan
- Production Co:
- Trigon Film
- Running Time:
- Short. 10 minutes
- Sound:
- sound
- Color:
- color
- Country:
- Germany
- Year:
- 2000
- Language:
- German language with English subtitles.
- Genre:
- Comedy
- Notes:
- On his first day as a forklift truck driver, Klaus discovers that his new job is much more difficult than he had expected. Supplemental material: filmmaker commentary. Original language title: STAPLERFAHRER KLAUS - DER ERSTE ARBEITSTAG.
+ Uncle
- Director:
- Elliot, Adam
- Production Co:
- Adam Benjamin Elliot Pty. Ltd.; Victorian College of the Arts, School of Film and Television
- Running Time:
- Short. 9 minutes
- Sound:
- sound
- Color:
- b/w
- Country:
- Australia
- Year:
- 1996
- Language:
- English.
- Genre:
- Animation
- Notes:
- The biography of a humble man, his lemon tree, his Chihuahua and his love of crumpets. Supplemental material: filmmaker commentary.
+ Quartet For The End Of Time
- Director:
- Cuarón, Alfonso
- Production Co:
- Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos
- Running Time:
- Short. 17 minutes
- Sound:
- sound
- Color:
- b/w
- Country:
- Mexico
- Year:
- 1983
- Language:
- Spanish language with English subtitles.
- Genre:
- Drama
- Notes:
- A man, alone in his apartment, performs a variety of enigmatic activities. Supplemental material: filmmaker commentary. Original language title: CUARTETO PARA EL FIN DEL TIEMPO.
+ Madame Tutli-Putli
- Director:
- Lavis, Chris; Szczerbowski, Maciek
- Production Co:
- National Film Board Of Canada
- Running Time:
- Short. 18 minutes
- Sound:
- sound
- Color:
- color
- Country:
- Canada
- Year:
- 2007
- Genre:
- Animation
- Notes:
- Madame Tutli-Putli boards the night train with all her worldly possessions. As she drifts into sleep, strange sights appear and her trip takes a nightmarish turn for the worse. Supplemental material: filmmaker commentary.
+ Girl’s Own Story, A
- Director:
- Campion, Jane
- Production Co:
- Australian Film And Television School
- Running Time:
- Short. 26 minutes
- Sound:
- sound
- Color:
- b/w
- Country:
- Australia
- Year:
- 1984
- Language:
- English.
- Genre:
- Drama, Female Directors
- Notes:
- During the height of Beatlemania, young schoolgirl Pam and her friends are starting to become aware of their sexuality, which introduces new tensions and fears to their lives.
- Link to:
- FII catalog |
+ Borom Sarret
- Alternate Title:
- The Cart Driver; The Wagoner
- Director:
- Sembène, Ousmane
- Production Co:
- Filmi Doomireew; Actualités Françaises; Ministère De La Coopération
- Running Time:
- Short. 18 minutes
- Sound:
- sound
- Color:
- b/w
- Country:
- Senegal
- Year:
- 1963
- Language:
- French with English subtitles
- Genre:
- Drama
- Notes:
- The story of a day in the life of a poor, down-on-his-luck cart driver. Supplemental material: audio commentary.
- Link to:
- FII catalog |
+ Soft
- Director:
- Ellis, Simon
- Production Co:
- Bub; Perfume Films
- Running Time:
- Short. 14 minutes
- Sound:
- sound
- Color:
- color
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Year:
- 2006
- Language:
- English.
- Genre:
- Drama
- Notes:
- A father rediscovers his fear of confrontation at the worst possible time. Supplemental material: filmmaker commentary.