Return to Reason

Experimental film, white specks and shapes gyrating over a black background, the light-striped torso of Kiki of Montparnasse (Alice Prin), a gyrating eggcrate. One of the first Dadaist films.

Journey to the Death

Passengers board the wrong bus, where they are haunted by clingy spirits that take the bus where they want to go.

A Visit To Hans Richter

This piece had its world premiere as the opening film of the Hans Richter Tribute at Cinema Arsenal in the summer of 2003. The nine minutes of film are a compilation of all appearances of Hans Richter in Jonas’s films. T

Many Ways to Sin

Dante the magician uses a guillotine in his act, but as he is prone to dizzy spells he finds it increasingly difficult to distinguish between reality and illusion. His female assistants become afraid of him and later win

How to Grow Thin

The story is that of Heza Gobbler and his wife, Ima Gobbler. Both were of normal size in their more youthful days, but a few years after they have “settled down” the extra fat has settled down on them so heavily that whe

Water You Up To?

Professor Einzeit and his companion Irving explore the importance of water in various forms: solid (ice), liquid (water), and gas (steam). Professor Einite shares his experiences from a scientific expedition in the Sahar

Far Away Close to You

Seventeen-year-old Sota from the vibrant Phnom Penh, is sent to a quiet rural town to finish high school. Struggling to fit in, she feels adrift, until she meets Viphu, a kind-hearted boy whose determination to uplift hi

Waiting to Hear from Julia

To Alexandra

Through text, researcher-writer Alexandra David-Néel’s journey across the Himalayas a century ago unfolds via her letters home—seeking answers in a world fractured by colonial entanglements, wars, and human ferocity. In

To the Shores of Iwo Jima

Documentary short film depicting the American assault on the Japanese-held island of Iwo Jima and the massive battle that raged on that key island in the Allied advance on Japan. Four cameramen died bringing this footage

Train to Brooklyn

For eight years she was his wife, lover, nurse, but he escaped to Brooklyn with her best friend. The case rescues heroine from suicide and she meets someone who is also in mortal danger. New fears and sudden passion revi

Challenge to Live

An employee at an oil cartel (Mihashi) is haunted by an act years before when he euthanized a fellow soldier when the two were adrift at sea during the Pacific War. Matters are complicated further when he falls in love w

From Island to Island

During World War II, Taiwan was part of the Japanese Empire. This documentary explores the experiences of Taiwanese soldiers, doctors, and overseas residents in Southeast Asia during that time. Using cross-generational m

London to Paris

A chance encounter in London brings together two strangers whose journey across Europe blossoms into romance, but hidden secrets, cultural differences, and personal ambitions soon put their love to the ultimate test.

Syvilla: They Dance To Her Drum

Chenzira's 1979 tribute to dancer-choreographer Syvilla Fort.

Film-a-TO

Short film by Ugo Nespolo.

Energy and How to Get It

Filmed in Wendover, Nevada, in early 1981, Energy and How to Get It combines documentary and fictional ideas. What began as a documentary film about Robert Golka, an engineer who was experimenting with ball lightning and

Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life

The cast and crew talk about the core themes of the film and the seeds of the film.

Challenger: A Rush to Launch

January 28, 1986, was a day that shook America to its core. WJXT marks the 30th anniversary of the disaster with Challenger: A Rush to Launch. The hour long documentary takes an investigative look into what brought the s

Curren Trials to Title

Like all sports, surfing has always had it's heroes, but while many come and go, true heroes are never forgotten. Their legends only grow. In the world of surfing, no surfer proves this point better than Californias clas