Eddy Currents of Life
It is 1922 and Fumiko is a high school student. Her family is poor but she loves to study literature. Her father, a peddler, does not return home and Fumiko finds herself in financial trouble, not being able to pay for h
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It is 1922 and Fumiko is a high school student. Her family is poor but she loves to study literature. Her father, a peddler, does not return home and Fumiko finds herself in financial trouble, not being able to pay for h
A young filmmaker named Julian stumbles on a hidden book tied to a vanished art forger and the perfect mystery for his next film pitch. But as coincidences mount and paranoia sets in, he begins to question what’s real, w
A ryokan maid is on trial for pushing a familiar guest off a cliff to his death. An eager attorney offers to take the case to gain notoriety.
Twenty-two million people call it home. Millions more travel to Florida for recreation, beaches and theme parks. Few know Florida is home to one of the greatest ecosystems on earth - The Florida Everglades. But this mast
Shiny organic surfaces lead into a stream of movements and elements, a passage of time in which all earthly order appears to be dissolved. In shimmering orange costumes, three figures wander through a secret cave world.
Secondary Currents is a film about the relationships between the mind and language. Delivered by an improbable narrator who speaks an extended assortment of nonsense, it is an 'imageless' film in which the shifting relat
This documentary looks at the making of Robert Redford's lyrical A River Runs Through It (1992).
Muddy Currents goes back to the literal source of Israeli domination in the settlements in Palestine. Starting with the capture of water, artist Shadi Habib Allah explores how a people is deprived of its natural and basi
A civil servant who would do anything risky to attract attention. Another kwanjong trying to increase the number of views with content making fun of that kwanjong. Anonymous fingers feeding disgust and pleasure in this
A tragic mistake jolts Teddy and Joanne into limbo. Their spirits bear witness to their past usage of household appliances, as if by electric charge they might uncoil their spectral presences from home and garden. A myth
The proliferation of hydroelectric dams on the Mekong River, designed to supply energy to neighbouring megalopolises, is forcing Samnang, the leader of an indigenous community, to fight for his survival and that of natur
Propaganda newsreel made for the tenth anniversary of the Cultural Revolution.
Hu Jie short film.
Animated film made at Cal Arts in 1982.
In the Lithuanian town of Rukla, NATO troops are training for an emergency. For some residents and soldiers, the east-west conflict is already reality, for others, the threat from Russia is still abstract.
This was an unfinished collaboration with Stan Brakhage. This film was actually screened publicly at least a few times, including at Pacific Film Archive (11/15/1994, described as a premiere), MoMA (5/3/1999, also descri
An hour on the District Line.
Igor moves to a new city to follow in the footsteps of his cousin Matheus, an offshore worker. As he faces loneliness and the demands of the local industry, his long-distance relationship falls apart and his future becom
A lonely sex worker becomes mysteriously pregnant with what seems to be divine intervention.
At the heart of this documentary lies the study of the Currentzis phenomenon. What is his creative method? What is the spirit of the music? How to express it most accurately to the audience and what is the freedom and re