John Wilson: Early Works

Prior to his big break with HBO’s How To With John Wilson, the filmmaker cut his teeth on the Internet, sharpening his inimitable brand of visual wit and unassuming wisdom. Visions du Réel presents a selection of shorts,

Earthquake Survival

Documentary on earthquake preparedness.

16 Millimeter Earrings

A re-creation for film of Meredith Monk's seminal dance/theater work incorporating film and original music, voice, guitar, and audiotapes. Originally performed in 1966, Judson Memorial Church, New York.

Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby

When Brer Fox gets tired of Brer Rabbit's sassiness, he decides to make a Tar Baby that will trap Brer Rabbit for sure. But Brer Fox soon finds out that Brer Rabbit is trickier than he looks.

Circle the Earth

Anna Halprin Dancer's Workshop Event

Films of the San Francisco Earthquake

Robert K. Bonine documents the destruction of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

Manna Payana

Journeys are about the interludes between coming and going, about marking time from one action to another. Waiting, arrival or departure -- a boy is waiting for his father, playing with his toy while waiting, father arri

Duke of Earl

Violence erupts when two vicious street gangs go to war in the inner city. Duke, the gang leader of Tokers Town, is feeling the pressure from his Barrio to go to war with their rival gang 14th St. But while Duke was in j

History of Jazz: Oxygen for the Ears

'Oxygen for the Ears: Living Jazz' is a story of the trials and triumphs of jazz in America. Every jazz tune has a starting point - a simple note - from which the music starts its journey and rises. 'Oxygen for the Ears'

LAST PLACE ON EARTH

Chris, a struggling fiction writer, spirals into obsession after a devastating breakup with his girlfriend, Violet. Desperate to preserve their love, he writes a novel chronicling their relationship, blending heartfelt m

Last Chance to Evacuate Earth Before It's Recycled

"I'll try to just put it as briefly as I can and as clearly as I can. This planet is about to be recycled, refurbished, started over. That doesn't mean it's going to be destroyed, it doesn't mean it's the end of the worl

The Earth

Short experimental 16mm film.

I am the earth 私は地球

Face of the Earth

In Face of the Earth, Acconci's face becomes a metaphorical theater for a narrative drama of the mythic American landscape. Eyes closed, his face filling the screen in extreme close-up, the camera looking up from his chi

Notes of an Early Fall

Made in Binghamton in 1976 - a warped record constructed out of visits to the zoo, relatives and various locations. Appearances by obsessive birds, caged bears and hungry rams. "Certain shots are very evocative, such as

Rhythm To My Ears

A deaf man’s day is disrupted by tinnitus, and he decides to take things into his own hands by combatting the noise with music and joy.

The Butcher's Ears

A deaf butcher decides to get a functional hearing implant, that provides him with the ability to hear. Soon he gets a complete new awareness of what his job is really about.

The Earth Has Ears

When men take up arms to go against their brothers, women have to take up gravediggers’ shovels. Ceebla (Fardouza Moussa Egueh, who we also saw in Gravedigger’s Wife), refuses to bargain for the cost of her labour. When

Early Fragments

Reels from 1963 - 1966 compiled from loose footage and fragments shortly after Brooks's death by Jonas Mekas and Carolyn Brooks.

Dino - The Early Performances

A collection of 19 of Dean Martin's Early Performances: That's Amore. Carolina In The Morning. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now. Oh Marie. Memories Are Made Of This. Almost Like Being In Love. Too Young. One For My Baby. T