Instructive short on using cylinders to construct all manner of fun objects.
In ancient Russian mythology Sirin is a bird with the head of a woman, a Slavic image of the Greek sirens. The ensemble of ancient Russian sacred music "Sirin" was created to revive ancient Orthodox singing traditions. It is an outstanding musical project performing folk sacred songs. The film tells about the unique work of musicians collecting half-forgotten melodies in the most remote corners of Russia.
Documentary about the illegal mourning tradition of head slashing in the Azerbaijan region of northern Iran. In the film, Panahi documented a mourning ceremony for the third Shi'ite Imam, Imam Hossein, where people hit their heads with knives until they bled. Panahi had to shoot in secret and the film was banned for several years.
The Letter tells the true story of 11-year-old Andrè and his inspiration to pursue a ballet career.
A short documentary showing how Arnold Schwarzenegger's military service played a critical role in his fame.
To save their once-busy logging town from economic disaster, the people of Leavenworth set out to transform themselves into a tourist destination. As the town is tucked in the middle of a steep mountain pass, a Bavarian theme was suggested and put to a (contentious) vote. One brave shop owner took the first step by rebuilding the facade of his store front. With small, initial success, the rest of the town quickly followed.
Old friends. Young friends. Lovers and loners. They all wait, hoping to see something they have never seen before. A Virgin? Thai? Singapore? Hopefully another one for the book. A flask of tea or bottle of wine to keep warm, and every day around the perimeter fence at Heathrow is a plane day.
What would you do if a loved one went missing? What lengths would you go to find them? Missing follows the disappearances of Mimi and Truffles and the people who attempt to trace them down and bring them home safely.
Harrold Little believes you are not limited by age, only by your ability to imagine. Harrold's Train Museum in Tyler Texas is the home of all the trains and dreams that he began collecting at the age of seven.
Ilham’s friends submitted his photo into a worldwide Obama look alike contest and he won. Life changed quickly, with lots of invitations to speak all around Asia, and one big one – to the White House. In efforts to encourage a very reluctant Ilham to take on the persona, many people along the way have offered help. The Minister of Health gave him the suit he is wearing. He doesn’t remember who gave him this particular tie.
A saturday evening at the Lone Star Speedway with JR, a young circle track dirt racer.
Jim Rodgers is in the world's oldest profession, doing business the 'old school' way. In fact, Jim likes everything old, except his women.
Peter Davenport runs the National UFO Reporting Center, a one-man operation fielding phone calls and collecting data from UFO sightings around the U.S. Prank calls, hoaxes, and misguided interpretations mix in with legitimately breathless reports of the extraordinary. As a quiet bachelor in solitary scientific pursuit, Peter remains something of an enigma in the small town of Harrington, WA.
Three school children visit a dusty library to research the story of 'The Dark Ages'. What they find changes their world view dramatically as ingenious inventors and pioneers of science and culture from the Muslim civilization are vividly brought to life.
This video takes a particular viewpoint, with the camera placed behind a zone of blur. Slowly, we experience the perception of an expanded time. An expectation is created and resolved in the observation of the passage of boats that dissolve into the nebulousness, disappearing from our sight like a mirage.
Pierce is a documentary showing Richard Kern's girlfriend having her nipples pierced.
Essentially a dizzying montage of quirky shots of legendary Beat Generation writer William S. Burroughs and noted surrealist artist Brion Gysin, this nearly 20 minute avant-garde short features repeated articulations of such random things as "Hello," "Where are we now?," and "Look at that picture" instead of music or standard dialogue. The narrative is decidedly nonlinear and perplexing, with no discernible plot whatsoever as we see images of Gysin working on his paintings and calligraphic designs and Burroughs rummaging through draws, packing a suitcase, giving a young man a physical, making a call in a phone booth, and waiting on a platform for a subway train.
An Iranian man and a French woman stroll around the city of Isfahan, Iran and find that their love is mirrored perfectly in the architecture and mosaics of the city's mosques.
An experimental film of the group Throbbing Gristle in concert.