Chinese Series

Stan Brakhage's final film, made shortly before his death by wetting a filmstrip with saliva and using his fingernail to scratch marks into the emulsion.

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

Brilliant, long in-the-works story of the life and art of the world's greatest comedian and the cinema's first genius, Charlie Chaplin. Produced, written and directed by renowned film critic Richard Schickel.

Compulsion

A short animated film about obsessive thoughts and a man's handling of these obsessions.

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Divan

Pearl Gluck travels to Hungary to retrieve a turn-of-the-century family heirloom: a couch upon which esteemed rabbis once slept. En route for the ancestral divan, Pearl encounters a colorful cast of characters who provide guidance and inspiration.

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Druckbolzen

A science fiction short directed by Bennie Diez.

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Dust Devils

A beautifully done video of Burning Man 2001, 2002 & 2003. Lots of people interviews, Center Cafe activity and extensive coverage of artist David Best and the Temple construction and burn. This documentary captures the swirling columns of dust that were created during the intense heat of the 2002 Temple burn.

Fast Film

Bits of found film and different types of animation illustrate a classic chase scene scenario: A woman is abducted and a man comes to her rescue, but during their escape they find themselves in the enemy's secret headquarters.

Flag Wars

Filmed over four years, this documentary focuses on the impacts of gentrification as gay white professionals move into a largely black working-class neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio.

High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story

Based on the true story of the rise and fall of poker legend Stu "The Kid" Ungar.

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Love Adventures

The film adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's erotic novels. Six friends gather in the evenings in the studio of one of them, the artist Bertin, and take turns telling about their love adventures. The series consists of six short stories of 26 minutes each, named after the main characters of the short stories - "Allum", "Madeleine", "Henriette", "Anette", "Marie"and " Yvette". The special feature of the series is a special way of shooting, combining the game of actors and sophisticated computer graphics (backgrounds, scenery), as well as stylization of ancient paintings.