The Decorator

Filmed April 12, 2003 at a benefit concert held at and for The Anthology Film Archives, the international center for the preservation, study, and exhibition of avant-garde and independent cinema. In addition to screening films for the public, AFA houses a film museum, research library and art gallery. The event, which raised money for the Archives and celebrated the life and work of avant-garde film maker Stan Brakhage, featured Sonic Youth providing an improvised instrumental collaboration with silent Brakhage’s films. The band performed with drummer/percussionist Tim Barnes (Essex Green, Jukeboxer, Silver Jews).

When Ethan becomes overwhelmed by his future prospects, he tries escape from the impending stress of adult life.

A young photographer's home is haunted by it's former residents.

8mm film by Swiss artist Roman Signer.

Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg wird der Motorsport in Europa neu geregelt, und 1950 in England der erste Grand Prix der FIA (Federation Internationale de l'Automobile) ausgetragen. Die Veranstaltung gerät in den folgenden Jahren zur internationalen Erfolgsmarke, fortan konkurrieren die Nationen regelmäßig über Fahrer und Rennställe, gebiert der Sport dramatische Geschichten, erbitterte Rivalitäten und große Helden. Und weil seit den 70ern zunehmend in Sicherheit investiert wird, überleben letztere auch immer öfter.

8mm film by Swiss artist Roman Signer.

Here it is folks... another classic comedy DVD from stand-up master Ross Noble. This packed DVD features an uncut live performance filmed in London on the last night of Ross' Sonic Waffle tour. Along with the main feature Ross has also included his guest performance from BBC's Jack Dee Live at the Apollo, plus his own commentaries on both shows and a stack of other extras

Paris, Frankreich. Commissaire Wens wird mit der Untersuchung des Mordes an einem von sechs Freunden betraut, die in der Vergangenheit ein sehr lukratives Versprechen gegeben haben.

Aravind Krishna, an indecisive man finds himself in a tight spot when he is forced to choose between two women.

Philip Kwok plays a repentant killer who vows to destroy the masked gang of which he was a member. A young fighter and his martial arts brothers come to the town to catch the killers, but one of them is not to be trusted!

Gesichter des Todes ist ein sogenannter Mondofilm, eine Art Dokumentation, die sich durch explizite Gewaltdarstellung auszeichnet. Der Film zeigt verschiedene, besonders grausame Todesfälle, die dem Zuschauer wie ein Zusammenschnitt verschiedener Nachrichtenausschnitte und Amateuraufnahmen erscheinen. Die meisten Szenen sind allerdings inszeniert.

Short film built from photographs, sped up like a traditional stop motion and is meant to be an evocation of the English Eerie and Folk Horror.

One evening, at the Marine Tower observatory, cosmetics salesman Ichiro Iki is drawn into conversation with an unfamiliar young lady Akiko. She invites Ichiro back to a hotel where they make love but part without even exchanging names. A week later, they have a second chance encounter at the observatory. This time, Ichiro is the one who pursues her. Back at the hotel, Akiko begs Ichiro to give her sister – Kyoko, a bar hostess – absolute hell. Akiko resents her sister for lecturing on chastity, while wantonly indulging in promiscuous activity. Ichiro takes an interest in Kyoko and sets out towards her bar…

Trainer Meng Doo-ho spots Young-chul in a bar fight and decides to turn him into a boxing champion.

In the 1940s, Malays were world-renowned for their seafaring skills. Being of Bugis descent, they navigated the sea with natural ease and were often the favored seamen for international shipping lines. Othman, a fisherman from a small village in Malacca, leaves his family behind to sail the world, with hopes to return home one day with worldly riches and deserved pride. After decades at sea, however, his low wages as a deckhand leaves him disillusioned. He contemplates returning home to his family but ended up settling down in Liverpool, England. 60 years later, his grandson, Ahmad, journeys halfway across the world in search of his grandfather.

A woman is shot at and her daughter kidnapped by an international gang of arms dealer. Who is this woman and how does she fight back to save her daughter — and her nation?

Huey P. Long hat es mit großer Ausdauer und noch größerer Disziplin geschafft, in den 1930er-Jahren zum Gouvernor von Louisiana aufzusteigen. Hier vertritt er überaus linke Ziele und setzt sich für eine radikale Umverteilung der Vermögen ein. Doch seine Amtszeit wird auch überschattet von Vorwürfen der Erpressung und seines autokratischen Führungsstils. Durch diese verschafft er sich viele Feinde, was früher oder später zu einer Katastrophe führen kann..