| The Films Within Best of 1999 v. 1 | |||
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Top Story Tonight
directed by Mark O'Connell USA, Experimental, 1999, Digital, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:02:20 And now the news... Just playing with the endless brutal drivel foisted on us all by the networks under the news label. The interchageability of the voices and stories, the shallowness, the spectacle, the mock seriousness, etc... ... more info | ||
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Chickens 'n' Toys
directed by Tom E. Brown USA, Sound, 00:00:00 A selection if vignettes from San Harhala's most prestigious cable access show.... more info | ||
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Movie Cool
directed by David Liban USA, Comedy / Satire, 1995, Super 8, B&W, Magnetic Stereo, 00:04:30 This short film explores the effect that cinema has on its audience. The term "Movie Cool" is used to describe the feeling of elation a good film can cause in its viewers. ... more info | ||
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It's 1999 and What a Millenium It's Been!
directed by Stephen Statler USA, Comedy / Satire, 0, Color, 00:07:00 A parody of a millennium-in-review show.... more info | ||
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Skrok
directed by Whose Family USA, Sound, 00:00:00 | ||
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Courtesy Call
directed by Jim Haverkamp USA, Comedy / Satire, 1997, B&W, 00:04:45 The story of a free agent for decency who is trying to save the world the old-fashioned way: one strange encounter at a time.... more info | ||
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Let's Get Medical
directed by Jon Tojek USA, Animation, 1999, 35mm, Color, Dolby Digital, 00:02:55 A 3D animated film about Dr. Scott, a man who is a failing surgeon.... more info | ||
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Enter the Shag
directed by dzigafilmsyndicate USA, Experimental, 0, 00:00:00 Jackie Chan meets Dog Star Man... more info | ||
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Frieden, Tree of Peace
directed by Alina Hiu-Fan Chau USA, Animation, 0, 00:04:00 Frieden means peace in German. Frieden, the little girl in the film lives in an unstable country and the only time she can escape from her cruel reality is during her dream.... more info | ||
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Flip Film
directed by Alfonso Alvarez USA, Animation, 1999, 16mm, B&W, Magnetic Stereo, 00:01:05 Made in collaboration with, Photographer Ellen Ugelstad. This trip through the urban landscape is a staccato peek at San Francisco from the inside of a bus. An animated flip book in the tradition of Biograph's 1890 film toy, the Mutoscope this sixty-second film explores the reiterative process: it is a film of a flip-book of photographic stills from a film by a photographer and a filmmaker. ... more info | ||
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Pictures in Ireland
directed by Dave Johnston Ireland, Documentary, 1998, 16mm, Color, 00:06:00 The words of Ludwig Wittgenstein underscore images of Ireland. Music by Franz Schubert.... more info | ||
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Everybody Bowl!
directed by Dustin Woehrmann USA, Animation, 1998, 16mm, Color, 00:03:00 An animated mini-documentary looks at the secrets and fashions of our most fabulous obsession bowling.... more info | ||
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William Shatner Lent Me His Hairpiece (An Untrue Story)
directed by Ken Hegan Canada, Comedy / Satire, 00:13:00 An obsessed Trekkie battles Shatner for his alluring yet addictive hairpiece.... more info | ||