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artfilmsdigital Image - Facades by Paul Winkler OVER 352 TITLES - A remarkable collection of Australian independent films produced / directed by Paul Cox, Peter Tammer, Nigel Buesst, Tom Cowan, John Hughes. It also includes interviews with filmmakers, award winning festival short films, lessons and seminars from Australian Film, Radio and Television School and rare films such as the experimental films of Garry Shead and UBU Sydney Underground Movies.

Lindsay Anderson: Susan Seidelman: Bertrand Tavernier: Is That All There Is? Confessions of a Suburban Girl Lyon, Insdie Out DIRECTOR’S PLACE SERIES BBC Arts Documentaries A nugget for film buffs: six original autobiographical features by top international film directors, revealing the events, locations and impressions that influenced them. 50‘ |BAC-DirLindsay| DVD & Streaming 50‘ |BAC-DirSusan| DVD & Streaming 50‘ |BAC-DirBertrand| DVD & Streaming

Award winning Anderson’s Seidelman takes a detour from An autobiographical Visual essays about a locale that has some last film. An autobiographical Hollywood — back to the old documentary by Bertrand private significance for the filmmakers “mockumentary” on Anderson’s neighbourhood — to conjure Tavernier, French film director, daily routine, social and professional up this delightful doco-drama, screenwriter, actor, producer. featured. life. He also discusses his which mixes slick reportage, passions, inspirations, his time as interviews with school friends Available as a Set of 6 DVDs a film critic and stage director... and 60’s memorabilia, with black and white recreations of teen with 20% collection discount. memories. Dušan Makavejev: John Boorman: Nagisa Oshima: A Hole in the Soul I Dreamt I Woke Up Kyoto, My Mother’s Place

Makavejev’s last film, a rarely The director talks about his An autobiographical documentary seen, hard to obtain self- life and work while wondering by Nagisa Oshima, Japanese portrait by the Serbian Avant- around his neighbourhood film director and screenwriter. Garde. Part autobiography, part and the Wicklow Mountains Oshima’s work includes titles meditation on a his struggle of linking the places to the films such as In the Realm of the national identity, this triptych they inspired. The documentary Senses (1976), Merry Christmas, documentary illustrates how his features scenes from Excalibur Mr. Lawrence (1983). homeland’s violent demise has (1981) and other Boorman films. left him feeling robbed of his With John Hurt and Janet McTeer. soul. FILMMAKERS

Bob Weis - Lindsay Anderson - John Seale and Richard Lowenstein - Jane Campion - Australian Australian Filmmakers Peter Weir Australian Filmmakers Filmmaker

Bob Weis is the producer of many British director, actor, producer These filmmakers talk about Director of Strikebound. He Jane Campion reflects on her successful films and television discusses his approach to Ghandi, their individual roles while talks about the background film school experience and talks programs. In this interview he with particular reference to filming Dead Poets Society. Weir to making his first feature film about her feature film Sweetie. discusses the workings of Open Ghandi. expands on the philosophy of the and comments on the reactions Channel in Melbourne, and the film. Seale talks about the crew. to it from around the world. film and television industry Interviewed by Peter Thompson. as a whole. Interviewer Karin Altmann.

Lex Marinos - Jill Robb - John Seale - Fred Schepisi - Bob Connelly/ Australian Filmmakers Australian Filmmakers Australian Filmmakers Australian Filmmakers Robin Anderson

Actor/Director - his credits as A discussion of the role of the World renowned Australian A fascinating insight into the Bob Connelly and Robin a director include An Indecent producer, the skills necessary cinematographer discusses his work and phylosophies of this Anderson discuss their approach Obsession, Bodyline, Remember to initiate a film project and the work on Gorillas in the Mist and major Australian director. The to documentary production and Me, and Perhaps Love. Interviewed relationship between producer, Rainman and compares the interview covers his career from their award-winning film Joe by George Danikian. scriptwriter and director. working methods of American his first work in Melbourne Leahy’s Neighbours, prequel Interviewed by Sally Semmens. and Australian crews. making advertisements to the to the award-winning Black present day. Harvest. FILMMAKERS

Oliver Stone: Inside Out Karl Brown’s Adventures Working With Jane Nicolas Roeg with D.W. Griffith

This video profiles the life At the age of 90, cinematographer An entertaining portrait of The director of “Performance”, and work of the controversial, Karl Brown discusses his early work Jane Campion and her special “Walkabout”, and “The Man Who Academy Award-winning filmmaker with D.W. Griffith, in particular qualities as a film director. It is Fell to Earth” talks about his through comments by friends, the making of ‘The Birth of a also a poignant recording of the role as a visionary filmmaker, associates and family members, Nation’ and ‘Intolerance’. truly unique process that created discussing his pre-occupation as well as in-depth interviews her latest film Bright Star. with fame as a theme and with Stone himself, on the set of Australia only. his experience of the border JFK. between tragedy and farce.

Two Friends This is Not a Film Two in the Wave Man With a Movie Camera Machete Maidens Unleashed

From acclaimed New Zealand A day-in-the-life documentary The Friendship that Defined An extraordinary piece of Interviews with cult movie icons director Jane Campion, this is of Jafar Panahi’s (internationally French Cinema. Comprised of filmmaking by Soviet avant- Roger Corman, Joe Dante, John the story of two friends Louise acclaimed Iranian writer/director) rarely-seen archival footage and garde, Vertov. An exuberant Landis, Sid Haig, Eddie Romero, and Kelly, told in five separate experience of being under house interviews with Jean-Luc Godard montage of urban Russia, it crew and critics, each with a periods over one year. arrest as he creatively expresses and François Truffaut, Two in the represents the people of the story to tell about filmmaking Australia only. his frustration of not being Wave is the story of a unique and city at work and at play, and the with no budget, no scruples, allowed to do what comes so ultimately destructive friendship. machines that keep the city going no boundaries and - more naturally to a filmmaker: make Australia only. with energetic lyricism. often than not - no clothes. films. Australia only. Australia only. Australia only. LESSONS & SEMINARS

Fiction into Films Lessons in Visual Film Continuity Scriptwriting - A Seminar Script to Screen Language Series with Sandra Levy

Classic cinematic works help This award-winning series of Film continuity errors, such as The head of drama at the ABC, This program follows television illustrate how the elements of 10 short programs made by the inconsistencies in hairstyles and Sandra Levy, outlines the stages director Brian Bell as he adapts a a novel, short story or play are Australian Film, Television and clothing, can distract the viewer. to be followed in writing a stage play for television. Discover retained, altered or deleted in Radio School is an excellent It explains and illustrates the script, the relationship between how information and emotions the translation to film. Starting introduction to film grammar. importance of correct continuity writer, script editor, director and communicated on the stage with the very beginnings of the It deals with the language of and will provide anyone producer, and the way in which through lengthy dialogue can moving images. Stills from many moving pictures. undertaking this role with the each scene should be evaluated. be communicated on the screen early films. skills they need. through visual means.

How to Create Low-Budget The Industrial Landscape - Design: An Introduction - for Video Dance - Relation-ship SFX Makeup The working environment of film and television b/w dance & screen the film

The film features real-time A sharply realistic picture of the A lively introduction to the Video Dance Lectures Part 1: makeup application for a number working environment of the film, concepts of design for film The relationship between of scenarios including cuts, bite TV and video industry from the and television with respected dance and the screen. marks, bullet holes and stitches. actor’s point of view. Includes film designer Dennis Gentle. Video Dance Lectures Part 2: The aim to incorporate stunning interviews with actors, casting Awards: Television Society of Explores in greater detail the SFX makeup with very little directors, producers, agents and Australia, Penguin Award 1982, practical craft of the dance/ resources or finances. Actors Equity as well as visits to Certificate of Commendation for television director. exterior locations and studio Educational, Non-Broadcast. shots. LESSONS & SEMINARS

The Film Score: Music for Bruce Smeaton - Recording Film Music with James Horner Seminar The Dub: Mixing ‘The Delinquents’ Film Scores Gerry Nixon Soundtracks for Motion Pictures

The program follows the process The composer discusses working Recording engineer, Gerry Nixon James Horner talks about how he The techniques involved in creating of recording the music score of with directors and his philosophy discusses methods of recording goes about composing a score soundtrack for feature films. It The Delinquents and looks at the of using music to counterpoint musical soundtracks for films. for a film, his relationship with uses The Fringe Dwellers (by Bruce people who make it happen. or highlight the emotional and He details the microphone the film director, film politics, Beresford) to illustrate various dramatic development of the placements and mixing for and the use of songs and other stages of the sound dubbing process and the complexities of storyline. an orchestral recording, he pre-written music within a film creating a rich, full stereo sound also discusses the role of the score. which adds atmosphere and mood engineer. to the film. Microphones and Their Feature Film Lighting Multicam Direction Non-Linear Editing Post Synchronisation: The Uses: Location Sound Planning with Avid Editor’s Role Recording

Presented by Ross Linton, this is Russell Boyd, director of We steps along the way include Takes viewers through basic Mac Follow three possible dialogue a detailed study of microphone photography on “Picnic at the first read through, the design concepts, AVID system and file replacement procedures including types and their use in relation Hanging Rock”, “Tender Mercies” meeting, setup of the rehearsal management, editing techniques, the original method in which the to film and television location and “White Men Can’t Jump”, space, rehearsals, planning of menus, project set up, logging, film and guide track are cut into recording. discusses the lighting of scenes camera coverage, final camera digitizing, synching, trim mode short loops, the “rock and roll” from his work in technical terms, scripting, the production meeting, functions, audio tracks, picture procedure using synchronous including such specific problems and the shoot day. and audio dissolves, EDL output, rollback, and the modern as rain scenes and the use of nets video mastering and file backup. Automatic Dialogue Replacement in interiors and exteriors. or ADR method. LESSONS & SEMINARS

KODAK Lighting of ‘Dead Poets Location Lighting With Shooting For Shooting For Drama Cinematography Society’ with John Seale Geoff Burton Black & White Master Class Series

Great value to both students and working cinematographers. (The series contains 28 ‘ | AFT-Dea | DVD & Streaming 29 ‘ | AFT-Locli | DVD & Streaming 55 ‘ |AFT-Shobl | DVD & Streaming 55 ‘ | AFT-Shodr | DVD & Streaming 8 films.) Even more important than the Geoff shows how to work with Allen Daviau painstakingly Both Robby Muller and Peter technical knowledge it contains the limitations of location space recreates the shooting style James prove to be generous “An invaluable source of is the insight this program gives and design rather than against by employing the filtration, teachers, sharing many creative information and insight!” into Seale’s working philosophy. them. He demonstrates how vignetting, aspect ratios and shot and technical insights that come fast stocks and fast work can be coverage of the period. Denis from years behind the camera. critical to success. Lenoir creates an comparison to the work of Daviau by using modern techniques.

Shooting for Fantasy Shooting For Realism Studio Lighting: Lighting ‘Dances with Comparative Workshop Wolves’ with Dean Semler

This program explores the Computer graphics of the With two internationally renowned This workshop recreates the techniques that make magic on lighting setups as well as side-by- cinematographers Don McAlpine lighting of an interior fireside the screen, but more importantly side comparisons of the finished and Denis Lenoir. This program is scene from “Wolves”, using an the cinematographer’s creative scenes help you to better packed with technical information, exact replica of the teepee set. thought process behind the understand the techniques and demonstrations & insights into magic. appreciate the results. the role of the cinematographer. EXPERIMENTAL FILM

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Includes educational license VALIE EXPORT: Invisible Adversaries an exceptional collection of newly Kurt Kren: Which Way To Ca? re-mastered experimental film on DVD & Streaming. The Collection Jan Peters: ...But I Still Haven’t Figured features historical Austrian and Out The Meaning of Life International film, video and media Leo Schatzl: Farrago art, born out of the European Avant- garde. Dietmar Brehm: Black Garden Oliver Ressler: This is what democracy looks like! / Disobbedienti INDEX FILMS Sonic Fiction Tscherkassky: Gertrude Moser-Wagner: Films from a Dark Room Concept & Coincidence Ferry Radax: Gustav Deutsch: Film ist. (1-12) T. Bernhard - Three Days Manfred Neuwirth: [ma] Trilogy VISIONARY Lisl Ponger: Travelling Light Maria Lassnig: Animation Films Constanze Ruhm: Dariusz Kowalski: Optical Vacuum Video Works From 1999-2004 Flaming Ears Volks Stohnende Knochenschau Martina Kudlacek: Mara Mattuschka: Iris Scan Notes On Marie Menken Grzinic/Smid: Hans Scheugl: A Selection of Video Works The Seconds Strike Reality VALIE EXPORT: I. L. Galeta - Obsession: 3 Experimental Short Films Structuring Time and Space Granular Synthesis: Michael Pilz: Facts For Fiction / Remixes for Single Screen Parco Delle Rimembranze Kurt Kren: Structural Films Purrer/Scheirl: Super-8-Girl Games Kurt Kren: Action Films Linda Christanell: Siegfried A. Fruhauf: Exposed The Nature Of Expression MARA MATTUSCHKA / CHRIS HARING: Peter Weibel: Burning Down the Palace Peter Depiction Is A Crime (Video Works) Tscherkassky: Attractions, Instructions As She Likes It and Other Romances Jozef Robakowski: Norbert Pfaffenbichler: The Energy Manifesto! Notes on Notes on Film EXPERIMENTAL FILM

Paul Winkler Vol. 1 Paul Winkler Films Vol. 2 Paul Winkler Films Vol. 3 Paul Winkler Films Vol. 4 Paul Winkler Films Experimental 1964-1974 1976-1979 1980-1983 1984-1991 Film Collection

German-born Australian filmmaker who lives and works in Sydney. He was associated with Corinne and Arthur Cantrill, Albie Thoms and David 106 ‘ | PW-Vol1 | DVD & Streaming 114 ‘ | PW-Vol2 | DVD & Streaming 139 ‘ | PW-Vol3 | DVD & Streaming 111 ‘ | PW-Vol4 | DVD & Streaming Perry in pioneering Mood (1964, 8:00), Isolated Brick Wall (1975, 22:00), Cars (1979, 15:00), Incongruous (1984, 19:00), local experimental film (1967,17:00), Red & Green Backyard (1976, 14:00), Taylor Square (1980, 19:00), Australian Bush (1986, 24:00), production in the 1960s. (1968, 15:00), Requiem No.1 Red Church (1976, 17:00), Sydney-Bush (1980, 14:00), Facades (1987, 9:30), (1969, 8:30), Neurosis (1970, Bark-Rind (1977, 30:00), Urban Spaces (1980, 27:00), Faint Echoes (1988, 17:00), His artwork was 9:00), Scars (1971, 15:00), Dark Sydney Harbour Bridge (1977, Ayers Rock (1981, 21:00), Glitter (1990, 24:00), (1973/74, 19:00), 13:00), Window (1978/79, 3:00), Brick & Tile (1983, 14:00), Long Shadows (1991, 17:00) purchased by MOMA Chants (1974/75, 15:00), Bondi (1979, 15:00) Traces (1983, 29:00) in New York and Brick Wall (1975, 22:00) frequesntly screened in the USA and around the Vol. 5 Paul Winkler Films Vol. 5 Paul Winkler Films world. 1993-2000 2004-2011

Winkler characterises his films as “a synthesis of intellect and emotion, filtered through the plastic material of film”. “I try to let ‘imagines’ flow freely to the 114 ‘ | PW-Vol5 | DVD & Streaming 75 ‘ | PW-Vol6 | DVD & Streaming surface”. Elevated Shores (1993, 20:48), Fishtank (2004, 12:30), Green Canopy (1994, 22:43), Pop kitsch (2006, 17:00), Time Out For Sport (1996, 18:52), Many Buddhas (2008, 18:00), Capillary Action (1997, 16:00), Drums + Trains (2009, 12:00), Rotation (1998, 17:26), Shooting Arrows (2011, 15:00) Turmoil (2000, 17:39) EXPERIMENTAL FILM

TAKAHIKO IIMURA Since the 1960s, Takahiko iimura’s explorations of the moving image have probed the relationship between media, time and language and have 29 ‘ | TI-Air | DVD & Streaming 23 ‘ | TI-Early | DVD & Streaming 33 ‘ | TI-Cinedance |DVD & Streaming 31 ‘ | TI-Exp | DVD & Streaming Air’s Rock Early Conceptual Videos Cine Dance Experiments in New York strived to redefine the exhibition of cinema as a mode of performance. He has worked closely with the giants of experimental film such as members of the Hi-Red Centre and Fluxus, Yoko Ono, 49 ‘ | TI-Experiment | DVD & Streaming 28 ‘ | TI-Film | DVD & Streaming 30 ‘ | TI-Fluxus| DVD & Streaming 15 ‘ | TI-John | DVD & Streaming Jonas Mekas, John Cage, 60s Experiments Filmmakers Fluxus Replayed John Cage performs James Stan Brakhage and Joyce Stan Vanderbeek. His uncompromising work, here presented on DVD, bridges boundaries between film and performance art.

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UBU (1965-1970) Sydney Garry Shead Experimental Black Symphony Triptych Experiments - Underground Movies Films Genet on Film Dirk de Bruyn

This digital collection of selected Garry Shead is one of Australia’s This unique experimental film is Three experimental, Projected on two screens, with two 16mm films made by the Ubu most famous and acclaimed a rare example of avantgarde – impressionist films by Peter separate soundtracks, the always Films group presents a unique lyrical figurative artists. The films underground film culture in the Tammer. Includes: MY BELLE, exceptional, and occasionally opportunity to reconsider the represent a journey through his 1960-70 in Eastern Europe. It HEY MARCEL..., QUEEN OF THE brilliant, photographic images are wealth of invention that signifies life, one which reflects a serene also contains invaluable archival NIGHT enhanced by de Bruyn’s rigorous one of the most important beauty, a profound lyricism and footage of a ritualistic physical control over a wide variety of cultural periods in Australia. the ability to celebrate the joy of performance style. experimental techniques. life and of love.

The Quest of Carmen Experimental Films by Penelope Bastian Clevé: Journeys Paul Winkler - d’Avino David Perry Australian Icons

It chronicles the life and work of David Perry is unique among The film is a lyrical treatment Schau ins Land (1976) Sydney Harbour Bridge (1977) Carmen d’Avino - filmmaker, Australian artists in that he is of Homer’s tale of Penelope, Nachtwache (1976) Lichtblick Bondi (1979) Ayers Rock (1981) painter, sculptor and photographer. equally competent in making depicting her psychological (1976) Die Reise (1977) Empor Time out for Sport (1996) Using interviews, archival paintings, drawings, prints, struggle as she waits twenty (1977) Nach Bluff (1978) Rotation (1998) Bonus: © Paul footage and excerpts from posters, photographs, films and years for her husband to return Fatehpur Sikri (1980) The Art of Winkler (2005) d’Avino’s films, the video traces videotapes. from the Trojan War. Personal Filmmaking (1983) his early experiments with film animation. DOCUMENTARY / WORLD CINEMA

Conversations The Dinner Party Fencing: The art, Get Together Girls Cinema in Senegal with my Mother science, and the passion

An intense and sometimes This powerful documentary by Through exiting close-ups, the Takes audiences inside the lives Senegalese film director disturbing series of encounters Paul Cox provides a unique fast moving action of duelling and everyday struggles of the Ousmane Sembene discusses between the filmmaker Dirk de insight into the lives of organ weapons are captured with a members of Get Together Girls filmmaking in Senegal, and by Bruyn and his mother as they recipients, their time spent on clarity rarely seen on TV or in (GtoG), a community project extension filmmaking in sub- relive the traumatic years of his waiting lists, their operations and movies. Slow motion segments helping former street girls to Saharan Africa with Paulin childhood and adolescence. the everyday realities of living let you see that magic moment of become fashion designers. Soumanou Vieyra and Larry with an organ from a deceased a “hit” or a “near miss”. Kardish. person. Detroit: Ruin of a City Dreams on Spec The Passion: Velvet Hangover - New Cinema Latin Films, Faith and Fury Czech New Wave

The film looks back over the This feature-length documentary British theologian, Robert It features candid interviews with Michael Chanan’s documentary history of the city in the XX delves into the lives of three Beckford traces the rollercoaster the filmmakers - including Vera on ‘New Cinema of Latin America’, century: over the rise and fall aspiring Hollywood screenwriters relationship between faith Chytilova, Jiri Menzel, Jan Nemec, made for the UK’s Channel of the social system identified as they pour their hearts into and film, from the first Bible etc. - who created the Czech New 4 in 1983, is now an historic by social theorists as ‘Fordism’; their spec scripts, pitch their movies, made more than a Wave. Their comments reflect document of the first twenty-five the way the city was shaped by ideas to anyone who will listen, century ago, to the present day. the moral and spiritual crisis that years of a continental movement the automobile; and its decline go to meetings, hold table reads, Australia only. pervades the Czech Republic which revolutionised cinema. following the deindustrialisation, and work at low-level day-jobs - today. leaving it ill-adapted to the post- all in the hopes of one day seeing Fordist society of the epoch of one of their beloved creations globalisation. made into a movie. ARTHOUSE MOVIES

RSH-Bright Bright Star - Jane Champion RSH-Artist The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius AN-Tabloid Tabloid - Errol Morris MAD-Step The 39 Steps (1935) - Alfred Hitchcock BFC-Mad Mad Bastards - Brendan Fletcher BU-Beneath Beneath Clouds - Ivan Sen MAD-Hidden Hidden - Agnès Varda MAD-POT-Don I, Don Giovanni - Carlos Saura MAD-POT-Happy Happy Together - Wong Kar-Wai MAD-POT-Hell Anatomy of Hell - Catherine Breillat MAD-POT-Human The Human Resources Manager MAD-POT-Kanda Kandahar (Safar-e Ghandehar) - Mohsen Makmalbaf MAD-POT-Lemon Lemon Tree - Michelangelo Frammartino MAD-POT-Metro Metropolis – Reconstructed & Restored! MAD-POT-Mistres An Old Mistress - Catherine Breillat MAD-POT-Peace Peaceful Times - Neele Leana Vollmar MAD-POT-Romance Romance - Catherine Breillat MAD-POT-Russian Russian Ark - Alexander Sokurov MAD-POT-Volte Le Quattro Volte - Michelangelo Frammartino MAD-POT-Wendy Wendy and Lucy - Kelly Reichardt MAD-POT-Yes Yes - Sally Potter MAD-POT-You You, the Living - Roy Andersson MAD-Safe Safe MAD-Samson Samson & Delilah - Warwick Thornton MAD-Ten Ten Canoes - Rolf de Heer MAD-Waltz Waltz with Bashir - Ari Folman POT-Darwin Darwin’s Nightmare - Hubert Sauper POT-Glean The Gleaners and I - Agnès Varda POT-Soeur A Ma Soeur! (For My Sister! a.k.a. Fat Girl) TF-Fish Fish Tank - Andrea Arnold MAD-Rules Australian Rules - Paul Goldman MAD-Howl Howl - Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman

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Interview Blind Date 06 / Somewhere Tonight (Original + Remake) (Original + Remake) (Original + Remake)

90 ‘ | CF-Interview | DVD & Streaming 90 ‘ | CF-Blind | DVD & Streaming 90 ‘ | CF-06| DVD & Streaming THEO VAN GOGH COLLECTION By drawing parallels between Unlike Interview, Blind Date has no Characters of humour and sadness fiction and reality this is film is political concerns, it is an intimate emerge, the woman is happy with Dutch director/producer/screenwriter Theo about fakery. (In the original examination of the painful grief of what the relationship is providing Van Gogh was planning an English language version the actors share a name two parents, in some sense it is an her - a once a week fullfillment remake of his renowned film Interview when with their characters creating a appropriate choice of film to adapt of fantasy and retreat from who subtextual essay on the nature of in Van Gogh’s memory. she is in real life. The man wants he was violently murdered by an Islam celebrities and how we can never more, wishing and pressuring her extremist in 2004. He had dared to criticize know for sure who is really behind Both the original and the remake to realize their odd bond. The film Islam fundamentalism in his short film the million dollar smiles.) of the film is a unique experience, is themed around this conflicting Submission Part 1. Sadly, proving a point has a one of a kind cinematic tension, truth and lies, depth over cost him his life. Following Van Gogh’s tragic Contradiction, scheming, prejudice, investigation of genuine emotions, distance, intimacy between two fear, love and hate. These are all love, grief and the our sometimes complete strangers. death his producers accomplished to adapt emotions bubbling under the limited capacity to cope with pain. not one but three of his films in English with unglamorous surface of Interview, The US remake is titled Somewhere American actors. a film whose title is even something Blind Date (Remake) by Stanley Tonight and is set in New York City. of a lie, seeing as Pierre never Tucci is also available for completes his assignment. streaming. 06 (Original) by Theo Van Gogh Artfilms is pleased to present the is also available for streaming. “TRIPLE THEO” collection, all the originals Interview (Original) by Theo alongside their remakes in sets of 2 DVDs. Van Gogh is also available for streaming. ARTHOUSE MOVIES

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A multi-award winning documentary. After being beaten into a brain-damaging coma outside a bar, Mark builds a 1/6th scale World War II-era town in his backyard. He populates the town, “Marwencol” with dolls representing Available in Australia only. his friends and family and creates life-like photographs detailing many relationships and dramas. When suddenly Mark’s homemade therapy is deemed “art”, he is forced to choose between the safety of his fantasy life in Marwencol and the real world that he’s avoided since the attack.

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John Hughes Short Films Paul Cox - Early Work 1965 Five Short Films of The Dancing Class & Other Hand & Eye (2 parts) - 1980 (3 parts) Nigel Buesst Short Stories (2 p)

Nowhere Game / Cybernetik Matuta / Time Past / Skin Deep / All of these films were made Par t 1: 1962 – 1970 - Nimmo Street It’s is a series of award winning Synergy: The Kinetic Art of John Marcel / Calcutta / The Journey / with minimal resources so / The Dancing Class / Signature / short-form documentaries Hansen / November Eleven / Is The Island / We Are All Alone My it’s no surprise that they look Helena of Sydney / Australia Felix focused on skills that could It Working? George Seelaf for Dear / Ritual / The Kingdom of fairly basic. The Destruction of Part2: 2000 – 2010 - Jenny Kee – disappear in the high-tech 21st the Record / Howard’s History / Nek Chand St.Patrick’s College 1971 / Fun Waratah Artist / School Photo / century. 1/ The Noodle Man, 2/ Howard’s Blemish Radio / Global Village / Black Wind Section / Support Me Not / Oysters, 3/ Hand Rolled on 29th Sheep gather No Moss / The Tippisandra Road Street, 4/ An Appointment with Twentieth Mr. Robert

The Soapboxers,The Showreel 2003 urbanandsuburban Award Winning Shorts: Award Winning Shorts: Ringers and Auction Day Volume 1 Volume 2

This film is a tour of serious odd- Australian short films: Urbunsuburban features Features short films which won Features short films which won ball characters jumping up and Ash Wednesday - Tolsher /Car a selection of works on video several prestigious international several prestigious international down on their soap-boxes with Park - Yuille / Dojo - Price / Evicton and film by David Pledger made and national awards. PALACE and national awards. CLOWN their unique Londoner’s humor Dolman / Ex - Kalceff & Soo / in five instal-ments from 2001 CAFE / RESTORATION / THE DRIP DOCTORS / BEHIND THE MASK as they threaten, cajole and The Hit - Mulholland / Love’s to 2010: The edition looks at the / UNIVERSAL APPLIANCE CO. / / RUBBERMAN ACCEPTS THE entreat us to mend our ways. Labourer - Grierson / Painless influence and relation-ship of WEEPING WILLOW / ZIPPER. NOBEL PRIZE / THE GREAT - Glasson / The Passion of Her - the Australian Landscape on the SASCHA. Schneider / A Simple Song - Wills / psyche of its inhabitants. Smith - Schneider / Time of Death - Chadd... and a lot more. DANCE ON FILM

Dance with Me - 1 Dance with Me - 2 Niche - Dance Films In Time - Dance Films Dance on Screen

A hip, two volume exploration of A hip, two volume exploration of The Niche series is devoted The IN TIME series is dance about The DVD consists of the PhD dance, choreography and space. dance, choreography and space. to the choreographed body time and timing. How we sense thesis of Lila Moore including a Consists of six episodes: Danse Consists of six episodes: Sinha and its intricate occupation time; how we move through it, link to her YouTube channel listing Carpe Diem, Louise Bedard Dance, Creation Cafeine, Lucie of space. Fantasies on habit, how it inevitably slips past us. 6 films and artists mentioned and Danse, Dance Cite, Systeme D, Gregoire Danse, Montreal Dance, habitat and habitation, this work works have been created in this discussed in the thesis. Also on Manitowapan, Les Sortileges. Lina Cruz (adult themes), Danse- has traversed film, video, live series; comprising film, video, live the DVD: a dance on film, Gaia – Cite / Manon (adult themes). performance, gallery installation performance, gallery installation Mysterious Rhythms. and international collaboration. and international collaboration in Japan. Screendance 3 The Curiosities - Video Dance Lectures: Dance Films Parts 1 & 2

Mirrorland (2010), At the heart of this series is a The relationship between dance Bodmin Whale (2009), curiosity for form. As a collection and the screen. Choreographers, Watergate Bay (2007) of works The Curiosities looks at dancers and directors come the architecture of the human to terms with the formidable body - its intricate structure aspects of video technology and and evolution, and physical and the process of creating dance for emotional complexities. the camera. AUSTRALIAN CINEMA

Innocence Kalaupapa Heaven Kostas Man of Flowers Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

After more than forty years Kalaupapa, a peninsula on the A love story about a Greek and Man of Flowers is both erotic and Paul Cox’s ambitious portrait, apart, Andreas and Claire Hawaiian island of Molokai, an Australian struggle with richly amusing, with a tragic after- the true story of a 19th century embark on an affair as intense with its swaying palms, the barriers of their cultural glow. The essence of the story priest who volunteered to go to as when they were young lovers. unspoiled beaches and stunning differences. It is set against a is the confrontation between the island of Molokai, to console The connection they shared is mountains, is a paradise on earth background of Melbourne’s modern art and traditional art; and care for the lepers. still there so they soon involve in - but with a dark and dramatic Greek community and the or between modern love and a rekindled love affair. history. Kalaupapa is a leprosy lifestyle of an Anglo-Saxon traditional love; or even between colony. divorcee. modern life and traditional life.

A Woman’s Tale Fear of the Dark Mallacoota Stampede Flausfilm Journey to the End of Night

Martha is a modern, spirited Peter Tammer explores the this A slice of life, summer in Australia. A portrait of the actor, film It is the diary of a soldier. woman trapped in an old and film through the person of the The quiet seaside resort of teacher, critic, and legendary Although it was filmed forty years decrepit body. At almost 80 years actor Robert Ratti, holding toge- Mallacoota is flooded by tourists cinephile, John Flaus, in a unique after the event, it is a timeless of age, she has seen the good ther the hopes and fears of the seeking their holiday paradise. film mosaic structured around universal testimony because and the bad, and now offers her performer who is facing survival How can they know that their cryptic crossword clues and of its power and emotion. It is love and wisdom to all who are on a day-to-day basis for the very search destroys everything solutions suggesting the content the voice of an individual raised willing to listen to her. opportunity to work in the future. they yearn for? of the twelve sequences. against the violence, the horror and the futility of war. AUSTRALIAN CINEMA

Carlton + Godard = Darwin Harbour The Rise and Fall of Squizzy Jacka V.C. Come Out Fighting Cinema (2 parts) Taylor

Buesst’s leisurely, intimate Explore the events that led to Melbourne’s first celebrity Documentary about the First A young Aboriginal fighter, and at times quite personal the establishment of Australia’s criminal, set the pace in the World War hero and later St. played by trained boxer Michael documentary on the ‘60s & early main northern city. Images early days. It is about the life of Kilda Mayor. Jacka was a soldier, Karpaney, is torn between ‘70s independent Melbourne from the past and present the notorious 1920’s Melbourne decorated for his service at his career, his mates & the filmmaking scene centred in reveal the struggles to establish Australian gangster Squizzy Gallipoli, and this documentary demands of a group of students Carlton is one of the most a permanent settlement. Taylor including interviews and about his life tells not only his campaigning for Aboriginal significant cinematic contri- Culminating in the untold story re-enactments. story but much about Australian rights. A gaze on the difficulties a butions to Australian film history. of the epic voyage of the Forlorn identity and history. blackfella must face in Australian Hope. society. Bonjour Balwyn Jazz Scrapbook Gerry Humphrys: Benny Featherstone - Talking With Ade The Loved One Prince of Good Fellows

Kevin Agar has left a job in insu- The only doco to record the Features interviews with The life and times of a legendary A rare interview with one of rance to start his own magazine, early years of Australian jazz. Humphrys’ bandmates and Melbourne musician who lived Australia’s most revered jazz called Bolo. His middle class This lovingly compiled celluloid performance footage of the man life with the brakes off. Arguably practitioners. Looking back over parents dont understand it, and history of the Melbourne jazz in his prime, both testifying to his the first notable Australian jazz the early years, reminiscing very few people buy it. As his scene is a fascinating study of an talent and influence; Nigel Buesst improvisor, he mastered many on a lifetime spent playing a debts mount, Kevin loses his era and a social milieu, as well as also tracked down Humphrys at instruments, but most of all he multitude of instruments with girlfriend, his friends and his a music documentary. his home in suburban England was and excellent drummer. undiminished excellence. secretary. to find out the truth behind his vanishing act. AUSTRALIAN CINEMA

What I Have Written Indonesia Calling: Film-Work / Menace The Archive Box / Archive All That is Solid Joris Ivens In Australia (2 parts) Project (3 parts)

The story of a man at the end Recalls the birth of Indonesia, 1. Film-Work: Examines and It provides an in-depth encounter It was made in the context of a loveless marriage. His and the impact of a small film, discusses scenes from four with the stories, sources and of Australia’s contested Bi- intensely erotic association made at a moment of crisis, films about their cultural and contexts of Melbourne’s Realist Centennial celebrations with another woman.Includes a on Australia’s relations with its historical significance. 2. Menace: film movement, including the and financed through the number of extras, such as writer northern neighbor and its legacy We see the experience from feature documentary The Documentary Fellowship and director commentary, cast for Australian documentary film the perspective of those who Archive Project. program. This film initiates a commentary, stills gallery, etc. culture. defended democratic freedoms. new category, ‘the speculative documentary’.

One Way Street: Fragments Traps River of Dreams Orange Love Story The Office Picnic for Walter Benjamin

Scholars discuss the impact of Carolyn Howard plays a fictional River of Dreams explores the A tale of a town called Orange A group of tormented public Benjamin’s work, and the journalist pursuing investigative radically divergent approaches and the people who live there. A service wage-slaves decide that combination of interviews, political stories through actual to ‘country’ between indigenous story too, of longing and courage, they are not clockwork monsters, stylized reconstruction and tally rooms and newsrooms, and non-indigenous people, which unveils some of the so the steamy Australian nights archival film results in a meeting journalists, politicians conservationists and developers different faces of love. All brave and raucous party games and dynamic portrait of one of the and artists. A provocative blend at Fitzroy River, in the ‘remote’ love and loss, together weaving a brief belligerent punch-ups and 20th century’s most influential of fact and fiction, news and Kimberley region of northwest story - a country love story. beery romps on the Holden thinkers. disinformation. Australia. bonnet all ensue. AUSTRALIAN CINEMA

Palm Beach Sunshine City Kit Guyatt Films An Interview An Interview with with David Perry Albie Thoms

It’s an innovative and Features interviews with President Johnson’s Visit (1966), David Perry is unique among A conversation about Thoms` underrated film. A low- influential members of the Balmain: An enquiry into the Australian artists in that he is early theatre experiments with budget feature with a complex Yellow House scene and other reality of the inner Sydney equally competent in making absurd plays, becoming a film structure, but a very open feel. significant characters of the suburb. The Phallic Forest: The paintings, drawings, prints, maker, the UBU experimental It combines various elements Australian Avant-Garde, including story of Oliver and Julia and their posters, photographs, films and film group’s work, government with the kind of experimental Mick Glasheen, Martin Sharp, relationship falling apart. He videotapes. This rich illustrated politics, rebellion, and risk-taking that has rarely been Aggy Read, Brett Whiteley and starts an affair with somebody interview is about his artv and the emerging of Sydney’s possible in Australian cinema. Germaine Greer. else and she retreats further into ventures in life. counterculture amongst others. a fantasy world. Richly illustrated. Blue Notes Lovesick Between Us When Evil Reigns The Refracting Glasses

A multi-layered narrative drama A couple, Steve and Louise, quit The story of Rick, a washing- When Evil Reigns is the debut In Russia, artist and filmmaker about ordinary people and their their respective office jobs, machine serviceman, and his feature film for Australian Malernik films his partner’s first struggles and joys with life. Blue deciding to follow their inner relationships with two very brothers Luke and Alix Jackson. meeting with her family. He also Notes is composed of five tales desires and their aspirations to different women, a teenage With a budget of only $5000, unearths some little-known facts about people who are “blue”: be artistic. They shut themselves working-class girl, and a singer in Luke and Alix fought for more about Tatlin’s flying machine, the off from the world, but eventually a band. than six years to develop the film Letatlin. begin to re-connect with it. from an ambitious dream into a finished product. Artfilms-digital is a unique collection of contemporary art films ideally suited for coursework, research and reference. Subscription to Artfilms-digital allows students, faculty, and public library members to watch high quality streaming videos anywhere, anytime. Choose from hundreds of art documentaries, interviews with artists, production recordings and instructional films across all art subject areas.

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