Superstitions are examined in the context of mid-20th century America. Walking under ladders, spilt salt, stepping on cracks, haunted houses, voodoo dolls, and such are used to illustrate the widespread belief in the supernatural.
Peter Roberts
as Narrator (voice)
A series of ten shots, three minutes in length, of various locales in Munich.
After driving for about 5000km* we felt the need to slow down a bit and to continue our journey on foot. The energy of the landscape conveys the strength and power of Nature in a pristine environment. Two weeks walking in the woods, enjoying the rhythm and the breathtaking views of the North.
A short film commemorating the 1927 doll exchange between the US and Japan organized by the Committee on World Friendship Among Children
A middle-aged woman and her best friend rush to make her over for the anniversary dinner she’s sure her husband is surprising her with.
Everything always seems to work out perfectly for Peggy, but her social graces are put to the test when she throws a birthday party for her eight-year-old son.
A film in the “Out of the Inkwell” series, an early animated short from Max Fleischer.
Using every known means of transportation, several savants from the Geographic Society undertake a journey through the Alps to the Sun which finishes under the sea.
Tom is anxious, he holds a secret in his human heart, a wing beat and a flutter and its bursting to take flight.
This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits, then from a number of 1944 releases.
Simmons, best-known for her photographs of miniature rooms populated by dolls and of oversized objects—such as a house, birthday cake, and pistol—balanced on female legs, both human and fake, brings these characters to life in a three-act mini-musical. The film is inspired by three distinct periods of Simmons’s photographic work: vintage hand puppets, ventriloquist dummies and walking objects enact tales of ambition, disappointment, love, loss, and regret. Working with composer Michael Rohaytn ("Personal Velocity") and cameraman Ed Lachman ("The Virgin Suicides" and "Far From Heaven"), Simmons’s puppets come to life in miniature domestic scenes that echo real life.
Two film enthusiasts who work for a boutique distribution company called Flicker & Fade meet Vince Miller, the elusive writer/director of 1979's The Easter Sunday Massacre, who, along with his film, hasn't been seen in over 40 years.
Mired in a concussed haze, an ex-NFLer struggles to adjust to life off the field during Super Bowl Sunday.
