When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.
Standing near the reptile section in a zoo we can learn a lot about the animals on both sides of the separating glass.
"Yom Rishona" follows a young woman's chaotic journey to self discovery as she commemorates the day she made crucial realizations in terms of queer and Jewish identity. As Rishona celebrates a year since the day she has dubbed 'Yom Rishona,' her celebration is haunted by the heavy aspects of living as queer and Jewish.
A fascinating hall of mirrors through a montage of film noir scenes where the actors face a painted portrait. This perfect blend of cinema and painting was commissioned to supplement a book study. Provost exploits the rules of editing to create an imaginary museum visit. He guides us through living rooms and picture galleries of 1940s and 1950s noir crime thrillers, gothic melodramas, and ghost stories.
In every act of compassion, a foreign place becomes home.
A story of Sim, a two-time Olympic gold medalist wrestler who has spent his life grappling with the ground. Haunted by monstrous floor, he reminisces, preaches, and worries.
By the edge of a lake, two friends play a round of "Guess Where I'm Looking." J marks the point of her gaze with a push-pin, and S's sensitive skin reacts to the drawn line.
An empty street. Smokers gather in their usual spot. Behind them stands a pale blue figure - human or ghost, no one can tell.
Here lies an old promise that cannot be fulfilled. A prophecy that has outlived its promised time endures, layered with ever more intricate and intense images. It whispers in changing voices - of time and space that cannot be reached.
La Rodilla del Diablo
An experimental sampled film which shows the pleasurable art of movies about movies through scenes inside of theaters.
"When Mollie's routine between a real and surreal gets interrupted by an uncalled visitor, the line between reality and dream blurs."
Plaga Alada
Exploring the conscious, the unconscious and the self, By Winds and Tides takes a deep experimental dive into the birth of an idea—how it takes shape, how it is released. An allegorical quest, the film combines images and words into a singular sigh.
Study of posters and graffiti on the walls of Paris, using ellipses, brief shots and quick camera movements. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with iotaCenter and National Film Preservation Foundation in 2000.
Two people attempt to connect over a great distance.
Dynamite, tête de poisson!
In 1975, soon after the end of the Vietnam War, Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che fled the country on a small boat. After nine days at sea, they docked in the Philippines, where they were utilized as background extras for “Apocalypse Now.”
A short experimental animation by Jules Engel
Our host Dr. Dramaminex Dante seeks to answer the question: Who knows what the devil looks like? For no one really knows.