RAISING THE ASHES

DescriptionDescription In November 1996, while Americans traditionally celebrated Thanksgiving, one hundred and fifty people from seven countries gathered at the Nazi death camp in Auschwitz, Poland for five days of meditation and reflection on the hon-ors of the Holocaust. After appreciating Auschwitz as the scene of perhaps the greatest crime of the twentieth century, this...

RANT

DescriptionDescription Two ants, one sandwich, and a chance to be heroes, as a couple of bold insects encounter the perils of the large world.

PERFECT MOMENT

DescriptionDescription "If you were to die tomorrow, what moment would you most remember and how did it change your life?" This question was asked to over 80 individuals, from all walks of life and ethnic backgrounds. PERFECT MOMENT is a film about all ofus in the time of AIDS. But it is not about AIDS,...

PIECES

DescriptionDescription A sinister comedy about three crazed ItalianAmerican brothers in a Cleveland hairpiece business whose sometimes vicious, often hilarious lives have plummeted to an all-time low. The brothers plan to salvage their situation by stealing and selling a competitor's client list. But the plan grotesquely selfdestructs, and the brothers struggle to reconcile the shared guilt...

PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE

DescriptionDescription Hailed as the worst movie ever made. Pompous aliens try conquering Earth by resurrecting corpses from a San Fernando Valley cemetery. This cult film is a must see. Last appearance by Lugosi who died during filming.

PUNCHING THE CLOWN, A PORTRAIT OF HENRY PHILLIPS

DescriptionDescription This documentary film, which includes fictional content, spans a few days in the life of Henry Phillips, a socially and politically abrasive singer/songwriter and a household name in the LA club circuit. In the film, Phillips is led to evaluate his professional and private relationships, as well as his role as a performer and...

MR. SARDONICUS

DescriptionDescription Recluse Count with a cursed sardonic goulish grin which he got from greedily defiling his father's grove, lures his wife's old boyfriend/doctor to cure him with a new medical treatment. Bizarre, creepy and sick.

MY BODY

DescriptionDescription A neurotic and self-loathing man dares to open himself up to his true sexual orientation.

NO CHILD OF MINE

DescriptionDescription This film is a shocking and compelling drama detatlmg the true story of a young girl's experiences of chtld abuse. Kerry,_ a seemingly happy school girl, endures an almost mcomprehensible series of brutalities and betrayals. The film was shot in Hampshire, England followmg two years of research and made with the full cooperation of...

OPENING TITLES

DescriptionDescription brings to audiences the best in contemporary clay animated films of the last 20 years. This landmark collection celebrates the I 00th anniversary of stop motion filmmaking, the earliest form of animation. Produced one frame at a time, and sometimes taking years to complete, these articulated visions in clay offer a sensory experience for...

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