Film Format: 16mm

  • U

    Facts on farts. An intimate introduction to the fine art of the fart. Starts and departs with a fart, with great music from rears to ears.

  • Third Tongue, The

    “The Third Tongue” explores the loss of historical identity in a post-colonial society. A haunting look at the legacy of war.

  • Children’s Voice, The

    “The Children’s Voice” is an hour-long documentary about an innovative children’s theatre that celebrates the heroic efforts of abused children and child witnesses of wife assault, to break the cycle of violence in their young lives. The courageous troupe of children, aged 9-12, banded together to collectively write and perform a play “TELL IT-Speak Your Peace on Violence,” based on their life stories and concerns. The film captures the children’s process of growth and empowerment that culminates with excerpts from their triumphant live performance for school groups and the general public. A 30-minute version is also available.

  • Oh Me!

    “Oh Me!” is in the form of a diary written by the animator, who is trying to take an account of his life 20 years after his film “Oh Dad!” was created. As in all of Amitay’s films, the animation was done by using fine chains and coloured sand.

  • Las Amigas Bonitas

    A girl escapes from her own private hell to the grocery store. Selected screenings & awards: Bettye Nowlin Award for Excellence in Filmmaking, Cinematexas International Film Festival, 2002; Mix Festival NYC; Frameline; San Francisco Gay & Lesbian Film Festival; Outfest; Slamdance; Berlin Lesbian Film Festival; London Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

  • Straight Sex

    When two old friends, a gay man and a lesbian, decide to conceive a child the “old-fashioned way,” things get complicated.

  • Invisible Hand, The

    A dazzling confluence of stop-motion chalk drawings illustrate this story about greed, gambling, bankruptcy and confession. The cast of characters includes Dennis Kozlowski (Tyco), Kenneth Lay (Enron), Jeffrey Skilling (Enron), Andrew Fastow (Enron), Bernard Ebbers (Worldcom), Sam Waksal (ImClone) and Martha Stewart (ImClone), among others. Selected screenings & awards: Ann Arbor Film Festival Tour, 2004; Best Short Documentary, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Montana, USA, 2005; MadCat Women’s International Film Festival, San Francisco, CA, 2005

  • No Day No Night

    Perhaps we have become… unsure. Life’s riot of sights and sounds are jumbled together like a film projected in one frame, an album played in one note. Shot over six years, “No Day No Night” is a collage that strikes at the foundation of reality, identity and perception.

  • I Cannot Understand You (Ich Kann Sie Nicht Verstehen)

    Do you ever feel stressed visiting a foreign country? Do language barriers and culture shock make you want to stay home? Do you fear not being understood? Then relax, and let a philosophical Tape Recorder guide you around his favourite city. Along the way you’ll meet some nice people, gaze at beautiful art, and discover the mystery of life. Filmed in Vienna, Austria; Budapest, Hungary; and Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • Styx

    Mark works on a ferryboat. One night his boyfriend Adrien drives aboard, only to tell him that he is leaving the lake forever. The trip across the dark lake turns into a desperate fight for their love and their incompatible dreams. German with English sub-titles.