Afrocentricity
Genres
Overview
On the surface, this collection of shorts by up-and-coming African American filmmakers arrived at a perfect time. The cutting-edge products of the New Black Cinema of the early '90s had disappeared, giving way to embarrassingly stereotypical, scatological fare such as Booty Call and Next Friday. This feature-packed compilation (which includes production notes, interviews with all of the filmmakers, and audio commentary by four) attempts to prove that African American cinema is intent on moving past the lowbrow humor, as six of the seven shorts steer clear of any comedy.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
135 min
Release Date
2000-08-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Vanessa Williams
Self
0.0
They Grow Up So Fast
When Brian meets Amy after a night out on the town, things move a lot faster than he'd anticipated.
2023-06-10 | en
0.0
Where Are You, Bertrand Bonello?
An autobiographical essay film structured as a letter to the director’s young daughter, "Où en êtes-vous, Bertrand Bonello?" weaves clips from Bonello’s films, excerpts from his scripts, pop songs, and snippets of original footage into a lyrical, reflexive cinematic self-portrait. "Où en êtes-vous?" is a collection initiated by Centre Pompidou, who asked directors to make retrospective and introspective films.
2014-01-01 | fr
6.0
Sorry, Not Sorry
A couple's oneupmanship reaches unbelievable heights after a man eats his wife's plums.
2019-03-08 | en
0.0
An Experiment in Leisure
An Experiment in Leisure explores the link between free time and creativity, between leisure and the kind of imaginative contemplation it facilitates.
2016-11-04 | nl
6.1
Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?
A comedy about a chaotic morning in a family with kids, and a mother who is determined that it's best to take care of everything herself.
2012-02-17 | fi
6.0
Alfonso Sánchez
Famous Spanish film critic Alfonso Sánchez talks about his personal life, his work and Anouk Aimée. A sentimental tribute to one of the most relevant figures on the Spanish film scene.
1980-01-01 | es
6.4
Bikini
Spain, 1953. Pedro Zaragoza, mayor of the city of Benidorm, in the province of Alicante, by the Mediterranean Sea, visits the Palacio del Pardo, General Franco's residence in Madrid, to ask him for help, in the hope of solving a very delicate problem.
2014-03-14 | es
0.0
Cla'am
A dark, surreal comedy about a local man who becomes convinced that a vast conspiracy is behind the impossibly rapid gentrification in his London area. But is it all in his head, or is the truth even darker than he imagines? Cla'am is the debut short from Nathaniel Martello-White, one of the UK's leading young playwrights.
2017-03-11 | en
0.0
Design: Fantasy
Documentary on movie special effects.
1990-01-01 | en
0.0
Main Street Follies
A New york producer sends a spy to a nightclub to report back on the musical acts.
1935-05-11 | en
7.0
Grindcore Vacation
Grindcore Vacation melds the expository documentary, diary film, and live performance footage to produce a portrait of the musicians who play grindcore, an extreme sub-genre of punk/metal characterized by high speed and full volume. Shot during a weekend trip from Victoria BC to Dallas TX for a single DIY concert, it interviews members of Deterioration, Cognizant, and Imperial Slaughter. Live concert footage combines with interviews and Super 8mm film to create an impression of the people who play grindcore, why they love the genre, and their experiences as practitioners of the niche style.
2022-12-23 | en
6.0
The Unfinished Journey
A short about American life and history produced for the millennium New Year's Eve celebration.
1999-12-31 | en
6.0
Twenty Years After
This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits, then from a number of 1944 releases.
1944-01-01 | en
4.0
We're in the Movies, Now!
Promotion reel/souvenir of a 1939-40 meeting of the Paramount Studios sales people.
1939-03-18 | en
6.0
The Music of Regret
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.
2006-05-24 | en
4.0
A Unique Movie
Ep.01 My wife's healing Yumi and Hyun-tae are on a journey of reconciliation overnight to overcome bourgeoisie. Eating dinner together I'm going to join the couple who stayed in the next room. Jae-yong informs Lee Hyun-tae that he can overcome boredom ... Ep.02 Soap Scent Eun-su, who was tired of her boyfriend, told a Chinese housekeeper I am at a glance, and both of them cross over the lines I should not cross ... EP.03 Singularity Family The family of Sehun, who is reconciled with other family members, enjoys each other's private life in the evening. Sehun went to the bathroom in the middle of the night and witnessed a scene he could not imagine Sehun himself confesses his family to the absurd fact ...
2017-03-07 | ko
5.2
Per sempre
Short film about foster care promoted by TWINSET.
2016-09-04 | it
5.0
Dead Shit
Follows the exploits of two hapless stoners named Nixon and Hogan as they find themselves on the receiving end of a zombie apocalypse.
2007-02-12 | en
0.0
Medusa's Spell
Jorge is about to score the decisive goal of his life, not knowing that an exchange of glances will transform him forever.
2022-05-18 | es
6.0
Lazy Boy
Ray discovers his La-Z-Boy recliner is a one-minute time machine. Will he learn from his mistakes or is he destined to repeat them forever?
2016-01-01 | en