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Don't You Feel Lovely Today

September 2024 •English

Why wouldn't you? Is there any reason not to? We've got so much at our disposal, so, why don't you? Won't you tell me? Won't you please tell me? To have you down is simply unacceptable. Just look at this; or this; at all these hallmarks to guide you and convey to you the prime ways to feel lovely. Just follow them and you'll be set. So, I ask you again... Don't you feel lovely today?

Wrap de Perú

September 2024 •English

He's hungry, and chances are you're also hungry, so tag along. Who knows, you might learn a thing or two.

Persecution Blues: the Battle for the Tote!

July 2011 •English

In 2010, the iconic Tote Hotel – last bastion of Melbourne’s vibrant music counterculture – was forced to close by unfair laws. Filmed over 7 years, “Persecution Blues” depicts the struggle of more than 20,000 fans – and the bands who inspire them – to preserve their history and protect their future, and puts the audience on the front line of an epic-scale culture war.

Baptists at Our Barbecue

October 2004 •English

"Baptists at Our Barbecue" is the comedic story of the small town of Longwinded, USA, a divided, feuding town of 262 Mormons and 262 Baptists. It's also a love story, about one man who will try anything to end the ridiculous feud, bring the town together, and keep the peace-loving girl of his dreams from leaving town.

I Made a Vow

October 2003 •English

A couple from North Preston, Nova Scotia plan an elaborate wedding with dozens of bridesmaids.

The Red Dress

November 2023 •English

An homage to the difficult paths we must walk on to get to our dreams.

Beatrice Is Dead

August 2022 •Persian

Now I shall sing the second kingdom there where the soul of man is cleansed, made worthy to ascend to Heaven. (Purgatorio: Canto I)

Winter Portrait

October 2024 •English

A misty afternoon returns a Mapuche couple to their wedding video. In their civil ceremony, they are noted as one of only two couples married in the indigenous language of Mapudungun.

By Winds and Tides

August 2022 •French

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.

Toukokuun taika

July 1948 •Finnish

Fashions of The Twenties

January 1958 •English

Female impersonators model the wardrobe of the twenties, with commentary. In color.

The Mad Twenties

January 1964 •English

Vignettes of the twenties showing some of the newer original gowns of the period Ava-Graph has acquired. In color.

Ski Into The Sun

January 1997 •English

Short film by Willy Bogner. Created as an advertisement for the 1997 Bogner ski clothing collection. Featuring alpine ski and snowboard champions. Filmed at St. Moritz, Switzerland and Island Lake, Canada.

Top Hat

August 1935 •English

Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Jerry demonstrates his new dance steps late one night in Horace's hotel room, much to the annoyance of sleeping Dale Tremont below. She goes upstairs to complain and the two are immediately attracted to each other. Complications arise when Dale mistakes Jerry for Horace.

Prêt-à-Porter

December 1994 •English

During Paris Fashion Week, models, designers and industry hot shots gather to work, mingle, argue and try to seduce one another.

Cheers,

July 2024 •English

A bartender takes on the physical form of her imagined alter egos.

Escuro da Alma

August 2024 •Portuguese

.wszechświat

October 2022 •Polish

Dior and I

March 2015 •French

Behind-the-scenes documentary revealing what goes on inside the colourful, privileged, and sometimes stressful Christian Dior fashion house.

Et après, on verra

October 2022 •French