The Odds Against

Eleven Trails

A State of Grace A biblical interpretation of airline safety instructions.

Broke Set in a pawnshop, this cinéma vérité masterpiece tells the story of the unlikely friendship between a cynic pawnbroker and his sweet but psychopathic assistant. "Broke" is a complex, powerful cinéma vérité account of day-to-day life in a pawnshop. The documentary gives us an intimate glimpse into a world most of us luckily do not have to know. Although often as funny and surprising as a sitcom, it bluntly points to the hardships and desperation of the marginalized. As the pawnbroker states: "You don't see it in your rarefied living conditions, you don't see how the poor people live, unless you come here. Tragic, some of it."

Windows onto Montebello ... Edited from footage shot in 1998 Windows onto Montebello Road is part of a series of autobiographical films that examine the role of mediated experience and the influence and integration of the public and private spheres in the construction of an individual’s identity and memory. The film uses a poetic approach towards personal domestic space, searching for calm and serene moments of contemplation. The sounds of the public sphere, represented by contemporaneous radio news broadcasts, provide an auditory counterpoint.

The Story of Big 1: Sada... A Documentary on the Japanese baseball player Sadaharu Oh

Crimson Night Dream

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Abe Sada in the Heisei E... Saki, a full-time housewife, feels dissatisfied with her monotonous life, but continues to play the role of a faithful wife. Her husband, a university lecturer, is satisfied with Saki, and he spends his days having fun with one of his students as his mistress. One night, Saki is captivated by a gay man brought home by her husband's friend...

Canis Major Narrated by the protagonist, the work tells the story of a young woman in love with stars who, from a very young age, took refuge in an imaginary world to escape their oppressive reality.

The Date Michael had a one night stand with an American girl. They made a promise to meet again in Central Park 20 years in the future.