Sex The City And Me

"A Claes Oldenburg 'happening.' A black statement about the City in which two people represent the populace after a bomb raid." S.V.

Explores contemporary Australian hip hop through intimate and candid observations of some of the nations most potent and compelling artists.

Two best friends come upon a murder that will derail their lives forever. They keep the secret to themselves only to share it with the girl in their circle, Samantha. As life would have it, anything hidden won't stay buried forever.

This film tells the story of Ozwathini, a remote rural community situated in the midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, where people practice mixed farming and forestry on small plots between their homesteads. These activities provide subsistence and an income in an area where formal employment is virtually non-existent. The film explores the values, opportunities and challenges of living in a communal area in South Africa. It also contrasts this with the monoculture model of large scale commercial agriculture and questions why government support for such a sustainable, resilient and eco-friendly lifestyle is so hard to find. Its goal is to raise awareness around the need for infrastructure development and support in such areas to make them more supportive of people’s needs and aspirations

A mopey guy searches for his missing girlfriend in a city overrun by vampires.

Relayed in this film is a certain sickness and fatigue I have experienced from living in a crowded city - a paranoia and crowding of the senses. However, more simply, it is a recognition of the anxiety and fluctuations of one’s mind - the human nature to feel trapped in a wide open space or calm in the face of danger.

A teacher accidentally picked up a skeleton with a curse in the school yard.

Chorus girl Rosa Carillo (Carmel Myers) finds herself in dire straits when the troupe she works with is disbanded and her last fifty dollars is stolen. Artist Billy Leeds (Earl Rodney) offers to take care of her, but she's leery of his proposition. Instead she finds work with an Italian grocer, Tony Bonchi (Edwin August). One of the other ex-members of the troupe has Tony arrested on a trumped up charge. Rosa returns to Billy and offers herself to him if only he'll get Tony out of jail.

A film by Leo Hurwitz & Peggy Lawson.

A lone conductor finds music in the mundane.

"Non-documentary evocation of life in Puerto Rican-Negro slum in N.Y.C." H.N. "If all those who believe in peace, love and human values go out into the street in a spririt of celebration then a riot ...

Two polar opposites, brought together on a chaotic blind date in the heart of London, unexpectedly fall for each other despite their differences.

Anyone who has travelled through India, or anyone with an interest in Hindu spirituality will find rich material in this documentary about Varanesi, famed holy city on the Ganges. Many believe that if one dies in this city and is given the rites of cremation in its waters, Lord Shiva whispers the sacred chants in your ear that will release you from the karmic wheel of reincarnation. From these beliefs has sprung a local industry based on death, including wood bearers, death photographers, prostitutes, and an assortment of holy men well supplied with chillums of gunja. For many westerners the fascinating aspect of this Indian-Australian co-production (boasting ex-SAFC executive Defrim Isai as executive producer) will be the acceptance of death, and the way that it is stripped of the fear and grief that all too often attend it.

This film shows the city of Launceston in Tasmania. Includes scenes of recreation areas, industry, and architecture. Filmed on Kodachrome film.

A silent drama film directed by E. H. Calvert.

South African Film

A Mumbai couple in dire financial straits hosts a dinner party for friends, but their evening takes a dark turn when a murder is committed.

The story of a cunning crime boss with a low key approach to business along with his quick tempered partner. As children, the two became lifelong friends and together they build a lucrative criminal empire. A tragic childhood event causes one to lose his older half brother to mental illness in the form of dissociative identity disorder.

The debut album from Bishop and the City of Refuge Sanctuary Choir blends contemporary R&B with traditional gospel for a powerfully uplifting experience.

Short film by Maeda Toshiyuki.