I gyser-thrilleren 'Sinister' er det efterhånden lang tid siden, Ellison (Ethan Hawke) slog igennem som kriminalforfatter med en populær bestseller. Siden er det gået ned ad bakke, og nu leder han desperat efter inspiration til et nyt hit. Derfor flytter han med sin familie ind i et hus, hvor han uforstyrret kan koncentrere sig om sit arbejde. Ellison er berygtet for sine afslørende bøger om faktiske forbrydelser, og hvad hans kone og to børn ikke ved, er, at der er sket et frygteligt mord i huset. Ved et tilfælde opdager Ellison en kasse med gamle smalfilm på loftet, og pludselig står han med kilden til det, der kan blive hans bedste bog nogensinde.
I sommeren 1979 vil en flok provinsteenagere indspille deres egen zombiegyser på smalfilm. Charles falder naturligt ind i instruktørrollen, mens filmens 'stjerne', Alice, flirter med sminkøren Joe. Men drejebogen ændrer sig drastisk, da vennerne overværer en forfærdelig togulykke. Militæret mørklægger situationen, og Joes far, der er politibetjent, aner, at fremmede kræfter kan være skyld i katastrofen.
Filip buys an 8mm movie camera when his first child is born. Because it's the first camera in town, he's named official photographer by the local Party boss. His horizons widen when he is sent to regional film festivals with his first works but his focus on movie making also leads to domestic strife and philosophical dilemmas.
Spanien 1973, Alfred og Carmen har hverken penge eller børn, så for at slå fluer med et smæk, lader de sig overtale til at lave en pornofilm hjemme i soveværelset til det umættelige skandinaviske marked. Trods ihærdige anstrengelser, bliver Carmen ikke gravid. Men hun bliver verdensberømt i Danmark. Derfor får de et professionelt filmhold fra pornoens hjemland stillet til rådighed til deres næste film. Men Alfred er langt fra nogen mesterinstruktør og "professionel" er en lige lovlig flot betegnelse at hæfte på det danske team. Kort sagt: der er koks i kulissen...
In 1975, the long slog of civil war has recently begun in Beirut. A high school student named Tarek is thrilled by all the chaos and upheaval because he no longer needs to go to school. Plus, he finds negotiations between West and East Beirut interesting. Tarek is accompanied by his buddy Omar as the two shoot Super 8 films of the tumult around them. The jovial mood takes a tragic turn when Tarek's parents start fighting over whether or not to flee Beirut.
A fragmented collection of independent closed cinemas, in London during lockdown, captured on Super 8mm film.
In 1948, French singer Charles Aznavour (1924-2018) receives a Paillard Bolex, his first camera. Until 1982, he will shoot hours of footage, his filmed diary. Wherever he goes, he carries his camera with him. He films his life and lives as he films: places, moments, friends, loves, misfortunes.
A street-wise teen gets herself in a series of circumstances and mishaps in her meaningless existence.
Lost Boundaries is comprised of footage shot by Julien on location, in England in the summer of 1985, during the making of the Sankofa film and video collective's first experimental feature film The Passion of Remembrance (1986), which he co-directed with Maureen Blackwood, another member of the collective. In recapturing those moment Lost Boundaries both deconstructs and foregrounds the means of 16mm film production while weaving together a fragile community of Black artists and actors who came to prominence at a time when debates in film theory - such as those of the Screen film journal and of "third cinema" discourses where cinema was intertwined within (Brechtian) filmmaking practices - were at the forefront of forging a new politics of artistic representation. A Black avant-garde.
Made for straight 8's 2019 competition on one cartridge of super 8mm film with only in-camera edits and no post-production. This film follows two naked people who meet at a café, fall in love, and decide to dress each other in clothes.
A grandmother dies and leaves behind hours of secret film and audio recordings as well as an envelope with the words “Must read after my death,” which reveal a dark history for her family to discover.
SONG 11: Fires, windows, an insect, a lyre of rain scratches (the Songs are a cycle of silent color 8mm films by the American experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage produced from 1964 to 1969).
SONG 14: Molds, paints and crystals (the Songs are a cycle of silent color 8mm films by the American experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage produced from 1964 to 1969).
SONG 5: A childbirth song (the Songs are a cycle of silent color 8mm films by the American experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage produced from 1964 to 1969).
SONG 1: Portrait of a lady (the Songs are a cycle of silent color 8mm films by the American experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage produced from 1964 to 1969).
Shell-shocked Barbara must face up to the loss of a dear companion after a tragic accident. Her best friend Klara and husband Torsten devise a plan to thaw Barbara's heart, after she reminisces about the incident, the funeral, and happier times. Will she agree to the suggestions of her nearest and dearest? Can grief turn into hope?
Jamie, a young queer Black DJ, belongs to an underground nightlife scene in New York City where he no longer feels like an outsider. He is part of a community that expresses itself through music, dance, and fashion.
SONG 4: Three girls playing with a ball. Hand painted (the Songs are a cycle of silent color 8mm films by the American experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage produced from 1964 to 1969).
SONGS 2 & 3: Fire and a mind’s movement in remembering (the Songs are a cycle of silent color 8mm films by the American experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage produced from 1964 to 1969).
A poetic Super 8mm film created by Rachael Wilson and Anderson Matthew set to accompany the live recital performance of Olivier Messiaen’s Harawi – Chant d’amour et de mort (1945).