Filmed in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Beginning with Genesis, the film follows the progress of civilization through to modern day Nairobi. Biblical themes combine with pulsating African music, wild animal sounds, and vivid imagery. Unusual juxtapositions of Bob Fulton's quick cuts and Brown's big lens shots of mega fauna and tribal dances mesmerize viewers.
"Ski The Outer Limits" is a poetic exploration of man's "conquest of the useless," his quest to expand the limists of his abilities. Racing, clowning, teaching, flipping and flying - the world's finest skiers define their limits. A philosophical narration brings the story home to anyone wishing to explore their limits.
A science fiction fantasy on skis with spectacular glacier skiing, extraordinary acrobatics, unique optical effects, and an original score. The world's polarity is mysteriously reversed, requiring the skiers to regain the realm of normal perception by performing maneuvers inspired by the ambiguous nature of the "Moebius Strip."
A tender love story with Kentucky's thrilling thoroughbred racing world as the stage.
Challenges; mental, physical, both? How far can you go? How fast? What’s it like to go three days without food and companionship? To run 15 miles, to climb a 14,000 foot mountain, to navigate in dense forest or open ocean, to rappel down a vertical cliff, or sleep in the snow? Teenagers find out in Outward Bound Schools throughout the country. The result is a positive sense of self and the natural environment. The film is fast paced with intentional disregard for time and space continuity. The students tell the story.
Explores the creative world of Paul Soldner, a potter working in Aspen, Colorado.
Fluidity of stone. Subatomic motion asserting a surface. Mind loop wandering. Visitation of sound matrix. Liquid solid. Nature transforms a planetary cycle. Relations of a timeless void.
A skiing comedy. Bon vivant Fred Iselin visits Sun Valley and the Rocky Mountain resorts, acting out his fantasies for anyone who will listen.
A hilarious updated version of Hannes Schneider's classic chase film of the 30's. The villain and ski thief, Fred Iselin, is pursued through Vail, Jackson Hole, and Chamonix in France.
The serendipitous invention of magic skis facilitates Art Furrer's escape from drab reality into pristine fantasy. He joins the other stars on an odyssey through the Rockies and the Alps. It's a children's story.
