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The Lucky Ones
ES ES-OVNI CTX-S014-SS001-0058 · Item · 2009
Part of Non-Identified Video Observatory (OVNI)

The field of observation is limited to the Registry Office in Krakow during opening hours, or more specifically, to its three rooms. One is used to register births, the second one deaths, and the third one weddings. The observation of the clients' and clerks' behaviour in each room offers a portrait of our everyday lives, as well as fate.

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ES ES-OVNI CTX-S011-SS006-0068 · Item · 2003
Part of Non-Identified Video Observatory (OVNI)

Intrigued by the legendary Mexican military leader Pancho Villa's little-known relationship with Hollywood, filmmaker and sleuth Gregorio Rocha goes on a search for lost footage that Villa commissioned from the American Mutual Film Company in 1914, allowing cameramen to follow him into war. The footage includes some of the first battle scenes captured in “moving pictures”.

The Lost Book Found
ES ES-OVNI CTX-S005-SS003-0012 · Item · 1996
Part of Non-Identified Video Observatory (OVNI)

The result of over five years of Super 8 and 16mm filming on New York City streets, Lost Book Found melds documentary and narrative approaches into a complex meditation on city life. The piece revolves around a mysterious notebook filled with obsessive lists of places, objects, and incidents. These lists serve as the key to a hidden city.

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The Leftovers
ES ES-OVNI CTX-S014-SS001-0100 · Item · 2008
Part of Non-Identified Video Observatory (OVNI)

Five people challenge themselves to drive 2000 km down the east coast of Australia in a veggie oil-powered van, living on nothing but waste, in order to make a statement about today's over-consuming society. With zero money but plenty of passion, they put both themselves and society to the test.

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ES ES-OVNI CTX-S014-SS001-0106 · Item · 2007
Part of Non-Identified Video Observatory (OVNI)

The Last Rites of the Honourable Mr. Rai is a film about the cremation of a longtime resident of the holy city of Varanasi. This film, made at the request of the Rai family, is possibly the most detailed and respectful study of the Hindu rites of cremation on the sacred banks of the river Ganga.

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