Atom Egoyan

Kirby Dick's exposé about the American movie ratings board. (imdb)

A photographer and his wife take photographs of Armenian churches for use in a calendar. Their driver, a local resident, expounds on the history of the churches while the wife translates. The photographer becomes jealous of his wife's bonding with the driver... (imdb)

Documentary about the love-hate relationship between filmmakers and film critics with interviews made at Cannes Film Festival.

IT CAME FROM KUCHAR is the definitive, feature documentary about the legendary, underground filmmaking twins, the Kuchar brothers. George and Mike Kuchar have inspired two generations of filmmakers, actors, musicians, and artists with their zany, "no budget" films and with their uniquely enchanting spirits. (imdb)

The film contains interviews with various filmmakers and actors at the 1995 Sundance film festival. Several pre-scripted questions are asked of all interviewees such as "What do you think the future of independent filmmaking is?"

Home video changed the world. The cultural and historical impact of the VHS tape was enormous. This film traces the ripples of that impact by examining the myriad aspects of society that were altered by the creation of videotape. (imdb)

Documentary about the representation of sexual taboos in the history of film.

Begins as a quasi-experimental tour of people's bedrooms, but shifts into a provocative puzzle: what happens if the director unexpectedly disappears, but the crew keeps shooting?

Egoyan juxtaposes home-video images of his son Arshile with a self-portrait of the famed Armenian artist, Arshile Gorky; Egoyan narrates in English, while his wife narrates in Armenian. The self-portrait made from a photo of the artist as a child at the time of the great massacre of the Armenians is used as a focus for meditations on the nature of self-awareness, artistic expression, and the relationship between the artist and the viewer. (imdb)