Lumière & Company

"Fourty intriguing films from the world's leading directors"

40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under conditions similar to those of 1895. There were three rules: (1) The film could be no longer than 52 seconds, (2) no synchronized sound was permitted, and (3) no more than three takes.

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Home for the Holidays

Home for the Holidays

1995

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

1995

The Wedding Banquet

The Wedding Banquet

1993

Now and Then

Now and Then

1995

Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy

1992

The White Masai

The White Masai

2005

Girltrash: All Night Long

Girltrash: All Night Long

2014

Seaburners

Seaburners

2014

Elysium

Elysium

1986

When I'm a Moth

When I'm a Moth

2019

The Seer and the Unseen

The Seer and the Unseen

2019

Due East

Due East

2002

August Rush

August Rush

2007

Marquise

Marquise

1997

Saint-Jacques... La Mecque

Saint-Jacques... La Mecque

2005

The Fisherman and His Wife

The Fisherman and His Wife

2005

Room 10

Room 10

2006

Ardor

Ardor

2002

The Band's Visit

The Band's Visit

2007

Theorem

Theorem

1968