Dammbeck relocates the Leipzig-based artists' circle known as Herbstsalon to La Sarraz Palace in Switzerland, which in 1929 was the venue of the legendary congress held by important protagonists of new, independent cinema as a forum to discuss issues such as elitist thinking, the taste of the masses, and the difference between art and life. One participant was the avant-garde filmmaker Walter Ruttman, who had already begun to produce abstract films for advertising purposes at a time when his co-pioneers Viking Eggeling and Hans Richter were still preoccupied with painting. All the same, Ruttman placed his talent at the disposal of Nazi propagandists during the Third Reich. Dammbeck reflects upon the durability of the notion we term avant garde by vacillating it between the extremes of Modernism and anti-modernism. Hommage à La Sarraz was at the core of the film footage deployed in Dammbeck's 'Hercules Media Collage' of 1984/85.

After falling for someone too quickly, a hopeless romantic unknowingly sets out to discover the true meaning of "letting go" through the trials and errors of different love interests.

The story of an ambulant sharpener who crosses spaces in a (almost) lifeless country.

A tribute to French television presenter Patrice Laffont though archival recordings and interviews from friends and colleagues.

After death, most people's lives are paid respect via a series of rites and traditions. Sadly, thousands of Canadians, from homeless youth to neglected seniors, die in dire circumstances leaving their bodies often unclaimed and rarely honoured. Believing that all people are worth of last respects, Montreal priest Abbé Claude Paradis creates a touching annual ceremony to celebrate the lives of the "unclaimed."

The genius Spanish painter Salvador Dalí undertakes an amazing journey through the unknown mental territories of Upper Mongolia in search of a giant hallucinogenic mushroom while paying an experimental tribute to the French poet Raymond Roussel (1877-1933), a visionary and eccentric writer, precursor of the surrealists and much admired by them.

Modern comedians share their thoughts about Laurel and Hardy. Also includes archival footage of contemporary comedians. Hosted by Dom DeLuise.