All Films

Dangerous Music

1991 • 22 min • United States of America

A woman, a string quartet, and a lot of anxiety.

Paul McCartney: Unplugged

1991 • 48 min • United States of America

Unplugged is a live performance by Paul McCartney, recorded 25 January 1991.

Music Machine

1991 • 26 min

While flying a kite on a hill, two children named Stevie and Nancy are swept away aloft by their kite in sci-fi fashion to a fantasy, wonderland-type world called Agapeland. It is a lush green place near a river, containing over-sized mushrooms, living plants, and friendly woodland animals. Shortly after their arrival in the pleasant Agapeland, Stevie and Nancy discover the Marvelous Music Machine, which Stevie explains is a "quanamatic digilator." Stevie tries to make it work, but only succeeds in causing it to produce a loud noise, which shoves him back into the Music Machine's caretaker (possibly creator), The Conductor.

Arnold Rides His Chair

1991 • 1 min • United States of America

Beginning of the story of the all-known football-headed boy. (Hey Arnold)

Un ladrón, un violador y dos mujeres

1991 • 60 min • Argentina

Nanna & Lil' Puss Puss in 'Baby Boom'

1991 • 1 min • United States of America

Nanna's grandson is quite the bundle of joy. But when it comes to keeping him happy, Nanna hasn't a clue how to pacify him.

Rock'n Roll Baltica

1991 • 52 min • Latvia

"Rock'n Roll Baltica" Live music from the Baltic countries.

The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'

1991 • 8 min • United States of America

This brief throwback piece focused on interview snippets from Hopkins, Demme, Glenn, Foster, FBI agent John Douglas and another unnamed FBI agent.

Don't Fly Away, Earthling!

1991 • 35 min • Soviet Union

To reveal the secrets of raising children on Earth, aliens are trying to kidnap a young talented teacher. But Marina, in love with her teacher, saves him from inevitable disappearance.

Ninja Bachelor Party

1991 • 30 min • United States of America

Ninja Bachelor Party is a 1991 low-budget comedy film produced by and starring Bill Hicks, Kevin Booth, and David Johndrow. It is a parody of martial arts movies and was intentionally dubbed improperly. It was filmed throughout Austin, Texas and Houston, Texas over the course of ten years due to the producers not taking the project seriously.

Requiem

1991 • 12 min • Denmark

A short film about the art of killing.

Paint

1991 • 10 min

Pauline shows more interest in Mike's body than his exterior wall paint

White Fang

1991 • 50 min • Australia

White Fang, part wold and part dog, is born in the wild where he spends his early months before becoming Grey Beaver's loyal and trusted dog. When the Indian is unable to trade his furs, he reluctantly accepts gold pieces from Beauty Smith in exchange for White Fang. Smith is an evil man who cages and torments White Fang so as to transform him into a hateful, fighting dog. Smith travels the Yukon staging dog fight and making substantial sums of money from White Fang's victories. After a particularly brutal fight in which White Fang is severely injured by a ferocious bull dog, an animal lover, Weedon Scott, stops the fight and carries White Fang off. White Fang recovers and becomes the Scott family pet.

Potets

1991 • 17 min • Soviet Union

The father tries to explain the meaning of the word "potets" allegorically to his sons, but they demand a direct answer. Only at the end of the movie it becomes clear that "potets" is...

Benny Hill's World Tour: New York!

1991 • 60 min • United Kingdom, United States of America

Mr. Hill's last TV work, taped and aired before his death, with outdoor scenes taped in New York City. Highlights of this show include "A Streetcar Named Desirée" (a Tennessee Williams takeoff) and a spoof of "Ask Dr. Ruth" (where he impersonated Dr. Ruth Westheimer and Roseanne).

The Japanese Version

1991 • 58 min

How the Japanese process American pop culture and make it their own -- a mind-bending odyssey through cultural mixing.

A Chiller Theater Reunion

1991 • 48 min • United States of America

"A Chiller Theater Reunion" was a reunion special featuring the cast of Chiller Theater that originally ran from 1963 to 1984.

Mariah Carey: The First Vision

1991 • 49 min • United States of America

Mariah Carey's The First Vision, gives viewers an inside look at Mariah on the cusp of her meteoric rise to superstardom. This 1991 film contains early music videos, behind-the-scenes footage, an interview and songs from her very first live performance at New York's intimate Tatou Club.

Punainen huone

1991 • 58 min • Finland

Young cleaning woman Kukka-Maaria comes to town and gets an awesome rental apartment. In exchange of that, however, her landlord gradually subjects her to be his and his friends' sexual partner.

For Thomas Wainggai

1991 • 3 min • France

A video letter composed for Amnesty International's 'Lest We Forget' series.

Occupation

1991 • 8 min • Germany

A small man sits on a station bench. A chunky, initially polite guy joins him, uses his newspaper, eats his travel provisions on the train, follows him and harasses him on the bus, in the cab, in his house, makes himself at home. When the harassed man calls the police, the patrol arrests him and the ruffian triumphs. The little boy is released. Now he is helplessly at the mercy of the intruder's harassment and is thrown out the door by him.

The White Maiden

1991 • 6 min • Soviet Union

A drinking play with cannons and fireworks.

Land's End

1991 • 7 min • Finland

A Baroque still life with a glass of red wine, fruit, and a severed tongue serves as a prelude to war. The following aerial shots are accompanied by news reports in several languages commenting on the fighting in the Persian Gulf. The experience of war conveyed by the media is transformed here into an emotional explosion perceived from the foyer. “The first videos dating back to the early 90’s were commentaries on the social and political situations. Their undertone rose from the cruelty of man, submission, from dialogue between order and discipline.” — Ulla Väätäinen

10,000 Years of Cinema

1991 • 13 min • Burkina Faso, Congo

This documentary offers the reflections of filmmakers shot at FESPACO 1991. Djibril Diop Mambéty, David Achkar, Moussa Sene Absa, Mambaye Coulibaly, Idrissa Ouedraogo, Mansour Sora Wade... express their faith in the eternity of African cinema.