All Films

Catch of the Day

1990 • 11 min

The bright, beautiful and spontaneous ocean is something to wallow in. A young girl plays in the ocean and with the fishes. A dashing surfer rides up on his white steed and declares 'I've come - you'll never have to chop onions again!' Jane wakes up from her dream (or was it a nightmare?) Working at the fish market, she endures the sexual innuendo and double entendres from male customers and fellow workers alike. When matters come to a head, she cleverly takes the situation into her own hands and offers a unique solution to unsolicited sexual advances... An impressionistic animation.

Deadtime Stories Documentary

1990 • 24 min • United Kingdom

A documentary on the work of experimental British animator David Anderson.

The Awakening

1990 • 8 min • United States of America

A high school student falls asleep while sitting in class. When he wakes up, all time is frozen, except for him.

Bröderna Landby - två fria män

1990 • 29 min • Sweden

Old strongman who lives with his brother in a small cabin in the woods discusses old memories, poetry, and philosophy.

I Love You

1990 • 1 min

'A fugitive feminist in fur.'

Swift and Silent

1990 • 52 min • Kenya, South Africa

This documentary examines the threatened habitats and the three great predators: the jaguar, the leopard and the cheetah, of the great South American jungle, the Masai Mara grasslands of Kenya and the bushland of South Africa.

Land of the Snowy Mountains

1990 • 10 min • France

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

1990 • 60 min

Adapted from the Beatrix Potter story tells the story of the pignap of Little Pig Robinson by Captain Barnabus Butcher who fools Robinson into believing he is being taken on a trip to visit the land of the Bong tree; the truth of the matter is more sinister.

Jenny Arean & Swami George Groot: Neem Je een Apie voor Me Mee

1990 • 56 min • Netherlands

Television registration of the theatreprogram of the Dutch singers and cabaret artists Jenny Arean and (swami) George Groot. Recorded in De Kleine Komedie in Amsterdam.

Easter Dream

1990 • 22 min

Easter Dream tells the story of the Resurrection through the eyes of Jason, a young boy who is finding it difficult to cope with the death of his father. His grandfather attempts to comfort him by sharing the story of Easter. Although Jason is familiar with the story, it seems to offer little consolation. One night Jason dreams he has gone back in time to Jerusalem at the time of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. By witnessing the Crucifixion and learning of Jesus Christ's Resurrection, Jason understands that if we live our lives according to the laws and ordinances of Christ's gospel, we can be together as a family forever.

An Empty Bed

1990 • 56 min

In his twilight, a lonely gay man reflects on his life and the three loves of his long-lost youth one woman and two men. Forced into early retirement by a heart attack, he wanders aimlessly through the graffiti-marred streets of his New York neighborhood. Familiar haunts trigger flashbacks of happy and not-so happy times.

The Warming of the Hell House

1990 • 8 min

A trip across the bay to Concord yields a harvest of non-fruit-like beings who celebrate a housewarming that simmers with macho machinations and family discord. The mood is upbeat while the company is lowbrow, and coming out of the bushes rather than the woodwork.

Around Chess

1990 • 7 min • Soviet Union

On the example of situations that arise with chess pieces, one can discover diverse unflattering traits of a human character. Three short stories about own benefit and the desire to become the most important and unfair fight. So, we have a chess board, and one of the pawns begins its journey...

Liberty Horror

1990 • 30 min

Skateboarding video for Liberty Skateboards.

ReBoot 1990 Limelight Demo Reel

1990 • 2 min • Canada

This promotional tape for ReBoot was created in 1990 by The Hub (Ian Pearson, Gavin Blair, Phil Mitchell) and Limelight, the production company trying to get ReBoot off the ground. The Bob animation tests were created on Alias computer systems. The Megabyte/Hacker segment is from an even earlier animation test created on the same FGS system used to create Money For Nothing. This footage was transferred from D1 video tape (originally recorded from VHS) and restored by the ReBoot ReWind crew: Jacob Weldon, Raquel Lin, Mark Westhaver & Bryan Baker.

Telepathic Communication with Animals

1990 • 46 min • United States of America

Penelope Smith discusses her work counseling people about their pets, whose thoughts can be translated into English and how the people can become more sensitive to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual qualities of animals around them.

Lady Vaselina

1990 • 16 min • Brazil

In a single shot, mysterious characters discuss about a cockroach problem.

Kinostadt Paris

1990 • 60 min • Germany

Short documentary vignettes and interviews revolving around cinephile life in Paris.

I'm British But...

1990 • 30 min • United Kingdom

I'm British but... uncovers a defiant popular culture, part Asian, part British, against a backdrop of fading English nationalism. The rhythms of Bhangra and Bangla music set the pace for this lively collage of interviews with British Asian youth. Mixing archival footage with present day street scenes of Asians in England, this film chronicles the role of race and cultural identity in the formation of modern day British society. I'm British but... is an engaging critique of nationalisms of any sort and a celebration of cultural diversity and hybridity.

Cellular Automata

1990 • 36 min

This educational video about cellular automata was filmed, narrated, and edited by Rudy Rucker in 1990, using some "CA Lab" software he worked on at Autodesk. Renamed "Cellab," the software and manual are available for free on Rucker's website, but certainly you can watch the video without using the software. Two-dimensional CA rules discussed include Langton's worm, the game of Life, Silverman's Brain, the Vote rule, the Rug rule, gas-simulating rules, and many others.

Towards the Moon with Fellini

1990 • 59 min

A rare, comical and up-close behind-the-scenes look at the late Italian director Federico Fellini, as he directs his last film, "La Voce Della Luna".

Good Grief! Cancer Boy!

1990 • 3 min • United States of America

In this experimental parody of Charles M. Schulz's "Peanuts" comic strips and TV specials, a live action Charlie Brown lookalike named "Cancer Boy" attempts to kick a football, only to be mocked by his peers and fall into despair.

Kate Bush: Sensual World

1990 • 27 min

The Wuthering Heights singer gives a rare interview in 1989, in which she talks about her album The Sensual World and the influence of Alfred Hitchcock on her music videos.

The Mind's Eye

1990 • 39 min • United States of America

The Mind's Eye is a compilation of experimental computer animations from when such technology was in its early infancy. The animations are from various studios, having been arranged in a sort of "2001" evolution-timeline theme, and set to synthesized music. These pioneering CGI projects later gave rise to films such as Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Antz, and Shrek.