All Films

Der Mantel des Ketzers

1989 • 55 min • East Germany, Germany

Based on a novella by Bertolt Brecht.

Pele's Appeal

1989 • 31 min

In the swirling volcanic steam and misty rain forest of Kilauea volcano’s east rift zone on the island of Hawai’i, two forces meet head on. Geothermal development interests, seeking to clear the rain forest for drilling operations, are opposed by native Hawaiians seeking to stop the desecration of the fire goddess, Pele. Pele is a living deity fundamental to Hawaiian spiritual belief. She is the eruption, with its heat, lava and steam. Her family takes the form of forest plants, animals and other natural forces. But geothermal development interests see Pele as simply a source of electricity. When Hawaiians take the issue to court, they find that nature-based religions are not respected by U.S. law.

Between Us

1989 • 37 min

The story of Rick, a washing-machine serviceman, and his relationships with two very different women.

Corey Haim: Me, Myself and I

1989 • 36 min • United States of America

Corey Haim wrote and starred in this exploitation movie, which is dedicated entirely to himself. Through the course of it, we are led on a tour of his "everyday life, " which includes a one-on-one hockey game with a middle aged man, him modelling the latest fashions, and several "heartfelt" talks about what a decent guy he is.

Black Sin

1989 • 42 min • Germany

A companion piece to the earlier film ‘The Death of Empedocles’, 'Black Sin' is an adaptation of the third version of Friedrich Hölderlin’s play ‘Der Tod Des Empedokles’.

Ernest Goes to Splash Mountain

1989 • 21 min

An exciting mock documentary produced for the opening of the Splash Mountain attraction at Disneyland. Ernest Goes To Splash Mountain chronicles the adventures of Ernest P. Worrell who trains as America's first "Splashtranaut" destined to become the very first person to conquer the mountain. Ralph Story, veteran news anchor and his team are determined to cover the momentous event by every angle possible.

Voix off

1989 • 36 min • Belgium

Two worlds are involved. The internal world, closed, virtually isolated, with just one tenuous, uncertain link with the other world - the telephone. The other, external world exists only to pass from one sealed-off place to another. Call each other? - you lose your voice before you get an answer: your head spins with non-existent voices. Telephone and answering machines are scheming devices. Just waiting in vain.

The Road to Terror

1989 • 52 min • United Kingdom

In The Road to Terror, revolutionaries tell how their dream descended into a nightmare of terror and execution. They speak as exiles in Paris, a city that is preparing to celebrate the glories of the first mass revolution of 1978. Behind its strange images, the struggle for power in the Iranian revolution has followed a pattern uncannily similar to many of the great revolutions of the past: just as 200 years ago in France, the Iranian revolution has gone down the old road from liberation to repression, the road to terror.

Mario's Magic Carpet

1989 • 30 min

Our heroes are counting on the magic of Aladdin's Lamp to help them defeat Koopa when they are captured by an evil Sultan. The Marios and Toad are enslaved and the Princess is sold to none other than evil King Koopa. The Marios escape the wage a wild magic carpet battle to save the Princess's life.

Death in the Seine

1989 • 44 min • France

Between 1795 and 1801, 306 drowned people were recovered from the Seine river, near Paris. Peter Greenaway propouns a historical approach were 25 significant cases of drownings are catalogued, dissected and elaborated, with multilayered visuals and 'documentary' asides.

Histoire(s) du Cinéma 1b: A Single (Hi)story

1989 • 42 min • France, Switzerland

A very personal look at the history of cinema directed, written and edited by Jean-Luc Godard in his Swiss residence in Rolle for ten years (1988-98); a monumental collage, constructed from film fragments, texts and quotations, photos and paintings, music and sound, and diverse readings; a critical, beautiful and melancholic vision of cinematographic art.

Black Leather Jacket

1989 • 50 min • United States of America

Based upon Mick Farren's book,'The Black Leather Jacket', this documentary explores the history of this garment from it's utilitarian beginnings through to it's 'bad boy' reputation and considers whether it has now become emasculated by pop culture.

Metal Mania

1989 • 36 min

Bob Larson interviews various metal bands and talks about their satanic influence on the youth. Featuring Slayer, Lȧȧz Rockit, and some lame Christian Metal guy.

Dixie's Diner

1989 • 24 min

Come on down to Dixie's Diner and enter a whimsical world of laughter and fun. A world where every kid can live out their wildest, most hilarious dreams. Where you can dance as long as you want, sing as loud as you want, and feed your face on an endless supply of chocolate shakes and sundaes. It all spells fun and romance with a cast of frisky, lovable and talented Rock 'N Rolling kids. Dixie's Diner - You're going to love this place!

Romagnolo

1989 • 3 min • Italy

Romagnolo is a short film contained CinicoTV series by the duo Maresco & Ciprì .

P.J. Funnybunny

1989 • 30 min • United States of America

P.J. escaping a boring family reunion to become famous by contacting alien beings with his friends. However, with the villainous Weasel Brothers looking to cause trouble, P.J. and company have to get creative to battle the wicked bullies.

Nabokov on Kafka

1989 • 29 min • United States of America

Vladimir Nabokov, widely considered one of the world's greatest writers, was also a remarkable professor at Cornell University. Here, Plummer portrays the witty Nabokov, providing an entertaining and insightful lecture upon "Metamorphosis," Kafka's bizarre story about a man who wakes up one morning to discover he has turned into a giant bug.

Diary

1989 • 30 min • Japan

Idol and actress Megumi Odaka Diary, 1988 VHS.

Yoko's Moving

1989 • 23 min • Japan

A cold landscape spreads across the reclaimed land. A road that stretches in a straight line. Hasegawa wanders into this place while his girlfriend, Yoko, is moving. However, the conversation between the two is awkward and doesn't mesh well. By chance, Hasegawa is left alone in this empty landscape. He starts playing with the bouncing ball. This work expresses the inability to communicate well and the feeling of loneliness through a cinematic space created by the contrast between the "stillness" of the landscape and the "motion" of a rolling ball. The sight of a single person standing alone in a desolate landscape has an almost existentialist feel to it.

The Blue Shutters

1989 • 42 min • France

A film about a relationship that wasn't meant to be.

Fear of Drowning

1989 • 26 min • United Kingdom

Peter Greenaway presents this "Commentary in one hundred parts" on Drowning by Numbers (1987), discussing and analyzing many of the film's more intriguing features.

Layer Cake

1989 • 47 min • Soviet Union

The Wavebreaker

1989 • 27 min • Soviet Union

Since early childhood I have been playing different games. And the older I get, the more dangerous it is for me to lose, and the more dangerous it is for others to win. God! Leave me one game - hide and seek. This is the only game I agree to play for the rest of my life.

Cipher

1989 • 41 min • Japan

Two brothers are in the spotlight: one a movie star making a football movie, the other a musician who occasionally goes to school (to cover for his sibling). What will destiny bring them?