All Films

Cambodia: Year Ten (Update)

1989 • 51 min

1989. The British government and the UN react to the outcry over the situation in Cambodia.

Goofy's Field Trips: Ships

1989 • 15 min • United States of America

Goofy visits a ship.

Steven Banks: Home Entertainment Center

1989 • 60 min • United States of America

In this brilliant one-man show, the mild-mannered, thirty-something Steven Banks arrives home after a long day at his dead-end corporate job, still dreaming of being a rock star. Steven receives a message on his machine from his boss, Mr. Buttle, informing him that he never received an urgent speech Steven wrote for the board of directors. Steven must scramble to write a new one, but he has less than an hour to do it. Along the way, he continually procrastinates and distracts himself from the task at hand, playing with toys and various musical instruments, baking cookies, putting on costumes, leafing through an old high school yearbook and performing some hilarious original songs along the way. Meanwhile, he's got to deal with his grumpy landlord Mr. Mescue, his clingy girlfriend Phoebe and even a broken toilet. Will Steven ever finish his speech? Or does fate have something else in mind for him?

Wee Sing in Sillyville

1989 • 59 min • United States of America

One day, two kids named Scott and Laurie and their basset hound Barney are magically transported into a coloring book! This coloring book is a mystical, magical land called "Sillyville." While there, the kids meet up with Sillywhim, a happy, sing-songy lady who tells them of Sillyville's troubles. The Yellow Spurdurgurgles, Blue Twirlypops, Green Jingleheimers, and Red Bittybooties are all fighting because they do not wear the same colors! Scott, Laurie, and Sillywhim meet up with all of these coloful characters, plus a talking tree, a singing acorn, and the kindly purple-wearing Pasha who all sing songs about themselves. Will the kids and Sillywhim be able to reunite all of the people of Sillyville? You can bet your magic rainbow blower on it!

Flowers on the Rock

1989 • 59 min • Yugoslavia

Macedonian TV drama.

Let's Chop Soo-E

1989 • 7 min • Canada

A piglet is kidnapped and forced to participate in a demented game show.

Ce qui me meut

1989 • 24 min • France

The life of Etienne-Jules Marey, the 19th century pioneer of photography and cinema, famous for studying animal and human locomotion.

North Korea: The Parade

1989 • 60 min • Poland

Defilada was made on the occasion of the 40th anniversary celebrations of state's founding in North Korea, which the regime intended to use to eclipse the 1988 Summer Olympics taking place that year in Seoul, South Korea. The North Korean regime invited filmmakers from countries then considered friendly (read: Communist), including People's Republic of Poland, which sent a team under Andrzej Fidyk. The documentary is primarily composed of declarative statements, as well as texts of North Korean newspapers and books. There was no author's commentary. Fidyk commented that he and his team were likely “the most disciplined” foreign team of filmmakers in North Korea, as they did not trouble the regime by looking under the surface - they were content with what they were given and asked to do. (Wikipedia)

Stanley and the Dinosaurs

1989 • 16 min • United States of America

Stanley is no ordinary caveman. He paints pictures, grows flowers, and befriends a quartet of dinosaurs, who help him build the world's first house. Filled with lively music and lots of fun, this program helps viewers discover the value of individuality, manners, friendship and sharing.

Dreams from China

1989 • 30 min

Dreams from China, shot from 1983-85 while working in Tianjin and Beijing, is a highly lyrical, diary-like film essay, lending perspective to the tragedy of Tiananmen Square. "Extremely sincere...presenting a paradox of Chinese politics and society." (New York Times)

That's Black Entertainment

1989 • 56 min • United States of America

This documentary presents clips from black films from 1929 through 1957.

Kiki & Lala's Blue Bird

1989 • 58 min • Japan

Kiki and Lala go on an adventure to find a blue bird that's said to bring happiness, and discover the true meaning of that word along the way. The first and single feature-length theatrically released film for Sanrio mascots Kiki and Lala, screened alongside Hello Kitty no Cinderella and My Melody no Akazukin at the first Sanrio Sekai Meisaku Eigakan theatrical road show.

Det smakar fågel

1989 • 59 min • Sweden

Stage show with Frank Gunnarsson, Claes Malmberg and Mikel Lindberg

Marvin: Baby of the Year

1989 • 30 min

This animated special based on the popular comic strip following the adventures of 1-year old Marvin Miller. In this story, Marvin is being babysat by his grandparents who enter both him and his cousin Megan, in the local "Baby of the Year" contest, while his parents are away for the weekend.

L'Ete

1989 • 5 min

Music video for Ichiko Hashimoto 'L'Ete' from the album 'D.M.' (1989).

The Witness At Your Door

1989 • 45 min • United States of America

A dramatic presentation of how innocent people become ensnared by the Watchtower Society. An inside look at how the Jehovah's Witnesses recruit, brainwash, and train new members.The Witness at Your Door is a compelling, fast-moving drama which presents an inside look at how the Jehovah's Witnesses recruit, train and exercise mind-control over their members. Based on true-life experiences, this powerful and humorous DVD follows one man's story from beginning to end. Joe Simpson becomes a convert to the "Watchtower Society" at a vulnerable time in his life. But he is eventually freed from the organization after the real Jesus of the Bible is presented to him by a caring Christian. When you watch this DVD, we know you will want to see the exciting sequel, The Witness Goes Out.

The Cow

1989 • 10 min • Soviet Union

A boy recalls the story of how his family lost its cow. Based on a short story by Andrei Platonov.

Criminal

1989 • 4 min • Soviet Union

An animated film about how a cunning cat stole a piece of meat from a cook, and shows the imperfection of some laws.

Day of Revelation

1989 • 55 min • Soviet Union

About the leaders and the nature of the activities of informal groups in Moscow: “Democratic Union” and “People’s Front”.

The Mummy's Dream

1989 • 6 min • Japan

The filmic version of a city in which all surface beauty has rotted away. In order to find images of death like landscapes of the city from which people have vanished, and buildings from which the decorations have been stripped away and the inner organs exposed, I walked all over Tokyo taking photographs, then animated them. (T.I.)

Time to Go

1989 • 14 min • United Kingdom

Ken Loach documentary, pushing for British withdrawal from Northern Ireland.

Rita Moreno: Now You Can!

1989 • 60 min • United States of America

More than just an exercise video, this tape offers a whole revitalizing philosophy that turns beauty and fitness into a daily gift every woman can give to herself.

There's a Team In the Building

1989 • 25 min

The story of the 1988-89 Pittsburgh Penguins

The Samaritans - Scream

1989 • 1 min

Having suffered years of neglect, Saira decides that her life is meaningless and that it's possibly time to end it all. She tries to confess, but nobody else knows what she is talking about, which this cinema PIF for The Samaritans represents through distorted, eldritch guitar riffs. They, of course, understand. Directed by Michael Seresin at BFCS. Rated 15.