All Films

Cambodia: Year Ten

1989 • 52 min

1989. An examination of how the UN protected and revitalised the Khmer Rouge.

For The Whales

1989 • 58 min • Canada

Writers, artists, and musicians celebrate the whale.

John's Not Mad

1989 • 28 min • United Kingdom

John's Not Mad is a QED documentary made by the BBC in 1989. It was ranked, in a British public poll, as one of the 50 Greatest Documentaries. The film shadows John Davidson, a 15-year-old from Galashiels in Scotland, who had severe Tourette syndrome. John's life was explored in terms of his family and the close-knit community around him, and how they all coped with a misunderstood condition.

Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend

1989 • 47 min • United States of America

Hosted by Clint Eastwood, Hollywood Remembers: Gary Cooper -- American Life, American Legend is a biographical portrait of the life and times of movie star Gary Cooper. The 47-minute tribute chronicles the actor's life from his early days as an "extra" in silent pictures to his acceptance of the 1960 Academy Award for lifetime achievement in film. Cooper's real-life role as a cowboy and his talent as a cartoonist are discussed, as are many of the Westerns, adventures, comedies, and war films in which he starred.

Miracles in Guslyar

1989 • 20 min • Soviet Union

The alien asks Korneliy Udalov to help him repair the spaceship, but the resident of Velikiy Guslyar is completely incompetent in this matter.

Relatives

1989 • 8 min

Ishmael Huston-Jones physically carries his mother, Pauline Jones, into the improvisational dance space. While she dyes eggs and speaks about family history, he improvises a rhythmic dance-counterpoint to her speech.

The Legend of the Pope Lick Monster

1989 • 16 min • United States of America

"A monster, a hideous half-man, half-sheep mutation whose hypnotic powers are so intense that he lures you out onto the tracks and into his eyes...." Such are the stories that have captured the imaginations of Louisville teenagers for three generations. Stories that have lured youths to the Pope Lick trestle in search of a dare, a thrill, a place to drink, an opportunity to scare a date or a friend. A legend kept alive only by word of mouth - confirmed by the excitable and credulous minds of adolescents and emphasized by the ominous presence of 100-foot railroad trestle. One crisp, October evening finds Clancy, Ben and Katie on a quest - for excitement, for beer, for danger and a rendezvous with...the Sheepman!

Writing Magic with Figment and Alice in Wonderland

1989 • 15 min • United States of America

While reading his favorite book, "Alice In Wonderland", Andy discovers that all signs of Alice are missing from his book. Alice has taken another wrong turn and ended up in Figonia! How will she get back to Wonderland? Through Figment's magic screen, cartoon characters reveal that to return, Alice must write a new story.

New Kids On The Block: Hangin' Tough Live

1989 • 50 min

New Kids On The Block perform live at LA's historic Mayan Theater.

7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting

1989 • 15 min

A short satirical film devised by and starring Alan Rickman, Jim Broadbent and Alison Steadman about the seven sins of stage acting.

Sincerely, Harold Washington

1989 • 15 min

A shy young man plucks up the courage to seek a partner through a dating agency.

Don from Lakewood

1989 • 23 min

A used sofa salesman fields call after call from a mythic idiot.

Noblesse Oblige

1989 • 10 min • Soviet Union

Balancing on the borders of the real and the unreal the film strives to express the monotony of this world, its illusory character, and emphasize the lack of spirituality in everyday routine.

Pieces of Silver

1989 • 7 min • United States of America

Montage film made of short fiction and non-fiction clips, to celebrate the 100 anniversary of Kodak film manufacturing.

Ingmar Bergman in Iceland

1989 • 54 min • Iceland

Based on an interview with Ingmar Bergman and footage taken during the director's visit to the Reykjavík Art Festival in 1986, this film focuses on Mr. Bergman's methods and philosophy on film direction.

The Emu and the Sun

1989 • 8 min • Australia

An animated Dreaming story.

Has Anybody Seen Phil?

1989 • 33 min

Phil, a teenager, disappears and his friend Danny talks to people in town in an attempt to locate him. Danny learns that Phil was under enormous stress from his parents, football coach and teachers.

Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven

1989 • 58 min

A documentary about Yosemite National Park.

Incident's

1989 • 9 min • Japan

Experimental work by Isao Yamada (Color, 8mm).

Wittgenstein: A Wonderful Life

1989 • 49 min

The life and work of the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein.

The Master of Shiatsu

1989 • 15 min • Japan

An elderly man and a young woman is in a bar where they tenderly begin to touch each other's hands. Soon they find themselves in a room where the woman has shiatsu massage of the man, putting her in ecstasy. The next morning, something starts to happen with the woman ...

David Macaulay: Pyramid

1989 • 57 min

How did ancient Egyptians build the Great Pyramid at Giza, joining two million blocks of heavy stone with amazing precision? Who were the leaders who built these enormous structures, and what did these tombs signify? Host David Macaulay explores the history, mythology, and religions of Egypt's people, combining live footage and animation. Take a rare look at the mummy of Ramses II and buried treasure in the sacred Valley of the Kings.

This Ain't Bebop

1989 • 22 min

This Ain't Bebop is Ralph Bakshi's first live action short, starring Harvey Keitel and featuring Ron Thompson as the beatnik poet and Rick Singer as Jackson Pollock.

Mickey's Happy Valentine Special

1989 • 60 min • United States of America

A collection of music videos on the subject of love interwoven with classic Disney cartoons.