All Films

Jean Genet Is Dead

1989 • 33 min • Greece, United Kingdom

Young men find themselves scattered and defencelessly exposed to a merciless sun. Their gaze moves off searchingly into the distance. Deserted places appear to offer vague promises of refuge. On a prison wall, an explosive image of desire emerges, full of hope for freedom.

Santa Claus Tsukamaeta!

1989 • 23 min

A boy stays awake so that he can catch Santa Claus.

Little Golden Book Land

1989 • 30 min

A storm threatens the already damaged harbor breakwater, and Beamer, the Lighthouse, fears for the safety of all who live in Little Golden Book Land! When Scuffy overhears Beamer sharing bad news with the big ships anchored nearby, he promises to help. Undaunted, Scuffy recruits Tootle the Train, Poky Little Puppy, and Shy Little Kitten to join him on his mission.

The Knight of Justice

1989 • 45 min • Denmark

Benjamin act as a moral guardian as he saves both a female thief and a child during Christmas in a futuristic Denmark.

Julie Brown: The Show

1989 • 24 min

Uniared pilot for a fictional CBS TV talk program hosted by bubbly actress Julie Brown. The proposal was to relate her misadventures on and off the set. Other regulars are Grant, her co-host; Candace, the producer; Jeff, the director; Michelle, the secretary; and Rhonda, the make-up lady. Julie Brown performs the theme, "The Art of Being Fabulous."

A Nightmare on Drug Street

1989 • 40 min • United States of America

Middle class teenagers Jill, Felipe and Eddie, talk about their addiction and drug-related death.

Akko-chan's Got a Secret!

1989 • 25 min • Japan

Taisho's father plans to construct an apartment building on a vacant land he owns behind his own house. The spot is a playing field for the kids in the neighborhood who will fight to keep it as it is. Akko, being a friend to those in need, uses the powers of her magical compact to investigate and sway the decision to keep the kids happy.

Visions in Meditation #2: Mesa Verde

1989 • 16 min • United States of America

Visiting the famous Anasazi cliff dwellings in Colorado, abandoned about 1275, Brakhage thought, "There is terror here." And so he returns again and again to those empty stone homes.

Tiny and Ruby: Hell Divin' Women

1989 • 30 min • United Kingdom, United States of America

This profile of storied trumpeter of jazz, Tiny Davis, and her cohort pianist-drummer, Ruby Lucas, is an amalgam of artifacts about the two women, accompanied with poetry by Cheryl Clarke.

Garfield's Thanksgiving

1989 • 23 min • United States of America

On Thanksgiving, according to Garfield, people celebrate food by eating as much of it as possible. It's a tradition! But that tradition is history following a checkup from vet Liz, who says Garfield must go on a diet.

Passion Extrême

1989 • 10 min • France

Owl Moon

1989 • 9 min

On a winter's night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the great horned owl. An adaptation of the book of the same title by Jane Yolen; illustrations by John Schoenherr.

New Chinese Cinema

1989 • 52 min • China, United Kingdom

Tony Rayns presents the work of the 'Fifth Generation' and other innovative filmmakers who emerged during the 1980s in China.

The Super Battle of Captain Fuyui

1989 • 48 min • Japan

"Shut up! Sam Fuyui appears as if he were in an Eguchi Hisashi manga. As captain of the rugby club, he is a passionate youth who chases the ball every day. One day, he is accused of murder on campus. One day, he is accused of murder on campus, and he discovers that a real culprit is a fake man named Fuyui, but will he be able to defeat him? And what is the fate of Sakura, the beautiful girl who loves Sam? A series of gag jabs. The story is easy to follow, even though it breaks cinematic grammar to the limit. "You can't complain when you get this far!" A powerful comedy.

The Ventures: 30 Years of Rock 'n' Roll (30th Anniversary Super Session)

1989 • 59 min

The Ventures are an American instrumental rock band formed in 1958 in Tacoma, Washington. Founded by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle, the group in its various incarnations has had an enduring impact on the development of music worldwide. With over 100 million records sold, the group is the best-selling instrumental band of all time. In 2008, the Ventures were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Lost in New York

1989 • 54 min • France

A dreamy film in which two women are transported from a beach in France to New York City. Separated and lost, they frantically search for one another.

The Blasphemers' Banquet

1989 • 38 min • United Kingdom

A film-poem written in response to the controversy surrounding Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses

House of Trés

1989 • 17 min • United States of America

A quickfire portrait of the New York City ballroom scene in the ‘80s.

Six Fifty

1989 • 22 min • Canada

This composition is about the hollowness of material wealth, the poverty of alienation and the different forms they take. This concept is mainly represented by two individuals; a middle aged man who `monologues to an empty chair "(Talking to God)" in a train station. This section is performed by Heath Lamberts. The other section is portrayed by Derik Caines, a painter who grew up in Newfoundland and was living in Toronto when the footage was taped.

Red Asphalt III

1989 • 17 min • United States of America

The third film in the Red Asphalt driver's education series, presented by the California Highway Patrol, shows graphic accident footage demonstrating the consequences of drunk, reckless and unsafe driving.

SSL-25 (Special Squad Laugarnesvegur 25)

1989 • 31 min • Iceland

The Savior in America

1989 • 30 min

In the years following the sign of Jesus’ birth the Nephites grow wicked. Then a great storm and earthquakes ravage the land, followed by three days of darkness. When hope seems lost, the resurrected Savior appears in glory to the Nephites. He ministers, preaches, and calls disciples to His work. His perfect love and teachings cause the Nephites to be spiritually changed and live peacefully.

Small Stress

1989 • 12 min • Poland

Stress accompanies a little man from the moment he is born. Separation from his mother, school discipline, and domestic problems strengthen the feeling of stress. Some children are heard in time, others remain silent forever. Child suicides are a fact.

Flora

1989 • 1 min • United States of America

The last moments of a creature made of fruits and vegetables.