All Films

Still Water

1988 • 16 min

Short film.

Jumpin' Jacques Splash

1988 • 1 min • France

Computer animation. A sentient lighter and cigarette engage in forbidden love.

The Rat

1988 • 10 min • Soviet Union

A tenant of a huge apartment building has a rat problem. While the news on television speaks of nothing but weapons and disarmament agreements, the rats steadily destroy his home.

Ankaratra

1988 • 28 min

Marie, a healer in Antananarivo, the capital city of Madagascar, takes care of people in the name of the ancestors who guide and advise her. She uses plants and soil from worship places dedicated to historical ancestors. In the high central lands, on the summits of the Ankaratra mountains, she participates to the Alakaosy celebration, an important date in the Malagasy lunar calendar.

Face

1988 • 6 min • Soviet Union

Animated short about how bureaucracy damages a person's soul.

Limbo: Travestito

1988 • 6 min

A re-edit of outtakes from the 1973 film "Ritratto Dell'Artista (Da Narcisso).

Hryhoriy Havrylenko. The Bright Figure

1988 • 20 min • Soviet Union

A documentary about Hryhoriy Havrylenko. After watching the film, Yuriy Illienko told the film's cameraman Volodymyr Pika: "Man, this is brilliant!".

The Rocket Movie

1988 • 32 min

THE ROCKET MOVIE takes you back to that hot summer night when David Leslie attempted to launch himself over a mountain of watermelons on a Soho street before a crowd of 2,000 dazzled spectators. The story unfolds with the narration of veteran Hollywood stunt coordinator Gary Zeller (DAWN OF THE DEAD, RAGTIME, SCANNERS), who "put his reputation on the line" to collaborate with the Impact Addict. Filmmaker Larry Fessenden brings to this stunning documentary all the passion and drama of that spectacular night: As James Brown look-alike Jack Dingas pumps the crowd with an American anthem, our Rocket Man climbs aboard his bastard craft and bids farewell to the woman he loves—only to end that night in a near fatal fiery crash.

Réveillon

1988 • 9 min

Experimental short by Teo Hernández.

Zone

1988 • 20 min • Soviet Union

The film is about the villagers of the Chornobyl district of Kyiv region who return to their homes after being evacuated from the Chornobyl exclusion zone.

Doing it Right: Democracy in the Pacific

1988 • 60 min • Palau

Covers the Compact of Free Association, hearings at the United Nations and the US Congress, US military interests, nuclear free zones, the IPSECO power plant scandal, and the suicide of Palauan President Lazarus Salii. Seen from the point of view of the Palauans' struggle for a democratic and fair solution to these political difficulties.

Kobzar Roads

1988 • 25 min • Soviet Union

Documentary about Ukrainian folk singers.

Mystery of the Purple Rose: The Saga of Creole Jazz Pioneers

1988 • 30 min • United States of America

Documents the growth of jazz in New Orleans highlighting the contributions of Armand J. Piron.

This is Switzerland

1988 • 58 min • United States of America

Switzerland! A culturally diverse nation with three language regions - French, German and Italian. A country known internationally for its neutrality, but maintaining a high level of military preparedness. Enjoy an outstanding trip with traveloguers Frank and Kay Nichols through this spectacular alpine country. Experience Switzerland, a small country of exquisite and varied beauty.

Video-Tour Montreal

1988 • 25 min • Canada

Video Tour Montreal presents the summarized visit of the great city of Montréal all the way from district life to major touristic attractions such as St-Joseph Oratory, Mount-Royal, Old Montreal, Notre-Dame Church, Underground City, Downtown, Botanical Garden and Olympic Stadium. Video-Tour Montreal as excellent souvenir of the sights and sounds of exciting Montreal.

Tell Me Why: A Healthy Body

1988 • 28 min • United States of America

An award-winning unique video encyclopedia based on the book series by Arkady Leokum. This volume answers questions children ask about the human body. Included are questions such as: How does the body make blood cells? How much blood do we have in our bodies? What do veins do? Is all human blood the same? What vitamins do we need? What does salt do for the body? What is an addict? What are hallucinogenic drugs?

A Trip Round Acid House

1988 • 30 min

World In Action looks at the controversy surrounding Acid House parties and the music associated with the drug Ecstasy, spending a weekend with a group of youngsters in London who travel by coach to secret destinations to evade the police.

Video Visits: Brazil

1988 • 55 min • United States of America

A tour of Brazil courtesy of Video Visits.

I Hate You (Kill or Die)

1988 • 14 min • Norway

A boy is bullied by a bunch of kids by being chased, having eggs thrown at him and being pelted with snowballs. Five years later, he dons a gas mask and begins killing off his bullies one by one.

Circle of Gold

1988 • 51 min • India, United Kingdom

Calcutta where myth, religion and folktales co-exist with aspirational life-style adverts. Experimental documentary about the relationship between India and the West, beginning with Indian comic strip heroes and the aphorisms of the Bhagavard Gita, questioning how modernity can exist with tradition.

Paroles d'oiseaux à Toro Muerto

1988 • 10 min • Canada

This video links man's prehistoric traces in nature to the myth of the destruction of humanity. The birds speak about the frailty of the balance between culture and nature. Primitive figures which evoke Peruvian history emerge from Chantal duPont's paintings and take part in actual situations. In his flight, the eagle releases aman, only to eventually become his prisoner. From within a blaze where birds are consumed, a human form emerges. It has become both stone and archeological symbol.

Postscript

1988 • 25 min • Soviet Union

One of the first accidents of the glasnost era - the crash of the Moscow-Leningrad passenger train - which became known throughout the country, occurred on August 16, 1988. Without setting out the tasks of investigating the causes of the disaster in which 32 people died, the film addresses the human side of this tragedy . The survivors remember how they got on this train, how they lost loved ones, about the psychological consequences of the disaster for them personally.

Rally Argentina 1988

1988 • 42 min

The Argentina Rally saw the return of the Martini Lancia team after missing out the previous round in New Zealand. Two of the all-conquering Delta Integrale cars were used, one for championship leader Miki Biasion, the other for local hero Jorge Recaldo who so nearly won the rally in 1987. A third Integrale was driven by ’87 New Zealand Rally winner Franz Wittmann. The superb countryside mirrored the efforts of the World’s finest rally drivers as they battled through the heat and dust in a classic South American encounter.

Rally de Portugal 1988

1988 • 55 min

The 1988 World Championship really hotted up as the action moved to Portugal for the Port Wine Rally. Cesare Fiorio's team were debuting the new Lancia Integrale featuring more power, longer travel suspension and wider tyres. But the opposition was getting more competitive - Mazda had Hannu Mikkola and Ingvar Carlsson, Ford Stig Blomqvist, Didier Auriol and Carlos Sainz, and Volkswagen had Erwin Weber. Lancia fielded Markku Alen, Miki Biasion and Mikael Ericsson. Revised safety measures ensured spectators would leave the drivers to concentrate on the terrain whilst there was every reason to engage in a full battle for championship points.