All Films

Red Wine of Victory

1988 • 56 min • Soviet Union

The last days of the Great Patriotic War take place in a military hospital.

Wakamono kari

1988 • 60 min • Japan

A gay version of the "Widow's Boarding House" series, starring Shinji Kubo as the owner of the boarding house. A straight college student who also has a girlfriend then moves in...

Pilgrimage to Agen

1988 • 15 min

Christina and Francesca Comencini go on a pilgrimage to Agen, France to find the places where there Dad Luigi Comencini spent his childhood.

Ken Death Gets Out of Jail

1988 • 3 min

Youth tells about his jail experience. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.

In a familiar street

1988 • 37 min

Based on the short story by Leonid Andreev "Ivan Ivanovich". A Perestroika look at the events that took place after the 1905 Revolution. The young defender of the barricades shows weakness and releases the captured gendarme. After a while, he is not spared in a similar situation.

29 Minute Beginners Workout

1988 • 31 min • United States of America

An exercise video for beginners from the 1980s, hosted by Deborah Lee.

All Quiet on the Waterfront?

1988 • 23 min • United Kingdom

A documentary looking at the proposed redevelopment of the Forth and Clyde Canal in 1980s Scotland.

The Party

1988 • 60 min

10 May 1968. In Paris the barricades are about to burst into flames as students and police clash. In London the fashionable Left are having a dialogue.

Forgive Us

1988 • 19 min • Soviet Union

The fate of former juvenile prisoners of fascist concentration camps.

SONODA Video - Spring / Summer / Fall / Winter

1988 • 2 min • Japan

The soundless stop-motion paint-on-glass film by Koji Yamamura showcases the different seasons. He created the short in his early career in 1988. It is unclear whether the public could have seen it before its upload on YouTube in 2019.

Dorf's Golf Bible

1988 • 30 min

In this sequel to Dorf on Golf, avid diminutive sportsman Derk Dorf and his new dorky caddy play some golf. However, a god-like narrator decides to use them to teach the viewers the commandments of the gold bible. A sexy angel helps.

Psycho Skate

1988 • 30 min • United States of America

This VHS video features tons of rare footage of guys like Tony Hawk, Christian Hosoi, Rodney Mullen, Gator, Mark Gonzales, and many more of the late 1980's biggest stars.

Foontic at the Сircus

1988 • 10 min • Soviet Union

Foontic and his new friends once again outwit the evil Mrs. Belladonna, who, under the influence of sleeping pills, is taken in the middle of the night in their car to the Three Roads roadside hotel and handed over to her old friend, an equally greedy and cynical businessman named Durillo. When she regains consciousness, Belladonna resumes her pursuit of Foontic, who, together with the kind-hearted clown Mokus, the clever monkey Bambino, and the hippopotamus Chocolate, is preparing to put on a grand circus show in the city.

Billy's Christmas Angels

1988 • 30 min

Billy wants to play in a rock band with his brother Dave. This Christmas, Billy 's Angels come down to earth to help Billy find Dave, and reality, through Faith, Hope and Charlie.

Movies Are My Life

1988 • 60 min • United Kingdom, United States of America

The very first full-length documentary on Scorsese offers an invaluable look at how he was perceived by his colleagues, and himself, in 1977. Catching Scorsese while he was in post-production on New York, New York and editing The Last Waltz, British filmmaker Peter Hayden gets the manically hyper Scorsese to comment on his youth, his relation to his lead characters, and most importantly, his approach to direction. The doc doesn’t quite move at the pace of Scorsese’s revved-up speed-talking, but it does offer some real insight into his productivity in the 1970s, thanks to an impressive array of talking heads. Included are Scorsese’s collaborators Jay Cocks, Mardik Martin, Brian De Palma, Steven Prince (who co-produced this doc), and his mentor John Cassavetes. Also the performers, who discuss his working methods in detail — Jodie Foster, Liza Minnelli, and, of course, Robert De Niro.

Scabaction

1988 • 8 min

Goo, orifice fixation, medical procedures, non-human/inanimate entities considered as bodies. Scabaction records the welding of a sculpture, some antics with Vaseline, and the removal of an ingrown hair.

Ryoko Sano - Sketch book

1988 • 29 min

Idol VHS videotape Ryoko Sano - Sketch book, 1988.

The Way to My Father’s Village

1988 • 38 min • Canada

In the fall of 1986, Richard Fung made his first visit to his father's birthplace, a village in southern Guangdong, China. This experimental documentary examines the way children of immigrants relate to the land of their parents, and focuses on the ongoing subjective construction of history and memory. The Way to My Father's Village juxtaposes the son's search for his own historical roots, and his father's avoidance of his cultural heritage.

NBC Friday Night Videos Special, Michael Jackson: Around the World

1988 • 53 min • United States of America

This 53-minute television special follows Michael Jackson on the Bad Tour (1987–1988) across Europe, Asia (Japan, Hong Kong, China), Australia, and the United States. Mixing concert highlights, backstage footage, and interview clips, it offers an unfiltered look at the scale and atmosphere of Jackson’s first solo world tour. Originally aired on MTV in a straightforward cut, the NBC broadcast as part of Friday Night Videos included additional hosts and commentary.

The Coldest Winter Since 1854

1988 • 15 min • Soviet Union

Aram falls unrequitedly in love with his classmate Annie. A beautiful story tells the depth of his feelings.

The Evil Clergyman

1988 • 28 min • United States of America

The first of the "lost" "PULSE POUNDERS" shorts to be restored, "H.P. LOVECRAFT's THE EVIL CLERGYMAN" re-unites horror's hottest duo: Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton! "THE EVIL CLERGYMAN" also stars horror legends David Warner and David Gale (Dr. Hill from "RE-ANIMATOR").

Number Rap #7

1988 • 1 min • United States of America

Kids rapping about the number 7.

Fragoletta and Charles, the King's Godson

1988 • 52 min • Soviet Union

Based on French fairytales.

Marx Family

1988 • 6 min • East Germany, Germany

A moving short portrait of Karl Marx’s family and their living conditions during their time in London.