All Films

How Wang-Fo Was Saved

1987 • 15 min • France

Wang Fo, the greatest master of medieval China, aided by his assistant who has given up everything to follow him, desperately seeks aesthetic perfection. A day comes when he thinks he has achieved it. But his genius arouses both the curiosity and the jealousy of the Emperor. Wang Fo will be able to escape the Emperor's vindictiveness only by going to the limit of his talents.

Secrets of the Unknown: Lake Monsters

1987 • 26 min • United States of America

Lake Monsters examines in depth the myths and legends surrounding seafaring monsters. Learn the stories of "Nessie," the Loch Ness monster, first sighted during the sixth century. Film highlights include actual footage of "Chessie," the water creature spotted in the Chesapeake Bay since the 1930s.

The Man Who Planted Trees

1987 • 30 min • Canada

The story of one shepherd's single-handed quest to re-forest a desolate valley in the foothills of the French Alps throughout the first half of the 20th century.

Così è andata: Gente di montagna

1987 • 41 min • Italy

A documentary made with archive footage and photographs alternating with recent film footage; the choice of texts is taken from Mario Rigoni Stern, Emilio Lussu, Piero Jahier, Filippo Sacchi, and Nuto Revelli.

The Child And The Saw

1987 • 24 min • United Kingdom

A nine year old girl receives a giant bandsaw for her birthday

Contacts... Conflicts... 4

1987 • 10 min • Soviet Union

Comic stories for adults about the problems of family life.

Doctor Bloodbath

1987 • 60 min • United States of America

An abortionist uses post-procedure house calls as opportunities to murder his patients.

If Only...

1987 • 9 min

Two drinking buddies sit in a beer-induced stupor, idly dreaming of a tropical paradise. Ironically, that paradise is just outside their dilapidated shack. This computer-animated film shows that our inability to fully enjoy our environment often stems from our attitudes towards life. Film without words.

Photodiary '87

1987 • 3 min • Japan

I turned my gaze to the various events in daily life and made this filmic diary in a manner as if confessing my feelings. Of course, since I was making the film, I wanted to depict these feelings and events with tricky techniques. I used various methods to shoot photographs of a relative's wedding, the landscape I see from window of my house, commemorative travel photographs and the like frame-by-frame.

Resan

1987 • 22 min • Sweden

Music short film by and with singer Eva Dahlgren.

Japan Behind the Mask

1987 • 51 min

A look at Japanese society and its emergent nationalism.

Criminal Justice

1987 • 56 min

A behind the scenes look at the day to day operations of the criminal Justice System. This one hour documentary follows three cases through the courts; a rape, a robbery, and a homicide to their very different, and unexpected conclusions. Each case is set against a background of comments from attorneys and police officers, about major problems they encounter.

My New Friend

1987 • 3 min

An older man meets and becomes fascinated by a younger man in this somewhat autobiographical work.

A Tribute to Houdini

1987 • 60 min

John Calvert performs an array of tricks inspired by celebrated escape artist and magician Harry Houdini.

The Flying Luna Clipper

1987 • 55 min • Japan

A trip on a chartered plane with a number of other thrill-seekers (most of whom are anthropomorphic fruits and vegetables) and hop from island to island, each of which offer their own unique visual delights.

Witnesses

1987 • 27 min • Poland

On July 4th, 1946, the crowd in Kielce, Poland, slaughtered forty-two Jews and wounded many others. Forty years later, in 1987, Marcel Łoziński visited those places and met some witnesses of the carnage.

The Man with the Childlike Accent

1987 • 10 min • Soviet Union

Once upon a time the main character was afraid very much. Since then, he clearly does not speak a few letters, making him look like a baby babbling. He did everything to get rid of his illness, but to no avail. The doctor advised him such a therapy: go there where he was startled many years ago and try to get afraid there again. But what if he is an adult and is not afraid of anything children offer to him?

Brise-Glace: Histoires de glace

1987 • 30 min • Sweden, France

Third and final part of collaborative project Brise Glace. Directed by Raúl Ruíz.

The Blind Watchmaker

1987 • 48 min • United Kingdom

Richard Dawkins in a 1980's television special based on his book The Blind Watchmaker.

U2: Outside It's America

1987 • 49 min

Documentary following U2 on tour in America in support of the 'Joshua Tree' album.

The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

1987 • 57 min

Follows U.S., Canadian, and European scientists from the barrens of Labrador - where archaeologists uncover an ancient stone burial mound - to sites in the U.S., France, England, and Denmark, and to the vast fjords of northernmost Norway where monumental standing stones testify to links among seafaring cultures across immense distances.

Winning Basketball

1987 • 60 min • United States of America

Join two of basketball's greatest legends Red Auerbach and Larry Bird, as they share their knowledge, insight, and experience in this action packed, highly instructive, and entertaining look at "America's Game."

The Resurrection of Michael Myers

1987 • 25 min

Silly, amateur Swedish horror spoof reuses the original HALLOWEEN score and opens with theater patrons viewing the final reel of the original John Carpenter film. In a nearly-abandoned office building, a psycho in a jumpsuit and white mask cuts his way out of a package and proceeds to chase a clumsy clerk around while killing off anyone who crosses his path.

Ka Mate! Ka Mate!

1987 • 31 min • New Zealand

In a Maori settlement, Ngati Toa leader Te Rauparaha composes the famous chant "Ka Mate", also known as the haka, after evading enemy capture by hiding in a kumara pit.