All Films

Alternative

1986 • 10 min • Soviet Union

An instructive parable that the two principles right and wrong have common roots, and their interaction gives rise to unexpected situations that may strongly influence each other. But what will prevail? Friendship, commitment to certain ideals or individual interests, the benefits and the effort to find one’s place under the sun?

Ladies and Gentlemen. For You

1986 • 3 min • Soviet Union

Animation short.

Gracias, Che Cortázar

1986 • 2 min • Argentina, Italy

Bible Truths For Children

1986 • 24 min

It appears that this tape is a later repackaging of an older video called The Filling Station, where a friendly Christian pump jockey advises us to listen to what the incredibly crudely animated cartoon animals have to say. Also, there are little kids in live action bits that draw heavily upon cheesy 1980's video effects to get their message of Christian charity out to the unsuspecting masses.

Man's Search for Happiness

1986 • 13 min • United States of America

Man's Search for Happiness is a 13-minute film produced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It explains the role of the Plan of Salvation in LDS theology, with questions like "Who am I?", "Where did I come from?", and "Where am I going?" being explored from an LDS perspective.

Dokkaebi Bangmangi

1986 • 59 min • South Korea

A 1986 Korean film about ancient demons and a brave boy.

Confession

1986 • 24 min • United States of America

"Firstly, I revealed in salutary confession the secret filth of my misdeed, which had long been festering in stagnant silence; and I made it my custom to confess often, and thus to display the wounds of my blinded soul..." (Petrarch, 1352, in a letter to his brother). I wish to avoid any "classical" misunderstandings of the above quote by stating clearly here that any sacrifice of love is, yes, "filth" or at the very least "misdeed." An academic reading of Petrarch tends to bias thought that there are kinds of love which might be wrong: I do not believe this. (SB)

The Aerodyne

1986 • 3 min • United States of America

At the Art Cinema in Boulder, Colorado, the Sunday Associates staged an adaptation of Jane Brakhage's story of Caesar's invasion of Britain, "Caswallon the Headhunter." I contributed a hand-painted film loop, as part of the special effects, as well as making two films during rehearsals: 1) the first dance film I've made, DANCE SHADOWS BY DANELLE HELANDER and 2) a film which meditates upon the unique process of creativity engendered by Denise Judson and the Sunday Associates in production, THE AERODYNE (Webster: "heavier-than-air aircraft that derives its lift in flight from forces resulting from its motion through air") - the latter two films silent.

The New Door Bell

1986 • 5 min • China

The short film was awarded the Special Prize at the First Shanghai International Animation Film Festival in 1988.

Le Jour où TF1 m'a cinématonné

1986 • 4 min • France

The Truth About the Frog Prince

1986 • 8 min • East Germany, Germany

Is he the dream prince? As each frog climbs out of the fountain, the princess hopes it will be the one, the love of her life. But no sooner has one been flung against the wall than it turns out to be pretty much a washout. Will the frogman be able to live up to the empty promise of the frogs? … The Truth About the Frog Prince was produced by the DEFA Studio for Animation Films in Dresden, where director Sieglinde Hamacher worked for 35 years, joining soon after its founding in 1955.

Overture

1986 • 6 min

Simple in its conceit, the installation consists of a six-minute audiovisual loop comprised of three archival film segments shot by the Edison Film Company between 1889 and 1901, and six passages from the opening pages (or overture) to Marcel Proust’s monumental À la recherche du temps perdu, as read by Vancouver writer Gerald Creede.

Greenham Granny

1986 • 42 min • United Kingdom

In 1929 Nell Logan took part in a youth peace conference in Moscow. More than 50 years later she was among the women fighting against Cruise missiles at Greenham Common.

Chet Baker: Candy

1986 • 55 min • Sweden

This documentary includes performances of legendary jazz trumpeter Chet Baker joined by Michel Graillier and Red Mitchell on piano and Jean-Louis Rassinfosse on bass. Also, an interview with Baker is included.

Surface

1986 • 5 min • Japan

8mm film by Ohtani Jun

Buenos Aires, crónicas villeras

1986 • 50 min • Argentina

Documentary based on the forced expulsion of more than 250,000 slum dwellers from the Federal Capital during the last military dictatorship. A sympathetic and compassionate look at the suffering of marginalized individuals.

Frames

1986 • 10 min

Frames like de Bruyn's other recent effort Cha-Hit (1986) is an overwhelming film constantly in motion, blitzing its audience with abstract visuals. The film is a mixture of flickery, Letraset, light, scratching and hand-drawn colours. So rapid is the movement that it makes you wonder at times if you are looking at an image or its afterimage. Could a film like Frames be damaging to your retina or neurological functions? If you sat in front of this type of film long enough, would it send you on a trip? Could it awaken a patient out of a coma? After a confronting seven minutes I felt exhausted and slightly frazzled, such is the power of the film. A Dirk de Bruyn retrospective would certainly kill me. -Glen Hannah

Voice Windows

1986 • 8 min • United States of America

With Voice Windows (1986), Steina renews her efforts to generate a complex sound-image interface

Paradise

1986 • 40 min • China

The film interprets the folklore of Hongluo Lake in northern China. The three-headed water monster ravaged Hongluo Lake, destroyed the village fort, and displaced the tribes. A young man named Da Xin in the tribe was looking for a peaceful place to stay away from his hometown. The hardships and ups and downs along the way brought disappointment. Finally, with the help of the Red Conch Fairy, he knew what a happy land is, and he decided to fight to the death.

Qui êtes-vous Dorothée Blanck ?

1986 • 27 min • France

A film about Dorothée Blanck.

Babajana

1986 • 19 min • Soviet Union

The story is about Babajan, a water peddler who constantly gets into different uncomfortable situations.

Den stängda dalen - Valchiusella

1986 • 52 min

Documentary about the isolated farming communities in Valchiusella, Italy and the methods they use to survive.

The Bone Ii

1986 • 22 min • Japan

A medical film that explores the mechanism of bones, which support the body and act as a calcium storehouse to maintain balance within the body.

Who Killed Michael Stewart?

1986 • 35 min

A documentary about a case of police brutality in the 80's NYC, the killing of graffiti artist Michael Stewart