All Films

4x Horizontal, 4x Vertical

1986 • 10 min

In a room, François Miron piles boxes against a wall film screen. The images projected on it quickly rush together:automobile accidents, Tuscan landscapes, an injured man, medical experiments intercut with smoking factories, a sleeping face. Miron moves the boxes about constantly, as if feeding a burning fire.

The Writing on the Wall

1986 • 28 min • United States of America

"In this half-hour documentary, Producer Sandra King provides an intimate portrait of a public phenomenon: Graffiti. Over an 18 month period, King and her crew followed the teenage members of a graffiti 'crew,' Vandals on the Street, as they painted and rapped and moved through the streets of downtown Newark. What emerges is a unique glimpse behind the 'tags' at the kind of inner city kids who write on walls, but who also make art; who create out of wedlock children, but who also form binding relationships; who drop out of school and never read a book, but who create their own brand of poetry through the medium of 'rap.'

Paying Guests (Part 1)

1986 • 60 min

Spend some time in the company of the guests at 'Wentworth' - all taking the waters except for the Colonel and Miss Howard, who has some leisure for the beginnings of a late romance. Gossip, bicycle rides, rounds of golf, bridge in the evenings and preparations for the charity concert all make time pass most pleasantly - don't they?

Das zweite Schraube-Fragment

1986 • 45 min • Austria

Butterfly

1986 • 2 min

The exuberant irreverence and wit of Butterfly characterizes Paik's stream-of-consciousness visual and conceptual techniques. In a vibrant image/music collage, he ironically juxtaposes high-cultural artifacts (the aria from Madame Butterfly), contemporary avant-garde icons (Laurie Anderson) and Eastern symbols (the butterfly), within a rapid-paced proliferation of vividly computerized visual effects. This abbreviated work is classic Paik.

Combat Leadership: The Ultimate Challenge

1986 • 30 min

Actor and WWII veteran Lee Marvin narrates this USMC training film on combat leadership.

Eis

1986 • 6 min • Germany

Short film by SCHMELZDAHIN

Go to Hell

1986 • 11 min • United States of America

A junkie wakes up on the streets and walks around, seeing a woman dressed in all white and a heroin addict shooting up.

Rahvamaja

1986 • 15 min • Soviet Union

In 1985, a lively cultural life was boiling in the dignified building of the Jõelähtme community center, built in 1918. But the eyes of enthusiastic people who practice singing and playing instruments are overshadowed by mundane misery. Everything is in short supply and most of the year one has to operate in a cold and desolate unrenovated house. In the old house, the practices of the village chapel and singing choir take place, youth dance evenings are organized, and a concert dedicated to the anniversary of the October Revolution is waiting.

Windham Hill: Seasons

1986 • 48 min • United States of America

Featuring selections from the Windham Hill videos Water's Path, Western Light, Autumn Portrait, and Winter.

The End of a Vacation

1986 • 23 min • Soviet Union

Four music videos of Kino band joined together with a single plot

Friends

1986 • 18 min • Japan

Super 8 short film by Nobuhiro SUWA

Marilyn Monroe

1986 • 31 min • United States of America

Born Norma Jean Baker, actress Marilyn Monroe would become one of the most iconic and desirable women in the world. From her humble beginnings, to her USO performances, to her now-famous pin-up photographs and award-winning acting roles, Marilyn made her mark as the most beautiful blonde bombshell of her day. However, behind her beauty, Marilyn suffered a tragic private life.

Der Trip

1986 • 6 min • Germany

Short film by SCHMELZDAHIN

The Pigeon Cree

1986 • 10 min • United Kingdom

A pastel animation produced by Sheila Graber and based upon the short story by Sid Chaplin. Narrated by north east broadcaster Mike Neville the film tells the story of Geordie, a miner, and his love for his pigeons and the trials and tribulations of his passion which is very popular around the region. The face of Sid Chaplin is used as Geordie.

A Little Off Mark

1986 • 9 min • United States of America

Writer-director Robert Wheaton’s story of a shy guy, Mark (Parros), trying all the wrong moves to meet the right girl rides high on a romantic sensibility. Although at first it’s hard to imagine the handsome Mark having trouble with the ladies, Parros gives a charming performance as the nice guy who finishes last. UCLA’s north campus features prominently as this would-be Romeo’s ever-hopeful hunting ground.

Momoco Wonderland: Strange House

1986 • 45 min • Japan

J-Pop Girl Group Momoco Club feature as stars in this low budget horror film. After the transfer of Rika's father, her classmates come over to play in the empty house. The girls slowly are attacked by monsters, one by one.

New York, N.Y.

1986 • 10 min • France

It is slow, succinct and absolutely riveting. With his photojournalist's eye, and simple but inspired camera work, Depardon plunges us into both the sounds and silences of a day and a night in the city.

Dolly Back

1986 • 11 min

A surrealist dolly shot. The thesis of the film seems summarized in which the character played by Frank Gonzalez (the fictional director of the film within the film) confesses to end his interviewer: "This film wants the viewer to reflect on the deceptive appearances can be."

La fine – The End

1986 • 18 min

Ex-architect PATRICK KEILLER brings a graphic and compositional sense of landscape to this complex essay film following a conceited modern-day flaneur who conjects ruminatively over images of a curiously ill-defined European landscape. From within these images of construction, roadways and the never-ending to-ing and fro-ing of Europe's numerous train stations, can be glimpsed the visage of the old Europe, defined by borders, varied cultures and a distinct sense of place.

Hanjuku shojo

1986 • 52 min • Japan

Four girls have graduated high school and are interviewed about their experiences.

Frankenstein Punk

1986 • 12 min • Brazil

The story of Frank, a different creature, born to the song "Singing in the rain", that goes in search of happiness.

Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame

1986 • 57 min • Canada

This feature documentary traces the political career of T.C. (Tommy) Douglas, former premier of Saskatchewan and leader of the New Democratic Party, who was voted the Greatest Canadian in 2004 for his devotion to social causes, his charm and his powers of persuasion. Known as the "Father of Medicare," this one-time champion boxer and fiery preacher entered politics in the 1930s and never looked back.

It Ain't Worth It: Athletes For Abstinence

1986 • 35 min • United States of America

It ain't worth it is a long form music/documentary video with some of today's hottest athletes talking straight about the potential hazards of pre-marital sex.