All Films

Examen

1985 • 28 min • Sweden

A farce about what happens to citizens A and B and their beloved cars, before, during and after the annual, mandatory vehicle inspection.

M.K.C. Zodiakas

1985 • 60 min • Soviet Union

The plot is based on the fate of the artist, reflected in art, which always accompanies people's lives, as well as dreams, pain or joy...

Playboy Video Playmate Review 3

1985 • 60 min

Your playmate favorites-totally for you.

The Hatbox

1985 • 4 min • United States of America

This short silent film—the first movie directed by THE DAYTRIPPERS filmmaker Greg Mottola, who also shot and edited it—was made during Mottola’s brief stint at Pittsburgh Filmmakers in 1985.

Psykho III: The Musical

1985 • 24 min

Psykho III: The Musical is an intriguing play on the tension between “authentic” and “pop” camp. This celebration of artifice was originally written, directed, and produced by Mark Oates as a stage musical parody following the release of Psycho II in 1983, and was performed at the East Village’s most notorious nightspot — The Pyramid Club. In 1985, after a wildly successful run, Oates reached out to longtime friend and video artist Tom Rubnitz to produce a video adaptation of the stage musical.

The Fly

1985 • 20 min

A man is annoyed by a fly he just can't seem to kill.

You Killed Me First

1985 • 11 min • United States of America

Elizabeth bristles at the religious directives of her parents, asserting her right to personhood outside demure hairstyles and turkey dinners, constructing voodoo dolls and entertaining other manners of dark drawing in her dank emo-den. When confronted with the humanity and hypocrisy of her tormentors, the young antihero vanquishes their belief systems (and bodies) asserting, "You killed me first!"

Cowgirls: Portraits of American Ranch Women

1985 • 29 min

The cowgirls in this documentary are modern-day women aged six to sixty, who ride, rope and tough out the elements just as well as their more famous cowboy counterparts. The film spans three generations, telling the inspirational real-life stories of women who are living their own "dream-come-true" existences.

The Snow Queen

1985 • 60 min

Kay and Gerda are best friends. A wicked goblin who likes to cause trouble casts a spell on Kay to separate them. The Snow Queen snatches him away to her castle. Gerda must go find him. Will she ever do so? Is the Snow Queen helping him or is she freezing his heart forever?

From the Crew of Dove Tree: A Shooting Diary

1985 • 11 min • China

A Beijing Television produced short documentary on the set of Wu Ziniu's war film Dove Tree.

The Flapper Story

1985 • 30 min

The story of the freewheeling Flappers of the 1920s, told by the Flappers themselves.

La casa de al lado

1985 • 16 min • Argentina

Produced by the National Institute of Cinematography in the National Short Film Competition, 1985.

Shocking Shorts

1985 • 46 min

Bob gets around and has a bunch of angry women fighting each other over him.

Hajimemashite Nakamori Akina

1985 • 55 min • Japan, United States of America

Akina Nakamori's second video work "Hajimemashite" consists of 12 songs (including three singles "Slow Motion," "Girl A," and "Second Love") from her debut year (1982), filmed at Santa Monica Beach in Los Angeles and other locations where Akina Nakamori visited to record and interview for "Slow Motion" from March 11 to 17, 1982, just before her debut. It also includes the recording of her debut song "Slow Motion," and is full of valuable memorial footage from before her debut!

A Fairy Tale About A Little Thing

1985 • 10 min • Soviet Union

A little girl is told a fairy tale about a little bug who doesn't know what she should do with her life as she explores the big, wondrous world. Based on the story by Dmitriy Mamin-Sibiryak.

The Courage to Care

1985 • 46 min

A profile of individuals who knowingly risked their lives during the Holocaust to aid Jews.

Our Enver

1985 • 57 min • Albania

The film director, Bujar, is making a movie about the life and activity of Enver Hoxha. During the film, many retrospectives from the war times till the end of his life are given.

La conférence des femmes - Nairobi 85

1985 • 60 min • France, Kenya

After Mexico 75 and Copenhagen 80, the United Nations choose the Dark Continent for the Third International Women’s Conference. Running in parallel to the official Governments Conference, is the Non Governmental Organizations Forum attended by 14 000 women. For 10 days, they meet on the Nairobi University Campus to discuss feminist and general political issues: peace, development, Apartheid, Islam, lesbianism, violence and sexual mutilation, Israel/Palestine, etc.

What Can I Do with a Male Nude?

1985 • 23 min • United Kingdom

A male model's poses are accompanied by a photographer's narration exploring censorship, self expression and sexual desire.

U2 at Live Aid

1985 • 20 min

U2's iconic performance at Wembley.

Get a Job

1985 • 11 min • Canada

A young dog struggles to learn how to find a job.

Buying the Bomb

1985 • 58 min

Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Seymour Hersh presents his first television investigation for Frontline. Nazir Ahmed Vaid was arrested in USA, but was released after 4 months, for a Pakistani alleged effort to procure components for their nuclear program.

The Blue Arrow

1985 • 19 min • Soviet Union

A "fairy" who owns a toy store gives toys to good children who can pay for them on New Year's. The little boy Francesco really wants a train called "The Blue Arrow" but has no money, so the toys decide to step in. Based on "La freccia azzurra" by Italian writer Gianni Rodari.

Visions of Power

1985 • 45 min

A look at the way TV affects and manipulates viewers.