All Films

Wings of Death

1985 • 21 min • United Kingdom

In the revolting and decaying Byzantium Hotel, young heroin addict Alex, played by Dexter Fletcher, relives an idyllic - and possibly apocryphal - past before slipping into a much more terrifying world. A sinister little girl wanders the corridors, cutting open her doll "to see what's inside" while winos and junkies prowl as flesh-eating zombies...

One Step Away

1985 • 28 min

A troubled teen on the verge of suspension from school must learn to resist the allure of street crime.

The Joy That Kills

1985 • 56 min • United States of America

Louise dreams of traveling the world, but her weak heart and husband Brently's overbearing concern keep her from doing so. However, news of a train accident changes everything.

Rodney Dangerfield: Exposed!

1985 • 60 min • United States of America

Rodney Dangerfield's third ABC special.

Two Tickets to India

1985 • 20 min • Soviet Union

Two aliens are landing on the earth. One looks like a Bigfoot, the other has the appearance of a tiger. The problem is that they landed one in the USSR, the other in India. Soviet pioneers help them meet.

The Pound Puppies

1985 • 40 min

A female dog from a wealthy family named Violet Vanderfeller is picked up and taken to the city pound, where she meets the gang and discovers their mission of uniting themselves up with homes. The special centers on Violet attempting to reunite with her family, ultimately succeeding.

Careless Talk

1985 • 40 min • United Kingdom

A BAFTA award winning drama, set on the Isle of Man, looking at the policy of mass internment of all people of enemy nationality by the British government during World War II.

Myth Makers 3: Nicholas Courtney

1985 • 29 min • United Kingdom

Back in the mid 1980’s two Nicks (Courtney & Briggs) strolled around the location for the Doctor Who story Mawdryn Undead and chatted about Nick C’s life and career. Now, parked in a little red car on the shores of Rutland Water (location for Battlefield) they find not only that it’s too cold to venture outside, but also that they are surrounded by sheep! With the aid of previously unseen footage from their original Myth Makers, Mr B delves deeper and Mr C reveals a good deal more!

No Voice Over

1985 • 27 min • Canada

No Voice Over is a story of communication and affection, focusing on the close ties between three women artists as they correspond via audio and video tape as they travel to Italy, Brazil, and Texas. All three have an off screen working relationship with a producer called Dix-Ten. The tape details a series of visions or second-sight experiences that one woman has about the other. These events are disturbing and seem to contain some ominous portent, which remains unclear until the end of the tape, when it is revealed that the visions are in fact premonitions of one of the woman's death.

The Last Days of Okak

1985 • 24 min • Canada

This short documentary tells the story the once-thriving town of Okak, an Inuit settlement on the northern Labrador coast. Moravian missionaries evangelized the coast and encouraged the growth of Inuit settlements, but it was also a Moravian ship that brought the deadly Spanish influenza during the world epidemic of 1919. The Inuit of the area were decimated, and Okak was abandoned. Through diaries, old photos and interviews with survivors, this film relates the story of the epidemic and examines the relations between natives and missionaries.

You've Never Slept in Mine

1985 • 44 min • United Kingdom

Relationships come under strain in an assessment unit for girls.

Brother Where You Bound

1985 • 18 min • United Kingdom, United States of America

A man becomes an extremist after a military official disrespects his country.

All Alone

1985 • 10 min • Japan

Aijin: Etsuraku no gogo

1985 • 60 min • Japan

Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

1985 • 52 min • United Kingdom

A look at the career of Oscar-winning cameraman Chris Menges. Filmed on location of 'Comfort and Joy'. Chris Menges discusses his early career in television and film. Featuring interviews with Bill Forsyth, Bill Paterson, Ken Loach, Neil Jordan, and Jeremy Isaacs.

Tourist

1985 • 3 min

In Tourist, Barbara Hammer depicts a trip to Europe: the flow of images is manipulated with a syncopated rhythm, to alter the perception of places that appear well-known and to instill a feeling of anxiety ...

The Bollo Caper

1985 • 25 min

Bollo, a leopard brought to New York to be made into a fur coat, manages to escape to Washington to try to get Congress to declare him an endangered species.

The Hugga Bunch

1985 • 48 min

A puppet film about a young girl on a quest to save her grandmother from being put in a home. She gets visited by Huggins from Huggaland. She travels through the mirror and visits the bookworm. The bookworm tells of a tree the produced Young Berries that will help keep her grandmother young. These berries are protected by a wicked queen. She'll need all the friends she can gather to get the berries back to her grandmother in time!

The Steel Collar Man

1985 • 60 min • United States of America

An android soldier and its creator are on the run from the government (which it was created for and wants to destroy it), and find help from a truck driver with whom they help people.

One for the Road

1985 • 41 min

Powerful statement about the abuse of human rights by totalitarian governments, finds an unctuous and "civilized" interrogator humiliating the doomed members of a family who have become enemies of the state.

Cow and Girl

1985 • 1 min

Heartwarming New Year's Animal Anime - Cow and Girl is a flipbook animation released through Animage's January Issue 1985.

One For My Baby

1985 • 13 min

A BAFTA award nominated drama.

Moments Before the New Year

1985 • 23 min • Canada

A mentally deficient man spends New Year's Eve in front of the television in his dingy rooming house, in the company of his landlord. The two spend the evening drinking and watching a ten-year summary of global catastrophes before the ominous programming is capped-off with well wishes for the New Year.

Furin no wana: Kantsû

1985 • 60 min • Japan