All Films

Amok

1985 • 14 min • East Germany

The desperate private war of a Vietnam veteran of the US Army. The Film explores the biggest amok run in the history of the USA at that point of time. The story of a mass murder in San Diego on July 18 1984 is told by showing reports of a local TV station. It turns out that the amok was partly caused by traumatic experiences during the Vietnam War.

Where Evil Dwells

1985 • 33 min • United States of America

Loosely based on an infamous 1984 Long Island murder case involving Satan-worshiping, teenage drug freaks (Knights of the Black Circle), David Wojnarowicz and Tommy Turner’s Where Evil Dwells is a low-budget D.I.Y. movie that walks the jagged lines between splatter flick, experimental film and transgressive art. The original footage was destroyed in a fire and the only footage that survived is this 28 minute preview that was put together for the Downtown New York Film Festival in 1985.

Elvis Presley - One Night With You

1985 • 56 min • United States of America

The two unedited sit-down sessions recorded by Elvis before a small audience for his 1968 NBC comeback special, Elvis.

Robin Hood

1985 • 52 min • Australia

With good King Richard away at war, the greedy Sheriff has forced the residents of Nottingham to pay all their money to him. But Robin Hood, with the help of his friend Maid Marion, a spy in the Sheriff's castle, is out to thwart the evil Sheriff and return the Kind to his rightful throne.

Radio Pictures

1985 • 51 min • United Kingdom

Intrigues and tension surround the production of a radio drama. The leading lady is unhappy with the script, the leading man is attempting to seduce the leading lady and the peeping tom of the play within the play presides over them all.

Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown

1985 • 24 min • United States of America

After Snoopy displays his usual level of courage and runs away from his sentry duty, he happens to run into a beautiful female. Smitten, he decides to marry her. Now, the gang, and Snoopy's brother, Spike, want to help in an affair that has the usual complications

Väntan

1985 • 6 min • Sweden

A tribute to the victims of a mining disaster that happened in 1930 in Silesia before the reign of Nazi Germany.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1985 • 50 min • Australia

This is an Australian made-for-television animated film from Burbank Films Australia. The film is an adaptation on Jules Verne's classic French novel, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870).

The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima

1985 • 55 min • United Kingdom

A BBC television documentary on the life of Yukio Mishima that highlights the many known major aspects of his life and personality.

Muppet Treasures

1985 • 56 min

Fozzie and Kermit have come across a priceless collection of great moments in the career of the Muppets. This collection features many Muppet TV segments, including episodes of "Pigs in Space," and "Veterinarian's Hospital."

All Star Video

1985 • 32 min • Japan

A compilation of avant-garde artwork and talent of the mid to late 20th century hosted by Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Broken Homes

1985 • 50 min

Mrs Malby's liking for a visitor leads to a meeting with four unconventional young people.

Rocks

1985 • 1 min

A rock performs an acrobatic feat for the assembled crowd.

Sexy up: momoiro chikubi

1985 • 60 min • Japan

Earthstars

1985 • 40 min • United Kingdom

A young girl's dreams at Christmas time come tales of faraway lands and strange creatures, of three weary travelers and the bright light which they follow. The stories carry her away into the sparkling night on a magical journey that not only reveals the hidden star shapes of nature but also leads her to the mysterious Star of Bethlehem. Directed by David Gladwell Requiem for a Village (1975) and Memoirs of a Survivor (1981) and originally broadcast on Sunday 29th December, 1985 at 17:15

On Loan

1985 • 48 min • Australia

At her birthday party, Lindy wishes she knew her actual birth date. But only her real parents would know, and they're both dead. Or so she believes.

Armored Trooper VOTOMS: The Last Red Shoulder

1985 • 54 min

After his endeavours on planet Woodoo, Chirico reunites with his old comrades from the infamous Red Shoulder unit, planning to get revenge on their former commander, General Pailsen.

Chief, Come Back!

1985 • 60 min • Czechoslovakia

Criminal comedy, a second movie from the "Chief" series.

Our Moment

1985 • 60 min • Japan

A gay couple who started a mini-FM broadcasting station that was all the rage at the time. A middle-aged man who is actually gay, but has given up on his gay sexuality due to public opinion and other factors, appears in front of them in an attempt to regain his true self once again...

Hoomania

1985 • 36 min • United States of America

When Kris tells Sam Weatherfield, the inventor, about breaking his parent’s window and running away, Sam has Kris play a strange, colorful game called HOOMANIA. As Kris places his piece on the board, he is zapped INSIDE the game, full of life-sized animated characters like the daffy Dodo Bird or the goodie-gobbling sluggards. These crazy creatures, and others, either help or hinder Kris in his race to Mount Wisdom. Through his fantastic adventure, Kris learns the true meaning of “wisdom”.

Charly

1985 • 10 min • France

Charly, a young man in his thirties, is illiterate. He hides this handicap by combining humor and a sense of trickery. Charly found his mode of expression: music, for which and by which he lives while searching in the metro with his friends. It is there that he will meet Marie, seduced by this marginal sax player. Marie, despite the tricks deployed by Charly, will quickly realize that he is illiterate. But love has already given Charly the desire to learn to read...

London Calling

1985 • 13 min • Japan

While attending a screening of his film at the London Film Festival, a Japanese man tries to track down a woman from his past after receiving a mysterious phone call.

そよ風のクルール Tomoyo・song Book

1985 • 29 min

Eastern Avenue

1985 • 58 min • Canada

From the material he shot during a three month journey, Peter Mettler edited a lyrical film which is no ordinary travelogue or diary. Without occupying himself in advance with anticipated images, he attempted as often as spontaneously as possible to respond and react to his surroundings, improvising with the camera as one would on a musical instrument. These visual notes allow insights into perceptions, feelings and emotional states in various situations.