All Films

License

1989 • 7 min • Soviet Union

A parodic story about a crime punishable by the laws of a totalitarian society.

The Boy's Night Out

1989 • 35 min

'The Boys Night Out' follows a gang of mischievous highschool bullies whose plans to "eliminate" two nerds during the final weekend of summer takes a dark unexpected turn when the deeds turn deadly. One is brought to a secluded rock quarry where a chemical spill has poisoned the pond waters and the other is left for dead in a local "haunted forest" where ghostly whispers of evil have been rumoured for decades. Can these misguided teenage miscreants survive to see their junior year of high school begin on Monday? Or will they fall prey to the vengeful supernatural forces they've somehow awoken? It's anyone's guess in this coming of age tale of betrayal, murder, retribution and most of all horror- Straight out of the late '80s from "America's Dairyland". The lost SOV film from the Fox Valley gets it's most frightening revival, rescued from out of VHS obscurity.

In Our "Ush-Tobinsky" Too

1989 • 35 min • Soviet Union

A documentary film about Ushtobin Koreans.

Space Fantasy

1989 • 10 min • Soviet Union

Dedicated to the future joint flight of Soviet cosmonauts and American astronauts to Mars.

Shout

1989 • 2 min • Soviet Union

A parable about the meaning of life. The film features music by Vivaldi.

Tour de France 1989 - 8 Seconds In July

1989 • 58 min

Documentary exploring Greg LeMond's 8-second final victory margin in the Tour de France 1989.

Doko kara Kita no

1989 • 2 min • Japan

Animated film by Kouji Nanke.

Orgasmo Callejero + One Player

1989 • 10 min • Chile

In 1987 and to the beat of two songs by The Cure, an anonymous Chilean collective filmed the clandestine processes of organising protests, making Molotov cocktails and confrontations with the military in the films Orgasmo Callejero and One Player. Colectivo Cámara en Mano was an informative film and video group that made a series of films and public interventions in the last years of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship.

The Epic of Detective Mandy: Book One - Satan Claus

1989 • 30 min • United States of America

A Week before Yuletide Lucifer decides that the best way to take revenge upon God is to plan an attack upon the Home of St. Nicholas, His Wife and all of St. Nick's elf minions. Upon successfully pulling this off Satan dresses up as Santa and reeks havoc upon all the sickeningly sweet little children of earth while supplying the really bad kids with weapons of mass destruction and strategies at how to be better at robbing, maiming, murdering,raping and torturing people ergo causing wars to ensue. Can St.Nick Escape the clutches of Lucifer and put right the tides of Yule?

Don Gay's Worst Wrecks At Mesquite Rodeo 1988

1989 • 60 min • United States of America

Rodeo is a tough way to make a living-that's what this video is all about. These are the hardest hit, toughest rides, most heart pounding moments of the 1988 Season of the world famous Mesquite Championship Rodeo.

Night at the Theatre

1989 • 9 min • Soviet Union

Late at night, the main stage of the old theatre welcomes the Spirit of Theatre, who is keen on keeping ancient traditions alive.

How to Make a Video Letter

1989 • 13 min • United States of America

This is an instructional video for amateur videographers produced by JVC in 1989 and supplied with JVC Videomovie Letter package.

Don't Ask Whom the Bell Tolls

1989 • 54 min • Japan, Soviet Union

Follows the Chornobyl disaster and its victims.

Palm trees are green in Winter

1989 • 28 min • Mongolia

It tells about a boy who wants to please his grandfather who came from the city. While talking about the events with Zuunai, the old man Norov said, "I have seen a lot in my life. Galkhu took the words very seriously. After that, the boy found a golden cup and wanted to please his grandfather, but when he went to the next house, he found a copper cup and took it. When the cup disappeared, even an innocent person was suspected of the crime. Mandaj boy's wishes do not come true.

Batyr the Hare' Heart

1989 • 10 min • Soviet Union

Two Sides of the Street

1989 • 40 min

A real life soap opera is unfolding in Cardross Street, west London. A Royal Ballet star, a man who owns a share in a race horse, and a peer's daughter now live side by side with old folk who have rented their houses all their lives. Once the street was filled with families. Now it's being taken over and tarted up by the young rich with no children. 'Funeral today - skip tomorrow' is how the locals describe what's happening. Had they been able to afford it, the old timers could have bought their homes for £200. Now unmodemised two-up two-downs with outside loos are snapped up at £150,000.

Me and My Bike

1989 • 40 min

An affectionate look at a long-standing love affair with the bicycle.

Danger Men

1989 • 40 min

Ten of the most dangerous and disruptive men in the prison system have been brought together in an experimental unit at Hull Jail. A new softly-softly regime is being tested on inmates like Fred Low, who is serving three life sentences - one for killing a fellow prisoner - and Patrick Mackay, serving five life sentences for manslaughter and robbery. 40 Minutes gained access to the unit as the prisoners started to reveal themselves to the hand-picked staff, and as conflicts began. The most serious clash was over the only woman working full time in the unit, and it involved David McAllister, serving 19 years for armed robbery and assault, who later escaped from the unit and was on the run for five days. This film tells the story of the most controversial unit in our prisons.

Raging Belles

1989 • 40 min

The two top women's wrestlers in Britain fight for the most coveted prize, The British Ladies' Championship Belt.

Sewing

1989 • 2 min

A Mowelfund experimental film

Still Flying

1989 • 8 min

An aging man recounts his experiences as a pilot during the war. – Victorian College of the Arts

Delirious

1989 • 8 min

A Mowelfund experimental short film. A woman runs from something in an entranced dream state.

Truth Wins

1989 • 60 min

An innovative act in its time. The eponymous video album of the popular heavy-metal band Tublatanka, the basis of which is a live recording of a concert in the Bratislava amphitheater, combined with a visual montage of historical period archives. The song "Truth wins" became the anthem of the STV broadcast during the so-called The Velvet Revolution in November 1989.

Jane Campion: The Film School Years

1989 • 19 min • Australia

This conversation between critic Peter Thompson and Jane Campion took place in 1989, following the success of Campion's short films. It was produced for the Australian Film Television and Radio School, where she studied.