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The Story of the Little Green Man

The Story of the Little Green Man

1989 • 8 min
A short film by Tessa Hughes-Freeland: The Story of the Little Green Man was made for an exhibition Mike Osterhout curated at Hallwalls entitled "Nepotism".
Everest Turbo - La Tentation

Everest Turbo - La Tentation

1989 • 26 min • France
Less than two years after his serious road accident, Eric Escoffier brought together the "Turbo" team (Frédéric Ancey, Michel Fauquet, Christine Janin and Stéphane Schaffter) with whom he will attempt to climb Everest without oxygen and without prior acclimatization in the Himalayas, the project being to complete the Paris-Everest-Paris loop in two weeks. It is also a medical experiment: the athletes spend a week at Mont Blanc, at the Vallot observatory between 4000 and 4800m, then a week in a hypobaric chamber in Grenoble. Doctors (Dr. Richalet, Herry and Bittel) perform tests throughout this training, which will learn about how the body acclimatizes to altitude and allow applications in the management of mountain-related illnesses . On September 2, 1989, they arrived at Everest base camp in China. They attempted the ascent via the North Col but could not carry out their project, prevented by bad weather.
Stan Brakhage

Stan Brakhage

1989 • 1 min
This film consists of loosely assembled footage including a confrontation between abortion-rights advocates, abortion-rights opponents and police at Chicago's Daley Center Plaza (likely during the protest on June 17, 1989 which attracted approximately 5,000 attendees), a brief shot of Soldier Field, a double exposure of a moonlit rural countryside, a close-up of a car passenger's typing hands, a ship’s steering wheel, a street intersection, a camera which lays next to a loosely scattered pack of batteries and a portrait shot of Bill Stamets as he peers through a still camera’s viewfinder.
The Different One

The Different One

1989 • 18 min • Soviet Union
The protagonist has an existential hatred for a fellow soldier, who forces his friendship on him. Antipathy is replaced by mutual obsession, which has irreversible consequences. Masloboishchykov’s second film school project, which screened at Semaine de la critique, is based on the short novel Lagoftalm by the lesser-known writer, Dmitry Bakin. The military setting is conveyed through a combination of aggressive tensity and comic music, making it look and seem more like a prison or a madhouse.
El regalo

El regalo

1989 • 20 min • Venezuela
Poetry film based on "El regalo" by Honduran writer Clementina Suárez.
Singers

Singers

1989 • 20 min • Soviet Union
About the folklore ensemble of elderly village singers.
Pictures

Pictures

1989 • 6 min
The short film Images represents one of the first audiovisual works of art created in Czechoslovakia, the production of which was made using computer animation. During her studies in the Film and Television Graphics Studio at the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague, Lucie Svobodová focused primarily on classical animated storytelling through figurative drawing, but in one of her first films, Images, she abstracts the central plot and character and develops the possibilities of a new color morphology through the Amiga computer graphics system.
Glacier

Glacier

1989 • 10 min • Soviet Union
The story is about a tribe of primitive people who did not want to listen to the advice of a dissident, which led to a dangerous neighborhood with an approaching glacier.
And the Soul Lasted the Longest

And the Soul Lasted the Longest

1989 • 47 min • Soviet Union
About the VI International Competition of Young Ballet Dancers and the tragic fate of dancer Māris Liepa.
Shougeki Shinsengumi

Shougeki Shinsengumi

1989 • 26 min • Japan
A slapstick OVA featuring super deformed members of the Shinsengumi members.
A. B. Ect.

A. B. Ect.

1989 • 6 min • Soviet Union
An animated film about randomly proclaimed opinion leaders and the herd mentality of the crowd.
Thought IV: The Edge of the World

Thought IV: The Edge of the World

1989 • 19 min • Hong Kong
May Fung's 1989 film Thought IV: The Edge of the World is a collage that responds to the ever-changing world beyond Hong Kong. It features highway shots that recall the exterior views from the taxi in Routine, war reportage, and images of coastal landscapes and stretching bodies. The film represents another generation's aesthetics of self-expression.
Death File 1

Death File 1

1989 • 50 min
The first film in the Death File series.
First Class in College: Memories of the Military Training

First Class in College: Memories of the Military Training

1989 • 26 min • China
Documentary short on the military training for the 1989 freshmen of Beijing Broadcasting College.
The Levers

The Levers

1989 • 28 min • Soviet Union
On the eve of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, collective farmers gather at the village club and speak candidly about their difficult lives. The meeting begins, and these same people are transformed into "levers of the party."
To Hell with the Devil

To Hell with the Devil

1989 • 50 min
Documentary on Christian metal band Stryper.
Off Our Knees

Off Our Knees

1989 • 55 min • United Kingdom
A look at the fight for civil rights in the north of Ireland from 1968 to 1988.
Pull!

Pull!

1989 • 2 min • Bulgaria
A little cockerel digs in the ground and notices a worm. He starts to pull it, but after the worm, a dog, a fox, a worker, and a train come out of the ground. The locomotive is decorated with flowers and flags. He moves quickly back, accompanied by a mighty shout of "Hurrah!".
Charles Gatewood's Weird Amsterdam

Charles Gatewood's Weird Amsterdam

1989 • 60 min
How weird is weird? See for yourself. Join Hurricane Martha on this bawdy romp through Europe's Capital of Raunch. See Amazing Astrid showing her Queen-sized pierced nipples. Not for the faint-hearted. See tattoo museum, sex museum, clubs.
Artist In The Schools

Artist In The Schools

1989 • 10 min
Documents a 1986 video-workshop at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind.
Den blå jaguaren

Den blå jaguaren

1989 • 51 min • Sweden
A visual poem from southern Bolivia that follows the myths and stories of the Guarani Indians through a suite of poems from the creation myths to the notion of the downfall of the earth. The first part of the trilogy "Jordan minne".
The Testament of Vera Mukhina

The Testament of Vera Mukhina

1989 • 21 min • Soviet Union
A look at the life and works of Vera Mukhina, nicknamed "the queen of Soviet sculpture."
Michael Monroe Live At The Whisky 1989

Michael Monroe Live At The Whisky 1989

1989 • 58 min
Filmed at the Whisky A Go-Go, Los Angeles, Dec. 14, 1989. Setlist: "Shakedown", "She's No Angel", "Man With No Eyes", "All Night With The Lights On", "Not Fakin' It", "Tragedy", "Malibu Beach Nightmare", "Dead, Jail Or Rock 'N' Roll", "Taxi Driver", A Medley Of Little Richard Songs: Hey Hey Hey Hey, Rip It Up, Good Golly Miss Molly, Tutti Frutti, Lucille, Ooh! My Soul, Long Tall Sally"
Ecosystem 6 ~ A Sort of Mycelium

Ecosystem 6 ~ A Sort of Mycelium

1989 • 17 min • Japan
Ecosystem-6: A Sort of Mycelium is a mesmerizing compound of patterns found in the organic world. Static elements – ropes, a forest – come to life, while living sea creatures like an octopus or a starfish resemble ornamental patterns in motion. Inspired by the elaborate chaos systems present in nature, Koike creates an exuberant and splendid new dimension to explore.