All Films

The Phone Ranger: The Legend of the Old West

1989 • 4 min • United States of America

An DNA Productions Short

The Beauty and The Beast

1989 • 35 min • Denmark

A Danish, silent, stop-motion puppet adaption of the fairy tale “The Beauty and the Beast”

The Circle

1989 • 17 min • Soviet Union

The film is about political events which took place in 1989.

Piggy Bank

1989 • 10 min • Soviet Union

Animated adaptation of Kir Bulychyov's sci-fi short fiction.

Ridin' the Dog

1989 • 49 min • United Kingdom

The world-famous Greyhound bus is almost as old as the Wild West. It is a symbol of North America, of progress, and of nostalgia. Reporter Studs Terkel travelled 2,000 miles across the United States by Greyhound. From Seattle to Chicago, he observes his fellow-passengers. He meets a number of travelers who appear to be very interesting people: a Native American boxer on his way to his birthplace in Montana, a bar owner who was a bank robber in a former 'career', a 99 year old woman who is still running a busy hotel, and, of course, a pedigree cowboy. The spectator of this film listens to their personal stories, watches the beautiful scenery, and is treated to famous feature film fragments in which the Greyhound bus plays a part. Seven states and two time zones later, he is back in his cinema seat.

Pickle Surprise

1989 • 2 min • United States of America

A short, hilarious cooking mantra.

Claudia Jones: A Woman Of Our Times

1989 • 29 min

Profile of political activist Claudia Jones, the woman who started the Notting Hill Carnival and founded the West Indian Gazette, the first popular newspaper within the Black Community.

The Boys of Zimmer: The Story of the 1989 Chicago Cubs

1989 • 60 min • United States of America

The 1989 Chicago Cubs were not exactly the favorites to win the National League East championship. Fourth place finishers the season before, there seemed little hope beyond that for '89. But something magical and wonderful happened in 1989: Don Zimmer's team believed in itself and started winning. With a combination of youth and experience, coupled with a daring style of play, they simply went out and beat the favorites. This is the story of that team, and how they caught the imagination of Chicago and the country and became known as "THE BOYS OF ZIMMER."

Üks pilk Betti Alverile

1989 • 26 min • Soviet Union

Over the years, Betti Alver rejected all attempts at capturing her personality, but the poet's poems remain. Respecting the beliefs of the poet, the authors of the film Paul-Eerik Rummo and Vallo Kepp focuse on his world of poetry.

The Sneetches

1989 • 10 min • Soviet Union

No one will argue that fashion is a terrible force. But it’s bad when people follow it blindly, turning their appearance into a cult.

MEGUMI The Campaign

1989 • 40 min • Japan

Megumi Odaka (小高恵美) idol VHS tape, Megumi the Campaign - Idol Roke Zenkoku Jyuudan, 1989. She is best known for the role of Miki Saegusa in six Godzilla films from 1989 to 1995.

Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun

1989 • 52 min • France, Germany, Mali, Niger

Herzog's documentary of the Wodaabe people of the Sahara/Sahel region. Particular attention is given to the tribe's spectacular courtship rituals and 'beauty pageants', where eligible young men strive to outshine each other and attract mates by means of lavish makeup, posturing and facial movements.

The Tale of the Old Echo

1989 • 6 min • Soviet Union

About the friendship of a little fox with his father's old friend, the forest echo.

Naughty Mom

1989 • 9 min • Soviet Union

A story about a naughty mother, based on a poem by Alan Alexander Milne.

Carmen

1989 • 46 min

In more repressed times, Carmen was one of NZ's most colourful and controversial figures. Geoff Steven's doco traces the life story of the transgender icon who was born in Taumarunui in 1936 and went on to be a dancer, sex worker, madam, cafe owner — and one of the few non-MPs to appear before the Privileges Committee.

Come Back, Kapitoshka!

1989 • 10 min • Soviet Union

A wolf cub misses his friend Kapitoshka and wants to see him again and have fun with him. Kapitoshka is an unusual creature that is completely made of the water, which wears a funny beret and loves to sing and play. A letter brought by a crow will help shed light on whether Kapitoshka will be able to return to the wolf.

As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro

1989 • 57 min • Brazil

Interviews and performances with black women on film, theater and television who narrate their lives, careers, discrimination and struggles in the Brazilian artistic world. Starring actresses Zezé Motta, Ruth de Souza, Léa Garcia, Zenaide Zen and Adele Fátima, as well as activist Lélia Gonzáles.

Der Mantel des Ketzers

1989 • 55 min • East Germany, Germany

Based on a novella by Bertolt Brecht.

Pele's Appeal

1989 • 31 min

In the swirling volcanic steam and misty rain forest of Kilauea volcano’s east rift zone on the island of Hawai’i, two forces meet head on. Geothermal development interests, seeking to clear the rain forest for drilling operations, are opposed by native Hawaiians seeking to stop the desecration of the fire goddess, Pele. Pele is a living deity fundamental to Hawaiian spiritual belief. She is the eruption, with its heat, lava and steam. Her family takes the form of forest plants, animals and other natural forces. But geothermal development interests see Pele as simply a source of electricity. When Hawaiians take the issue to court, they find that nature-based religions are not respected by U.S. law.

Between Us

1989 • 37 min

The story of Rick, a washing-machine serviceman, and his relationships with two very different women.

Corey Haim: Me, Myself and I

1989 • 36 min • United States of America

Corey Haim wrote and starred in this exploitation movie, which is dedicated entirely to himself. Through the course of it, we are led on a tour of his "everyday life, " which includes a one-on-one hockey game with a middle aged man, him modelling the latest fashions, and several "heartfelt" talks about what a decent guy he is.

Black Sin

1989 • 42 min • Germany

A companion piece to the earlier film ‘The Death of Empedocles’, 'Black Sin' is an adaptation of the third version of Friedrich Hölderlin’s play ‘Der Tod Des Empedokles’.

Ernest Goes to Splash Mountain

1989 • 21 min

An exciting mock documentary produced for the opening of the Splash Mountain attraction at Disneyland. Ernest Goes To Splash Mountain chronicles the adventures of Ernest P. Worrell who trains as America's first "Splashtranaut" destined to become the very first person to conquer the mountain. Ralph Story, veteran news anchor and his team are determined to cover the momentous event by every angle possible.

Voix off

1989 • 36 min • Belgium

Two worlds are involved. The internal world, closed, virtually isolated, with just one tenuous, uncertain link with the other world - the telephone. The other, external world exists only to pass from one sealed-off place to another. Call each other? - you lose your voice before you get an answer: your head spins with non-existent voices. Telephone and answering machines are scheming devices. Just waiting in vain.