All Films

The Theater of the Times of Perestroika and Glasnost

1988 • 51 min • Soviet Union

Arkady Ruderman (along with cameraman Yuri Gorulev) still shot his film about Chagall, but the figure of Chagall himself remained, as they say, "behind the scenes." At the center of the plot was the story of the dismissal of the editor of the Belarusian Soviet Encyclopedia, Irina Shelenkova, who did not agree with the gross falsification of data on the life and work of M. Chagall in an article for the fifth volume of the Encyclopedia of Literature and Art of Belarus, proposed for publication by the same V.Begun.

Animafest Zagreb 1988

1988 • 1 min • Yugoslavia

A trailer for Animafest Zagreb 1988.

From Here, From This Side

1988 • 26 min

The relationship between Mexico and its rich neighbor to the north has always been ambiguous. Using mostly stock footage, this collage-like documentary “stars” Robert Redford, John Gavin and Superman in an exploration of the largest border separating the First and the Third World—that separating the United States of Mexico from the United States of America. Incorporating texts by Octavio Paz and others, images from Mexican melodramas and Hollywood movies, this film forces American viewers to consider the question of cultural imperialism from “the other side.”

Skinny Puppy: Head Trauma '88

1988 • 55 min • Netherlands

Live Poppodium Atak, Enschede, Holland 13.04.88. Circulated on VHS in the US and UK.

Hello, Bread

1988 • 7 min • Soviet Union

Animation short

Itxas-ontzigintza Lekeition

1988 • 21 min • Spain

The artisan construction of boats in the shipyards of Lekeitio.

Crossroads - Three Jazz Pianists

1988 • 28 min • Canada

Shot in 1987 at the Montréal International Jazz Festival, this documentary film presents musical performances and conversations between three jazz pianists with remarkably different styles: Soviet Leonid Chizhik, Black Montrealer Oliver Jones, and French-Canadian Jean Beaudet. It introduces viewers to the diversity of interpretation within today's jazz world, explores the roots of modern jazz and the specific formative influences on the musicians profiled, and reaches for a definition of twentieth-century jazz.

Great Prayer Festival of Lhasa

1988 • 58 min • China

Documentary on Tibet co-directed by Chen Zhen and Li Ying.

Jana Larkin Presents Scarves: Tie Into a Great Look

1988 • 25 min

Wardrobe enhancement instruction with scarves.

Under Question

1988 • 10 min • Soviet Union

A satirical story about demagogues who distort life questions, interpreting them in their own way.

Oh Atsimenu Nameli

1988 • 4 min

Avant garde computer animation short film.

A Square is Born

1988 • 9 min • Cuba

In 1988, the Cuban State started to build a monumental tomb for the guerrilla fighter Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, despite the fact that his body was still missing in the Bolivian forest. Amid controversies and conspiracy theories, the Communist Party commissioned aficionado filmmakers Secades and Garcia to document the work, with the backing and supervision of the revolutionary armed forces. Nace una plaza is the documentary resulting from this experience.

Woody vs. Bo: The Ten Year War

1988 • 51 min • United States of America

Two great colleges & two great college coaches. Woody Hayes & Bo Schembechler met on the field of battle from 1969 thru 1978. Bo & Woody discuss behind-the-scenes strategies of these big games. These physical and psychological battles became “The Ten Year War.” At stake: National Ranking, Big Ten Bragging Rights and the Ultimate Prize…a trip to the Rose Bowl!!! Relive these moments with Woody & Bo and view great highlights of each game.

Yellow Marine Meteorological Observatory

1988 • 15 min • Japan

In their yellow submarine, a father and son go on a surreal underwater adventure to search for the elusive "Golden Whale". 1988 short film made by Ikko Ohno, using MSX hardware.

A Public Appearance and a Statement

1988 • 19 min

In one incredibly long take we see the arrival and disappearance of John Kennedy's body as it is delivered from Dallas aboard Air Force One.

Easier to Invent

1988 • 20 min • Soviet Union

Follows the problems of introducing inventions into the national economy of the country, as well as about the inventor D. A. Torb.

Take Me to Bed: Rei Tsuzuki

1988 • 30 min • Japan

Erotic drama distributed by Nikkatsu for home video.

Full Face and Profile

1988 • 10 min • Soviet Union

About the struggle of good and evil principles in man.

Should I bring in "Antį" now?

1988 • 10 min • Soviet Union

Chronicle of summer 1988: "Antis" band concert, collective actions at the Baltic Sea, political sensations on TV, and clashes with the police

Baltica-88

1988 • 55 min • Soviet Union

The International Folklore Festival in Riga brought together groups from all over Latvia, neighbouring Lithuania, Estonia, Russia, Belarus and the Baltic Sea Basin. The documentary covers the main events of the festival, concerts, parades and meetings.

Space Time Loops : Cityscape

1988 • 17 min

Loops are used to create a new screen space and to play with the boundaries between space and time. With each loop, time is repeated and space is extended into a continuous surface.

Notes From Home

1988 • 27 min

If you had to condense the story of Australian popular music into half an hour, the result might look something like this show.

الجنوبية

1988 • 31 min

The Graduation Project of Radwan El-Kashef.

Snapshot

1988 • 17 min

Experimental short by Harumi Fujii.