All Films

Haiti: Dreams of Democracy

1988 • 52 min • United Kingdom, United States of America

This film captures a key moment in the country’s history, as its people celebrate the ousting of the authoritarian Duvalier regime. Music is central to the film, with performances from street drummers and politically engaged artists interwoven throughout, capturing the hearts and hopes of the Haitian people.

The Great North Road

1988 • 40 min • United Kingdom

Lucinda Lambton travels along the Great North Road, the backbone of Britain that links London to Edinburgh, discovering many weird and wonderful delights en route.

De Bruine Jurk

1988 • 43 min • Netherlands

Vagabond Bob finds a suitcase belonging to stockbroker Peter and returns it to his hotel. There he meets Marion, who happens to be Peter's mistress. Unfortunately in doing so he loses his only possession of value: a lottery ticket.

Road Kill

1988 • 24 min • United States of America

A woman kills her cheating husband and is then haunted by him.

Staring at the Dark

1988 • 27 min

Thesis film from Jack Perez for NYU. Guy stares at the dark until Melora Walters enters his life.

Summer of No Return

1988 • 30 min

In his 1988 film Summer of No Return, George had to make the beautiful lead actress disappear, So, thanks to her, the plot advanced considerably.

A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth

1988 • 46 min • United States of America

Director Philip Haas and artist David Hockney invite you to join them on a magical journey through China via a marvelous 72-foot long 17th-century Chinese scroll entitled The Kangxi Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour (1691-1698), scroll seven . As Hockney unrolls the beautiful and minutely detailed work of art, he traces the Emperor Kangxi’s second tour of his southern empire in 1689.

The Tale of Fedot, the Shooter

1988 • 57 min • Soviet Union

Wanting to destroy the Archer and marry his wife, the King comes up with tests for the hero.

Honey Hunters

1988 • 19 min • France

Goodbye Anniversary

1988 • 60 min

Sakairi Shozo, the owner of a gay bar called "Miyoshi", is dumped by handsome student Seijuro. This student also steals the title deed to the gay bar and the house of Sakairi Shozo. The regulars of the gay bar work together to get revenge on Seijuro.

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

1988 • 50 min

The gloriously glamorous Dame Edna entertains a celebrity audience in this 1988 special.

Willow: The Making of an Adventure

1988 • 22 min • United States of America

A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of the film Willow (1988). Included are interviews with cast and crew and scenes of the actual filming of the production itself.

Live at Munich Summer Piano Festiva

1988 • 32 min

'Münchner Klaviersommer' was an annual concerts series that took place from 1981 to 1998 in Munich, Germany. Although the festival's name suggests a strong focus on piano music, it featured countless famous musicians from jazz and classical music – not just pianists. The concerts were usually held in July at The Gasteig, home of the Munich Philharmonic. In 1988, vocalist Bobby McFerrin appeared...

A Song for Quebec

1988 • 55 min • Canada

Produced in 1988, this feature documentary presents a living history of Quebec's last 40 years as seen through the eyes of one couple. Pauline Julien and Gérald Godin, two Quebec artists, share their perspectives on the events that have marked Quebec's evolution. Julien, a singer, and Godin, a poet, express their love and passion for the province (and each other) while providing a unique take on the Quebec nationalist movement.

Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card

1988 • 48 min

A full musical comedy, originally done for the stage by Garry Trudeau (Doonesbury) and Elizabeth Swados. Sixteen interlinking musical numbers (mostly not rap) each attack some political position of 80s U.S. president Ronald Reagan's or examine the effects Reaganomics had on the American economy and culture of the 1980s.

Clan of Pihyoro

1988 • 60 min • Japan

Based on Kaori Kimeki's fantasy manga in "Princess" magazine.

The Village Doctor

1988 • 9 min • Soviet Union

Based on a short story by Franz Kafka, Masloboyshchikov’s debut film is a parable about the relationship between faith and salvation. A strange doctor comes to a neighbouring village to cure a sick child. The doctor thinks the boy should stop pretending, but the boy himself begs the doctor to let him die.

Agony!! Virgin Fountain

1988 • 56 min • Japan

Pink film distributed by Xces / Nikkatsu.

Honestly It's the Story of My Life

1988 • 5 min • United Kingdom

A down-to-earth portrait of art school life.

Lovers, Partners & Spies

1988 • 60 min • United States of America

Retired international police agent, now suburban housewife, is asked by her former partner to help him catch a serial killer.

I Am an Ox, I Am a Horse, I Am a Man, I Am a Woman

1988 • 60 min • United Kingdom

This glasnost-era documentary, which incorporates footage from films from the 1920s through the 1980s, looks at the history of women in Russian cinema through the eyes of Russian women directors, actors, and scriptwriters. The film’s title refers to a WWII slogan about women doing the work of absent men in the fields and at home. Featuring Kira Muratova, Natalia Ryazantseva, Inna Churikova, Nonna Mordyukova, and others.

Xmas 1987 New Years

1988 • 13 min • United States of America

A sweet and savory journey in the company of George traveling from Christmas to New Years, stopping for snacks, drinks, and pets.

Beginning, Middle, End

1988 • 3 min • United States of America

A trio of picture books explain the structure of stories.

Pen Pals

1988 • 36 min

What is it like to live in exotic lands like Tibet, Hong Kong, Finland and Chile? This original HBO special, shot in four locations, gives you the chance to find out as foreign pen pals tell their American friends about their daily lives through touching and informative letters.